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Bizet by Macdonald, Hugh, 1940-

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Harry Somers by Cherney, Brian

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Giuseppe Verdi : a Research and Information Guide. by Harwood, Gregory W.

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Verdi. by Budden, Julian

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Debussy by Jensen, Eric Frederick, 1951-

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Schumann by Jensen, Eric Frederick, 1951-

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Jean Sibelius : life, music, silence by Grimley, Daniel M.

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Lexicon of musical invective : critical assaults on composers since Beethoven's time. by Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995

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Max Steiner : composing, Casablanca, and the golden age of film music / by Wegele, Peter

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Persistence of memory. / Love triangle by Quillin, Lila

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Desperate measures : the life and music of Antonia Padoani Bembo by Fontijn, Claire Anne, 1960-

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The life and work of Pauline Viardot Garcia. / Years of grace, 1863-1910 by Kendall-Davies, Barbara

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Retroactivism in the Lesbian Archives : Composing Pasts and Futures. by Bessette, Jean

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Music in the theater : essays on Verdi and other composers / by Petrobelli, Pierluigi

Table of Contents: “…Verdi and Don Giovanni: On the Opening Scene of Rigoletto -- 3. Remarks on Verdi's Composing Process -- 4. Thoughts for Alzira -- 5. Toward an Explanation of the Dramatic Structure of Il trovatore -- 6. …”
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Soundtracks : International Dictionary of Composers of Music for Film. by Craggs, Stewart R.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Alphabetical listing of composers; Select list of feature and documentary films with music wholly or partly by classical composers; Index of film titles listed…”
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Forbidden music : the Jewish composers banned by the Nazis / by Haas, Michael, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…German and Jewish -- Wagner and German Jewish Composers in the Nineteenth Century -- An Age of Liberalism, Brahms and the Chronicler Hanslick -- Mahler and His Chronicler Julius Korngold -- The Jugendstil School of Schoenberg, Schreker, Zemlinsky and Weigl -- A Musical Migration -- Hey! …”
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The pianist's craft : mastering the works of great composers /

Table of Contents: “…Bach on the modern piano / Inge Rosar -- A pianist's journey to the classic sonata: first stop, Haydn / Gary Amano -- Performing Mozart on a modern piano / Norman Krieger -- Genre references in Beethoven sonatas / Timothy Ehlen -- Franz Shubert : a pianist's view of the consummate composer of lieder / Susan Duehlmeier -- Schumann and butterflies : "Il Transylvanio" revisited / Louis Nagel -- Teaching tone, technique, and phrasing in the piano works of Chopin / Christie Peery Skousen -- Color and gesture in the piano music of Franz Liszt / Timothy Shafer -- Interpreting Brahms : practical and historical perspectives / Stephen Thomas -- Reflections on Ravel : a guide to performing Ravel's solo piano works / Gwendolyn Mok -- Imagination in the piano works of Debussy : how it affects touch and pedaling / Neil Rutman -- Some suggestions for preparing and playing Rachmaninoff / Irene Peery-Fox -- Finding the essence of late Scriabin in his tenth sonata / Scott Holden -- Sergei Prokofiev : a man misunderstood / Barbara Nissman -- The piano music of Dimitri Shostakovich : creative genius versus the suppression of artistic expression / Jane Magrath -- Playing and teaching the piano music of Béla Bartók / Steven Herbert Smith -- George Gershwin : an American original / Pete Jutras -- Exploring sonority and drama inside the instrument : the piano music of George Crumb / Jeffrey Jacob.…”
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The triumph of music : the rise of composers, musicians and their art / by Blanning, T. C. W.

Tchaikovsky's women / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893 : Part 1 : Tchaikovsky's women

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Stravinsky in Hollywood

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Valéry Gergiev & Le Sacre Du Printemps / Valéry Gergiev and Le Sacre Du Printemps by Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

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Barockstar : George Frideric Handel / George Frideric Handel

Table of Contents: “…George Frideric Handel -- Superstar -- Handel in Halle -- Organ Lessons with Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow -- Opera Composer -- Journey to Italy -- Interpretation of Handel's Music -- Historical Locations: Vignanello and Vallerano -- Arrival in Rome -- Patron Ruspoli and Handel's Expenses -- A Big Hit -- Venice -- City of Opera -- A Sensation: Agrippina -- First Hanover, Then London -- Italian Operas in London -- English Patrons -- The Handel House in Brook Street -- Royal Academy of Music -- Handel's Modernity -- Changes in the History of Music -- Handel's Messiah -- 'He Was a Very Good Christian' -- A Star of the Baroque Period -- Credits -- Bonus: The Organ of Vallerano -- Interview tih Massimo Furnicola -- Bonus: Messiah -- Interviews with Howard Arman, Christopher Hogwood, Donald Burrows -- Bonus: Handel and Ruspoli -- Interview with Principessa Claudia Ruspoli -- Bonus: Handel and Hendrix -- Interviews with Donald Burrows and Martin Wyatt -- Bonus: The Marriage of Handel's Parents -- Interview with Bernd Hofestädt.…”
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Sondheim! : the Birthday Concert. by Sondheim, Stephen

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Sunday morning. / Encore

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Fate / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893 : Part 2 : Fate

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Between two worlds : Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Erich Wolfgang Korngold by Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957

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No va llegar = He ain't gonna make it / He ain't going to make it

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Overview of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven

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Great performances. dean of American music / Aaron Copland : by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

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Mad Music : Charles Ives, the Nostalgic Rebel. by Budiansky, Stephen

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Henry Cowell : a man made of music by Sachs, Joel

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Beethoven, as revealed in his own words : the man and the artist by Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

Table of Contents: “…Title; Contents; Brief Biographical Sketch; Preface; Concerning Art; Love of Nature; Concerning Texts; On Composing; On Performing Music; On His Own Works; On Art and Artists; Beethoven as Critic; On Education; On His Own Disposition and Character; The Sufferer; Worldly Wisdom; God; Appendix…”
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Victor Herbert : a Theatrical Life.

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Schoenberg's Early Correspondence. by Haimo, Ethan

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The exile's song : Edmond Dédé and the unfinished revolutions of the Atlantic world by McKee, Sally

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The Apollonian clockwork : on Stravinsky by Andriessen, Louis, 1939-2021

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Music for the Common Man : Aaron Copland during the Depression and War. by Crist, Elizabeth Bergman

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A portrait of Mendelssohn by Brown, Clive, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…The man -- Multiplicity of talent -- Family background, childhood and education -- Religion and race -- Professional career -- The practical musician -- The teacher -- The composer -- Critical reception -- Posthumous reputation.…”
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Musical World of Halim El-Dabh. by Seachrist, Denise

Subjects: “…Composers United States Biography.…”
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Eagle minds : selected correspondence of Istvan Anhalt and George Rochberg, 1961-2005 by Anhalt, István, Rochberg, George

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