Dover Publications

A meticulous and informed examination of the compositional style of the greatest Renaissance creator of liturgical music. Author Knud Jeppesen explores the elements and disciplines that constitute Pal...

This first comprehensive history of musical instruments, this book ranges from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It traverses five continents and every stage of evolution, from primitive rattles...

Budding artists can easily create a variety of different musical instruments by joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes! > 30 pictures to draw: piano, guitar, flute, vio...

In this groundbreaking, all-encompassing work, an eminent musicologist explores the evolution of music. It ranges from the ecstatic singing and Shaman songs of early civilizations to the development o...

This foundational text is written for students who want to go beyond the perceptual stage of music to learn how musical sound is created and perceived. It surveys a wide range of topics related to aco...

Create a Cubist work of art! Re-create Picasso's Three Musicians or make your own new masterpiece using elements of the original artwork. This sticker book provides the painting's background with the...

The Classical Revolution contains essays by a prominent contemporary composer that offer a thought-provoking exploration of a current trend in classical music. Author John Borstlap advocates a departu...

A #1 New Release in Jazz Music on Amazon! 'Absolutely essential reading. ' — The Wire One of modern music's towering figures, composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton has redefinedcrit...

A signal event in the history of the music. - Ted Gioia, author of The Delta BluesMusicologist and writer Samuel Charters (1929-2015) considered blues lyrics a profound cultural expression that could...

This book contains more than 150 rare collector or black and white photographs, offering a front row fan's perspective on many legendary musical events in the life of Eric Clapton.

Walter Gieseking and Karl Leimer. A radical approach towards developing finger and expression technique, emphasising listening to one's self and proper understanding as the basis of technique for the...

Ernest Frederick Wagner's Foundation to Flute Playing is an exceptional instructional guide that caters to the needs of both novice and seasoned flutists. This comprehensive book offers technique dril...

The trumpeter's bible for over 150 years, this complete pedagogical method contains hundreds of exercises, beginning with basics and progressing to advanced compositions, including the author's famous...

A student of the world-renowned violinist Leopold Auer, Maia Bang acted as the maestro's teaching assistant and preserved his acclaimed methods of instruction in a series of manuals. The seven-volume...

Complete Method for Clarinet by Carl Baermann is perfect for warm-ups and scale practice. These studies include all 12 major scales with relative melodic minor scales, all major and minor broken chord...

Expert advice from a distinguished performer, teacher and composer makes this lively study of clarinet playing essential reading for students and instructors as well as other music lovers. One of the...

Seventy of the best songs from this great Scottish tradition including 'Auld Lang Syne', 'Blue Bells Of Scotland' and many more.

Wie lange sollte ich üben? Welche Stücke sollte ich einstudieren? Wie kann ich einen singenden Ton entwickeln? Alle Geigerinnen und Geiger stellen sich diese Fragen und streben danach, das Beste aus i...

A pair of men take an oath of eternal friendship but their vow is threatened by their attraction to the same woman. The object of their rivalry faces her own dilemma, torn between worldly passion and...

One of the greatest favourites of the Italian operatic repertoire, whose productions at London's Covent Garden in 1905 (featuring Enrico Caruso, among other luminaries of the day) and New York's Metro...

A theoretical and practical vocal method. Basic instructions, exercises and vocalises from the renowned singing teacher of the late 19th century. Introduction discusses breathing, attack, registers, e...

With these easy-to-play renditions, beginning pianists of all ages can enjoy one of America's most celebrated art forms. Sixteen popular blues melodies include traditional songs such as St. James Infi...