Dover Publications

Full score of the 'Symphony Of A Thousand'.

Dating from 1869 to 1875, this famous series of engaging letters by a young American pianist uniquely describes study with Liszt, Tausig, and other luminaries. Fay offers firsthand, and little known,...

The design tradition that is distinctively Turkish dates back a thousand years, incorporating diverse influences in its long and colorful history traces of the cultures of China, Central Asia, Greece,...

Explains the physics of musical instruments in an engaging and understandable manner.

This delightful activity book introduces youngsters to the wonderful world of music as they learn to recognize and identify musical instruments, discover new ways to understand music notation and have...

More than 400 memorable quotes are arranged alphabetically by author, from Fred Allen ('When Jack Benny plays the violin, it sounds as if the strings are still back in the cat.') to Friedrich Nietzsch...

This volume traces the development of equal-temperament and the scientific search for the perfect scale, from Pythagoras to Bach and beyond. Each chapter is devoted to a specific principal theory, cri...

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...

Conductor, composer, and writer Bruno Walter (1876 - 1962) worked closely with Gustav Mahler as the composer's assistant and protégé. His revealing recollections of Mahler were written in 1936, markin...

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...

Even if you've never so much as touched a musical instrument before, this tried-and-true guide will have you strumming away in no time. Professor J. Kalani Peterson, an expert instructor, shares his s...

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...

Hard-to-find book documents principles and techniques of legendary piano teacher, who taught Paderewski, Schnabel, many other greats. Clear, easy-to-follow text, profusely illustrated with music examp...