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  • The Mind's Ear

    Exercises for Improving the Musical Imagination for Performers, Composers, and Listeners

    by Bruce Adolphe ...
    The Mind's Ear offers a unique approach to stimulating the musical imagination and inspiring creativity, as well as providing detailed exercises aimed at improving the ability to read and imagine music in silence, in the "mind's ear." Modelling his exercises on those used in theatre games and acting classes and drawing upon years of experience with improvisation and composition, Bruce Adolphe has ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Dreaming and Thinking in Music

    Exercises for Exploring Inspiration and Imagination in Musical Creativity

    by Bruce Adolphe ...
    In Dreaming and Thinking in Music, Bruce Adolphe harnesses his wide-ranging experiences as a composer and educator to tackle one of the more elusive questions in music composition: how to get from technical ability to creative creation. Unlike standard composition textbooks that focus on writing melody, harmony, counterpoint, and rhythm, Dreaming and Thinking in Music guides readers to explore the ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Visions and Decisions

    Imagination and Technique in Music Composition

    by Bruce Adolphe ...
    Series series Elements in Creativity and Imagination
    This Element investigates the balance and interaction of imagination (visions) and technique (decisions) in the composition of music and includes current scientific research on dreams, the hypnagogic state, emotions, and feelings. It also includes thoughts of composers past and present, and examines how works start from visions in a range of music, comparing musical ideas and techniques to models ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • The Mind's Ear

    Exercises for Improving the Musical Imagination for Performers, Composers, and Listeners

    by Bruce Adolphe ...
    The Mind's Ear offers a unique approach to stimulating the musical imagination and inspiring creativity, as well as providing detailed exercises aimed at improving the ability to read and imagine music in silence, in the "mind's ear." Modeling his exercises on those used in theater games and acting classes, and drawing upon years of experience with improvisation and composition, Bruce Adolphe has ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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  • Maestros and Their Music

    The Art and Alchemy of Conducting

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    The Encyclopedia of Jazz Theory for All Musicians

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    Short Masterpieces, Great Composers

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  • Sonatas & Partitas of J.S. Bach

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    by Serge Blanc, George Enescu ...
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    Mastering the Works of Great Composers

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  • A Pianist's A–Z

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