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  • The Masterwork in Music: Volume II, 1926

    Translated by Ian Bent, John Rothgeb, Hedi Siegel ...
    Series series Dover Books On Music: Analysis
    The three volumes of The Masterwork in Music present complete English translations of major works by Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker, one of the twentieth century's leading figures in the field. First published in German between 1925 and 1930, these essays represent Schenker's greatest writings in analysis prior to the 1935 definitive formulation of his theory of music in Der freie Satz ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • The Masterwork in Music: Volume I, 1925

    Series series Dover Books On Music: Analysis
    The three volumes of The Masterwork in Music present complete English translations of major works by Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker, one of the twentieth century's leading figures in the field. First published in German between 1925 and 1930, these essays represent Schenker's greatest writings in analysis prior to the 1935 definitive formulation of his theory of music in Der freie Satz ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

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  • Bach's Cello Suites, Volumes 1 and 2

    Analyses and Explorations

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    by Kenneth Drake ...
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  • Bach's Works for Solo Violin

    Style, Structure, Performance

    by Joel Lester ...
    J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire since the mid-eighteenth century. This engaging volume is the first comprehensive exploration of the place of these works within Bach's music: it focuses on their structural and stylistic features as they have been perceived since their creation. Joel Lester, a highly regarded scholar, teacher, violinist, ... Read more

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    Series series Publications of the Early Music Institute
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  • The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach

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