Bøger af Betsy Schwarm

a user-friendly survey of opera history, with close consideration of 101 particular works, from the Renaissance to the present day, including historical background, musical highlights, and plot synopses

a user-friendly survey of classical compositions inspired by the seasons, with works by Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and many others, including composers of the present day. 120 articles in all.

Forty classically-flavored works for the season, from the late 16th century to the early 21st: this survey goes well beyond the Nutcracker. From Bach (and before) to Duke Ellington (and after), here's a user-friendly overview of seasonal classical music designed for curious listeners, as well as music programmers in search of something new. Explore the background of these compositions, and find suggested listening points to enhance the listening (or performing) experience!

Vienna and classical music: a magical combination! From Haydn and Mozart to Beethoven and Brahms, even Johann Strauss Jr. and Mahler, and many more, Vienna was the birthplace of some of the most marvelous fine music. This survey covers two dozen Vienna-based composers and their works in depth, and also glances to six others of more recent years - and varied origins - to see how Viennese compositional practices took root in other lands. From familiar favorites to intriguing discoveries and user-friendly insights, "Viennese Visions" has much to offer to all curious listeners.

a user-friendly survey of music of the Baroque Era, particularly JS Bach, but also Handel, Vivaldi, and over two-dozen others; their music considered in the context of the time, and of the ideas that preceded them and followed them

a user-friendly survey of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, drawing upon his published correspondence and considering 101 of his compositions, from the most famous to lesser known selections

a user-friendly survey of a great range of classical music, from symphonies to solo guitar works, operas to film music, beginning in the Renaissance and continuing to the present day

a user-friendly survey of the life and works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, drawing upon his published correspondence and considering 120 of his compositions, from the very first to the very last

A user-friendly survey of American classical music, from colonial times to the present day - from Beach to Copland to Bernstein to John Williams, and much more - over five dozen composers, with perspectives on their lives and significant works.

A century onward, it still speaks to us, sometimes powerfully, sometime poignantly: the music of the years between World War I and World War II. These decades held both echoes and premonitions of danger, but also beauty and delight, all of that, and so much more, expressed in the fine music of the time. From the vivacity of Rhapsody in Blue to the splendor of The Planets, from the fictional China of Turandot to the real-life China of the Yellow River Cantata, from the vintage styles of Saint-Saëns to the futuristic styles of Varèse, a bit of everything is here: 112 compositions from the European masters, American composers, Central and South American composers, and one from China.