Bøger af Roger Nichols

Complete with translations and guidance on pronunciation. As every singer and lover of French opera knows, editions of even the best-known French operatic arias are difficult - and sometimes expensive - to obtain. Roger Nichols' scrupulously balanced selection of 19th-century French arias provides the perfect starting point for widerexploration. Nichols, who has championed French music in his writings, talks and radiobroadcasts over three decades with eloquence and scholarship, is the ideal guide to this repertoire which, even today, is often neglected, misunderstood or inadequately performed.

Italian songs and arias of the 17th and 18th century have for many years been essential repertoire for anyone learning to sing. But this music is principally known in romantic adaptations which the original composers would barely recognize.This new collection of 30 songs and arias (based on the "standard" 24, together with other pieces in the Italian style) recreates the clearer and cleaner-and easier to play accompaniment style of the 17th and 18th centuries. In addition to authentic editions of the music, the book contains invaluable information which will help singers interpret and perform this repertoire:word-by-word translations (Italian-English) of the English singing translationsIPA transliterations of the Italian texthistorical notes about each songA CD containing recordings of the piano accompaniments is included with the book.Italienische Lieder und Arien des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts gehören zum grundlegenden Repertoire für jeden Sänger. Oft liegt diese Musik aber nur in romantischen Bearbeitungen vor. Diese Sammlung rekonstruiert den klareren, reineren und oft auch leichter spielbaren Begleitstil der Epoche.

Learn the basics of digital recording, each step of the signal path, and everything from microphone placement to mixing strategy through the eyes and ears of The Immortal" Roger Nichols, master engineer. From scientifically analyzing the differences between condenser, ribbon, and dynamic microphones, to sharing his secrets to an amazing mix, Nichols delivers something for everyone interested in the science and art of audio engineering---no matter what your experience level. The DVD-ROM includes Pro Tools session files, personally set up by Roger, to give you hands-on training. The Roger Nichols Recording Method gives you the unique experience of learning directly from Roger---exactly as he would have taught you at one of his famous master classes. It's the ultimate experience of having an eight-time GRAMMY(R)-winning engineer sit down in your studio to teach you from his personal experiences and techniques. This book is excellent for beginners but is still full of gems for seasoned pros who want to know how Roger Nichols always managed to get that sound. Topics include: * Plan your recording sessions like a professional engineer and producer * Choose the right microphones and learn how Roger would place them for a session * Test microphone patterns; learn about critical distance placement and the 3 to 1 rule * Understand how digital audio really works to choose the right format for your sessions * Learn about the signal path from microphone/instrument levels, channels strips, and plugins * Record multiple takes, overdubs, punch-in techniques, and get tips on editing digital audio files * Learn Roger's personal tips for mixing, using automation, creating your final mix, and more!"

"Francis Poulenc is a key figure in twentieth-century classical music, as well as an unorthodox and striking individual. Roger Nichols draws upon Poulenc's music and other primary sources to write an authoritative life of this great artist. Although associated with five other French composers in what came to be called "Les Six", Poulenc was very much sui generis in personality and in his music, where he excelled over a wide repertoire-opera, songs, ballet scores, chamber works, piano pieces, sacred and secular choral works, orchestral works and concertos. This book fully covers this wide range, while also describing the vicissitudes of Poulenc's life and the many important relationships he had with major figures such as Satie, Ravel, Stravinsky, Diaghilev, Cocteau and others."--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, that is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer's friends and associates.

This is the first comprehensive guide to Pelleas et Melisande, Debussy's only completed opera, written by three of the leading authorities on French music of the period. Contains discussion of play's literacy roots, the genesis and composition of the opera, and Debussy's musical responses to the text.

No detailed biography of Debussy has been published since 1965. Since that time much new material has come to light, which Roger Nichols incorporates into his biography. He considers the life and music of this seminal figure, placing the life of Debussy within the context of his age.