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Full orchestral scores of "Finlandia, Valse Triste, The Swan of Tuonela, Lemminkainen's Return, En Saga, Pohjola's Daughter, Night Ride and Sunrise, " and "The Oceanides."

Profusely illustrated volume presents both a history of the legendary family of Italian violin-makers and the definitive commentary on their craftsmanship. Over 131 photographs, 16 of them in full color, enhance the expert analysis.

The best-known and most beloved large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world, Messiah was first performed in Dublin over 200 years ago to benefit local charities. Since that time, it has given millions of performers their primary experience in singing classical music. Today it is the supreme example of the English oratorio. A meditation on the life of Christ, the work is a brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian opera, English anthem, and German Passion.Reprinted from the authoritative edition prepared by noted musical scholar Alfred Mann, this inexpensive, full-score edition will be welcomed by students, musicians, singers, and music lovers who will want to study and savor every detail of this glorious masterpiece.

Includes Rapsodie Espangnole, Ravel's first entirely orchestral composition; the magical Mother Goose Suite; Valses Nobles et Sentimentales; and Pavane for a Dead Princess. Reprinted from original full-score French editions.

Jean Cocteau labeled this revolutionary work "a pastorale of the prehistoric world" at its premiere in Paris in 1913, when interest in primitivism was at its zenith among the avant-garde. These "Scenes of Pagan Russia" did indeed inspire primitive reactions among their opening night audience, who were so vociferous in their protests that the dancers could scarcely hear the music.Yet this powerful work, with its novel rhythms and hitherto unheard-of chordal combinations and orchestral effects would change forever the elements of musical language and exert an enormous influence on three generations of composers. Once a scandal, it is now perhaps the most famous orchestral work of the twentieth century. It is reprinted here from the full-score Russian edition published in 1965.Like Stravinsky's scores for The Firebird and Petrushka, The Rite of Spring was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes. Choreographed by Nijinsky, it is still a favorite of ballet audiences, and the score is one of the most performed and recorded modern works in the orchestral repertoire. Now music lovers can enjoy every note of this brilliant and stirring landmark of twentieth-century music, faithfully reproduced in this inexpensive, high-quality edition--ideal for study and for following both live and recorded performances.

Definitive original edition of the 20th-century classic: Stravinsky's score for the Ballets Russes masterpiece "Petrushka, " the bizarre tale of three dancing puppets brought to life. First produced in Paris in 1911. Finest inexpensive edition.

A distinguished musicologist explores nineteenth-century French art songs in this fascinating study of the melodies of Berlioz, Liszt, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Franck, Fauré, and others.

Reprinted directly from the original Fürstner vocal score of 1911, which was approved by the composer himself, this edition features the verbal text, vocal parts, and a reduction for piano.

A generous selection of Bach's best-known, most-performed, and most-recorded works for the keyboard, reproduced from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition. These 16 works include preludes, fugues, and fantasias.