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Book Title
The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder
Publication Date
1995-10-27
Pages
264
ISBN
9780521358163
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521358167
ISBN-13
9780521358163
eBay Product ID (ePID)
833316

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Cambridge Companion to the Recorder
Publication Year
1995
Subject
General, Musical Instruments / Woodwinds
Type
Textbook
Author
Jonathan Cross
Subject Area
Music
Series
Cambridge Companions to Music Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
94-031992
Reviews
‘The multiplicity of its authorship, with contributions from seven different personalities, encourages the serious reader to take a far more subjective and thoughtful approach to the recorder and its repertoire than has been past practice.’The Recorder Magazine, '... an excellent starting point for those new to the instrument or amateurs with playing experience who wish to broaden their knowledge. Such readers will come away with a better understanding of the recorder's very rich life through the centuries as well as a good idea of the astonishing amount of writing and research of the last four or five decades.' Notes, 'The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder is one of those marvellous books that you do not have to read at one sitting … if you do not yet own a copy - it is about time you did!'. Early Music and Recorders Journal, '... will undoubtedly become the standard text for recorder players for years to come ... I would guess that even professional players will find things here that are new to them.' Early Music Today, 'The multiplicity of its authorship, with contributions from seven different personalities, encourages the serious reader to take a far more subjective and thoughtful approach to the recorder and its repertoire than has been past practice.' The Recorder Magazine, ‘The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder is one of those marvellous books that you do not have to read at one sitting … if you do not yet own a copy - it is about time you did!’.Early Music and Recorders Journal, ‘... an excellent starting point for those new to the instrument or amateurs with playing experience who wish to broaden their knowledge. Such readers will come away with a better understanding of the recorder’s very rich life through the centuries as well as a good idea of the astonishing amount of writing and research of the last four or five decades.’Notes, ‘... will undoubtedly become the standard text for recorder players for years to come ... I would guess that even professional players will find things here that are new to them.’Early Music Today, "It is probably the best, and certainly the most current, book-length, general survey of the instrument....The chapters make for excellent reading....I highly recommend The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder....The writing is concise and scholarly, providing thoughtful summaries by seven contributors who have spent much of their lives working in recorder research. This, combined with many wonderful illustrations, makes The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder an enjoyable and worthy addition (or beginning) to your music library." Mark Davenport, American Recorder, 'The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder is one of those marvellous books that you do not have to read at one sitting ... if you do not yet own a copy - it is about time you did!'. Early Music and Recorders Journal, 'The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder is one of those marvellous books that you do not have to read at one sitting ... if you do not yet own a copy - it is about time you did!'.Early Music and Recorders Journal
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
788.3/6
Table Of Content
Foreword Daniel Brüggen; 1. The recorder in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Howard Mayer Brown; 2. The recorder's Medieval and Renaissance repertoire: a commentary Anthony Rowland-Jones; 3. The baroque recorder sonata Anthony Rowland-Jones; 4. The baroque chamber music repertoire Anthony Rowland-Jones; 5. The orchestral recorder Adrienne Simpson; 6. The eighteenth-century recorder concerto David Lasocki and Anthony Rowland-Jones; 7. Instruction books and methods for the recorder c.1500 to the present day David Lasocki; 8. The recorder revival i: the friendship of Bernard Shaw and Arnold Dolmetsch J. M. Thomson; 9. The recorder revival ii: the twentieth century and its repertoire Eve O'Kelly; 10. Professional recorder players i: pre-twentieth century David Lasocki; 11. Professional recorder players (and their instruments) ii: the twentieth century Eve O'Kelly; 12. The recorder in education Eve O'Kelly; 13. Facsimiles and editing Clifford Bartlett; 14. Guide to further reading Anthony Rowland-Jones.
Synopsis
This is the first book to offer a complete introduction to the recorder. Eight contributors from four different countries write on topics such as the recorder and its music through the centuries, the recorder as orchestral instrument, the professional recorder player through history and today, and the phenomenon of the recorder revival. The Companion also contains basic reference material previously unavailable in one volume. A special feature is the rich collection of illustrations that provide a history of the instrument. The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder will be of interest to performers and students as well as to music enthusiasts., This is the first book to offer a complete introduction to the recorder. Seven contributors from four different countries write on topics such as the recorder and its music through the centuries, the recorder as orchestral instrument, the professional recorder player through history and today, and the phenomenon of the recorder revival. The Companion also contains basic reference material previously unavailable in one volume. A special feature is found in the rich collection of illustrations which in themselves provide a history of the instrument.
LC Classification Number
ML990.R4 C35 1995

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