Dover Publications

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. The fundamental principles of modern orchestration, the study of tonal resonance and orchestral combination. Uses musical examples from his own works.

Edited by Alfred Dorffel and Wolfgang Graser. Breitkopf & Hortel complete works edition. Includes piano reduction of 'The Art Of The Fugue'.

Edward MacDowell (1860 - 1908) was America's most prominent nineteenth-century composer. Championed by Franz Liszt, he was one of the first U. S. composers to gain international recognition. A leading...

In the early 20th century, composer Erik Satie assembled a group of young musicians who rebelled against the music of Wagner and Debussy. Known as 'Les Six, ' the avant-garde composers collaborated wi...

This original collection of Piano tunes from the 1920s and '30s features pieces by three of the era's most popular Piano roll and novelty song artists: Zez Confrey, Pauline Alpert and Rube Bloom. Pian...

Two sets of essential etudes and studies for the clarinet are available for the first time in one low-priced volume. True musical gems, the 40 studies develop dexterity and are frequently practiced f...

This volume presents the best of Scriabin's works, his complete etudes and preludes for the solo piano. Edited by K. N. Igumnov and Y. I. Mil'shteyn.

The music of composer Jean Sibelius (1865 1957) is often credited with helping Finland form a national identity in its struggle for independence from Russia. Inspired by nature and Nordic mythology, h...

Spectacular symphonic suite, scored for large orchestral forces and a wordless chorus, is divided into 7 movements, the music of each embodying the astrological and mystical qualities of a different p...

This volume contains the scores for 'Symphonies No. 8 In F Major Op. 93' and 'No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125'.

L'apprezzamento della musica e l'immaginazione vanno di pari passo in questa singolare raccolta di immagini che ritraggono Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, G...

Jean-Philippe Rameau. One of the most important books in the history of Western music, translated, with introduction and notes by Philip Gossett.

Carl E. Seashore. Opens the musical mind, discussing music as a medium, dealing with each aspect from the point of view of the role of psychology.

Theobald Boehm. In acoustical technical and artistic aspects from the man who invented the modern flute.

W. Henry Hill, Arthur F. Hill and Alfred E. Hill. Covers his apprenticeship to Amati, distinguishing characteristics of his instruments and materials used in them.

A treasury of knowledge for musicians, making important contribution to physics, anatomy and physiology in its establishment of the physical theory of music.

Sir James Jeans. A physical analysis of musical sounds, with explanations of the development of the human faculty of hearing, the various methods of producing sounds and the quality of sounds produced...

Harry F. Olson. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the production, reception and reproduction of sound.

Richard L. Crocker. A clear and systematic presentation to easily follow the evolution of Western musical style from Gregorian Chant to the atonal music of the mid-twentieth century.

Wallace Berry. An inquiry into tonal, textural and rhythmic structures in music, with original formulations and provocative ideas.

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. The songs are desc...

Arthur A. Benade. Deals with the fundamental modes of sound production and with the special sound-producing properties of musical instruments.

This superior study by a leading authority is considered the definitive work on woodwinds. The two-part survey combines a discussion of design and construction with a detailed history of the evolution...

In this landmark of musical scholarship, the leading 20th-century authority on Jewish music describes and analyzes its elements and characteristics, and chronicles its development from the earliest ap...