Evenings at the Opera: An Exploration of the Basic Repertoire is a collection of essays based on Jeffery Langford's lectures at the Manhattan School of Music and inspired by his pre-performance talks at the MetropolitanOpera Guild. It presents a unique view of the stylistic development of nearly 200 years of opera history (from Mozart to Britten) with special attention to the question of how the genre's competing components of action music and text combine to make effective music drama. Taking a thematic (rather than a purely historical) approach to this exploration of selected works from the standard repertoire Langford engages the reader in the fundamentalquestion of how the shifting aesthetics of opera from one composer to another one country to another and one era to another have resulted in vastly different solutions to the problem of how to make a dramma per musica(drama in music) as the Italian inventors of opera first called it. Going beyond mere plot synopsis he guides the reader through analysis of specific issues of musical form style and technique to shed new light on theperennial question of “how opera (sometimes) works.”

Rockschool-Everything you need for your Grade 1 exam in one essential book. Rockschool's Music Production syllabus is the world's first graded system for aspiring music producers recording and mix engineers and recording artists. Continuing a 25-year history of innovation in music education the 2018 Coursework Edition syllabus offers a unique opportunity for the next generation of music production students to gain a comprehensive understanding of both classic and contemporary production techniques across a range of genres whilst earning a globally recognised qualification. Featuring: Coursework tasks including technical skills and professionalscenarios Theory examinations covering music production terminology and sound and audio fundamentals Listening tests in sonic fidelity music theory and harmony and stylistic awareness Sample exam paper Professionally produced audio Glossary

Rockschool-Everything you need for your Grade 5 exam in one essential book. Rockschool's Music Production syllabus is the world's first graded system for aspiring music producers recording and mix engineers and recording artists. Continuing a 25-year history of innovation in music education the 2018 Coursework Edition syllabus offers a unique opportunity for the next generation of music production students to gain a comprehensive understanding of both classic and contemporary production techniques across a range of genres whilst earning a globally recognised qualification. Featuring: Coursework tasks including technical skills and professionalscenarios Theory examinations covering music production terminology and sound and audio fundamentals Listening tests in sonic fidelity music theory and harmony and stylistic awareness Sample exam paper Professionally produced audio Glossary

Four Decades of the Greatest Electric Rock-Inside Rock Guitar traces the lives and licks of the 30 greatest electric rock Guitar pioneers of all time. Spanning four decades this authoritative book and audio package by acclaimed music historian Dave Rubin captures the styles and historic insights of legendary trail-blazing guitarists who changed the face of rock forever. Inside Rock Guitar provides stylistic music examples in standard notation and tablature access to audio demonstrations of every music figure and many rare photos. Guitarists covered include Jeff Beck Chuck Berry Ritchie Blackmore Eric Clapton Bo Diddley Kirk Hammett Jimi Hendrix Alex Lifeson Yngwie Malmsteen Jimmy Page Joe Satriani Slash Pete Townshend Steve Vai Eddie Van Halen Angus Young and more!