Three Orchestral Works in Full Score: Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn (Dover Music Scores)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048624637X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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A master of counterpoint, he wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, and voice.. German-born composer Johannes Brahms (1833–97), an important figure of the Romantic era, spent most of his career at the forefront of the Viennese musical scene
A master of counterpoint, he wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, and voice.. About the AuthorGerman-born composer Johannes Brahms (1833–97), an important figure of the Romantic era, spent most of his career at the forefront of the Viennese musical scene
Brian O'Donnell said Great score. Numbered measures and rehearsal numbers in the rights places!No misprints found thus far!Font is large enough to read and pages are easy to turnThe music is great (obviously you know this if you are considering buying this in the first place)What else could you really want in a score?. Conductor review. A great collection of three essential orchestral pieces. Perfect for conducting or studying from. All pieces are legible and easy to work from.. Great score Aaron Daniel These Brahms symphonic works are fantastic, and this edition is great. Very clear printing and the binding is good and durable.
In writing for the orchestra, Brahms's independent approach brought unusual dramatic power and intensity to his compositions. Included is a new English translation of the Editor's Commentary, which also appears in the original German.The Academic Festival Overture, built upon German student songs, is, according to Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "a very successful and individual pièce de circonstance," while the Tragic Overture is described as "a gloomy and impressive movement, full of that peculiar sense of foreboding that so many composers … have associated with the key of D minor." Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn is renowned for its spontaneity, melodic invention, and delightfully varied orchestral coloring.Students, composers, and musicologists will find the handy, inexpensive volume of Brahms's great orchestral favorites a valuable addition to their music libraries and an indispensable reference.. Those qualities are strikingly evident in three of the most popular and most frequently performed works in the