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	A performer's guide to Renaissance Music by Jeffery Kite-Powell Book description Revised and expanded since it first appeared in 1991, the guide features two new chapters on ornamentation and rehearsal techniques, as well as updated reference materials, internet resources, and other new material made available only in the last decade. The guide is comprised of focused chapters on performance practice issues such as vocal and choral music; various types of ensembles; profiles of specific instruments; instrumentation; performance practice issues; theory; dance; regional profiles of Renaissance music; and guidelines for directors. The format addresses the widest possible audience for early music, including amateur and professional performers, musicologists, theorists, and educators. : 504 pages. Publisher: Indiana University Press; Second Edition edition (August 2, 2007) Language: English	0
	Accompaniment on Theorbo and Harpsichord. Denis Delair's Treatise of 1690 (Publications of the Early Music Institute) by Denis Delair, Charlotte Mattax (Translator) Book description Paperback: 164 pages. Publisher: Indiana University Press Language: English	0
	Acoustics applied to music. the evolution of ideas and methods by Howard F Pollard Book description This book is written for musicians, music students, music lovers and non-specialists generally who are interested in exploring the fascinating relationships between music and acoustics. Any technical terms, both musical and acoustical, that cannot be avoided are fully explained. There is definitely no mathematics to worry the reader. Numerous biographical sketches add some personal interest. Topics include the acoustics of rooms, energy and music, effects of noise, sound measurement, recording, the role of the ear and brain in the perception of music. The author was associate professor of physics in charge of acoustics at UNSW until his retirement. His research work has included investigations in physical acoustics and musical acoustics. He has been active as a recital organist and has conducted adult education courses in organ music. He was Chief Editor of Acoustics Australia for a number of years. : 218 pages. Publisher: Language:	0
	Claves y Pianos españoles. interpretación y repertotio hasta 1830 by Luisa Morales (editora) Book description Actas del I y II symposium Internacional "Diego Fernández" de música de tecla española en Vera-Mojácar 2000-2001 Hardcover: 259 pages. Publisher: Instituto de estudios almerienses (Diputación de Almería) Language: Castellano	1
	Coplas de ciegos. Antología by Joaquín Díaz Book description : 160 pages. Publisher: Ambito (1992) Language: Castellano	1
	Diana Poulton, The Lady with the Lute by The Abbott Book description Diana Poulton (1903-1995), was a student of Arnold Dolmetsch and went on to teach many of today's most influential players, both privately and at the Royal College of Music where she had been appointed first Professor of Lute in 1968. She co-founded the lute society with Ian Harwood in 1956. Her meticulous research, particularly into the life and work of John Dowland is still relevant today. Thea Abbott's biography reveals the real Diana - the woman behind the lute. Hardcover: 272 pages. Publisher: Smokehouse Press (4 May 2013) Language:	0
	Early Keyboard Instruments. A Practical Guide (Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music) by David Rowland Book description Hardcover: 166 pages. Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 2, 2001) Language:	0
	Early Keyboard Instruments. A Practical Guide (Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music) by David Rowland Book description Paperback: 166 pages. Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 26, 2001) Language: English	0
	Guitarra española y Vándola, en dos maneras de guitarra... by Amat, Juan Carles Book description Edición facsimilar del libro impreso en Valencia en 1758 con el mismo título. Guitarra española, y vándola, en dos maneras de guitarra, castellana y valenciana, de cinco ordenes, la qual enseña de templar, y tañer resgado, todos los puntos naturales, y b, mollados, con eftilo maravilloso. Rústica faximilar: 64 pages. Publisher: Maxtor Language:	1
	Hurdy - Gurdy Method by Doreen Muskett Book description Paperback: 104 pages. Publisher: Muskett Music (May 1, 1998) Language:	1
	Hurdy - Gurdy Method by Doreen Muskett Book description Paperback: 104 pages. Publisher: G. Burton (Translator) . Corydon Music (July 1985) Language: Français	0
	Juglares y trovadores by José Manuel Herrero Massari Book description Paperback: pages. Publisher: Ediciones Akal (June 30, 1999) Language: Castellano	1
	Music, Sound and Sensation. A Modern Exposition (Dover Books on Physics) by Fritz Winckel; Thomas Binkley (Translator) Book description This excellent text offers thorough, nontechnical coverage of psychoacoustics: loudness, dissolution power of the ear, influence of hall properties, function of time variation, sound spectrum, musical space, electroacoustic sound structure, and other key topics. New translation of the 1960 German edition by Thomas Binkley. 111 figures. : 208 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; New impression edition (April 19, 2012) Language: English	1
	Musical Instruments. History, Technology and Performance of Instruments of Western Music by Donald Murray Campbell, Clive Alan Greated, Arnold Myers Book description This is a comprehensive survey designed to explain how Western musical instruments work, how they developed historically, how they are manufactured, and how they are used to make music. After introducing the nature of sounds in music, and the sound production mechanisms of different families of instruments, the authors survey each family in turn, giving a description of the distinguishing acoustical features, the various forms of instruments adopted in different periods, the variety of sizes and shapes in current use, the manufacturing processes, and the playing techniques commonly used by performers. The full index and glossary also contain definitions of technical terms and notes on instruments not included in the text. : 512 pages. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 23, 2006) Language:	0
	Passion for the Piano by Judith Oringer Book description : pages. Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc.; First Edition edition (October 1, 1983) Language: English	1
	Syntagma Musicum III by Book description : pages. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Language:	0
	The Autoharp Owner's Manual by Mary Lou Orthey Book description Spiral-bound: 148 pages. Publisher: Mel Bay Publicaitons, Inc. (January 12, 2001) Language: English	2
	The Baroque Flute Fingering Book. A Comprehensive Guide to Fingerings for the One-Keyed Flute Including Trills, Flattements, and Battements by Margaret N. Neuhaus, Catherine E. Folkers, Ardal Powell (Editor) Book description : 137 pages. Publisher: Pendragon Pr; 2 Revised edition (May 1, 2002) Language:	0
	The Celtic Cittern. An Approach To Playing Traditional Dance Music On The Cittern by Doc Rossi Book description Although the cittern has a history spanning 500 years and several countries like its cousin the Irish bouzouki it is a relative newcomer to contemporary traditional music. Doc Rossi a well-known citternist in both traditional and early music has created this book for intermediate to advanced players who want to improve their technique develop ideas and learn new repertoire. Guitarists can play all of the tunes in this book on the guitar by tuning C F C G C F low to high and putting a capo at the second fret. The lowest line in the tablature then corresponds to the fifth string. The CD features all the tunes played at a medium tempo. Show More Show Less : 76 pages. Publisher: Hal Leonard; Pap/Com edition (August 1, 2010) Language: English	0
	The Cittern Chord Bible. Fifths, Irish and Modal D Shortscale Tunings (Fretted Friends Series) by Tobe A. Richards Book description Spiral bound: 96 pages. Publisher: Cabot Books (November 10, 2009) Language: English	0
	The Classical Reproducing Piano Roll. A Catalogue by Larry Sitsky (Compiler) Book description Between the turn of the century and 1930, thousands of performances were produced on the reproducing piano roll, and Sitsky (composition, Canberra School of Music, Australia) does a keen job of compiling the entire repertoire of classical music available in this format. The introduction provides background information and details the technical aspects of the reproducing piano and piano role production. Volume I--Composers, shows the type and scope of repertoire performed and recorded at the time. Volume II--Pianists, gives a complete rollography of all the performers of the reproducing piano era. : 632 pages. Publisher: Greenwood Press (February 21, 1990) Language: English	0
	The Early Flute. A Practical Guide (Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music) by Rachel Brown Book description This handbook for flautists addresses all who wish to consider the issues raised when performing music of the past, and experiment with them on old or new instruments. Its aim is to provide an authoritative and practical guide with evidence drawn from a variety of primary sources directly and indirectly associated with the flute. The author provides sound advice on instruments and their care, historical techniques, stylistic issues and historically informed interpretation, with examples drawn from a wide range of case studies, including Bach, Handel, Mozart and Brahms. : 200 pages. Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 21, 2003) Language:	0
	The early keyboard by William C Parsons Book description Unknown Binding: pages. Publisher: W.C. Parsons (1987) Language: English	0
	The End of Early Music. A Period Performer's History of Music for the Twenty-First Century by Bruce Haynes Book description The End of Early Music is a must-read for anyone interested in the early music movement. Haynes goes on to urge all performers of rhetorical music to engage in more improvisation and personalization in their performances. Haynes provides an invaluable service by framing the issue of performance style in clearly defined terms that set the parameters for the broader discussion that must occur if classical music is to maintain, or as some would say, regain its stature as a relevant artistic force.... While The End of Early Music is subtitles A Period Performer's History of Music for the Twenty-First Century, it should be read by any and al intereste in our musical past, present, or future. From one of the brightest lights in the field of baroque music comes yet another indispensable book. Only Haynes, a performer of great sensitivity and dedication to the 'project' of historical performance, only Haynes, a scholar of alacrity and dynamism, only Haynes, who for over thirty years has never stopped interrogating what we are doing when we approach the past in performance, only Haynes could have written a brilliant book for early music in the new millennium. Hardcover: 304 pages. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; annotated edition edition (July 20, 2007) Language: English	0
	The Flute and Flute-Playing in Acoustical, Technical, and Artistic Aspects by Dayton C. Miller, Theobald Boehm Book description Classic of organology; inventor of modern flute covers history, acoustics, techniques, keying, etc. Includes 50 illustrations. Paperback: 197 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; 2 edition (June 1, 1964) Language: English	1
	The Harpsichord Master. Book 1 by Gerald Plain Book description Hardcover: 16 pages. Publisher: Oxford University Press (January 1980) Language: English	0
	The Lute in English Renaissance Verse 1500-1700, an Anthology by Christopher Goodwin Book description : 76 pages. Publisher: The Lute Society Language:	0
	Tratado de música by Anicio Manlio Torquato Severino BOECIO, Salvador Villegas Guillén (traducción) Book description : 238 pages. Publisher: Ediciones Clásicas Language:	0

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