Orchestration A classic comprehensive textbook on the subject of Orchestration written near the turn of the century yet still used today. Excerpt from the author's introduction: In this book an attempt is made first, to describe our modern orch…
Elementary history of art Elementary history of art An introduction to ancient and modern architecture, sculpture, painting, music From the author introduction: that the importance of art as a means of intellectual culture is, at last, becoming re…
The ABC of musical theory The ABC of musical theory - PDF by Ralph Dunstan with numerous original and selected questions and exercises The following pages were primarily intended to provide a series of graduated questions and exercises covering, as…
Dictionary of musical compositions and composers My original object in compiling this dictionary was to furnish the British and American musical public with a quick and convenient means of reference to any musical composition that can claim some deg…
Caruso and the art of singing Caruso and the art of singing - PDF by Salvatore Fucito including Caruso's vocal exercises and his practical advice to students and teachers of singing From the introduction: I Fee; that it was the greatest honour …
How to understand music How to understand music v. 1. A concise course of musical culture by object lessons and essays As a textbook, the present work covers new ground, its prime object is to lead the student to a consciousness of music as Music an…
Beethoven It would have been impossible to enumerate systematically year by year the works of so prolific a composer as Beethoven without turning this little biography into something like an extended catalogue. Instead, therefore, of crowding the p…
