Denis Stevens Editor (39 results)

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good clean copy with tight binding.//B1.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Book in color illustrated wraps has minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. 29 English Renaissance madrigals--get your fa-la-la on.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. bbc03 8½"x11"; 66 pages; Soft Pictorial Cover; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. Due to USPS regulations, this item may require additional postage. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. BBC Music Magazine is a British monthly magazine that focuses primarily on classical music. Each edition comes together with an audio CD, often including BBC recordings of full-length works. The first issue appeared in September 1992. The magazine includes regular columns and reviews of new releases as well as several in depth feature articles by noted music writers. Each issue contains a CD featuring complete works by the greatest composers, performed by world-class artists and ensembles. This special issue takes a look at the origins of the symphony and how it has become the keystone of western music. This issue includes the audio CD "The Symphony: Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Boult and Brahms Symphony No. 2 performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Richard Pritchard". This issue contains the following articles: "To Embrace the World" (the term 'symphony' from humble beginnings to status as the summit of musical thought) by Bayan Northcott; "The Practice of the Masters" (describes the different forms of the symphony) by Calum MacDonald; "Symphony CD listening guide" (this issues CD) by Calum MacDonald; "The Development of the Orchestra"; "The Changing Perception" (the relationship between symphony and audience) by Peter Holman; "The Grand Opening" (early history of the symphony and the contributions of Haydn and Mozart in its development) by Denis Stevens; "The Immortal Spirit Grows" (Beethoven's influence on Austro-German symphonists) by Peter Franklin; "The Common Pursuit" (development of the symphony outside the Austro-German influence) by Robert Layton; "Is the Symphony Extinct?" (the symphony in modern time) by Stephen Pettit; "Two Living Symphonists" (Peter Maxell Davies and Philip Glass) interviews by Mark Pappenheim; "Notes on the Silver Screen" (the symphony and cinema) by Michael White; "Different Timescales" (do other cultures have an equivalent to the symphony?) by John Thornley.

Hardcover. Condition: VG Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st American edition stated. Previous owners name on blank end paper corner. Very good minus due to light wear and typical age in a used looking jacket. Has musical notation illusrations.

Mass Market PaperBack. Condition: Good. First Thus. A Pelican Original. Mass market paperback. Curled textblock. Previous bookstore stamp bottom of half title page. [251 pages plus three pages of advertisements].

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book in red boards has minor wear to spine top and bottom, previous owner's name top text block at spine, tight, bright, and unmarked. Unclipped jacket in new mylar cover has moderately faded spine, mild rubbing to front cover. 11 contributors, 18 chapters, focusing on the Modern Era but including Medieval and Renaissance songs.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Signed by the editor on the title page; not personalized to anyone. Book is clean, binding is tight. A slight touch of wear at the head and tail of the spine. A very nice copy, available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a box. Signed By the Editor.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperbacks. 2 VOLUME SET. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (madrigals, part songs, english madrigals) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition first printing as large thick octavo paperback.492 pp. Very Good condition. No inscriptions.

Paperback. Condition: New. /NEW/SAME AS PICTURED/.

Sheet Music. Condition: Brand New. 120 pages. Latin language. 9.76x6.69x0.47 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No jacket. Penguin Books, 1970. Paperback, 8vo, 158pp. Pages yellowed, covers worn and marked. A fair working copy. 0140708375/0.2uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, 158pp, words and musical notation, soft cover, pages tanned due to age o/w good condition, Penguin Books, London, 1970. * 21 pieces designed for five voices.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Spine cerased, bookseller's marks. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 76 pages. Robert Donington "Arnold Dolmetsch: a Centenary Tribute" / Alan J Kirby "What Future for the Choir?" / Joseph E Potts "Louisville Commissions" / Harold Rutland "Notes and Comments" / Denis Stevens "Broadcast Music" / Dyneley Hussey "The Musician's Gramophone" / sheet-music for "Christ is now rysen agayne" by Brian Brockless / Oxford, Liverpool, Manchester, And The Midlands / Reports from Abroad / Jack O Pilgrim "The Music Of York Minster Library" / Antony Davies "The New Organ In Vienna Cathedral" (M13).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Revised edition, edited from the original publication of 1610. 220pp, with musical scores etc. Laminated stiff card covers. 8vo. There's a little gentle edge wear to the card covers and text block edges else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 56 pages. Rosemary Hughes "The Haydn Orchestra" / Frank Howes The Business of Criticism" / Denis Stevens "The Keyboard Music of Thomas Tallis" / Hubert Foss "Thoughts on a Pamphlet" / H V Spanner "What Is Originality?" / Di Lasso "Out of range of Cupid's bow (sheet-music)" / E R Anderson"Round about Radio" / David V Cox "The Music Campers" (M13).

HARDCOVER. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st edition. 491pp, music. octavo hardbound. front hinge starting, good+ in mildly torn dustwrapper.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.45 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market PaperBack. Condition: Very Good. Mass market paperback with mild edgewear. Spine faded and slightly lightened.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fifth edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Small amount of light green blotchy fading on cloth spine and top of front panel, very light bumping of spine ends, dust jacket shows very light browning of spine, some smudgy soiling on back cover, some light wear on edges and spine ends.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 491 pages. A worn paperback with colour lightening and reading creeases to spine, wear to spine-ends, edges and covers' corners, creases to corners. Stitched binding therefore sound despite being strained in places pages clean.

Condition: Very good. - Quarto [10-3/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in printed wrappers. The wraps are faded along the spine with a stain & a light crease to the rear wrap and a penciled price on the front wrap There is a small area of creasing near the top corner of the front wrap. 36 pages, including a 33-page score. Very good. "The Penn State Music Series No. 5. Denis Stevens, General Editor". Scored for two violins, two violas and cello and for soprano, alto, two tenors and base. The introduction by Denis Stevens is printed in English and German.English composer Richard Dering [c. 1580-1630] is best known for his four sets of "Cantiones sacrae". When he came to London he heard for the first time the traditional cries of the merchants and street vendors. He wove them into a kind of musical tapestry, adding in some traditional tunes and some short songs composed for this work. "Cries of London" was never pubished but survived in manuscript.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 176 pages. Illustrated. 'Unscarr'd by Turning Times'? The Dating of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (pp. 372-390) Bruce Wood and Andrew Pinnock The Earliest Notice of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (pp. 392-394+397-398+400) Mark Goldie Musicians in 18th-Century Venice (pp. 402-408) Denis Stevens New Documents on the Bassano Family (pp. 409-413) Giulio M. Ongaro The Bassanelli Reconstructed: A Radical Solution to an Enigma (pp. 417-422+424-425) Charles Foster An 18th-Century Singer's Commission of 'Baggage' Arias (pp. 427-433) Daniel E. Freeman Tenorlied, Discantlied, Polyphonic Lied: Voices and Instruments in German Secular Polyphony of the Renaissance (pp. 434-442+444-445) Stephen Keyl.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. First published in 1960, this is a second edition of 1971. Ex library with usual stamps, minor edge wear to top and bottom of jacket, spine slightly sunned, ffep torn. Not price clipped, internally tight and square. An exhaustive analysis of the development of art-song in the Western world from the time of the troubadours to the present day.