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In this extraordinarily broad survey, Nigel North discusses the history of the lute, the archlute, and the theorbo and gives practical advice on technique, the choice of instrument for particular music, and the preparation of scores..
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This book is an edition, with commentary, of Handel's exercises for continuo playing, which he wrote for the daughters of George II. The exercises, which until now have not been readily available, are supplemented by clear and concise commentary. Remaining faithful to his source, Ledbetter, who lectures in keyboard studies, has prepared an edition that will prove invaluable to students and performers of the music of Handel and his contemporaries..
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A New York Times Bestseller in English

In a cataclysmic instant, millions of people disappear from the planet. Only four people survive and they unite to form "Tribulation Force." Their goal is nothing less than to oppose the enemies of God, and to fight against them during the most chaotic seven years the planet will ever see..
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This wonderful book is written for musicians seeking to build or extend a sonata repertoire Analyses are given of both well-known and many lesser-known pieces of music, with recommendations on performance as well as descriptions of difficulties. Many are suitable for student or amateur musicians. This is mainly a book for violinists, though; many of the keyboard parts of these pieces are little more than continuo accompaniment. The second volume, detailing the music of Beethoven onward, contains descriptions of music that puts the keyboardist on more equal footing with the violinist..
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This work was the first in Spain to deal specifically and completely with thoroughbass accompaniment at the keyboard This bilingual edition presents a readily legible transcription of the full Spanish text of the 1736 edition and with the original pagination. "The Reglas Generales" were first published in 1702 by Jose de Torres' own print shop in Madrid, and a second edition appeared in 1736. This work was the first in Spain to deal specifically and completely with thoroughbass accompaniment at the keyboard.Also a pioneering work for its treatment of what Torres describes as the rigorous Spanish style, this treatise approaches thoroughbass from a contrapuntal as well as a harmonic perspective. Unlike the writers of guitar treatises of the same period, Torres considers chord inversion and voice leading in the realisation of the bass. This bilingual edition presents a readily legible transcription of the full Spanish text of the 1736 edition and with the original pagination with the English translation facing the original, the reader can easily move between the Spanish and English versions. Musical examples are given in facsimile with the Spanish text and in modern notation in the translation. Annotations to the translation are easily located, yet unobtrusive..
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The aim of the game is to build chains of color from the 42 patterned cards. The longer the chains, the more points scored. Winner of Games 100 Best Game. Created by Maureen Hiron. Instructions in English/Spanish/French. For 1 to 5 players . A 1995 Mensa Select Award Winner..
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The Robert Fountain Legacy Project presents the University of Wisconsin–Madison Concert Choir, 1971–1994, Robert Fountain, conductor 

A re-issue of the 1978 holiday LP originally titled We Come a Wassailing.



The Robert Fountain Legacy Project began in 2000 when the Mills Music Library at the University of Wisconsin–Madison embarked on digitizing the recorded archives of the distinguished choral conductor Robert Fountain. The collection of 350 concert recordings documents the history of choral music at the university.



Distributed for the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music

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