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Score reading : a key to the music experience

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  • ISBN: 1574670565 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description 264 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher Portland, OR : Amadeus Press, c2000.

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Translation of: Partiturlesen.
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Score Reading : A Key to the Music Experience
Score Reading : A Key to the Music Experience
by Dickreiter, Michael; Pauly, Reinhard G. (Translator)
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Score Reading : A Key to the Music Experience

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
1.Introductionp. 7
2.Types of Scoresp. 11
3.The Look of a Scorep. 17
    Parts, lines, bracketsp. 17
    How to determine a score's makeup or instrumentationp. 20
    Organization of a score pagep. 23
    Notation of individual instrumentsp. 31
    Transposing instrumentsp. 34
    Title pages: "Opus" and other work-numbering systemsp. 39
    Partial scoresp. 40
4.Scores and Their Historyp. 41
    The first scoresp. 41
    Renaissance and baroque scoresp. 46
    Scores of the classic and romantic periodsp. 51
5.Reading a Score--Hearing a Scorep. 65
    Methods for following a scorep. 66
    Following a single partp. 67
    Chamber music scoresp. 70
    Counting beats and measuresp. 73
    Synchronizing image and soundp. 76
    Musical reading of a scorep. 82
6.Examples for Practicing Score Readingp. 91
    "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" (Have mercy, O Lord), Aria No. 47 from The Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV 244, Part II   Johann Sebastian Bachp. 92
    Romanze in F Major, Op. 50, No. 2, for violin and orchestra   Ludwig van Beethovenp. 101
    Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, for piano, the "Minute Waltz"   Frederic Chopinp. 119
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade in G Major, K. 525, fourth movement   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartp. 124
    Quintet in A Major for piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass, "The Trout," fourth movement   Franz Schubertp. 133
    Symphony in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter," excerpt from the first movement   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartp. 150
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, excerpt from the first movement   Ludwig van Beethovenp. 162
    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98, excerpt from the first movement   Johannes Brahmsp. 176
    Prelude to Tristan and Isolde   Richad Wagnerp. 200
    The Firebird, ballet suite, 1945, excerpt   Igor Stravinskyp. 220
    A few scores recommended for further practicep. 243
7.Orchestras and Conductorsp. 245
    Numbers and types of instrumentsp. 248
    Seating plansp. 251
    Spatial effectsp. 254
    The conductorp. 256
    Conducting techniquep. 260
8.Instrumentation and Score Reading: Suggestions for Further Readingp. 263