Unheard melodies or trampolining in the Vatican
Subtitle: Enjoying music the grown-up way
Publisher: Athena Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781847480736
Subjects: Music appreciation; Musique; Appréciation; Musik
Description: "Book presents a straightforward but unusual guide to musical appreciation, and is of particular help to the non-specialist in coming to terms with the complexities of classical music. The raw materials, styles and processes of music are introduced and explained, together with inside information about instruments and the lives of composers, not to mention the many hidden puzzles and ciphers accessible to those with the necessary key. There is a world of unheard melodies out there for the hearing, so why not make a fascinating journey into less familiar musical byways and discover new ways of listening to the music you thought you knew". (back cover of book)
Notes: "Paul Drayton gained the advanced piano performing diploma of the Royal Academy of Music at age sixteen. After reading music at Oxford he took a B. Mus in composition. He has thirty years experience as a music lecturer in adult education. Drayton lives in Cornwall and is conductor of Duchy Opera." (back cover of book).
Table of contents: title: 1. Prelude: Strauss and the air guitar ; 'Had I three ears I'd hear thee (Macbeth, IV.i) ; Crabs and canals ; Phantom bar codes ; God's hymn sheet ; Angels and Blue Thunder; title: 2. Variations: Cornucopia ; Bracing brass ; Bells and whistles ; 'The sweetness o' the Man of Strings' ; Keyboards from Byrd ... to cage; title: 3. Intermezzo: Making your mark ; For your eyes only ; A word in your ear ; Louden lots! ; The real thing? ; And the banned played on; title: 4. Finale: Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark ; Stitching and stretching ; Notes from the edge ; Unexpected findings ; A graceful exit ; 'The rest is silence ... ' (Hamlet V, ii).