Secondhand Music Non-Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4063

Secondhand Music Non-Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4063

Fourteen books for the serious music lover — New Grove reference volumes, conductor memoirs, orchestral history, and the story of music from Schubert to Shaw to the Australian concert hall. Gerald Moore's celebrated accompanist memoir and Suvi Raj Grubb's account of recording classical music are the standouts; the two New Grove Early Romantic Masters volumes make this an exceptional box for anyone studying the Romantic piano tradition. These are secondhand books and may show signs of previous ownership.

1. Inside Music — Karl Haas — A warm, accessible introduction to classical music from the host of the long-running American radio programme Adventures in Good Music; this book has guided more people into the concert hall than most formal introductions to the subject.
2. The New Grove Schubert — Maurice J.E. Brown — The definitive scholarly reference on Schubert, drawn from the authoritative New Grove Dictionary of Music and substantially revised by Brown. An essential volume for anyone studying the composer seriously.
3. The New Grove Early Romantic Masters 1: Chopin, Schumann, Liszt — Scholarly profiles of three pillars of Romantic piano music, with analysis of works and historical context drawn from the New Grove. This volume and its companion are the standard reference point for the period.
4. The New Grove Early Romantic Masters 2: Weber, Berlioz, Mendelssohn — Companion volume covering Weber, Berlioz, and Mendelssohn in the same authoritative format; Berlioz in particular receives the serious treatment his complex legacy demands.
5. Australian Musical Anecdotes — An Oxford collection of stories, quotes, and curiosities from the world of Australian classical music, with a foreword by Dame Joan Sutherland. A delight for anyone with a connection to Australian musical life.
6. The Last Years of Henry J. Wood — Jessie Wood — A memoir by the wife of the founder of the Proms, covering Wood's final years and his enduring legacy as the architect of British public concert culture. An intimate account of a life dedicated to music.
7. Instruments of the Orchestra — An illustrated guide to the instruments of the symphony orchestra — their history, construction, and musical role; a solid reference work for students and general readers alike.
8. Am I Too Loud? Memoirs of an Accompanist — Gerald Moore — The witty, acclaimed memoir of the world's most celebrated piano accompanist, who performed alongside Schwarzkopf, Fischer-Dieskau, and Casals. This book is essential reading in musical memoirs — Moore is funny, self-deprecating, and extraordinarily informative about the art of accompaniment.
9. Music Makers on Record — Suvi Raj Grubb, intro. Daniel Barenboim — A behind-the-scenes account of recording classical music by the legendary EMI producer; this book gives an unmatched view of how the major recordings of the mid-twentieth century were actually made.
10. This Is Music — David Randolph — A guide to understanding and enjoying music by the distinguished American conductor and broadcaster; clear, unpretentious, and built on a lifetime of thinking about how to open music to new audiences.
11. British Music of Our Time — A.L. Bacharach — A survey of British composers and musical trends from Elgar to the mid-twentieth century; a valuable period document of how British music understood itself at the height of its post-Elgar confidence.
12. Australia's Music: Themes of a New Society — Roger Covell — A landmark study of the development of a distinctive Australian musical identity, making the case that Australian composition had produced a genuine national voice. An important work of cultural criticism.
13. The Pelican History of Music — A scholarly single-volume survey of Western music from ancient times to the modern era; reliable, rigorous, and more readable than most histories of equivalent scope.
14. G.B.S. on Music — Bernard Shaw's collected music criticism, written during his years as the most penetrating music critic in London. Witty, provocative, and still essential reading — Shaw on Brahms alone is worth the price of the box.