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Shostakovich: A Life Remembered

Elizabeth Wilson
Oral-history biography / documentary testimony · 1994 · English
Elizabeth Wilson. Shostakovich: A Life Remembered. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994.

This biography or documentary study follows Dmitri Shostakovich through the personal, professional and cultural circumstances in which the music was created. The dossier links chronology with works, correspondence, institutions, patrons, performers and reception so that the volume can be used both as a narrative biography and as an…

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Playing with Fire: The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in Stalin’s Russia

Elizabeth Wilson
Biography / performance history · 2022 · English
Elizabeth Wilson. Playing with Fire: The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in Stalin’s Russia. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2022. ISBN 9780300253931.

Playing with Fire: The Story of Maria Yudina, Pianist in Stalin’s Russia is a substantial biographical source on Maria Yudina. Documentary biography of the fiercely independent Soviet pianist Maria Yudina, placing her interpretations, religious convictions, friendships with composers and intellectuals, and conflicts with Soviet institutions within the cultural…

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David Oistrakh: Conversations with Igor Oistrakh

Elizabeth Wilson
Biography / interviews / violinist · 1997 · English
Elizabeth Wilson. David Oistrakh: Conversations with Igor Oistrakh. Boyars, 1997.

This curated dossier identifies David Oistrakh: Conversations with Igor Oistrakh by Elizabeth Wilson as a distinct biographical or documentary source within Classical Archive. It is included not merely as a title record but as a research-oriented entry: the book is indexed by subject, author and title variants, and…

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Essentials in Conducting

Karl Wilson Gehrkens
Conducting manual / pedagogy · 1919 · English
Karl Wilson Gehrkens. Essentials in Conducting: A practical guide to baton technique, interpretation, rehearsal and ensemble leadership. Boston; New York; Chicago; London: Oliver Ditson Company, 1919.

Gehrkens treats conducting as a teachable discipline, moving from personal qualities and baton mechanics through tempo, dynamics, timbre, phrasing, rehearsal efficiency, orchestral leadership, community chorus work, church choirs and program building.

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Music Notation and Terminology

Karl W. Gehrkens
Music theory / notation reference · 1914 · English
Karl W. Gehrkens. Music Notation and Terminology: A practical reference to the essential signs and technical vocabulary of music. New York: The A. S. Barnes Company, 1914.

This reference systematizes signs, abbreviations and vocabulary used in printed music for conservatory, college and normal-school students, covering notation, rhythm, meter, scales, key signatures, ornamentation, expression marks and related terminology.

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