The STUDY & TEACHING OF MUSIC

RARE BOOK COLLECTION

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A truly unique and wonderful collection of over 100 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on DVD data disc covering all aspects of THE INSTRUCTION AND STUDY OF MUSIC.

 

This vast collection really is the holy grail for any teacher and any student of music, or indeed anyone learning to play an instrument or a professional looking to further their understanding and capability.

 

Discover exactly what music is, how to understand it and how to best appreciate it. Study the world’s most famous composers and their music. Learn about expression through music, the language of music and the art of rhythm. Read about the essentials of teaching music and how best to succeed in the world of melody and song, both as an instructor and a student. Overall, this is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in music - the full list of titles included speaks for itself!

 

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material, manuals and guides for any student or teacher of music and how to get the most out of any instrument or piece of music!

 

This superb compilation of 104 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. Most of the books are written in English with several additional texts in German.

 

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

 


The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:


A musical companion; a guide to the understanding and enjoyment of music by J. Erskine (1922)

A musical pilgrim's progress by J. D. M. Rorke (1921)

A text-book of music by H. C. Banister (1899)

About music, and what it is made of; a book for amateurs by O. Prescott (1904)

An essay on musical expression by C. Avison (1752)

Chats with music students; or, Talks about music and music life by T. Tapper (1891)

Complete musical analysis by A. J. Goodrich (1889)

Crude conditions in American musical education by S. W. Cole (1913)

Education through music by C. H. Farnsworth (1909)

Eurhythmics by E. Jacques-Dalcroze (1917)

Famous composers and their music Vol. 2, 3 & 5 by T. Theodore (1901)

First years in song-land - a singing book for day schools and juvenile singing classes containing carefully graded lessons and musical exercises by G. F. Root (1879)

For my musical friend; a series of practical essays on music and music culture by A. Moore (1900)

Grade school music teaching - for superintendents, music supervisors, and grade teachers by T. P. Giddings (1919)

Harmonic second reader by F. H. Ripley (1903)

High school music teaching for superintendents, music supervisors, grade and high school teachers by T. P. Giddings (1922)

How to appreciate music by G. Kobbe (1912)

How to listen to music; hints and suggestions to untaught lovers of the art by H. E. Krehbiel (1896)

How to understand music - a concise course of musical culture by object lessons and essays Vols. 1 & 2 by W. S. B. Mathews (1895)

Language of music interpreted from the child's viewpoint by O. B. Dorrett (1921)

Lectures on musical analysis by H. C. Banister (1888)

Listening lessons in music, graded for schools by A. M. Fryberger (1916)

Literature and music; a manual for teachers and students in school and home by J. M. Dorey (1920)

Music and culture, comprising a number of lectures and essays by K. Murz (1890)

Music and its appreciation; or, The foundations of true listening by S. Macpherson (1910)

Music and life - a study of the relations between ourselves and music by T. W. Surette (1917)

Music and the higher education by E. Dickinson (1915)

Music appreciation - based upon methods of literary criticism by C. G. Hamilton (1920)

Music appreciation for little children by Victor Talking Machine Company (1920)

Music appreciation taught by means of the phonograph, for use in schools by K. E. Stone (1922)

Music as a language; lectures to music students by E. Home (1916)

Music by H. C. Banister (1873)

Music explained to the world or, How to understand music and enjoy its performance by F. J. Fetis (1800)

Music in secondary schools by W. Earhart (1918)

Music in the home - an aid to parents and teachers in the cause of better listening by A. F. Oberndorfer (1917)

Music in the public schools - a manual of suggestions for teachers by E. W. Newton (1909)

Music memory in the schools; suggestions to teachers for correct correlation by E. M. Mckluskey (1921)

Musical accompaniment of moving pictures by E. Lang (1920)

Musical appreciation in schools, why and how by P. A. Scholes (1923)

Musical education by A. Lavignac (1902)

Musical groundwork; a short course of aural training by F. H. Shera (1922)

Musical interpretation - its laws and principles, and their application in teaching and performing by T. Matthay (1913)

Music-education - an outline by C. B. Cady (1902)

Musikalische Bildung und Erziehung zum musikalischen Hören von A. Schering (1911)

On certain obstacles to the highest enjoyment of music by D. C. French (1900)

On the execution of music and principally of ancient music by C. Saint-Saens (1915)

Präludien und Studien gesammelte Aufsätze zur Aesthetik, Theorie und Geschichte der Musik Vols. 1, 2 & 3 by H. Riemann (1900)

Psychology applied to music teaching by J. S. Curwen (1920)

Public school orchestras and bands by G. H. Woods (1920)

Putting young America in tune - how to teach the child appreciation of music by H. Weber (1920)

Recent advances in instruction in music by W. Earhart (1923)

Report on music instruction in the public schools of Oakland, California (1917)

Rhythm, music and education by E. Jaques-Dalcroze (1921)

School music abroad by J. S. Curwen (1901)

Some essentials in the teaching of music, for the consideration of music-teachers, music-students and parents by F. Damrosch (1916)

Standard concert repertory and other concert pieces by G. P. Upton (1909)

Status and value of music in education by R. Yont (1916)

Stories of symphonic music; a guide to the meaning of important symphonies, overtures, and tone-poems from Beethoven to the present day by L. Gilman (1921)

Studies in written work in music for elementary schools by R. L. Baldwin (1906)

Success in music and how it is won by H. T. Finck (1909)

Supplementary illustrations for Music an art and a language Pt. 1 by W. R. Spalding (1921)

The appreciation of music by A. Gehring (1913)

The appreciation of music by T. W. Surette (1907)

The appreciation of music Vols. 1 - 5 by D. G. Mason (1907-1921)

The art of the musician - a guide to the intelligent appreciation of music by H. G. Hanchett (1905)

The book of the great musicians; a course in appreciation for young readers by P. A. Scholes (1921)

The diversions of a music-lover by C. L. Graves (1904)

The education of a music lover a book for those who study or teach the art of listening by E. Dickinson (1911)

The education of the music teacher by T. Tapper (1914)

The enjoyment of music by A. W. Pollitt (1921)

The great in music - a systematic course of study in the music of classical and modern composers by W. S. B. Mathews (1900)

The listener's guide to music, with a concert-goer's glossary by P. A. Scholes (1922)

The lure of music - depicting the human side of great composers, with stories of their inspired creations by O. Downes (1918)

The music life and how to succeed in it by T. Tapper (1892)

The musical amateur; a book on the human side of music by R. H. Schauffler (1911)

The musical curriculum, for piano-forte playing, singing, and harmony - containing progressive exercises, pieces, songs and technics, in all the keys by G. F. Root (1872)

The musical education of the child - some thoughts and suggestions for teachers, parents and schools by S. Macpherson (1922)

The musical educator; a library of musical instruction by eminent specialists Vols. 1 - 5 by J. Grieg (1910)

The needs of popular musical education by W. H. Hadow (1918)

The new educational music course; based on the syllabus of music for public and model schools by A. T. Cringan (1907)

The philosophy of music - what music can do for you by H. A. Seymour (1920)

The philosophy of music by W. Pole (1910)

The standard concert guide; a handbook of the standart symphonies, oratorios, cantatas, and symphonic poems for the concert goer by G. P. Upton (1912)

The standard course of lessons and exercises in the tonic sol-fa method of teaching music by J. Curwen (1901)

The teacher's manual by C. E. Leslie (1892)

The theory and practice of musical form, for instruction in composition both in private and in class by J. H. Cornell (1908)

The thought in music; an enquiry into the principles of musical rhythm, phrasing and expression by J. B. McEwen (1912)

Theory of interpretation applied to artistic musical performance by A. J. Goodrich (1899)

Training in appreciation, art, literature and music by N. Catty (1921)

What music can do for you - a guide for the uninitiated by H. A. Seymour (1920)

What we hear in music; a course of study in music history and appreciation by A. F. Oberndorfer (1921)

 

 

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in the teaching and study of music and its appreciation – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

 

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All of the files are hi-resolution scans presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. A free program called Calibre can be used to do this and can be included on the DVD if requested.

 

Please note that this is a data DVD disc that will contain all of the books, documents and material listed in this auction. It will work in a laptop or computer (including MAC) but will NOT work on a normal DVD player, X-Box or audio CD player.

 

* Main photo is for illustration purposes only – other photos are example pages from the books included on the disc *

 

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