Stokowski leopold foreword (5 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Bach on Records" is all about what was available on the old 78 rpm records, which represented , at the time, the most modern of sound reproduction. The book was written by George Marek, Music Critic for "Good Housekeeping, and Program Annotator for the Metropolitan Opera. The Foreword was written by Leopold Stokowski (1882 - 1997), who was one of the most admired conductors of the early and mid Twentieth Century. He directed a great many eminent classical orchestras. He was beloved for his contribution to Disney's "Fantasia". The book was published by The Four Corners Press in New York in paperback format. This is the First Edition, so identified on the verso of the title page. As well as a discography, the book contains a brief discussion of Bach's life and music, both of which are excellent. Johann Sebastian Bach was, the composer of a host of musical works of genius in a variety of genres. He is one of the world's musical immortals. Individuals who are listed as directors, conductors and performers, are Stokowski, Albert Schweitzer, Walter Gieseking, Dame Myra Hess, and many prominent persons of music genius. SERIES : Not identified [but : "Famous Composers on 78 RPM Records"] TITLE : Bach on Records AUTHOR : George Marek FOREWORD : Leopold Stokowski (1882 - 1997) IMPRINT : The Four Corners Press PLACE : New York DATE : (1942) EDITION : First Edition (PBO) STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Measuring 4 7/8" x 6 7/8" and featuring a classically themed cover illustration in a modernistic style. Opposite the title page is a frontispiece which is a line drawing of Bach. The artist of neither the cover art, nor the portrait, nor the chapter headings is identified. Paperback format; 94 pages ; 4 7/8" x 6 7/8"; color pictorial stiff card stock wraps, stapled and glued. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that shows wear, but essentially remains clean and serviceable, with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR -- Spine has a soft bump with attendant creasing to top extremity. Front cover has mild surface rub and a small bit of spotting (nothing egregious); cover edges display scattered small nicking (again, nothing egregious); the front cover is basically nice and clean; the rear cover has modest surface rub; the cover corner tips are softly bumped. the front corner of the top text-block has a small stain, else the edges are clean BINDING -- Solid INTERIOR -- The stains exhibit on the verso of the front cover, and extend in lessening degree to the first two leaves of the book - else the interior is clean and free of marking. No writing, no signatures.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Rare Harper & Brothers first edition in a very nice dust jacket. You can see the handsome textured covers of the book in the photos. They are exceptionally clean. The red lettering on the spine is nicely bright. The edges and corners are in very good shape. The spine ends have only a bit of crinkling. The page edges are mostly clean, there are a few speck-sized spots in the middle page edge, but they do not seem to have migrated to the actual pages. The book is square and very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout and nicely tight covers as well. The interior of the book is in excellent shape. The pages are exceptionally clean. I've scrolled through them several times and found only one speck in a white margin of one page. I'm also not finding any creasing. There are no markings. No attachments. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere in the book. Unusual condition for a book published in 1944. The same can be said about the dust jacket. It has a little bit of wear, but less than would be expected. You can judge for yourself by looking at the first three photos. There is little scuffing and a teeny tiny loss at the top edge of the spine and just adjacent on the rear side of the spine, little scuffing at the bottom edge of the spine and at the corners, couple of which have teeny tiny losses. The jacket is quite clean. The flaps are in excellent shape. I don't see any wear. They are clean. The jacket is NOT price-clipped, not clipped at all. It will be fitted with a protective cover after the photos are scanned. From the front flap: 'From his long experience and observation as the founder and conductor of the Paulist Choristers, Father Finn has formed a number of firm convictions about choral direction. He answers here many of the questions of choirmasters, school musicians and conductors of choral groups. His is a book for both the choral conductor and the orchestral maestro, for he believes that choir and orchestra are twin instruments of expression. It is a book about the fundamentals of music and the controlling factors of musical performance, namely tempo and dynamics. Father Finn reaches down to the nature of music-- the poetic fluency, the stresses and slacks of rhythmical accent, the psychology of speed, the strategy and tactics of dynamics, and the influence of pitch upon the temper of a melody-- all the mystery of the upbeat. He explains methods for getting the best out of music whether it be hymn tune or part song. In his own words he shows "how to take Palestrina out from under the notes and make his music sound beautiful in an age of vertical clashing and horizontal 'swinging.'" Although dealing with the subject of a highly technical nature Father Finn has written in a style that makes his book both instructive and readable and he has frequently illustrated his point with musical excerpts. Leopold Stokowski has written the foreword.'.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. Softcover signed by the first owner, Richard Savage of the American Conservatory of Music (not signed by Merle Armitage). 319 pages, followed by illustrations, in excellent condition (slight to moderate age-yellowing). The condition of the exterior, however, is merely fair with tears near the corners, and two soiling spots (1cm and 2cm) on the front. [2 lbs]. Book.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 319 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Sunning to spine. General shelf wear. Bumping to corners of rear boards. Light soiling to cloth. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved in Case 12. 1398358. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Walt Disney on the half-title page and inscribed to the recipient with "best wishes." Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in royal blue, printed endpapers. 158 pp., profusely illustrated with offset lithographs, 16 of which are tipped in. Near Fine with small dent to upper edge of rear board, and small stain to lower edge of textblock. Staining along lower edge of pp. 30-31, not affecting lithographs. In an exceptionally nice Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear and toning, scattered foxing to front panel and rear flap, and evidence of label removal to rear flap. Photograph of Disney and his two daughters laid in. A superior signed copy of the companion volume to the groundbreaking animated film. Scarce in this condition (the book was invariably manhandled by children) and even scarcer with the most recognizable signature in the world. The photograph was taken by Ellis Spreckels, daughter-in-law of a sugar magnate who owned the fabulous Hotel del Coronado, a favorite of Hollywood stars for decades. The Spreckels family commissioned the popular carousel that inspired Walt Disney to create a family-friendly theme park. Signed.…