"Commentary" downloads in music tutorials

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Before becoming a playwright he wrote music and literary criticism....

Francesca Caccini (1587-ca.1640) was an accomplished composer, singer, and instrumentalist in the tradition of the Florentine Camerata. Her 1618 volume...

Despite the plethora of writing about jazz, little attention has been paid to what musicians themselves wrote and said about...

For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka has ranked among the most important commentators on African American music and culture....

Hiller's Treatise on Vocal Performance and Ornamentation was published in Germany in 1780 and is an important manual on vocal...

W. Dean Sutcliffe investigates one of the greatest yet least understood repertories of Western keyboard music: the 555 keyboard sonatas...

This is a completely revised edition of volumes I and II of The Organ Music of J. S. Bach (1980),...

A comprehensive guide to Puccini's LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST, featuring Brief Story Synopsis, Principal Characters in the opera, Story Narrative...

A comprehensive guide to Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES,...

A comprehensive guide to Bizet's CARMEN featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insightful COMMENTARY...

A comprehensive guide to Mozart's DON GIOVANNI featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insightful...

A comprehensive guide to Puccini's LA BOHEME featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insightful...

A comprehensive guide to Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insigh......

A comprehensive guide to Verdi's OTELLO featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insightful COMMENTARY...

A comprehensive guide to Verdi's RIGOLETTO featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insightful COMM......

A comprehensive guide to Puccini's TOSCA featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insightful COMMEN......

A comprehensive guide to Verdi's LA TRAVIATA featuring STORY SYNOPSIS, PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, STORY NARRATIVE with MUSIC HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES, and insightful...

A comprehensive guide to Giuseppe Verdi A MASKED BALL, featuring Brief Story Synopsis, Principal Characters in the opera, Story Narrative...

A comprehensive guide to Bizet's CARMEN, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with over 30...