The Mass in B Minor is arguably Bach's greatest single work. John Butt gives an absorbing account of the work's genesis, its historical context, and its recepti

The B-minor Mass has always represented a fascinating challenge to musical scholarship. Composed over the course of Johann Sebastian Bach's life, it is consider

The most comprehensive book ever published on drawing hands uses a revolutionary system for visualizing the hand in an almost infinite number of positions.

A favorite with audiences and musicians since its first performance in 1831, this tale of two lovers unfolds in an idyllic village setting. Bellini was one of t

Best-known, most beloved large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world. A brilliant amalgam of traditional Italian opera, English anthem, and German Pa