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The EncyclopediaWe offer MusixCool© - an educational encyclopedia of music - so studying about music will be fascinating, pleasant, versatile and real. In MusixCool©, we have tried to link the world of music and its development to everything that has happened historically and is currently happening right now in the world, in other fields. We believe one neither can, nor should, encompass all the information on the topics mentioned here within this type of encyclopedia, however we do wish to grant a broad view of the musical realm. It is our intention to stress what is important, provide the proper examples and links for every subject, thus allowing whoever is interested to continue, learn and investigate any topic in depth, with further means. You are invited to meet the world of music with this encyclopedia, in a technique we call "Encyclomedia", which is the combination of a music encyclopedia and multimedia experience, in order to emphasize and transmit information in a wise and intuitive way. MusixCool will not include all the possible information on the different topics. We offer you short, well-emphasized and to-the-point information on the variety of musical concepts and terms, components and subjects. Nevertheless, we shall not give up reading the good old books, traditional encyclopedias (although we may admit those can be rather dull sometimes...), listening to CDs, records and even live concerts. There is nothing like the above for achieving a deeper comprehension of a particular issue, until one masters the range of knowledge it embraces. MusixCool© is connected to the wide world out there, on the web. You can learn about most of the terms and subjects presented within MusixCool© via the Internet, too. Press the Internet button on every screen, and you will be immediately linked to brilliant websites dealing with the issue of concern, and to search engines, which will carry out smart searches for you, on the very same subject. The AuthorNadav Dafni is an Israeli musician, specializing in educational musical computing. Along with developing music learning software, he is engaged in marketing and counseling for governmental agencies, about incorporating computers in music education. Advises universities, colleges and the Israeli Ministry of Education. He holds an MA degree, Summa Cum Laude (with greatest praise or highest distinction), specializing in development computer-based curricula, from the Tel-Aviv University. |
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Mein Vater from "Parsifal"
- Wagner (R.Archibald)
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb, Op.26 - Weber (R.Bakels)
Clarinet quintet in A, K.581 - Part 1 - Mozart (R.Bakels)
Part 1 - Serenade for 10 wind instr., cello, dblbass in Dm, Op.44 (R.Behringer)
Symphony No.1 in D, 'Titan' - Part 3 "Feierlich und gemessen, ohne
zu schleppend" - Mahler (R.Behringer)
Prelude from 'Háry János Suite' - Kodály (R.Behringer)
"Viennese Musical Clock" - Kodály (R.Behringer)
"Alla Hornpipe" from Suite No.2 in D - Handel (G.Breed)
A Witches' Sabbath from 'Symphonie Fantastique', Op.14 (M.K.Carr)
Gymnopedie No.1 - Satie (C.C.Catapano)
Bourree from Suite No.1 in Em for lute, BWV.996 - J.S. Bach (L.Chambers)
Marche Militaire in D, Op.51 No.1 (D733) - Schubert (L.Chambers)
Le Carnival des Animaux - Les Tortues (R.Chichakly)
Le Carnival des Animaux - Le Cygne (R.Chichakly)
Le Carnival des Animaux - The Elephant (R.Chichakly)
Humoreske No.1, Op.101 No.1 (J. Cowles)
Nocturne, Op.24 No.4 - Sibelius (J. Cowles)
American Suite in A for piano, Op.98 - Dvorak (J. Cowles)
Serenade Melancholique, Op.26 - Tchaikovsky (A.DeBrandt)
"Saturn" from "The Planets" - Holst (J.Deckard)
Agnus Dei - Machaut (P.Drum)
Dido And Aeneas - Lament - Purcell (P.Drum)
Nina, Canzonetta - Pergolesi (F.Dupont)
Hungarian Drinking Song (R.Dwyer)
24 violin capriccio - Paganini (J.R.Einsel)
Passacaglia in Cm, BWV.582 - J.S. Bach (M.Fabbri - fabbri@usf.br - www.usf.br/fabbri)
Les Sauvages - Ravel (M.Fabbri)
Tambourin - Ravel (M.Fabbri)
'Music is the highest gift of God' - Four-part round - Lassus (J.A.Faulkner)
Arabesque No.1 in E - Debussy (R.S.Finley)
Bagatelle Without Tonality - Liszt (P.Wolfe/R.Finley)
'Ondine' from 'Gaspard De La Nuit' - Ravel (R.Finley)
Traumerei - (No.7) from 'Kinderszenen' Op.15 - Schumann (R.Finley)
Impromptu No.3 - Faure (R.Finley)
A Bee's Wedding - Mendelssohn (R.Finley)
Liebestraume No.3 - Liszt (R.Finley)
"Gondoliera" from "Venezia e Napoli" - Liszt (R.Finley)
Polonaise in Ab 'Heroic', Op.53 - Chopin (R.Finley)
Intermezzi, Op.117 No.1 (R.S.Finley)
La fille aux cheveux de lin (R.S.Finley)
"Introduction, Gnomus" from "Pictures at an Exhibition"
(R.Finley)
"The Old Castle" from "Pictures at an Exhibition" (R.Finley)
"Ballet of Chickens" from "Pictures at an Exhibition"
(R.Finley)
String quartet, Op.10 - 1st mov. (M.H.Fraser)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (J.Gilbert)
Rhapsody on a Paganini's theme, Op.43 - Variations 1-6 - Rachmaninoff (G.Goldberg/D.Siu)
Piano Concerto No.2 in Cm, Op.18 - Part 2 (Adagio sostenuto) - Rachmaninoff
(G.Goldberg & A.De Brandt)
1812 Overture in Eb, Op.49 - Tchaikovsky (R.Goodyear)
Chaconne from Partita No.2 in Dm, BWV.1004 - J.S. Bach (D.Grossman)
Horn Concerto No.1 in D, K.412 - Mozart (D.A.Hall)
Toccata No.3 - Frescobaldi (W.Hall)
Sicilienne from 'Pelleas et Melisande' - Faure (A.F.Larese Henshaw)
"Mars, the bringer of war" from "The Planets" - Holst
(J.Hines)
Caprice in E, Op.1 No.1 - Paganini (M.Hirokawa)
Caprice in Bm, Op.1 No.2 - Paganini (M.Hirokawa)
Vexilla Regis - Bruckner (J.C.Houg)
Little Fugue in Gm, BWV.578 - J.S. Bach (C.Ikenoue)
'Valse triste' from The incidental music for Kuolema, Op.44 - Sibelius
(C.Ikenoue)
No.14 in F#m, Op.48 No.2 - Chopin (D.Inoue)
Chorale No.2 for Organ - Franck (L.Juan)
Pavane for orchestra and chorus ad lib., Op.50 - Faure (D.Juna)
Symphony No.5 - Finale part - Mahler (A.Kanda)
Octet for Strings, Op.20 - 1st mov - Mendelssohn (A.Kanda)
Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov (J.S.Kaufman)
'Loving Mother of Our Savior' (Alma redemptoris mater) - Palestrina (M.Klein)
Toccata and Fugue in Dm, BWV 565 - J.S. Bach (J.Knowles)
Prelude Op.11 No.4 - Scriabin (P.Kriek)
Absalon, Fili Mi (D.Little)
Marche Slave, Op.31 - Tchaikovsky (H.L.Lu)
Menuet from Suite in Am for Recorder - Telemann (P.Machonis)
Messa da Requiem - Part 6, Lux aeterna - Verdi (K.Maslanka)
Coronation Mass in C, K.317 - Gloria - Mozart (J.G.Mayer)
'Arabian Dance' from 'Nutcracker Suite', Op.71a - Tchaikovsky (J.G.Mayer)
Prelude a l'apresmidi d'un faune - Debussy (D.Mitchell)
Gigue in Em - Handel (R.Nau)
Humoresque in Gb, Op.101, No.7 (D.A.Newman)
String Quartet No.16 in F - 1st mov (W.Paxson)
String quartet No.1 in G, K.80 - Mozart (J.N.Perdue)
e from Orchestral Suite No.2 in Bm, BWV.1067 - J.S. Bach (P.&B. Parkanyi)éBourr
Sarabande from Orchestral Suite No.2 in Bm, BWV.1067 - J.S. Bach (P.&B.
Parkanyi)
Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No.2 in Bm, BWV.1067 - J.S. Bach (P.&B.
Parkanyi)
Allegro moderato from Mandolin concerto in C - Vivaldi (V.Phillips)
Mandolin concerto in C - Part 1 (Allegro moderato) - Vivaldi (V.Phillips)
The Magic Flute, K.620 - Finale, Papageno - Mozart (K.Phillips)
Bagatelle Op.6 No.2 (F.Raborn)
Concertino for clarinet, Op.26 - Weber (F.Raborn)
Variations for Orchestra on a Theme from Haydn's St. Anthony's Chorale,
Op.56 - Theme (F.Raborn)
Symphony No.7 'Midi' - 1st mov - Haydn (F.Raborn)
Flute concerto in D - Part 1 (Allegro aperto) - Mozart (E.Rantanen)
Allegro aperto from Flute concerto in D (K.314) - Mozart (E.Rantanen)
Rondeau from 'Abdalazer' - Purcell (R.B.Reich)
Concerto for piccolo in C - Vivaldi (R.Reid)
Concerto in Bb for bassoon, K.191 - Mozart (R.Reid)
Rosamunde, Op.26 (D797) - Ballet Music No.1 - Schubert (B.Richards)
The Pearl Fishers - Duet - Bizet (L.Roberts)
Requiem aeternam (from Introitus) from the Requiem, K.626 - Mozart (M.Salvi)
La Boheme Act.1 - 'Questo mar rosso...' - Puccini (M.Salvi)
Sonata k322 - Scarlatti (John
Sankey)
Partita No.3 in Am, BWV.827 - J.S. Bach (J.Sankey)
Goldberg Variations, BWV.988 - J.S. Bach (J.Sankey)
Sonata K.320 - Domenico Scarlatti (John Sankey)
Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 'Jupiter' - Part 1 (Allegro vivace) - Mozart
(L.C.Sauter)
Divertimento in F, K.253 - Mozart (L.C.Sauter)
Air on the G String - J.S. Bach (Pierre
R. Schwob)
Ave Maria (D839) (Pierre R. Schwob)
Double Concerto in Dm for Two Violins, BWV.1043 - J.S. Bach (Pierre R.
Schwob)
Fugue No. 2 in Cm BWV 847 - J.S. Bach (Pierre R. Schwob)
Prelude No. 6 in Dm BWV 851 - J.S. Bach (Pierre R. Schwob)
Etude No. 8 for Guitar - F. Sor (Pierre R. Schwob)
Etude No. 17 for Guitar - F. Sor (Pierre R. Schwob)
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" - Choral from cantata BWV.147 (Pierre
R. Schwob)
Valse in C#m, Op.64 No.2 - Copin (J.Segor)
Clair de lune (R.Sierra)
Estampes - Jardins sous la pluie (D.Siu)
Gigue from English Suite No.3 in Gm, BWV.808 - J.S. Bach (D.Siu)
'Slavonic dance' in A, Op. 46 No.
5 - Dvorak (D.Siu)
'Pie Jesu' from the Requiem, Op.48 - Faure (D.Siu)
Andaluza (Playera) (G.Stein)
Etude in Gbm, Op.10 No.5 'Black Key' - Chopin (K.Stillwell)
'Marche fun bre' from Sonata in Bbm, Op.35 No.2 - Chopin (K.Stillwell)
Symphony No.40 in Gm, K.550 - Part 1 (Molto Allegro) - Mozart (J.M.Stone)
Ave Maria (D839) - Schubert (J.Stone)
Danse Macabre, Op.40 - Saint-SAENS (J.Stone)
Waltz of the Flowers from 'Nutcracker Suite', Op.71a - Tchaikovsky (R.J.Stratton,
Jr. )
(N.Sugimura) þ'The Moldau' (Vltava) from Symphonic Poem, 'My Fatherland'
- Smetana (Ma Vlast)
Capriccio Arabe for Guitar - Tarrega (C.Tchiang)
Bagatelle No.25 in Am 'For Elise', WoO.59 (R.J.Thompson
- www.ry.ca)
Part 1 - Quartet No.10 in Eb, Op.51 (B.R.Tubb)
Sinfonia from "The Coronation of Poppea" - Monteverdi (H-G.Uszkoreit)
Orfeo Suite - Monteverdi (M. J. Starke))
Pastorale from Concerto grosso in Gm,
Op.6 No.8 - Corelli (H-G.Uszkoreit)
Valse in C#m, Op.64 No.2 - Chopin (L.Vargha)
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV.1047 parts 3 2 1 - Bach (D.L.Viens)
Double Concerto in Dm for Two Violins, BWV.1043 - J.S. Bach (T.Walter)
Cello Concerto - Haydn (M.Weimer)
"Kyrie" from Missa Secunda - Hassler (M.Weimer)
"Sanctus and Benedictus" from Missa Secunda - Hassler (M.Weimer)
Sonata in F for flute - Telemann (M.Weimer)
Trosterin Musik - Bruckner (M.Weimer)
Renaissance ballade - Palestrina (S.Weiss)
Ricercare 6 from The Musical Offering, BWV.1079 - J.S. Bach (U.Werner)
Horn concerto No.1 in D, K.412 - Mozart (G.Will)
Toccata, Op.11 - Prokofiev (S.Winitzki)
Nocturne from String Quartet No.2 in D (M.Yaskawa)
Prelude No.20 in Cm Op.28 - Chopin (M.Yaskawa)
Symphony No.5 - Adagietto - Mahler (M.Yokota)
Symphony No.8 'Unfinished' - part 1, D849 - Schubert (M.Yokota)
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