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Hector Berlioz combined writing music with lively and informed music criticism. This collection of articles, engagingly translated by Roger Nichols, covers the middle years of his critical career. Berlioz's music criticism from 1837 to 1850 covers a period druing which he composed some of...

Welcome Daydreamers to this all-encompassing superfan book on everything there is to know and love about the modern icon that is Adele. From being raised by a superwoman single mother in South London who introduced her to music, to when she discovered her favorite...

This book presents new information about Rachmaninoff accessed from unique sources previously unavailable in English. From the extraordinary women who inspired him, to his humanitarian work, to his religion, Nollan interweaves Rachmaninoff's personal struggles and triumphs into his concert career.Author: Valeria Z. NollanISBN-10: 1666917613ISBN-13:...

David Bowie: every single song. Everything you want to know, everything you didn't know. The legacy of David Bowie is roughly 450 songs, which he recorded or performed over half a century. They range from cabaret to psychedelia to folk rock to glam rock...

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM One of the greatest musicians of all time, Johann Sebastian Bach was also a genius in the search for new sounds through technology--a pursuit as lively in his moment as it is in ours....

Roy Orbison emerged as an artist alongside his Sun Records contemporaries in the early days of rock 'n' roll. He did not possess the good looks of Elvis Presley or the everyman toughness of Johnny Cash, nor did he conduct wild-child stage antics like...

There is something beautiful in music, according to some scientists, "listening to music has some amazing benefits regardless of your age, health, physical or emotional state." Satan understands the benefits and power of music also. "I SOLD MY SOUL TO THE DEVIL," a phase...

Author: Martyn GoddardISBN-10: 1788843142ISBN-13: 9781788843140Publisher: Acc Art BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2025Pages: 240Format: Hardcover

Author: Charlotte GunnISBN-10: 1529446937ISBN-13: 9781529446937Publisher: MobiusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/02/2025Pages: 160Format: HardcoverSize: 7.48h x 5.47w x 0.65d

Winner of the Leila Webster Memorial Music Award for the International Alliance for Women in Music of the 2022 Pauline Alderman Awards for Outstanding Scholarship on Women in Music Chen Yi is the most prominent woman among the renowned group of new wave composers...

Composed for the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Sea Pictures was heard for the first time on October 5, 1899 with also Clara Butt accompanied by the Festival Orchestra under the composer's direction. Elgar chose a five poems from five authors, including his wife (who...

This book examines the career of Polish pianist and composer, Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831), through extensive use of primary source material. After a thorough biography, a comprehensive bibliography lists all of the composer's works and literature, including letters written by Szymanowska, her family, and contemporaries...

The work of Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, regarded as the founder of French opera and a key figure in the development of court ballet, enjoys growing popular and scholarly interest. This volume brings together thirteen international scholars to present the best recent research on...

Cultural phenomenon. Worldwide obsession. Queen for eras to come. This is the life, art, and legacy of Taylor Swift. There has never been a phenomenon like Taylor Swift. But it is not just her music that makes her one of the most compelling figures...

A Dream Come True is an extensive investigation of the working relationship between two revered artists, David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, as an insightful collage that bridges the gap between academic analysis and investigative journalism. The working-relationship between director David Lynch and composer Angelo...

"Where words fail, music speaks."We read stories to let our imaginations run wild-but have you ever wished there was just a little more?While reading that epic battle, did you wish you could hear the drums? When a mother is singing a lullaby to her...

This music journal is PERFECT for all songwriters and composers. It is conveniently sized at 8.5 x 11 and contains high quality interior stock, Designed for musicians, students, and teachers. (Great Gifts for Music Lovers)Author: MilfordISBN-10: 1718694482ISBN-13: 9781718694484Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/03/2018Pages:...

With over 30 albums, movies and countless videos to his name, Prince is one of the most prolific artists of our generation. Once a pioneer in the internet music space, Prince was recently quoted as saying..."The internet is completely over". 4 hardcore Prince fans...

This is Fr d ric Chopin's first scherzo, "The Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20". This dark and dramatic piece was composed between 1831-1832 and was dedicated to Thomas Albrecht. Fr d ric Fran ois Chopin (1810 - 1849) was a Polish...

Featuring large, clear note heads and wide margins, this edition is perfect for studying and following the music. Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) was a seminal German composer and esteemed music critic. When his piano teacher assured him that the could be the most...

This concise edition contains four expressive and lively impromptus that will challenge advanced pianists. To clarify the composer's original notations on tempo, dynamics, fingering, pedaling and ornamentation, Dr. Baylor has included notes on performing each piece and provided footnotes for difficult passages. These editorial...

A spellbinding, passionate, and unprecedented deep dive into the ever-changing but ever-radical life and career of the Nobel Prize-winning songwriter, from his rural Minnesota upbringing through his sofa-surfing days in Greenwich Village through his many tumultuous conversions -- to electric guitars and country music...

Every lyric to every song that iconic American artist Johnny Cash ever wrote: the complete, comprehensive catalog of Cash's 55-year career as a songwriter, including nearly 500 songs Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black," is one of America's most prolific and influential songwriters, speaking...

Written by a composer long immersed in new and experimental music, this book provides a tour of the music, technologies and people that have transformed how we make, hear and think about sound over the past fifty years. As both a participant and critical...

Explore the world of Joel Zimmerman, aka deadmau5, with this large-format, 320-page book featuring over 1000 color images and exclusive sticker pages. It chronicles his journey from early DJ gigs to worldwide tours, showcasing deadmau5 as an artist, DJ, performer, entrepreneur, and showman. Spanning...

Investigates the composition and reception of works by key Romantics such as Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner and the Schumanns with attention to the role of sexual desire in the composers' lives and music. Scholars have for several decades been devoting increasing attention to aspects...

A collection of photos of Oasis taken on the road during their breakthrough year published to coincide with the band's long-awaited reunion. At the beginning of 1994 Oasis were unknown, though signed to Creation Records. Things changed with the release of their album 'Definitely...

Curating the most notorious, illuminating interviews from an American icon isn't easy. Willie Nelson's words can be found everywhere: TV, radio, movies, and on the many musical recordings he is responsible for over a decades-long career. Nelson, the last surviving member of the Highwaymen,...

Jane Eisner traces the professional accomplishments and personal challenges of pop icon Carole King, exploring her unique contribution to American music Carole King's extraordinary career has defined American popular music for more than half a century. Born in New York City in 1942, she...

Author: David BrodbeckISBN-10: 1648251072ISBN-13: 9781648251078Publisher: University of Rochester PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Pages: 306Format: Hardcover

Experience the extraordinary career of beloved rocker Tom Petty with this richly illustrated slipcase edition. Twenty-eight Billboard Top-10 singles, induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a string of best-selling studio albums...nearly a decade after his passing, Tom Petty remains one...

Explores how Harry Styles' artistry and fandom profoundly transformed the life of one fan and others worldwide.Harry Styles captivates audiences worldwide with his talent, charisma and sartorial wit. From his early days as a member of the boyband One Direction to his wildly successful...

From studio albums to stadium tours, Taylor Swift is a record-setting pop artist whose impacts are outsized and global in scale. At the same time, she has cultivated an audience base that finds her, her songs, and her voice eminently relatable. Taylor Swift: The...

Written by a composer long immersed in new and experimental music, this book provides a tour of the music, technologies and people that have transformed how we make, hear and think about sound over the past fifty years. As both a participant and critical...

American composer Abram Chasins became well known for his solo piano suite Three Chinese Pieces (1926). Each movement sounds out the mood implied by its title: sorrow (A Shanghai Tragedy"), romance ("Flirtation in a Chinese Garden"), and breathtaking frenzy ("Rush Hour in Hong Kong")....

The Hollywood careers of Aaron Copland and Hanns Eisler brought the composers and their high art sensibility into direct conflict with the premier producer of America's potent mass culture. Drawn by Hollywood's potential to reach--and edify--the public, Copland and Eisler expertly wove sophisticated musical...

"Over the Rainbow," "Stormy Weather," and "One for My Baby" are just a few of Harold Arlen's well-loved compositions. Yet his name is hardly known--except to the musicians who venerate him. At a gathering of songwriters George Gershwin called him "the best of us."...

AUTHOR'S NOTEINTRODUCTIONEDITORIAL PRINCIPLESBEETHOVEN'S FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS SYMPHONY NO. 1 - SELECTED WRITINGSAllgemeine musikalische ZeitungWilhelm AltmannPaul BekkerJohn BlackingLeon BotsteinJoseph BraunsteinBarry CooperBasil DeanePhilip G. DownsDonald Jay Grout, and Claude V. Palisca(Sir) George GroveGeorge HogarthDavid Wyn JonesWilliam KindermanGustav MahlerStedman PrestonMaynard SolomonMichael SteinbergCoriander StuttardDonald Francis ToveyPaul WebsterRalph Vaughan WilliamsBEETHOVEN...

"Jolene" is one of Dolly Parton's most well-known and beloved songs. Released in 1974 as the title song of Dolly's thirteenth studio album, it has become a cultural phenomenon. Often seen as a cheating song, "Jolene" is compelling because of its ambiguity: Who is...

A behind-the-scenes look at the music and creative process of worldwide phenomenon Taylor Swift, as told through the writing and recording of every song. Step into the world of Taylor Swift from her beginnings as a teenage country singer to her record-breaking "Eras Tour."...

This book follows three pivotal years in the composer's life, from 13 December 1769 to 13 March 1773, when young Mozart took his first steps in writing opera seria under the watchful guidance of his father, Leopold. The historical journey, reconstructed from original documents,...

Journey through Willie Nelson's rebellious, prolific, and enduring career with this richly illustrated tour of the beloved singer-songwriter's 100-plus albums. Few musicians or celebrities are as widely adored as Willie Nelson. The legendary Texas singer-songwriter is still recording and performing music well into his...

Throughout his career, the Minneapolis musician Prince was known for fusing different musical genres as well as moving between different identities--sexual lothario, devout man of God, androgynous sprite--qualities that fit the postmodernism of the 1980s. This volume takes a fresh look at Prince's work,...

Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge nor an emblem of Gen X angst. Frogstomp transformed Australian rockers silverchair from an(other) unknown teen garage band to an internationally...

Byrd Studies in the Twenty-First Century demonstrates current approaches to Byrd studies in the twenty-first century and represents the sole major print effort to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the composer's death in 2023. The volume's chapters, by both early-career and established scholars, cover...

The magnificent coffee table book "Philip Glass - Dots on Paper" by Andreas H. Bitesnich is about the life and work of the famous pianist. He is one of the most important pioneers of American minimal music and composed the film music for well-known...

Pink Floyd Song by Song takes a fresh look at the songs which led to Pink Floyd becoming the third best-selling band of all time. From 'Arnold Layne' to 'Louder Than Words', Pink Floyd wrote about anger, isolation, regret, dismay, and fear. These themes,...

This collection, edited by Dr. Hans Bischoff, consists of the Six Little Preludes, BWV 933-938, along with twelve preludes taken from The Little Piano Book (Clavierbuchlein) of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Also included is an outstanding CD recording from the Alfred library. Titles: Prelude No....

During the 1960s--a juncture in history when music was the meeting place for the ideas of the young and questioning--Bob Dylan stood head and shoulders in influence above all others. In telling the story of his first calendar decade as a recording artist, Decade...

Explore The Who's groundbreaking albums, tracing their evolution from 1960s pioneers to rock legends.One of the British Invasion bands of the mid 1960s, The Who would soon go on to help revolutionise rock music, evolving from a pop band into the first generation of...