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Nearly a half century after her death in 1972, Mahalia Jackson remains the most esteemed figure in black gospel music history. Born in the backstreets of New Orleans in 1911, Jackson during the Great Depression joined the Great Migration to Chicago, where she became...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) was an extraordinarily prolific and seminal composer during the Classical era. He displayed astonishing musical ability from a very early age, composing and playing competently when just five years old. During his lifetime, Mozart composed over 600 original...

Elliott Carter (1908-2012) was the foremost composer of classical music in America during the second half of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades, he consistently produced works that critics hailed as creatively daring, intellectually demanding, and emotionally...

Author: Tim RileyISBN-10: 1401324525ISBN-13: 9781401324520Publisher: Hachette BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2011Pages: 784Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.60lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.50w x 2.10dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 07/11/2011Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2011Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 26New York Times Book Review 10/09/2011 pg. 18Kirkus Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 2207

Sin?ad O'Connor, renowned for her angelic voice and activism, overcame a tumultuous upbringing to become a global protest singer and advocate for social justiceSin?ad O'Connor achieved worldwide success as an angel-voiced, shaven-headed Irish singer of heartfelt songs, but she was far more than just...

The musical career of Alexander Tumanov extends from Stalinist and Soviet Russia through contemporary Canada, and as such provides an inspiring portrait of one person's devotion to his art under trying circumstances. Tumanov was a founding member of Moscow's Madrigal Ensemble of early music....

Working As A Film Composer is an inside look at what it is like working in the industry today. It's a journey through the career defining moments of an award-winning Hollywood composer with insightful perspectives from industry professionals and action steps and advice from...

Mzilikazi Khumalo (1932-2021), an iconic figure in choral music in South Africa, rose to prominence as one of Africa's leading composers of art music. This is a work of music history.Biographical essays on Khumalo's major works, including those for choir, orchestra, and opera are...

There is neither in music history nor in the history of art such a closed and contradictory composer and creator as Galina Ustvolskaya. The music of Galina Ustvolskaya (excepting commissioned works written not for internal reasons but for necessity) is a kind of mysterious...

We Take Care of Our Own traces the evolution of Bruce Springsteen's beliefs, beginning with his New Jersey childhood and ending with his most recent works from Springsteen on Broadway to Letter to You. The author follows the singer's life, examining his albums and...

Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto is the story of Sibelius as performer and composer, of violin performing traditions, of histories of musical transmission, and of virtuosity itself. It investigates the history and legacy of one of the most recorded concertos in the violin repertoire. Sibelius,...

Demonstrates that the concept of genius is as vitally needed as ever and can illuminate the workings of Mozart's creative imagination. Much recent, distinguished Mozart criticism has set out a critique of the concept of genius. Whether following the scientist seeking greater objectivity, the...

In his time, the Austrian American composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was an international icon. His twelve-tone system was considered the future of music itself. Today, however, leading orchestras rarely play his works, and his name is met with apathy, if not antipathy. With this...

A look at the mysterious and troubled man behind legend and idol, Kurt Cobain, commemorating 30 years since his youthful death. When Kurt Cobain was found dead at his Seattle home on April 8, 1994 at the age of 27, music lost the idol...

Mattia Battistini (1856-1928) is considered by many to be among the finest examples of the bel canto singing style. His unique vocal abilities and strong stage personality made him the most famous singer of his time, with a career spanning nearly 50 years in...

Unveiling the Remarkable Journey of Florence Kopleff: From Bronx Secretary to Classical Music Superstar of the Mid-20th Century.Delve into the extraordinary life of Florence Kopleff, an unassuming secretary from the Bronx who rose to become one of America's most sought-after classical singers in the...

Edmund Rubbra's music has given him a reputation as a 'spiritual' composer, who had an interest in Eastern thought, and a mid-life conversion to Roman Catholicism. Author: Lucinda CradduckISBN-10: 0367635380ISBN-13: 9780367635381Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2024Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.62d

The definitive book on iconic cult hero Jeff Buckley, the singer who died tragically after just one album, but inspired a generation of musicians. His manager Dave Lory speaks out after 20 years of silence and interviews others who knew Buckley professionally, creatively, and...

Are you ready to elevate your piano-playing skills to the next level? Look no further than "Piano Scales Chords." This guide is your roadmap to excellence. Enhance your musical journey, whether you're an absolute beginner, a student, a self-learner, a producer, or just picking...

Offering a uniquely musical perspective on the #MeToo experience, this is the story of a talented and fiercely determined musician--a young woman with everything to gain and, ultimately, nothing left to lose--who finds a way through despite multiple betrayals by the men in her...

Confirm your Beyhive superfan status with this gorgeously illustrated, all-encompassing guide to all things Beyonc?. All hail the queen! From her first solo at St. John's United Methodist Church to becoming a part of Destiny's Child, shaping the R&B scene, and becoming a pop...

Behind The Locked Door is Graeme Thomson's rich, insightful account of George Harrison's extraordinary life and career.As a Beatle, Harrison underwent a bewilderingly compressed early adulthood, buffeted by unprecedented levels of fame and success. After Beatlemania left him unsettled and unfulfilled his became a...

Chopin wrote the nocturnes, short pieces for solo piano, between 1827 and 1846. They are considered among the finest short solo works for piano. Although Chopin did not invent the nocturne, he popularized and expanded on it, building on the form developed by Irish...

A global phenomenon that appeals across generations, recounted in an informative book, enhanced by carefully selected photographs and a large-format poster. Much more than a music superstar, Taylor Swift is a true cultural phenomenon, evolving from a young country promise to a global pop...

Saturday Night Fever is simultaneously one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and one of the most reviled. How can a record create such a polarizing reaction? Australian writer Clinton Walker attempts to answer that question and finds that, among other things, a...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook--songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. Now, in the first full-length biography devoted to his life, Ira...

A guide to the home city of singer, songwriter and actor Serge Gainsbourg, from birth at L'Hôtel-Dieu de Paris in April 1928, to his final resting place at Cimitière du Montparnasse. Along the way, we note residences, bars, studios, nightclubs, along with many scenes...

Discover a comprehensive compilation of 750+ biographies of renowned hymnists, delving into the brilliant minds behind their inspiring lyrics and enchanting melodies, accompanied by a treasure trove of over 1650 listed hymns of merit.Based on passion and in researched facts, author John Duane Perry's...

The stories, poems, and a musical piece in My Piano Hands share the author's journey to understand why she was born able to play piano by ear. Given up for adoption as a baby, the writer grew up searching for answers and wondering whether...

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This set of six pieces is based on folk song melodies and dance forms from Transylvania which was annexed to Romania in 1920. The contrasting melodies were originally for violin or shepherd's flute, but the unusual harmonies are original with Bart k. The performance...

This popular Rachmaninoff prelude, edited by Murray Baylor, is based on the first editions corrected by the composer and versions published in the Soviet Union since 1949. This is a vigorous composition with a wide dynamic range in march style except for the beautifully...

In his own words-from rock's most legendary bad boy. Rock 'n' roll legend and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has quite a few things to say: about Mick Jagger, the Stones, sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and life itself. Sample these nuggets of wit...

Author: Laurie LindeenISBN-10: 1950349640ISBN-13: 9781950349647Publisher: Star Baby BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2024Pages: 366Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.82d

A new and expanded edition of Behind the Rainbow, Johan Bakker's definitive biography of musician Eva Cassidy.Cassidy's story is one of the most compelling and poignant in recent music history. In this thoughtful and probing study Bakker re-evaluates her career and the fame that...

How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music? This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo career Within...

From daughter of musical visionary Frank Zappa, Moon Unit Zappa, comes a memoir of growing up in her unconventional household in 1970s Los Angeles, coming of age as part of the MTV generation in the 1980s as the "Valley Girl," and finding herself after...

At the turn of the century, visionary composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes synthesized highly diverse elements from other musical traditions into his distinct artistic voice. As American as he was far ranging in his interests, Griffes was an aesthetic polyglot, combining elements of literature, visual...

This volume contains two of George Frideric Handel's most famous pieces, "Water Music" and "Music for the Royal Fireworks" (HWV348-350). Both pieces were written for the solo piano and are highly recommended for pianists with an interest in Handel's seminal work. George Frideric Handel...

Author: George GershwinISBN-10: 0769258921ISBN-13: 9780769258928Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1995Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 11.50h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Dive into an Inspiring Journey from NYC Streets to the Grand Stages of the world: A Musician's Tale of Grit and Glory From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall is more than a musician's story; it's an inspiring narrative that resonates with anyone who has...

Dive into an Inspiring Journey from NYC Streets to the Grand Stages of the world: A Musician's Tale of Grit and Glory From Cab Driver to Carnegie Hall is more than a musician's story; it's an inspiring narrative that resonates with anyone who has...

Foreword by Johnny Depp.Long acclaimed as one of the best rock books ever written, Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star is Ian Hunter's candid account of Mott the Hoople's five week American tour in November and December 1972.First published in 1974, it has...

Garth Brooks was the best-selling country artist of the 1990s. Actually, he was the best-selling artist of the '90s period. So why did he close out that triumphant decade by transforming into a fictional rocker named Chris Gaines? He devised an outrageous backstory for...

Nanci Griffith (1953-2021) remains, despite her untimely death, a "living, breathing, ever-present entity and inspiration." According to author Brian T. Atkinson, reflections on Griffith's omnipresent influence often cause people to shift "from past tense to present tense in mid-sentence." She remains one of the...

From the celebrated novelist and memoirist, a gorgeous account of how Joni Mitchell's work has shaped his writing throughout his life.From the moment Paul Lisicky heard Joni Mitchell while growing up in New Jersey, he recognized she was that rarity among musicians--a talent whose...

"More popular than Jesus."Despite the uproar it caused in America in 1966, John Lennon's famous assessment of the Beatles vis-à-vis religion was not far off. The Beatles did mean more to kids than the religions in which they were raised, not only in America...

The first-ever in-depth biography of iconoclastic Sydney punk band Radio Birdman. Sydney's legendary Radio Birdman were a stake through the satin and scarfed hearts of the early seventies' music scene, revolutionising the conservative Australian industry in the process. Regarded as one of the earliest...

Widely hailed as a genius, Arthur Lee was a character every bit as colorful and unique as his music. In 1966, he was Prince of the Sunset Strip, busy with his pioneering racially mixed band, Love, and accelerating the evolution of California folk-rock by...

William L. Dawson is recognized for his genre-defining choral spirituals and for his Negro Folk Symphony, a masterpiece enjoying a twenty-first-century renaissance. Gwynne Kuhner Brown's engaging and tirelessly researched biography reintroduces a musical leader whose legacy is more important today than ever. Born in...