Music-General Books

"More than any living poet I know, Russell Thorburn invites us into the company of recurring characters inhabiting a fully-formed world of the imagination. His work reads, collectively, like a vast, ongoing novel in which we join personalities from John Keats to John Lennon...

"This is the book I wished I'd had to turn to." --Gary Barlow Gary Barlow is one of the most successful British musicians and songwriters of all time, but 15 years ago, as he himself admits, he hit rock bottom--he was out of shape,...

The work formulates a status quo of the music video medium in the late 2010s and shows which trends, aesthetics and (new) standards have established themselves. Particularly the role of the prosumer amidst evolved technical conditions is highlighted in this context, which strongly influences...

Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore, plus Nicky Wire. They are often colloquially known as "the Manics". They form a key part of the 1990s Welsh...

If you have been releasing music without much success, or are thinking of putting out your first hit song as an independent artist, then this Artist Music Release Journal & Planner is for you! With an estimated 40,000 new music releases - a day!...

Vocal Expression, by Katherine Jewell Everts, is a classic is a classic guide to proper and powerful elocution, voice production and interpretation.Author: Katherine Jewell EvertsISBN-10: 1512219339ISBN-13: 9781512219333Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2015Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.35d

Drawing on his experiences in Berlin under Schleiermacher and his travels to the Vatican, Mendelssohn, as the Director of Prussian Church Music, wanted to offer an edifying worship experience where large-scale choral works would become an indispensable part of the liturgy, which he saw...

Why do you need to practice "Scales"?Piano scales are an important part of developing your playing skills, they greatly help you improve your awareness of tones and your knowledge of all the keys. Plus, they help you develop fast, nimble fingers and teach you...

Have you ever wondered how your favourite rock stars get inspired? How they write a song? How an album is put together? What made them choose a life devoted to music? In this exciting, original and inspiring book, 75 of the world's most iconic...

How Cuba put the World to Dance: Twenty years of Buena Vista Social Club intertwines the "official" story with unpublished testimonies and documents by the protagonists and witnesses of this world phenomenon.How many happenstances were needed so that Omara, Ibrahim, Compay, Eliades, Rubén, Cachaito...

This is the autobiography of Grammy nominated song writer, Frankie Storm. Frankie brings us to the front row of her journey through the music industry from sleeping in her car to signing a deal with one the world's largest entertainment corporations.Author: Frankie StormISBN-10: 1736659707ISBN-13:...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Robert SchumannISBN-10: 1447476557ISBN-13: 9781447476559Publisher: Cullen...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Claude DebussyISBN-10: 1446515702ISBN-13: 9781446515709Publisher: Classic...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This volume of the Music Portraits collection brings a biographical essay and exclusive interviews with Gilberto Gil, one of the greatest creators of Brazilian music and an important cultural thinker.Author: Gilberto Gil, Sergio CohnISBN-10: 856533256XISBN-13: 9788565332569Publisher: Oca Brazilian Culture LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2022Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Lessons in Creativity from Musical Theatre Characters blends cutting-edge research, juicy anecdotes, lived experience, hands-on activities, and gentle advice to take readers on a journey to explore and enhance their own creativity. Author: James C. Kaufman, Dana P. RoweISBN-10: 1032485620ISBN-13: 9781032485621Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2023Pages:...

How do people use music to heal themselves and others? Are the healing powers of music universal or culturally specific? The essays in this volume address these two central questions as to music's potential as a therapeutic source. The contributors approach the study of...

You know that feeling you get when you hear a singer with an otherworldly voice? Like their vocal cords are a direct channel from heaven? That's the power of bel canto, an operatic singing technique that transforms the human voice into a spiritual experience....

This book is an essential resource for choirs and singers looking to perform traditional Christmas carols. It offers condensed vocal parts for a range of carols, including classics such as 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' and 'O Come All Ye Faithful'.This work has been...

There are so many musicians out there who have a passion and a love for their art. We spend hundreds of hours learning how to play our instrument, hours learning how to create songs that we're proud of, thousands of dollars on equipment we...

This is a composition of observations and citations from authors and institutions working in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, and Engineering, which bring contributions to decrease the temperature of the oceans.The intention is to present these contributions, from the cited areas of...

Author: Vincent Sheean, UnknownISBN-10: 0837181291ISBN-13: 9780837181295Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/1975Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d

Features interviews with Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein. As well as Luthiers Justin Eisenman, Maybury Guitars, All Four Guitars and Mike Termini of the South Shore Guitar BoutiqueAuthor: Kelcey Alonzo, Zac Delvecchio, Dave AndersonISBN-10: 8728841239ISBN-13: 9798728841234Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2021Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 11.02h x...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

Pluralism and Music Education Research: An Introduction to the Text; Jay Dorfman and Diana Dansereau.- A Path Toward Methodological Pluralism: Revisiting the Paradigm Conflicts of the 1980s through Today; Chad West.- What if Dewey Won? Forwarding Social Inquiry in Music Education; Susan Wharton Conkling.-...

The Unsaid: Thoughts of a Quiet Man is poetry in a musical format. The title describes the author's personality and speaks volumes about his narrative, creativity, and thought process, giving insight into the mind of a musician and the different stages of conception. Ideas,...

Author: Giveon CornfieldISBN-10: 1479777978ISBN-13: 9781479777976Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2013Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Taylor Swift quietly revealed at the opening of "Folklore," and truer thoughts are never frequently expressed than in the case of the woman who somehow manages to the greatest and most prolific composer in music. Consider that, just since the last time she went...

This book aims to address the packaging design in the relationship between content and container, and research formal and aesthetic features organized to generate attraction and desire for the consumer. The products, with their visual proposal and their symbolic functions, will serve as instruments...

Tomoo Otaka (1899-1956) studied philosophy at the University of Kyoto in the mid-1920s. The Grundlegung der Lehre vom sozialen Verband [Foundation of a theory of social association] was the product of a three-year European visit (1929-1932) in which he studied in Vienna with Hans...

The book brings a playful approach as a primordial point in pediatric physiotherapeutic treatment, which seeks subsidies in the fields of psychology and pedagogy, so that from these perspectives the professionals in question can add playfulness to their treatments for children and adolescents. Since...

A whimsical collection of Grateful Dead concert memories. With illustrations by the author's young daughter.Author: Christine M. DunneISBN-10: 0978812816ISBN-13: 9780978812812Publisher: Donegal PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2007Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.29d

A memoir of opera and the greatest singers and conductors of an unrepeatable era, by Robert Feist, including the years as a Fulbright fellow in Rome under the instruction of conductors a generation from Verdi and Puccini to his career as conductor in Italy,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

The study of the Armenian system of notation called Khazs (Neumes) is of significance both for Armenian and Byzantine music from a historical and aesthetic point of view. Over the centuries the Armenian people have created a musical culture which is largely inaccessible because...

A celebration of the contemporary artist as music producerCan You Hear Me? Music Labels by Visual Artists is the first survey on the obscure and fascinating phenomenon of record labels founded and run by visual artists. It reflects on the way these extra-artistic activities...

A view to a door is a collection of abstract disquisition essays, and will unfold an experience abstract for a view of different doors such as trust, support, peace, harmony, progress and others. Disquisitions are a way to create new essays from a topic...

Untamed is a brilliant collection of poetry, framed into song lyrics. In his debut book, Billboard-charting artist John Calo brings the reader deep to the roots of where his music career began. The Song Poems of... becomes a reflective memoir, serving as a rare...

A full-length stage play about the life and passions of Johann Sebastian Bach after his marriage to Anna Magdalena Wulcken.Author: Rita Fuchsberg, Karen KlamiISBN-10: 1605716200ISBN-13: 9781605716206Publisher: ShirespressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/17/2022Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

This book describes the lives and contributions of the great composers. It includes the masterpieces that they have produced. Their works include symphonies, operas, concertos, oratorios and chamber music. It delves into the personal and love lives of the great composers. The world is...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Frederic ChopinISBN-10: 144747676XISBN-13: 9781447476764Publisher: Bakhsh...

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) is widely considered the jazz tradition's most celebrated composer. This engaging yet scholarly volume explores his long career and his rich cultural legacy from a broad range of in-depth perspectives, from the musical and historical to the political and international. World-renowned...

This book provides a broad overview of spaciousness in music theory, from mixing and performance practice, to room acoustics, psychoacoustics and audio engineering, and presents the derivation, implementation and experimental validation of a novel type of spatial audio system. Discussing the physics of musical...

- Examines the human, social, cultural and technical aspects of creation of popular music using a confluence approach to creativity- Navigates major theoretical concepts of creativity and how they connect to the activities occurring outside and inside the recording studio- Challenges the myths of...

In this book you will learn: How to finish better music, quickly, using the power of deadlines Different techniques to break through writers block How to stay inspired by your favorite productions and not discouraged by them and much, much more Every single paragraph...

This collection features a selection of the greatest Patriotic Songs of the United States Of America. 10 easy arrangements including fingerings. Includes: Amazing Grace America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) America The Beautiful Anchors Aweigh Battle Hymn of the Republic Hail to the Chief...

This wonderful work "Estampes" by Claude Debussy contains a score for the solo piano. It is a fine example of the composer's work and a fantastic addition to any classical musician's repertoire. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s...

Stuart Rosenberg traces the growth of rock and roll music from its beginnings in 1955 through the end of the 1960s. During this fifteen year period, rock and roll became a major industry, creating a new generation of songwriters, recording artists, producers, and entrepreneurs,...