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Starting an undeniable revolution, the Beatles took pop culture by storm, shook up the recording industry, and provided a soundtrack for the lives of millions of American teenagers. No band would ever come close to the mania inspired by these four Liverpudlian exports. Brooke...

The first full-length biographical study of Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). The British-born Irish composer (Dame) Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) is best known today for her cycle of thirteen string quartets, composed over five decades. And yet, her oeuvre ranges from large scale choral works, to ballets,...

Lisa Marie Presley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. on the 1st of February, 1968 was a singer & songwriter, the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley. During her career in the music business, Lisa Marie released 3 L.Ps: To Whom It May...

Dave Scott Schwartzman's comprehensive, 300-plus page history of one of New Jersey's most beloved bands is packed with tour stories, photos, flyers, and a lot of laughs. For the first time, the story of Adrenalin O.D. is told through the eyes of its drummer...

A lavishly illustrated intimate glimpse into the life of legendary guitarist and rock 'n' roll icon Eddie Cochran, through unique access to never-before-seen personal treasures that were thought to be lost for more than sixty years. In the golden era of rock 'n' roll,...

The Beatles, the 1968 double LP more commonly known as the White Album, has always been viewed as an oddity in the group's oeuvre. Many have found it to be inconsistent, sprawling, and self-indulgent. The Beatles through a Glass Onion is the first-ever scholarly...

Pioneering the field of Springsteen scholarship when it first appeared in 1997, Born in the U.S.A. remains one of the definitive studies of Springsteen's work and its impact on American culture. Moving beyond journalistic and biographical approaches, Jim Cullen situates the artist in a...

One of the most revered composers of the twentieth century, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) achieved the unheard of: he reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. Debussy drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a...

Weber completed the opera in 1820 which was premiered the following year with international success. Long regarded as the first German nationalist opera and the first German Romantic opera for its patriotism and stark emotion. His musical portrayal of the supernatural is both scary...

As he enters his sixties, Bruce Springsteen remains a paragon of all that is cool and right. Born in the U.S.A. still ranks as one of the top-selling albums of all time, and Springsteen the man is an unstoppable force, selling out multi-city arena...

Composer, conductor and operatic polymath Daron Hagen has written five symphonies, a dozen concertos, 13 operas, reams of chamber music and more than 350 art songs. His intimate, unsparing memoir chronicles his life, from his haunted childhood in Wisconsin to the upper echelons of...

Preludes for Piano: Complete Collection, contains 20 intermediate to late intermediate piano solos that explore and develop lyrical playing. The pieces are appropriate for church services, wedding ceremonies, receptions, and other events where expressive and moving music is needed. Book 1 Titles: Prelude No....

The String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1798 and 1800 and published in 1801. It consists of four movements: 1. Allegro ma non tanto (C minor) 2. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto (C...

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat major, Op. 73, by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the 'Emperor Concerto', was his last completed piano concerto. It was written between 1809 and 1811. The concerto is divided into three movements: 1. Allegro in E-Flat major,...

An examination of director Todd Haynes and his Bob Dylan biopic. As the first and only Bob Dylan "biopic," I'm Not There caused a stir when released in 2007. Offering a surreal retelling of moments from Dylan's life and career, the film is perhaps...

Explore the trailblazing history of The Who with photos, memorabilia, and stories of rock decadence like no other. Famed music journalist Mat Snow celebrates the Who's debut album, My Generation, with this unofficial illustrated history of the legendary rock band--the ideal visual companion for...

By the end of 1973, Deep Purple Mk2 was no more. Ian Gillan had been replaced by David Coverdale on vocals whilst Roger Glover had been replaced by Glenn Hughes on bass and vocals. It left the nucleus of Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord and...

An extraordinary tale of a collaboration between a composing prodigy and a Washington politician, the story of how a Thai schoolboy came to create the entire oeuvre of an American composer is fabulous in the true sense of the world ... a modern mythic...

These first books in Alfred's Lesson Enhancement Series introduce students to all major and minor five finger patterns in all 12 keys. The pentascales are divided into similar groups to promote ease in learning. Book 1 includes the Group 1 Keys (C, G, F...

These first books in Alfred's Lesson Enhancement Series introduce students to all major and minor five finger patterns in all 12 keys. The pentascales are divided into similar groups to promote ease in learning. Book 1 includes the Group 1 Keys (C, G, F...

Simply Chopin is a collection of the most famous compositions by Fr d ric Chopin. Phrase markings, articulations, fingering and dynamics have been included to aid with interpretation, and a large print size makes the notation easy to read. Titles include: Ballade No. 1...

Edited by Maurice Hinson, this is Beethoven's complete Sonata, Opus 13. There are also historical notes about the work and the composer, as well as illustrations, performance suggestions, and notes by Carl Czerny and others.Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenISBN-10: 0739008579ISBN-13: 9780739008577Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1992Pages:...

An innovative study of the ways performance influenced Mozart's compositional style. We know Mozart as one of history's greatest composers. But his contemporaries revered him as a multi-instrumentalist, a dazzling improviser, and the foremost keyboard virtuoso of his time. When he composed, it was...

Carl Ruggles (1876-1971) was the epitome of the New England iconoclast. A composer of the American avant-garde movement, he wrote, in a very concise and dissonant style, a small body of truly unique musical works. He lived to be 95, composing to the very...

Cerphe's Up is an incisive musical memoir by Cerphe Colwell, a renowned rock radio broadcaster for more than forty-five years in Washington, DC. Cerphe shares his life as a rock radio insider in rich detail and previously unpublished photographs. His story includes promotion and...

This book is a well-researched and exhaustive analysis of the role of women in Wagner's operas. Wagner's varied portrayal of the relationships of the sexes is revealingly interpreted. There was no doubt that Wagner regarded women subservient to men. This comes out not only...

Johann Sebastian Bach's Suites Violoncello Solo senza Basso are thought to have been composed during 1717-1723, when Bach served as Kapellmeister in K then. The manuscript copy of Cello Suite III, BWV 1009 is the only surviving original. It is generally thought to be...

(Southern Music Woodwind). With an updated flute solo part edited by Sir James Galway, this new publication introduces Mouquet's whimsical work to a new generation of flutists. In 3 movements: I. Pan Et Les Bergers (Pan and the Shepherds), II. Pan Et Les Oiseaux...

The Beatles' lives and work continue to delight fans and influence musicians half a century since their heyday. Yet their contribution to contemporary culture and their relationship to social change remain controversial topics in need of reappraisal. This collection brings together fourteen leading scholars...

One of America's great rock and roll pioneers, Richie Furay played alongside Neil Young and Stephen Stills in Buffalo Springfield, producing some of the signature sounds of American folk rock. He went on to form Poco, one of the bands that founded California country...

Slade are a rock group from Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK, which became famous during the glam rock era of the early 1970s, having 17 consecutive top 20 hits including 6 chart-topping UK singles. The British Hit Singles & Albums named them as the most...

The Myth of Tori is a truly rare and unique book, the product of almost twenty years of research and work, exploring the musical, mythical, spiritual, psychological and emotional journey of one of the most inspiring and creative musical artists of our time: Tori...

An in-depth look at over thirty years of Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan's recordings including analysis of "The Times They Are A-Changing," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "Tangled Up in Blue." Examinging over thirty years of Dylan's recordings, films, and live concerts to deliver...

Since the early 1960s, music fans have found Bob Dylan's spirituality fascinating, and many of them have identified Dylan as a kind of spiritual guru. This book, written by a scholar who is a longtime fan, examines Dylan's mystique, asking why audiences respond to...

The first biography of the composer G駻ard Grisey shows how the artist's sensuality and rigor came together to form the musical genre known as spectralism. The French composer G駻ard Grisey (1946-98) changed the course of music history with his small but potent output. Labeled...

In 1725, J.S. Bach gave his second wife, Anna Magdalena, a Notenb?hlein" - a collection of solo keyboard pieces and arias. Most of the keyboard pieces were composed by friends, colleagues, and his son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The easier keyboard works were probably...

Nestled at the southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil fields, and a unique brand of country music called the "Bakersfield Sound." The term is generally used to describe a hard-edged honkytonk sensibility characterized...

This is the first biographical study of the great French master teacher's last half of life. The book includes 227 letters exchanged over four decades between Boulanger and her close friend and disciple Ruth Robbins.From this unique epistolary record between an extraordinary pedagogue and...

The Beatles' lives and work continue to delight fans and influence musicians half a century since their heyday. Yet their contribution to contemporary culture and their relationship to social change remain controversial topics in need of reappraisal. This collection brings together fourteen leading scholars...

"Consider this new book the standard Bernstein biography." -- Booklist, Starred Review. In the history of film music, Elmer Bernstein is legendary--the only person nominated for an Academy Award in every decade from the 1950s to the 2000s and who created memorable scores including...

Harp arrangements of Well-known Irish/American composed songs; American Pop standards of the early 20th century; American folk songs for sing alongs; Patriotic songs; Irish dance tunes for energizing; Songs for relaxingAuthor: Lorinda JonesISBN-10: 8604573666ISBN-13: 9798604573662Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/26/2020Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 11.00h x...

Verdi's operas are most often represented in the concert hall by their overtures or 'sinfonias' with very good reason. A number of them are symphonic gems in their own right. The operas he composed for the Paris stage give us another view of his...

Master interviewer B疝int Andr疽 Varga poses three probing questions to renowned contemporary composers about their work, and carefully renders their answers in their own words. Do today's composers draw inspiration from life experiences or from, say, the natural world? What influences, past and present,...

"The Dark Road" is a 1922 musical composition for viola and string orchestra by Cecil Forsyth. Cecil Forsyth (1870 - 1941) was an English composer and musicologist. He played the viola in various orchestras in London after attending the University of Edinburgh and the...

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Before she knew she was Ukrainian, Soviet, or Jewish, Inna Faliks knew she was a musician. Growing up in the city of Odessa, the piano became her best friend, and she explored the brilliant, intricate puzzles of Bach's music and learned to compose under...

Revel in the outrageous life of Ozzy Osbourne and the band that created the modern metal scene through inside stories, photos, and memorabilia. Few celebrities are known only by their first name. But say the name Ozzy, and there's only one who comes to...

"SONG & DANCE MAN: The Art of Bob Dylan" is unique in its scope, integrating biographical, literary and musical contexts into a powerful scrutiny of Dylan as songwriter and performer. This is Volume 1 of the new series celebrating 50 Years since the First...

Sunny Side Up features an eclectic and 'rougher' range of songs that set it somewhat apart from its predecessor, These Streets. Recorded in Ireland, Wales, New York, LA and the UK, Nutini, backed by his band The Vipers, tackles folk, reggae, soul and rock....

The Organs of J. S. Bach is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to the organs encountered by Bach throughout Germany in his roles as organist, concert artist, examiner, teacher, and visitor. Newly revised and updated, the book's entries are listed alphabetically by geographical location,...