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William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) overcame adversity and Jim Crow racism to become a nationally recognized composer, choral arranger, conductor, and professor of music. In William Levi Dawson: American Music Educator, Mark Hugh Malone tells the fascinating tale of Dawson's early life, quest for education,...

Richard Kramer follows the work of Beethoven and Schubert from 1815 through to the final months of their lives, when each were increasingly absorbed in iconic projects that would soon enough inspire notions of "late style." Here is Vienna, hosting a congress in 1815...

A colorful and candid look at my 60 years in the music industry. Obviously a large portion of my life has been dedicated to singing and arranging and I will still arrange if the right person asks (and I'm in the mood) but I...

Villa-Lobos and Modernism: The Apotheosis of Cannibal Music provides a new assessment of the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos in terms of his contributions to the Modernist Movement of the twentieth century. In this profound study, Ricardo Averbach elevates Cultural Cannibalism as a major manifestation...

The first biography of rapper Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh cult favorite-turned-rap superstar who touched the lives of millions before tragically passing away at the age of twenty-six "Most Dope works as a reminder of Mac's passion for hip-hop and his gifts as a MC....

Some of the most beautiful music for the lute in the Renaissance was included in Thomas Robinson's book published in 1603 - "Schoole of Musicke". Here are solo and duet compositions from this work transcribed and arranged for the baritone ukulele. These are delightful...

This set of three Mazurkas was a co-commisson by the Barbican Centre, Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, San Francisco Symphony and Het Concertgebouw NV. The first performance was given by Emanuel Ax, at Carnegie Hall, New York on the 10th February 2010.Author: Thomas...

Author: Benjamin BrittenISBN-10: 0571514537ISBN-13: 9780571514533Publisher: Faber & FaberLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1998Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.60w x 0.30d

Author: Louis-Claude DaquinISBN-10: 0571506526ISBN-13: 9780571506521Publisher: Faber & FaberLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2003Pages: 999Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.80w x 0.40d

Edited and engraved by Ephraim Hammett Jones, Volume II of this two-book set presents an original compilation of Robert Schumann's best-known character pieces and piano cycles in a pristine urtext edition. Printed to precisely reproduce the artist's original intentions, it features eight of the...

Considered one of the greatest composers--and music critics--of the Romantic era, Robert Schumann (1810-1856) played an important role in shaping nineteenth-century German ideas about virtuosity. Forging his career in the decades that saw abundant public fascination with the feats and creations of virtuosos (Liszt,...

This book explores the life and works of the pioneering opera composer Robert Ashley, one of the leading American composers of the post-Cage generation. Ashley's innovations began in the 1960s when he, along with Alvin Lucier, Gordon Mumma, and David Behrman, formed the Sonic...

A work-by-work guide to the composer's groundbreaking music Robert Wannamaker's monumental two-volume study explores the influential music and ideas of American composer, theorist, writer, performer, and educator James Tenney. Delving into the whole of Tenney's far-ranging oeuvre, Wannamaker offers close, aurally grounded analyses of...

A biography of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, published in collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. One of the most popular classical composers of all time, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) has often been dismissed by critics as a conservative, nostalgic holdover of the nineteenth century and a...

In this final installment of his internationally bestselling three-part memoir--including The Hacienda and Unknown Pleasures--British rocker Peter Hook focuses on the 1980s New Wave and Dance Punk scene and the rise of one of the most influential bands of the Second British Invasion: New...

Finalist, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards 2012, Performing Arts and Music (Adult Non-Fiction) Brian Wilson is a musical genius. Ever since British press agent Derek Taylor launched a publicity campaign with that theme to promote the landmark LP Pet Sounds in 1966,...

Profit-C is from the much larger performance piece Prophecies of War. Composed by Andrew Hanna it is a progressive jazz-fusion composition composed for alto saxophone, electric guitar, bass guitar, and keyboards.Author: Andrew HannaISBN-10: 1955144109ISBN-13: 9781955144100Publisher: Andrew HannaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/20/2023Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 11.00h x...

In a period covering 50 years I have written over 2000 songs. This is the story of some of them, how they were created and how they were used.Author: Kevin Don Levellie, Jeanette E. LevellieISBN-10: 1458337456ISBN-13: 9781458337450Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/12/2022Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 9.00h...

In this updated edition of Graeme Thomson's critically acclaimed biography, a near-exhaustive survey of Kate Bush's life surveys everything from her upbringing in South London to her stunning return to live performance in August 2014.The original edition of Under the Ivy was called one...

In this updated edition of Graeme Thomson's critically acclaimed biography, a near-exhaustive survey of Kate Bush's life surveys everything from her upbringing in South London to her stunning return to live performance in August 2014.The original edition of Under the Ivy was called one...

inch....this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken inch. (Oliver James, Contact Magazine) A novel and comprehensive approach to transferring from the C to F instrument. 430 music...

Jimi Hendrix cut a mesmerising figure striding through the grey London streets in late 1966 with his long hair and extraordinary clothes. This book traces the story in detail from him leaving New York in 1966 to arriving back home for the Monterey Pop...

With unique access to Magazine band members past and present, and interviews with managers, producers and contemporary musicians, Helen Chase presents a fascinating insight into one of the most important bands to emerge from the ashes of punk rock. The book is designed by...

Features interviews that delve deeply into the creative process, the basics of musical thought, filmmaking's collaborative nature, and the individual psyches of its participating composers. This book covers various styles of film music, the essence of what it means to write a score for...

Vlado Perlemuter had the privilege of studying all Ravel's solo piano music with the reclusive composer himself. The origins of this book lie in a series of programmes broadcast in 1950 by Radio Francaise in which Perlemuter played all Ravel's compositions for solo piano...

In Traetta's biography, the contribution to European opera history with over forty titles, both serious and comic, was always emphasized. It was rather less considered the equally significant production in the sacred field.The "Mass in C", Full Score, which presents in its general structure...

In Searching for Harry Chapin's America, journalist Pat Fenton describes his road trips to the towns and people that inspired Harry Chapin's most renowned songs. Fenton's account includes exclusive interviews with Chapin's family and associates, and an excerpt from Chapin's unpublished writings. Harry Chapin...

Being on the road - the ultimate litany​"I am simply a traveling explorer conducting research, without a commission, specialty, or expertise." In this semi-fictional account, Blixa Bargeld recounts life on tour in 2008 with Einst?zende Neubauten - from Lisbon to Moscow, Oslo to Naples,...

Dr Whitwell's studies of Mozart began with his Ph.D. dissertation (1963) on the early symphonies of Mozart, which included an extensive study of pre-Classical composers and the early development of the sonata form. He was employed by Universal Edition in Vienna in 1968 to...

From the introduction: "While the aim has been to make the story-sketches interesting to young people, the author hopes that they may prove valuable to musical readers of all ages. Students of piano, violin or other instruments need to know how the great composers...

"Gary Moore is definitely in my list of top five guitar influences, right up there with Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Michael Schenker. He just blew me away from the first time I heard him." Kirk Hammett"The most powerful, genuine,...

Holy Ghost is the first extended study of free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, who is seen today as one of the most important innovators in the history of jazz. Ayler synthesized children's songs, La Marseillaise, American march music, and gospel hymns, turning them into...

It is hard to believe that one man could have had so much influence on the musical life not only of the United Kingdom, but of Europe and beyond. Yet the pages of this delightful memoir reveal the extent to which John Manduell's extraordinary...

The biggest edition yet - expanded and updated with 35,000 words of new material Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie's career. The A-Z of...

Bob Dylan has created a body of work unparalleled in popular music. As a songwriter and as a singer, Dylan expanded the boundaries for song. In this substantially revised and updated second edition of The Bob Dylan Albums, Anthony Varesi analyzes the massive Dylan...

Foraging for mushrooms with John Cage: writing, art, photography and ephemera from an idiosyncratic chapter in the composer's lifeImagined as an extended mushroom-foraging expedition, John Cage: A Mycological Foray gathers together Cage's mushroom-themed compositions, photographs, illustrations and ephemera. Indeterminacy Stories and other writings by...

(Book). In the 40 years since Danny Seraphine's first appearance on the cover on Modern Drummer, the original drummer and co-founder of Chicago has accomplished a lot. Danny Seraphine Legends details it all. In a brand new 25-page interview, he takes a deep dive...

Unavailable in its complete form since Elgar's death, this delightful sequence of pieces will provide an invaluable source of performing material for organists of all abilities. The Voluntaries can be played on either manuals alone, as originally conceived, or with the optional pedal part....

In 1992, Johnny Cash was battered and bruised. In constant pain through heart problems, broken bones and the aftermath of a second bout of drug addiction, his career wasn't in much better shape than his body. One of his last singles for CBS, before...

In his candid and entertaining memoir Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy, Bill Mumy shares the personal stories and memories of his journey as an actor, musician, author, artist, and family man. Stepping into the limelight at the wise old age of four and...

Bella Ciao is the album that kick-started the Italian folk revival in the mid-1960s, made by Il Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano, a group of researchers, musicians, and radical intellectuals. Based on a contested music show that debuted in 1964, Bella Ciao also featured a double...

From the beginning of her career in 1935 to her death in 1963 and right up to the present, ﾉdith Piaf has been recognized as unique and iconic. She is France's most celebrated and mythified singing star across the world. R馗ital 1961 explores her...

Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was a giant of twentieth-century classical music, but one whose eccentricities have sometimes obscured the moral seriousness of his approach to art. Countering this common misperception, Partita for Glenn Gould is an eloquent tribute to the artist that illuminates his versatile...

A Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career--as player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educator. In this richly illustrated volume, Monika Herzig explores Baker's artistic legacy,...

In this groundbreaking survey of the fundamentals, methods, and formulas that were taught at Italian music conservatories during the 19th century, Nicholas Baragwanath explores the compositional significance of tradition in Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Boito, and, most importantly, Puccini. Taking account of some 400...

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was the most influential composer for the organ in the 20th century. Shaped by French tradition as well as the innovations of Debussy, Stravinsky, and Bartók, Messiaen developed a unique style that would become his signature. Using Messiaen's own analytical and...

Sergei Rachmaninoff--the last great Russian romantic and arguably the finest pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries--wrote 83 songs, which are performed and beloved throughout the world. Like German Lieder and French m駘odies, the songs were composed for one singer, accompanied by...

Allan Evans's groundbreaking biography of Ignaz Friedman gives the reader the behind and the between of the life and career of this extraordinary pianist. Friedman's repertory emphasized the major works of Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, and Brahms, but he was perhaps best known for his...

As soloist, master class teacher, and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations, three honorary doctorates, more than 80 recordings, and lifetime achievement awards presented by France, Germany, and Israel. Former Pressler student William Brown traces...

Debussy's Late Style explores Claude Debussy's musical responses to World War I. This period of composition encompasses the duration of the war and the last four years of Debussy's life. The works that emerged during this time reflect both wartime events and the composer's...