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Haydn Studies deals with many new aspects of a composer who is perennially fresh. It concentrates principally on matters of reception, style and aesthetics and presents many radical new readings of the composer's work. Contributions by both established Haydn scholars and others who are...

Electronic Visual Music is a comprehensive guide to the composition and performance of visual music, and an essential text for those wanting to explore the history, current practice, performance strategies, compositional methodologies and practical techniques for conceiving and creating electronic visual music. Beginning with...

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...

"The joy of the book is to hear artists from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds...rhapsodizing about their relationship to Reich's music and how it influenced their own creative processes." --New York Times Book Review Steve Reich is a living legend in the world...

Ever since Peter Gabriel fronted progressive rock band Genesis, from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s, journalists and academics alike have noted the importance of Gabriel's contribution to popular music. His influence became especially significant when he embarked on a solo career in...

The world's biggest star squeezed down to a miniature pocket-size.Harry Styles is the hero we all deserve right now. And judging by the deafening noise he received on his sell-out world tour to support his acclaimed record, Harry's House, he is the defining icon...

First heard with the premiere of the one-act farce on January 27, 1813 in Venice at the Teatro San Moise, Rossini's overture gradually became popular though the opera itself is only rarely performed now. As with the other overtures, this one has not been...

The first of the three Slovansk rapsodie was composed from February 13 to March 17 of 1878, followed soon after by the second (August 20 to September 17). Both received their premiere in Prague's Provisional Theatre on November 17 of the same year in...

Dvorak had long refused the repeated requests for a cello concerto from his friend, the renowned cellist Hanus Wihan (1855-1920) until he attended the premiere of Victor Herbert's second concerto in New York in the fall of 1894 during his tenure as director of...

A unique treatment of the key influences on the life of this important Australian composer, consisting of oral histories by people who knew Grainger, as well as reflections from his own writings. Percy Grainger [1882-1961] was a pianist, composer, ethnographer, essayist, and much more....

From Revolver to Let It Be, That Magic Feeling: The Beatles Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966--1970, continues the chronicle of the group's spectacular career from its creative zenith to its irrevocable split As the Beatles moved into the mid and late 1960s, their collective...

Informed by a wealth of information that has come to light in recent years, this engaging biography provides the fullest account of the significant achievement of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Drawing on Sibelius's correspondence and diaries, contemporary reviews, and the remarks of family...

Described by his contemporaries as the greatest pianist of the era, Josef Hofmann performed on world stages for more than fifty years, enjoying phenomenal success. Using previously unpublished letters, documents, interviews, and testimonies, Elizabeth Carr uncovers Hofmann's world from child prodigy to established artist...

New, digitally-enhanced reprint of the full score issued by Boosey & Co., London in 1901, the same year Elgar conducted the world premiere of this sparkling concert overture. Sometimes known as "In London Town", the Cockaigne Overture has been an audience favorite ever since....

First English-language publication of fascinating interviews with world-renowned musicians: composers (Gygy Ligeti), conductors (Claudio Abbado), singers (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf), instrumentalists (Yehudi Menuhin, Alfred Brendel), and more. B疝int Andr疽 Varga makes available here for the first time in English nineteen extended interviews with some of the...

Lauded by Verdi, Debussy, and other music legends, the celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini raised the standards of orchestral and operatic performance over an astonishing 69 years on the podium. But as he did so, he acquired a reputation as something of a tyrant, who...

As Robert Schumann put it, 'Only few works are as clearly stamped with their author's imprint as his'. This book explores Schubert's stylistic traits in a series of chapters each discussing an individual 'fingerprint' with case studies drawn principally from the piano and chamber...

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: Karl GeiringerISBN-10: 1406755826ISBN-13: 9781406755824Publisher: Geiringer...

The Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet is one of the seminal albums in rock history. Arguably it not only marks the advent of the 'mature' sound of the Rolling Stones but lays out a new blueprint for an approach to blues-based rock music that would...

This Is Hardcore is Pulp's cry for help. A giant, sprawling, flawed masterpiece of a record, the 1998 album manages to tackle some of the most inappropriate grown-up issues of the day - fame, ageing, mortality, drugs, and pornography - and still come out...

'A fine, intellectually sparkling and always engaging little book - a welcome addition to any Wagner library'Hans Vaget, Opera Quarterly Whilst no one would dispute Wagner's ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music, his works have been more fiercely...

MUSICAL SCALES that "sing" THE MAYAN CALENDAR Could they really exist?Indeed they do! And anyone holding this book can not only READ about them, but EXPERIMENT with them, since full tuning data is included here. As to their creator, JEREMY HALADYNA, here are clear...

Following his English language literary debut Ernst J nger - A Portrait, author Lennart Svensson concentrates his focus on another controversial character, Richard Wagner. In Richard Wagner - A Portrait Svensson offers a well-rounded biography of Richard Wagner's life and work. As a long-term...

Exploring U2: Is This Rock 'n' Roll? features new writing in the growing field of U2 studies. Edited by Scott Calhoun, with a foreword by Anthony DeCurtis, Exploring U2 contains selections from the 2009 inaugural gathering of "The Hype and The Feedback: A Conference...

From the beginning, the Beatles acknowledged in interviews their debt to Black music, apparent in their covers of and written original songs inspired by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Shirelles, and other giants of R&B. Blackbird goes deeper, appreciating unacknowledged forerunners, as...

This book offers a wide-ranging exploration of Amram's work and influence, situating the composer in the context of today's international culture. It shows how Amram's proficiencies in spontaneous, on-stage music creation enriches his formal classical composing. Author: Dean BirkenkampISBN-10: 1032290307ISBN-13: 9781032290300Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/25/2023Pages:...

Born the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a life of psychedelic adventuring on the furthest frontiers of noise in MOGWAI, one of the best loved and most ground-breaking post-rock bands of the past three decades. Modestly delinquent...

The subjects of the monographs in this series are selected works of Beethoven relating to their creation origins and reception history.They incorporate contextual accounts of Beethoven and his contemporaries and estimations of his music as expressed by musicians and musicologist in the nineteenth century...

Tate McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer. She has already had a great dancing career winning awards, appearing on television and working with famous musicians. Her YouTube channel has had over a billion views, and her songs are extremely popular - especially...

The fourth volume of the Solo Acoustic Musician series expands on subjects only touched upon in earlier volumes. Michael Nichols chooses in this book to focus on a unique musical environment and subculture - the "open mic" event, at which performers sign up to...

In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote three letters to an unnamed woman, whom he called "Immortal Beloved." The letters were discovered after Beethoven's death and ever since their discovery, there has been speculation regarding whom that Immortal Beloved might have been. In Beethoven's Immortal...

In this provocative analysis of Beethoven's late style, Stephen Rumph demonstrates how deeply political events shaped the composer's music, from his early enthusiasm for the French Revolution to his later entrenchment during the Napoleonic era. Impressive in its breadth of research as well as...

Like M tley Cr e's band members themselves, their fans have also experienced their fair share of divorce, death, addiction, love, abuse, and incarceration. This book is a high-quality "by-the-fans, for-the-fans" collection, showing the impact and inspiration of M tley Cr e on their...

This book investigates the stories behind the neglect and suppression of Anton? Dvoř疚's operas and presents new analysis and understanding of these beautiful works.Author: John HollandISBN-10: 1666930148ISBN-13: 9781666930146Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2023Pages: 204Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Foday Musa Suso's majestic book is a testament to one of the kindest, most generous people I have ever met. His talent is extraordinary and his life story one that gives hope. Grounded in a sense of deep destiny and told with meticulous precision,...

Liszt's Final Decade reveals in the composer's own words to his confidantes Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein and Olga von Meyendorff how he resolved his conflicted self-image as a celebrated performer but underappreciated composer. Toward the end of his life Franz Liszt maintained extensive correspondence with...

The oldest daughter of revered composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein offers a rare look at her father on the centennial of his birth in a deeply intimate and broadly evocative memoir.The composer of On the Town and West Side Story, chief conductor of the New York...

Reproduced in high quality with wide margins, this edition is perfect for students and musicians with an interest in Chopin's seminal work. Fr d ric Fran ois Chopin (1810 - 1849) was a Polish pianist and composer during the Romantic era. He wrote his...

The Beatles are known for cheeky punchlines, but understanding their humor goes beyond laughing at John Lennon's memorable "rattle your jewelry" dig at the Royal Variety Performance in 1963. From the beginning, the Beatles' music was full of wordplay and winks, guided by comedic...

The subjects of the monographs in this series are selected works of Beethoven relating to their creation origins and reception history.They incorporate contextual accounts of Beethoven and his contemporaries and estimations of his music as expressed by musicians and musicologist in the nineteenth century...

This updated and expanded edition of Tommy at Fifty is the definitive illustrated companion to the album that made the Who one of the greatest and most influential bands of the rock era. Written by two leading experts on, and close associates of, the...

A biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams, published in collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was one of the most innovative and creative figures in twentieth-century music, whose symphonies stand alongside those of Sibelius, Nielsen, Shostakovich, and Roussel. After his death,...

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Bruce Springsteen is an eye-popping collection of stunning photos and insightful lessons inspired by Springsteen's life and musical legacy. For decades, the Boss has imbued his work with great depths of feeling and authenticity, speaking his...

Paula Maust is Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.Author: Paula MaustISBN-10: 1438495811ISBN-13: 9781438495811Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2023Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 11.10h x 10.00w x 1.50d

In this definitive biography, Carner paints a vivid portrait of the great Italian composer. He explores Puccini's life, his works, and the artistic and cultural milieu in which he created his unforgettable music.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...

Haydn Studies deals with many new aspects of a composer who is perennially fresh. It concentrates principally on matters of reception, style and aesthetics and presents many radical new readings of the composer's work. Contributions by both established Haydn scholars and others who are...

What can we learn about Van Morrison's life and work as a songwriter through his songs? This book looks closely at the lyrics and music from a selection of his songs. Some are very well-known - 'Brown Eyed Girl', 'Cleaning Windows' and 'The Healing...

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Heavy metal, hard rock, classic rock - whatever you guys wanna call it - Disturbed kick ass, plain and simple. It's ironic that their cover versions of two distinctly non-metal numbers have made them famous - Genesis' prog rock epic 'Land Of Confusion' and...

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...