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Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony is in many ways his most startlingly original. It has a programmatic content, it is in five movements, and its mood is quite different from the usual barnstorming image of the composer. Why did he want to compose such a work?...

Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul might be imagined as brothers with wildly different characters but a strong family resemblance. Paul, the elder sibling, was awkward, abrasive, and zealous. Leonard, the successful younger brother, was a smooth-talking romantic, prone to addiction and depression. Paul...

This book dives into the world of Nick Cave--a complex and often mysterious icon--and looks at his influences, inspirations, and deeper meanings in his most beloved songs throughout his career.Adam Steiner reflects on Cave's journey from childhood, struggles with drug addiction, reckoning with Christianity,...

(Misc). Pavarotti Up Close is an unprecedented and affectionate portrait of the greatest tenor of the twentieth century, told through the eyes of his longtime musical coach and accompanist Leone Magiera. The secrets of the legendary voice are revealed for the first time, written...

"32 Variations in C minor - WoO80" is a score for solo piano composed by Beethoven in 1906. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to the Romantic era...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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,...

In 1972, a group of creative Brazilian musicians and poets informally led by singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento recorded a landmark double-LP titled Clube da Esquina (Corner Club). The album saw highly original songs by Milton, already an award-winning international star, sharing vinyl with those of...

The Variations for keyboard on a step by Ernst Christoph Dressler WoO 63 by Ludwig van Beethoven were composed in 1782. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a significant influence on the transition from the Classical to...

Loretta Lynn touched every corner of popular music in America, and her songs have taught us volumes about ourselves. Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame for her groundbreaking work as a singer and songwriter, Lynn has been a major source of inspiration...

Do you write your own music? This guitar tab manuscript book is the perfect gift for you, a family member or best friend, who is learning to write music or for anyone who is an experienced music composer. Are you looking for a birthday...

The first-born of the four composer sons of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann was often considered the most brilliant. Yet he left relatively few works and died in obscurity. This monograph, the first on the composer in nearly a century, identifies the unique features...

It seemed as if Sydney's 5 Seconds Of Summer came from out of nowhere. 5SOS have only released one studio album, a live album and a few EPs yet they have nine million Facebook likes, a huge social media following and a largely female...

The life of an icon, in his own words.David Bowie had a unique relationship with the BBC, making more appearances on 'the beeb' than any other broadcaster throughout his career. An anonymous pre-fame teenager, a blossoming starlet, a white-hot rock star and a veritable...

- Stunning images of global phenomenon Taylor Swift- Revealing fashion insights from the bestselling author of Harry Styles and the Clothes He Wears and Rihanna and the Clothes She Wears- Elegant hardback presentation including real cloth cover- The perfect present for fans and fashionistasTaylor...

This second volume of Brahms studies contains twelve contributions by leading international authorities on various music. Like the preceding volume of the same title (edited by Robert Pascall), Michael Musgrave's volume aims to provide original scholarly material on different facets of a major composer...

This illustrated biography tells the story of one of the most decorated songwriters in history, Country Music Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson, who broke into the music business with "City Lights," which he penned at the age of nineteen, in 1957. When singer...