{"product_id":"the-robert-shaw-reader-robert-blocker-9780300104547","title":"The Robert Shaw Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Shaw is considered to be the most influential choral conductor in American history. This is the first collection of his letters and notes about music ever published--at another time, it is the book Shaw would have written himself.\u003cbr\u003eThe letters are an invigorating mix of music history and analysis, philosophy, inspiration, and practical advice. Shaw examines technique, but only as a means to an end--he moves beyond that, delving into the essence of what music is and what it has to say to us. The heart of the book is composed of Shaw's previously unpublished notes on fifteen major choral works, ranging from Bach's B Minor Mass to Stravinsky's \u003ci\u003eSymphony of Psalms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eOften inspiring and sometime hilarious, these writings reveal the full breadth of Shaw's knowledge, intensity, and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Blocker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300104545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300104547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.92w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/2005 pg. 40","brand":"Robert Blocker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453302714623,"sku":"9780300104547","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02dc3977-b027-47d1-8662-192689a12465.jpg?v=1777299449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-robert-shaw-reader-robert-blocker-9780300104547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}