Georg Friedrich Händel oder auch "the charming brute"Händel befreite sich mit unbändigem Ehrgeiz aus den Fesseln seines bürgerlichen Elternhauses in der sächsischen Provinz und kämpfte sich bis in die Opernmetropole London vor.
A comprehensive guide to the band with praise from Booklist saying "e;Stray Cats fans and music lovers in general will appreciate this exhaustively researched document of the group's influential and lengthy career.
WIEDERENTDECKUNG EINER FASZINIERENDEN UND FAST VERGESSENEN KÜNSTLERINRahel Blindermann, ein jüdisches Mädchen von der Schwarzmeerküste, macht sich zu Beginn des 20.
When Frida Kahlo, died, her husband Diego Rivera asked the poet Carlos Pellicer to turn the Blue House into a museum that the people of Mexico Could visit to admire the work of the artista.
Cuando Frida Kahlo muere Diego Rivera, marido, ex marido y viudo de Frida, le pide al poeta Carlos Pellicer que convierta la Casa Azul en un museo para que el pueblo de México pueda visitarla y admirar la obra de la artista.
Este sexto volumen de la colección Biblioteca Musical Mínima trata de algo que comenzó por ser prohibido, después se fue aceptando y hoy se defiende con denuedo: la actividad creativa de las mujeres en el campo musical.
The full story of Josephine Baker's wartime and intelligence work in France and North Africa Before the Second World War, Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was one of the most famous performers in the world.
En 100 famosos hablan de la fama, un centenar de figuras de la actuación, el periodismo, el humor, la moda, el deporte, la música y la televisión respondió a las preguntas de la autora: si en alguna ocasión los ayudó el hecho de ser famosos, lo peor que les pasó por su condición, cuáles son los aspectos positivos y cuáles los complicados, y cómo definen a una persona famosa.
Published to accompany the John Piper exhibition at the Tate Liverpool and written by its curator, this book presents a comprehensive examination of the English artist's role as champion of modernism in Britain.
'Patricia Bright is killing it right now' Glamour'One of Britain's biggest YouTube stars' Huffington Post'I'm going to show you how to hustle like I do, using your head and heart.
'Mary careens across these pages with her usual wit, wisdom and honesty' - Julie Andrews'Having had the pleasure of meeting Mary Rodgers personally its so wonderful to read her story in her own words .
The life of the unparalleled purveyor of the Great American Songbook, Marian McPartland, is celebrated in this engrossing biographyFrom Bobby Short to Esperanza Spalding, across the 33-year run of the acclaimed radio show Piano Jazz, Marian McPartland conversed and played piano duets with jazz greats and, via National Public Radio syndication, brought the best of jazz standards to listeners.
James Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee.
"e; From his unique perspective of friendship with many of the actors and actresses about whom he writes, silent film historian Anthony Slide creates vivid portraits of the careers and often eccentric lives of 100 players from the American silent film industry.
In September 1968, four English lads gathered together for the first time in a small, stuffy London rehearsal room in a basement filled with wall-to-wall amplifiers.
Until now, there hasn't been one single-volume authoritative reference work on the history of women in film, highlighting nearly every woman filmmaker from the dawn of cinema including Alice Guy (France, 1896), Chantal Akerman (Belgium), Penny Marshall (U.
Many women held positions of great responsibility and power in the United States during the 19th century as theatre managers: managing stock companies, owning or leasing theatres, hiring actors and other personnel, selecting plays for production, directing rehearsals, supervising all production details, and promoting their dramatic offerings.
In this masterful compilation, world-recognized discographer Chris Sheridan draws together the most comprehensive reconstruction of Thelonious Monk's performances and recordings.
I've Always Kept a Unicorn tells the story of Sandy Denny, one of the greatest British singers of her time and the first female singer-songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs.
