Composers and songwriters

This book examines the innovative ways in which Richard Wagner made himself a celebrity, promoting himself using every means available.

Foster explores how Wagner''s political stance and his theories on Greek poetry and politics were combined to create the Ring.

A detailed 2010 analysis of Bach''s Passions which demonstrates how they reflect and constitute priorities and conditions of the western world.

Construida en base a 23 sonidos dispuestos simétricamente alrededor de un eje central, esta quinta sonata desarrolla su forma en 23 secciones: once iniciales, una sección central, y once que reflejan a las primeras como un espejo.

Bruno Walter, one of the greatest conductors in the twentieth century, lived a fascinating life in difficult times.

'I hope that as you gaze upon my life in clothing, it will inspire you to develop, and celebrate, your own sense of style.

A wide-ranging discussion of the morality and legality of medically assisted death.

A study of nineteenth-century French and Italian opera, focusing on the work of Verdi.

This study contains essays by leading scholars on Franz Joseph Haydn.

This is the first major book about the music of the Czech composer Leos Janácek.

This book covers all of Tippett''s style-periods and many of the key genres within his oeuvre.

A study of the music of the internationally known contemporary Dutch composer, Louis Andriessen.

Schoenberg''s Musical Imagination is intended to connect Schoenberg''s music and critical writings to a larger world of ideas.

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Throughout this 2004 book, Goehring''s argument is sustained by close readings of primary sources and is richly illustrated with musical examples.

An important 2004 study of Bruckner''s symphonies from a comparative, inter-disciplinary perspective.

This 2004 Companion provides an accessible introduction to Verdi''s life and music.

Simon Williams addresses one of the most controversial aspects of Wagner''s work, heroes and the heroic.

An essential reference work which provides comprehensive coverage of Mozart''s life and works.

A classic study of Bach''s organ works, fully revised in 2003 to take account of recent scholarship.

A comprehensive view which bridges the gap between scholarly and popular images of Mozart.

Will enrich readers'' understanding of the history of the string quartet, the music and its interpretation.

This accessible guide unravels the complexities of musical performance for students, teachers and performers at all levels.

Contains a wide range of essays reflecting the breadth of Stravinsky''s musical achievement.

A comprehensive picture of Debussy with insights into his character, environment and music.

Examines Britten''s fusion of verbal and musical sound in opera and song.

Investigates one of the greatest yet least understood repertories of Western keyboard music.

The guide investigates Dowland''s famous Lachrimae (1604), the earliest collection of instrumental music generally known to non-specialists.

This study focuses on the day-to-day lives and careers of musicians in Britain from 1750–1850.

This 1999 book is a comprehensive introduction to Beethoven''s most popular piano sonata, and Opp.

This book explores Bruckner''s Eighth Symphony (1890) from several angles, offering an accessible guide to its musical design.

A study of Dvorák''s cello concerto, one of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire.

A study of nineteenth-century composer Hugo Wolf and his settings of Eduard Mörike''s poems.

Considers the nature of nineteenth-century instrumental music through three sets of etudes by Liszt.

A consideration of the ''slippery slope'' objection to voluntary euthanasia, including a review of the Dutch experience.

The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist.

The inside story of the life of Cheryl Burke, TV star, dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on the top-rated TV hit series Dancing with the StarsCheryl Burke has been dancing since the age of four and competing since she was thirteen years old.

Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road TruckersThe highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canada's frozen north.

One of the world's greatest classical pianists reveals how the "e;other world"e; transformed his life and careerBy any measure, Byron Janis has had an extraordinary musical career.

One of the world's greatest classical pianists reveals how the "e;other world"e; transformed his life and careerBy any measure, Byron Janis has had an extraordinary musical career.

The internationally acclaimed, widely beloved flutist reflects on his storied career Sir James Galway is one of the top musicians of our time, with a dazzling career that has spanned five decades and many genres of music.

The first and only definitive biography of legendary Motown group, the Temptations The Temptations are an incomparable soul group, with dozens of chart-topping hits such as My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin Stone.

The inside story of Chicago, one of the most successful and enduring rock bands everWith their distinctive blending of soulful rock and horn-infused urban jazz, Chicago has thrilled music fans for more than forty years with their lyrical brilliance.

The first definitive biography of music legend Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder's achievements as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer are extraordinary.

The eagerly awaited second volume of Paul Robeson Jr.

A fresh, accessible guide to Mozart's life and worksOver a period of roughly twenty years, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 finished pieces of music.

A fresh, accessible guide to Mozart's life and worksOver a period of roughly twenty years, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 finished pieces of music.

By the early nineties, singer-songwriter and former Blake Babies member Juliana Hatfield s solo career was taking off: She was on the cover of Spin and Sassy.

A single moment can change your life forever.