This book is the first biography of Graham Jackson, a virtuosic
musician whose life story displays the complexities of being a Black
professional in the segregated South.
Although born Giuseppe Guttovergi to a poor, immigrant Italian family, it was as Paul Creston that Giuseppe rose to prominence, becoming one of the most widely performed American composers.
This authoritative and intimate biography, written by his only living son, Ronald Winston, marries the Gilded Age glamour and romance of Edith Wharton with the ruthless family dynamics of HBO's hit series, Succession.
Confronting Stravinsky: Man, Musician, and Modernist offers a groundbreaking exploration of Igor Stravinsky's dynamic career, delving into his stylistic transformations and the broader cultural forces that shaped his influential works.
This book provides in-depth analysis of the words, music, and recordings of Elvis Costello, one of the most enigmatic, eclectic, and critically acclaimed singer-songwriters of the rock era.
Neu entdeckte Korrespondenz zum Komponisten Pál Ábrahám (1892–1960) ermöglicht es erstmals, Ábraháms Werk aus Sicht seiner Verleger und Agenten darzustellen.
This study of Dylan's mission-driven music reveals a functional approach to art that not only sustained his 60-year career but forever changed an art form.
Im Zentrum des Schütz-Jahrbuchs 2022 stehen Vorträge des Symposions "Heinrich Schütz, Landgraf Moritz und der Kasseler Hof", das im Oktober 2022 im Rahmen des Internationalen Heinrich-Schütz-Festes in Kassel stattfand.
A lightning rod for powerful emotions, Thomas Schippers began his escalation to fame at nineteen continuing with performances in many renowned venues in the world.
A lightning rod for powerful emotions, Thomas Schippers began his escalation to fame at nineteen continuing with performances in many renowned venues in the world.
Using a radical and inclusive definition of the genre, this collection explores musicians' autobiographies as articulated in print, on stage, and through various expressive media as a dynamic factor in contemporary culture.
From the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents' home in Hibbing, he'd had a pretty good idea that big things were happening.
Compuesta en paralelo a su ópera La ciudad ausente, esta sonata de Gerardo Gandini se erige como una de las obras más significativas de la música contemporánea argentina.
Este clásico de la pedagogía pianística presenta los fundamentos del método desarrollado por Karl Leimer, adoptado y perfeccionado por el legendario pianista Walter Gieseking.
Dein Song mochte Kinder und Jugendliche darin ermuntern, sich aktiv mit Musik zu beschaftigen und bietet talentierten Nachwuchssongwritern Raum fur die Entfaltung ihrer eigenen musikalischen Ideen.
From the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents' home in Hibbing, he'd had a pretty good idea that big things were happening.
Blackstar Theory takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-Broadway musical Lazarus (2015) and the album that preceded the artist's death in 2016 by two days, Blackstar.
Silent Films/Loud Music discusses contemporary scores for silent film as a rich vehicle for experimentation in the relationship between music, image, and narrative.
Released in 1986, Hunters and Collectors' album Human Frailty is one of the most important Australian albums of the last two decades of the twentieth century.
Released in 1986, Hunters and Collectors' album Human Frailty is one of the most important Australian albums of the last two decades of the twentieth century.
Classic Ragtime Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of ragtime music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.
The love of Beethoven's music is now become so universal, that his Letters will receive a hearty welcome from all those whose spirits have been elevated and soothed by the genius of this illustrious man.
Here is a fascinating novel of the World of vaudeville and the world of Hollywood by a woman who was born into one and became a major star in the other.
