Composers and songwriters

Kirill Kondrashin is regarded as one of the most brilliant Russian conductors of the 20th century and a great interpreter of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler.

What is friendship?

The first thorough examination of the most renowned and influential organist in early twentieth-century Germany and of his complex relationship to his country's tumultuous and shifting sociopolitical landscape.

Why would Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), modernist titan and so-called prophet of the New Music, commit himself time and again to the venerable sonata-allegro form of Mozart and Beethoven?

Through musical analysis of compositions written between the mid-twelfth to late nineteenth centuries, this volume celebrates the achievements of eight composers, all women: Hildegard of Bingen, Maddalena Casulana, Barbara Strozzi, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Marianne Martines, Josephine Lang, Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach.

Eric Clapton is acknowledged to be rock's greatest virtuoso, the unrivalled master of its most essential tool, the solid-body electric guitar.

Jacques Offenbach, der "König der Operette", revolutionierte im 19.

The first full-length biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Grawemeyer Award, Aaron Jay Kernis achieved recognition as one of the leading composers of his generation while still in his thirties.

How is it that some conservative groups are viscerally antigovernment even while enjoying the benefits of government funding?

Dieser Band versammelt Beiträge von Forscherinnen und Forschern aus Deutschland, Großbritannien, Österreich, Japan, Südafrika, Barbados und den USA zur Internationalen Wissenschaftlichen Konferenz 2021 in Halle (Saale).

In the early 1970's, due to serious epistemological flaws, the demise of traditional New Testament research paradigms became imminent.

When George Klein was thirteen, he couldn't have known how important the new kid in class - the one with the guitar, the boy named Elvis - would become in his life.

This book is the first to systematically examine the connection between religion and transitional justice in post-communism.

In Religion and the Struggle for European Union, Brent F.

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Mzilikazi Khumalo (1932-2021), an iconic figure in choral music in South Africa, rose to prominence as one of Africa's leading composers of art music.

A fascinating insider's account of the notorious three months that turned the British music industry on its head.

The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Jimi Hendrix, now widely acclaimed as the most gifted instrumentalist in the history of rock.

One of the most persistent, if vexing, issues is the state of affairs in the ancient land of Palestine.

When did Russia become "e;modern?

Pete Seeger is one of the most recorded artists in American history, and his recording catalog tells us not just the story of his career but the story of our culture and its political and social history.

The history of music is most often written as a sequence of composers and works.

In seventeenth century Italy, overcrowding, violent political uprising, and plague led an astonishing number of abandoned and orphaned children to overwhelm the cities.

The first-ever biography of Richard Wagner's artistically gifted granddaughter who fought against Hitler's Germany but achieved no personal success for her troubles.

Dave Brubeck's Time Out ranks among the most popular, successful, and influential jazz albums of all time.

Updated to include details of the group's recent concerts under the direction of Ralf Hutter.

A philosophical look at heavy metal's dark masters of reality, Black Sabbath Black Sabbath is one of the world's most influential and enduring rock bands.

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is the world's most frequently performed operatic composer, yet he is only beginning to receive serious scholarly attention.

Neal Cassady achieved mythical status when Jack Kerouac turned him into Dean Moriarty, the hero of On The Road.

Quincy Jones (b.

As a keyboard musician, composer, arranger, music director, and record producer, Don Randi has thrilled music lovers for years, even if they weren't aware of it.

The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies responds to and celebrates the explosion of research in this inter-disciplinary field over recent decades.

This heartbreaking tale uncovers a mystery in the life of one of the most important personalities of the twentieth century, guitarist Andres Segovia (1893-1987).

In 1934, Igor Stravinsky was fifty-two, a Russian expatriate living in Paris and already regarded by many as the most important composer of his generation.

In 2007, the great Bach scholar Anne Leahy died at the age of 46.

Today Georges Bizet is most immediately recognized as the composer of the acclaimed opera Carmen.

Now available in paperback, William C.

A budget-priced edition of the top-selling investigation into the controversial death of Doors singer, Jim Morrison.

With more than three hundred recordings to his name and multiple GRAMMY nominations, Jose Serebrier is one of the busiest and most successful conductors around.

Music is an underexplored dimension in Hitchcock's works.

In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote three letters to an unnamed woman, whom he called "e;Immortal Beloved.

The indispensable consumer's guide to the music of Leonard CohenA track by track analysis of every song recorded on officially releasedalbums by Cohen, from his 1968 Songs Of Leonard Cohen to his mostrecent studio and live sets from the 21st Century.

Formed from the erosion of Joy Division after the suicide of Ian Curtis, New Order were early pioneers of the synthesizer in dance music, coupled with deep bass lines.

Dispatches on nationalism and religionAs an insider to church politics and a scholar of contemporary Orthodoxy, Cyril Hovorun outlines forms of political orthodoxy in Orthodox churches, past and present.

Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain to reveal the untold story of Prince's rise from cult favorite to the biggest rock star on the planet.

The Organs of J.