Composers and songwriters

'Idiosyncratic, humorous, enlightening and written by one of the finest conductors alive .

Sin Documentos is a landmark album in Spanish popular culture and continues to maintain considerable popularity more than two decades after its release.

Explores how Gershwin''s iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.

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

As experiences of suffering continue to influence the responses of identity groups in the midst of violent conflict, a way to harness their narratives, stories, memories, and myths in transformative and nonviolent ways is needed.

In Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam, Lahouari Addi attempts to assess the history and political legacy of radical Arab nationalism to show that it contained the seeds of its own destruction.

Despite Steely Dan's popularity, its ability to cultivate an ever-growing base of avid and loyal fans, and its chart positions, relatively little has been written about the group.

Die über 1.

'This nuanced memoir is not your standard pop star autobiography' - i'I hadn't been very comfortable with fame, but I didn't know what to do with myself after I was famous.

Kenneth H.

At first sight the lives of hermits, living in solitude and committed to a life of prayer and contemplation seems to be a world apart of the active practice of interfaith dialogue.

A new look at one of the most important composers of the twentith centuryStravinsky and His World brings together an international roster of scholars to explore fresh perspectives on the life and music of Igor Stravinsky.

This wonderful piece "e;Moonlight Sonata"e; by Ludwig van Beethoven contains a score for solo piano.

The Oxford Handbook of Russian Religious Thought is an authoritative new reference and interpretive volume detailing the origins, development, and influence of one of the richest aspects of Russian cultural and intellectual life - its religious ideas.

Violin Sonata No.

Ein dreitägiges Symposion, veranstaltet vom Arbeitsschwerpunkt Salzburger Musikgeschichte gemeinsam mit dem Department für Musikpädagogik der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, spürte mit Leopold Mozart anlässlich seines 300.

Hold On World revisits Lennon and Ono's love affair and startling collaborations.

Compelling from cover to cover, this is the story of one of the most recorded and beloved jazz trumpeters of all time.

This book situates public theology within the genre of political theology.

Much like the rest of the country, American Catholics are politically divided, perhaps more so now than at any point in their history.

This Companion explores the historical and theoretical contexts of the singer-songwriter tradition, and includes case studies of singer-songwriters from Thomas d''Urfey through to Kanye West.

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This book presents an accessible introduction to the life and music of Edward Elgar.

By gathering historical and musical fragments from a Europe torn apart by the Second World War and the Cold War, East German playwright Heiner Muller and West German composer Heiner Goebbels created Wolokolamsker Chaussee as a musical panorama that stretched across modern European history at a moment of international crisis.

Edgy, witty, and opinionated critical analysis of "e;classic rock"e; in the 21st century, discussing everything from modern remixes of classic albums (why?

The various versions of the Infancy Gospels illustrate how stories about the Virgin and Child lend themselves to be told and retold - much like the stories in the canonical Gospels.

Inge van Rij''s book demonstrates how Berlioz used the sights and sounds of the orchestra to explore other worlds.

This book analyses the right to religious freedom in international law, drawing on an array of national and international cases.

My Neighbor Totoro is a long-standing international icon of Japanese pop culture that grew out of the partnership between the legendary animator Miyazaki Hayao and the world-renowned composer Joe Hisaishi.

"e;The Sorcerer"e; is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W.

Zeus Syndrome: A Very Short History of Religion-Based Masculine Domination is a critical assessment of the biblical concepts of gender hierarchy and the intersection of sex/gender, power, and religion.

A new look at the life, times, and music of Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk ChopinFryderyk Chopin (1810-49), although the most beloved of piano composers, remains a contradictory figure, an artist of virtually universal appeal who preferred the company of only a few sympathetic friends and listeners.

Legendary maestro Leonard Slatkin provides personal insights and offers his ideas to solve the current dilemmas of classical music.

"In Bernsteins Konzerte gingen die Leute auch, wenn er der schlechteste Dirigent der Welt wäre", sagte einst Arturo Toscanini.

Born into a poor Virginian family, John Treville Latouche (1914-56), in his short life, made a profound mark on America's musical theater as a lyricist, book writer, and librettist.

Early Christian spirituality is a topic of enduring fascination today among scholars and general readers alike.

A disciple of Classical sculpture in a time of pervasive abstract modernism, Lawrence M.

Varwig places the music of Schütz in a richly detailed seventeenth-century context, comparing this to its later nineteenth- and twentieth-century reception.

The essays in this volume offer diverse, innovative approaches to medieval music and culture.

Arthur Schwartz (1900-1984), a premier composer of American Popular Song during the mid-20th century, has been overlooked by historians.

"Manchmal habe ich den Eindruck, er sitzt neben mir.

Dorothy Madden's lively book about Louis Horst (You don't call me Mr.