Reveals how Jessie broke away from her background - a tough area of Essex where stabbings and violent crime were rife - to become the antithesis of the typical Essex girl.
Keine andere Kunstform hat Thomas Mann so sehr bewegt und bestimmt wie die Musik, angefangen bei den Opernbesuchen in der Kindheit bis hin zur Begegnungen mit großen Persönlichkeiten wie Bruno Walter oder Arnold Schönberg.
MEJOR LIBRO DEL AÑO SEGÚN ROUGH TRADE, MOJO Y UNCUTLa conmovedora e hilarante historia del genial (y demencial) líder de Felt, Denim y Go-Kart MozartLawrence es el mejor ejemplo de la estrella del pop que nunca llegó a triunfar, con sus sueños de gloria frustrados durante las últimas cinco décadas por culpa de la mala suerte, aunque también por una buena dosis de autosabotaje.
George Crumb is a composer at the forefront of post-World War II American music, and never before has one volume combined a portrait of his life with a catalogue of his extensive work.
How the actions and advocacy of diverse religious communities in the United States have supported democracy's development during the past centuryDoes religion benefit democracy?
Der Katalog erschließt auf der Grundlage des Handschriftenkatalogs von Paul Kast aus dem Jahr 1958 die Mikrofiche-Edition Musikhandschriften der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – preußischer Kulturbesitz, Teil 1: Die Bach-Sammlung.
More than any rock artist since The Beatles, Radiohead's music inhabits the sweet spot between two extremes: on the one hand, music that is wholly conventional and conforms to all expectations of established rock styles, and, on the other hand, music so radically experimental that it thwarts any learned notions.
William Alwyn: A Research and Information Guide is a catalogue, discography and annotated bibliography of the nearly 500 works of this twentieth-century British composer.
Die Beiträge des "Schütz-Jahrbuchs" 2023 befassen sich mit den "Musikalischen Exequien" und ihren geistesgeschichtlichen Kontexten (Beate Agnes Schmidt und Maryam Haiawi), den "Psalmen Davids" mit einem Fokus auf die Auseinandersetzung mit Giovanni Gabrieli (Kai Marius Schabram) und der "Geistlichen Chormusik" im Hinblick auf den Umgang mit der lutherischen Motetten-tradition um 1600 (Stefan Menzel).
Published in its first edition in 1983, Boyd's treatment of this canonical composer is essential reading for students, scholars, and everyone interested in Baroque music.
The fascinating correspondence of the Berlin lawyer and musician Christian Gottfried Krause is an important document reflecting the trends and developments in aesthetics, music theory and music making in the Prussian capital during the reign of Frederick the Great.
Johann Sebastian Bach's legacy is undeniably one of the richest in the history of music, with a vast influence on posterity that has only grown since his rediscovery in the early nineteenth century.
Whether it's a song by Brahms or by the Boss, a serenade by Mozart or a ballet by John Harbison, music radiates a diverse spectrum of meaningful signs, hidden in plain hearing.
This collection of 30 well-loved original compositions and arrangements for piano presents a selection of pieces by Frederic Chopin that will delight any pianist.
This book examines the countervailing arguments in the religious exemption debate and explains why this issue continues to be so heated and controversial in modern-day America.
Notation in Johannes Brahms's sonata scores tells violinists and pianists far more than merely what pitches to play and how long to play them--if read carefully, these scores reveal an immense amount of expression, both of musical and human essences.
From his upbringing as a "e;red-diaper baby"e; among some of the leading lights of American music and Left politics, to his legendary work as bassist for the Bill Evans trio, to his collaborations with such figures as Charles Mingus and Billie Holiday, Chuck Israels has witnessed over a half-century of change and innovation in American jazz music.
Drawing on both biblical studies scholarship and practitioner experience, this book explores the disjuncture between complementarian accounts of biblical marriage and intersections of marriage and violence in texts from Jewish and Christian Scriptures.
In the first musicological study of Kurt Weill's complete stage works, Stephen Hinton charts the full range of theatrical achievements by one of twentieth-century musical theater's key figures.
In the fall of 1959 Norma Beecroft, a twenty-five-year-old composition student, left her home in Toronto and travelled to Rome to study with the eminent Italian composer Goffredo Petrassi.
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.
Hold On to Your Dreams is the first biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least known contributors to New York's downtown music scene during the 1970s and 1980s.
