Music: styles and genres

His fans adore him, the critics hate him and Barry Manilow just keeps going on!

Dubbed the 'man in black', it's time to look beyond the myth and the rumours of this most charismatic but misunderstood of rock Guitarists.

When he was seventeen years old, Audie Murphy falsified his birth records so he could enlist in the Army and help defeat the Nazis.

Joel McIver's acclaimed Black Sabbath biography, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, concluded in 2011 that its subjects were at a crossroads.

For many fans, David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era remains the most extraordinarily creative period in his career.

'Enters the ED discourse like a blaze of light' - Vogue'Sharply intelligent .

From the 1920s to the 1940s, Leo Sowerby created popular secular works while his sacred compositions led admirers to call him the "e;dean of American church musicians.

A classic in gender studies in music Marcia J.

America's Original Gangsta.

Simon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow.

Piers Morgan is one of the best-known faces in the media, whose easy charm and boyish good looks have endeared him to the nation.

This book was painstakingly researched over five years using scores of primary interviews and first-hand recollections by those closest to Ronson, including: Suzi Ronson (wife), David and Maggie Ronson (brother and sister), Minnie Ronson (mother), Steve Popovich (manager), Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, Chrissie Hynde, Steve Harley, Joe Elliott and a host of others.

The influence of The Stooges on the world of punk and rock 'n' roll is immeasurable.

Two years ago, Chloe Sims was a single mum struggling to make ends meet.

Michael Ball is more than a Laurence Olivier Award winner and multiplatinum recording artist; he holds the unique status of being Britain's foremost musical theatre actor.

Indigenous peoples of Brazil have come to faith in Christ in large numbers in recent decades.

Il volume raccoglie le relazioni tenute a Napoli nel 2021 in occasione di un convegno su Caruso e il suo t empo ed altri contributi che si concentrano su numerosi nuovi aspetti della sua vita e della sua carriera – e del mondo operistico tra la fine del XIX secolo e i primi del Novecento.

Jazz übte eine eminente kulturelle Wirkung auf zahlreiche Sphären der neuen Öffentlichkeit Deutschlands nach der Befreiung 1945 aus und wurde zum Ausdruck eines komplexen Zeit- und Lebensgefühls, das weit über Liebhaberkreise hinaus Einfluss auch auf Literatur und Film, Debatten und Diskurse genommen hat.

En esta compilación mostramos, desde diferentes miradas, la importancia de las experiencias femeninas de organización, movilización y acción política.

Ein Arbeitsbuch für leidenschaftliche Musikhörer und Musikliebhaber ohne Notenkenntnisse.

Mein Buch zeichnet den Weg der Punk- Musik der 70er Jahre bis hin zu der Musik in den 2020ern kurz und kompakt nach.

This insightful biography looks at the turbulent lives, groundbreaking music and lyrics, and powerful brand of hip hop's infamous Wu-Tang Clan.

This comprehensive book documents the nearly half-century-long story of The Rolling Stones-the group many regard as the most eminent rock band ever.

This biography offers students and general readers an insightful look into Jerry Garcia's creative genius as a founding member of The Grateful Dead and the various influences on his work as he contributed to the countercultural movement in the United States.

It has been reviled, dismissed, attacked, and occasionally been the subject of Congressional hearings, but still, the genre of music known as heavy metal maintains not only its market share in the recording and downloading industry, but also as a cultural force that has united millions of young and old fans across the globe.

This fresh interpretation explains how an untutored musician changed music while at the same time playing an inadvertent role in the youth rebellion that has shaped the Baby Boomer generation into the 21st century.

Belle epoque Paris adored dance.

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In May 1967, during a discussion about his yet-to-be-released film Eat the Document, Bob Dylan cryptically remarked, 'The film is finished.

In May 1967, during a discussion about his yet-to-be-released film Eat the Document, Bob Dylan cryptically remarked, 'The film is finished.

Die "Zauberflöte" war vom Textdichter Schikaneder als Volksstück für ein paar dutzend Abende in einem Wiener Vorstadttheater gedacht, als er Mozart um die Kompostion bat.

Michael Haydn, oft im Schatten seines berühmten Bruders Joseph Haydn stehend, war ein außergewöhnlicher Komponist, dessen Werk und Leben bisher zu wenig gewürdigt wurden.

An in-depth look at the rise of enigmatic Australian rock band TISM, the unexpected success of their 1995 album, Machiavelli and the Four Seasons, and the continued trajectory of their storied career.

In Music Films, Neil Fox considers a broad range of music documentaries, delving into their cinematic style, political undertones, racial dynamics, and gender representations, in order to assess their role in the cultivation of myth.

Die Liederkunde bietet hymnologisch und theologisch fundierte Kommentare zu Text und Musik von verschiedenen Liedern aus dem Evangelischen Gesangbuch.

Women in Vinyl: The Art of Making Vinyl provides a comprehensive guide to the world of vinyl, with a focus on empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, designed to both demystify the vinyl community and highlight the vital role women and minority groups play in shaping the industry.

Across his directorial films, American filmmaker Dennis Hopper used music and sound to propel the narrative, signpost the era in which the films were made, and delineate the characters' place within American culture.

In Music Films, Neil Fox considers a broad range of music documentaries, delving into their cinematic style, political undertones, racial dynamics, and gender representations, in order to assess their role in the cultivation of myth.

With 2014 marking the 60th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presley's first record, "e;That's All Right,"e; this book makes the perfect companion for celebrating the life and music of one of the world's most popular entertainers.

'Every current and aspiring leader needs to read this book' - Helen Tupper & Sarah Ellis, Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Squiggly Career and You Coach You'Clever, brilliantly researched and vitally important' - Dawn O'Porter, bestselling author of The Cows and Cat LadyThe Glass Cliff is an urgent conversation about what really happens when women break the rules, and break through The Glass Ceiling.

Women in Vinyl: The Art of Making Vinyl provides a comprehensive guide to the world of vinyl, with a focus on empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, designed to both demystify the vinyl community and highlight the vital role women and minority groups play in shaping the industry.

Across his directorial films, American filmmaker Dennis Hopper used music and sound to propel the narrative, signpost the era in which the films were made, and delineate the characters' place within American culture.

In a time when music streaming has become the dominant mode of consuming music recordings, this book interrogates how users go about listening to music in their everyday lives in a context where streaming services are focused on not only the circulation of music for users but also the circulation of user data and attention.

In a time when music streaming has become the dominant mode of consuming music recordings, this book interrogates how users go about listening to music in their everyday lives in a context where streaming services are focused on not only the circulation of music for users but also the circulation of user data and attention.

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Wie kann durch die im Gottesdienst gesungenen Lieder Bezug auf das Thema der Predigt genommen werden?

Das Jahr 1819 ist ein besonderer Markstein für die Musikgeschichte des heutigen österreichischen Bundeslandes Vorarlberg.