Sid 'One-Punch' Luft, amateur-boxer, producer and Judy Garland's third husband was the one man in her life who stuck around, helping her achieve a meteoric comeback in the 1960s.
The life of the Man in Black is revealed through his lyrics and by rare photographs and ephemera, in this beautifully illustrated official hardback edition, fully authorised by the Cash estate and featuring 125 of his most iconic songs.
Musicologists have increasingly taken a wide-angled lens on the study of music in society, to explore how it can be intertwined with issues of politics, gender, religion, race, psychology, memory, and space.
Serge Gainsbourg is arguably the Francophone songwriter whose contribution to the international appeal of French popular music has been the most significant in the post-war era.
Joaquin Phoenix is one of the most fascinating and controversial actors working in film, and ever since his Oscar-nominated performance as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, is one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood.
In seinen drei romantischen Opern Der fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser und Lohengrin entwirft Richard Wagner ein ideales Menschenbild, das sich genauso in den weiblichen Hauptfiguren wie in den männlichen Titelgestalten verkörpert – das Bild einer starken Individualität, die nach voller Entfaltung ihrer Möglichkeiten strebt und dadurch zwangsläufig in Konflikt mit der Natur und der Gesellschaft gerät.
This volume explores the possibilities of cognate music theory, a concept introduced by musicologist John Walter Hill to describe culturally and historically situated music theory.
Introducing the business models, organisational structures, and fundamentals of orchestras, this book takes readers on a journey through the evolution of orchestra management.
Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist serves as a guide for harmonic expansion and development for jazz piano, offering pianists both a rationale and methods to improve contrapuntal hand techniques.
Introducing the business models, organisational structures, and fundamentals of orchestras, this book takes readers on a journey through the evolution of orchestra management.
El presente trabajo comprende, en dos volúmenes, la voz actual de investigadores que abordan, desde variadas perspectivas, disciplinas, metodologías y marcos teóricos, el estudio y análisis de diversas músicas y prácticas sonoras en el Caribe colombiano.
Transcultural Jazz: Israeli Musicians and Multi-Local Music Making studies jazz performance and composition through the examination of the transcultural practices of Israeli jazz musicians and their impact globally.
Sie sitzt auf dem Boden bei obdachlosen Menschen, besucht Geflüchtete in Zeltstädten, singt in Gefängnissen, öffnet ihr Zuhause und vor allem ihr Herz, um anderen Heimat und Liebe zu schenken.
In 20002001, Michael Jackson sat down with his close friend and spiritual guide, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, to record what turned out to be the most intimate and revealing conversations of his life.
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Backstreet Boys with the ultimate tribute bookfilled with amazing tour photography, band-member profiles, fan memories, and more.
Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist serves as a guide for harmonic expansion and development for jazz piano, offering pianists both a rationale and methods to improve contrapuntal hand techniques.
This monograph centres on the history of musical theatre in a space of cultural significance for British identity, namely the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which housed many prominent American productions from 1924-1970.
