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.
Die knapp eineinhalb Jahrzehnte nach 1970 erscheinen im Rückblick als eine Art Sattelzeit der deutschen Popmusik: Fast alle maßgeblichen, zukunftsträchtigen Stile, Artikulations- und Inszenierungsweisen des deutschen Pop entwickeln und etablieren sich in diesem Zeitraum.
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.
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.
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.
Bei bisher über 4`000 Auftritten in 19 Ländern erlebte der preisgekrönte Schweizer Boogie- und Bluespianist Nico Brina den Zauber der improvisierten Musik, wie sie auf Menschen wirkt, was sie auslöst in ihren Seelen.
This book explores how the youth experience, viscerally felt and deeply ingrained at a time of substantial physical, psychological and emotional changes, serves to authenticate that youth experience to the exclusion of that of ensuing youth generations.
The history of rock and roll music can be seen in a long arc of Western civilization's struggle for both greater individual expression and societal stability.
This book is the first study of John Zorn's 'file card' works, with special focus made on the pieces Godard (1985), Spillane (1986), Interzone (2010), and Liber Novus (2010).
UNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS MUSICALES DEL AÑO SEGÚN The Times y MojoLa historia de Joy Division, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy, Killing Joke, The Cult, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Cramps, The Gun Club, Lydia Lunch, Soft Cell, Magazine, Theatre of Hate, New Model Army, Joolz, These Immortal Souls, Crime & The City Solution, Diamanda Galás, Einstürzende Neubauten, Virgin Prunes, Cocteau Twins, Danielle Dax, Cardiacs y muchos más.
This volume focuses on the circumstances of women's music-making in the vibrant and diverse environment of the Czech lands during the nineteenth century.
This book is the first study of John Zorn's 'file card' works, with special focus made on the pieces Godard (1985), Spillane (1986), Interzone (2010), and Liber Novus (2010).
The history of rock and roll music can be seen in a long arc of Western civilization's struggle for both greater individual expression and societal stability.
In dieser Monographie zu Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau werden erstmals sämtliche überlieferten Quellen erschlossen und so differenzierte Einblicke in die Entstehungsgeschichte der Oper gegeben.
This concise book critically examines the intersection of power, privilege, and classical music in higher education through an extensive study of the experiences, training, and background of teachers of musical theatre singing.
Die Pop-Queen der Zukunft – leidenschaftlich in allen Facetten beleuchtet»Country-Rock, Club, Pop, Prunk, Schweinkram, Schönheit und Schmutz: Diese Frau übertrifft in allem alle, sogar dauernd sich selbst.
In over 4,000 performances in 19 countries to date, the award-winning Swiss boogie and blues pianist Nico Brina has experienced the magic of improvised music, how it affects people and what it triggers in their souls.
This edited volume concentrates on the period from the 1940s to the present, exploring how popular music forms such as blues, disco, reggae, hip hop, grime, metal and punk evolved and transformed as they traversed time and space.
This collection of three hip hop plays by Conrad Murray and his Beats & Elements collaborators Paul Cree, David Bonnick Junior and Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, is the first publication of the critically acclaimed theatre-maker's work.
Through a collection of extensive interviews with choral conductors, educators, singers, and professional leaders, this book documents the choral music community's journey through crisis and change during the COVID-19 pandemic and aids in its rebuilding in a new era where COVID-19 is endemic.
