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Musical scores - like literature, poetry, and technical manuals - are documents.

What is the role of classical music in the 21st century?

In Women of Influence in Contemporary Music: Nine American Composers, Michael K.

Over the course of his career, Billy Joel has released a series of remarkable albums that together chart his journey as an artist from relative obscurity to international success.

The first full-length analytic study devoted to the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, combining sketch studies, musicological context, and straightforward analyses of all three movements.

It's a life of the two of us.

Improvisation was a crucial aspect of musical life in Europe from the late eighteenth century through to the middle of the nineteenth, representing a central moment in both public occasions and the private lives of many artists.

Nostalgia for the Future is the first collection in English of the writings and interviews of Luigi Nono (19241990).

A book of the year for the Times, the Sunday Times, the Independent, the Guardian and the Daily Mail'Charming .

Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul might be imagined as brothers with wildly different characters but a strong family resemblance.

Klaus Doldinger ist der berühmteste deutsche Jazz-Musiker.

WINNER: 2017 Alan Walker Book AwardLiszt's Final Decade reveals in the composer's own words to his confidantes Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein and Olga von Meyendorff how he resolved his conflicted self-image as a celebrated performer but underappreciated composer.

The demonization, internment, and deportation of celebrated Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Dr.

Brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor.

Noch hinter den höchsten Bergen, in den größten Wüsten und auf den kleinsten Inseln finden sich ein paar wackere Metalheads, die sich zu Bands zusammengeschlossen haben, Konzerte geben und Metal-Kultur leben.

This study analyzes chamber music from Mozart''s time within its highly social salon-performance context.

The first comprehensive biography of any American woman musician born before the Civil War brings to life a composer whose story is both old-fashioned and strikingly modern.

Time Must-Read Books of 2024Independent Best Non-Fiction Books 2024Mojo Books of the Year 2024"e;A vibrant, multifaceted portrait of a music enigma"e; Guardian"e;A powerful portrait"e; Irish Independent"e;Displays a bracing rigour and an exhilarating curiosity about its subject, coming closer than most to catching up with Mitchell on her lonely road"e; TimesCelebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni MitchellWhat you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni Mitchell.

Carlos Chavez (1899-1978) is the central figure in Mexican music of the twentieth century and among the most eminent of all Latin American modernist composers.

From the diverse proto-theatres of the mid-1800s, though the revues of the '20s, the 'true musicals' of the '40s, the politicisation of the '60s and the 'mega-musicals' of the '80s, every era in American musical theatre reflected a unique set of socio-cultural factors.

- Desde comienzos de la década de 1970, Bruce Springsteen canta a Estados Unidos, a su clase trabajadora, a los trotamundos y a los corazones rotos.

"e;The first volume of Perle's magnificent study focused on Wozuck .

This volume honors and extends the contributions of educator and scholar Dr.

New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesuss divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church.

This book discusses microtonal tunings in the Arabic maqam, prevalent in the Middle East and Central Asia, which employs microtonal intervals from Pythagorean tuning by perfect fifths.

Michael Christoforidis is widely recognized as a leading expert on one of Spain's most important composers, Manuel de Falla.

This book presents original research applying mathematics to musical rhythm, with a focus on computational methods, theoretical approaches, analysis of rhythm in folk and global music traditions, syncopation, and maximal evenness.

A born storyteller, Troy Cassar-Daley has at last turned his talent to sharing his own inspiring life.

In this bold, captivating and controversial book, the author combines his own intensely moving personal accounts with incisive scriptural analysis, and challenges the reader to reassess what they think they know about Judas Iscariot and suicide.

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.

The Technique of Orchestration Workbook, Seventh Edition, accompanies the textbook of the same name-the definitive resource on the study of orchestration-providing musical excerpts, full scores, and scoring assignments to enrich the lessons learned in the textbook.

Australia's greatest country singer-songwriter Slim Dusty's own story, written with Joy McKean, his wife for 50 years - now updated.

Based on private diaries, correspondence, and unpublished writings, George Rochberg, American Composer, reveals the impact of personal trauma on the creative and intellectual work of a leading postmodern composer.

Rolland's biography attempts to provide an overview of Handel's life and works from his early lessons in music to the classical context in which he is commonly placed.

The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history.

Der ungarisch-österreichische Dirigent Ferenc Fricsay (1914–1963) prägte das 20.

Felice Giardini and Professional Music Culture in Mid-Eighteenth-Century London explores Giardini's influence on British musical life through his multifaceted career as performer, teacher, composer, concert promoter and opera impresario.

This book offers new interpretative insight into the Gospel of John, applying a combination of critical discourse analysis, conceptual metaphor theory, and anthropological theories of ritual.

Over the course of his career, Billy Joel has released a series of remarkable albums that together chart his journey as an artist from relative obscurity to international success.

This book develops ways of discussing musical practices to articulate a new approach to understanding connections between recordings, singers, and singing.