Musicians, singers, bands and groups

Keyboardist and songwriter with the band Journey, Jonathan Cain writes this long-awaited memoir about his personal story of overcoming and faith, his career with one of the most successful musical groups in history, and the stories behind his greatest hits including "e;Don't Stop Believin'.

How should the church relate to the public sphere?

The Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006) was one of the most innovative and influential composers of the last 50 years.

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) has a reputation as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century.

This book delves into the background of fragmentation and solidity of Indonesia's Islamic parties.

A New York Times Bestseller An Apple Best Book of the Month, February 2025An unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary life-one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood in 'slummy, one-horse towns'; obsessive desire; bursts of comedy; and indispensable friendships, reflecting on the way art, music, and a deep connection to nature helped her on a singular journey to become a beloved, Grammy-nominated artist.

The Gospels And Christian Life reads the four canonical Gospels as handbooks for religious formation through communal practices.

Few expected politician Abraham Lincoln and Congregational minister Owen Lovejoy to be friends when they met in 1854.

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

The global movement of culture and religion has brought about a serious challenge to traditional constitutional secularism.

The story of the legendary producer, Neil Bogart, founder of Casablanca Records, who made superstars of the 1970's that have stood the test of time: KISS, Donna Summer, the Village People, and Parliament-Funkadelic.

This is the second volume in Clinton Heylin's magisterial survey of the songs of Bob Dylan.

AI and the Legal Profession: Transforming the Future of Law explores the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the legal industry and the transformative possibilities it offers.

This is the first full-length biography of Keith Relf, frontman for the Yardbirds and one of the great tragic characters in rock history.

This collection explores British attitudes to Continental Europe that explain the Brexit decision.

After it was announced that the twenty month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was abducted, the entire world grieved for their loss.

A lightning rod for powerful emotions, Thomas Schippers began his escalation to fame at nineteen continuing with performances in many renowned venues in the world.

The book traces the story of how a song recorded in 1981 by a young punk rock band from a cultural backwater on the English-Welsh border, and released on a tiny independent record label, became famous in a Yugoslavia formed in the image of Marshall Tito?

“Jacoby writes with wit and vigor, affectionately resurrecting a man whose life and work are due for reconsideration” (The Boston Globe).

Faith in the Fight tells a story of religion, soldiering, suffering, and death in the Great War.

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES, GRAMMY-NOMINATED BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, ROLLING STONE, AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself-by band members AD-ROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more.

Among the numerous sets of conferences that Thomas Merton presented to young prospective monks during his decade (1955-1965) as novice master at the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani is a wide-ranging introduction to biblical studies, made available for the first time in the present volume.

Neither Spem in alium, the widely acclaimed 'songe of fortie partes' by Thomas Tallis, nor Alessandro Striggio's forty-part Mass is the largest-scale counterpoint work in Western music.

An indispensable guide to Islamic political thought from Muhammad to the twenty-first centuryThe first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond.

'Stephen Hough's memoir had me gripped from the beginning [ .

Arnold Schoenberg and Thomas Mann, two towering figures of twentieth-century music and literature, both found refuge in the German-exile community in Los Angeles during the Nazi era.

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Renowned scholars and performers present a wide range of different perspectives on Mozart''s chamber music with keyboard.

100 years after the Dada soirees rocked the art world, the author investigates the role that music played in the movement.

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.

Behind the glamour and the crowds.

Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony, The Concerto, and Choral Masterworks--have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor.

Neil Young is one of rock and roll's most important, influential and enigmatic figures, an intensely reticent artist who has granted no writer access to his inner sanctum - until now.

Regarding Faure , the result of a 1995 conference on Faure's important contribution to classical music, was written by Tom Gordon, artistic director the Ensemble Musica Nova and a professor in the Department of music at Bishop's University in Quebec.

The volume presents the results of a joint research project run by the Universities of Bonn and Oxford.

The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano, and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre.

Oxford's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony, The Concerto, and Choral Masterworks--have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor.

»Don't look back in anger«Dass die zerstrittenen Brüder Noel und Liam Gallagher eines Tages wieder zueinander finden würden, haben Fans nicht zu hoffen gewagt.

Mit ihrer souveränen Musikalität, unerschöpflichen Energie und menschlichen Empathie ist Simone Young (*1961) Vorbild für eine ganze Generation von Dirigentinnen und Dirigenten.

Every time I sing a song, I'm actually making love on stage.

How is it that some conservative groups are viscerally antigovernment even while enjoying the benefits of government funding?

John Rahn's prolific activities as a composer-theorist-teacher, inventor of computer sound-synthesis software, editor of Perspectives of New Music during the 1980s and 90s, and author of an exemplary text on atonal theory are conspicuously in the foreground of the academic music-intellectual world.

Examines Liszt's piano arrangements of music originally created for other instruments, especially the symphony orchestra and the Hungarian Gypsy band.

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal .

In 1996, Walter Capps won a seat in US House of Representatives.