Author: Rupprecht, Philip Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Blending insights from linguistic and social theories of speech, ritual, and narrative with music-analytic and historical criticism, Britten's Musical Language offers fresh perspectives on the compose...
Author: Thompson, Dave Publisher: Chicago Review Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Offering a unique analysis and discussion of her life, career, and work, this is the true story of Patti Smith. Widely acknowledged as one of the most significant American artists of the rock age, an ...
Author: Rehding, Alexander Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Generally acknowledged as the most important German musicologist of his age, Hugo Riemann (1849-1919) shaped the ideas of generations of music scholars, not least because his work coincided with the i...
Author: Borack, John Publisher: Krause Publications Format: Adobe PDF
Description: REAL LOVE... John Lennon-Life is What Happens celebrates the life and times of one of the most influential musicians in pop music history. A singer, songwriter, artist, social activist, husband and...
Author: Cherlin,Michael Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: No composer was more responsible for changes in the landscape of twentieth century music than Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), and no other composer's music inspired a commensurate quantity and quality ...
Author: Granata, Charles L. Publisher: Chicago Review Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Featuring 100 photographs of Frank Sinatra working with orchestras and arrangers, listening to playbacks, and, of course, singing, this book tells the whole story of how he created the Sinatra sound a...
Author: Niezgoda, Joseph Publisher: New Chapter Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Offering a new interpretation of the hidden messages and symbols that have ornamented Beatles mythology for years, this examination of the Beatles' recordings and album artwork theorizes that John Len...
Author: Gault, Dermot Publisher: Ashgate Gower Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The New Bruckner provides a valuable study of Bruckner's music, focusing on the interaction of biography, textual scholarship, reception history and analysis. Dermot Gault corrects longstanding miscon...
Author: Clarkson, Michael Publisher: ECW Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Through the memories of his women and confidantes, this biography provides a fresh portrait of virtuoso pianist Glenn Gould, detailing his many motivations, dreams, quirks, and fears. Filled with pers...
Author: Kostelanetz, Richard Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: "Conversing with Cage" draws on over 150 interviews with John Cage conducted over four decades to draw a full picture of his life and art. Filled with the witty aphorisms that have made Cage as famous...
Author: Herzig, Monika Publisher: Indiana University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: A Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career-as player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educator...
