Music

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990627937Author Larry J DunlapFormat PaperbackPage Count 586Imprint Claremont Village Press, LLCPublisher Claremont Village Press, LLCWeight(grams) 152g

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A founding father of the modern American musical, Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was the composer of legions of popular songs, including such standards as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Ol' Man River." His 1927 Show Boat with Oscar...

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In the sequel to "Roosevelt's Blues", Guido van Rijn presents an account of the gospel and blues music of the immediate post-war period, concentrating on songs that comment on contemporary political events and issues during a crucial time in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674333697Author Howard E HugoFormat HardbackPage Count 386Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 721g

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This volume tells of a relationship between Hugo Wolf, one of the greatest masters of the German art song, and Melanie Kochert, the wife of a prominent Viennese jeweller with whom Wolf shared a lifelong emotional, spiritual, and artistic bond. Wolf's...

This new series of Norton books, devoted to informed discussion of contemporary music, draws principally upon articles first published in Perspectives of New Music, which Richard Kostelanetz has described as "among the most consistently interesting...

The definitive book on iconic cult hero Jeff Buckley, the singer who made just one record but inspired a generation of rock musicians. Written by his manager Dave Lory, Jeff Buckley includes interviews with others who worked closely with him who have...

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Jonathan Veira is a larger-than-life entertainer, whose career in opera has been matched by his many years as a one-man entertainer, filling some of the UK's largest auditoriums. On a Similar Note is a collection of humorous observations. Jonathan Veira...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981024493Author Helen VanWartFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Sybertooth IncPublisher Sybertooth IncWeight(grams) 354g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473573621Author Johnny SamsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Philip DeanPublisher Philip DeanWeight(grams) 129g

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When he fell from a darkened stage in November 1996, Kirk Franklin could easily have been killed. That ten-foot plunge might have ended the career of one of America's most exciting young prodigies. But thanks to his dramatic recovery, the fall added not...

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If Benny Goodman was the "King of Swing," then Fletcher Henderson was the power behind the throne. Not only did Henderson arrange the music that powered Goodman's meteoric rise, he also helped launch the careers of Louis Armstrong and Coleman...

This engaging book is the first biography of one of the great ""originals"" of American classical music. It provides a full portrait of Harry Partch (1901-1974), a composer, theorist, and creator of musical instruments whose life and...

It's June 2001. Keith Streng steers a cramped mini-van north along Lincoln Avenue in Chicago while Peter Zaremba, Bill Milhizer and Ken Fox sprawl in the back nursing hangovers and road weariness. They pull into the Apache, quaintly described as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952582755Author St. John HuntFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Hunt (John)Publisher Hunt (John)Weight(grams) 402g

Popularly known during his lifetime as "The World's Greatest Living Composer," Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) not only wrote some of the twentieth century's most influential music, he also assumed the role of cultural icon. This book reveals...

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In Queens of Afrobeat, the women of Afrobeat music—a unique blend of jazz, soul, highlife, and West African rhythms—are finally given the recognition they deserve. This extensive study takes a multifaceted view of the storied lives of the women behind...

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The saxophone, today an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most associated with jazz, was largely ignored in the U.S. for well over a half-century after its invention in France in 1838. Bringing this new sound to the American public was the...

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For twenty years, Nick Tosches searched for facts about the life of Emmett Miller, a yodelling blackface performer whose songs prefigured jazz, country, blues and much of the popular music of the twentieth century.Beginning with a handful of 78 rpm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228850670Author Mike AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 435g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990627906Author Larry J DunlapFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint Claremont Village Press, LLCPublisher Claremont Village Press, LLCWeight(grams) 671g

Although the name of William Harris will be familiar to many as a composer of church music, less is known about his life prior to his moving to Windsor in 1933 where, for no less than 28 years, he presided over the music in St George's Chapel. During his...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979099458Author Eleanor Knowles DuganFormat PaperbackPage Count 648Imprint Grand Cyrus PressPublisher Grand Cyrus PressWeight(grams) 1436gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974987408Author Rik PalieriFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Koza ProductionsPublisher Koza ProductionsWeight(grams) 506g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578619484Author Mathew KnowlesFormat HardbackImprint Music World Publishing, LLCPublisher Music World Publishing, LLCWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952582717Author St. John HuntFormat PaperbackPage Count 642Imprint Hunt (John)Publisher Hunt (John)Weight(grams) 887g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312426613Author Peter RichmondFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint St. Martins Press-3plPublisher St. Martins Press-3plWeight(grams) 717g

This in-depth, research-based book profiles the band that shaped a generation and changed the face of music forever. What makes a legend? The Beatles: A Musical Biography attempts to answer that question by taking an in-depth look at the band that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759675438Author Sam DenovFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 171g