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Art Pepper (1925-1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. But his autobiography, Straight Life, is much more than a jazz book--it is one of the most explosive, yet one of the most lyrical, of all autobiographies. This edition...
Editeur :
Da Capo
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2024-09-17
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Drawing on the author's four decades of experience as a concert oboist, this open access book studies a number of foundational issues in the philosophy of music, such as musical meaning and expression, musical ontology and the existence of the musical work, the relation...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-09-13
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Foreword by James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street PreachersA collection that has to be seen to be believed, Superstar Guitars showcases the most famous six-strings in the history of music, in exquisite detail.Photographer Eleanor Jane has travelled the world, documenting...
Editeur :
Welbeck
Parution :
2024-09-12
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How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music? This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo career
Within You Without You is a highly...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-09-03
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Take a deep dive into Dolly Parton’s almost 60 year career with this complete guide featuring more than 400 photographs, little-known stories behind each album, and behind-the-scenes details about the recording of each track, the musicians involved, and the...
Editeur :
Black Dog & Leventhal
Parution :
2024-09-03
Collection :
All The Songs
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Musical representations of Europe in myth and allegory are well known, but when and under what circumstances did the words "European" and "music" become linked together? What did the resulting term mean in music before 1800 and how did it evolve into the label "Western...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-09-03
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Erik Satie (1866-1925) gilt allgemein als eine Ikone der Moderne. Nach mehreren Jahrzehnten erscheint nun erstmals wieder eine deutschsprachige Gesamtdarstellung seines Lebens und Schaffens. Der auf dem Montmartre sozialisierte Musikpionier war ein Fragender. In...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2024-08-31
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Das neue Buch von Peter Gülke kreist um die Grundsatzfrage nach der Verwandlung komponierter, geschriebener Musik in Klang durch die Kunst der Interpretation. Sein zentrales Thema ist die Betonung erlebter statt nur gelesener, „architektonisch" verstandener Musik. In...
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J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2024-08-30
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Gaston Crunelle (1898--1990) was a remarkable flutist and a beloved teacher, yet his name is hardly known today.Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth-Century France restores Crunelle's place in the pantheon of flutists while revealing details of musical life in...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-08-23
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'Meticulously researched... Every Swiftie will want this'-THE SUN'Every Taylor song explained... A cut above'-THE GUARDIANThe full story behind every single song Taylor Swift has ever released.Covering eleven albums, more than 250 songs, hidden gems, cover versions,...
Editeur :
Welbeck
Parution :
2024-08-22
Collection :
The Stories Behind the Songs
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The definitive, unauthorized biography ofThe Eagles by the New York Times bestselling biographerTo the Limit is the unauthorized account of the group from its earliest years through the breakup, solo careers, and reunions. Blending the country and folk music of the late...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2024-08-06
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Whether you're a Reputation stan or a Speak Now girlie, Shake It Up: Delicious cocktails inspired by the music of Taylor Swift is a must-have for Taylor Swift fans looking to unwind after a long day of Easter egg searching. Turn your favorite Taylor Swift songs into...
Editeur :
Welbeck
Parution :
2024-08-01
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In this book, author Martin Munro offers a new path into Caribbean studies based on sound. He argues that to understand and begin to transform the past, present, and future of Caribbean studies, historians must do so at the node of both sound and vision. The book makes...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-07-19
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American Popular Music and Its Business in the Digital Age: 1985-2020 by Rick Sanjek is the sequel to his father Russell Sanjek'sAmerican Popular Music and Its Business: the First 400 Years. This book offers a detailed and objective history of the popular music industry...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-07-19
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Harold Arlen and His Songs is the first comprehensive book about the music of one of the great song composers of the twentieth century. Arlen wrote many standards of the American Songbook-including "Get Happy," "Over the Rainbow, "Stormy Weather," "Come Rain or Come...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-07-17
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This volume focuses on the collective wisdom of Asian philosophies and their implications for music education. All twenty chapters are written by highly regarded philosophers and music educators steeped in various Asian traditions. These chapters will include an...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-07-16
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Practicing is an essential part of every musician's life, but we are rarely taught how to practice in the most effective and efficient way. Many of us find ourselves frustrated when we sound good in the practice room only to embarrass ourselves on stage or in front of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-07-16
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Early analysts of both punk and metal have shown their continuing popularity for segments of the public who were often considered in the 1970s and 1980s as “losers of globalization” despite the level of fragmentation of these scenes, the diversity of their audiences’...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-07-15
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Historically, as bearer and mixer of ancient African and European musical traditions, the banjo is an important musical instrument. A Five-String Banjo Sourcebook will stand beside Banjo Attitudes (Paris, L’Harmattan, 2015), its companion book. Since its importation to...
Editeur :
Editions L'Harmattan
Parution :
2024-07-11
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FOREWORD BY JACQUELINE CROOKSSolid Foundation is the definitive history of Jamaica's holy music: reggae in all its forms, from the earliest ska and rock steady pioneers to the dancehall and reggae revival stars of the twenty-first century. Woven together into an...
Editeur :
White Rabbit
Parution :
2024-07-04
Collection :
Deep Cuts
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