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Gone are the days when recording an album required a large, expensive recording studio and piles of ultra hi-tech equipment. Lily Allen's myspace video netted her no.1 in the UK singles chart and an NME nomination, folk singer Seth Lakeman made an album in his kitchen...
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Virgin Digital
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2011-09-30
ePub
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John Denver was America's biggest-selling solo star of the '70s. In commercial terms he was on a par with Sinatra in the '40s, Elvis in the '50s and the Beatles in the '60s. He experimented with a variety of styles and won fans from such diverse worlds as folk, pop and...
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Mainstream Digital
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2011-09-30
ePub
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Paolo Hewitt has known Paul Weller since they were both teenagers in the depths of Woking, through his ascent to fame with The Jam, the halcyon years of The Style Council and for all of his critically acclaimed solo career. Hewitt has even been the inspiration for some...
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Transworld Digital
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2011-09-30
ePub
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From the moment that Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm conceived 'Rocket 88' to the suicide of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain and Lennon's Anniversary concert, 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky chronicles 50 moments in history that shaped rock and roll as we know it. The...
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Quercus
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2011-09-29
ePub
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Through the study of a large variety of musical practices from the U.S.-Mexico border, Transnational Encounters seeks to provide a new perspective on the complex character of this geographic area. By focusing not only on norteña, banda or conjunto musics (the most...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-09-29
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INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEARThis completely new edition of the Penguin Guide reviews the 1000 best classical albums issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which dominate the catalogue because of their sheer excellence, irrespective of recording dates....
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Penguin
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2011-09-29
ePub
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The opera singer Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci was one of the most famous celebrities of the eighteenth century. In collaboration with the English composer Thomas Arne, he popularized Italian opera, translating it for English audiences and making it accessible with his own...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-09-22
ePub
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The opera singer Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci was one of the most famous celebrities of the eighteenth century. In collaboration with the English composer Thomas Arne, he popularized Italian opera, translating it for English audiences and making it accessible with his own...
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OUP Oxford
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2011-09-22
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In his commanding new book, the eminent NPR critic Tim Riley takes us on the remarkable journey that brought a Liverpool art student from a disastrous childhood to the highest realms of fame. Riley portrays Lennon's rise from Hamburg's red light district to Britain's...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2011-09-20
ePub
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There is a striking similarity between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Two disparate genres--one sacred, the other secular; one Latin, the other vernacular--both praise an idealized, impossibly virtuous woman. Each...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-09-14
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During the last few decades, most cultural critics have come to agree that the division between "high" and "low" art is an artificial one, that Beethoven's Ninth and "Blue Suede Shoes" are equally valuable as cultural texts. In Who Needs Classical Music?, Julian Johnson...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-09-01
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213 performances, 58 countries, 15 months. James Blunt's 'All the Lost Souls' international tour was one of the greatest pop marathons of all time. Journalist and family friend Peter Hardy joined James and his band on their exhilarating and exhausting journey around the...
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Review
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2011-09-01
ePub
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UPDATED FOR 2017 WITH A NEW CHAPTERThe definitive history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's great bands, by founder member Nick Mason.Pink Floyd is one of the most creative, successful and enduring bands of all time. As the only member to have been part of the band...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2011-09-01
ePub
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The United Kingdom had never seen anything like it, as two rock'n'roll legends rampaged around the country on Britain's first-ever rock tour. Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran lived the rock'n'roll lifestyle to the full, bringing to an end the monochrome 1950s and ushering...
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Virgin Digital
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2011-08-19
ePub
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In der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde das damalige System der Ausbildung von Musikern stark in Frage gestellt. Auch Richard Wagner beteiligte sich daran. Er erhoffte sich 1865 durch den Bau einer deutschen Musikschule in München eine deutliche Verbesserung...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-08-16
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This study focuses on beliefs about music current in eighteenth-century Germany. Of particular interest are the conceptual metaphors through which major writers (Goethe, Schiller, Herder and Klopstock) used music as analogy and medium for perceptions of the world in...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-08-12
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Das Lied prägt die Musik von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in besonderer Weise; häufig ist Liedhaftes für ihn eine Inspirationsquelle. Sowohl die herkömmliche vokale Darbietungsform als auch ihre instrumentale Parallelgattung, das «Lied ohne Worte», finden sich selbst in...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-08-11
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Now newbie songwriters can learn the craft - and sing their own praises online. Beginning songwriters can hit the right note by starting out with the basics in this guide, including:? How to create melodies.? How to create many different harmonies.? Techniques using...
Editeur :
Dk
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2011-08-02
ePub
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Immerse yourself in sounds, techniques, and a whole lot of fun with this enhanced ebook. Part instruction, part video and audio play-a-long, Guitar Songs & Styles For Dummies is the perfect mix of instruction - whether you are a beginner or experienced guitar player....
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For Dummies
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2011-08-02
ePub
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When it comes to striking the strings of your guitar for the first time, Getting Started Playing Guitar For Dummies sets you going in the right direction. One of the coolest things about the guitar is that, even though you can devote your lifetime to perfecting your...
Editeur :
For Dummies
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2011-08-02
ePub
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