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Michael Bublé: The BiographyMichael Bublé is an international singing sensation. Since his debut in 2003, he has sold 18 million albums, won numerous awards (including a Grammy), reached the top 10 in the UK charts with his first album, 'Michael Bublé', and the top 50 of the...
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Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course, Bk 7: For Group or Individual InstructionThis comprehensive method of music instruction enables the beginner to progress to an advanced stage of technical skill. Charlie the Boxer and Hungarian Dance #5 are Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selections.Author: Willard A. Palmer, Bill HughesPublisher: Alfred MusicPublished: 06/01/1959Pages: 48Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.60h x...
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N.ot W.ithout A.lonzo: The history of west coast hip hop.The book is the prequel to Straight Outta Compton the most successful biopic of all time. This story takes you through the untold story of Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams the God father of West Coast hip hop, as he paved the way for superstars Dr....
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Aida: Full Score(Opera). Ricordi is proud to present the first titles in their new series of orchestral scores featuring engaging images (from Casa Ricordi's historical archives) and synopses in Italian, English, French and German. In addition, these scores feature heavier cover and paper stock plus stronger...
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Theme from Ladies in LavenderNigel Hess's most recent film score is for Ladies in Lavender, the feature film directed by Charles Dance and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith. Nigel has arranged the main theme from the film for Violin and Piano. The soundtrack, performed by...
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The Flute and Flute PlayingThe flute (or closely related instrument) has been known since prehistoric times, but up until the middle of the nineteenth century it was still far from being a satisfactory instrument, despite the quantity of important music that had been written for it. Its tone...
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Open the Door: The Life and Music of Betty CarterBetty Carter's lifelong influence on the music world is unparalleled. Her contributions to music as a jazz singer, composer, arranger, and teacher have fostered a generation of musicians and fans.This book looks at Betty Carter's contribution to the music world and delves behind the...
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The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist. The first volume of this major biography breaks new ground. The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the...
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Johnny Cash: The Life in LyricsThe life of the Man in Black revealed by his lyrics and by rare photographs and ephemera, in a lavishly illustrated edition authorized by the Cash estate Johnny Cash is one of the most beloved and influential country-music stars of all time, having composed...
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Sound Synthesis and Sampling [With CD]Sound Synthesis and Sampling' provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying principles and practical techniques applied to both commercial and research sound synthesizers. This new edition has been updated throughout to reflect current needs and practices- revised and placed in a modern context, providing...
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Histories of the Musical: An Oxford Handbook of the American Musical, Volume 1The American musical is a paradox. On stage or screen, musicals at once hold a dominant and a contested place in the worlds of entertainment, art, and scholarship. Born from a mélange of performance forms that included opera and operetta, vaudeville and burlesque, minstrelsy...
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Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the UnderworldAuthor: T. J. EnglishPublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 08/29/2023Pages: 448Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 7.95h x 5.20w x 1.18dISBN: 9780063031425
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Now and Forever: Towards a Theory and History of the LoopElvis Presley and Karlheinz Stockhausen. The Beatles and Andy Warhol. Terry Riley and Ken Kesey. What all these artists have in common is that loops have played a significant role in their work. The short sequences of sounds or images repeated using recording media...
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Thinking with Sound: A New Program in the Sciences and Humanities Around 1900Thinking with Sound traces the formation of auditory knowledge in the sciences and humanities in the decades around 1900. When the outside world is silent, all sorts of sounds often come to mind: inner voices, snippets of past conversations, imaginary debates, beloved and unloved...
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Becoming Noise Music: Style, Aesthetics, and HistoryBecoming Noise Music tells the story of noise music in its first 50 years, using a focus on the music's sound and aesthetics to do so. Part One focuses on the emergence and stabilization of noise music across the 1980s and 1990s, whilst Part...
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The Art Song Anthology - Low Voice Book/Online AudioAuthor: Hal Leonard CorpPublisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPublished: 11/01/2009Pages: 208Binding Type: OtherWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 11.90h x 8.90w x 0.80dISBN: 9781423484004About the AuthorHal Leonard Corp: - Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard LLC has become the worlds largest source of music performance and instructional materials, with a...
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Barnett FreedmanThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Unrequited Infatuations: A MemoirAn epic tale of self-discovery by a self-confessed Rock n Roll disciple What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over...
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JazzDid you know that jazz music has its roots in Africa and Europe? It came from a kind of music called ragtime. Find out more in Jazz, one of the titles in the My Favorite Music series.Author: Aaron CarrPublisher: Av2Published: 08/01/2021Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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Wizard SofiaThis fantastic wizard story with compelling music fragments by Tchaikovsky is a tribute to childlike imagination and classical music. For brave magicians ages 4 years and up. Sometimes, when Sofia lies in bed at night and closes her eyes, something magical happens: everything she...
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