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The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film ClassicThe story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture"They're not going to catch us," Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother...
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The Stephen Sondheim EncyclopediaThe Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is the first reference volume devoted to the works of this prolific composer and lyricist. The encyclopedia's entries provide readers with detailed information about Sondheim's work and key figures in his career, including his apprenticeship, his early work with Leonard...
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Vibe: The Sound and Feeling of Black Life in the American SouthWhere exactly does the South begin and end? Current maps are too rigid to account for the ways Black people have built the South while being simultaneously excluded from it. Drawing from the different ways Black artists in the 2-5-2 area code in North...
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Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday's Last YearA revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander--author of heralded lives of Sylvia Plath and J. D. Salinger--gives us an unconventional portrait of...
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Puccini in ContextExploring the many dimensions of Giacomo Puccini's historical legacy and significance, this book provides new perspectives on the life and work of a much-loved opera composer and demonstrates how political concerns shape the way we approach and perform his works in the present day....
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Fabulous Female MusiciansFew writers are better placed than award-winning author Sammy Stein to speak directly to musicians. Sammy's work has won praise across the globe. From Readers' Digest and The Library of Congress to magazines and books, Sammy has been sharing musicians' stories for many years.In...
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The Weak Link: Instrumental Book 1Some lessons in life are InstrumentalHow do you face the enemy within?It's hard to become a professional ballet dancer when you have a serious case of stage fright. An embarrassing performance has stripped sixteen-year-old Genevieve Larsen of her confidence and dulled her love for...
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Wish You Were Here - A People's History of Pink FloydPink Floyd have sold more than 250 million albums worldwide. This is their story in the words of their fans. Take a trip (without the aid of LSD) back to 1966, when Pink Floyd were at the heart of psychedelia and Swinging London. With...
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Everybody Likes the Piano: A Direct Modern Approach to Piano Fundamentals - Book 3(Ashley Publications). This book will help players develop good hand position, steady rhythm, and continuity. It presents the basic rudiments of music and technique in a pleasant, natural manner.Author: Joseph M. EstellaPublisher: Ashley PublishingPublished: 09/01/1996Pages: 48Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.72h x 8.20w x 0.18dISBN:...
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Messiah (Oratorio, 1741): Violin 1 PartAuthor: George Friederic HandelPublisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Published: 11/01/1986Pages: 44Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 11.80h x 4.00w x 0.30dISBN: 9780793555802This title is only available via back order
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Schubert's Instrumental Music and Poetics of InterpretationMusic scholarship's views of Franz Schubert's instrumental works continue to evolve. How might aesthetic values, historiographies, revisions to the composer's biography, and disciplinary commitments affect how we interpret his music?Schubert's Instrumental Music and Poetics of Interpretation explores the aesthetic positions and operations that underlie...
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Music in China: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture [With CD (Audio)]Music in China is one of many case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around...
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Luck or Something Like It: A MemoirA living legend of Country Music and a worldwide music icon, superstar Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a fascinating five decades in show business, and he tells the full story of his remarkable life and career in Luck or Something Like It. From his days...
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Wild! Wild! Wild! A People's History of SladeIn the UK in the 1970s, there was no bigger band than Slade. With six number 1 singles (three straight in at number 1) and 17 consecutive top 20 hits, Slade were the most successful British group of the 1970s measured on singles sales....
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Vaughan Williams and His WorldA biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams, published in collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was one of the most innovative and creative figures in twentieth-century music, whose symphonies stand alongside those of Sibelius, Nielsen, Shostakovich, and Roussel. After his death,...
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Un Dimanche À KyotoUne oeuvre intemporelle pour la jeunesse d'un grand poète québecois !La chanson titre annonce une rencontre musicale exceptionnelle chez le vieux Jo, un cajun de la Louisiane qui habite à Kyoto avec sa conjointe japonaise. Les deux sont musiciens, il joue du banjo et...
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Ukulele for Kids: How to Play the Ukulele with 45 Songs. First Book + Audio and VideoEasy ukulele learning for kids of all ages step by step with audio and videos included. This is a great first book choice for any child who wants to learn the ukulele. It contains all the necessary information and easy-to-understand explanations. It will stir...
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Tommy at 50: The Mood, the Look, and the Legacy of the Who's Legendary Rock Opera, Revised and Extended EditionThis updated and expanded edition of Tommy at Fifty is the definitive illustrated companion to the album that made the Who one of the greatest and most influential bands of the rock era. Written by two leading experts on, and close associates of, the...
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This Guitar Has Seconds To Live - A People's History of The WhoThis Guitar Has Seconds To Live is an oral history of The Who.They smashed Rickenbackers, drum kits, hotel rooms and occasionally each other. Never before had a band created such wanton destruction on stage. Never before had a band smashed their instruments into pieces,...
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The Way You Wear Your HatIn The Way You Wear Your Hat, author Bill Zehme presents a masterful assembly of the most personal details and gorgeous minutiae of Frank Sinatra's way of livingmatters of the heart and heartbreak, friendship and leadership, drinking and cavorting, brawling and wooing, tuxedos and...
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