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Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the RoadCatherine and Darius Brubeck's 1983 move to South Africa launched them on a journey that helped transform jazz education. Blending biography with storytelling, the pair recount their time at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where they built a pioneering academic program in jazz music and...
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Music's Making: The Poetry of Music, the Music of PoetryAs a work of musical theory, or meta-theory, Music's Making draws extensively on work done in philosophy and literary criticism in addition to the scholarship of musicologists and music theorists. Music's Making is divided into two large parts. The first half develops global attitudes...
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Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer Night: The Tale of the Stray CatsWhile New Wave pop music was dominating the charts in the early 1980s, one band made up of a trio of throwback-loving musicians from the suburbs of Massapequa, Long Island--guitarist/singer Brian Setzer, drummer Slim Jim Phantom, and bassist Lee Rocker--returned rockabilly to the international...
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A New Philosophy of OperaKnown as opera's "disrupter-in-residence," director Yuval Sharon has never adhered to the art form's conventions. In his many productions in both the United States and Europe, he constantly challenges the perception of opera as aloof by urging, among other things: performing operas in "non-places,"...
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Prince - Purple Rain: Rock ClassicsIn a year containing groundbreaking releases from the likes of Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, and Van Halen, 1984 also saw Prince return bigger and bolder than ever. Not content with solely focusing on the lead acting role in his semi-autobiographical movie, Prince worked overtime...
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Kendrick Lamar and Tupac Shakur: Influential RappersKendrick Lamar draws influences from many areas in his life when it comes to music, but his biggest inspiration is Tupac Shakur. Discover both performers' history in the music industry, their lives offstage, and more with the help of captivating photos and accessible text.Author:...
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The Cello and the Nightingales: The Life of Beatrice HarrisonThe memoirs of cello prodigy Beatrice Harrison, the woman who brought the music of the nightingale to millions worldwide - and created the first interspecies collaborationIn 1924, Beatrice Harrison broadcast a miracle to the world: a wild nightingale singing with her cello. Over a...
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Alice Unchained: The Life and Legacy of Layne StaleyWalk with me through the modest streets of Bellevue, Washington. It's the late '70s, and the air is tinged with innocence and naivety. Young Layne Staley, with his disheveled blonde hair and intense blue eyes, is not much different from the other kids in...
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The Flute, How It Works: A Practical Guide to Flute OwnershipThis book provides flute students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the instrument from its origin to its use and important facts not covered in traditional flute method books.Author: Michael J. PagliaroPublisher: Rlpg/GalleysPublished: 02/21/2024Pages: 100Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781538190760About the AuthorMichael J. Pagliaro...
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The PianoChildren discover that a piano can give life to their feelings. Music can give life to anything and everything. And that's exactly what happens when a boy and girl play their brand new piano for the first time. As they take turns tapping keys,...
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2010s Music Trivia GameReady to head back to the Tens? Get nostalgic with this bingeworthy 2010s Music Trivia set from Ridley's Games! Relive the decade that brought us the ice bucket challenge, ghosting, and that white and gold (or was it blue and black?) dress. With 40...
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String Quartet No 5 SetAuthor: Ernest BlochPublisher: Alfred MusicPublished: 09/05/2024Pages: 40Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9790300560267This title is only available via back order
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Kylie Song by Song: The Stories Behind Every Song by Kylie Minogue, the Princess of PopFrom 'Neighbours' TV teen queen to Stock Aitken Waterman's megastar, the rise of Kylie Minogue to the top of the charts is one of the biggest smash hit success stories in pop music. Across 15 studio albums her transition from SexKylie (with help from...
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Le Petit Chien de LaineGaie et rythmée, la musique invite à chanter, danser et s'amuser. La première chanson, Le petit chien de laine, raconte l'histoire tragique d'une petite bête à queue de coton enfermée par ses parents dans le placard de la salle de bain et dévorée par...
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Mariah's MaracasABOUT THE STORY Mariah wakes up excited for the day. She gets to choose her music instrument for the school year and she can't wait This wonderful book introduces children to different percussive instruments while also introducing the connections between people and music all...
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Springs of Hope: The Story of Johann Sebastian BachA biography of Johann Sebastian Bach, musician, composer and Christian. Felix Mendelssohn called his work "the greatest music in the world," and wrote about one of Bach's choruses: "If life had taken hope and faith from me, this single chorus would restore all."Author: Joyce...
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Let's Talk about Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad TasteFor his 2007 critically acclaimed 33 1/3 series title, Let's Talk About Love, Carl Wilson went on a quest to find his inner Céline Dion fan and explore how we define ourselves by what we call good and bad, what we love and what...
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Come See about Me, MarvinAn imagined personal exchange with Marvin Gaye, in verse, on life in Michigan. come see about me, marvin is accessible, honest poetry about and for real people. In the collection, brian g. gilmore seeks to invite the reader into a fantastical dialogue between himself...
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Patriotic Piano SolosThis collection features 20 well-known and beloved American patriotic tunes plusone original tune. Biographical information is supplied for many of the pieces.Selections include: The Star Spangled Banner; When Johnny Comes Marching Home; Yankee Doodle; Anchors Aweigh; The Stars and Stripes Forever and many more.Author:...
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Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal"Bang your head Metal Health'll drive you mad " -- Quiet Riot Like an episode of VH1's Behind the Music on steroids, Bang Your Head is an epic history of every band and every performer that has proudly worn the Heavy Metal badge. Whether...
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