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So What: The Life of Miles DavisMusical genius, visionary artist, enigma -- more than ten years after his death, Miles Davis still looms large as a cultural icon. In this, the first new biography since Davis' death, John Szwed draws on various archives and never-before-published interviews with those who knew...
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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensMusical Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell. Music by Janet Hood. Characters: 20-25 males, 11-16 females (doubling or expanding possible.) Unit set A celebration of lives lost to AIDS told in free verse monologues with a blues, jazz and rock score, this piece is...
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Five Against One: The Pearl Jam StoryMore than any other band, Pearl Jam embodies the alternative style that dominates rock today. From their early days as fame-ducking grunge pioneers, through their headline-making battle with Ticketmaster, to their current status as self-assured survivors, Five Against One brings to life Pearl Jam's...
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Classical Music Top 40Millions of people adore classical music. Millions of other people want to, but simply don't know how or where to start--so many composers, so many pieces, so many versions, so much music! In either case, this book is for you. In this informal and...
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Works for Piano Four Hands and Two Pianos, Series OneLike Chopin before him, Debussy found previously unexplored possibilities and refinements in the art of playing and composing for the piano. His compositions for piano four hands and for two pianos are among his most inventive and interesting works. This volume contains two suites...
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Alive at the Village Vanguard: My Life In and Out of Jazz TimeJazz fans get the inside story of New York's legendary club. At age 83, Lorraine Gordon is a jazz icon who has lived more than a few lives: downtown bohemian, uptown grande dame, music business pioneer, wife, lover, mother, and finally - at a...
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The Mozart Effect for Children: Awakening Your Child's Mind, Health, and Creativity with MusicIn his groundbreaking book, The Mozart Effect(R), Don Campbell revealed the enormous healing powers of classical music. Now he shows you how to help the children in your life experience the same benefits.You don't have to be an expert on classical music to use...
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Going Solo -- ViolinIf you are preparing to face an audience for the first time - whether at home, at school, or on the concert platform - then you are ready for Going Solo. Spanning a wide range of repertoire from lively original material to imaginative arrangements,...
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Going Solo -- ClarinetIf you are preparing to face an audience for the first time - whether at home, at school, or on the concert platform - then you are ready for Going Solo. Spanning a wide range of repertoire from lively original material to imaginative arrangements,...
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It's about That Time: Miles Davis on and Off RecordHere is quite simply one of the most original books about a jazz musician ever published--a biography-cum-discography that focuses in turn on fourteen major albums recorded by Miles Davis, using them as a jumping off point for an illuminating discussion of the turbulent life...
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Balanchine & the Lost Muse: Revolution & the Making of a ChoreographerHere is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine and his close childhood friend and extraordinary ballerina Liidia (Lidochka) Ivanova. Tracing the lives and friendship of these two dancers from years just...
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Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of DreamsFrom dealing blackjack in the small-time gangster town of Steubenville, Ohio, to carousing with the famous Rat Pack in a Hollywood he called home, Dean Martin lived in a grandstand, guttering life of booze, broads, and big money. He rubbed shoulders with the mob,...
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Questions and Answers: Practical Advice for Piano TeachersFor over 26 years piano teachers relied on Frances Clark's column in Clavier magazine for insightful, inspiring answers to their questions. Some of her best advice on subjects ranging from repertoire to fingering appears in this informative volume for piano teachers. Topics include: Lesson...
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The BeatlesFollows the extraordinary development of the four self-taught musicians from Liverpool from their beginnings until the break-up in 1970Author: Allan KozinnPublisher: Phaidon PressPublished: 10/19/1995Pages: 242Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 8.68h x 6.13w x 0.80dISBN: 9780714832036Audience: Young AdultReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 09/18/1995 pg. 125This title is...
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Daily Exercises for VoiceExpertly arranged Vocal Method by Francesco Lamperti from the Kalmus Edition series. This is from the Romantic era.Author: Francesco LampertiPublisher: Alfred MusicPublished: 03/01/1985Pages: 20Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.30dISBN: 9780711977853This title is only available via back order
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Music, Thought, and Feeling: Understanding the Psychology of MusicExamining the intersection of music, psychology, and neuroscience, Music, Thought, and Feeling, Second Edition, surveys the rapidly growing field of music cognition and explores its most interesting questions. Assuming minimal background in music or psychology, the book begins with an overview of the major...
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Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy LegendDjango Reinhardt was arguably the greatest guitarist who ever lived, an important influence on Les Paul, Charlie Christian, B.B. King, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, and many others. Yet there is no major biography of Reinhardt. Now, in Django, Michael Dregni offers a definitive portrait...
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In the Key of Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Derek ParaviciniDerek Paravicini is blind, can not tell his right hand from his left, and needs round-the-clock care. But he has an extremely rare gifthe is a musical prodigy with perfect pitch whose piano-playing has thrilled audiences at venues from Ronnie Scott's to Las Vegas,...
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Dylan's Visions of SinBob Dylan's ways with words are a wonder, matched as they are with his music and verified by those voices of his. In response to the whole range of Dylan early and late (his songs of social conscience, of earthly love, of divine love,...
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The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Theory, Analysis, and ListeningBeginning with music fundamentals, The Complete Musician covers all the topics necessary for a thorough understanding of undergraduate music theory by focusing on music in context. Rather than rote learning of concepts and memorizing terms, The Complete Musician emphasizes how theory informs the work...
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