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Handel, Who Knew What He Liked Handel, Who Knew What He Liked M. T. Anderson,Kevin Hawkes In this biography, the man who would later compose some of the world's most beautiful music is shown to have once been a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own. OL112040W
William B. Gill William B. Gill Kurt Ganzl,Kurt Gänzl "Canadian by birth, Australian by upbringing, William B. Gill trod the boards in the Australian goldfields and the hill-stations of India before going on to try his luck in America. After unpromising… OL11640956W
Changeling Changeling Mike Oldfield Born without social instincts many people take for granted, brought up in a troubled environment and possessed with an extraordinary musical talent, Mike Oldfield was thrust into the spotlight at the… OL12982843W
BACHARACH: MAESTRO!: THE LIFE OF A POP GENIUS BACHARACH: MAESTRO!: THE LIFE OF A POP GENIUS MICHAEL BROCKEN Covering the well-known and public areas of Burt Bacharach's life, as well as those aspects that have previously been hidden from the media, this book examines a celebrated career spanning 50 years. … OL13619606W
BRITTEN'S CHILDREN BRITTEN'S CHILDREN JOHN BRIDCUT xvii, 334 p., [8] p. of plates : 23 cm OL13666150W
Life is what you make it Life is what you make it Peter Buffett From composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett comes a warm, wise, and inspirational book that asks, Which will you choose: the path of least resistance or the path of potentially greatest… OL13847462W
Lord Berners Lord Berners Peter Dickinson "Lord Berners (1883-1950) was one of the most idiosyncratic and fascinating personalities in England during the 1920s and 30s. The interviews in this book come from some of the leading figures of tha… OL14927948W
Widor Widor John Richard Near Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor. He is conside… OL15538902W
Mozart Mozart Stanley Sadie An exploration of Mozart's life and music relates his achievements to the social, economic, and cultural environments in which he worked, offering insight into his compositional process and his relat… OL15856146W
"But He Doesn't Know the Territory." "But He Doesn't Know the Territory." Meredith Willson Willson reflects on the genesis and making of his famous musical "The Music Man" through the show's opening night on Broadway. OL162696W
Portuguese piano music Portuguese piano music Nancy Lee Harper "Book contains overviews of Portugal's contributions to solo piano music, piano in instrumental chamber music, piano concerti, piano for multiple pianists including with works with electronics, and d… OL16727001W
Bach Bach John Eliot Gardiner Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who (when we can discern his personality at all) seems s… OL16809946W
International dictionary of Black composers International dictionary of Black composers Samuel A. Floyd "This exceptional work provides information on composers of African heritage from around the world during the last 300 years. The 185 signed essays, most of which are accompanied by full-page portrai… OL18228757W
Brìgh an Òrain = Brìgh an Òrain = John Shaw "A penetrating look at the life and work of a twentieth-century Gaelic singer-storyteller from Nova Scotia, Brigh an Orain - A Story in Every Song situates the inherited art of a fourth-generation Ca… OL18247812W
Somewhere for Me Somewhere for Me Meryle Secrest "Everywhere regarded as one of our most brilliant composers - more than nine hundred published songs, forty Broadway musicals, numerous films, every award conceivable - Richard Rodgers, the man, has … OL1858535W
Sondheim on music Sondheim on music Stephen Sondheim Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important composer and lyricist of musical theater in the second half of the twentieth century. Celebrating his eightieth birthday, this new, significa… OL1867310W
The sound of their music The sound of their music Frederick W. Nolan "Musical theater lovers will rejoice at the discovery of this completely rewritten, significantly expanded, illustrated edition of The Sound of Their Music, Frederick Nolan's authoritative biography … OL1872781W
The Stardust Road The Stardust Road Hoagy Carmichael Composer, singer, lyricist, and actor Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981) was one of America's most versatile songwriters, crossing the boundaries of jazz, Tin Pan Alley, blues, and film. His classic songs … OL1987516W
Anyone who had a heart Anyone who had a heart Burt Bacharach Burt Bacharach is one of the most celebrated and legendary song-writers of the twentieth century. Throughout his sixty year career he has worked with artists from Dionne Warwick to Dr Dre, Marlene Di… OL19963591W
A broken hallelujah A broken hallelujah Liel Leibovitz A meditation on the life of the Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist discusses his performing career, which began despite his crippling stage fright, to his induction into the Roc… OL19980103W
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