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Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
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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. |
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William B. Gill
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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… |
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Changeling
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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… |
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BACHARACH: MAESTRO!: THE LIFE OF A POP GENIUS
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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. … |
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BRITTEN'S CHILDREN
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JOHN BRIDCUT |
xvii, 334 p., [8] p. of plates : 23 cm |
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Life is what you make it
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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… |
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Lord Berners
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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… |
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Widor
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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… |
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Mozart
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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… |
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"But He Doesn't Know the Territory."
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Meredith Willson |
Willson reflects on the genesis and making of his famous musical "The Music Man" through the show's opening night on Broadway. |
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Portuguese piano music
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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… |
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Bach
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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… |
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International dictionary of Black composers
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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… |
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Brìgh an Òrain =
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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… |
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Somewhere for Me
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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 … |
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Sondheim on music
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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… |
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The sound of their music
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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 … |
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The Stardust Road
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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 … |
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Anyone who had a heart
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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… |
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A broken hallelujah
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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… |
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