Appreciation 9

Andy Mister's Liner Notes is a semi-narrative prose poem, a meditation on alienation and pop culture. Beginning with the Beach Boy's unfinished masterpiece Smile, Mister describes a world populated ……続きを見る

In questo volume abbiamo un dialogo fra Antonio Juvarra, noto didatta di canto, ed Aurelio Porfiri, compositore e direttore di coro. In questo dialogo si affrontano temi importanti, come l'impostazi……続きを見る

This work examines the spread of the steelpan art form within U.S. music education, specifically in schools and universities. This is set within the context of a large Caribbean diaspora, which brou……続きを見る

An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950 Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compi……続きを見る

With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to ……続きを見る

This book honors classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery, professor at the Yale School of Music. It contains personal reflections from his friends and colleagues illustrating Verdery's influence on his……続きを見る

Nick Strimple's all-encompassing survey ranges from 19th-century masters, such as Elgar, to contemporary composers, such as Tan Dun and Paul McCartney. Repertory of every style and level of complexi……続きを見る

The Artist as Citizen is a compilation of Joseph W. Polisi's articles and speeches from his two-decade tenure as president of the Juilliard School. His writings focus on the role of the artist in Am……続きを見る

Everyone loves to laugh, to wonder, and to be amazed. High Notes and Low presents interesting and unusual anecdotal information about classical music and musicians in a down-to-earth, easily readabl……続きを見る

A favorite of film followers for 50 years, James Bond is the hero loved by everyone: Men want to be just like him, women just want to be with him. Moviegoers around the world have spent more than $5……続きを見る

Giuseppe Verdi's career forms one of the loveliest arcs in musical history. The passion of his works resonates universally, while the sophistication of his middle and late operas satisfies demanding……続きを見る

Today Mozart's exquisite Le Nozze di Figaro delights and moves audiences everywhere, long after its 1786 birth into tumultuous times. The original Beaumarchais play raised a firestorm in France, the……続きを見る

It wasn't until the 10th century that women were allowed to perform, and then only in rare incidences. Like many art forms, female comedy got its start in the church and expanded to stage, radio, fi……続きを見る

More than 500 people are involved in the creation of just one of the world's greatest pianos, the Steinway. From the selection and aging of wood to the delicate voicing of the finished instrument, t……続きを見る

Since Gustav Mahler was rediscovered in the early 1960s, his symphonies have become arguably the most popular works in the modern orchestral repertoire. Mahler's Symphonies: An Owner's Manual is the……続きを見る

Opera's most enduring tragic double bill of verismo masterpieces, Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci share many common features, most noticeably their direct language, plot simplicity, common-folk c……続きを見る

Beethoven's works for solo piano – the sonatas, variations, and bagatelles – and the five concertos for piano and orchestra stand at the heart of the repertory. Beethoven's Piano Music: A Listener's……続きを見る

A riveting story of fatal attraction between a beguiling, strong-willed gypsy and a naïve but passionate soldier who falls under her spell, Georges Bizet's Carmen pulses with seduction, obsession, a……続きを見る

Funny: The Book is an entertaining look at the art of comedy, from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings, with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Broth……続きを見る

How can certain songs carry us through a tough workout, comfort us after a breakup, or unite 50,000 diverse fans? In this fascinating field guide, neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas inv……続きを見る

Responsável pela existência da sigla MPB e revelação do elenco, resultado de sua iniciativa, o ex-ator, ex-roqueiro, diretor, produtor e realizador Solano Ribeiro atualizou a pedido da Editora Kuaru……続きを見る

Propostas pedagógicas dinâmicas, fundamentadas em mais de quarenta anos de experiência na área de ensino são abordadas com clareza, propondo caminhos para reflexões construtivas sobre um ensino mais……続きを見る

A idéia deste livro partiu de observações que fui fazendo ao longo da vida. Percebi durante 30 anos de ensino musical, que muitos alunos e professores, prescindiam de uma maior associação com outras……続きを見る

Author of two books on Issac Albeniz, including Issac Albeniz: A Guide to Research (1998), Walter Aaron Clark has compiled thirteen essays that discuss the various aspects of Latin American music. T……続きを見る

What if Beethoven suddenly appeared in the passenger seat of your car? The smell of body odor is overpowering, and you nearly swerve off the road. This unbelievable experience is described in the fi……続きを見る

Los palos en el flamenco son los diversos estilos con que este arte se expresa. Como es lógico, existieron estilos originarios, de los que se fue derivando y posteriormente asentando la gama total d……続きを見る

From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music ***** 'What do the music of Bach, Depe……続きを見る

Melómano tanto o más que hombre de letras, George Steiner ha escrito a lo largo de medio siglo una gran variedad de textos sobre compositores, géneros musicales y algunas piezas en particular, siemp……続きを見る

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Neville Cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat. Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with words. In The G……続きを見る