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From Begum Akhtar to Bhimsen Joshi, Enayat Khan to Ravi Shankar, Bismillah Khan to Shiv Kumar Sharma, Indian classical music is as varied as it can be, from the pure traditional gharanas to more rec……続きを見る

One of the foremost Karnatik vocalists today, T.M. Krishna writes lucidly and passionately about the form, its history, its problems and where it stands todayT.M. Krishna begins his sweeping explora……続きを見る

Look behind the scenes of fifty celebrated songs, from an estimated repository of over one lakh!'De de khuda ke naam pe': when Wazir Mohammed Khan sang these words in India's first talkie, Alam Ara,……続きを見る

The never-before-told story of the rock music scene in India of the 1960s and '70sIndia in the 1960s and early 1970s: a nation of perennial shortages. Into the staid and conservative landscape come ……続きを見る

'A heartbreaking, myth shattering biography . . . Fiegel's fine, all-encompassing tome restores much of the great woman's dignity' Mojo The greatest white female singer ever' is how Boy George descr……続きを見る

Billy Bragg is one of Britain's most distinctive and accomplished songwriters, whose work has articulated the passions, both personal and political, of Britain during the past five decades. A Lover ……続きを見る

Sous le sourire, les larmes... La face cachée d'Enrico. L'on perçoit d'abord, en Enrico Macias, le pied-noir chantant à perpétuité la beauté du ciel bleu et du soleil de la Méditerranée... C'est ign……続きを見る

The Process That Is the World grapples with John Cage not just as a composer, but as a philosopher advocating for an ontology of difference in keeping with the kind posited by Gilles Deleuze. Cage's……続きを見る

" Graham Parker a écrit la plus grande chanson rock de tous les temps. " Bob Dylan Qui est Graham Parker ? On dit de lui qu'il est le Bruce Springsteen anglais et surtout, l'un des plus grands compo……続きを見る

Green’s study is more than a biography of an Anglo-African composer.The first comprehensive study of Coleridge-Taylor’s life for almost a century, it reveals how class-ridden Britain could embrace e……続きを見る

The connections between a great artist's life and work are subtle, complex, and often highly revealing. In the case of Beethoven, however, the standard approach has been to treat his life and his ar……続きを見る

In the early nineteenth century over forty operas by foreign composers, including Mozart, Rossini, Weber and Bellini, were adapted for London playhouses, often appearing in drastically altered form.……続きを見る

“A rapturous, witty, and passionate memoir ... Violin Dreams is not only the story of a man becoming an artist, it’s a history of twentieth-century music.” ー John Guare, Tony Award–winning playwrig……続きを見る

______________ 'A perceptive and thorough examination of both the man and the music' ? NME 'A highly engaging and refreshingly irreverent portrait of the Doors' frontman'? i-D ______________ A revea……続きを見る

The influence and importance of The Pixies cannot be overestimated. Their style of broken, furious yet melodic and exceptionally catchy punk rock blazed a trail for such vital bands as Mudhoney and ……続きを見る

When Elbow won the Mercury Prize in 2008 for their fourth studio album - The Seldom Seen Kid - the accolade followed an organic 17 year long career marked by four classic albums and a cult following……続きを見る

Yes, you can turn those great melodies and smokin’ grooves in your head into stunning digital music! And you don’t have to be a musical genius or a computer geek to do it! Composing Digital Music Fo……続きを見る

From the New York Times review of the Dallas Opera's performance of Orlando furioso and the international symposium on Baroque opera: ". . . it was a serious, thoughtful, consistent and imaginative ……続きを見る

Providing a detailed analysis of Bach's Passions, this 2010 book represents an important contribution to the debate about the culture of 'classical music', its origins, priorities and survival. The ……続きを見る

First published in 1907. With nine black-and-white illustrations. "For some years past a lack of competent men in the profession of Piano Tuning has been generally acknowledged. This may be accounte……続きを見る

In this wide-ranging inside view of the history and practice of conducting, analysis and advice comes directly from working conductors, including Sir Charles Mackerras on opera, Bramwell Tovey on be……続きを見る

Here is the most comprehensive history of Brazilian music available in English. Concise yet remarkably detailed, it provides professional musicologists and music lovers alike with a clear outline of……続きを見る

The Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven, the third of his Opus 30 set, was written between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803. It has three movements: 1. Allegro a……続きを見る

In Paris, seiner Heimatstadt, hat er fast sein ganzes Leben verbracht. In Spanien ist er nie gewesen. Und doch gilt Bizets Carmen als die spanische Oper schlechthin. Ihren überwältigenden Erfolg auf……続きを見る

The Jazz Standards, a comprehensive guide to the most important jazz compositions, is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form. This essential book fo……続きを見る

This volume studies the relationships between government and the popular music industries, comparing three Anglophone nations: Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. At a time when issues of globaliza……続きを見る

Revivez, au travers de témoignages inédits, les grands moments qui ont fait la carrière de Ravi Shankar Ces mémoires exceptionnels retracent le parcours d’un homme hors du commun. Dans une langue cl……続きを見る

Extrait : Nous aurons fait un grand pas en ce qui concerne la science esthétique, quand nous en serons arrivés non seulement à l’induction logique, mais encore à la certitude immédiate de cette pens……続きを見る

Destiné aussi bien au mélomane qu’à l’amateur, l’Inventaire de l'opéra explore l’univers passionnant de cet art sous toutes ses facettes. Hier encore donné pour moribond, l'opéra connaît depuis plus……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る