F - Composers & Musicians 1

The remarkable life story of Ella Jenkins, “The First Lady of Children’s Music.” Ella Jenkins was one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century. Her songs “You’ll Sing a Song and I’……続きを見る

Ferdinand Ries, einst Schüler und enger Vertrauter von Ludwig van Beethoven, ist heute vielen als eine Randfigur der Klassik bekannt. Doch dieses Buch zeigt, dass Ries weit mehr war als nur ein Schü……続きを見る

“Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said, 'Come on in.'” So writes Harold Eggers, Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer, in……続きを見る

“The coolest class on campus” – The New York Times When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice. How……続きを見る

In "Haydn," John F. Runciman delves into the life and works of one of the most significant composers of the Classical era, Joseph Haydn. The book combines meticulous biographical detail with an anal……続きを見る

Frank Mathias was a teenager in a small town when the draft swept him into the army and then halfway around the world to the jungles of the South Pacific. He served in the huge invasion force in the……続きを見る

Un retrato luminoso del más genial y revolucionario cantaor. «Una edición exquisita, [...] una pieza breve pero profunda, original en su planteamiento, perfecta para un primer acercamiento al arte f……続きを見る

In "Haydn," John F. Runciman presents a meticulous exploration of the life and works of Joseph Haydn, a pivotal figure in the development of classical music. Runciman combines detailed biographical ……続きを見る

Pianista, bandleader e compositore tra i più originali del Novecento, in cinquant'anni di attività Sun Ra (1914-1993) ha disegnato una vera e propria «storia parallela» del jazz, non soltanto allarg……続きを見る

Songwriter/Producer Bob Crewe, who had helped turn the 4 Seasons into superstars, picked up the Four Evers and began molding them into a 4 Seasonish type group. In fact, they would often work closel……続きを見る

The Way I Walk: The Music of Jack Scott tells how the Canadian born son of an Italian immigrant rose to rockabilly fame, but got lost in the shuffle as the music continued to evolve. Scott scored hi……続きを見る

“Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said, 'Come on in.'” So writes Harold Eggers, Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer, in……続きを見る

The son of a Southern California horse trainer, John Stewart was a songwriter/musician of incredible talent. He grew up idolizing Elvis Presley. But along came the Kingston Trio and by age 20, Stewa……続きを見る

Singer Aaron Carter, brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, passes away at age 34 From a young age, he was in the spotlight thanks to the success of platinum-selling albums, a large list of ……続きを見る

Questo libro è il frutto di più di dieci anni di ricerche: un’indagine alla ruggine che svela i segreti e i retroscena di una delle rivalità più famose e tragiche della storia della musica: quella f……続きを見る

Frank Mathias was a teenager in a small town when the draft swept him into the army and then halfway around the world to the jungles of the South Pacific. He served in the huge invasion force in the……続きを見る

My Four-Minute Life is Jesse McRae's brilliantly conceived memoir of seven-plus decades as a human being, told in stories, lyrics, philosophies, and opinions predicated on a fifty year love affair w……続きを見る

Parmi les formations les plus influentes du post-punk, les Virgin Prunes occupent une place à part. Né à la fin des années 1970 dans une Irlande profondément conservatrice, le groupe n’aura de cesse……続きを見る

The Batcave, la soirée lancée en 1982 à Londres par Ollie Wisdom et Jon Klein, deux membres des Specimen, est aujourd’hui considéré comme le berceau, l’endroit qui a vu naître le mouvement gothique.……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Henry Purcell 10 September 1659 (?)[2] 21 November 1695, was an English Baroque composer. Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements but devised a peculiarly……続きを見る

Bohemian composer Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) was exceptionally prolific, composing over 400 imaginative, well-crafted, and diverse pieces, including symphonies, operas, ballet scores, and other or……続きを見る

Quando nel 2016 a Bob Dylan fu assegnato il premio Nobel per la letteratura, in tutto il mondo divampò un dibattito sull’opportunità di considerare l’opera del grande cantautore americano “vera le……続きを見る

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Bloomsbury Academic publish acclaimed resources for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as the general reader, across a broad range ……続きを見る

Bobby Vee got his "lucky break" after the infamous crash of the plane Buddy Holly was riding went down in an Iowa cornfield, killing all aboard. Auditions were quickly held to find temporary replace……続きを見る

Charles Mingus (1922-1979) ha rappresentato la più perfetta espressione dell'artista larger than life: esuberante, imperioso fin dalla stazza fisica, carismatico; facile alla rissa e alla risata, pe……続きを見る

FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED. “The coolest class on campus” – The New York Times When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others……続きを見る

A GUARDIAN AND INDEPENDENT BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2017. ‘At last an expert classicist gets to grips with Bob Dylan’ Mary Beard ‘Thomas’s elegant, charming book offers something for everyone – not just t……続きを見る

In 1966, a groupl of studio musicians hit it big with a novelty song based on an Alka-Seltzer ad. Unwilling to go on the road to promote it, the label recruited other musicians to become The T-Bones……続きを見る

For many, the Beatles offered a delightful alternative to the dull and the staid, while for others, the mop-top haircuts, the unsettling music, and the hysterical girls that greeted the British impo……続きを見る

Donna F. Brown’s Finding Medusa takes you on a historical journey through the turbulent sixties in Chicago, the music, the drugs, as well as a personal journey through her darkest and brightest mome……続きを見る