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The Dears: Lost in the Plot (Bibliophonic #1)
Par Lorraine Carpenter. 2011
Over a decade after the release of their first album, The Dears have weathered the indie fringes, the collapse of…
the music industry as we knew it and the near implosion of the band itself, with their creative vision and gang dynamic intact. The Dears: Lost in the Plot looks at how The Dears survived the fallout, and helped launch the acclaimed mid-aughts music scene in their hometown of Montréal. The Dears: Lost in the Plot is the first book in Invisible Publishing’s new Bibliophonic series. The Bibliophonic Series is a catalogue of the ongoing history of contemporary music. Each book is a time capsule, capturing artists and their work as we see them, providing a unique look at some of today’s most exciting musicians.Chronicle of the innovative English rock group comprised of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon, from their…
childhoods in Liverpool until their split in 1970. Based largely on a 1994 television documentary series, the book features interviews with the four musicians and their close associates. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2000The Metropolitan Opera stories of the great operas
Par John W Freeman. 1984
Describes the plots of 150 world-famous operas, featuring works from sixteenth-century Italy through twentieth-century America. Seventy-two composers are presented in…
alphabetical order. Biographical sketches of the composers precede the opera entries, each of which includes a list of characters and a summary of each act.The trail of the Apache Kid
Par Lewis Patten. 1979
The Cole Porter story
Par Cole Porter. 1965
The composer's contribution to popular music is treated with affectionate appreciation in an introduction by Arthur Schwartz. There follows an…
account of his career by Porter himself, and the rest of the book consists of discussion by HublerGlenn Gould: a life and variations
Par Otto Friedrich. 1989
Crazy, eccentric, obsessive, and bizarre are just some of the terms that have been used to describe Glenn Gould. Friedrich…
has used direct quotes from many of the people whom Gould knew during his short career, which ended at age fifty in 1982, in order to paint a picture of a man who was almost a recluse as far as his personal life was concerned, but who was also a genius, totally and obsessively devoted to his musicMeet me at Jim & Andy's: jazz musicians and their world
Par Gene Lees. 1988
A collection of portraits of instrumentalists and band leaders who frequent the New York jazz bar Jim and Andy's in…
the 1960s. Lees writes about artists he knows personally, and about a subject he knows intimately as a lyricist, a contributor to "Stereo Review," and a former editor of "Down Beat." Some strong languageListen to the music: a self-guided tour through the orchestral repertoire
Par Jonathan Kramer. 1988
Describes in nontechnical language 290 of the most frequently heard orchestral works. Helps the reader to understand and enjoy the…
music by describing the distinctive features of each piece in the context of the composer's life and work. Arranged alphabetically by composer. Includes a glossary of foreign and musical terms with brief definitionsChadwick, Yankee composer
Par Victor Yellin. 1990
George Whitefield Chadwick, like most classically trained musicians before World War II, received a German education. Upon his return to…
the United States, his music was performed more frequently than that of most Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This biography traces his life and work as an innovative teacher and a composer of music with a distinctly American twistMozart
Par Marcia Davenport. 1956
First published in 1932. Revised in 1956 on the bicentenary of the Austrian composer's birth, following the publication of Mozart's…
letters and a new index to his works. This portrait of the child prodigy, who grew up in a talented family and developed into a musical genius, combines documented facts about his career with imaginary conversationsOpera and its symbols: the unity of words, music, and staging
Par Robert Donington. 1990
Discusses the use of symbolism in opera and the need to stage productions with the intentions of the composer and…
librettist in mind. Looks for hidden meanings in the words, music, and actions of specific scenes and characters. But Donington's thesis is that each element of opera must seek to retain its integrity while contributing to the dramatic wholeStravinsky: glimpses of a life
Par Robert Craft. 1992
Long-term confidant and aide to the Russian-born composer combines biographical and musical commentary in this homage to his mentor. Craft…
describes Stravinsky's early years as a refugee in France and America. The author gives his personal perspective on Stravinsky's family life and provides first-hand knowledge about the composition and performance of some of Stravinsky's best-known worksCopland, since 1943
Par Aaron Copland. 1989
This volume begins with Copland pondering how to get involved in World War II and follows the format of recollections…
and interludes begun in Copland: 1900 through 1942 (RC 36095, BR 9225). A joyous time follows when his well-known Appalachian Spring, commissioned by the Library of Congress, is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music on the day that victory in Europe is declaredPercy Grainger
Par Wilfrid Mellers. 1992
A study of the music of the Australian-born composer who lived half of his life in the United States. Mellers…
examines the multicultural influences on Grainger that make his music unique. Besides his considerable interest in folk song and other popular idioms, Grainger also drew inspiration from a wide range of classical literature. A virtuoso pianist, he was probably best-known for his simple piano piece "Country Gardens."Copland: 1900 through 1942
Par Aaron Copland. 1984
This autobiographical memoir draws heavily from oral history interviews, interspersed with reminiscences by Copland's colleagues and friends, put into perspective…
by Perlis's interludes. The volume covers the early years in the life and career of this American composer, who was born in 1900Opera as drama
Par Joseph Kerman. 1988
In this updated version of a book originally published more than thirty years ago, Kerman has added an extended preface,…
a critique of Mozart's Idomeneo, and an epilogue on operatic criticism. His revisions and deletions mainly focus on past opinions and critical judgments. He remains committed to the view that in opera the dramatist is the composer, and that other musical genres, such as the ballet, achieve drama in their own wayBob Dylan: behind the shades : a biography
Par Clinton Heylin. 1991
In a biography based largely on interviews, Heylin looks at the singer-songwriter's first fifty years, and examines the relationship between…
Dylan's life and his work. Heylin recounts Dylan's Minnesota childhood, as Robert Allen Zimmerman, his New York years writing "protest" songs, his 1966 motorcycle accident, his conversion to Christianity, and his use of changing musical stylesWomen music makers: an introduction to women composers
Par Janet Lynch. 1992
Sketches the lives of ten women who overcame discrimination in a field dominated by men. Beginning with a seventeenth-century composer,…
the author tells how women played instruments, sang, and wrote music, but few were paid for their work. Still, these women found a way to be heard, even if they had to publish under assumed names. For junior and senior high and older readersThe frontiers of meaning: three informal lectures on music
Par Charles Rosen. 1994
Three lectures by the National Book Award-winning author of The Classical Style (BRA 16615). In "The Frontiers of Nonsense," Rosen…
claims that understanding music is a matter of feeling comfortable with it. In "How to Become Immortal," the author suggests that Beethoven's international fame was already in place during his lifetime. And in "Explaining the Obvious," Rosen discusses why he writes about musicAmerican music makers: an introduction to American composers
Par Janet Lynch. 1990
Biographical sketches of ten composers born in the United States. Nichols describes their most important works, suggests recordings worth listening…
to, and explores what made their music important. One composer added Creole touches, one drew on the sounds of Tin Pan Alley, and one was first to use the synthesizer, but all produced distinctly American music. For junior and senior high and older readers