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A classical musician and educational director explains how music can be an alternative healing method. He cites his personal experiences…
and those of many others. He also illustrates how people integrate the concept of musical healing - using ears, voice, and choice of music - into their daily lives. 1997.The murder of Biggie Smalls
Par Cathy Scott. 2000
Describes the rivalry between East and West Coast "gangsta" rap musicians that leads to murder. Chronicles the life of rap…
artist Biggie Smalls and his successful career under the guidance of Sean "Puffy" Combs. Smalls was murdered a few months after rival Tupac Shakur. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2000.The music instinct: how music works and why we can't do without it
Par Philip Ball. 2010
From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light onto every corner of…
human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all have, until recently, remained mysterious. Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known - and still unknown - about how music works its magic, and why it seems indispensable to humanity. 2010.The mind's eye
Par Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain’s ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks’s own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.The love you make: an insider's story of the Beatles
Par Peter Brown, Steven S Gaines. 1983
Chronicles the lives and times of the Beatles from their early raucous days in Liverpool through John Lennon's death. Also…
the riveting, often bizarre story of the powerful and famous caught up in the Beatles' jet-set world. Strong language. Bestseller. 2002, c1983.The long trail: my life in the West
Par Ian Tyson. 2010
Ian Tyson's journey to the West began in Victoria, BC, where he rode his dad's horses and eventually became a…
rodeo competitor. Laid up after breaking a leg, he learned the guitar, drifted east, and became a songwriter and performer in the folk revival movement. When his first marriage broke up, he retreated to a ranch, soon buying his own and finding a new voice as the Western Revival singer-songwriter and horseman he is today. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2010.The listener's guide to medieval & Renaissance music
Par Derrick Henry. 1983
Guide to the recorded world of minstrels and meistersingers, and the chants, love songs, and bawdy tunes of an early…
age. Includes critical evaluations of nearly 200 recordings of music of the Renaissance and Middle Ages. 1983.The life and times of Little Richard: the quasar of rock
Par Charles White. 1984
Biography of the original wild man of rock 'n' roll. The singer, who is now a preacher, confesses to homosexuality,…
voyeurism, sexual orgies and drug abuse. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1984.Still woman enough: a memoir (Biography Ser.)
Par Loretta Lynn, Cox. Patsi Bale. 2002
Country singer continues her autobiography begun in "Coal Miner's Daughter" (DC31083). Includes reminiscences of her career and friendship with Conway…
Twitty, Tammy Wynette, and other entertainers; her stormy marriage to her late husband, Doolittle Lynn; and her relationships with her children. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.La musique au Québec: 1600-1875 ((Étoile d'or).)
Par Willy Amtmann, Michelle Pharand. 1976
Edgar Fruitier
Par Daniel Rolland. 1992
Sous-titre: une passion nommée musique suivi de considérations de l'auteur sur la musique. Tous les Québécois ou presque connaissent la…
passion que porte Edgar Fruitier à la musique classique. L'auteur questionne l'homme sur la naissance de son amour de la musique, ses débuts comme commentateur, l'évolution de son gout musical. Le livre fourmille aussi d'anecdotes savoureuses sur les compositeurs et leurs interprètes. 1992.Miles: l'autobiographie
Par Miles Davis. 1989
Biographie du célèbre musicien de jazz, Miles Davis. D'un caractère indomptable, il raconte ses quarante ans de carrière; comment il…
a su s'imposer malgré le racisme des Blancs, sa lutte contre l'alcool et la drogue, ses rechutes, sa passion pour les femmes et, surtout, comment il a su révolutionner le jazz et en devenir l'une des figures marquantes de notre époque. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 1989.Maria Callas, ma femme
Par Renzo Allegri, Isabelle Reinharez, G. B Meneghini. 1983
Le paysage sonore (Musiques et musiciens)
Par R. Murray Schafer, Sylvette Gleize. 1979
Les sons forment un paysage. Agréables ou déplaisants, légers ou puissants, audibles ou inaudibles, ils pénètrent de manière décisive les…
communautés humaines. Ce livre raconte leur histoire, c'est-à-dire notre histoire. 1979. Titre uniforme: The tuning of the world.Le voyage inachevé
Par Yehudi Menuhin, James Du Mourier. 1977
Un grand violoniste de notre époque raconte sa vie, ses activités musicales, ses interventions comme apôtre de la paix. L'ensemble…
est accessible à un public assez large, mais certaines pages seront mieux comprises des lecteurs initiés à la musique. 1979, c1977.Ma voix et ma vie
Par Marion Anderson. 1961
L'auteur, grande artiste lyrique, retrace l'évolution de sa carrière, ses vexations et les difficultés rencontrées à cause de sa couleur.…
Âpres plusieurs années d'efforts, elle entre au Metropolitan Opera, sorte de consécration. 1961.Le piano et son âme
Par Marie-Paule Brière. 1977
L'auteure, seule femme spécialiste en pianos au Canada, a poursuivi trois objectifs en rédigeant ce livre, soit en faire un…
guide précieux pour les acheteurs, pour sensibiliser les gens à la musique et son moyen de communiquer sa passion. 1977.My first songs
Par Tomie DePaola. 1985
Folk songs of Canada: piano/vocal; Volume 1 (The Waterloo folk songs of Canada series)
Par Richard Johnston, Edith Fowke. 1988
A treasury of 67 Canadian folk songs, followed by a second volume (DC29370). Authentic songs of fishermen, farmers, soldiers, voyageurs,…
pioneers and the early settlers of Canada. c1954. 1988. (The Waterloo folk songs of Canada series)Lone star swing: on the trail of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
Par Duncan McLean. 1997
Describes how, after finding a scratchy LP recording of Texan Bob Wills in Edinburgh, Scotland, McLean was hooked. He recalls…
his statewide musical quest to track down the spirit of Texas swing, along with his Scotsman's reactions to catfish, chili, honky- tonks, tumbleweed, and the local language. Some strong language. 1997.