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“emily petermann”

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  • The Musical Novel

    Imitation of Musical Structure, Performance, and Reception in Contemporary Fiction

    by Emily Petermann ...
    What is a "musical novel"? This book defines the genre as musical not primarily in terms of its content, but in its form. The musical novel crosses medial boundaries, aspiring to techniques, structures, and impressions similar tothose of music. It takes music as a model for its own construction, borrowing techniques and forms that range from immediately perceptible, essential aspects of music ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

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  • Reinventing Bach

    The Search for Transcendence in Sound

    by Paul Elie ...
    The story of a revolution in music and technology, told through a century of recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian BachIn Reinventing Bach, his remarkable second book, Paul Elie tells the electrifying story of how musicians of genius have made Bach's music new in our time, at once restoring Bach as a universally revered composer and revolutionizing the ways that music figures into our lives ... Read more

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  • A Love Supreme

    The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album

    by Ashley Kahn ...
    Few albums in the canon of popular music have had the influence, resonance, and endurance of John Coltrane's 1965 classic A Love Supreme-a record that proved jazz was a fitting medium for spiritual exploration and for the expression of the sublime.Bringing the same fresh and engaging approach that characterized his critically acclaimed Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Living with Jazz

    A reader edited by Sheldon Meyer

    by Dan Morgenstern ...
    A collection of essays, biographical profiles, and critical analyses by one of the twentieth century's leading jazz writers includes commentary on the work of jazz entertainers, including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong, as well as assessment of the role of jazz in contemporary culture and its influence on modern music. ... Read more

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  • Swing Book

    by Degen Pener ...
    Ten years ago a revival of swing took place, originating in San Francisco, snowballing into today's international resurgence. This book presents the complete history of swing music and dancing, then and now. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Language of the Spirit

    An Introduction to Classical Music

    by Jan Swafford ...
    A preeminent composer, music scholar, and biographer presents an engaging and accessible introduction to classical musicFor many of us, classical music is something serious -- something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • The Origins of Cool in Postwar America

    by Joel Dinerstein ...
    An "entertaining" study of the enduring concept of coolness, and the mix of cultures and historical events that shaped it ( The New York Times).Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of this concept and its new set of codes that came to define a ... Read more

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  • Schumann

    by Eric Frederick Jensen ...
    Series series Composers Across Cultures
    Robert Schumann is one of the most intriguing-and enigmatic-composers of the nineteenth century. Extraordinarily gifted in both music and literature, many of his compositions were inspired by poetry and novels. For much of his life he was better known as a music critic than as a composer. But whether writing as critic or composer, what he produced was created by him as a reflection of his often ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Gunther Schuller

    A Life in Pursuit of Music and Beauty

    by Gunther Gunther Schuller ...
    Simultaneously the memoir of a famed composer, conductor, and music educator, and an important historical sourcebook on the American musical scene during the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, the autobiography of Gunther Schuller chronicles the first thirty-five years of this multifaceted and expansive figure's life and work.Schuller began composing music at an early age and joined the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Music: An Art and a Language

    Exploring Music's Profound Connection: An In-Depth Analysis of Musical Language and Art through History

    by Walter Raymond Spalding ...
    In "Music: An Art and a Language," Walter Raymond Spalding offers a groundbreaking exploration of music as both a profound artistic expression and a complex form of communication. Spalding's literary style is characterized by meticulous analysis and eloquent prose, drawing upon a rich tapestry of musical theory and practice. The book deftly situates itself within the broader context of early 20th ... Read more

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  • A Short History of English Music

    Exploring the Cultural Evolution of English Music

    by Ernest Ford ...
    In "A Short History of English Music," Ernest Ford presents a comprehensive survey of the evolution of music in England from medieval times to the early twentieth century. The book is notable for its synthesis of detailed historical analysis and engaging prose, seamlessly blending scholarly rigor with accessibility. Through chronological chapters, Ford examines key figures, movements, and cultural ... Read more

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  • French Music and Jazz in Conversation

    From Debussy to Brubeck

    by Deborah Mawer ...
    Series series Music since 1900
    French concert music and jazz often enjoyed a special creative exchange across the period 1900–65. French modernist composers were particularly receptive to early African-American jazz during the interwar years, and American jazz musicians, especially those concerned with modal jazz in the 1950s and early 1960s, exhibited a distinct affinity with French musical impressionism. However, despite a ... Read more

    $38.59 USD