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  • Hall Johnson

    His Life, His Spirit, and His Music

    by Eugene Thamon Simpson ...
    During his lifetime (1888-1970), Hall Johnson's concert arrangements of spirituals have been performed and recorded by stellar singers, such as Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, and Denyce Graves, and were sung by school and concert choirs all over the world. The Hall Johnson Negro Choir was acclaimed in concert halls throughout America and Europe, on Broadway, on ... Read more

    $119.09 USD

  • A Host of Angels

    by Eugene Thamon Simpson ...
    A grateful testimony to the kindness and generosity of many individuals who offered, and gave help to a talented black musician in his struggle to become a successful professional. The author profiles those who were most significant in his life from the racist doctor who saved him from pneumonia at age six months, to the director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir who invited him to share his podium. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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  • Imperfect Harmony

    Finding Happiness Singing with Others

    by Stacy Horn ...
    "In this one-of-a-kind celebration of singing with others, I'd call her pitch nearly perfect." —The AtlanticFor Stacy Horn, regardless of what is going on in the world or her life, singing in an amateur choir—the Choral Society of Grace Church in New York—never fails to take her to a place where hope reigns and everything good is possible. She's not particularly religious, and her voice is not ... Read more

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  • Wondrous Strange

    The Life and Art of Glenn Gould

    by Kevin Bazzana ...
    The first major biography of Glenn Gould to stress the critical influence of the Canadian context on his life and artGlenn Gould was not, as has previously been suggested, an isolated and self-taught eccentric who burst out of nowhere onto the international musical scene in the mid-1950s. He was, says Kevin Bazzana in this fascinating new full-scale biography, very much a product of his time and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Leonard Bernstein Letters

    by Leonard Bernstein ...
    "With their intellectual brilliance, humor and wonderful eye for detail, Leonard Bernstein's letters blow all biographies out of the water."— The Economist (2013 Book of the Year)Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician—a brilliant conductor who attained international superstar status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals ( West Side Story), symphonies ( Age of Anxiety), ... Read more

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  • The Funniest People in Music, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes

    The Funniest People in Music, #2

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 2 - The Funniest People in Music
    Some samples: 1) Dee Dee Ramone could be pretty crazy. When the Ramones first played in London, their record company gave them unlimited room service, and Dee Dee acted the way that he thought a rock star should act and ordered so many bottles of Scotch that in two days his room service bill was $700. The record company representatives were surprised by the size of the bill, and they told Dee Dee, ... Read more

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  • The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument

    A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument

    by David Schoenbaum ...
    The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it.A 16-ounce package of polished wood, strings, and air, the violin is perhaps the most affordable, portable, and adaptable instrument ever created. As congenial to reels, ragas, Delta blues, and indie rock as it is to solo Bach and late Beethoven, it has been played standing or ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • Begin Again

    A Biography of John Cage

    by Kenneth Silverman ...
    John Cage was a man of extraordinary and seemingly limitless talents: musician, inventor, composer, poet. He became a central figure of the avant-garde early in his life and remained at that pinnacle until his death in 1992 at the age of eighty. Now award-winning biographer Kenneth Silverman gives us the first comprehensive life of this remarkable artist. We follow Cage from his Los Angeles ... Read more

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  • They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music

    by Rudi Blesh, Harriet Janis ...
    Blesh published They All Played Ragtime as first major scholarly work on ragtime music in 1950, which sparked a ragtime revival. He founded Circle Records in 1946, which recorded new material from aging early jazz musicians as well as the Library of Congress recordings of Jelly Roll Morton. He sparked renewed interest in the music of Joseph Lamb, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake, among others. ... Read more

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  • The Orchestra

    A Very Short Introduction

    by D. Kern Holoman ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. Far from an anachronistic organization that cannot long survive, it is shown to be powerful political and social force, occupying critical positions in cultural diplomacy, national identity, and civic pride. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Aaron Copland

    The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

    by Howard Pollack ...
    A candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer.The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Aaron Copland (1900-1990) became one of America's most beloved and esteemed composers. His work, which includes Fanfare for the Common Man, A Lincoln Portrait, and Appalachian Spring, has been honored by a huge following of devoted listeners.But the full richness of Copland's life and accomplishments ... Read more

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  • Last Stop Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William Vacchiano

    by Brian A. Shook ...
    William Vacchiano (19122005) was principal trumpet with the New York Philharmonic from 1942 to 1973 and taught at Juilliard the Manhattan School of Music the Mannes College of Music Queens College and Columbia Teachers College. While at the Philharmonic Vacchiano performed under the batons of Arturo Toscanini Bruno Walter Dimitri Mitropoulos and Leonard Bernstein and played in the world premieres ... Read more

    $14.39 USD