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  • Henry Cowell

    A Man Made of Music

    de Joel Sachs ...
    Joel Sachs offers the first complete biography of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American music. Henry Cowell, a major musical innovator of the first half of the century, left a rich body of compositions spanning a wide range of styles. But as Sachs shows, Cowell's legacy extends far beyond his music. He worked tirelessly to create organizations such as the highly ... Leer más

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    When singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her London home in 2011, the press inducted her into what Kurt Cobain's mother named the 27 Club. "Now he's gone and joined that stupid club," she said in 1994, after being told that her son, the front man of Nirvana, had committed suicide. "I told him not to…." Kurt's mom was referring to the extraordinary roll call of iconic stars who died at the same ... Leer más

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  • Mozart

    A Life

    de Paul Johnson ...
    Eminent historian Paul Johnson dazzles with a rich, succinct portrait of Mozart and his musicAs he’s done in Napoleon, Churchill, Jesus, and Darwin, acclaimed historian and author Paul Johnson here offers a concise, illuminating biography of Mozart. Johnson’s focus is on the music—Mozart’s wondrous output of composition and his uncanny gift for instrumentation.Liszt once said that Mozart composed ... Leer más

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  • Hip Hop America

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    From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down, Hip Hop America is the definitive account of the society-altering collision between black youth culture and the mass media. ... Leer más

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  • Shostakovich and Stalin

    The Extraordinary Relationship Between the Great Composer and the Brutal Dictator

    “Music illuminates a person and provides him with his last hope; even Stalin, a butcher, knew that.” So said the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, whose first compositions in the 1920s identified him as an avant-garde wunderkind. But that same singularity became a liability a decade later under the totalitarian rule of Stalin, with his unpredictable grounds for the persecution of artists. ... Leer más

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  • Elvis Presley

    A Southern Life

    In Elvis Presley: A Southern Life, one of the most admired Southern historians of our time takes on one of the greatest cultural icons of all time. The result is a masterpiece: a vivid, gripping biography, set against the rich backdrop of Southern society--indeed, American society--in the second half of the twentieth century. Author of The Crucible of Race and William Faulkner and Southern History ... Leer más

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  • Moondog

    The basis of a full-length documentary."Moondog is one of America’s great originals."-Alan Rich, New York MagazineHere is a revised edition of a book that celebrates one of the most improbable lives of the twentieth century: a blind and homeless man who became the most famous eccentric in New York and who, with enormous diligence, rose to prominence both in major label pop music recordings in ... Leer más

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  • Johnny Cash's American Recordings

    de Tony Tost ...
    Series series 33 1/3
    This title offers a superb investigation of what is arguably Johnny Cash's greatest album, focusing on his enduring mythology. When Johnny Cash signed to Rick Rubin's record label in 1993, he was a country music legend who, like his fellow Highwaymen Willie, Waylon and Kris, remained a fondly regarded yet completely marginalized Nashville figure, unheard on the radio and unseen on the charts. Cash ... Leer más

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    Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms

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    In Crossing Paths, John Daverio explores the connections between art and life in the works of three giants of musical romanticism. Drawing on contemporary critical theory and a wide variety of nineteenth-century sources, he considers topics including Schubert and Schumann's uncanny ability to evoke memory in music, the supposed cryptographic practices of Schumann and Brahms, and the allure of the ... Leer más

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  • Belle & Sebastian's If You're Feeling Sinister

    Series series 33 1/3
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  • The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers

    Enriched edition. Unlocking the Secrets of Operatic Masterpieces

    In "The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers," George P. Upton presents an incisive exploration of the operatic canon, meticulously detailing the narratives, musical compositions, and the lives of the key composers behind each piece. Upton's literary style is characterized by its accessibility and depth; he deftly balances analytical rigor with engaging prose, making ... Leer más

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