Composers and songwriters Books

Confessions Of A Violinist: Realities And Romance is a book written by Thomas Lamb Phipson and published in 1902. The book is a memoir of Phipson's life as a violinist, detailing his experiences as a professional musician and the various challenges he...

Das Buch ""Die Drey Belagerungen Und Loudonsche Ersteigung Der Festung Schweidnitz, In Den Feldzugen Von 1757 Bis 1762"" von Johann Gottlieb Tielke beschreibt die drei Belagerungen und die Ersteigung der Festung Schweidnitz w�����hrend der Feldz�����ge...

""An Unrequited Love, An Episode In The Life Of Beethoven: From The Diary Of A Young Lady"" is a book written by Ludwig Nohl and published in 1876. The book is based on the diary of a young lady who was a close friend of Ludwig van Beethoven. The diary...

""Della Propria Ed Altrui Ignoranza"" ����� un'opera scritta nel 1858 da Francesco Petrarca. Il libro ����� diviso in tre parti e affronta il tema dell'ignoranza, sia personale che altrui. Nella prima parte, Petrarca esplora la propria ignoranza e la sua...

Informed study of composer Olivier Messiaen in light of recent research French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) is probably best known for his Quartet for the End of Time, premiered in a German prisoner-of-war camp in 1941. However, Messiaen was a...

INTERIOR EN COLOR - Un repaso de todos los conciertos de Dire Straits en España, incluyendo sus primeras apariciones en TVE para unas actuaciones en playback. El repertorio que interpretaron, la formación de la banda en cada una de sus visitas, imágenes...

""Letters of Lady Hesketh to John Johnson: Concerning Their Kinsman, William Cowper The Poet"" is a book that was published in 1901. The book is a collection of letters written by Lady Hesketh to John Johnson, discussing their mutual relative, William...

The Red Neck Ties: Or History Of The Fifteenth New York Volunteer Cavalry (1891) is a historical book written by Chauncey S. Norton. The book provides a detailed account of the Fifteenth New York Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War. The...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The Composer is a novel written by Agnes Castle and first published in 1911. The story follows the life of a talented composer named Guy Ranger, who is struggling to make a name for himself in the music industry. Despite his gift for music, Guy is...

In Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul, Deanna Witkowski brings a fresh perspective to the life and music of the legendary jazz pianist-composer Mary Lou Williams (1910-81). As a fellow jazz pianist-composer, adult convert to Catholicism, and...

The Way Of The Zen Cowboy: Fireside Stories From A Globetrotting Rhythmatist is a new collection of 35 short stories from Grammy-winning percussionist, composer, and storyteller Barrett Martin. These stories are based on personal experiences around the...

Raised in poverty in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, the late Levon Helm clawed his way to fame and fortune in the music industry, lost it all and got it back.When he died in April 2012, the legacy he left revolved largely around a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

Women's Music for the Screen: Diverse Narratives in Sound shines a long-overdue light on the works and lives of female-identifying screen composers. Bringing together composer profiles, exclusive interview excerpts, and industry case studies, this volume...

Il libro ""Eduardo Fabbri Ricordi (1887)"" scritto da Teodolinda Franceschi Pignocchi, ����� una biografia del celebre compositore e direttore d'orchestra italiano Eduardo Fabbri. Il testo racconta la vita e l'opera di Fabbri, nato nel 1887 a Bologna e...

Il libro ""Dante E I Pisani: Studi Storici (1873)"" di Sforza Giovanni ����� una raccolta di studi storici sulla figura di Dante Alighieri e la sua relazione con la citt������ di Pisa. Il volume ����� diviso in tre parti: nella prima viene analizzata la...

The Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians Volume 1, written by John Denison Champlin Jr. and published in 1888, is an extensive reference book on music and musicians. The book covers a wide range of topics related to music, including the history of music,...

Het boek ""Het Huis Honselaarsdijk In 1638, Deel 1-2: Historische Novelle (1849)"" geschreven door A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint, vertelt het verhaal van een fictieve familie die in de 17e eeuw op het landgoed Honselaarsdijk woont. Het boek is verdeeld in...

""George Frederick Watts, Sandro Botticelli, Matthew Arnold"" is a book written by Lucy Elizabeth Lee Ewing and published in 1904. The book is a collection of essays that explore the lives and works of three prominent figures in art and literature. The...

Einhards Jahrb�����cher ist eine historische Abhandlung von Einhard, einem bedeutenden Gelehrten und Berater des Kaisers Karl des Gro�����en. Das Buch wurde erstmals im Jahr 830 ver������ffentlicht und enth�����lt eine detaillierte Beschreibung der...

Le livre ""Dissertation Sur Le Cafe"" de Pierre Joseph Buc'hoz, publi����� en 1787, est une �����tude compl�����te sur l'histoire, la culture et les propri�����t�����s du caf�����. L'auteur examine l'origine de la plante de caf�����, les diff�����rentes...

The Czech composer Pavel Haas (1899-1944) is commonly positioned in the history of twentieth-century music as a representative of Leoš Janácek's compositional school and as one of the Jewish composers imprisoned by the Nazis in the concentration camp of...

Dennis Walker has been "chasing the blues" for a lifetime, starting with his first producing credit in 1965. He is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Blues producer and songwriter for Robert Cray's Strong Persuader, The Robert Cray Band's Don't Be Afraid...

Built on a series of light-hearted Facebook accounts of his time in the music business, 'Making it up as you go Along' is the story of Bill MacCormick's journey through the outer reaches of the music business in the 1960s and 70s. Brought up on an...

Love folk music? Liza Mulholland invites you Inside Folk to share an insight into her experience as a contemporary Scottish musician. Drawing on more than twenty-five years in folk music, she reflects on elements of a typical year - performing,...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of...

About the compiler: John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on...

This edition includes the Concert Register.About the compiler :John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic...

The purpose of these discographies is to place the Wagner work of these chosen sopranos in the broader context of their recording careers in general.John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of...

Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in commercials, film soundtracks or at a blues club, you are experiencing the legacy of the master harmonica player, Little Walter. Immensely popular in his lifetime, Little Walter had fourteen Top...

Who inspired Johannes Brahms in his art of writing music? In this book, Jacquelyn E. C. Sholes provides a fresh look at the ways in which Brahms employed musical references to works of earlier composers in his own instrumental music. By analyzing newly...

First decent, full biography - and effective rediscovery of Cass Elliot, Mama Cass of the Mamas and Papas.

Le livre ""Le Mars Fran�����ois ou La Guerre de France (1637)"" de Charles Hersent est un r�����cit historique qui relate les �����v�����nements de la guerre franco-espagnole de 1635 ������ 1637. Ce livre d�����crit la vie des soldats fran�����ais et...

No one who knew John Newton as a young lad would ever have dreamed that this teenage rebel, profane sailor, naval deserter and slave-trader would one day write the lyrics to one of the best-known hymns of all time, Amazing Grace. The story of how such a...

This book takes the reader on the journey of punk rocker Gary Llama's teenage years, as singer and guitarist of the punk band 500$Fine. From playing shows at age 14, to writing and recording their own music, to becoming active in the Richmond,...

It's early 1963 in a north of England town. A new pop group called The Beatles are creating a sensation. They have embarked on their U.K. winter tour and are due to play at the town's dance hall. Stuart is a naive teenager.  He...

A richly illustrated description of daily life in Leipzig, Germany in the 1730s, this is the only book about J.S. Bach that presents colorful vignettes of his career within a detailed context of the even more colorful everyday world around him. Written...