Composers and songwriters Books

Das Buch ""Der Kaiser Ferdinand und der Herzog von Friedland w�����hrend des Winters, 1633-1634"" wurde im Jahr 1852 von Karl Gustav Helbig ver������ffentlicht. Es beschreibt die politische und milit�����rische Situation w�����hrend des...

Das Buch ""Der Letzte Constantin Von Felicia Hemans Und Wordsworth's Politische Sonette (1877)"" von Christian Hones ist eine Untersuchung der politischen Gedichte von William Wordsworth und Felicia Hemans. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf dem Gedicht...

Il libro ""Delle Lettere Familiari D' Alcuni Bolognesi Del Secolo Decimottavo V1"" pubblicato nel 1820 dalla casa editrice Ramponi, ����� una raccolta di lettere scritte da alcuni bolognesi del XVIII secolo. Queste lettere sono state selezionate per la...

""Della Letteratura Italiana Nell' Ultimo Secolo"" ����� un libro scritto da Giacomo Zanella e pubblicato nel 1899. In questo volume, l'autore esamina la letteratura italiana del XIX secolo, concentrandosi in particolare sugli autori e le opere degli...

""Della Letteratura Italiana"" ����� un saggio storico scritto da Cesare Cant����� nel 1856. Il libro analizza la letteratura italiana dall'antichit������ fino al XIX secolo, fornendo una panoramica completa delle opere pi����� importanti e dei loro...

""De Twee Eerste Musyckboekskens Van Tielman Susato (1888)"" is een boek geschreven door Johan Cornelis Marius van Riemsdijk. Het boek bevat transcripties van de eerste twee muziekboeken van de Vlaamse componist Tielman Susato, die in de 16e eeuw leefde...

""Das Judenthum in der Musik"" ist ein Essay des deutschen Komponisten Richard Wagner, der erstmals 1869 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk kritisiert Wagner die Rolle von Juden in der europ�����ischen Musik und argumentiert, dass ihre...

Il Compendio Storico della Guerra di Parma e del Piemonte, 1548-1553 (1878) di Giuliano Goselini ����� un libro che racconta la guerra tra il Ducato di Parma e il Ducato di Savoia, avvenuta tra il 1548 e il 1553. Il libro offre una descrizione...

Le livre ""Charles Le Temeraire Et Rene De Lorraine"" (1892) de Berlet, Adolphe raconte l'histoire de deux personnages historiques importants de la fin du Moyen �����ge. Charles Le Temeraire �����tait le dernier duc de Bourgogne et a men����� de...

""Cenni Storici Sulla Vita Ed Opere Di Domenico Cimmarosa"" ����� un libro scritto da Camillo Miraglia nel 1900 che fornisce una descrizione completa della vita e delle opere del compositore italiano Domenico Cimmarosa. Il libro ����� diviso in due...

Das Buch ""Briefe von Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy an Ignaz und Charlotte Moscheles (1888)"" von Moscheles, Felix enth�����lt eine Sammlung von Briefen des ber�����hmten Komponisten Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy an seine Freunde Ignaz und Charlotte...

In diesem zweiten Band seiner Biographie Beethovens setzt Ludwig Nohl die Geschichte des berühmten Komponisten fort. Detailliert beschreibt er Beethovens Leben und Wirken während seiner Zeit in Wien und gibt einen Einblick in seine wichtigsten...

Gottschalk es un libro que nos introduce en la vida y la obra de Louis Moreau Gottschalk, uno de los músicos más talentosos y originales de América Latina. Fors nos lleva a través de una biografía apasionante, que nos muestra la infancia del músico en...

Ce livre est un recueil de lettres adressées à Franz Liszt, l'un des plus célèbres compositeurs et pianistes du XIXe siècle. Les correspondants incluent des musiciens, des écrivains et des personnalités politiques.This work has been selected by scholars...

Gary Numan was one of the first pop artists to place equal emphasis on image and sound, a true Warholian artist who advanced on Andy’s light and sound experiments with The Velvet Underground, by bringing a real grandeur to live performances, and by...

Linda Ronstadt was born in Tucson, Arizona during the Truman Administration, one year after World War Two ended. She grew up listening to a wide array of musical styles, from Jazz to Country to Mariachi to Opera to early Rock & Roll. At the age of...

For more than ten years the Ritchie Blackmore magazine More Black than Purple has featured many interviews within its pages. First published in 2007, and now back in print, The More Black than Purple Interviews collects 12 of the best and most rivetting...

"A Composer's Notes: Remembering Mikl?s R?zsa"by Jeffrey DaneA special Recollection, written to commemorate the 2007 centenary of the composer's birth on April 18, 1907.Mikl?s R?zsa composed the music for nearly 100 films. In this book, the author shares...

For the first time ever, one of Rock 'N' Roll Comics most acclaimed series is collected and back in print! The Elvis Presley Experience is both scholarly and dramatic in its graphic recreation of the King's remarkable life story. Though the...

Theo Fennell's picaresque journey from the depths of financial despair to the glittering celebrity world of the rich and famous is a comic classic comparable to Three Men in a Boat or Bill Bryson's The Thunderbolt Kid. Despite the occasional success...

This is the story of a wee boy from a family in Glasgow, Scotland who grew up to experience the dream of appearing with the legendary Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) on Cartoone’s debut album on the famous Atlantic Record label, and also touring the USA...

Tony Palmer is a noted British film director and writer, and over the years has written for The Observer, Time Out and other major publications. Tony has also published a number of books including Born Under A Bad Sign, The Trials of Oz and All You Need...

After 27 years as undisputed queen of French pop, 11 number 1 singles and record sales in excess of 20 million within France alone, Mylène Farmer, more than a cultural phenomenon, has become that rarest of exceptions: a legend in her own lifetime. From...

Collection of memories (1826-1950) by choristers and others associated with Salisbury Cathedral School (Wiltshire, England).

Bass guitarist Andy Fraser joined Free at the age of fifteen, and was still a teenager when he co-wrote 'All Right Now'. The song became one of rock's most-played and best-loved anthems. After leaving Free in 1972, Fraser went on to write for...

This is the first biography of the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938-72). He was a prodigy– recruited to Dizzy Gillespie’s big band while still a teenager, he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers not much after. By his early twenties...

What? You've never taken the Pirate Challenge or played Touch The Nuclear Bomb? You've never experienced minus 20 degrees o'clock centigrade?Never gone over the top on a roller coaster shouting 'Holy Folding Moses!'? You've never driven past Al Green's...

I've written this memoir for my English and Colombian family, dear friends and music fans, who have followed my musical twists and turns for over half a century.  We all have different memories of the same events, and these stories are my stories...

In the world of heavy metal, no other band have lived life to the fullest, stared death in the face so many times, battled addiction, warred within themselves and still emerged, unscathed, unbowed with as much bloody-minded persistence as Black Sabbath...

The Rosary and the Microphone explores U2 as a politically engaged band that manifests a particular brand of Christianity through the band’s mediation in a global context and for a global audience.Through the primarily semiotic study of...

Learn This Acclaimed Method to Expand Your SkillCarl Baermann was one of the leading clarinet virtuosos of the late 19th century and developed an acclaimed methodology for learning the clarinet. Complete Method for Clarinet encompasses all the basics in...

This biographical memoir takes an in-depth look into the life of Mutah Beale, formerly known as Napoleon of the legendary Outlawz rap group who was affiliated with the late Tupac Shakur. It examines his life starting from birth after the murder of his...

Composed rapidly during April of 1879 in the wake of his success with the two serenades (Opp.22 and 44), Dvorak this time incorporated Czech folk dances into his new work, which was to be for full orchestra. The term serenade, then more often associated...

At least one of the two works inspired by Nikolaus Lenau's poem on the familiar Faust legend may have been originally composed for piano and later orchestrated . The first, "Der nächliche Zug" is a march-like work not often performed while the second,...

Liszt's dark paraphrase on the Gregorian chant "Dies irae" for piano and orchestra was planned as early as 1838 but actually composed between 1847 and 1853, with a revision in 1864. The work was given its premiere in this revised version in the Hague,...

Liszt started working on his first foray into the concerto genre as early as 1830, only completing the work in its present form in 1849. He appeared as soloist in the premiere, given at Weimar on Febrary 17, 1855, with the Staatskappelle under the...

"If you have read any of this book, you can see that Russell Garcia has had a wonderful career. He attributes the wonderful life and sensational good luck he and his wife Gina have had because of their goal: Dedicating their life to trying to do their...

During a span of 55 years, Emil Richards has been a renowned presence in Hollywood soundstages, recording studios, jazz clubs and international touring venues. Considered a supreme artist on the vibraphone, marimba and xylophone, as well as a master of...

Had enough Britney-Lindsay-Paris-Nicole? Here's a book about a real celebrity. and one you probably never heard of! Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell has been at the heart of show business as a top jazz musician/studio player, then, in a mid-life career change,...

The book is very informative and focuses on the three phases of evolution of Compas Direct-Haiti's most popular music. Compas, created by the legendary Nemours Jean-Baptiste, has over some fifty years overcome the influences of other cultures especially...

""The Standard Symphonies, Their History, Their Music, And Their Composers: A Handbook"" is a book written by George Putnam Upton and published in 1888. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the most famous symphonies of the time, their...

This impressive catalog features a collection of portraits and biographical sketches of celebrated musicians, assembled by the prominent arts patron Crosby Brown. The volume offers insights into the lives and work of legendary composers and performers,...