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Who would have thought you could play classical music on a ukulele? But you can! Francesco Molino was an Italian musician and composer, born at Ivrea near Turin on 4 June 1768. At the age of fifteen, in 1783, he enrolled in the band of the Piedmont...

★★★Get to know the "Real" Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson - Behind the Curtains★★★Here's Just a Taste What You're About to Read in This Concise 50 Cent Biography:Things most people might not know about Curtis "50 cent" JacksonOrigin of the name "50 cent"By...

Growing up in Sask. The trails and times of the time spent learning the "ropes" of life. Travelling to France and Africa and starting to play music for money. At this point I travelled back to Toronto, Canada, and worked as a songwriter until I returned...

There is a reason why good teachers insist their pupils study Bach. Every note counts as with no other composer. I've played some Bach in my time . . . but it is fair to say that he has never been front and centre in my repertoire. Until now . . .When...

Britten Experienced is a response to two recent studies of the composer, and offers alternative critical readings of some of his major works. The author frames his proposals with episodes of musicological autobiography that attempt to illustrate how...

Revealed at Last … the Monumental Mystery Inside the Music of The DoorsThe Doors were one of the most important rock groups of the 1960’s, and their longevity and popularity has defied the expectations of nearly all critics. Why? Because...

The many thoughts and gratifying memories recounted in this volume began in 1924 and ended in 2013. The memories are of the author's development as a songwriter and the many talented and likeable people he got to know. The locale is mainly New York City,...

The manuscript Seville, Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular 5-2-25, a composite of dozens of theoretical treatises, is one of the primary witnesses to late medieval music theory. Its numerous copies of significant texts have been the focus of substantial...

Addressing the interart, intertextual, and intermedial dimensions of David Bowie's sonic and visual legacy, this book considers more than five decades of a career invested with a star's luminosity that shines well beyond the remit of pop music.The book...

In everything that we went through, all we wanted to do was sing and make it work. In this journey, we met a lot of good people, and we met people who didn’t mean us any good, but we knew some of those things that we went through were a test. I can...

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 is generally thought to have been composed in 1800. The work is in three movements: 1. Allegro con brio, 2. Largo, 3. Rondo. Allegro. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the...

Autobiography of songwriter Bobby Whiteside: How does a guy from New Jersey go from playing trumpet in a smokey beach bar at age 17 to writing thousands of commercials, composing songs for Barbra Streisand, and arranging and producing recording sessions...

Bi Cultural  Living And Leaving The Word of Illusion is a story about an African-American man experiencing life growing up in suburban America. Battling racism, self-hate, and self-esteem Issues, he finds power in music, travel and self-study, and...

Selected as one of the best books of the year by:Uprooted Music RevueEngine 145Uncut"Has a great narrative velocity. Even though we know how this story is going to end--tragically, of course--Kealing keeps us turning the page as we follow Gram Parsons...

The untold story of the iconic Jenni Rivera through the perspective of her former managers, Pete Salgado and Gabriel Vazquez and it will be the basis for a TV series that airs on Univision. This book will take us into the boiler room and offer a...

The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership: The Nineteenth Century and Beyond provides a comprehensive exploration of women's participation in musical leadership from the nineteenth century to the present.

Here are 40 lute fantasies from the Late Renaissance Lute compiled by Elias Mertel, (15601 - 1626), who was perhaps the best known German lutenist of his day. These pieces have been transcribed for the baritone ukulele, Renaissance guitar, low G...

An authoritative biography charting the extraordinary relationship of pop's two megastars.

The poignant memoir of forgotten Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe, and a remarkable chronicle of the early days of the world's most influential pop group.

David S. Thompson is the author and master artist for his book, The Face of Music. His book was eleven years in the making and is a collection of over 300 of his hand-drawn portraits from the twentieth century, comprising the history of music's most...

Tales and travels of a soul music fan from London growing up with the birth of soul in the 1960's and exploring New Orleans R&B in the 1980's. Also describing soul radio in the UK and the background to running a record label and radio station...

When Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin's music was performed during his lifetime, it always elicited ecstatic responses from the listeners. Wilhelm Gericke, conductor of the Vienna opera, rushed backstage after one of Scriabin's concerts and fell on his...

Giacomo Puccini is one of the most frequently performed and best loved of all operatic composers. In Il Trittico, Turandot, and Puccini's Late Style, Andrew Davis takes on the subject of Puccini's last two works to better understand how the composer...

As soloist, master class teacher, and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations, three honorary doctorates, more than 80 recordings, and lifetime achievement awards presented by France, Germany,...

How the British rock band Radiohead subverts the idea of the concept album in order to articulate themes of alienation and anti-capitalism is the focus of Marianne Tatom Letts's analysis of Kid A and Amnesiac. These experimental albums marked a departure...

Throughout his career, Johnny Cash has been depicted-and has depicted himself-as a walking contradiction: social protestor and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H...

Das Buch ""Das Wesen der Melodie in der Tonkunst"" wurde im Jahr 1899 von Salomon Jadassohn ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine detaillierte Analyse der Bedeutung und Funktion von Melodien in der Musik. Jadassohn untersucht die verschiedenen...

Das Buch ""Das Gefilde Der Seligen, Le Sejour Des Bienheureux, The Fields Of Heaven: Symphonische Dichtung Fur Grosses Orchester (1897)"" von Felix Weingartner ist eine symphonische Dichtung f�����r gro�����es Orchester. Es wurde im Jahr 1897...

A delightful collection of biographical sketches and anecdotes about some of the most renowned musicians of all times, from Bach and Mozart to Beethoven and Chopin. Scobey and Horne's colorful narratives and vivid descriptions bring to life the...

In diesem Werk untersucht Heinrich Knappe das Leben und Werk des Komponisten Friedrich Klose. Er bietet dabei einen tiefen Einblick in die Musikgeschichte des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und präsentiert uns ein faszinierendes Porträt eines außergewöhnlichen...

Découvrez la correspondance fascinante entre le célèbre compositeur Hector Berlioz et la princesse Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein. Dans ces lettres, Berlioz révèle ses pensées les plus profondes sur la musique, l'art et l'amour. Les amateurs de musique...

Bill Legend's early love affair with Rock'n'Roll would eventually lead him to unexpected fame in a renown successful rock band...Quite a feat for a somewhat shy and quiet Christian lad.As part of his legacy he now gives insight into his role as the...

No hace mucho, la producción musical solamente estaba al alcance de ricos y famosos.Sin embargo, hoy en día es posible producir música con sonido profesional desde tu propia casa.De hecho, ni siquiera necesitas saber tocar un instrumento ni conocer nada...

Step into the dazzling world of Britney Spears with "Britney Spears: The Princess of Pop - A Journey Through Her Career" by Fiona Sterling. This book takes you on an unforgettable journey through the life and career of one of the most iconic figures in...

Andrew McKaysmith is a Bond University-trained journalist with a life long interest in music. Since 2017, he has been the host of the musician themed Scars and Guitars podcast. He has amassed well over 600 interviews that have achieved a worldwide...