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About the Book: In Chasing My Father, Dylan Cramer revisits his time beside the father he adored and cherished. He also recounts the peace movement of the sixties and his life as a commune child. Despite numerous struggles and heartbreaks in...

This is the life of a part-time organist—her dedication to God and to the job. It tells her beginning in piano and continues with fascinating anecdotes, incidents, and people she encountered as an organist through 60-plus years in the profession...

Veteran journalist and critic Chris Morris looks back at his intense half-century-long relationship with the music of Bob Dylan, viewing the role the singer-songwriter’s work has played in his own life. A candid album-by-album exploration of...

A vibrant and varied look at African American songs and the history behind the lyricsMusicians and music scholars rightly focus on the sounds of the blues and the colorful life stories of blues performers. Equally important and, until now, inadequately...

Composed originally in 1869, this Bruckner mass is unique in its wind ensemble accompaniment. The composer made revisions in 1882 and the new version was premiered in 1885 at the same venue of the original premiere 16 years before - the Cathedral of the...

Composed in 1904, Josef Suk's pasionate symphonic scherzo is presented for the first time in a moderately priced, authoratative score that will be a welcome addition to the libraries of performers and music enthusiasts everywhere. The Fantasticke Scherzo...

Few British jazz musicians have been at the cutting edge of as many movements as the late Ian Carr. A pioneer bebop player in his youth, a colleague of Eric Burdon and John McLaughlin in the R’n’B explosion of the 60s, co-leader of one of...

Frequently falling foul of some form of Fab Four fanatical faction?Constantly ridiculed for your radical yet rational views?At last, help is at hand…This book is a satirical and sometimes surreal self-help guide, which as well as challenging the...

When it comes to music, Texas has a rich history, but especially in the world of country music. The genre was born out of the trials and tribulations of the working man and includes a number of influences that include the blues, Southern gospel, folk...

"Ballad of a Bagpiper" is the first of its kind, telling the funny side of bagpipes. With an ancestor who invented the wash closet (bathroom), it's no wonder that E.A. Channon leads an unusual and interesting life. Playing his bagpipes at events and...

Premiered by the renowned violinist Leopold Auer in St. Petersburg in February of 1905, Glazunov's solo violin concerto entered the repertoire immediately, remaining popular in spite of the decline of the Russian romantic's overall popularity over the...

Having been inspired by performances of Handel oratorios while visiting London in 1791-92 and 1794-95, Joseph Haydn determined to write one of his own and was given an English libretto entitled The Creation, which had originally been offered to Handel...

Winnipeg's The Guess Who are Canada's original international rock n' roll superstars. But despite the band's enduring popularity, no one has assembled a comprehensive history of their recording career... until now.In exquisite detail that serious fans...

Exploring the subject of Beethoven's spirituality, which the author believes he expressed through his greatest musical compositions. A fascinating study of Beethoven's work not to be missed by fans of classical music.

Who would have thought you could play classical music on a ukulele? But you can!Here are compositions from the 19th Century - the Romantic Era - Johann Kaspar Mertz arranged for the Low G ukulele. Recommended for Intermediate and advanced performers,...

Who would have thought you could play classical music on a ukulele? But you can!Here are twelve compositions from the 19th Century - the Romantic Era by Matteo Carcassi Arranged for Low G ukulele. Matteo Carcassi, (1792 - 1853), was born in Florence,...

Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani (1781 - 1829) was an Italian guitarist and composer and is considered by many to be one of the leading guitar virtuosi of the early 19th century. Here are compositions from the 19th Century - the Romantic Era -...

Kongl. Musikaliska Akademien Aren, 1771-1871 �����r en bok skriven av Johan Peter Cronhamn och publicerad ������r 1871. Boken behandlar historien om Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien fr������n dess grundande ������r 1771 fram till ������r 1871. Boken...

Das Buch ""Johann Sebastian Bach's Leben, Wirken Und Werke"" wurde 1850 von C. L. Hilgenfeldt ver������ffentlicht und besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Leben, der Arbeit und den Werken des ber�����hmten Komponisten Johann Sebastian Bach. Das Werk bietet einen...

Le livre intitul����� ""Historique Du 7 Bataillon De Chasseurs A Pied V1-2 (1889)"" est publi����� par Henri Charles-Lavauzelle Publisher. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage historique qui relate l'histoire du 7�����me bataillon de chasseurs ������ pied. Le livre...

La Historia de la M������sica Espa�����ola V3-4 (1856) es un libro escrito por Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras que aborda la historia de la m������sica en Espa�����a. El libro est����� dividido en dos vol������menes y fue publicado en el a�����o 1856...

Le livre ""Histoire De W. A. Mozart: Sa Vie Et Son Oeuvre (1869)"" �����crit par Georg Nikolaus De Nissen est une biographie d�����taill�����e de la vie et de l'�����uvre de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. L'auteur, qui �����tait le gendre de Mozart, a...

""Histoire de l'Acad�����mie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Lyon de 1840 ������ 1891"" est un livre �����crit par Joseph Bonnel et publi����� en 1892. Le livre retrace l'histoire de l'Acad�����mie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Lyon...

This biography tells the story of the remarkable and influential life of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, one of the most famous contraltos of her time. From her early struggles in Austria to her eventual success in the United States, readers will learn about...

Dieses Buch stellt das Leben und Werk von Johann Georg Kastner, einem herausragenden elsässischen Komponisten und Musiktheoretiker des 19. Jahrhunderts, dar. Eine detaillierte Analyse von Kastners Musik und Schriften wird präsentiert.This work has been...

Diese Festschrift feiert den sechzigsten Geburtstag des österreichischen Komponisten und Dirigenten Wilhelm Kienzl. Verschiedene Beiträge von Weggefährten und Bewunderern beleuchten das Leben und Werk des Meisters und zeigen die beeindruckende...

Jay Jay French-founder, guitarist, and manager of the world-famous heavy metal band Twisted Sister-delivers his "bizoir": part memoir and part business primer.In addition to founding Twisted Sister, a world-famous heavy metal band that has sold more than...

Misunderstood looks behind the eyeliner to reveal the true story of one of the most notorious rock icons of the 21st century. Follow the reckless wild child turned devoted father as he replaces drug binges and erotic exploits with Buddhist meditation and...

Dear Readers,From 1970-1974 George Harrison and others organized a series of Concerts for Bangladesh. These charity concerts raised millions for UNICEF's relief efforts to aid Bangladesh war victims.American Trilogy contains revealing biographies and...

Throughout her long and illustrious career, Lillian Fuchs was lauded as one of the first great American violists. This penetrating study of Ms. Fuchs's professional life as a performer, teacher, composer, arranger, and chamber music coach offers a...

For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up...

THE LIZARD KING WAS HERE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JIM MORRISON IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - REVISED EDITION is an in-depth study of a greatly overlooked period in the mercurial life of Jim Morrison, the late poet and lyricist-vocalist of the rock and roll...

For forty years journalists predicted Shane wouldn't live to see the end of the year. At the end of 2018 he's done it again. This is by way of a celebrating the story so far...Andrew Catlin has been photographing Shane and the Pogues since their...

Arlin "Junior" Troutt's adventures in Central and South America and the time he spent in federal prison represent a rare version of the truth. His dedication to the pursuit of happiness and freedom took him down very dark corridors toward blindingly...

Antony Hopkins was most instrumental in opening up classical music to a wider audience. To celebrate his 90th birthday in 2011 (21st March, same date as Bach but different year) we are republishing Volumes I and II of 'The Concertgoer's Companion'. ...

Falco and Beyond is devoted to the most popular Austrian song-writer, singer and rapper of the twentieth century and one of the most successful European singers of all time. Falco was born in 1957, reached the peak of his popularity in the 1980s...

Jess Conrad is a name that will be instantly recognisable to anyone familiar with 1960s pop culture. Emerging from the decade as one of Britain's most versatile stars, Jess has sung on hit records, starred in cult movies, headlined stage shows... and...

One hundred sixty shows, two rushed recording sessions, a reunion with an old band, and a Hail Mary shot at a comeback represent the tip of the iceberg of my twenty-year journey with Chuck Mosley.Chuck (Faith No More, Bad Brains, Cement) toured the globe...

This translated work of Ray Barretto, Fuerza Gigante (written by Colombian Journalist Robert Téllez Moreno) under the title Ray Barretto, Giant Force is another example of Ronald Vazquez's contributions to the important mission of disseminating the...

The first complete biography of singing legend Tony BennettAmong America's greatest entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ray Charles, and Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett alone is still here and at the top of his game. For the first time, All...

The thrill is far from gone. B. B. King, legendary Blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, left a lasting legacy that reverberates through his influence on many later electric blues guitarists. Daughter Shirley, his only child...

This endearing gospel group from North Carolina rose to prominence during the decades their radio show aired nationally. In their heyday thousands of listeners who relished their music also revered the wholesome family grouping. Many who remember the...