Author : William Berger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 42,3 MB
Release : 2002-02-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 1101221178
Major composers including Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and Strauss * Legendary singers from the great divas to the Three Tenors * What to look for and listen to at the opera * The history of opera and why it endures * Stylistic variations and basic theoretical underpinnings * Appreciating the art form * Biographies of the opera's greatest artists * A survey of classic operas
Author : Loren Schoenberg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 2002-08-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780399527944
A concise history of jazz The noteworthy composers and musicians, from Jelly Roll Morton and Thelonious Monk to Miles Davis and Charles Mingus Major performers from Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington Classic songs and compositions The most influential recordings of all time A complete guide to jazz terminology and lingo Valuable resources for the Curious Listener
Author : Timothy K. Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 2002-08-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780399527951
For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know. The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan A concise history of classical music A deconstruction of the art form The language of classical music Valuable resources for the Curious Listener
Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1452 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
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ISBN : 4057664149
Author : Max Morath
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2002-02-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 1101203110
Every major singer from Frank Sinatra to Christina Aguilera. Every major composer from Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim. Every major song from a century of favorites. Every major musician and lyricist. Every major styling from blues, jazz, and country to folk, big band, and rock and roll The most recorded songs of all time. A guide to understanding the "standard" lingo. The evolution of popular music from Tin Pan Alley to contemporary musical theater, and more.
Author : Chris Nickson
Publisher : Perigee Trade
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,32 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780399530326
Discover world music--for illumination, enlightenment, and inspiration. Like few other musical forms, world music encompasses hundreds of different traditions and cultures, many intoxicating moods, and a richly diverse catalogue of music and musicians. THE MUSICIANS, including: Paco de Lucia, King Sunny Ade, Ravi Shankar, The Gipsy Kings, Tito Puente, Bob Marley, Beny Moré, The Chieftains, Wu Man, Sheila Chandra, and Miriam Makeba THE STYLES, including: African reggae, Indonesian gamelan, Brazilian bossa nova, Hindu Carnatic, Chinese opera, Russian folk, Nordic fiddle and ballad, Argentine tango, Parisian bal-musette, Spanish flamenco, Greek rembetika, and Trinidad calypso
Author : David Rolston
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 22,65 MB
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9004463399
What was the most influential mass medium in China before the internet reaching both literate and illiterate audiences? The answer may surprise you...it’s Jingju (Peking opera). This book traces the tradition’s increasing textualization and the changes in authorship, copyright, performance rights, and textual fixation that accompanied those changes.
Author : David Evans
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 28,35 MB
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780399530722
Examining the changing face of the genre from its beginnings at the end of the 19th century to its international popularity today, this book traces the social climate that inspired the blues and takes a look at the unmistakable influences that blues had on 20th-century music. Includes information on performances from Muddy Waters to Eric Clapton.
Author : Timothy K. Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 20,41 MB
Release : 2002-08-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 1440674159
For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know. The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan A concise history of classical music A deconstruction of the art form The language of classical music Valuable resources for the Curious Listener
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 42,75 MB
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ISBN : 1428966943
