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Almuzara J. A. Bayona
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Almuzara MIS Memorias... Antes de Que Se Me Olviden
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Almuzara Objetivo: Michael Jackson
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El imperio del dolor: La historia secreta de la
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Anagrama, Editorial S.A. Nuevos Cuadernos Anagrama: Un cinefilo en el
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Anagrama Al Oeste del Eden
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Ediciones Catedra S.A. Charles Chaplin Signo E Imagen Sign and Image
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Siruela Memorias
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Editorial Cabaret Voltaire Diarios
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Redbook Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
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Redbook Ediciones Jim Morrison & the Doors
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Ma Non Troppo Los Rolling Stones: Una Crónica Espectacular,
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Redbook Bob Marley: Wake Up & Live
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Ma Non Troppo Leyendas Urbanas del Rock: Historias Apasionantes
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Libros del Kultrum Con Las Horas Contadas: Memorias
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Libros del Kultrum Keith Jarrett: Una Biografía
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Sexto Piso Memorias biográficas de pintores extraordinarios
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United Library Eminem
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Ediciones Andantes Elza Soares - Trayectória Musical
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Almuzara Alma del Tango El
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Prh Grupo Editorial La casa de mi madre. La lucha de una hija por la libertad The House of My Mother A Daughters Quest for Freedom
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Oxford University Press Marc Blitzstein His Life His Work His World
Book SynopsisAward-winning music historian Howard Pollack's biography of Marc Blitzstein deftly captures the fascinating life and career of an American composer who was openly gay and Marxist at a time when neither was acceptable to the American public.Trade ReviewThose interested in twentieth-century music, American music, musical theater, LGBTQ history, Jewish composers, music informed by considerations of politics including race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, and leftist musicians and artists are in Pollacks debt for this magnificent, richly detailed study. It will, I trust, prompt many more performances, critical editions of scores, and greater analytical engagement with Blitzsteins music, generating fresh views on a remarkable composer and person. * Journal of the American Musicological Society *This comprehensive book about the life and music of the sadly neglected composer Marc Blitzstein is, as well, an invaluable guide to the workings of American arts during the composer's lifetime. * Edward Albee, playwright *Marc Blitzstein was a friend, from the moment we first met in 1946 until he died eighteen years later. Now he lives again in Howard Pollack's pages. As a composer he was one of a kind, with his whistleable tunes encased in wise formality, and his bodily presence, so happy and so sad. * Ned Rorem, composer / author *A timely and invaluable study of a composer we need to know more about. I marvel at Howard Pollack's capacity * as with his biographies of Copland and Gershwinto digest and synthesize a wealth of information, copiously gathered.Joseph Horowitz, author of Classical Music in America: A History *A strong biography." PlaybillA brilliantly researched new biography. * Jewish Daily Forward *Beautifully written, drawing on new interviews with friends and family of the composer, and making extensive use of new archival and secondary sources, Marc Blitzstein presents the most complete biography of this important American artist. * Newreads *Now, Pollack has made Blitzstein happen, just as he succeeded in his comprehensive studies of Gershwin and Copland. * Jewish Herald Voice *[An] exceptionally researched, detailed, and important study of this fascinating, complex, and still relatively unknown composer who well deserves a book of this quality. * Notes *In this comprehensive, sensitive, and beautifully written biography, Howard Pollack scrutinizes every part of Blitzstein's complex personal as well as public life, sustaining his well-deserved reputation as our foremost biographer of American classical composers. * Judith Tick, Matthews Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts, Media, and Design, Northeastern University *Pollack has already told us everything we need to know about Copland and Gershwin. Now he scrutinises Blitzstein in the context of his entire cultural and political scene in fascinating and impeccably researched detail. * Peter Dickinson, Emeritus Professor of Keele and London Universities *A thorough biography. * DC Theatre Scene *Now, Pollack has made Blitzstein happen, just as he succeeded in his comprehensive studies of Gershwin and Copland". * Jewish Herald Voice 26 "Beautifully written, drawing on new interviews with friends and family of the composer, and making extensive use of new archival and secondary sources, Marc Blitzstein presents the most complete biography of this important American artist. " Newreads *The fluidity of prose, moving between established fact and new interviews and critical ideas, is remarkable, making for a book that is rivaled only by Pollack's biography of Aaron Copland...A momentous achievement indeed...Highly recommended. * Choice *An eventful and rewarding voyage of immersion into the life and work of an important American composer. * New Music Connoisseur *Especially valuable... * Dance Chronicle *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapter 1: The Boy from Philadelphia ; Chapter 2: Journeyman Years ; Chapter 3: Early Works (1924-1929) ; Chapter 4: Life with Eva, I (1929-1931) ; Chapter 5: From is 5 (1929) to the Piano Concerto (1931) ; Chapter 6: Life with Eva, II (1932-1936) ; Chapter 7: Critical Writings (1931-1940) ; Chapter 8: From the Serenade (1932) to The Chesapeake Bay Retriever (1936) ; Chapter 9: The Cradle Will Rock, I (1936-1937) ; Chapter 10: The Cradle Will Rock, II ; Chapter 11: From The Spanish Earth (1937) to Danton's Death (1939) ; Chapter 12: No for an Answer (1937-1940) ; Chapter 13: From Valley Town (1940) to Labor for Victory (1942) ; Chapter 14: To London and Back (1942-1945) ; Chapter 15: From Freedom Morning (1943) to the Airborne Symphony (1946) ; Chapter 16: From Goloopchik (1945) to The Guests (1949) ; Chapter 17: Regina, I (1946-1949) ; Chapter 18: Regina, II ; Chapter 19: The Threepenny Opera (1950-1954) and Other Adaptations ; Chapter 20: Reuben Reuben (1949-1955) and This is the Garden (1956-1957) ; Chapter 21: More Music for Shakespeare (1950-1958) ; Chapter 22: Juno (1957-59) ; Chapter 23: Final Years, I (1959-1961) ; Chapter 24: Final Years, II (1961-1964) ; Chapter 25: The Unfinished Operas ; Conclusion ; Abbreviations ; Notes ; Index
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Oxford University Press Benny Goodman and the Swing Era
Book SynopsisThis biography of Benny Goodman's music and times attempts to recreate the colourful music world of the 1920s and 1930s, when Goodman was hailed the "King of Swing". The author offers insights into the character and music of a man who helped transform the Depression years into the Swing Era.Trade Review'The author gives a scrupulous account of Goodman's life and character, without indulging in excessive psychological speculation. He also presents an excellent survey of the rise of the big band.' Geoffrey Smith, Country Life'he has marshalled the available data very diligently ... a commendable work on the Jewish boy from the ghetto who made good' Jim Godbolt, Sunday Telegraph'his book leaves us with a sharply drawn, far from flattering portrait of the ambitious, totally self-centred clarinettist and band leader ... But Collier paints an enthralling picture of the whole American popular music industry through to the fifties ... Collier is an extremely able social historian ... His ensembles blow as hard as his solos making this book an indispensable companion to the records.' John Ellis, The Guardian'brilliantly chronicled by James Lincoln Collier in this in-depth study ... With its fine photographs, notes, index and discography, it belongs in every jazz fan's library.' Elaine Ives-Cameron, Jewish Chronicle`Collier... writes wonderfully well' Devon Life'Even with the benefit of all the diligent research that has made this book so gripping, Collier is unable to explain why Goodman could be so uniquely nasty ... a disturbing and revealing account of one of the most paradoxical lives in jazz.' Jazz FM'authoritative study ... The author gives a scrupulous account of Goodman's life and character, without indulging in excessive psychological speculation. He also presents an excellent survey of the rise of the big band.' Geoffrey Smith, Country Life'this is a substantial and recommendable read' Wire Monthly'Collier's probing of Goodman's personality and his assessment of the music it created is superior to his earlier studies of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.' Times Literary Supplement'the book gives a new and fascinating insight into Goodman's particular style of leadership and discipline ... This is, without a doubt, the most in-depth analysis of any band leader ... that you are ever likely to read.' Tony Parker, Oldham Evening Chronicle'the most reliable of Collier's three jazz biographies' Jazztimes, November 1991'Collier's book amplifies very extensively Goodman's autobiography, The Kingdom of Swing.' Times Literary Supplement
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Oxford University Press The Beatles As Musicians Revolver through the Anthology
Book SynopsisThe Beatles as Musicians is a comprehensive, chronologically ordered study of every aspect of the group's musical life--composition, performance, recording and reception histories--in its transcendent late period, from 1966 to 1970. Richly authoritative interpretations are interwoven through a documentary study of many thousands of audio and other sources.Trade ReviewThe Beatles As Musicians is a well-researched, serious-minded scholarly work that stands easily as the best volume of its genre. Students enrolled in music education programs at the university level will benefit tremendously from many of professor Everett's astute observations and advanced theories concerning the music of The Beatles. As a college-level textbook, this book rates an A+. * Goldmine *Table of ContentsMap: The Beatles in London PRELUDE: One-Way Ticket, Yeah ONE: Another Kind of Mind There: The Meaning of Within (1966) INTERLUDE: I Know When It's a Dream TWO: Yellow Matter Custard, Green Slop Pie (1967) THREE: So Let It Out and Let It In (1968) FOUR: Let It Be (1969-1970) POSTLUDE: Whatever Happened To...? APPENDIX A: Instruments Played by the Late-Period Beatles APPENDIX B: Musical Friends of the Late-Period Beatles Table of Chord Functions Glossary of Terms Notes References Index of Names and Song Titles Index
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Taylor & Francis The Life and Works of Andrzej Panufnik 1914â1991
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transcending Boundaries My Dancing Life Childrens Literature and Culture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd My Life in Art
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Duke Ellington and His World
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Taylor & Francis Alice May Gilbert Sullivans First Prima Donna Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Josh White
Book SynopsisBorn in South Carolina, White spent his childhood as a lead boy for traveling blind bluesmen. In the early ''30s he moved to New York and became a popular blues star, then introduced folk-blues to a mass white audience in the 1940s. He was famed both for his strong Civil Rights songs, which made him a favorite of the Roosevelts, and for his sexy stage persona. The king of Café Society-also home to Billie Holiday--he was the one bluesman to consistently pack the New York nightspots, and the first black singer-guitarist to act in Hollywood films and star on Broadway. In the 1950s, White''s bitter compromise with the blacklisters left him with few friends on either end of the political spectrum. He spent much of the decade in Europe, then came back strong in the 1960s folk revival. By 1963, he was voted one of America''s top three male folk stars, but his health was failing and he did not survive the decade. Written in an engaging style, Society Blues portrays the difficult balancinTrade Review"Society Blues incorporates a skillful and thought-provoking critique of the ideological presuppositions that guide the promotion of authenticity. Wald achieves this goal by sticking to the details of White's career, not generalizing about its implications, yet the point comes across with clarity and conviction." -- David Sanjek, American Studies"[An] affectionate, careful biography." -- The Washington PostTable of Contents1: Southern Exposure 1914–1921; 2: Homeless and Hungry Blues 1921–1930; 3: Things about Coming my Way 1930–1936; 4: John Henry 1936–1939; 5: Raise A Ruckus (1940); 6: Marching Down Freedom's Road (1941); 7: Partnerships: Leadbelly and Libby Holman 1941–1943; 8: Cafe Society 1943–1945; 9: The House I Live in; 10: Apples, Peaches, and cherries 1946–1947; 11: Travels, Whiskey, and Women; 12: Broadway Hollywood, and Beyond 1947–1950; 13: Un-American Activities 1950; 14: Strange Fruit; 15: Across the Atlantic 1951; 16: You Know Baby 1952–1953; 17: Josh at Midnight 1954–1958; 18: Folk Revival; 19: House of the Rising Sun 1958–1963; 20: Goin' Down Slow 1963–1969; Epilogue
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Duke Ellington and His World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Elgar Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press Richard Strauss Man Musician Enigma
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Cambridge University Press Louis Spohr A Critical Biography
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Richard Strauss Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Richard Strauss Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press Richard Strauss
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Mozart Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Charles Ives Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Schubert Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Schubert Musical Lives
Book SynopsisFranz Schubert's tragically short life was spent in one of Europe's most richly musical cities: a Vienna that worshipped Beethoven, adored Rossini, and thrilled to Paganini. Schubert, with the help of supportive friends who were themselves immersed in the arts, won fame for himself through songs and dances while aspiring to succeed with larger operas and symphonies. Christopher Gibbs considers how and what Schubert composed, taking a fresh look at this misunderstood figure, particularly the unfolding of his professional career, his relationship to Beethoven, the growth of his reputation and public image and the darker side of drinking, depression and sexual ambiguity. This searching and sympathetic biography questions the customary sentimental clichÃs and the recent revisionist views concerning this elusive genius.Trade Review' … a well-researched, warmly written, and refreshing new look at the Austrian composer.' The Library Journal' … timely and valuable … Mr Gibbs, with his solid grounding and balanced view, packs a great deal into a small space …'. New York Times' … timely and valuable … Gibbs, with his solid grounding and balanced view, packs a great deal into a small space and supplies a corrective still sorely needed, or, as he suggests, needed now more than ever, as seductive new theories mingle freely with comfortable old myths.' International Herald Tribune'A clear-sighted, brisk survey of the life.' Hilary Finch, BBC Music Magazine'The latest book in Cambridge's excellent series of short, non-specialist Musical Lives.' Guy Dammann, The Times Literary Supplement'The book in general is concise, scholarly and clearly written … and I learnt a lot from it about Schubert and about Viennese musical life in the 1820s that was new to me.' OperaTable of ContentsPrologue: Schubert yesterday; 1. Representing Schubert: 'A life devoted to art'; 2. Young Schubert: 'The master in the boy'; 3. Ingenious Schubert: 'The price of song'; 4. Popular Schubert: 'The turning point'; 5. Dark Schubert: 'A black-winged demon of sorrow and melancholy'; 6. Poor Schubert: 'Miserable reality'; 7. Late Schubert: 'Who shall stand beside Beethoven?'; 8. Immortal Schubert: 'Composing invisibly'; Epilogue: Schubert today; Notes; Further reading.
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Charles Ives Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press Visconti
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Mendelssohn Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Mendelssohn Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Verdi Musical Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Verdi Musical Lives
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