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Composers On Music: Eight Centuries of Writings

By: N/A

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Northeastern University Press: Jan-97

Seller ID: 462603

ISBN: 1555532799

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Sam Morgenstern's classic anthology, now thoroughly updated with new selections and commentary refle
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The History of Orchestration (Dover Books on Music)

By: Adam Carse

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Dover Publications: Nov-12

Seller ID: 454024

ISBN: 486212580

Binding: Trade Paperback

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Piano Lessons

By: Adams, Noah

Price: $4.00

Seller ID: 388066

ISBN: 0385318219

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Piano Lessons is Noah Adams's delightful and moving chronicle of his fifty-second year--a year already filled with long, fast workdays and too little spare time--as he answers at last a lifelong call: to learn to play the piano. The twelve monthly chapters span from January--when after decades of growing affection for keyboard artists and artisans he finally plunges in and buys a piano--through December, when as a surprise Christmas present for his wife he dresses in a tuxedo and, in flickering candlelight, snow falling outside the windows, he attempts their favorite piece of music, a d...
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Arnold Schoenbergs Journey

By: Allen Shawn

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Publisher: Harvard University Press: May-03

Seller ID: 454339

ISBN: 674011015

Binding: Trade Paperback

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A Portrait in Four Movements: The Chicago Symphony under Barenboim, Boulez, Haitink, and Muti

By: Andrew Patner

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Publisher: University of Chicago Press: Apr-19

Seller ID: 460964

ISBN: 022660991X

Binding: Hardcover

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"Playing in an orchestra in an intelligent way is the best school for democracy."--Daniel Barenboim

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been led by a storied group of conductors. And from 1994 to 2015, through the best work of Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, and Riccardo Muti, Andrew Patner was right there. As music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and WFMT radio, Patner was able to trace the arc of the CSO's changing repertories, all while cultivating a deep rapport with its four principal conductors.

This book assembles Patner's reviews of the...
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Soloist, The: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship and the Redemptive Power of Music

By: Ayers/Lopez, Steve

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Publisher: July 2015

Seller ID: 61529

ISBN: 042522600X

Binding: Trade Paperback

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Now a major motion picture-"An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy." (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down)

This is the true story of journalist Steve Lopez's discovery of Nathaniel Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard, playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers's music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the prodigy's life-only to find that their relationship has had a profound change on his own life.
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Music of Bach: An Introduction

By: Bach/Terry, Charles Sanford

Price: $2.00

Seller ID: 388461

ISBN: 0486210758

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Beethoven's Hair

By: Beethoven/Martin, Russell

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 223568

ISBN: 0767903501

Binding: Hardcover

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An adventure story starring a lock of Beethoven's hair, this irresistable tale mixes history, music and science into a compelling narrative. Beginning in 1827, when 582 strands of the great composer's hair were cut from his scalp, the author traces the history of the lock right up to the present day..
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Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824

By: Beethoven/Sachs, Harvey

Price: $6.00

Seller ID: 343214

ISBN: 0812969073

Binding: Trade Paperback

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The premier of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna on May 7, 1824, was the most significant artistic event of the year--and the work remains one of the most precedent-shattering and influential compositions in the history of music. Described in vibrant detail by eminent musicologist Harvey Sachs, this symbol of freedom and joy was so unorthodox that it amazed and confused listeners at its unveiling--yet it became a standard for subsequent generations of creative artists, and its composer came to embody the Romantic cult of genius. In this unconventional, provocative book, Beethoven's maste...
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Beethoven's Immortal Beloved: Solving the Mystery

By: Beethoven/Walden, Edward

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Seller ID: 408410

ISBN: 0810877732

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote three letters to an unnamed woman, whom he called "Immortal Beloved." The letters were discovered after Beethoven's death and ever since their discovery, there has been speculation regarding whom that Immortal Beloved might have been. In Beethoven's Immortal Beloved: Solving the Mystery, Edward Walden carefully and meticulously presents his case that the woman who Beethoven loved was Bettina Brentano, an artistic and talented musician in her own right. Setting the foundation for his argument, Walden begins the book with a general historical and sequential na...
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Puccini Without Excuses: A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer

By: Berger, William

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Publisher: Vintage: November 2005

Seller ID: 349360

ISBN: 1400077788

Binding: Trade Paperback

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Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini's art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as Tosca, La Boh?me, and Madama Butterfly has never waned, he has long been a victim of critical snobbery and cultural marginalization.

In this witty and informative guide for beginners and fans alike, William Berger sets the record straight, reclaiming Puccini as a se...
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Evenings with the Orchestra

By: Berlioz, Hector

Price: $6.00

Seller ID: 455384

ISBN: 226043746

Binding: Trade Paperback

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Arnold Schoenberg

By: Bojan Bujic

Price: $6.25

Publisher: Phaidon Press: Mar-11

Seller ID: 455388

ISBN: 714846147

Binding: Hardcover

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Late Baroque Era: From the 1680s to 1740

By: Buelow, George

Price: $7.50

Seller ID: 381847

ISBN: 0135299837

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Leonard Bernstein

By: Burton, Humphrey

Price: $7.00

Publisher: December 2009

Seller ID: 71662

ISBN: 0385423527

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Year of Wonder: Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day

By: Burton-Hill, Clemency

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Publisher: Harper: October 2018

Seller ID: 463982

ISBN: 0062856200

Binding: Hardcover

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"Year of Wonder is an absolute treat--the most enlightening way to be guided through the year." -- Eddie Redmayne

A unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece each day of the year, written by an award-winning violinist and BBC Radio personality

Classical music has a reputation for being stuffy, boring, and largely inaccessible, but Burton-Hill is here t...
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John Cage Reader: In Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday

By: Cage, John

Price: $20.00

Seller ID: 389327

ISBN: 0938856014

Binding: Hardcover

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Themes and Variations

By: Cage, John

Price: $7.50

Seller ID: 389337

ISBN: 0930794230

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Dancers on a Plane: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns

By: Cage, John/Cunningham

Price: $10.00

Seller ID: 389338

ISBN: 0947564284

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Into the Light of Things: The Art of the Commonplace from Wordsworth to John Cage

By: Cage, John/Leonard, George

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Seller ID: 389329

ISBN: 0226472523

Binding: Hardcover

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In this sweeping revision of avant-garde history, John Cage takes his rightful place as Wordsworth's great and final heir. George Leonard traces a direct line back from Cage, Pop, and Conceptual Art through the Futurists to Whitman, Emerson, Ruskin, Carlyle, and Wordsworth, showing how the art of everyday objects, often thought an exclusively contemporary phenomenon, actually began as far back as 1800.
In recovering the links between such seemingly disparate figures, Leonard transforms our understanding of modern culture.
Selected by the American Library Association's journal, "Choice,...
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Category: Classical Music