The first book in the English language on the history of baroque music does not need either apology or justification. Histories of music have been written usually as quick surveys of the entire field and if they specialize at all they concentrate as a rule on a single composer. It is a strange though incontestable fact that by far the great majority of music books deal with composers rather than their music. This attitude is a survival of the hero-worship...

"Este libro nace de las preguntas que me he hecho a lo largo de varias décadas de actividad profesional como improvisador musical. Nace, pues, de la praxis y de las ideas que genera un contacto diario con esta forma de hacer música. Son estas preguntas las que explican la presencia de todo lo demás ... A menudo, cuando nos interesa algo, lo más difícil no es encontrar respuestas sino aclarar qué es, exactamente, lo que estamos preguntando"....

With A Haven For Songs: Connecting The Dots About Americana Music, selected works of novelist, lyricist and music critic Martin Wimmer are available in the USA for the first time. Martin Wimmer explains his personal relationship with the art of magicians such as Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Blaze Foley, Woody Guthrie, John Prine, Bob Dylan, and Johnny Mercer. These artists, among many others mentioned in the book, are the glue that holds...

By the early nineties, singer-songwriter and former Blake Babies member Juliana Hatfield's solo career was taking off: She was on the cover of Spin and Sassy. Ben Stiller directed the video for her song "Spin the Bottle" from the Reality Bites film soundtrack. Then, after canceling a European tour to treat severe depression and failing to produce another "hit," she spent a decade releasing well reviewed albums on indie labels and performing in ever-smaller...

This series presents favorite orchestral classics, carefully graded and expertly arranged for piano solo with great teacher accompaniments! Level 5 includes: Air on the G String (J.S. Bach) * Also Sprach Zarathustra (R. Strauss) * Finale from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens) * Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms) * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach) * Theme from Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky) * Sicilienne (Faure) * Spring (Vivaldi) * Symphony...

For the first time in one volume, here is the best of Relix magazine: the ultimate, spectacular history of the Grateful Dead and their fans. Relix magazine - much like the Grateful Dead, the band they captured relentlessly - was not just the backdrop for a generation, it was an inspiration. Begun in 1974 as a newsletter to connect Deadheads, the magazine exploded along with the tie-dyed community that embraced it. Relix: The Book is a compilation...

Al pensar en las leyendas del rock, la mayoría de gente echa la vista atrás y se le ocurren nombres como Elvis, Jagger o Lennon. Pero la realidad es que el rock no sería lo que conocemos si no fuera por la poderosa influencia de muchas mujeres que han contribuido a forjar un estilo musical ligado a la rebeldía y al combate generacional. De ahí la importancia de figuras clave como Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Suzi Quatro, Pat Benatar o PJ Harvey. Este...

Un viaje fascinante por la turbulenta historia del rock en su lucha contra la injusticia y el poder establecido "Rebeldes del rock" rastrea la turbulenta relación entre la música popular y la política a través de las más de siete décadas que van desde las primeras expresiones, rudas e individualistas, de rebeldía contra el orden establecido, encarnadas por figuras como Woody Guthrie, Ralph Chaplin o T-Bone Slim, hasta la grabación del álbum...

This collection of remarkable jewels by Mozart will be invaluable to teachers and students. The book features some of Mozart's earliest works, a few of which were composed when the young Wolfgang was only six years old. Already present are signs of remarkable taste and talent: beautiful melody, impeccable formal construction, and unsurpassed elegance. These pieces are wonderful tools for teaching articulation, independence of the hands, and the classical...

This book is full of essays which Arnold Schoenberg wrote on style and idea. He talks about the relationship to the text, new and outmoded music, composition in twelve tones, entertaining through composing, the relationship of heart and mind in music, evaluation of music, and other essays.