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Author
Series
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
©2004
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xi, 282 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Hubbs shows how a group of gifted Manhattan-based gay composers were pivotal in creating a distinctive 'American sound' & in the process served as architects of modern American identity. She focuses on the circle that included Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Paul Bowles & Ned Rorem.
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
686 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A pivotal twentieth-century composer, Samuel Barber earned a long list of honors and accolades that included two Pulitzer Prizes for Music and the public support of figures like Serge Koussevitzky and Marian Anderson. Barber's works have since became standard in concert repertoire and continue to flourish across high art and popular culture. Acclaimed biographer Howard Pollack (George Gershwin, Aaron Copland) offers a multifaceted account of Barber's...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xiii, 321 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible to all. Ranging from Gregorian chant to Handel's Messiah, from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons to the postmodern work of Philip Glass, Swafford is an affable...
66) Secret lives of great composers: what your teachers never told you about the world's musical masters
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Vintage Reading brings eighty of the world's most unforgettable books out from behind the high castle walls, lowers the drawbridge, and welcomes readers inside. With lively and concise commentary, award-winning author Robert Kanigel throws an arm around the reader and becomes the tour guide to classics, best-sellers, lesser-known greats, and everything in-between. From St. Augustine's Confessions to Dorothy Parker's Stories, Kanigel presents a unique...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xix, 494 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Approaching the tradition of chamber music with knowledge and passion, James Keller here serves as the often opinionated, always genial guide to 192 essential works by 56 composers, providing illuminating essays on what makes each piece distinctive and admirable. Keller spans the history of this intimate genre of music, from key works of the Baroque through the emotionally stirring "golden age" of the Classical and Romantic composers, to modern masterpieces...
76) Voice recital
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
77) By request
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
78) Reflections
Series
In classical mood volume 2
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 listener's guide (25 pages : color illustrations ; 17 x 17 cm).
Language
English
Description
Relaxing classical music featuring great orchestras, voices, and piano.
80) He got game
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With promises of a reduced sentence, Jake Shuttlesworth is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade the nation's top college basketball recruit, his estranged son Jesus, to play ball for the Governor's alma mater!
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