Composers Musicians category: 3267 books
Kent Finlay, Dreamer
The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
Though not a household name for the general public, Kent Finlay (1938–2015) was one of the world’s best-known and best-loved promoters, mentors, and gurus of Texas music. In 1974, he founded the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos as a venue for live music and an incubator for young talent....
by Paul Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Mod may have been born in the ballrooms and nightclubs around London but it soon rampaged throughout the country. Youngsters in the 60s soon found a passion for sharp clothes, music and dancing, but for some it was pills, thrills and violence.
In Mods: The New Religion the original Mod generation...
Monsieur de Saint-George
Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary: A Legendary Life Rediscovered
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
The first full biography of one of the greatest figures of eighteenth-century Europe, known in his time as the "Black Mozart"
Virtually forgotten until now, his life is the stuff of legend. Born in 1739 in Guadeloupe to a slave mother and a French noble father, he became the finest...
When the World Stopped to Listen
Van Cliburn's Cold War Triumph, and Its Aftermath
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
From the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Piano, the captivating story of the 1958 international piano competition in Moscow, where, at the height of Cold War tensions, an American musician showed the potential of art to change the world.
April of 1958--the Iron Curtain was at its...
The Music and Life of Theodore "Fats" Navarro
Infatuation
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2009
The Music and Life of Theodore 'Fats' Navarro: Infatuation is the first comprehensive study of the jazz trumpeter Theodore 'Fats' Navarro. It provides biographical and discographical information on this talented musician, whose premature death from tuberculosis at 26 robbed the jazz world of his brilliance....
Rhythm Is My Beat
Jazz Guitar Great Freddie Green and the Count Basie Sound
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
In Rhythm Is My Beat: Jazz Guitar Great Freddie Green and the Count Basie Sound, Alfred Green tells the story of his father, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, whose guitar work served as the pulse of the Count Basie Band. A quiet but key figure in big band jazz, Freddie Green took a distinct pride in...
by Hugh Macdonald
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Today Georges Bizet is most immediately recognized as the composer of the acclaimed opera Carmen. One of the most frequently performed operas for over a century, Carmen explores concepts such as the femme fatale and murderous jealousy with vivacity, color, and a wealth of melody. Yet it is only one...
Shoot the Conductor
Too Close to Monteux, Szell, and Ormandy
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Anshel Brusilow was born in 1928 and raised in Philadelphia by musical Russian Jewish parents in a neighborhood where practicing your instrument was as normal as hanging out the laundry. By the time he was sixteen he was appearing as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He also met Pierre Monteux...
by Chas Newkey-Burden
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
An indisputable musical icon and controversial celebrity figure, Amy Winehouse’s unique blend of jazz, pop, and soul singing and songwriting have brought her a host of awards-including two prestigious Ivor Novellos and five Grammys-as well as an army of committed fans who adore her rich voice and...
In the Midnight Hour
The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
He was the Wicked Wilson Pickett, the legendary soul man whose forty-plus hits included "In the Midnight Hour," "634-5789," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You." Remarkably handsome and with the charisma...
by Brian Sweet
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2018
Reelin’ in the Years tell the remarkable story of the American jazz rock band who have sold over 50 million albums during a career lasting over 20 years: Steely Dan.
Updated and revised for 2018.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, a couple of cynical New York jazz fans wormed their way...
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Mozart's remarkable life was well and richly documented in letters: his own and those concerning him written by others. This volume brings together a fascinating selection, giving us a detailed portrait of the composer's life and times. Here are letters to and from Mozart's domineering father, Leopold,...
by David Blum
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Quintet presents compelling portraits of five artists known and loved by aficionados of classical music: the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the conductor Jeffrey Tate, the violinist Josef Gingold, the pianist Richard Goode, and the opera singer Birgit Nilsson. This gracefully written book offers a deeply personal...
Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines
The Life and Music of James Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
In 1970 a scraggly, antiheroic young man from North Carolina by way of Massachusetts began presenting a comforting new sound, a kind never heard before. Within a year, when young ears sought a new sound, there was "Fire and Rain" and "You've Got a Friend," and a new Southern...