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Desde su muerte, Wagner ha sido objeto a partes iguales de veneración y animosidad, en ambos casos de manera apasionada, y si hay alguien en la actualidad que lo conoce como pocos ése es Christian Thielemann. En las páginas de este libro, no sólo cuenta cómo, de la mano del compositor, se ha ido configurando su trayectoria profesional, desde sus inicios en Berlín hasta Bayreuth, pasando por Venecia, Hamburgo o Chicago, sino que se convierte...
62) Book of Life
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"A no-holds-barred memoir that charts the rise and fall - and rise - of one of Australia's most iconic music performers.
You think you know Deborah Conway? You think seeing her striding and scowling down Sydney's back streets in an oversize coat or galavanting around a golf course wearing a close approximation of plus fours means you know who Deborah Conway is? She figures you probably don't know the half of it. And there's a lot to know.
If you...
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56 Down-And-Dirty Practical Mixing Techniques To Take Your Recordings To The Next Level
Flip to any page, read the technique, and apply it! It's really that simple. This is not a book that trawls relentlessly through the world history of mixing before providing any useful advice. It simply gets straight into the business of giving you real tried and proven mixing tips that actually work. And there's plenty to keep you busy. The book covers processing...
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En Iberoamérica sonora encontrarás autores que proceden de urbes como Buenos Aires, Ciudad de México, Bogotá, Los Ángeles, Santiago, Caracas, Quito, Guadalajara y Medellín y que de unos meses a la fecha se reconocen a través de un diálogo frecuente que, directa o indirectamente, impulsa la difusión del trabajo de músicos como los que aquí se incluyen. No podemos negar que las formas contemporáneas de interacción, los medios sociales,...
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Among the most popular of twentieth-century composers, Sergey Prokofiev is seen as a great musical giant of the Soviet Union. But, after the 1917 Revolution he took his talents to the United States and France. Only later, was he lured by the power of Mother Russia to return to his homeland. It is unfortunate that this coincided with Stalin's push towards Socialist Realism in the arts. He spent his last seventeen years being variously stimulated and...
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A beautifully illustrated biography of the iconic lead singer of the British rock band, Queen.
The music of Queen and powerhouse lead singer Freddie Mercury are best experienced with the volume turned all the way up. Alfonso Casas's Freddie Mercury delivers a sonorous homage to the formidable singer and the turning points that produced a game-changing body of music that continues to inspire fans around the globe.
First published in Spain and now available...
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Joaquín Turina, born in Seville, Andalusia, is universally acknowledged as one of the most brilliant and charismatic of twentieth-century Spanish composers. His prolific output covers a wide canvas of orchestral music, chamber works, songs and instrumental compositions, including many superb piano pieces and several evocative guitar solos. This introduction to his role as a major Iberian composer charts Turina's development, from child prodigy to...
69) Handel
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A character study and history of one of the greatest musical minds that has ever lived: Georg Friedrich Händel. A fantastic operatic composer, Handel's name is almost synonymous with the Baroque style. This is a comprehensive guide to the whole of Handel's life and works.
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In the fall of 2005, Frank Turner was virtually unheard of. His rock band, Millions Dead, was finishing up a grueling tour and had agreed that their show on September 23 would be their last. The entry on the band's schedule for September 24 read simply: "Get a job." Cut to July 2012-the London Olympics, where Turner and his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, are playing the pre-show, after having headlined sold-out arena shows across the UK for months....
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Andy Kahn, producer/composer of the #1 dance hit, "Hot Shot" is a jazz pianist, record producer and arranger, educator, vocalist, composer, businessman, music historian and archivist. He divides his time between residences in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The Hot Shot Heard 'Round The World is the singular story of an extraordinary life deeply entrenched in the entertainment industry, hit recordings, disco nights and delights, hot jazz, and the...
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La música tiene la extraordinaria cualidad, entre otras, de ayudarnos a configurar nuestra idea del mundo. Por más que los puristas insistan en que lo personal, lo político, lo social y lo artístico no deben mezclarse, Daniel Barenboim recuerda en este inspirador texto que la escucha y el conocimiento de las músicas más variadas indica precisamente lo contrario. Apelando a su inquebrantable compromiso con la paz entre Israel y Palestina, examina...
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Dave Krehbiel's fast-moving memoir, Through the Door: A Horn-Player's Journey, relates the adventures of a young musician who uses his musical talents to cover up his scholastic shortcomings. In so doing, he finds himself, miraculously, in the career of his dreams-playing principal horn for Chicago, Detroit, and San Francisco symphony orchestras.
When the door opens for him, he finds himself in his first job, playing assistant principal horn for...
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Made in Patagonia, bandas y solistas del fin del mundo es un compilado con reseñas, entrevistas y testimonios de más de 100 músicos independientes desde Ushuaia hasta Neuquén. Under, mainstream. Rock, pop, indie, folclore, metal, electrónica, cumbia, reggae. Shaman Herrera, La Patrulla Espacial, The Otherness, Falsa Cubana, Gaspar Benegas, Fémina, Sara Hebe, Atrás Hay Truenos, La Negra Sarabia, 113 Vicios, Lisandro Aristimuño y la lista continúa.
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Joseph Hill and his group Culture were among the true vocal stars of Jamaican reggae. In the UK their 'Two Sevens Clash' album was a fully justified hit but subsequent releases were largely ignored by the wider popular music buying public. This book by Professor Eric Doumerc of Toulouse University attempts to bring Hill and Culture some of the acclaim they never received outside the Caribbean.
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In what he called the "dry letters of the alphabet," the letters of Beethoven are the principal nonmusical expression of his personality. This collection features 457 of Beethoven's most candid letters dealing with such topics as his deafness, his declining health, other composers and their influence, and his own work. Includes 15 illustrations.
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Frank Bello, bassist with the legendary New York thrash metal band Anthrax since 1984, has sold over ten million albums, travelled the globe more times than he cares to count, and enthralled audiences from the world's biggest stages. His long-awaited memoir would be a gripping read even if its pages only contained stories about his life as a recording and touring musician. While those stories are indeed included—and will blow your
...79) Haydn
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Haydn by J. Cuthbert Hadden
libreka classics — These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience.
Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!
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Come the late '70s, the rock music landscape was littered with the bloated carcasses of bands who partied too hard, burned out, or became complacent in success. The door was open for something fresh, wild, and enrapturing. Enter Van Halen. Made up of two Dutch-born brothers, one on drums and the other whose guitar was an extension of his very being, a bass player with a golden throat, and a front man who made up for his lack of singing ability with...
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