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Celebrate the significance, the magic, and the mojo of the world’s most seductive instrument. An obsessive, full-color book presented in an irresistible slipcase, Guitar features 200 instruments in stunning detail. Here are icons, like Prince’s...
Editeur :
Workman Publishing Company
Parution :
2019-10-01
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THE LIFE STORY OFTHE LEGENDARY BRITISH DJ, NORMAN JAY MBE 'Full of the heart and spirit Norman Jay brings to his music, but it also offers a salutary account of growing up as part of the Windrush generation in London's Notting Hill, the violence and racism he faced, and...
Editeur :
Dialogue Books
Parution :
2019-09-26
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The relationship between Christian theology and music has been complex since the early days
of the Church. In the twentieth century the secularization of Western culture has led to further
complexity.The search for the soul, following Nietzsche’s declaration of the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2019-08-30
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*The Sunday Times Bestseller*The brand new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author of Classic Scrapes, undercover cop, receiver of cabbages.PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music, and how one man's obsessive quest saw...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2019-08-22
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The history of Gdansk carillons begins in 1561. It was that year that fourteen automatic bells were installed in the Main Town Hall. Later, a "striking mechanism" appeared in St Catherine’s Church. This magnificent instrument, consisting of thirty-five bells, has been...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2019-08-14
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'This is not just another Bowie book. This, it's fair to say, is THE Bowie book... Essential for any fan.'THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'A truly sparkling collection.'THE DAILY MAIL'More than 500 photos of immense breadth and depth.'VOGUEChosen as one of Vogue's Best David Bowie...
Editeur :
Cassell
Parution :
2019-08-08
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Neville Cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat. Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with words.In The Great Romantic, award-winning author Duncan Hamilton demonstrates how...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2019-07-25
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After discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by David Bowie, Karl Whitney embarks upon a journey to explore the industrial cities of British pop music.Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds,...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2019-06-27
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Tune in to how music really works Whether you’re a student, a performer, or simply a fan, this book makes music theory easy, providing you with a friendly guide to the concepts, artistry, and technical mastery that underlie the production of great music. You’ll quickly...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2019-06-14
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'An entertaining guide to economics by a former adviser to Barack Obama that uses the lessons of the music business to explain what is happening in the rest of the world' The Times, Books of the Year'A key voice on a vast array of economic issues for more than two...
Editeur :
John Murray
Parution :
2019-06-04
ePub
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This sequel to Grammy-nominated bestseller Under the Big Black Sun continues the up-close and personal account of the L.A. punk scene—and includes fifty rare photos. Picking up where Under the Big Black Sun left off, More Fun in the New World explores the...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2019-06-04
ePub
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The author of the book analyses selected 19th-century operas based on Shakespeare’s plays from the perspective of their relations to the literature, aesthetics and philosophy of the Romantic period.The texts discussed here include Verdi’s Macbeth, Otello and Falstaff,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2019-05-31
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'If the body is a temple, at the moment mine's a windowless shed.'Danny Dyer, actor and descendant of William the Conqueror, is the nation's favourite geezer well known for his cutting one-liners and amusing outbursts and, with them, he has captured all of our hearts....
Editeur :
Trapeze
Parution :
2019-05-30
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer'Gritty coming-of-age story . . . plenty of anecdotes to keep us hooked, and his memories of Joy Division's Ian Curtis are poignant' Daily MirrorBefore he was responsible for some of the most...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2019-05-16
ePub
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Biography of legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, spanning his nomadic youth and early recording career to his substance abuse, final album, and posthumous Grammy AwardsAs is the case with so many musicians, the life of Warren Zevon was blessed with talent and...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2019-05-07
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Foreword by Woodstock co-founder, Michael Lang.3 days. 33 concerts. 2 deaths. 2 births. 500,000 people. And another 250,000 stuck in traffic trying to get in. Woodstock was a festival like no other. Now, on its 50th anniversary, relive every moment.Detailed text and...
Editeur :
Cassell
Parution :
2019-05-02
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'Hugely enjoyable ... Green's great achievement is to recapture exactly how those moments felt, but remain sufficiently detached about the whole thing to render the experience honestly' MOJOJohnny Green first met the Clash in 1977. A RIOT OF OUR OWN is his tale of three...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2019-05-02
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'A delight to read' Philip Pullman'Essential reading ... a genuine landmark publication' Tom ServiceA BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'The music of the British composer Michael Tippett - including the oratorio A Child of Our Time, five operas, and four symphonies - is...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2019-04-18
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Die Autorin widmet sich musikalischen Monodramen, einer besonderen Strömung des Musiktheaters im 20. Jahrhundert. In den Bühnenwerken für nur eine Singstimme wird die Einsamkeit häufig zu einem zentralen und zeitlos aktuellen Thema. Ebenso aus musikhistorischer wie...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2019-04-15
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This book analyzes how people settle disputes in and outside of Polish courts. The preference for courts against informal settlements increased with the consolidation of the democratic legal state. Still, the compromise settlement remains the cultural ideal. The authors...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2019-04-15
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