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  • Twentieth-Century Chamber Music

    by James McCalla ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Musical Genres
    20th-Century Chamber Music features an introduction giving a chronological overview of 20th-century chamber music and the major composers in the style, setting in context the following chapters that cover a wide selection of chamber works grouped thematically, including program music; vocal chamber music; works for new ensembles; the modern sonata; and contemporary string quartets. Composers ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD

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    The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works

    by Phil G. Goulding ...
    MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSICWho are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata?Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Essential Klezmer

    by Seth Rogovoy ...
    You can hear it in the hottest clubs in New York, the hippest rooms in New Orleans, Chicago, and San Francisco, and in top concert halls around the world. It's a joyous sound that echoes the past. It's Old World meets New World. It's secular and sacred. It's traditional and experimental. It's played by classical violinist Itzhak Perlman (his all-klezmer album in his all-time best-seller!), the ... Read more

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  • A Concise History of the Classic Guitar

    by Graham Wade ...
    A Concise History of the Classic Guitar by Graham Wade, one of the foremost international writers on the guitar, explores the history of the instrument from the 16th century to the present day. This compact assessment of five centuries of fretted instruments cover the vihuela in Spain, the history of four-course and five-course guitars, the evolution of tablature, and developments in the six ... Read more

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  • J.J. Jackson Remembers Led Zeppelin: The Music and The Guys Who Made It

    by Frank Reddon ...
    The late J.J. Jackson was one of the five first-ever MTV video jocks. What many don't know is that Led Zeppelin credits him with successfully launching the super group's career.Frank Reddon, author of the acclaimed book, Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin, has compiled six interviews that he conducted with J.J during the course of his research.In an unprecedented move, Reddon made available to ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 50 Songs From The 70s & 80s That Still Hold Up

    by Brad Carl ...
    The 50 classic rock and pop songs listed in this book are arguably some of the greatest of all-time. These tracks still sound good or "hold up" against today's popular music. The publication is intended to spark conversation and discussion. It is not a definitive list. Your opinions are welcome and encouraged. So get your stereo ready and listen while reading. Enjoy! ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Symphony of Seduction

    The Great Love Stories of Classical Composers

    by Christopher Lawrence ...
    ‘Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love.’ —Romantic composer Hector BerliozBerlioz should know. He didn’t just hear the symphony when he fell in love with an Irish actress back in 1827, he wrote it.What was love like for the people who could really feel that song coming on? Symphony of Seduction tells of the romantic misadventures, tragedies and occasional ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music

    Edited by Roger T. Dean ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music offers a state-of-the-art cross-section of the most field-defining topics and debates in computer music today. A unique contribution to the field, it situates computer music in the broad context of its creation and performance across the range of issues - from music cognition to pedagogy to sociocultural topics - that shape contemporary discourse in the field. ... Read more

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  • The Story of Boogie-Woogie

    A Left Hand Like God

    by Peter J. Silvester ...
    The Story of Boogie-Woogie: A Left Hand Like God examines the socio-historical background of the boogie-woogie piano style, from its early appearances in the barrelhouses of lumber, turpentine, and railroad camps in the southern United States, to its emergence at rent parties in Chicago and St. Louis, to its rise as a popular form of music in the nightclubs of New York, to its status as an ... Read more

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  • Lutoslawski on Music

    Edited by Zbigniew Skowron ...
    The writings of twentieth-century Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski reveal many important aspects of his approach to music and his viewpoints as an artist and as a man. In Lutoslawski on Music, the first full collection of writings by this famous composer, Zbigniew Skowron has amassed an exciting assortment of essays, speeches, lectures, and articles, many of which are newly translated in English ... Read more

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  • The Eighteenth-Century Fortepiano Grand and Its Patrons

    From Scarlatti to Beethoven

    by Eva Badura-Skoda ...
    "Badura-Skoda addresses the place of the piano in the eighteenth century from the perspective of a scholar and performer" ( Eighteenth-Century Music).In the late seventeenth century, Italian musician and inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori developed a new musical instrument—his cembalo che fa il piano e forte, which allowed keyboard players flexible dynamic gradation. This innovation, which came to be ... Read more

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  • Music History in Layers

    Its European Continuum

    by Michael G. Cunningham ...
    Layer I is for rank beginners, freshmen music majors, and informed, casual readers. Layers I and II are for music professionals, sophomore music majors, and those who will not use or benefit from excessive details. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD