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  • The Carols of Christmas

    A Celebration of the Surprising Stories Behind Your Favorite Holiday Songs

    par Andrew Gant ...
    Enjoy the holidays in a whole new way as you delve into the fascinating history behind some of the best-loved carols of the Christmas season.From Andrew Gant, Oxford professor and renowned British composer, The Carols of Christmas is a joyous account of the history behind our favorite carols--from Advent through Epiphany.Everyone loves a carol--in the end, even Ebenezer Scrooge had a soft spot for ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Five Straight Lines

    A History of Music

    par Andrew Gant ...
    'Fascinating ... Composer Andrew Gant is a masterful guide, introducing readers to the major players and key themes of an entrancing topic.' BBC History MagazineWhether you prefer Baroque or pop, Theremins or violins, the music you love and listen to shapes your world. But what shaped the music?Ranging across time and space, this book takes us on a grand musical tour from music's origins in ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Very Brief History

    par Andrew Gant ...
    Collections series Very Brief Histories
    His name and his music are internationally known, but with only one verifiably authentic portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, has history painted him as something that he's not?In this brief historical introduction, Andrew Gant explores the social, political and religious factors that shaped Bach's life and work, and traces how his legacy went from a composer who nearly faded into obscurity to one ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Music: Ideas in Profile

    par Andrew Gant ...
    Collections series Ideas in Profile - small books, big ideas
    Ideas in Profile SeriesIs music a science or an art? It's both, as Andrew Gant reveals in this lively and accessible account of what music is and what it's for. Music has been central to life since the dawn of humankind and is intimately bound up with the origins of language.Andrew Gant introduces us to its long history and its many genres and manifestations. He explains how composers compose, ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Year of Wonder

    Classical Music for Every Day

    par Clemency Burton-Hill ...
    As featured in the Telegraph and on Radio 4's Today programme.'A magnificent treasury . . . a fascinating tour de force.' Observer'Year of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.' Eddie RedmayneClassical music for everyone - an inspirational piece of music for every day of the year, celebrating composers from the medieval era to the pr... ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Mozart

    A Life

    par Paul Johnson ...
    Eminent historian Paul Johnson dazzles with a rich, succinct portrait of Mozart and his musicAs he’s done in Napoleon, Churchill, Jesus, and Darwin, acclaimed historian and author Paul Johnson here offers a concise, illuminating biography of Mozart. Johnson’s focus is on the music—Mozart’s wondrous output of composition and his uncanny gift for instrumentation.Liszt once said that Mozart composed ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

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  • A Singer's Notebook

    par Ian Bostridge ...
    Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time, celebrated for the quality of his voice but also for the exceptional intelligence he brings to bear on the interpretation of the repertoire of the past and present alike. Yet his early career was that of a professional historian, and A Singer's Notebook takes a look at the multifaceted world of classical music through the eyes of someone ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet

    Modifié par Colin Lawson ...
    Collections series Cambridge Companions to Music
    The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet is a practical guide to the world of the clarinet. It offers students and performers a composite survey of the history and repertoire of the instrument from its origins to the present day, as well as practical guidance on teaching and performing. Special focus is made on the various members of the extensive clarinet family and specialist chapters provide ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • Classical Music

    A Beginner's Guide

    par Julian Johnson ...
    Collections series Beginner's Guides
    Pick up where Classic FM leaves offWhat does classical music mean to the Western World? How has it transformed over the centuries? With such a rich tradition, what relevance does it have today? Julian Johnson inspires readers to explore the field, and examines how music is related to some of the big ideas of Western experience including spirituality, emotion, the weight of history, and self ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • Early Music

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Thomas Forrest Kelly ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    From Gregorian chant to Bach's Brandenburg Concerti, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods is both beautiful and intriguing, expanding our horizons as it nourishes our souls. In this Very Short Introduction, Thomas Forrest Kelly provides not only a compact overview of the music itself, but also a lively look at the many attempts over the last two centuries to revive it. Kelly ... En savoir plus

    $7.19 CAD

  • Mozart

    par Julian Rushton ...
    Collections series Composers Across Cultures
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the great icons of Western music. An amazing prodigy--he toured the capitals of Europe while still a child, astonishing royalty and professional musicians with his precocious skills--he wrote as an adult some of the finest music in the entire European tradition. Julian Rushton offers a concise and up-to-date biography of this musical genius, combining a well ... En savoir plus

    $20.79 CAD

  • The Faber Pocket Guide to Mozart

    par Sir Nicholas Kenyon ...
    Why is Mozart the best known and most popular of all the great Western classical composers? As the 250th anniversary of his birth approaches, his reputation stands higher than ever before. This lively new Pocket Guide assesses what Mozart means to us today, and explores why his music is so enduringly valued by listeners.The Guide aims to tell the general reader and listener in concise form all ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD