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  • Negro Musicians and Their Music

    It is with a distinct sense of pleasure and privileged duty that I give the readers of this excellent book a short sketch of the career of Maud Cuney-Hare. One who does not already know of the versatility of this remarkably talented woman will doubtless be amazed at the diversified character of her activities. Mrs. Hare is a pianist, lecturer and writer whose devotion to the highest ideals of her ... Leer más

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  • Six Creole Folk-Songs with Original Creole and Translated English Text - Sheet Music for Voice and Piano

    A fantastic collection of classic Creole folk songs originally published in 1921. Songs include: Aurore pradère, Gardè piti mulet là, Belle layotte, Quand mo-té jeune, Aine, dè, trois, Caroline, Dialogue d'amour. Classic Folk Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of folk music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for ... Leer más

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  • A Natural History of the Piano

    The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians--from Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between

    A beautifully illustrated, totally engrossing celebration of the piano, and the composers and performers who have made it their own.With honed sensitivity and unquestioned expertise, Stuart Isacoff—pianist, critic, teacher, and author of Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization—unfolds the ongoing history and evolution of the piano and all its myriad ... Leer más

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  • The Leonard Bernstein Letters

    "With their intellectual brilliance, humor and wonderful eye for detail, Leonard Bernstein's letters blow all biographies out of the water."— The Economist (2013 Book of the Year)Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician—a brilliant conductor who attained international superstar status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals ( West Side Story), symphonies ( Age of Anxiety), ... Leer más

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  • They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music

    Blesh published They All Played Ragtime as first major scholarly work on ragtime music in 1950, which sparked a ragtime revival. He founded Circle Records in 1946, which recorded new material from aging early jazz musicians as well as the Library of Congress recordings of Jelly Roll Morton. He sparked renewed interest in the music of Joseph Lamb, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake, among others. ... Leer más

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  • Aaron Copland

    The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

    A candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer.The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Aaron Copland (1900-1990) became one of America's most beloved and esteemed composers. His work, which includes Fanfare for the Common Man, A Lincoln Portrait, and Appalachian Spring, has been honored by a huge following of devoted listeners.But the full richness of Copland's life and accomplishments ... Leer más

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  • And They All Sang

    Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey

    The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian talks with some of twentieth century's most iconic musicians—"Riveting . . . Just about every interview has a revelation" ( San Francisco Chronicle).Through the second half of the twentieth century, Studs Terkel hosted the legendary radio show "The Wax Museum," presenting Chicago's music fans with his inimitable take on music of all kinds, from classical, opera ... Leer más

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  • A History of American Classical Music

    To many people, the term 'American classical music' means a handful of famous names: Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, Sousa. But this doesnt begin to scrape the surface of a musical heritage reaching back to colonial times. For instance, did you know that George Washington loved dance music, and that Abraham Lincolns favorite song was Listen to the Mocking-Bird by the American composer Septimus ... Leer más

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  • Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!!

    The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer

    An inspiring biography of the socialite and amateur soprano who didn't let her terrible voice stop her—Now the subject of a major motion picture.Magazine Madame Jenkins couldn't carry a tune in a bucket: despite that, in 1944 at the age of seventy-six, she played Carnegie Hall to a capacity audience and had celebrity fans by the score. Her infamous 1940s recordings are still highly prized today.In ... Leer más

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  • All The Stops

    The Glorious Pipe Organ And Its American Masters

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    For centuries, pipe organs stood at the summit of musical and technological achievement, admired as the most complex and intricate mechanisms the human race had yet devised. In All The Stops, New York Times journalist Craig Whitney journeys through the history of the American pipe organ and brings to life the curious characters who have devoted their lives to its music.From the mid-19th to the mid ... Leer más

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  • The Banjo

    America’s African Instrument

    The banjo has been called by many names over its history, but they all refer to the same sound—strings humming over skin—that has eased souls and electrified crowds for centuries. The Banjo invites us to hear that sound afresh in a biography of one of America’s iconic folk instruments. Attuned to a rich heritage spanning continents and cultures, Laurent Dubois traces the banjo from humble origins, ... Leer más

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  • Sissieretta Jones

    "The Greatest Singer of Her Race," 1868-1933

    A biography of a distinguished African American musical pioneerMatilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, whose nickname the "Black Patti" likened her to the well-known Spanish-born opera star Adelina Patti, was a distinguished African American soprano during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Performing in such venues as Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, Jones also sang before four ... Leer más

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