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Handel's Messiah: a celebration
By Richard Luckett. 1992
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the first performance of this popular oratorio, Lucket has drawn on a variety…
of scholarly sources to piece together a picture of what took place in Dublin in 1742. He describes Handel's eager acceptance of the invitation to Ireland, his problems with a crotchety librettist, the original soloists, the initial audience, and the appreciation that surrounds the work to this day. 1992.For the love of music: interviews with Ulla Colgrass
By Ulla Colgrass. 1988
In interviews with 22 of the world's finest musicians, Pinchas Zukerman discusses conducting, Yo-Yo Ma reminisces about his musical training,…
Teresa Stratas reflects on artistic temperament, and Glenn Gould defends Muzak. 1988.Based on commentaries originally presented during the first intermissions of Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. Father Lee, a professor of…
classics, analyzes and interprets works by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, and Strauss. 1995.Early jazz: its roots and musical development (History of jazz ; #1)
By Gunther Schuller. 1968
Jazz from its beginnings through the early 1930s. Schuller explores sound recordings made since the advent of jazz and responds…
to hypothetical questions a musician might ask. He shows how elements of jazz grew out of African music, stresses the shift of emphasis from the music to the performer, and notes the difficulty of studying something as ephemeral as improvised sounds. Followed by "Swing Era". 1986. (History of jazz ; 1)Divo: great tenors, baritones, and basses discuss their roles
By Helena Matheopoulos. 1986
Presents in-depth interviews with leading international male singers. Includes such artists as Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Simon…
Estes, and analyzes their interpretations from both the musical and the dramatic angles. 1986.Coping with glaucoma: A Guide To Living With Glaucoma For You And Your Family
By Edith Marks, Rita Montauredes. 1997
A collection of conversations with seven of the world's greatest conductors: Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Herbert von Karajan, James…
Levine, Riccardo Muti, Eugene Ormandy and Sir Georg Solti. They discuss their lives as well as their musical technique and interpretation. 1990.Begins with the oboe: a history of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
By Richard S Warren. 2002
The Toronto Symphony orchestra has been a part of the arts scene in Toronto for eighty years, and this history,…
compiled by its former archivist, details its challenges, achievements and trials. It includes stories of artists who performed with the orchestra, such as Glenn Gould, Maureen Forrester, and Seiji Ozawa, its tours throughout the world, and information about its musicians, visiting artists, directors, and administrative personnel. 2002.Before the gold rush: flashbacks to the dawn of the Canadian sound
By Nicholas Jennings. 1997
A generation of musicians, from Vancouver to Halifax, were drawn to Toronto's Yorkville district during the sixties. From among this…
group came some of Canada's most well known musicians, both then and now. 1997.Berlioz (Master musicians series)
By Hugh MacDonald. 1982
The first half of this book covers the life of Berlioz. In the second part Hugh Macdonald considers all known…
works of the composer from his early works in Paris as a medical student, through the romanticism of the 1830s to the more serene compositions of later life. 1982.Blind vision: the neuroscience of visual impairment
By Zaira Cattaneo, Tomaso Vecchi. 2011
Italian researchers examine the effects of blindness on the development and functioning of the human cognitive system. They demonstrate the…
ways other senses evolve to help compensate for the absence of sight. 2011.Black vinyl, white powder
By Simon Napier-Bell. 2001
The author uses his wealth of contacts and extraordinary personal experiences to chart the incredible story of an industry that…
has become like no other. Where bad or irrational behaviour is not only tolerated but encouraged; where drugs are sometimes as important as talent; where artists allow themselves to be pushed to their physical and mental limits in the name of profit and ego. 2001.Aliments pour les yeux: un programme alimentaire pour des yeux en santé
By Laurie Capogna, Barbara Pelletier. 2011
Dr. Laurie Capogna et Dr. Barbara Pelletier ont élaboré un guide pour améliorer la santé oculaire et prévenir, ralentir ou…
supprimer les maladies oculaires les plus communes. Muni des derniers résultats scientifiques, de conseils pratiques, d’idées de repas et de recettes… c’est un guide complet, facile à suivre sur la science et la sante. c2011.All American music: composition in the late twentieth century
By John Rockwell. 1983
One of America's foremost music critics makes a case for seriously considering a wide range of styles beyond conventional contemporary…
classics. He broadens his perspective to embrace experimental and electronic music as well as the best of folk, country, Broadway, jazz, salsa, and rock. 1983.Adventures in symphonic music (Essay and general literature index reprint series)
By Edward Downes. 1944
Absolutely on music: Conversations With Seiji Ozawa
By Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Seiji Ozawa. 2016
Haruki Murakami's passion for music runs deep. Before turning his hand to writing, he ran a jazz club in Tokyo,…
and from The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" to Franz Liszt's "Years of Pilgrimage," the aesthetic and emotional power of music permeates every one of his much-loved books. Now he fulfills a personal dream, sitting down with his friend, acclaimed conductor Seiji Ozawa, to talk, over a period of two years, about their shared interest. Transcribed from lengthy conversations about the nature of music and writing, here they discuss everything from Brahms to Beethoven, from Leonard Bernstein to Glenn Gould, from record collecting to pop-up orchestras, and much more. Ultimately this book gives readers an unprecedented glimpse into the minds of the two maestros. 2016. Uniform title: Ozawa Seiji-san to, ongaku ni tsuite hanashi o suru.A Virgil Thomson reader
By Virgil Thomson. 1981
An authoritative selection of critical writing distilled from the work of one of America's most influential twentieth-century musicians. Includes elegant…
reviews; portraits of such figures as Gershwin, Ives, and Gertrude Stein; and essays on subjects ranging from the nature of jazz to the nature of genius. National Book Critics' Award. 1981. Uniform title: Literary works.A l'opéra au temps de Balzac et Rossini, Paris 1800-1850
By Patrick Barbier. 1987
La première moitié du XIXe siècle voit Paris accéder au rang de capitale de l'art lyrique : compositeurs et chanteurs…
étrangers affluent vers les prestigieuses scènes de l'Opéra et du Théâtre italien. Des tragédies lyriques aux grands drames italiens, des ouvrages de circonstance aux désopilantes parodies de célèbres opéras, cette Vie quotidienne fait revivre côte à côte Rossini et Berlioz, le castrat Crescentini et la Malibran. Les grands triomphes de la scène et les petites anecdotes de coulisses ; l'émotion du public aux soirs de " premières " et l'organisation méthodique de la " claque " ; les vrais fanatiques de musique italienne et les faux opéras de propagande politique autant de versants de la vie musicale à ses heures de gloire dans une société élégante que ses divertissements conduisent des Tuileries à l'Opéra et du boulevard des Italiens aux salons aristocratiques.1001 albums you must hear before you die
By Michael Lydon, Robert Dimery. 2005
If you thought you knew your music this will make you think again. "1001 Albums" is more than a simple…
guide to music, it is a critical list, packed with insights into why each album is significant, the key tracks, the circumstances of its creation, the critical reception in its day, and why it stands the test of time. 2005. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.