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Sonnez, merveilles!
By Kent Nagano, Inge Kloepfer, Isabelle Gabolde. 2015
" Kent Nagano retrace pour nous son parcours, qui l'a amené, lui, petit-fils de modestes immigrants ayant grandi dans un…
petit village côtier de la Californie, à diriger les plus prestigieux orchestres et maisons d'opéra. Il raconte comment la musique lui a permis de trouver sa place, non seulement au sein de sa propre communauté, mais partout dans le monde. Loin d'être une activité réservée à l'élite, la musique classique, selon Nagano, est un formidable instrument de rapprochement et de dialogue entre les hommes. À la fois mémoires et brûlant plaidoyer pour la survie de la musique classique et des arts, Sonnez, merveilles ! sadresse à tous ceux qui croient encore en l'importance de la culture dans le monde d'aujourdhui. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Erwarten Sie Wunder!Stormy weather: the life of Lena Horne
By James Gavin. 2009
Biography of African American singer/actress Lena Horne, born in 1917 Brooklyn, who first performed at Harlem's Cotton Club at age…
sixteen. Interprets Horne's multiracial family background in the pre-civil rights era as the reason for emotional conflicts in both her personal and professional lives. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2009.Rex: a mother, her autistic child, and the music that transformed their lives
By Cathleen Lewis. 2008
How can an 11-year old boy hear a Mozart fantasy for the first time and play it back perfectly, but…
struggle to navigate the familiar surroundings of his own home? Lewis shares the mystery of her son Rex, blind and autistic, and the highs, lows, hopes, dreams, joy, sorrows, and faith she has journeyed through with him. 2008.Les airs mythiques ((Biographies et mythes historiques).)
By Élisabeth Brisson. 2014
"Qui ne se plaît pas à fredonner avec une émotion toute personnelle, le Boléro de Ravel ou la mélodie de…
Tonight provenant du film culte West Side Story ? Ou d'entonner à tue-tête dans la rue, le fameux refrain Singing in the rain... Cette présentation d'une quarantaine d'airs se propose d'accroître la joie à les reconnaître et à les chanter en apportant des éclairages pertinents sur leur facture ainsi que sur le contexte de leur composition, comme sur les modalités de leur réception et de leur diffusion. Les airs qui constituent cette culture partagée, source de lien social, sont classés en quatre catégories : les airs politiques ; les airs populaires, souvent pour des raisons grivoises ; les airs intimes, berceuses comme airs d'amour ; et les airs à connotations spirituelles et dévoilent les aspirations les plus secrètes de tout être humain, bridé de facto par la bienséance et par le respect dû à l'autre, ces fondements indispensables de toute vie en société. Chanter ces airs permet ainsi d'exprimer, sous une autre forme que le mot d'esprit, l'acte manqué ou le lapsus, ou également le rêve ou encore le fantasme, les désirs illicites qui font pression et bouillonnent chez chacun. " -- 4e de couv.Vers le bien et le beau: histoire de l'École de musique Vincent-d'Indy : 1932-2007
By Dominique Laperle. 2007
Sur un versant du Mont Royal, dans l'île de Montréal, l'École de musique Vincent-d'Indy célèbre cette année son soixante-quinzième anniversaire.…
À la frontière de l'histoire de la musique, de celle des femmes et de l'éducation, ce bref essai veut démontrer le rôle catalyseur des Soeurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie dans le développement de l'enseignement musical au Québec. Cette formation de très haut niveau, offerte d'abord aux jeunes femmes, a profité ensuite à tous ceux et celles qui voulaient réussir en musique. Aujourd'hui, cet héritage se transmet toujours au niveau collégial, au secteur parascolaire et par le réseau des professeurs affiliés. Vers le bien et le beau est une rétrospective historique qui convie donc les élèves d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, les parents, le personnel, les religieuses et tous ceux qui ont l'éducation et la musique à coeur, à se plonger dans l'histoire extraordinaire d'une école dynamique qui ne cesse de nous étonner! -- 4e de couv.Le violoncelle: ses origines, son histoire, ses interprètes
By Lyse Vézina. 2006
[...] Une histoire du violoncelle de ses origines à nos jours, ainsi que des considérations sur les grandes écoles de…
musique centrées sur les instruments à corde, sur l'art de l'archet, sur la lutherie et sur les plus célèbres facteurs de l'instrument. Finalement, on y présente les grands interprètes du violoncelle. Ce livre constitue une véritable bible en son domaine et il est, en français, l'ouvrage le plus complet sur le sujet. [...] -- 4e de couv.Richard Desjardins, l'activiste enchanteur: [essai]
By Jacques Julien. 2007
Jacques Julien montre comment Richard Desjardins s'est constitué au fil des années, à l'aide des mots, de la musique et…
des images, un fort capital culturel populaire qu'il peut maintenant investir dans la défense de ses frères humains et dans le combat pour une vie respectueuse des ressources de la Terre. [...] -- 4e de couv.Le chant, le libre geste vocal (Collection Connaissance & technique)
By Jeanne Pierlot. 1983
Dans ce manuel de technique vocale inspiré des maîtres du passé et du présent, Jeanne Pierlot accorde une grande importance…
au dosage des efforts nécessaires pour parvenir à un résultat et à l'abandon progressif des efforts et tensions inutiles. Un guide illustré d'une centaine d'exemples musicaux et de dessins allégoriques. 1983.Les genres musicaux: vers une nouvelle histoire de la musique ((Comprendre & reconnaître))
By Gérard Denizeau. 2005
De leur naissance à leur disparition ou à leur transformation, les genres musicaux forment une part de l'histoire de la…
musique : ils mettent en lumière les particularités de chaque époque. L'ouvrage se fait l'écho de cette préoccupation. Il suit une progression chronologique, introduisant tour à tour les genres religieux et profanes, vocaux et instrumentaux du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle. -- 4e de couv.Love me tender: the stories behind the world's best-loved songs
By Max Cryer. 2008
The author shares the curious and sometimes surprising stories behind forty of the world's favourite songs. Some evolved from folksongs,…
others from musical theatre, and he includes such diverse artists as Mario Lanza, Judy Garland, Elton John and Marlene Dietrich. 2008.The Ninth: Beethoven and the year 1824
By Harvey Sachs. 2010
On May 7, 1824, the premier of Beethoven's ninth and last symphony pushed symphonic music into Romanticism. The Ninth influenced…
all subsequent nineteenth-century composers, who from Berlioz to Meyerbeer to Wagner built upon the foundations laid by Beethoven. A discussion of the cornerstone of Romantic music, whose influence extended deep into the twentieth century. 2010.For the love of music: invitations to listening
By Michael Steinberg, Larry Rothe. 2006
Articles from the San Francisco Symphony's program books covering various musical subjects. Includes music-appreciation essays such as "How I Fell…
in Love with Music" and "Loving Memories of Movie Music," and examinations of specific composers in "Thinking of Robert Schumann" and "Sibelius and Mahler: What More Could There Be?" 2006.The music teaching artist's bible: becoming a virtuoso educator
By Eric Booth. 2009
Filled with practical advice on the critical issues facing the music teaching artist - from the economic and time-management issues…
of being a musician and teacher to communicating effectively with students. Includes advice on becoming a mentor, succeeding in school environments, partnering with other teaching artists, advocating for music and arts education, and private lessons. 2009.Choral masterworks: a listener's guide
By Michael Steinberg. 2005
Essays based on program notes present musical analysis and background of some fifty works for accompanied chorus arranged alphabetically by…
composer. Discusses Handel's Messiah, Bach's Mass in B Minor, Beethoven's Missa solemnis, and compositions by Haydn, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Berlioz, Rachmaninoff, Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky, Adams, and Wuorinen, among others. 2005. Harmonium -- The passions (Saint John Passion, Saint Matthew Passion); Magnificat; Mass in B minor -- Missa solemnis -- Requiem -- A German requiem; The shorter choral works (Schicksalslied = Song of destiny, Nänie = Lament, Gesang der Parzen = Song of the fates) -- War requiem -- Requiem in C minor -- Canti di prigonia = Songs of captivity -- Stabat Mater -- The dream of Gerontius -- Requiem -- Messiah, Der Messias (arr. Mozart) -- Harmoniemesse (Wind-band mass); Two great oratorios (Die Schöpfung = The creation; Die Jahreszeiten = The seasons) -- Le Roi David = King David -- Glagolitic Mass -- Psalmus hungaricus -- Elias = Elijah -- The shorter choral works; Mass in C minor; Requiem -- Carmina burana -- The bells -- Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln = The Book with seven seals -- When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd -- The wedding; Perséphone; Symphony of Psalms; Mass; Canticum sacrum = Sacred canticle; Requiem canticles -- A child of our time -- A sea symphony; Sancta civitas -- Requiem -- Belshazzar's feast -- Genesis.The concerto: a listener's guide
By Michael Steinberg. 2000
Music critic discusses some 120 concertos ranging from the Brandenburgs composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in the 1720s to the…
violin concerto John Adams wrote in 1993. Examines musical giants in alphabetical order to enhance appreciation of the pieces and their historical context. Companion to "The Symphony". 2000.Roberto Devereux: opéra en trois actes
By Gaetano Donizetti, Salvatore Cammarano. 1998
Musicophilia: la musique, le cerveau et nous
By Oliver Sacks, Christian Cler. 2009
To Feel the Music: A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio
By Neil Young, Phil Baker. 2019
Neil Young took on the music industry so that fans could hear his music—all music—the way it was meant to…
be heard. Today, most of the music we hear is com-pressed to a fraction of its original sound,while analog masterpieces are turning to dustin record company vaults. As these record-ings disappear, music fans aren’t just losing acollection of notes. We’re losing spaciousness,breadth of the sound field, and the ability tohear and feel a ping of a triangle or a pluckof a guitar string, each with its own reso-nance and harmonics that slowly trail off intosilence. The result is music that is robbed of its original quality—muddy and flat in sound compared to the rich, warm sound artists hear in the studio. It doesn’t have to be this way, but the record and technology companies have incorrectly assumed that most listeners are satisfied with these low-quality tracks. Neil Young is challenging the assault on audio quality—and working to free music lovers from the flat and lifeless status quo. To Feel the Music is the true story of his questto bring high-quality audio back to musiclovers—the most important undertaking ofhis career. It’s an unprecedented look insidethe successes and setbacks of creating thePono player, the fights and negotiationswith record companies to preserve master-pieces for the future, and Neil’s unrelentingdetermination to make musical art availableto everyone. It’s a story that shows how muchmore there is to music than meets the ear. Neil’s efforts to bring quality audio to his fans garnered media attention when his Kickstarter campaign for his Pono player—a revolutionary music player that would combine the highest quality possible with the portability, simplicity and affordability modern listeners crave—became the third-most successful Kickstarter campaign in the website’s history. It had raised more than $6M in pledges in 40 days. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response, Neil still had a long road ahead, and his Pono music player would not have the commercial success he’d imagined. But he remained committed to his mission, and faced with the rise of streaming services that used even lower quality audio, he was determined to rise to the challenge. An eye-opening read for all fans of Neil Young and all fans of great music, as well as readers interesting in going behind the scenes of product creation, To Feel the Music has an inspiring story at its heart: One determined artist with a groundbreaking vision and the absolute refusal to give up, despite setbacks, naysayers, and skeptics.The Beautiful Ones
By Prince. 2019
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in…
his own words—featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic deathNAMED ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND THE GUARDIAN • NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD Prince was a musical genius, one of the most beloved, accomplished, and acclaimed musicians of our time. He was a startlingly original visionary with an imagination deep enough to whip up whole worlds, from the sexy, gritty funk paradise of “Uptown” to the mythical landscape of Purple Rain to the psychedelia of “Paisley Park.” But his most ambitious creative act was turning Prince Rogers Nelson, born in Minnesota, into Prince, one of the greatest pop stars of any era. The Beautiful Ones is the story of how Prince became Prince—a first-person account of a kid absorbing the world around him and then creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and fame that would come to define him. The book is told in four parts. The first is the memoir Prince was writing before his tragic death, pages that bring us into his childhood world through his own lyrical prose. The second part takes us through Prince’s early years as a musician, before his first album was released, via an evocative scrapbook of writing and photos. The third section shows us Prince’s evolution through candid images that go up to the cusp of his greatest achievement, which we see in the book’s fourth section: his original handwritten treatment for Purple Rain—the final stage in Prince’s self-creation, where he retells the autobiography of the first three parts as a heroic journey. The book is framed by editor Dan Piepenbring’s riveting and moving introduction about his profound collaboration with Prince in his final months—a time when Prince was thinking deeply about how to reveal more of himself and his ideas to the world, while retaining the mystery and mystique he’d so carefully cultivated—and annotations that provide context to the book’s images. This work is not just a tribute to an icon, but an original and energizing literary work in its own right, full of Prince’s ideas and vision, his voice and image—his undying gift to the world.Les roues de l'autobus fantôme
By J. Elizabeth Mills. 2018
Alors que l'autobus fantôme déambule à travers les rues de la ville le soir de l'Halloween, il ramasse toutes sortes…
de passagers effrayants. Chats bruyants, araignées géantes, momies chantantes, fantômes rigolos et monstres absurdes embarquent tous à bord de l'autobus pour cette aventure plaisante! Basé sur la comptine populaire Les roues de l'autobus, ce livre spécialement conçu pour apprendre à compter fera chanter à pleins poumons parents et enfants, tout en célébrant l'esprit de l'Halloween!