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La souveraineté du Québec: hier, aujourd'hui et demain
By Jacques Parizeau. 2009
« Acteur de premier plan de la Révolution tranquille, ministre des Finances dans les gouvernements de René Lévesque, premier ministre…
du Québec et artisan de la presque victoire du référendum de 1995 qui aurait abouti à la souveraineté, Jacques Parizeau incarne aujourd’hui une certaine idée du Québec, pays indépendant dans le concert des nations. Dans ce livre, tourné résolument vers l’avenir de ce Québec qu’il aime tant, monsieur Parizeau met à contribution ses connaissances et son expérience pour mieux comprendre le chemin parcouru depuis que l’idée d’un Québec souverain a pris racine, l’état actuel du Québec sur le plan économique, politique, social et culturel et, surtout, les voies de l’avenir qui lui permettront de s’épanouir [...]. » -- 4e de couvChopin: l'impossible amour
By Ève Ruggieri. 2010
De Chopin l'on sait tout ou l'on croit tout savoir... Pourtant, plus on se penche sur sa nombreuse correspondance et…
plus on se plonge dans les multiples livres qui lui ont été consacrés, plus ce que l'on prend pour des certitudes se brouille. Certes, son génie de compositeur est bien là, brillant de mille feux qui jaillissent de son oeuvre comme des témoignages de ses contemporains, mais sous l'apparence d'un jeune homme d'une extrême sophistication, passant des heures à choisir le ton exact du gris de son costume ou du blanc de ses gants sur mesure, qui est-il ? A-t-il aimé d'amour ses deux «fiancées», finalement si vite oubliées après la rupture ? Que furent au juste ces huit années passées près de George Sand qui soupire : «Huit ans de chasteté» ? A-t-il aimé la femme ou la mère, voire le compagnon... » -- 4e de couvJanis Joplin: rise up singing
By Ann Angel. 2010
Biography of Janis Joplin (1943-1970) chronicles her successful music career and provides insight into her personal life and emotional vulnerabilities.…
Discusses Joplin's drug and alcohol addictions and death of an overdose at age twenty-seven. For junior and senior high and older readers. YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction. 2010The history of alternative rock (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of alternative rock from garage bands to punk and grunge groups. Discusses digital music production, peer-to-peer sharing, and…
the music industry. Provides a recommended listening list, including songs by the Clash, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, U2, and others. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012George Gershwin
By Larry Starr. 2011
Examines the contributions American composer George Gershwin (1898-1937) made to Broadway musicals, analyzing three major shows--Lady Be Good!, Of Thee…
I Sing, and Porgy and Bess--among others. Discusses Gershwin's musical training, concert-hall experience, collaboration with his brother Ira, and popular songs. 2011The history of rock and roll (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of rock and roll starting in the mid-1950s. Offers an analysis of psychedelic rock, heavy metal, and punk.…
Discusses the Woodstock effect and provides a recommended listening list, including songs by AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, and others. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of American pop (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Traces American pop music from the early 1900s in New York City's Tin Pan Alley to the twenty-first-century global market.…
Covers the sounds populating Billboard magazine's chart, including jazz, the blues, disco, and rap. Offers a recommended listening list. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012The history of country music (Music library)
By Stuart A Kallen. 2012
Short overview of country music, from Hank Williams (1923-1953) to Taylor Swift (born 1989). Covers a variety of styles, such…
as cowboy, western swing, honky-tonk, the Nashville sound, country rock, and pop country. Includes recommendations for listening and other resources. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Une Parisienne à Saint-Zénon
By Joëlle Chabert. 2010
« Voici près de dix ans qu’un couple de Français s’est installé dans le village de Saint-Zénon. Ce livre raconte…
les étonnements, les efforts cocasses d’adaptation, les inaptitudes, les bonnes surprises et les belles rencontres de ces Parisiens en Lanaudière. L’hiver, le dépanneur, la chasse et la pêche, les habitudes de vie ou les activités du village sont autant d’occasion qui suscitent la réflexion sur les nécessaires adaptation culturelles qui découlent de l’immigration en région. » -- 4e de couvGuide to chamber music (Dover Books On Music Ser.)
By Melvin Berger. 2001
Presents 231 well-known chamber music works for three to eight players by fifty-five composers arranged alphabetically. Provides a biographical sketch,…
historical context, and salient features of the music. Discusses compositions by Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky and modern masters Britten, Carter, Copland, Ravel, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky. 2001The cello suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the search for a Baroque masterpiece
By Eric Siblin. 2009
A pop music critic recounts his infatuation with Bach's Cello Suites and search for the original manuscript. Explores the contrasting…
lives of composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and cello virtuoso Pablo Casals (1876-1973), who discovered and recorded the suites. Includes interviews with cellists about the works' performance challenges. 2009The voice: a memoir
By Thomas Quasthoff. 2008
German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff reminisces about his private and public experiences--such as having thalidomide disabilities, being denied admission to the…
Music Academy, and singing his way from a body cast to a Grammy Award. Discusses jazz, American popular music, classical composers, physical impairments, prestigious competitions, and international performances. 2004Traces the development of the modern grand piano from its harpsichord origins in the eighteenth century. Discusses the types of…
music performed on the instrument, from sonatas and concertos to ragtime and jazz. Profiles great keyboard composers such as Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Gershwin. 1998Vagabondages au Québec: visites émotives de 50 villes et villages de chez nous
By Pierre Caron. 2011
"L'histoire de Saint-Laurent-de-l'Ile-d'Orléans est d'abord marquée par la guerre de la Conquête, car c'est là que le général Wolfe installa…
son quartier général à l'été de 1759 en vue d'attaquer Québec en septembre. Heureusement cependant, le village sut s'illustrer bien autrement en devenant le haut lieu des chantiers maritimes de l'île. On y construisit d'abord des barques - près de 400 par année - permettant de communiquer avec la terre ferme. Bien adaptées à leur usage, et entraînées par la force du courant lorsque se retirait la marée, elles permettaient de rallier Québec en une heure seulement et d'en revenir sans effort aucun [...]. Mêlant descriptions historiques, anecdotes peu connues et impressions personnelles, ces textes superbes constituent un témoignage vivant sur la valeur de notre patrimoine; un accord parfait entre l'histoire d'un individu et l'Histoire d'une nation." -- 4e de couvAward-winning music critic celebrates the sounds, people, and events of the years 1936 through 1938, as America emerged from the…
Great Depression. In a series of brief narratives, Orgill chronicles Amelia Earhart's around-the-world flight attempts, Joe Louis's triumph over German boxer Max Schmeling, and the rise of big bands. 2008Signed, sealed, and delivered: the soulful journey of Stevie Wonder
By Mark Ribowsky. 2010
Portrait of the legendary blind Motown musician (born 1950) from his impoverished childhood to his sixtieth year. Traces his musical…
development; his long relationship with Motown Records, which began when he was eleven; and his political activism, womanizing, and descents into depression. Some strong language. 2010Beethoven
By Barry Cooper. 2008
This chronological narrative integrates events from the private life of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with study of his…
devotion to music. Discusses the effects of Beethoven's increasing deafness on his social interactions and composition. 2000The Cambridge companion to singing (Cambridge companions to music)
By John Potter. 2000
Essays on Western vocal traditions grouped in four categories: popular (including rock, rap, jazz, and world); theatre (from opera to…
popular entertainers); choral; and performance practices (from the Middle Ages to the modern era). 2000My road to radio and The vocal scene: memoir of an opera commentator
By George Jellinek. 2007
Autobiography of George Jellinek (1919-2010), who hosted a weekly syndicated radio show, The Vocal Scene, in New York City from…
1969-2004. Reminisces about his Hungarian childhood before the onset of World War II, fleeing to America, and serving in the U.S. Army. Discusses his career in the opera world. 2007Mozart (Master Musicians Ser.)
By Julian Rushton. 2006
A concise biography of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) with analysis of his masterpieces. Covers his genius in all…
musical genres--chamber, church, orchestral, and theatrical--his prolific output, European tours, and early death at age thirty-six. 2006