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By Della Parker. 2016
'Brims with laughs, love, family and friendship. You will love this heartwarming read!' Trisha Ashley. Meet the Reading Group: six…
women in the seaside village of Little Sanderton come together every month to share their love of reading. No topic is off-limits: books, family, love and loss . . . and don't forget the glass of red!Grace knows that the holiday season is going to be different this year. No turkey, no tinsel, no gorgeously wrapped gifts under the tree . . . how on earth is she going to break it to her little boys that Christmas is effectively cancelled? And can she bear to tell anyone her embarrassing secret? Enter the Reading Group: Grace's life might have turned upside down but there's no problem they can't solve.By Matt Rawle. 2018
The Nutcracker is a delightful and whimsical Christmas classic that children and adults look forward to every year. First performed…
in 1892, the music, dance, and story of this classic hold a special place in our cultural Christmas celebrations. In The Gift of the Nutcracker, Matt Rawle, author of The Redemption of Scrooge, explores the story to help us understand God’s greatest gift of the Christ child, and the kingdom he came to establish. This Youth Study Book takes the ideas presented in Matt Rawle’s book and interprets them for young people grades 6-12.By Malachy Mccourt. 2013
Everyone can hum this haunting Irish ballad that inevitably brings a tear to the eye. The most requested Irish song,…
it has been recorded by a variety of performers ranging from Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Kate Smith to the Pogues. The complete story of this moving tune has been shrouded in mystery until now. Where did Danny Boy originate, who actually wrote the lyrics, and is it even Irish? Acclaimed novelist, actor, memoirist, screenwriter, playwright, and raconteur, Malachy McCourt, turns his Irish eye to the song's complex history and myths in an eloquent ode to this classic. He traces the evolution of the music, which is one of more than 100 songs composed to the very same tune, including the familiar Londonderry Air, and explores the enduring mystique of Danny Boy in an unforgettable tribute that brilliantly weaves history with folklore.By Matt Rawle. 2018
The Nutcracker is a delightful and whimsical Christmas classic that children and adults look forward to every year. First performed…
in 1892, the music, dance, and story of this classic hold a special place in our cultural Christmas celebrations. In The Gift of the Nutcracker, Matt Rawle, author of The Redemption of Scrooge, explores the story to help us understand God’s greatest gift of the Christ child, and the kingdom he came to establish. Additional components for a four-week study include a comprehensive Leader Guide, a DVD featuring Matt Rawle, a Worship Resources Flash Drive, and youth and children resources.By Women Of Faith. 1982
Too many of us live lives characterized by boredom or even hopelessness. But God has given us everything we need…
to experience the abundant life He has planned for each of us. His love is boundless; His grace is extravagant; and His joy is outrageous. Because of this, we can experience a life that is sensational-regardless of our circumstances. This newest devotional in the line of best-selling Women of Faith devotion series features writers such as: Sheila Walsh Thelma Wells Barbara Johnson Becky Tirabassi Joni Eareckson Tada Liz Curtis Higgs And more. Devotions for a Sensational Life...providing the grace and strength not only to survive life, but to live it to the fullest!By Zondervan. 2017
Discover God’s Word through gorgeous illustrated verses. Crafted on high-quality paper and balanced with inspiring full-color art and blank space…
for journaling, the NIV Beautiful Word Bible for Girls encourages girls to spend quiet time with God and his Word. This Bible contains 500 illustrated verses to illuminate the rich stories, characters and hope contained within Scripture. It inspires girls to explore new ways to grow their faith, drawing deeper into God’s life-changing Word.Features include:500 full-color illustrated versesWide margins and high-quality paper for notes, journal entries or artworkIndex of illustrated Scripture passages8-point fontSingle-column text of the New International Version (NIV)By Helen Bauer. 2011
Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most influential composers of all time, is brought vividly to life and made relevant…
to today's young musicians in Beethoven for Kids. Children will learn about Beethoven's troubled childhood and family life, early gift and passion for music, volatile personality, championing of equality and freedom, and persistence in his work despite increasing hearing loss. The great musicians, thinkers, and movements of Beethoven's time, from Mozart and Haydn to the bold new ideas of the Enlightenment, are presented and their profound effect on the composer's life and music explained. Twenty-one engaging activities, including singing musical variations, dancing a Viennese waltz, creating an operatic diorama, and making a model eardrum, illuminate Beethoven's life, times, and work. A time line, a glossary, online resources, and recordings and reading lists for further listening and study round out this comprehensive resource.By Muzio Clementi. 1992
Treasury of keyboard music by extremely influential Italian composer includes 10 of his finest sonatas: Sonata in G Minor, Op.…
7, No. 3; Sonata in F Minor, Op. 13, No. 6; Sonata in B Minor, Op. 40, No. 2; Sonata in G Minor, Op. 50, No. 3 (Didone Abbandonata); Sonata in D Major, Op. 25, No. 6; Sonata in A Major, Op. 33, No. 1; 4 more. Reprinted from authoritative editions published by C. F. Peters and Kistner & Siegel & Co.By Dave Thompson. 2011
Offering a unique analysis and discussion of her life, career, and work, this is the true story of Patti Smith.…
Widely acknowledged as one of the most significant American artists of the rock age, an acclaimed poet, and a figurehead for many liberal political causes, Patti Smith went from an ugly-duckling childhood in postwar New Jersey to become queen of the 1970s New York art scene. Not a tell-all biography, this measured, accurate, and enthusiastic account of Smith's career is written for her loyal fans as well as for neophytes hungry for a great rock 'n' roll story. Guided by interviews with those who have known her--including Ivan Kral, Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, John Cale, and Jim Carroll--it relies most of all on Patti's own words.By Frédéric Chopin. 1998
One of the most respected editions of Chopin's works was prepared by Carl Mikuli, Chopin's student and teaching assistant. His…
editorial contributions to this volume reflect his understanding of the principles imparted to him in word and deed by the composer. The 20 nocturnes reproduced here include Opp. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62, 72, and the posthumous Nocturne in C-sharp Minor. The 11 polonaises include Opp. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61, 71, and the posthumous Polonaise in G-sharp Minor. Serious pianists will want to have these authoritative texts of 31 of Chopin's most popular and enduring works, reprinted from an authoritative early edition. New unified table of contents.By Frédéric Chopin. 1989
Chopin's piano works are of such uniformly high quality that they are all absolutely essential in the repertoire of any…
aspiring pianist. The Preludes and Etudes are exquisitely beautiful examples of his genius. Numbering 52 pieces in all, they are reproduced here from the authoritative Mikuli edition and are available for the first time in a low-priced, one-volume publication. The opus listings are: 25 Preludes--Op. 28, Nos. 1-24; Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45. 27 Etudes--Op. 10, Nos. 1-12; Op. 25, Nos. 1-12; and Trois Nouvelles Etudes Unabridged (1998) republication of works from an authoritative early edition. New unified table of contents.By Ludwig Van Beethoven. 1975
The entire corpus of Beethoven's piano sonatas is contained in this two-volume work -- 32 sonatas in all. Volume One…
contains the fifteen sonatas from Beethoven's first period, including the popular Pathétique, Moonlight, and Pastorale sonatas. Volume Two contains the seventeen sonatas from Beethoven's second and third periods, including the Waldstein, the Appassionata, and the Hammerklavier.The music is reproduced directly from the exemplary Universal-Edition set edited by Heinrich Schenker. Combining scrupulous scholarship and profound artistic vision, Schenker achieved an edition which is universally admired by musicians and scholars. He used more autographs as sources than any previous editor of the sonatas, and he was the first to reproduce in print the visual impression of the autographs. For this Dover edition, Schenker's footnotes have been translated into English and his preface retranslated. A new introduction by Carl Schachter has also been included.Noteheads have been reproduced in a size enough to be read easily at the keyboard. Margins and spaces between staves are generous, permitting insertion of written notes, analysis, fingerings, etc. Running measure numbers and many fingerings have already been included by the editor -- the last a particularly unusual and valuable feature of this edition. This edition will be welcomed by all pianists, both professional and amateur, for its accuracy and reliability; it is highly desirable for instruction, study, reference, and enjoyment.By Claude Debussy. 1973
This volume contains the complete music for solo piano written by Claude Debussy between 1888 and 1905. Beginning with Deux…
Arabesques (1888), it offers the Suite bergamasque (1890-1905), Réverie (1890), Danse (1890), Ballade (1890), Pour le piano (1896-1901), D'un cahier d'esquisses (1903), Extampes (1903), Mazurka (1891), Valse romantique (1890), Masques (1904), L'Isle joyeuse (1904), and the first series of Images (1905): Reflets dans l'eau, Hommage a Rameau, and Mouvement. In each case the music has been reproduced photographically from original or early editions. This book has been designed to be used at the piano. Noteheads are large and clearly printed: margins and spaces are adequate for written notes, fingerings, and turnovers. It is also most useful, of course, for analysis or simply for listening along with the music.By Sean Egan. 2015
Bowie on Bowie presents some of the best interviews David Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each featured…
interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time in all of his various incarnations, from a young novelty hit-maker and Ziggy Stardust to plastic soul player, 1980s sell-out, and the artistically reborn and beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music. In all of these iterations he is remarkably articulate and also preternaturally polite as almost every interviewer remarks upon his charm. The features in this book come from outlets both prestigious--Melody Maker, MOJO, New Musical Express, Q, Rolling Stone--and less well-known--the Drummer, Guitar, Ikon, Mr. Showbiz--but no matter the renown of the magazine, newspaper, or website, Bowie lets us approach the nerve center of his notoriously creative output.By Larry Kane. 2013
This is the story of the Beatles’ harrowing rise to fame: focusing on that seven-year stretch from the time the…
boys met as teenagers to early 1964, when the Fab Four made their momentous first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. From the boys’ humble beginnings in Liverpool, to the cellars of Hamburg, When They Were Boys includes stories never before told, including the heartbreaks and the lucky breaks. Included are an eyewitness account of that first meeting between Lennon and McCartney, the inside story of how Ringo replaced Pete Best, an exploration of the brilliant but troubled soul of manager Brian Epstein, and the real scoop on their disastrous first visit to Germany and the death of Stu Sutcliffe. With an eye for life in Liverpool during the 50’s and 60’s and over 65 eyewitness accounts from those closest to the Beatles, Larry Kane brings to life the evolution of the group that changed music forever.This autobiographical portrait of Tom Waits takes shape through a selection of more than 50 interviews. Starting with the first…
interview--on KPFK-FM's Folkscene in 1973--Waits speaks out on a variety of topics and shares something truly unique with his readers. In a rap that is a synthesis of inflections--Louis Armstrong, Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, Mark Twain, hobo, pool hall attendant, vaudevillian huckster, musicologist par excellence, and a fresh slathering of the organic word-ooze of William S. Burroughs--Waits comes across as well read, informed, and lucidly aware of current pop culture. He delivers prose as crafted, poetic, potent, brilliant, and haunting as the lyrics of his best songs.By W. S. Gilbert, Carl Simpson, Ephraim Hammett Jones, Arthur Sullivan. 2001
This exemplary new edition of the vocal score of an enchanting operetta -- which has delighted audiences for over a…
century with its catchy melodies, its witty lyrics, and its madcap tale of tender-hearted pirates, timid policemen, and the demands of duty -- was prepared by musicologists Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones, who returned to original manuscripts and early sources to produce handsome, newly engraved plates closest to Gilbert and Sullivan's original intentions. All of the voice parts appear here, in addition to a piano reduction of the full score and the complete libretto. Introduction by the editors. Contents. Instrumentation.By Alan Jacobson. 2005
By Ted Michael. 2012
Geared toward hopeful musical theater, show choir, a cappella, and glee club singers, as well as all shower singers that…
want to improve their skills, this enthusiastic and practical guide can help anyone's inner superstardom make a public appearance. Full of straightforward, well-organized advice for every step of the process, this book will help you train your vocal cords, pick the right audition material, and become comfortable with the spotlight. Interactive quizzes, helpful sidebars, and words of advice from industry professionals add a personalized and real-world touch. Author Ted Michael, a veteran of music and theater, along with the help of popular actors, actresses, and singers, provides all the tools young singers need in order to nail their auditions and nurture their natural show-stopping abilities.By Daniel Goldmark, Leonard Maltin, Yuval Taylor. 1993
The popularity of cartoon music, from Carl Stalling's work for Warner Bros. to Disney sound tracks and The Simpsons' song…
parodies, has never been greater. This lively and fascinating look at cartoon music's past and present collects contributions from well-known music critics and cartoonists, and interviews with the principal cartoon composers. Here Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his music for Rugrats, Alf Clausen about composing for The Simpsons, Carl Stalling about his work for Walt Disney and Warner Bros., Irwin Chusid about Raymond Scott's work, Will Friedwald about Casper the Friendly Ghost, Richard Stone about his music for Animaniacs, Joseph Lanza about Ren and Stimpy, and much, much more.