Dame Fanny Waterman: My Life In Music tells the extraordinary story of one of the twentieth century???s most inspirational British women. Born into an artistic family in impoverished circumstances her prodigious musical talent and sheer determination was her passport out of hardship leading to recognition as one of the most talented young pianists of her generation. Her emergence as a visionary teacher leads to the founding of the Leeds International Piano Competition and relationships with many internationally renowned pianists whose lives she has touched through her work. Interwoven throughout the story Dame Fanny Waterman shares her inspirationalphilosophies on life learning and music and her compelling and utter passion for the Piano.

Quel harpiste n'a pas travaillé les célèbres études de Nicolas-Charles BOCHSA ? Pièces redoutablement difficiles pour certaines, tant sur le plan technique que sur celui du travail des pédales. Par sa pédagogie, Nicolas-Charles BOCHSA a su écrire pour la harpe des oeuvres destinées à tous niveaux. Michel FAUL n'est ni harpiste, ni même musicien professionnel. Nonobstant j'ai été captivée par son ouvrage dans lequel j'ai appris nombre de choses passionnantes. Je salue son travail de recherche, lequel m'a aussi fait découvrir un répertoire inédit à ce jour. Je souhaite de tout coeur qu'élèves, collègues et musiciens puissent parcourir avec plaisir comme je l'ai fait la vie si particulière et romanesque de Nicolas- Charles BOCHSA. / Livre

This is a story of the renowned musician known internationally as the King of Latin Music an instrumental force in the rise of la musica latina and its spread throughout the world. Here are first-person stories that trace Tito's life starting with the early years in New York City through the war years the emergence of the Palladium nightclub as a center of Latin Music and his development as an arranger and bandleader. Tito provides humour history and insights into the music and its masters and discusses the foundation of Latin jazz and the evolution of Mambo Rumba and Danzon. Includes a special Bonus DVD that features never-before-seen footage ofTito discussing his incredible 50-year career as a band leader.

Maria Callas was almost as famous for her personal life - her jet-setting her staggering weight loss her tigress-like temperament - as she was for her singing.Of Greek parentage the New York-born internationally famous Callas was the most influential soprano of the 20th century reviving a school of singing - bel canto - that had been forgotten for 75 years. Unlike most of her generation of sopranos she was a superb actress both vocally and physically: her voice encompassed many colours and she embodied each character she portrayed. After seeing or hearing her in a role it was said it was difficult to imagine another singer attempting it so fierce was herindividual stamp. Her status went beyond cult; her triumphs and failures appeared on the front page of newspapers all over the world.This profusely illustrated musical biography covers Callas's life and career. A final third of the book analyzes the tracks on the two CDs describing what made Callas unique what made Callas Callas. Listen for yourselves to La Divina ('the divine one') as the Italians dubbed her and be amazed.

No composer has ever achieved the amazing artistic progression that Haydn has. He invented the string quartet as we know it became known as 'the Father of the Symphony' and mentored the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His creative life was one of ceaseless experimentation and invention. Author David Hurwitz shows readers how to more fully enjoy Haydn's music acquainting them with the master's innovative melodic creativity revolutionary use of musical form and important characteristics of his personal style such as his genius for writing in minor keys and creating comedy in his music. Hurwitz explores Haydn's vocal music and instrumental masterpieces that fall outsidethe mainstream as well as his principle instrumental works. A special chapter of letters and quotations by the composer himself introduces the reader to Haydn the man. Four appendices list all of his symphonies string quartets Piano sonatas and Piano trios and specify their distinguishing characteristics. Two accompanying Naxos CDs provide more than two and a half hours of beautiful music keyed to pieces described in the book.

La Résurrection de Johnny Cash raconte l'histoire de peut-être le revirement le plus remarquable dans l'histoire musicale. Ainsi que la reconnaissance de drogue Cash, boire et déboires religieux dans les années cinquante et soixante, le livre creuse beaucoup plus profond, en se concentrant sur ??un moins connus mais non moins remarquable période de sa vie: la chute sans gloire post-1970 et la renaissance quasi biblique dans son ans plus tard. Se focalisant sur la période de dix ans entre 1986 et 1995, La Résurrection de Johnny Cash raconte en détail l'histoire de la chute humiliante de Cash de la grâce et de son renouveau sans précédent- sa lutte avec une variété cruelle des maladies- ses batailles en cours avec la dépendance, son de recherche pour trouver la direction dans sa carrière- sa renaissance éventuelle à la fois comme un artiste et un homme, et son héritage très influent. / Livre

The sumptuously-illustrated biography traces his life both public and private against the fashionable background of turn-of-the-century Paris. Included in simple keyboard arrangements are extracts from some of Debussy's most sensuous music.Composer's World is a new series of books illustrating the life and times of the world's greatest composers. With pictures words and music it places each composer's life and work within the circumstances that shaped their career.

Johann Sebastian Bach Volume I. This monumental study of Johann Sebastian Bach ranks among the great classics of musicology. Since its first publication in 1873-80, it has remained the basic work on Bach and the foundation of later research and study. The three-part treatment describes in chronological sequence practically everything that is known of the composer's life: his ancestry, his immediate family, his associations, his employers, and the countless occasions on which his musical genius emerged. Author Philipp Spitta accompanies this biographical material with quotations from primary sources: correspondence, family records, diaries, official documents, and more. In addition to biographical data, Spitta reviews Bach's musical production, with analyses of more than 500 pieces, covering all the important works. More than 450 musical excerpts are included in the main text, and a 43-page musical supplement illustrates longer passages. Despite the scholarly nature of this work, it also has the rare distinction of being a study that can be read with considerable enjoyment and great profit by every serious music lover, with or without a substantial background in the history of music or musical theory.

Avec « le Lewis Porter » sur John Coltrane, la bibliographie sur le jazz en langue française s?enrichit d?un titre de référence, unanimement salué outre-Atlantique au moment de sa sortie (1999 aux Presses de l?Université du Michigan).

Après L?Improvisation, sa nature et sa pratique dans la musique de Derek Bailey et Free Jazz d?Ekkehard Jost, il s?agit du troisième texte majeur sur le jazz et les musiques improvisées proposé en traduction française originale par la collection Contrepoints. Cette politique éditoriale de traduction répond, dans ces trois cas, à une véritable demande de la part d?un lectorat qui s?élargit depuis plusieurs années en direction des musiciens, étudiants en musicologie ou élèves des écoles de jazz et des conservatoires.

Largement attendue par les amateurs comme par les spécialistes, l?édition française de l?ouvrage de Lewis Porter coïncide avec le quarantième anniversaire de la disparition du saxophoniste (1926-1967) couramment identifié comme l?un des derniers maîtres historiques du jazz, voire comme l?ultime dépositaire de sa modernité.

Tributaire d?une tradition remontant au Swing puis au Bebop (à travers l?influence de Johnny Hodges puis celle de Charlie Parker), Coltrane n?en est pas moins au c?ur du free jazz qu?il a en grande partie inspiré et dont il s?est lui-même nourri en ses dernières années.

L?auteur, pianiste et musicologue, enseignant et chercheur (fondateur et responsable du prestigieux Masters Program in Jazz History and Research à la Rutgers Université de Newark) s?est appuyé sur les travaux de ses prédécesseurs, notamment C.O. Simpkins et J.C. Thomas (1975), tout en comblant leurs nombreuses lacunes par de nouvelles et complètes investigations (archives, presse périodique, témoignages de proches et de musiciens, etc.) et de nombreuses analyses musicales détaillées.

Respectant l?imbrication étroite, chez tout musicien de jazz, du vécu personnel et du contexte social, des étapes et rebonds de la carrière et de la production musicale proprement dite, Porter conduit le lecteur vers une compréhension en profondeur des mécanismes de création observables chez Coltrane, musicien intègre, inquiet, hanté par le dépassement de lui-même.

Le livre comporte de nombreux exemples musicaux et reproductions de documents ainsi qu?une iconographie, pour l?essentiel inédite jusqu?alors. Il est complété par une chronologie de la carrière de Coltrane, la plus détaillée disponible à ce jour, ainsi que d?éléments indispensables de discographie, bibliographie et index.

La traduction de Vincent Cotro, lui-même collègue de l?auteur, musicologue et auteur de nombreux textes sur le jazz, rend justice aux exigences tant littéraires que musicales et techniques qui caractérisent ce livre indispensable. / Livre / Agrafé /

Bach Documents Vol. 9-What did Johann Sebastian Bach?s world look like?Which people were close to him? Who did he work with?What writings document his life and work?This lavish picture book helps to bridge the 300-year historical gap and vividly brings to life Bach?s personal history.The illustrations mostly in colour present Bach?s life from his beginnings in Eisenach Ohrdruf and Lüneburg through his years as an organist in Arnstadt Mühlhausen and Weimar and his period as Kapellmeister in Cöthen to his tenure in Leipzig as music director and cantor at St. Thomas?s.Expanded legends directly explain the meaning of each picture without the reader having to refer toanother section in the book. Short introductions to the various periods of Bach?s life an essay on issues of the Bach iconography as well as a detailed Appendix round off the volume.Series Bach Documents Volume 9 /li>New Bach Edition. Revised Edition (NBA rev) 5 (Supplement)Format 469 pages; 30 5 x 25 0 cm

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All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors-Offering a fresh perspective on one of the most prolific and well-loved catalogs of songs in the rock 'n' roll canon Fleetwood Mac FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors digs deeper than your average music compendium and sidesteps the tediousness of most generalized band histories. Professional yet playful the book's most unique feature is its structure: a hybrid of historical breakdowns Q

Ce sont les éditions ID Music qui ont publié le document Beatles Photo Book. Il est à classer parmi la catégorie Livres, Revues, DVD, Logiciels Et Accessoires. / Divers / Livre

This superbly-illustrated biography traces Schubert's brief but astonishingly fertile career against the colourful background of metternich's Vienna. Included are extracts from some of his most memorable works in simple keyboard arrangements.Composer's World is a new series of picture illustrating the life and times of the world's greatest composers. With full colour pictures words and music it places each composer's life and work within the circumstances that shaped their career.