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Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xx, 248 pages : illustrations (black and white), music ; 24 cm
Description
An astonishingly lyrical biography that rescues Schoenberg from notoriety, restoring him to his rightful place in the pantheon of twentieth-century composers
"In his time, the Austrian American composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was an international icon. His twelve-tone system was considered the future of music itself. Today, however, leading orchestras rarely play his works, and his name is met with apathy, if not antipathy. With this interpretative...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
44 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"This picture book biography chronicles the lifelong friendship that began in adolescence between Ludwig van Beethoven and master piano maker Nannette Streicher emphasizing her support for him and his work and his influence on the many innovations she made to piano construction"--
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
142 pages : illustrations (colour), portraits ; 29 cm
Description
Go on a musical journey around the world in this children's introduction. Discover the power of music and be inspired by cultures from all over the world with this extensive children's guide. This book is the perfect introduction for young readers to the world of music and celebrates music from every continent! Children can find out how instruments are made and played, and learn about the fascinating lives and achievements of great composers and musicians,...
Author
Description
Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and four other musicians in 1972.
The smooth, radio-friendly veneer of the duo's songs made Steely Dan internationally popular and famous in the 1970s, but the polish glossed over the underlying layers of anger, disappointment, sleaze, and often downright weirdness lurking just beneath the surface. The elliptical lyrics were-and continue to be-an endless...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xix, 858 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Description
The award-winning master biographer chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era who has never stopped experimenting, pushing boundaries that changed culture globally, and fiercely defending a person’s right to love whomever—and be whoever –they wanted.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xi, 388 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this definitive oral history celebrates not only the impact of The Velvet Underground but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century. Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen-whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s-The Velvet Underground...
Author
Publisher
Dey St. an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 580 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Description
"Malcolm Evans, the Beatles long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the bands inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles story, contributing at times as a performer and sometime lyricist, while struggling mightily to protect his beloved 'boys.' He was there for the whole of the groups remarkable, unparalleled story: from the Shea Stadium triumph through the...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 426 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs, facsimiles ; 24 cm
Description
"The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated...
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