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"Rakhmaninov" from: AUD$30.99
Haus Publishing Ltd
Rakhmaninov Description: The work of Sergey Rakhmaninov (1873-1943) is considered the last musical expression of Romanticism. Born in Novgorod, in pre-Revolutionary Russia, from the age of six he studied piano under Tchaikovsky and in 1892, he established his reputation as a composer with the Prelude in C-sharp Minor.... Read More about the "Rakhmaninov" on the The Nile Book Store Website
"Richard Strauss" from: AUD$53.99
Phaidon Press Limited
Richard Strauss Description: The greatest and most popular German composer of the twentieth century, Richard Strauss (1864 1949) remains one of the most controversial figures in the history of music. Though he is now accepted as one of the finest of all orchestral composers, and his operas are the most subtly characterized since Mozart`s, his reputation remains dogged by charges of sensationalism, careerist opportunism and Nazi collaboration. This powerful study places Strauss`s life in the context of German history, reveals the paradoxes that lay beneath his flamboyant public persona and discusses his work in the light of the influences personal, artistic, literary and political that shaped it.... Read More about the "Richard Strauss" on the The Nile Book Store Website
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"Ring Of The Nibelung" from: AUD$27.49
Phaidon Press Limited
Ring Of The Nibelung Description: This is a translation of Wagner`s own libretto for the Gotterdammerung opera of Der Ring des Nibelungen. Next to the translation runs a commentary on the drama and the names of the leitmotifs as they occur. Translations of the other three operas and a companion volume are also available.... Read More about the "Ring Of The Nibelung" on the The Nile Book Store Website
"The Dylan, Companion" from: AUD$44.99
Da Capo Press
The Dylan, Companion Description: To this day, wherever great rock music is being made, there is the shadow of Bob Dylan, said Bruce Springsteen at the induction of Dylan into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Or to quote John Rockwell, Anyone who didn`t live through the 60s simply cannot realize how important his albums seemed then; they defined a community.;Dylan is a musical, literary, political and religious icon whose lyrics and mystique have spawned countless articles and books. The Dylan Companion is a generous helping of the best, most pungent and most insightful commentary on Dylan from all phases of his career right up to the present: personal recollections and professional assessments from the likes of Ken Kesey, Greil Marcus, Joan Baez, Andrew Motion, Lester Bangs, Kurt Loder, Allen Ginsberg, Pauline Kael, Geoff Dyer, Simon Winchester and Robert Christgau - over 50 pieces celebrating the 60-year-old performer who somehow manages to stay forever young.... Read More about the "The Dylan, Companion" on the The Nile Book Store Website
"The Quotable Musician" from: AUD$43.49
Allworth Press
The Quotable Musician Description: For those looking for a little more from musicians and composers than music here are quotations of wit and wisdom, anger and admission. Material is divided into 30 topics such as identity, humor, conducting, other musicians, wisdom, and society. Also featured are short interviews with Ron Carter, a discussion about Thelonious Sphere Monk with his son, and Benny Golson. Musicians and composers run the genre gamut, with jazz, classical, and popular musics featured most predominantly. Anderson is the host of Sunday Morning Harmony on WBGO in Newark. The book is geared to a popular readership. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknewsCom)... Read More about the "The Quotable Musician" on the The Nile Book Store Website
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