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  • This is Your Brain on Music

    Understanding a Human Obsession

    From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music*****'What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?'Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language.From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psyc ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • How to Listen to Jazz

    by Ted Gioia ...
    **An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Moving to Higher Ground

    How Jazz Can Change Your Life

    “In this book I hope to reach a new audience with the positive message of America’s greatest music, to show how great musicians demonstrate on the bandstand a mutual respect and trust that can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life–from individual creativity and personal relationships to conducting business and understanding what it means to be American in the most ... Read more

    9,74 €

  • The Piano

    A History in 100 Pieces

    by Susan Tomes ...
    A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK’s most renowned concert pianistsAn astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to play music of great complexity and subtlety. For more than two hundred years, it has brought solo and collaborative music into homes and concert halls and has inspired composers in every musical genre—from ... Read more

    18,65 €

  • Reading Franz Liszt

    Revealing the Poetry behind the Piano Music

    by Paul Roberts ...
    A look beyond the virtuosity of Romanticism’s piano superstar.Pianist Paul Roberts recasts Franz Liszt as a composer of poetic feeling rather than just a purveyor of technical brilliance. Reading Franz Liszt: Revealing the Poetry behind the Piano Music immerses readers in Liszt’s world through a vivid exploration of his most beloved pieces and the literature that inspired them—from Petrarch’s love ... Read more

    29,03 €

  • Dvorak

    Romantic Music's Most Versatile Genius

    Series series Unlocking the Masters
    The music of Antonin Dvorák defies fashion. He is one of the very few composers whose works entered the international mainstream during his own lifetime, and some of them have remained there ever since. The pieces that historically define his international reputation, however, represent only a small fraction of what he actually composed. They comprise just one facet of his complex and remarkably ... Read more

    25,11 €

  • Per il verso giusto

    Piccola anatomia della canzone

    Tutte le canzoni sono canzoni d’amore (anche quelle che non lo sono); tutte le canzoni sono canzoni politiche (anche quelle che non si impegnano); tutte le canzoni sono orecchiabili (anche quelle che quando le sentiva tuo nonno si affacciava in cameretta e scuoteva la testa: «Ma che robaccia è?»): Simone Lenzi parte da qui e tra pentagrammi, parole e grandi nomi della musica italiana e ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • Experiencing Mozart

    A Listener's Companion

    Series series Listener's Companion
    Titles in the Listener’s Companion Series provide readers with a deeper understanding of key musical genres and the work of major artists and composers. Aimed at nonspecialists, each volume clearly explains how to listen to works from particular artists, composers, and genres. Examining both the context in which the music appeared and its form, authors provide the environments in which key musical ... Read more

    53,31 €

  • Storie di Musica e intagli di Parole

    Viaggio tra la genesi e gli aneddoti dei grandi successi di Daniele, De André, Dalla, De Gregori, Springsteen e altri. Con QR Code per l'ascolto.

    Un libro di racconti, un viaggio nell'arte delle Parole e della Musica di alcuni dei grandi successi di Pino Daniele, James Taylor, Lucio Dalla, Bruce Springsteen, Fabrizio De André, Sting, Bob Dylan ed altri ancora, attraverso aneddoti, curiosità, contesti storici ed interpretazioni. Il libro esplora i frammenti di vita, le scintille creative e le emozioni che hanno ispirato grandi canzoni. I ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • Mavericks of Sound

    Conversations with Artists Who Shaped Indie and Roots Music

    In Mavericks of Sound: Conversations with the Artists Who Shaped Indie and Roots Music, music scholar David Ensminger offers a collection of vivid and compelling interviews with legendary roots rock and indie artists who bucked mainstream trends and have remained resilient in the face of enormous shifts in the music world. As the success of the concerts at Austin City Limits have revealed, the fan ... Read more

    55,96 €

  • World Within a Song

    Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music

    by Jeff Tweedy ...
    What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do the lives we live help us write better songs?Following publication of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) and How To Write One Song, both New York Times bestsellers that cemented and expanded his legacy as one of America's best-loved performers and songwriters, ... Read more

    13,98 €

  • Ascoltando Beethoven

    Guida all'ascolto - Le Sonate "centrali" per pianoforte dall'op.27 all'op.79

    by Diego Minoia ...
    Un percorso guidato, organizzato in modo originale e chiaro, verso la comprensione dell'itinerario creativo compositivo ed emotivo beethoveniano, nella parte centrale della sua produzione sonatistica per pianoforte. Un aiuto al musicofilo che, grazie alle indicazioni chiare e divulgative, potrà "seguire" il pensiero del compositore durante l'ascolto delle Sonate. Un supporto per lo studente che, ... Read more

    7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSIC Bass Clef

    The Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One Day For All Musical Instruments In Bass Clef

    THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSICBass Clefby Joe ProcopioThe Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One DayFor All Musical Instruments In Bass ClefImagine yourself unable to read English. Think of how tiny your world would be. Reading has opened up the entire universe to you. The same can be said for reading music. Learning to read music will o... ... Read more

    2,87 €

  • Strum Bowing Etudes--Viola

    Etude Companion to the Strum Bowing Method-How to Groove on Strings

    Series Book Viola - Strum Bowing Etudes
    Strum Bowing Etudes is a set of 29 solo etudes for string instruments that reinforces and utilizes the techniques from The Strum Bowing Method: How to Groove on Strings. It is available for Violin, Viola and Cello/Bass. Grade Level 1-3.These short solo etudes are designed to focus your practical application of Strum Bowing. techniques and concepts. They track along with each chapter of The Strum ... Read more

    15,15 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Experiencing Stravinsky

    A Listener's Companion

    by Robin Maconie ...
    Series series Listener's Companion
    Hear the name “Igor Stravinsky” and the first thing that comes to mind is a composer of ponderous, “serious” music. But did you know that Stravinsky lived much of his life in Hollywood? That he collaborated on musical projects with Pablo Picasso and George Balanchine? That his work subtly espoused deeply held political views and reflected key literary influences? That he was not only interested in ... Read more

    53,31 €

  • Hear the Beat, Feel the Music: Count, Clap and Tap Your Way to Remarkable Rhythm

    by James Joseph ...
    Are you rhythmically challenged? Can't hear the beat?This mini-course in rhythm and musicality will help you discover your natural connection to music.This book, along with more than 20 YouTube videos, will teach you how to hear the beat by counting. But you'll learn to count the easy way—using the 8-count, the way dancers count. (The instructional videos are free and accessible to anyone who has ... Read more

    4,49 €

  • Cadencias femeninas: música, género y sexualidad

    by Susan McClary ...
    ¿Qué códigos musicales representan la masculinidad y la feminidad en la ópera temprana del siglo XVII? ¿De qué manera contribuye el sonido a la organización social de la sexualidad? ¿Cómo se ha manifestado una distinción dualista entre lo masculino y lo femenino en la teoría musical tradicional? ¿Cómo se explica la frecuente representación de la locura femenina en la ópera? ¿Qué estrategias han ... Read more

    9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Routledge Handbook to Rethinking the History of Technology-Based Music

    Edited by Jøran Rudi, Monty Adkins ...
    Series series Routledge Music Handbooks
    This Handbook explores and critiques a new sonic reality – one which unearths new narratives that chart embryonic practices from the early twentieth century that have developed in parallel with accepted narratives of electronic music.Today’s musical and artistic practices within technology-based music represent radical changes in production, engagement and dissemination of all sonic arts for ... Read more

    67,16 €

  • Songs of Earth

    Aesthetic and Social Codes in Music

    Based upon Cantometrics: An Approach to the Anthropology of Music (1976), by Alan Lomax, Songs of Earth: Aesthetic and Social Codes in Music is a contemporary guide to understanding and exploring Cantometrics, the system developed by Lomax and Victor Grauer for analyzing the formal elements of music related to human geography and sociocultural patterning. This carefully constructed cross-cultural ... Read more

    19,71 €

  • Cranking Up Stevie Wonder

    His Musical Legacy in 11 Songs

    by Arthur Lizie ...
    Series series GOES TO 11
    The volume on a standard amp goes to 10. But, sometimes, that’s just not high enough. Sometimes, you need to rock even harder than that—all the way to 11. Goes to 11 books are short, opinionated introductions to the catalogs of major musical acts through 11 essential songs. Because going over the top is the only answer when it comes to good music.American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is a ... Read more

    14,94 €

  • Chitarra Rock - manuale per iniziare a suonare la chitarra rock

    Da un'esperienza diretta sul campo quasi trentennale riguardo la didattica musicale nasce questo libro con l'intento di spianare la strada a chi ha subìto il fascino della chitarra e vuole divertirsi iniziando a suonare o iniziare a suonare divertendosi. Con un approccio semplice e funzionale vengono trattati tutti gli argomenti necessari per diventare un chitarrista rock, a partire dalla ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • Titans of Bass

    The Tactics, Habits, and Routines from over 130 of the World’s Best

    by KJ Jensen ...
    Titans of Bass: The Tactics, Habits, and Routines from over 130 of the World's Best reveals the experiences of over 130 of the world's top bassists to help the beginning bassist learn and play their first song. Picking up an instrument for the first time can be a confusing, frustrating experience, but KJ Jenson consulted the best players to give readers an inside look and a running start at the ... Read more

    14,94 €

  • Building Better Dictation Skills

    Melodic dictation plays an important role in music theory classes, but instruction is often based on tradition rather than research. Dictation teachers and students do not just need more exercises and drills; they need to see deeper into the materials, consider how we connect to them, and practice wisely. Building Better Dictation Skills offers teachers and students the “why” and “how” of melodic ... Read more

    Was 34,33 € Now 29,78 €

  • Listen, Sing, Dance, Play

    Bring Musical Moments into the Rhythms of Caregiving

    Bring the joy of music into your caregiving relationship.Day-to-day care for a family member or friend can be stressful, whether you are caring for them yourself or they are living in a care community. Now, you can learn how to bring beautiful, meaningful experiences into your caregiving during this precious stage of life through music.In Listen, Sing, Dance, Play, music therapist Rachelle Morgan ... Read more

    10,06 €