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  • 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

    18,33 €

  • Moving to Higher Ground

    How Jazz Can Change Your Life

    by Wynton Marsalis, Geoffrey Ward ...
    “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

    10,27 €

  • This is Your Brain on Music

    Understanding a Human Obsession

    by Daniel Levitin ...
    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 €

  • Vocal Health for Singers

    A Leading Voice Doctor Answers Over 100 Questions from Vocalists

    by Jahn F. Dr. Anthony ...
    Answers for your questions on vocal health by a renowned medical expert.Everything from vocal care basics & dealing with colds and flus to medications, reflux and surgery.Easy-to-read Q & A format with medical concepts and techniques clearly explained.Find the Advice you need with a handy contents list, covering everything from Anxiety to Zinc lozenges.Thousands of singers have followed Dr. ... ... Read more

    6,46 €

  • 12 Quizzes on Classical Composers

    by Gail McGaffigan ...
    One quiz each on the lives of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Schubert, Schumann, Verdi, Wagner, Chopin, Haydn, Handel, and Grieg. May be used in conjunction with the Classically Gail free, one-year course in Music Appreciation (classicallygail.blogspot.com), to supplement other curriculum, or just test your knowledge! Reproduceable for classroom, homeschool, or personal enrichment. Full answer ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Engaging Musical Practices

    A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music

    Edited by Suzanne L. Burton ...
    Inspire and involve your adolescent students in active music-making with this second edition of Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music. A practical and accessible resource, fourteen chapters lay out pedagogically sound practices for preservice and inservice music teachers. Beginning with adolescent development, authors outline clear, pedagogical steps for the ... Read more

    Was 32,53 € Now 28,19 €

  • روش نوین مبانی اجرای موسیقی

    کتاب برگزیده سال در ایران

    by Sharif Lotfi ...
    روش نوین مبانی اجرای موسیقی عنوان کتابی اثر موسیقیدان و آهنگساز ایرانی شریف لطفی است.این کتاب ۱۹۵ صفحه شامل: مقدمه، قدردانی، نکاتی چند در مورد این کتاب، سرآغاز و ۶۵ عنوان می باشد. در این کتاب مباحث مربوط به مبانی عملی موسیقی گنجانده شده است. این اثر اولین بار در سال ۱۳۸۱ توسط دانشگاه هنر تهران منتشر و در سال ۱۳۸۲ برگزیده بیست و یکمین دوره کتاب سال گردید و به عنوان کتاب برگزیده سال معرفی شد.در ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • The Song Remains the Same

    800 Years of Love Songs, Laments and Lullabies

    by Andrew Ford, Anni Heino ...
    An illuminating history of the song for every kind of music loverOften today, the word ‘song’ is used to describe all music. A free-jazz improvisation, a Hindustani raga, a movement from a Beethoven symphony: apparently, they’re all songs.But they’re not. From Sia to Springsteen, Archie Roach to Amy Winehouse, a song is a specific musical form. It’s not so much that they all have verses and ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • L'histoire du Hip-Hop

    Volume 1

    by Eric Reese ...
    Tu penses tout savoir sur le hip-hop ? Vérifie tes connaissances grâce à ce livre qui raconte tout.Des battles de boombox dans les rues de New York dans les années 1970 à un business de plusieurs milliards de dollars, ce livre décrit le pouls et le rythme de l'évolution du hip-hop.Il convient aussi bien aux nouveaux venus qu'aux fans de longue date et révèle :Les origines - comment les luttes, l ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • Who Needs Classical Music?

    Cultural Choice and Musical Value

    by Julian Johnson ...
    During the last few decades, most cultural critics have come to agree that the division between "high" and "low" art is an artificial one, that Beethoven's Ninth and "Blue Suede Shoes" are equally valuable as cultural texts. In Who Needs Classical Music?, Julian Johnson challenges these assumptions about the relativism of cultural judgements. The author maintains that music is more than just "a ... Read more

    24,90 €

  • Jazz Greats Speak

    Interviews with Master Musicians

    by Roland Baggenæs ...
    Between 1972 and 1987, freelance teacher and music journalist Roland Baggenæs conducted a series of interviews with jazz musicians for CODA magazine. Upon recently re-discovering the interviews, he was once again fascinated by the enthusiasm of the musicians and their profound dedication to their chosen profession.Jazz Greats Speak: Interviews with Master Musicians brings those fascinating ... Read more

    61,36 €

  • Discovering Classical Music: Bartók

    by Ian Christians ...
    Series series Discovering Classical Music
    An introduction to classical music, featuring the life and work of composer Bela Bartok. "I recommend this book wholeheartedly to new music lovers" (Sir Charles Groves, CBE, former conductor of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra).Thanks to Nigel Kennedy and Pavarotti, millions of people have recently discovered that classical music is a highly enjoyable experience, perhaps contrary to their expectations ... Read more

    8,26 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fruta Maçã

    by Neiriberto Silva De Freitas ...
    A maçã é uma fruta de origem asiática. E É CULTIVADA GLOBALMENTE, A MAÇÃ É RICA EM FIBRAS, VITAMINAS, MINERAIS E ANTIOXIDANTES, COM BENEFÍÇIOS PRA SAÚDE; ... Read more

    7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Music and Embodied Cognition

    Listening, Moving, Feeling, and Thinking

    by Arnie Cox ...
    Taking a cognitive approach to musical meaning, Arnie Cox explores embodied experiences of hearing music as those that move us both consciously and unconsciously. In this pioneering study that draws on neuroscience and music theory, phenomenology and cognitive science, Cox advances his theory of the "mimetic hypothesis," the notion that a large part of our experience and understanding of music ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • Experiencing Jazz

    A Listener's Companion

    by Michael Stephans ...
    Series series Listener's Companion
    In Experiencing Jazz: A Listener’s Companion, writer, teacher, and renowned jazz drummer Michael Stephans offers a much-needed survey in the art of listening to and enjoying this dynamic, ever-changing art form. More than mere entertainment, jazz provides a pleasurable and sometimes dizzying listening experience with an extensive range in structure and form, from the syncopated swing of big bands ... Read more

    Was 33,38 € Now 29,03 €

  • Something's Coming, Something Good

    West Side Story and the American Imagination

    by Misha Berson ...
    Series series Applause Books
    Something's Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination takes a critical, comprehensive look at one of the most inventive, influential, and internationally beloved Broadway musicals of all time – from its inception by a brilliant quartet of creators (Robbins, Bernstein, Sondheim, and Laurents) to its smashing success on film, to its ongoing popularity on stages around the ... Read more

    14,94 €

  • 我要和你一起聽音樂

    by 許麗雯 ...
    *此書為固定版面格式，建議使用平板或電腦閱讀***電子書不含CD及其內容**★★★親子音樂學習第 1 選擇★★★ ★榮獲文化部中小學生人文及社會類優良課外讀物推薦★ 音樂是陪伴孩子一生最棒的禮物！ 本書是家長與老師教導孩子古典音樂的基礎教材， 更是打造親子音樂圖書館的基石！在電影、連續劇、卡通、廣告、電視、咖啡廳等場合裡聽到的樂曲原來也是古典音樂啊！古典音樂已成為現代人生活的一部分就從欣賞這些作品開始，和孩子一起輕輕鬆鬆認識古典音樂吧！《我要和你一起聽音樂》是針對親子共讀所設計、規劃，精選101首日常生活中大家耳熟能詳、趣味盎然、輕鬆悅耳，既通俗又好聽的古典名曲，不僅述說曲子的由來及創作背後的故事，更以提綱挈領的方式，介紹音樂家並兼談音樂小常識。書中還搭配多幅可愛... ... Read more

    8,22 €

  • 88 Keys

    The Making of a Steinway Piano

    by Miles Chapin ...
    More than 500 people are involved in the creation of just one of the world's greatest pianos, the Steinway. From the selection and aging of wood to the delicate voicing of the finished instrument, this special reissue of 88 Keys – The Making of a Steinway Piano relates the story behind the instrument's intricate formation, as told by Miles Chapin, a fifth-generation descendant of Steinway's ... Read more

    23,52 €

  • Scales and Chords Ii

    A Progressive Approach to Learning Major and Minor Scales

    by Wendy S. Murphy ...
    A must-have for any pianist! Scales and Chords II is a direct continuation of Scales and Chords I. Throughout the book, the piano student will encounter technical exercises that challenge the mind as well as the fingers. A new leveled approach to scales and chord exercises is a welcome change from the reference books that are currently on the market. It gives a thorough grounding in the ... Read more

    3,56 €

  • Songs She Wrote

    Forty Hits by Pioneering Women of Popular Music

    by Michael G. Garber ...
    Women built the popular song industry of Tin Pan Alley, yet many of their stories have seldom been told. They blazed the trail for women in music today and set an inspiring example for generations to come.Songs She Wrote celebrates women's contributions to popular music by looking at dozens of well-known songwriters, lyricists, and composers in the first half of the twentieth century like Billie ... Read more

    Was 29,78 € Now 25,85 €

  • Raising Musical Kids

    A Guide for Parents

    by Robert A. Cutietta ...
    Does music make kids smarter? At what age should a child begin music lessons? Where should you purchase an instrument? What should parents expect from a child's teachers and lessons? How can you get kids to practice? Raising Musical Kids answers these and many other questions as it guides parents through everything from assembling a listening library for kids, to matching a child's personality ... Read more

    28,19 €

  • William Basinski [drone & ambient musician]

    Musician Snapshots

    by Stone Blue Editors ...
    Series Book 2 - The Music You Should Hear Series
    William Basinski [drone/ambient musician]: Musician SnapshotsThe next title in the “Music You Should Hear Series” is a profile of William Basinski. His work as a musician, composer, remixer, and producer is a marriage of opposites: classical/populist; ephemeral/timeless; Eastern/Western (both in terms of the United States, and the wider world); inspired/crafted, ambient/overwhelming. Basinski's ... Read more

    2,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Musiche al quadrato

    Guida all’ascolto di ottanta capolavori della musica classica

    by Roberto Favaro ...
    Gli sviluppi della musica classica occidentale mostrano come in molti casi le opere affondino le proprie radici in qualche altra storia, assorbano temi, stili e musiche preesistenti, risentano degli influssi di altri generi o epoche. Esiste insomma un vero e proprio filone assai nutrito della produzione classica degli ultimi quattro secoli, comprendente capolavori assoluti, che fa della citazione ... Read more

    7,99 €