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1) Composers: their lives and works

Publisher

DK Publishing

Publication Date

2020.

Physical Desc

320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Language

English

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"A compelling celebration of more than 90 of the world's most influential composers from the medieval period to the present day, Composers reveals the fascinating stories of their lives, loves, and works. Biographical entries - introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer - trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius. Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the...

2) Stephen Sondheim: a life

Author

Secrest, Meryle

Publisher

Knopf

Publication Date

1998

Physical Desc

ix, 461 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

3) Gershwin

Author

Jablonski, Edward

Publisher

Doubleday

Publication Date

1987

Physical Desc

xv, 436 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

4) George Frideric Handel: a life with friends

Author

Harris, Ellen T

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date

2014

Physical Desc

pages cm

Language

English

5) The harder I fight the more I love you: a memoir

Author

Case, Neko

Publication Date

2025.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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"Neko Case has long been revered as one of music's most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans. In The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl "raised by two dogs and a space heater" in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as...

6) Children's book of music

Publisher

DK Publishing

Publication Date

2023.

Physical Desc

142 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Discover the power of music and be inspired by cultures from all over the world with the Children's Book of Music. You'll find out how instruments are made and played and learn about the fascinating lives and achievements of great composers and musicians, from Bach to Bowie, Bjork, and Beyonce. The book is packed with facts and photos highlighting musical styles from around the globe, from the very earliest music through classical and blues, via reggae,...

7) Ordinary days: the seeds, sound, and city that grew Prince Rogers Nelson

Author

Joy, Angela, 1975-

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Publication Date

2023.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm

Language

English

Description

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On ordinary days, you could see him. A beautiful boy, but small with a smile given only to lilacs growing between broken sidewalks carrying in his pockets a sound. Before Prince became one of the bestselling musicians of all time, he was a boy named Prince Rogers Nelson. Often overlooked and abandoned, he found his own inspiration in the world around him - teaching himself how to play the guitar, the piano, the drums, and much more. And when he grew...

8) King of ragtime: the story of Scott Joplin

Author

Costanza, Stephen

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Publication Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Language

English

Description

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This toe-tapping picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz, is told through kaleidoscopic illustrations.

9) Classical music

Language

English

Description

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The definitive visual guide to explore 1,000 years of classical music, the composers and their music.

10) The great composers: the lives and music of 50 great classical composers

Author

Nicholas, Jeremy

Publisher

Quercus

Publication Date

c2007

Physical Desc

iv, 204 p. : ill., portraits ; 27 cm.

Language

English

11) Sound within sound: radical composers of the twentieth century

Author

Molleson, Kate

Publisher

Abrams

Publication Date

2022.

Physical Desc

344 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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Think of a composer right now. Was it a white man? Perhaps in old-fashioned clothing and wild hair? The music history we're told is one dominated by men, and even then, only a select few enter the zeitgeist. This conventional history perpetuates the myth of "great works" created by "genius" artists. Men who enjoyed institutional privilege during their lifetimes and have since been enshrined by an industry of publishers and record labels. But just...