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With Thank You Music Lovers, Greenwood Press continues to expand its excellent series of discographies. Although subtitled a biodiscography, Mirtle's book is primarily a chronology of recordings, playdates, and radio and television shows. . . .

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The fascinating and revealing autobiography of rock legend Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who.

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The description for this book, Thayer's Life of Beethoven, Part I, will be forthcoming.

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"Tenth paperback printing, for the first time in two volumes, 1991"--Title page verso.

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From his days as the "quiet Beatle" - a tag he quite disliked - to his immensely successful and critically admired solo career, George Harrison produced one of the most memorable bodies of music in modern times. This book views Harrison's religious bent as his most interesting trait. It traces Harrison's religious pilgrimage.

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In The 21st Century Voice: Contemporary and Traditional Extra-Normal Voice, Michael Edward Edgerton considers contemporary vocal techniques within an advanced acoustic and anatomical framework. Throughout, he proposes new directions for vocal exploration. Much more than a tre...

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Surveying several influential bands, this title covers those bands and artists who have rejected the mainstream in favour of innovation, originality and the pursuit of their own unique musical identity. These are the acts who have inspired other musicians, helped define the culture of their times and won devoted followings.

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A tour through popular music.

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This infamous book has enjoyed a lively underground reputation since its first publication in 1970. Richard Meltzer (a.k.a. R. Meltzer) took his training as a young philosopher and applied it with una

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An analysis of the social context of the musical "Hair" and the hippies, describing the tenor of the Broadway theatre of the 1960s and the experimental trends Off-Broadway that culminated in "Hair"'s innovations on the Great White Way.

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Aladdin and Imperial, two independent recording labels, emerged on the West Coast following World War II. An entire chapter is devoted to single numerical listings and includes seven Aladdin Series labels and eight Imperial Series labels along with foreign series, Liberty/UA Series, 78 rpm albums, and 45 rpm albums.

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The Alexander Scriabin Compendium offers a modern perspective on the history, reception, interpretation, and performance of Scriabins music. It offers complete overviews of his music, performance suggestions for pianists, and critical commentary on four controversial subjects in his critical reception.

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The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes related to American national identity.

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Addresses a variety of specific themes in musicals that serve this general function: fairy tale and fantasy, idealism and inspiration, gender and sexuality, and relationships, among others. This work considers three overlapping genres that are central to the projection of personal identity: operetta, movie musicals, and operatic musicals.

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The first encyclopedia of theatre songs from Broadway shows ranging from The Black Crook (1866) to the 1994 Tony Award-winning Passion, this handy guide features over 1,800 songs from over 500 musicals.

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The second edition of The American Piano Concerto Compendium reveals to professional and amateur pianists forty percent more works than the first edition from 1985. It is a valuable resource not only for pianists and conductors, but also for orchestras, teachers, students, music historians and critics, collectors, and concert attendees.

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The American Wind Symphony Editions comprises the more than 150 works commissioned by Robert Austin Boudreau for the American Waterways Wind Orchestra and published by the C.

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