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Long-time vocalist, composer, and recording artist, Len Mink, examines the origins, power, and potential of music, the role of sound in the universe, and the wide variety of revelations found in a quantum study of the sound we call music.

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The acclaimed, first comprehensive biography of the most successful female vocal group of all time

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Smoley's book fills this need, providing critical analysis and specific recording information for all known recordings of Mahler's symphonies as well as indexes by conductor, orchestra, and label.

The result of extensive research, this volume includes many recordings that have not appeared in previous listings.

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The unforgettable memoir by one of the most recognizable voices in popular music, Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, capturing the glorious intersection of soul, R&B, and rock in the'60s and beyond, with a foreword by Billy Joel

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Many books have been written about Tin Pan Alleythe colloquial name assigned to popular music before the advent of rock 'n' rollyet little is available about the individual songs defining this enormously significant style of American music.

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Many books have been written about Tin Pan Alleythe colloquial name assigned to popular music before the advent of rock 'n' rollyet little is available about the individual songs defining this enormously significant style of American music.

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This is the musical counterpart to the famous Francis James Child collection of English and Scottish ballads from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Professor Child's canon established the texts; Professor Bronson's work provides both tunes and texts. Originally published in 1959. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technolo

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Continuing the monumental work begun in Volume I, Bertrand Bronson presents here the words and music for Child Ballads 54 through 113. The texts are those established in the famous Child canon of English and Scottish ballads. To them, Mr. Bronson has added more than a thousand variant tunes grouped to show their melodic kinship, and the characteris

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With this volume, incorporating Ballads 244-305, Bertrand Harris Bronson completes his epic task of providing the musical counterpart to Francis James Child's collection of English and Scottish ballads. As in the previous volumes, the texts are linked with their proper traditional tunes, systematically ordered and grouped to show melodic kinship an

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In the sequel to "Roosevelt's Blues", Guido van Rijn presents an account of the gospel and blues music of the immediate post-war period, concentrating on songs that comment on contemporary political events and issues during a crucial time in the shaping of black consciousness in America.

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Covering four decades of music history, this engaging book explores a genre of pop music that has been overlooked, under-reported, and ineffectively characterized-but which nevertheless remains immensely popular.

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A historical overview of the development of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including career biographies of all the inductees.

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Join Sir Dorian in the third and final Quest in Musical Acres. He meets Rubato, another Knight who interacts differently with the world but, in the end, saves the day when Sir Dorian has an unexpected problem. Be a part of the music they all make to celebrate at the end! You won't want to miss out on this final Quest.

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"An academic collection that explores and examines The Velvet Underground in the 1960s and the solo activities of band members up to the present"--

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This first in-depth study of European national anthems analyzes their evolution as indicative of the culture, characteristics, and histories of the 15 different nations.

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This is a closely-documented history of the musical career of Waylon Jennings - from his early days as a member of Buddy Holly's group, The Crickets, through his sometimes combative relationship with the Nashville music establishment to his emergence as a force in the country music scene.

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This comprehensive study treats the wind works of Anton Bruckner as a complete genre and uses them to illustrate how the composer evolved in style throughout his career.

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This catalog is an exhaustive guide to international wind ensemble collections. The authors have been careful to match up various versions of the same work, and, for the first time, arrangements - an important and large part of the repertoire - are dealt with in a systematic fashion.