The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics is the only major collection of illustrated Beatles lyrics available. Originally published in 1969, this book has become a symbol of an era, a must-have for Beatles fans and a brilliant tribute to the band that changed a generation.
In 1921, insurance executive Charles Ives sent out copies of a piano sonata to two hundred strangers. Laden with dissonant chords, complex rhythm, and a seemingly chaotic structure, the so-called Concord Sonata confounded the recipients, as did the accompanying book, Essays before a Sonata. Kyle Gann merges exhaustive research with his own ......
Cole Porter (1891-1964) remains one of America's most popular composer-songwriters, known for the many urbane, witty, romantic songs he wrote for stage musicals and Hollywood films. Porter was unique among his contemporaries for writing both the music and lyrics for his compositions. To this day, several of his numbers-"Night and Day," "I've Got ......
The Mystery of Death and the Spark of the Self is the first monograph on the emergence of the lyric "I" in East Slavic and Russian poetry of early modernity. Considering poems by male and female authors from Slavia Orientalis (today's Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and parts of Eastern Poland and the Baltic states), Erica Camisa Morale explores the ......
The Mystery of Death and the Spark of the Self is the first monograph on the emergence of the lyric "I" in East Slavic and Russian poetry of early modernity. Considering poems by male and female authors from Slavia Orientalis (today's Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and parts of Eastern Poland and the Baltic states), Erica Camisa Morale explores the ......
Touch of Grey, or How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars tells the story of how one song transformed the popular legacy of one of rock's most iconic musical groups. John Brackett traces the history of the song "Touch of Grey," beginning with songwriter Robert Hunter's lyrical sketches and the Grateful Dead's earliest live arrangements, culminating ......
Touch of Grey, or How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars tells the story of how one song transformed the popular legacy of one of rock's most iconic musical groups. John Brackett traces the history of the song "Touch of Grey," beginning with songwriter Robert Hunter's lyrical sketches and the Grateful Dead's earliest live arrangements, culminating ......
Bliss and Dance explores the four major ballets of composer Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) who was at the centre of British musical life for over 50 years. Drawn to finding expression for drama and human emotion, Bliss composed an impressive range of instrumental, choral, opera, film and highly acclaimed ballet scores. He collaborated with ......