Music & Dance
'But He Doesn't Know the Territory'
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Composer Meredith Willson once described The Music Man as “an Iowan's attempt to pay tribute to his home state.” Never once forgetting his roots, Willson reflects on the ups and downs, surprises and disappointments, and finally successes of the making of one of America's most popular musicals. His whimsical, personable writing style will bring readers back in time with him to the 1950s to experience firsthand the exciting trials and tribulations of creating a Broadway masterpiece. A newfo…
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This volume brings together Borodin's two most popular works: the melodious, vivaciouis 'Polovtsian Dances' from Prince igor and the richly evocative tone poem 'In the Steppes of Central Asia.'
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From 1975 to 1981 the jazz giant Miles Davis temporarily retired from music. Almost completely reclusive, nobody outside of a very close circle knew what was happening to him. Rumors abounded: he was sick, he was dying, he was healthy; he was playing the trumpet, the organ, nothing at all. Only one jazz writer was able to get close to him during this time: Eric Nisenson. From 1978 to 1981 Nisenson conducted dozens of interviews with Miles Davis and his associates. The result was 'Round Ab…
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'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky
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Fusing blues, jazz and psychedelia with an outrageous personal style, Hendrix is still revered as the most important instrumentalist in rock history. Capturing the essence of Hendrix's intense and tragic life, the author covers Hendrix's life from his boyhood to the legacy he left behind.
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First published in 1978, David Henderson’s epic account of Jimi Hendrix became the definitive, most beloved biography of the greatest rock and roll guitarist of the 1960s. Newly revised, updated, and expanded, ‘SCUSE ME WHILE I TOUCH THE SKY sheds new light on Hendrix’s life, romances, mysterious death, and music through information that was difficult to obtain in the years following his demise: complete interviews with Hendrix himself, more of his personal writings than ever before, and …
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Poet and writer David Henderson was a founding member of Umbra, an influential collective of poets and writers who helped shape the Black Arts Movement. Henderson first published a biography of Jimi Hendrix in 1978, fulfilling a promise he made to Hendrix who had read an article on one of his concerts by Handerson. ''Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky' is the newly revised, updated, and expanded edition of the earlier, definitive biography. Incorporating information that was difficult to obtai…
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'To Everything There is a Season': Pete Seeger and the Power of Song (New Narratives in American History)
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Author or coauthor of such legendary songs as "If I Had a Hammer," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" and "Turn, Turn, Turn," Pete Seeger is the most influential folk singer in the history of the United States. In "To Everything There Is a Season": Pete Seeger and the Power of Song, Allan Winkler describes how Seeger applied his musical talents to improve conditions for less fortunate people everywhere. This book uses Seeger's long life and wonderful songs to reflect on the important role…
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The image of the Irish in the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking, rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens.
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'Your Isadora': The Love Story of Isadora Duncan and Gordon Craig
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Told through letters and diaries never before published.
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