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English
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Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent productions. If you've decided that the time has finally come to learn about opera and discover it for yourself, this is the book for you.
Opera 101 is recognized as the standard text in English for anyone who wants to become an opera lover. It is a clear, friendly, and truly
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Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Kyle Gann, one of the nation's leading music critics and musicologists, explains 4'33" in artworks as wide-ranging as the paintings of the Hudson River School and the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ona. He provides much-needed cultural context for this fundamentally challenging and often misunderstood piece.
11) We are mayhem
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Birdie must overcome her desire to blend in so she can help new friend Abigail Rose take her family's amateur wrestling promotion in a new, more feminist direction.
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Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From Nelson Mandela's childhood to his monumental impact on race relations and nonviolent activism, this ... biography shares the truth about the man behind the iconic smile: his struggles, his triumphs, and the sacrifices along the way"--
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Blaze Ginsberg creates titles and categories for the different periods and moments in his life, creating a list of episodes that exist in various stages of production as his life progresses and the days of his existence roll on.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed music journalist Alan Light follows the improbable journey of Cohen's "Hallelujah" straight to the heart of popular culture and gives insight into how great songs come to be, how they come to be listened to, and how they can be forever reinterpreted.
19) Kind of blue
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Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
©2007, ©2000.
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Miles Davis assembled his famed sextet-John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb-and in only two impromptu sessions created a masterpiece of modal jazz music. Ashley Kahn takes us into the studio and gives us the uopportunity to witness the creation of Kind of Blue, an album beloved by jazz musicians, enthusiasts, and newcomers alike.
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