1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die)

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die) Review

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die) Feature

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The musical adventure of a lifetime. The most exciting book on music in years. A book of treasure, a book of discovery, a book to open your ears to new worlds of pleasure. Doing for music what Patricia Schultz—author of the phenomenal 1,000 Places to See Before You Die—does for travel, Tom Moon recommends 1,000 recordings guaranteed to give listeners the joy, the mystery, the revelation, the sheer fun of great music.

This is a book both broad and deep, drawing from the diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera, soundtracks, and more. It's arranged alphabetically by artist to create the kind of unexpected juxtapositions that break down genre bias and broaden listeners’ horizons— it makes every listener a seeker, actively pursuing new artists and new sounds, and reconfirming the greatness of the classics. Flanking J. S. Bach and his six entries, for example, are the little-known R&B singer Baby Huey and the '80s Rastafarian hard-core punk band Bad Brains. Farther down the list: The Band, Samuel Barber, Cecelia Bartoli, Count Basie, and Afropop star Waldemer Bastos.

Each entry is passionately written, with expert listening notes, fascinating anecdotes, and the occasional perfect quote—"Your collection could be filled with nothing but music from Ray Charles," said Tom Waits, "and you'd have a completely balanced diet." Every entry identifies key tracks, additional works by the artist, and where to go next. And in the back, indexes and playlists for different moods and occasions.

Masterworks of 20th-Century Music: The Modern Repertory of the Symphony Orchestra

Masterworks of 20th-Century Music: The Modern Repertory of the Symphony Orchestra Review

From Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring to Gustav Holst's The Planets and Igor Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps , Masterworks of 20th-Century Music collects over 100 of the most celebrated and frequently played compositions by world composers. Based on the author's survey of dozens of American orchestras, these are works that we all recognize, but whose history we may not know. Each entry gives the reader a wealth of information about: the composer, when and where the piece was first performed, the "style" of the composition, and a basic analysis of the music. From the general reader to the music scholar, this book will prove a source of valuable information and a constant pleasure.

Stravinsky and Balanchine: A Journey of Invention

Stravinsky and Balanchine: A Journey of Invention Review

Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine, among the most influential artists of the 20th century, together created the music and movement for many ballet masterpieces. This is a study of one of the greatest artistic collaborations in history. Drawing on extensive research, Charles Joseph discusses the Stravinsky-Balanchine ballets against a rich contextual backdrop. He explores the background and psychology of the two men, the dynamics of their interactions, their personal and professional similarities and differences, and the political and historical circumstances that conditioned their work. He describes the dancers, designers and sponsors with whom they worked. He explains the two men's approach to the creative process and the genesis of each of the collaborative ballets, demolishing much received wisdom on the subject. He also analyzes selected sections of music and dance, providing examples of Stravinsky's working sketches and other illustrative materials.

Green Day: A Musical Biography (The Story of the Band)

Green Day: A Musical Biography (The Story of the Band) Review

Green Day is almost certainly the world's most popular pop-punk band. How they got there is the subject of Green Day: A Musical Biography, the first book to follow the band from their beginnings through the spring 2009 release of 21st Century Breakdown.

Tracing the band's evolution from fiercely independent punks to a global powerhouse, Green Day starts with the members' earliest musical influences and upbringing and the founding of the punk club 924 Gilman Street that shaped their sense of community. Discussion of their conflicted feelings about signing to a major label explores the classic rock 'n' roll conundrum of "selling out," while details of their decline and 2004 rebirth offer an inspirational story of artistic rejuvenation. Interviews with the band members and key figures in their lives, excerpted from punk 'zines and other publications, offer a perspective on their methods of self-promotion and the image they have chosen to project over time.

Sex Money Kiss (Gene Simmons Family Jewels)

Sex Money Kiss (Gene Simmons Family Jewels) Review

Let's face it, just because I stick out my tongue a lot and spit fire doesn't mean I have any qualifications to advise anyone on relationship, money, or career issues. I don't. Yet I've lived with a beautiful woman for twenty years with never a cross word between us, in a relationship based on honesty and full disclosure. I've amassed a fortune -- and expert business people work for me. And for three decades I've been in KISS -- a band that has scaled the heights and broken every possible record, from album sales to touring to merchandising and licensing. What I have and have always had (thanks in full to my mother's wisdom) is an abiding faith in me. Call it a life philosophy: a philosophy about money (mine!) and happiness (mine again). It works for me. It can work for you!

Music Listening Today

Music Listening Today Review

MUSIC LISTENING TODAY is intended for the course in music appreciation for non-music majors, offered at two- and four-year colleges and universities.

A Cotton Candy Rag for String Orchestra

A Cotton Candy Rag for String Orchestra Review

Explore an incredibly innovative way to use open strings and 1st finger! Using all four strings, this piece in G major can be used to teach either 1/2 position (using 2 fingers) or the backward extension of the 1st finger. Students will enjoy this good rhythmic lesson with repetitious ragtime syncopation. / String Orchestra / String Orchestra, Conductor's Score

Gustav Holst: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies)

Gustav Holst: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) Review

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Backyard Swing for String Orchestra - Score

Backyard Swing for String Orchestra - Score Review

Grade 2 ? This piece, in ABA form (D major/D minor), teaches multiple left-hand skills, including chromatic fingerings (in all parts) and a key change (finger pattern change). Bowing skills include articulation changes (in all parts), bow speed/control, and terraced dynamics. Written for the 2007 Ohio String Teachers Association's Middle School String Camp and named for the location of the premier, the "backyard" of the main building on the camp ground, it uses an eighth-note swing. / String Orchestra / Conductor's Score

Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn

Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn Review

Duke Ellington was one of jazz's greatest figures, a composer and bandleader of unparalleled importance and influence. But little attention has been given to his chief musical collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, who created hundreds of compositions and arrangements for his musical partner, and without whom the sound of Ellington's orchestra would have been very different.
Now, in Walter van de Leur's provocative new book, Something To Live For, Billy Strayhorn steps out from Ellington's shadow and into the spotlight. Van de Leur argues that far from being merely a follower of Ellington or his alter ego, Strayhorn brought a radically new and visionary way of writing to the Ellington orchestra. Making extensive use, for the first time, of over 3,000 autograph scores, Van de Leur separates Strayhorn from Ellington, establishes who wrote what, and clearly distinguishes between their distinctive musical styles. "Both Strayhorn's and Ellington's oeuvres," writes Van de Leur, "though historically intertwined, nevertheless form coherent, separate musical entities, especially in terms of harmonic, melodic, and structural design." Indeed, Something to Live For allows us to see the characteristic features of Strayhorn's compositions and arrangements, his "musical fingerprints," and to analyze and evaluate his music on its own terms. The book also makes clear that Strayhorn's contribution to the band was much larger, and more original, than has been previously acknowledged.
Based on a decade of research and offering detailed analyses of over 70 musical examples, Something to Live For casts new light--and will surely arouse intense debate--on two of the most important composers in the history of jazz.

One Digit Ditty for String Orchestra - Score

One Digit Ditty for String Orchestra - Score Review

This original by Thom Sharp offers all open strings and first finger--an interesting upbeat start for the most elementary students. / String Orchestra / Conductor's Score

Blues People: Negro Music in White America

Blues People: Negro Music in White America Review

Blues People: Negro Music in White America Feature

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"The path the slave took to 'citizenship' is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen's music -- through the music that is most closely associated with him: blues and a later, but parallel development, jazz... [If] the Negro represents, or is symbolic of, something in and about the nature of American culture, this certainly should be revealed by his characteristic music."

So says Amiri Baraka in the Introduction to Blues People, his classic work on the place of jazz and blues in American social, musical, economic, and cultural history. From the music of African slaves in the United States through the music scene of the 1960's, Baraka traces the influence of what he calls "negro music" on white America -- not only in the context of music and pop culture but also in terms of the values and perspectives passed on through the music. In tracing the music, he brilliantly illuminates the influence of African Americans on American culture and history.

Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 - Full score (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Werke)

Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 - Full score (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Werke) Review

Reproduced directly from the full score first issued in 1881 as part of "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Werke" (Serie XII, No. 20), edited by Ernst Rudorff. As a Petrucci Library Press title, a portion of each sale is donated to help with the operating expenses of the outstanding online resource for free classical music: IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library.

Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser's Art (Jazz Perspectives)

Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser's Art (Jazz Perspectives) Review

“Meticulously researched, detailed and documented, this long awaited overview justly establishes Konitz as one of the most consistently brilliant, adventurous and original improvisers in the jazz tradition—a genius as rare as Bird himself.”

—John Zorn

 

“Hamilton’s work may well mark the inception of a format new to writing on Western music, one which avoids both the self-aggrandizing of autobiography and the stylized subjectification of biography.”

—The Wire

 

“An extraordinary approach to a biography, with the man himself speaking for extended sessions. The main vibration I felt from Lee’s words was total honesty, almost to a fault. Konitz shows himself to be an acute observer of the scene, full of wisdom and deep musical insights, relevant to any historical period regardless of style. The asides by noted musicians are beautifully woven throughout the pages. I couldn’t put the book down—it is the definition of a living history.”

—David Liebman

 

The preeminent altoist associated with the “cool” school of jazz, Lee Konitz was one of the few saxophonists of his generation to forge a unique sound independent of the influence of Charlie Parker. In the late 1940s, Konitz began his career with the Claude Thornhill band, during which time he came into contact with Miles Davis, with whom he would later work on the legendary Birth of the Cool sessions. Konitz is perhaps best known through his association with Lennie Tristano, under whose influence much of his sound evolved, and for his work with Stan Kenton and Warne Marsh. His recordings have ranged from cool bop to experimental improvisation and have appeared on such labels as Prestige, Atlantic, Verve, and Polydor.

 

Crafted out of numerous interviews between the author and his subject, the book offers a unique look at the story of Lee Konitz’s life and music, detailing Konitz’s own insights into his musical education and his experiences with such figures as Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, Warne Marsh, Lennie Tristano, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans.

 

Andy Hamilton is a jazz pianist and contributor to major jazz and contemporary music magazines. He teaches philosophy, and the history and aesthetics of jazz, at Durham University in the United Kingdom. He is also the author of the book Aesthetics and Music (Continuum 2007).

 

Joe Lovano is a Grammy Award–winning tenor saxophonist. His most recent album is Streams of Expression.

Christmas... in about Three Minutes for String Orchestra: Grade 2

Christmas... in about Three Minutes for String Orchestra: Grade 2 Review

Need Christmas music for your holiday concert and only have three minutes? This jolly arrangement for middle school players fits the bill. Snippets of traditional and secular tunes make quick appearances, ending in a rousing holiday greeting from your orchestra to the audience. / String Orchestra / String Orchestra, Conductor's Score / Secular Christmas

A Handful of Cool for String Orchestra, Grade 3.5: Conductor Score

A Handful of Cool for String Orchestra, Grade 3.5: Conductor Score Review

Five beats to a bar (the "handful") and very hip (the "cool") perfectly describe this fun-to-play chart with a memorable theme. Syncopation, chromatic passages, "tremolo," and "pizzicato" add challenges for your orchestra. This piece will surely conjure up images of crime-fighting capers and old-school Hollywood high jinks. / String Orchestra / Conductor's Score

Contending for Full Orchestra - Score

Contending for Full Orchestra - Score Review

Winner of the 2007 TODA Composition Contest, this work features all sections of the orchestra with healthy percussion parts and beautiful woodwind and brass chorales. A driving theme in E minor frames slower, more lyric chorale sections. The recording is by the Austin Youth Symphony. / String Orchestra / Conductor's Score