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The Ellington Century
Breaking down walls between genres - classical, jazz, and popular, this book offers an integrated view of twentieth-century music. It demonstrates how Duke Ellington's music is as vital to musical modernism as anything by Stravinsky, and has had a lasting impact on jazz and pop that reaches from Gershwin to contemporary R&B. Read more...
Jean Sibelius and His World
Perhaps no twentieth-century composer has provoked a more varied reaction among the music-loving public than Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Originally hailed as a new Beethoven by much of the Anglo-Saxon world, he was also widely disparaged by critics more receptive to newer trends in music. Read more...
Music Made Me
Raymond Leppard is one of the most respected international conductors of our time, having appeared with nearly all of the world’s leading orchestras in his five decades on the podium and with more than 200 recordings to his credit. Read more...
The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn
Joseph Haydn was one of the greatest and most innovative of all composers. Read more...
The Christian West and its Singers
The tradition of Western music has become the most influential in the world. Read more...
The Art of French Piano Music
Howat explores the musical language and artistic ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. Read more...
