Musikbücher

Per Norgard Third Symphony - A Short Introduction by Jorgen I. Jensen. Analyse of Per Norgard 3. Symphony Translation into English: John Bergsagel

This is a fundamental introduction to Per Nörgard's music and thinking until Symphony no. 6. The writer keeps his own valutations in the background but his engagement in the project is clear and he de...

This fabulous book tells the story of how Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale, was adapted for, and became an Opera. Paul Bentley, who also wrote the opera's Libretto, has written a wonderful...

The is book attempts to give an overview of the works of Per Nørgård and examines the relationship between his musical thought and the corresponding completed compositions. Some works are examined in...

Listen To Scandinavia features 14 different listening exercises in Nordic music, from Edvard Grieg to Per Norgård.

Improvised Music - Essays And Interviews by Jakob Thorkild Overgaard. From the preface: This book is the child of my extensive personal experience as performerof musical improvisation. I have a large...

A comprehensive handy reference which has been specially compiled to provide the necessary information to support the study of music history, score reading and analysis at advanced level. The book ser...

Maximilian ist ein Hase. Und der ist alleine. Alleine kann das Umherwandern auch ganz schön sein. Lieber wäre es ihm jedoch, er hätte einen Freund. Da trifft Maximilian auf Joseph, einen Dachs. Sie we...

Die Vorträge und Aufsätze umkreisen immer wieder die Zeitbedingtheit einer musikalischen Bildung, nehmen zu aktuellen Fragen des Musikschulwesens, zur musikalischen Früherziehung und anderen Problemen...

Im Lehrerheft werden Unterrichtsziele und Möglichkeiten der Planung, Durchführung und Erfolgskontrolle des Unterrichts dargestellt. Hierzu dienen: - Verteilungspläne für etwa 23 Stunden eines jeden Ha...

Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (1825-1889) is the name of a french musician of the 19th century who was very popular in his day but is today remembered by no-one except brass players, and they rem...

If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician, you're holding it in your hands. For DownBeat, the preeminent publication of the jazz world, Miles Dewey Davis was one...

Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said, 'Come on in. ' So writes Harold Eggers, Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer, in My...

For more than a century, directors from both sides of the border have chosen Mexico as the location to create their cinematic art, leaving an indelible imprint on the imaginations of moviegoers and fi...

Frank Zappa was an unremitting musical innovator and experimenter, always looking for ways to exploit the latest advances in technology. His working life coincided with the explosive development of mu...

In Learning to Listen, Gary Burton shares his 50 years of experiences at the top of the jazz scene. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Burton made his first recordings at age 17, has toured and recorde...

Johnny Smith (1922-2013) was the jazz guitarist's jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he worked for the network broadcasters in New York while also playing regularly at clubs such as Birdland opposite C...

Here is the story of an often overlooked, one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll musician and the historic times he lived in. In spite of numerous opportunities for success, he became a tragedy. Jerry Nolan came...