Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond (Nyman Michael)(Paperback)

Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond (Nyman Michael)(Paperback)

Michael Nyman's book is a first-hand account of experimental music from 1950 to 1970. First published in 1974, it has remained the classic text on a significant form of music making and composing that developed alongside, and partly in opposition to, the postwar modernist tradition of composers

The Piano (Nyman Michael)(Paperback)

(Music Sales America). Six original compositions for solo piano, by Michael Nyman, from the award winning film by Jane Campion. English composer Michael Nyman has developed into one of the most popular, if not important, composers of film music, and his film score for the 1992 film The Piano is

Michael Nyman: The Piano Collection (Nyman Michael)(Paperback)

An anthology that brings together Michael Nyman's most successful pieces. All the tracks features in this work are transcribed and restored to solo piano, including unpublished works for Nyman's CD - The Piano

Revisiting the Piano: Piano Solo (Nyman Michael)(Paperback)

(Music Sales America). Available for the first time for solo piano, here are four fabulous arrangements from the motion-picture soundtrack of The Piano plus the two favorite themes from the award-winning film by Jane Campion. This is another wonderfully presented edition with stills from the film,

Electronic Music (Collins Nick)(Paperback)

This accessible Introduction explores both mainstream and experimental manifestations of electronic music. From early recording equipment to the most recent multimedia performances, the history of electronic music is full of interesting characters, fascinating and unusual music, and radical

Experimental Music Since 1970 (Gottschalk Jennie)(Paperback)

What is experimental music today? This book offers an up to date survey of this field for anyone with an interest, from seasoned practitioners to curious readers. This book takes the stance that experimental music is not a limited historical event, but is a proliferation of approaches to sound that

Music Beyond Airports - appraising ambient music(Paperback / softback)

Music Production: A Manual for Producers, Composers, Arrangers, and Students (Zager Michael)(Paperback)

Michael Zager provides students with a comprehensive overview of music production, touching on topics such as studio technologies, compositions, coaching, arranging, and marketing and advertising. This third edition features new interviews with eminent industry professionals and updated information

Beyond Redemption (Fletcher Michael R.)(Paperback)

A darkly imaginative writer in the tradition of Joe Abercrombie, Peter V. Brett, and Neil Gaiman conjures a gritty mind-bending fantasy, set in a world where delusion becomes reality . . . and the fulfillment of humanity's desires may well prove to be its undoing.When belief defines reality, those

Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam (Frishkopf Michael)(Paperback)

Tracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and contemporary times, Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam brings together domains of intellectual reflection that have rarely been in dialogue to promote a greater understanding of the centrality of sound

The Bubble and Beyond (Hudson Michael)(Paperback)

PROFESSOR MICHAEL HUDSON is one of the foremost critics of contemporary finance capitalism and the worldwide power 'the 1%' weilds because of government tax breaks and other favorable legislation. In THE BUBBLE AND BEYOND, he illuminates how the expansive and successful forces of 19th and 20th

Infinite Music: Imagining the Next Millennium of Human Music-Making (Harper Adam)(Paperback)

Bringing the ideas of 20th-century avant-garde composers Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage to their ultimate conclusion, this text proposes a system for imagining music based on its capacity for variation, redefining musical modernism and music itself in the

Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music (Beeching Angela Myles)(Paperback)

Widely considered a classic, Beyond Talent is the 'go to' guide for musicians. This newly revised and updated 3rd edition cracks the code of how to build a creatively fulfilling career in music. With key insights into the mindset issues that often plague musicians, veteran career coach Angela Myles

Gypsy Music: The Balkans and Beyond (Ashton-Smith Alan)(Paperback)

Gypsies have for centuries been simultaneously vilified and romanticized--associated with criminality and dirt, but at the same time with color, magic, and music. Gypsy music is popular around the world and often performed with gusto at major events, including at weddings in Bulgaria, jazz bars in

Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance (Porter Michael E.)(Paperback)

Now beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter's The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely our conception of how prosperity is created and sustained in the modern global economy. Porter's groundbreaking study of international competitiveness

To Boulez and Beyond (Peyser Joan)(Paperback)

Joan Peyser offers a history of twentieth century music through the lives and works of its greatest composers in To Boulez and Beyond. Peyser provides historical context and suggests psychological insight for these masters, including Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern of the Second Viennese School; their

Beyond the Music Lesson: Habits of Successful Suzuki Families (Goodner Christine E.)(Paperback)

Suzuki teacher and author, Christine Goodner, explores what it takes to make music lessons work in our busy, modern lives in her first book, Beyond the Music Lesson: Habits of Successful Suzuki Families. Using exclusive interviews, current research, and Goodner's own experience as a student,

Physics and Music: The Science of Musical Sound (White Harvey E.)(Paperback)

This foundational text is written for students who want to go beyond the perceptual stage of music to learn how musical sound is created and perceived. It surveys a wide range of topics related to acoustics, beginning with a brief history of the art and science of music. Succeeding chapters explore

I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music. Signing Metallica. Beating Death. (Alago Michael)(Paperback)

Record label executive, photographer, and author, Michael Alago takes readers through this amazing journey that is his

The Music of John Cage (Pritchett James)(Paperback)

Although John Cage has been almost universally recognised as the leading figure of the post-war musical avant-garde, this is the first book to present a complete and coherent picture of Cage the composer. Providing a historical account of Cage's musical concerns and changing style, James Pritchett

Reading Experimental Writing (Colby Georgina)(Paperback)

Explores the challenges and significance of experimental writing Offers a forum for reflecting on the significance of avant-garde writing for the twenty-first century Explores the way in which contemporary experimental writers engage with socio-political issues Utilizes unpublished archive

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Singer Michael A.)(Paperback)

What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity? The Untethered Soul--now a #1 New York Times bestseller--offers simple yet profound answers to these questions. Whether this is your first

Animalities: Literary and Cultural Studies Beyond the Human (Lundblad Michael)(Paperback)

New and cutting-edge work in animality studies, human-animal studies, and posthumanism Representations of animality continue to proliferate in various kinds of literary and cultural texts. This pioneering volume explores the critical interface between animal and animality studies, marking out the

Beyond the Furthest Star (Dahl Michael (Author))(Paperback / softback)