Out of Print Books on classical music
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Reading the life stories of 20th century composers will not only help you appreciate their works more but, also, come to a deeper understanding of the development of modern music.
For concise biographies, try Get into Classical Music by Chris Craker.
For more enjoyable reading and getting a taste of the music from the accompanying CDs, Julius Johnson’s The Classical Experience is highly recommended.
The biography Prokofiev by David Gutman and Igor Stravinsky: His Life and Times by Arnold Dobrin are fascinating expositions.
Book provides insight on gifted composer's life
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Irving Fine (1914-1962) may have been the most gifted American composer of his generation. He was born in Boston, brought up in Winthrop, educated at Harvard and at Tanglewood; he was one of the founding fathers of the music program at Brandeis University, which to this day sponsors an annual concert in his memory.
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How Symphony Musicians Made Labor History
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Conductor Zubin Mehta has published a German-language autobiography titled Zubin Mehta: Die Partitur meines Lebens; Erinnerungen, or "The Score of My Life; Memories."
The book was issued this month to coincide with Mehta's 70th birthday on April 29.
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ACCLAIMED music teacher Joan Rowe has published her memoirs.
A former music teacher of the year, Mrs Rowe, 63, who lives in Edinburgh, has worked with some of the world's greatest musicians, including Sir John Barbirolli and the Halle Orchestra.
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Music refrence books and biographical texts:
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Composer
Alec Wilder ... a fascinating enigma...
Letters I Never Mailed: Clues to a Life
New annotated autobiography gives insights into remarkable life...
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Composers Voices from Ives to Ellington: An Oral History of American Music
The first decades of the twentieth century were a fertile and fascinating period in American musical history. This book and the two CDs that accompany it present an exceptional collection of interviews with and about the most significant musical figures of the era. Tapping the unparalleled materials contained in the Oral History American Music archive at Yale University, Composers' Voices from Ives to Ellington is a unique account of what it was like for musicians and composers to live and work in those years. It is also the story of the making of this archive, as told by Vivian Perlis, who personally conducted many of the interviews.
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