[PDF] Musical Musings eBook

Author : Gunther Schuller
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 19,43 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Music
ISBN : 0195059212

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Composer, conductor, educator, jazz critic, and horn virtuoso, Gunther Schuller here brings together his writings on music. There are numerous articles about jazz, dealing with his favourite figures like Duke Ellington and Ornette Coleman, and also Schuller's concept of the 'Third Stream', the area where jazz and concert music intersect. Other sections deal with the composition and performance of contemporary music, musical education, and musical aesthetics.

Author : David Browne
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 22,96 MB
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0306821710

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Fifty years after they first came together and changed the sound of rock 'n' roll, the Grateful Dead remain one of rock's most beloved bands -- a musical and cultural phenomenon that spans generations and paved the way for everything from the world of jam bands and the idea of independently released music to social networking. Much has been written about the band, but nothing quite as vibrant and vivid as So Many Roads. Drawing on new interviews with surviving members and people in their inner circle -- along with the group's extensive archives and his own research from years of covering the group -- David Browne, longtime music journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, does more than merely delve into the Dead's saga. By way of an altogether unique structure -- each chapter centered around a significant or pivotal day in their story -- he lends this epic musical and cultural story a you-are-there feel unlike any other book written about the band. So Many Roads takes us deep into the world of the Dead in ways that will be eye-opening even to the most rabid Deadheads. Readers will find themselves inside their communal home in Haight-Ashbury during the band's notorious 1967 bust; behind the scenes in the studio, watching the Dead at work (and play); backstage at the taping of the legendary "Touch of Grey" video and at their final shows; and in the midst of the Dead's legendary band meetings. Along the way, readers will hear not only from the Dead but also from friends, colleagues, lovers, and crew members, including some who've never spoken to the press before. The result is a remarkably detailed and cinematic book that paints a strikingly fresh portrait of one of rock's greatest and most enduring institutions and sheds new light -- for fans and newcomers alike -- on the band's music, dynamics, and internal struggles. "There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert," read the legendary bumper stickers. Similarly, there's nothing like So Many Roads, which explores all-new routes on the band's long, strange trip.

Author : Gunther Schuller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,51 MB
Release : 1989-08-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 019972363X

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This collection of writings by Gunther Schuller--the first composer to be awarded the Elise L. Stoeger Composer's Chair of the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center--provides a marvelous introduction to the man and his extraordinary range of musical experience, taste, and learning. In Part I, "Jazz and the Third Stream," Schuller offers his reflections on jazz, insightful pieces on such figures as Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, and Sonny Rollins, and several essays on "the third stream," the genre where jazz and classical music intersect. Part II, "Music Performance and Contemporary Music," includes articles on the art of conducting, the future of opera, the question of a new classicism, and Schuller's own thoughts on his controversial opera The Visitation. The final section, "Music Aesthetics and Education," presents Schuller's reflections on such matters as form, structure, and symbol in music; the need for broadening the audience for quality music; and his vision of the ideal conservatory and the total musician.

Author : Elizabeth McCabe Gilmore
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 19,99 MB
Release : 2015-07-26
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781331989837

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Excerpt from Musical Musings "Lyrics of exceptional charm." - Matinee Musical Club, Los Angeles, Cal. "Lyrics of distinction by an author of versatile and resourceful temperament, known to her friends as the wonderful little woman." - Des Moines Register, Des Moines, la. "Perfectly wonderful stuff." - Sim Crabill, Times-Mirror Pub. Co., Los Angeles, Cal. "Lyrics of a highly gifted writer who recites her own compositions in a most charming manner." - "Orange Co. Plain Dealer," Anaheim, Cal. "Nuggets of gold." - Prof. F. R. Schiller, of Universities of Munich, Bavaria, and Grenoble, France. "Delicately modulated whispers of inspiration." - Dr. Guy Bogart, Los Angeles, Cal. "Irresistible charm - fine sense of rhythm - choice of words full of color." - Chas. E. Pemberton. Composer-Violinist, Los Angeles. "Beautiful!" - Vincent Rose, ComposerPianist, Los Angeles, Cal. "Charming thoughts expressed in beauty - they are lyrics that live - and bound along until they bring out the best that is in me." - Sol Cohen, Composer-Violinist, Los Angeles, Cal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Elizabeth McCabe Gilmore
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781363575978

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