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| Alice Guy Blache: Cinema Pioneer
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Joan Simon, ed.
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| Publisher: Yale/Whitney. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780300152500. Daedalus Item Code: 22087 |
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| This is a compact yet thorough retrospective of the films of Alice Guy Blaché (1873–1968), an essential if unsung figure of the early years of cinema—the first woman director and the first woman to ... (Read More)
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| The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music
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Richard Williams.
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| Publisher: Norton. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780393076639. Daedalus Item Code: 21112 |
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| "It is the most singular of sounds, yet among the most ubiquitous. It is the sound of isolation that has sold itself to millions," notes music critic Richard Williams of Miles Davis's Kind of ... (Read More)
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| Carlos Garcia Tolsa: The Collected Works for Guitar
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Carlos Garcia Tolsa.
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| Publisher: Mel Bay Publications. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780786646821. Daedalus Item Code: 22626 |
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| The 19th-century Spanish composer Carlos García Tolsa was a skilled improviser on guitar who rarely transcribed his songs; this volume represents all of his works for guitar that have survived. ... (Read More)
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| Fine and Dandy: The Life and Work of Kay Swift
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Vicki Ohl.
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| Publisher: Yale. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780300102611. Daedalus Item Code: 11734 |
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| Kay Swift (1897–1993) was one of the few women composers active on Broadway in the first half of the 20th century. Best known as George Gershwin's assistant, musical adviser, and intimate friend, ... (Read More)
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| Fortissimo: Backstage at the Opera with Sacred Monsters and Young Singers
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William Murray.
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| Publisher: Crown. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781400053605. Daedalus Item Code: 72989 |
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| The last book written by longtime New Yorker staff writer William Murray (also the author of Janet, My Mother, and Me), this is his tribute to opera and also to his own road not taken. ... (Read More)
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| Frank Sinatra
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John Frayn Turner.
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| Publisher: Taylor Trade. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781589791459. Daedalus Item Code: 13946 |
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| In this authoritative biography of iconic musician and actor Frank Sinatra, John Frayn Turner examines the charisma, character, life, loves, failings, and fame of Ol' Blue Eyes. From his humble ... (Read More)
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| The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory
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Glenn Watkins.
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| Publisher: Norton. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780393071023. Daedalus Item Code: 11071 |
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| In this vivid exploration Glenn Watkins compares the life of Renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo—a life suffused with intrigue, witchcraft, and scandal, bordering on the fantastical—with his ... (Read More)
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| Harrison Birtwistle: Man, Mind, Music
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Jonathan Cross.
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| Publisher: Cornell. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780801486722. Daedalus Item Code: 91879 |
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| For more than half a century contemporary British composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle has been challenging audiences with his mixture of medieval and modern music. This book uncovers the sources of ... (Read More)
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| Isadora Duncan: American Dancer
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Susan Keating. Isabelle Forestier, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841440. Daedalus Item Code: 30990 |
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| Inspired by Greek culture, athleticism, and her own irresistible impulses for movement and freedom, Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) is portrayed here as a woman who was born to dance. Realistic yet ... (Read More)
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| Jon Vickers: A Hero's Life
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Jeannie Williams. Birgit Nilsson, foreword.
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| Publisher: Northeastern University Press. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781555536749. Daedalus Item Code: 30155 |
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| "Unquestionably one of this century's foremost vocal artists, [Jon] Vickers (b. 1926) is renowned for the emotional intensity and distinctive interpretations he has brought to his performances. He is ... (Read More)
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