Čtyřdílnou Cool Suitu zkomponoval Lukáš Hurník pro svého dvanáctiletého syna Štěpána, který se začal učit hrát na tenorový saxofon. Snadné a posluchačsky vděčné... Zobraziť viac
Nicholas Cook explores the nature of music, how we think about it, its social and cultural dimensions, and its history. He discusses the many musical traditions across the world and the interactions between them. He also considers performance, how... Zobraziť viac
Rhyme's Challenge offers a concise, pithy primer to hip-hop poetics while presenting a spirited defense of rhyme in contemporary American poetry. David Caplan's stylish study examines hip-hop's central but supposedly outmoded verbal technique: rhyme... Zobraziť viac
For millennia, women’s raised voices have been heard as unruly, uncivilized, dangerous. Women singing were cast as sirens: mythical creatures who lured sailors to their death. In Vocal Break, Lauren Elkin seamlessly blends memoir, feminist manifesto... Zobraziť viac
The acclaimed classic biography, fully revised, becomes the definitive. Zobraziť viac
Publikácia predstavuje významný vedecký príspevok do oblasti sakrálnej hudby a liturgickej praxe v súčasnom kultúrnom a cirkevnom kontexte. Monografia sa zameriava na aktuálne výzvy, ktorým čelí sakrálna hudba v 21. storočí. Autori analyzujú... Zobraziť viac
Why is it that when I meet them, I feel something ignite inside me? What is this strange connection - to feel so excited, yet so at ease? And how is it that in the presence of a wrinkly rock star twice my age, I sometimes feel like I'm meeting... me?.. Zobraziť viac
Illustrates Brian Duffy's five different photographic shoots with David Bowie, documenting Bowie's career and pioneering reinvention, as well as Duffy's special relationship with the artist over almost a decade... Zobraziť viac
From her girl squad to the Swifties to the world at large, Taylor’s the BFF of the pop music world. As the go-to shoulder to cry on and chronicler of heartbreak, she relates her personal life and experiences in a ‘dear diary’ style in her music, ... Zobraziť viac
Experience the K-Pop phenomenon of BTS in this best-selling Ultimate Fan Book... Zobraziť viac
As an icon of India, Ravi Shankar ranks not far below Gandhi or the Taj Mahal. He was one of the twentieth century's most important musicians, and India's greatest cultural ambassador. The maestro of the sitar filled the world's leading concert halls... Zobraziť viac
The personal, intimate and, at times, heart-breaking memoir exploring an extraordinary friendship with John Lennon and Yoko Ono and their life after The Beatles. 'It’s hard to define the relationship Elliot had with our family. But I ultimately think... Zobraziť viac
A keen, ardent celebration of unbridled female ambition in the work of Taylor Swift and Sylvia Plath. In The Slicks, Maggie Nelson positions culture-dominating pop superstar Taylor Swift and feminist cult icon Sylvia Plath as twin hosts of the female... Zobraziť viac
The greatest composer-pianist of the 19th century, Chopin was celebrated as a virtuoso of boundless musicianship who also wrote the finest collection of solo music for the piano. This album, inspired by the Classic FM CD features some of Chopin's best-... Zobraziť viac
Blunt, irreverent, and at times wittily subversive, Opera Wars spotlights opera’s colorful and sometimes warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and the battles being waged for its economic future. Drawing on interviews... Zobraziť viac
What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project? And how did it feel to be forced to provide solace to the perpetrators of a genocide that... Zobraziť viac
Harry Benson’s Beatles portfolio includes some of the most intimate photos ever taken of the band.This volume collects the best of his luminous Fab Four shots, from their 1964 Paris tour (pillow fight included) to George’s honeymoon in Barbados... Zobraziť viac
Freddie Mercury did it. Hormone-addled adolescents do it. Grown men do it in the privacy of their own homes (and, sometimes, in dark public gatherings)—and now you, too, can take your first step toward becoming a master axeman. Zobraziť viac
Here She Comes Now brings together some of America’s best music writers – such as Susan Choi, recipient of the inaugural PEN / W.G. Sebald award, Daniel Walters, whose credits include the screenplay for Heathers, and Alina Simon... Zobraziť viac
