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Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite
Tells the story of how jazz composer and musician Duke Ellington, along with Billy Strayhorn, created his jazz composition based on Tchaikovsky's famous Nutcracker Suite ballet. Includes author's note.
Jazz Italian Style
This book examines the arrival of jazz in Italy, its reception and development, and how its distinct style influenced musicians in America.
The Farewell Symphony
CD recording of Haydn's Symphony No. 45 ("Farewell") and Symphony No. 31 included.
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin only has a few weeks to compose a concerto. His piece is supposed to exemplify American music and premiere at a concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music." Homesick for New York while rehearsing for a musical in Boston, he soon realizes that American music is much like its people, a great melting pot of sounds, rhythms, and harmonies. JoAnn Kitchel's illustrations capture the 1920s in all their art deco majesty.
The Heroic Symphony
After learning that he is going deaf, Beethoven is determined to write a great symphony using the heroic deeds of Napoleon as his initial inspiration.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Depicts the story of how Antonio Vivaldi composed and wrote his famous Four Seasons concertos and the accompanying sonnets.
Haydn's Farewell Symphony
Anna Harwell Celenza's engaging fictionalized telling of the story behind Franz Joseph Haydn's famous symphony is a perfect introduction to classical music and its power. THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY brings to life a long summer spent at Esterháza, the summer palace of Prince Nicholas of Esterházy. The blustering, bellowing prince entertained hundreds of guests at his rural retreat and demanded music for every occasion. As the months passed, Haydn was kept very busy writing and performing music for parties, balls, dinners, and even walks in the gardens. His orchestra members became homesick and missed their families. The anger, frustration, and longing of the musicians is expressed beautifully in...
The Cambridge Companion to Gershwin
Explores how Gershwin's iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.
Pictures at an Exhibition
Suggests how the death of a friend, Victor Hartmann, inspired the music of Modest Mussorgsky in St. Petersburg in the 1870s.
Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre
Includes a CD with a recording of Saint-Seans's Danse Macabre.
