The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Jazz - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Jazz write by Loren Schoenberg. This book was released on 2002-08-06. The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Jazz available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A concise history of jazz The noteworthy composers and musicians, from Jelly Roll Morton and Thelonious Monk to Miles Davis and Charles Mingus Major performers from Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington Classic songs and compositions The most influential recordings of all time A complete guide to jazz terminology and lingo Valuable resources for the Curious Listener
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Popular Standards
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Popular Standards - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Popular Standards write by Max Morath. This book was released on 2002-02-05. The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Popular Standards available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Every major singer from Frank Sinatra to Christina Aguilera. Every major composer from Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim. Every major song from a century of favorites. Every major musician and lyricist. Every major styling from blues, jazz, and country to folk, big band, and rock and roll The most recorded songs of all time. A guide to understanding the "standard" lingo. The evolution of popular music from Tin Pan Alley to contemporary musical theater, and more.
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music write by Timothy K. Smith. This book was released on 2002-08-06. The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know. The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky Significant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo Ma The landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don Juan A concise history of classical music A deconstruction of the art form The language of classical music Valuable resources for the Curious Listener
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music write by Kip Lornell. This book was released on 2004. The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A comprehensive listener's guide to American folk music provides a concise history of the musical genre and its most important performers, along with an A-to-Z glossary of terms, information on stylistic variations, helpful resources, and a listing of dozens of essential folk music CDs.
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music write by Chris Nickson. This book was released on 2004. The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Discover world music--for illumination, enlightenment, and inspiration. Like few other musical forms, world music encompasses hundreds of different traditions and cultures, many intoxicating moods, and a richly diverse catalogue of music and musicians. THE MUSICIANS, including: Paco de Lucia, King Sunny Ade, Ravi Shankar, The Gipsy Kings, Tito Puente, Bob Marley, Beny Moré, The Chieftains, Wu Man, Sheila Chandra, and Miriam Makeba THE STYLES, including: African reggae, Indonesian gamelan, Brazilian bossa nova, Hindu Carnatic, Chinese opera, Russian folk, Nordic fiddle and ballad, Argentine tango, Parisian bal-musette, Spanish flamenco, Greek rembetika, and Trinidad calypso
