Search Results: Music from The Wild Muse

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2014. First edition. Trade softcover. Published Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2014, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, viii+199pp., illustrated. Leta Miller's biography offers the first survey of the composer's life and work. Immersed in music by middle school, and later training under Theodore Antoniou, John Adams, Jacob Druckman, and others, Kernis rejected the idea of distancing his work from worldly concerns and dared to compose on political themes. Fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

NY: Columbia University Press, 2014. First edition. Trade softcover. Published NY: Columbia University Press, 2014, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, xi+384pp., illustrated. Slowik follows filmmakers' shifting combinations of sound and image, recapturing the volatility of this era and the variety of film music strategies that were tested, abandoned, and kept. He explores early film music experiments and accompaniment practices in opera, melodrama, musicals, radio, and silent films and discusses the impact of the advent of synchronized dialogue. He concludes with a reassessment of King Kong and its groundbreaking approach to film music, challenging the film's place and importance in the timeline of sound achievement. As new. . 1st. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo.

NY: Oxford University Press, 2014. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Oxford University Press, 2014, second printing. 8vo., xiii+314pp., illustrated. In this rich collection of correspondence, most of it published for the first time, author Dominic McHugh sheds new light on Lerner's working relationships with these legendary figures. McHugh's extensive commentary reveals Lerner's turbulent partnerships with Loewe and Lane, his affection for Harrison, and his reverence for Burton. Particular emphasis is placed on Lerner's aborted projects with composers like Richard Rodgers and Arthur Schwartz. Especially valuable is the correspondence from his final years, in which he worked on a movie version of The Merry Widow, a BBC TV series about musicals, and a musical version of My Man Godfrey, none of which came to fruition. The collection ends with a poignant final exchange between Lerner and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he was to have written The Phantom of the Opera. Overall, this… Read More

NY: Amadeus, 2008. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Amadeus, 2008, first printing. 8vo., xvii+595pp., illustrated. This first-ever complete biography of Schuman brings the many threads of his life together within the context of the personalities and events that shaped how we experience the arts in America in the twenty-first century. Fine in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Greenwood Pub Group, 1999. First Edition, first printing. Hard cover. Published Westport, Ct: Greenwood Pub Group, 1999. 8vo., 6 1/4" x 9 1/2," laminated pictorial boards. 521pp. Ex-library copy in near very fine condition. Library labels on spine. No indications of use or wear.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.. Illus.

NY: Macmillan, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published NY: Macmillan, 1966. 136pp., illus. b/w photos. Ex-library copy with pocket and small bar code label on rear pastedown, rubber stamp top edge, dj glued on. No writing or markings to text.Very good copy in dj.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Illus.

South Brunswick, NJ: A. S. Barnes, 1978. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published: South Brunswick, NJ: A. S. Barnes, 1978. Small 4to., 7 1/2" x 10", 567pp., illustrated with 115 plates and 144 figures. Black cloth with silver titles. Near fine in near fine (mild rubbing) dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1995. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Boston: Northeastern University Press. 1995, first printing. 8vo., xviii+203pp., illustrated. Light spotting to cloth, else very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo.

NY: Proteus, 1981. First edition. Trade softcover. Published NY: Proteus, 1981, first printing. 4to. wrappers, 8 1/4" 10 3/4". Illustrated with color and b/w phots. Very good plus. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

Ann Arbor: Borders Press, 1991. First edition. Trade softcover. Published Ann Arbor: Borders, 1991, first printing. Large 8vo. wrappers, 7" x 10", 351pp., illustrated. Near fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993, second printing. 8vo., 479pp., illustrated with photos. A comprehensive biography of one of the century's premier musicians focuses on his accomplishments as a composer rather than his popularity as a bandleader. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Hard. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 2004. Trade softcover. Published Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 2004. 4to. wrappers, 9" x 12", 296pp. Included words and music to 84 songs. Previous owner name in small letters on title page, blind impression on cover, else near fine. . Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

NY: Billboard Books, 2000. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Billboard Books, 2000, first printing. Folio, 10 1/4" x 11 3/8", 384pp., over 900 illustrations and photographs. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.

NY: Gramercy, 1997. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Gramercy, 1997, first printing. Square 4to., 11 1/4" x 12", 144pp., over 100 b/w plates, many full page. Fine in near fine dust jacket - dust jacket is fine externally, but has some foxing on plain verso side facing book.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

NY: Oak Publications, 1986. Trade softcover. Published NY: Oak Publications, 1986. 4to., wrappers, 111pp., illustrated with musical examples. Over 30 solos from the playing of Lonnie Johnson, Lonnie Chatmon, Howard armstrong, Stuff Smith, Papa John creach, etc. Very good plus. . Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.

NY: powerHouse Books, 2013. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: powerHouse Books, 2013, first printing. 4to., 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 289pp., profusely illustrated with never seen before images. Fine in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.

NY: Cambridge University Press, 1992. First edition. Trade softcover. Published NY: Cambridge University Press, 1992, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, xvi+303pp., illustrated. The Cambridge Companion to the Violin offers students, performers and scholars a fascinating and composite survey of the history and repertory of the instrument from its origins to the present day. Near fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

NY: Beech Tree Books, 1986. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Beech Tree Books, 1986. Folio, 9" x 12 1/8", 128pp., illustrated with b/w photographs. Gray cloth with silver spine titles and gray paper coved boards. Near fine in very good dust jacket with a few short, closed tears. "Profiles the influential musician from his early life in Kansas City to his death in 1955.". 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio.

Poughkeepsie: Frank B Howard, 1912. First edition. Limited, numbered edition. Number 95. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Poughkeepsie: Frank B Howard, 1912. 8vo., xi+275pp., illustrated with plates. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and design, top edge gilting. Some wear at the spine ends and tips, light foxing to endpapers, rough edge to one page. Very good, bright, binding tight. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Tunridge Wells, Kent: Midas Books, 1978. Second Edition. trade soft cover. Published Tunridge Wells, Kent: Midas Books, 1978. 4to. 144 pp., illustrated. Near fine. . Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.