Songwriters share their secrets and methods. Includes interviews with Carole King, Mark Knopfler, Frank Zappa, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and twenty-six others.
A source book which provides a guide to a thousand years of music of all types from every part of the world. Each subject is covered by an expert in that field.
An illustrated introduction to twentieth-century American composer George Gershwin, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to nineteenth-century Polish composer Frederic Chopin, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to eighteenth-century German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to seventeenth-century Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to nineteenth-century Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
An illustrated introduction to twentieth-century Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, discussing the influences and historical events that shaped his life and work.
