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Dos trilhos às trilhas é mesmo a história deste livro que descortina a vida e obra do compositor, arranjador e violonista Laurindo Almeida. A narrativa acompanha a trajetória do músico, desde o seu nascimento e infância, ao lado da via férrea, na pequena Miracatu, no litoral paulista, passando pelo Rio de Janeiro das décadas de 30 e 40, no auge da "Era do Rádio", até sua emigração para os EUA, onde se tornou um dos músicos brasileiros de maior renome, tendo recebido, dentre inúmeros outros prêmios, o Oscar do cinema americano. O autor investiga ainda os motivos que teriam levado Laurindo Almeida - um dos violonistas mais influentes do século XX, segundo algumas enciclopédias da música-, a ocupar um lugar secundário na historiografia da música brasileira. O livro também inclui o levantamento e a catalogação de sua discografia.

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As one of only a few pieces not primarily inspired by Messiaen's Catholic faith, but by human love as described in the romance of Tristan and Isolde and elsewhere, the Turangalîla-symphonie is contextualized in Messiaen's oeuvre and as a genre piece. Using previously untranslated information from Messiaen's own description of the work in his Traité, close analysis of the music seeks to demystify some of the complex innovations he made to his musical language, especially in the areas of rhythm and orchestration. This Element pays special attention to the fragmentary and elusive program which is explained with reference to Messiaen's fascination with surrealism at this time. Information is included on the commission and composition of the piece, its premiere by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein, its revision by Messiaen in 1990, and its reception history in both live and recorded performances.

Music --- History and criticism. --- Messiaen, Olivier, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Composer

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This book is a major source of information about one of the most influential British composers of the mid-twentieth century and the musicians he knew. It also provides details of the musical relationship between Paris and London before, during and after World War II. Berkeley had a ring-side seat when he lived in Paris, studied with Nadia Boulanger and wrote reviews about musical life there from 1929 to 1934. His little known letters to her reveal the mesmeric power of this extraordinary woman. Berkeley was an elegant writer, and it is fascinating to read his first-hand memories of composers such as Ravel, Poulenc, Stravinsky and Britten. The book also contains interviews with Berkeley's colleagues, friends and family. These include performers such as Julian Bream and Norman Del Mar; composers Nicholas Maw and Malcolm Williamson; the composer's eldest son Michael, the composer and broadcaster; and Lady Berkeley. Lennox Berkeley knew Britten well, and there are many references to him in this eminently readable collection. Peter Dickinson, British composer and pianist, has written and edited numerous books about twentieth-century music, including 'Cage Talk: Dialogues with and about John Cage' as well as 'Samuel Barber Remembered' (both with University of Rochester Press) and three books published by Boydell Press: 'The Music of Lennox Berkeley'; 'Copland Connotations'; and 'Lord Berners: Composer, Writer, Painter'. Peter Dickinson's music is widely performed and recorded. Dickinson knew Berkeley from 1956 until the composer's death in 1989; performed many of the songs with his sister, the mezzo Meriel Dickinson; and has written and broadcast regularly about his music.

Composers --- Songwriters --- Musicians --- Berkeley, Lennox, --- MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician. --- British Composer. --- London. --- Musical Relationship. --- Paris. --- Twentieth Century. --- World War II.

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The new Diana McVeagh book on Elgar is first-rate, wrote Gerald Finzi of her earlier study of the composer, published in 1955. In the completely new Elgar the Music Maker she harvests five decades of thoughts about his music, scrutinizing the biographical details that have since been discovered and using them to assess the ways in which they affect the compositions. Diana McVeagh explores Elgar's complex personality and his compositional methods, his style and his relationship to his contemporaries, yet it is the music - still played, recorded, loved and discussed as much as ever- that remains her prime focus. Each of Elgar's works is discussed, balancing information and appraisal, from his juvenilia to his unfinished Third Symphony. Diana McVeagh provides a compelling and accessible companion to the music of one of England's greatest composers. Musicians, scholars and CD collectors alikewill find much to enjoy in Elgar the Music Maker. Diana McVeagh is the author of the highly acclaimed Gerald Finzi: His Life and Music [2005]; of the entries on Elgar and Finzi for The New Grove Dictionaryof Music and Musicians [1980, 2001]; and of the Finzi entry in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [2004].

Elgar, Edward, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- MUSIC / History & Criticism. --- Biography. --- British Music. --- Composer. --- Elgar. --- Music. --- Symphony.

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The first systematic assessment of the symphonic style of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu [1890-1959], tracing the evolution of his musical language and including detailed analyses of all six symphonies.

Symphony. --- Bohuslav Martinu. --- Czech composer. --- harmonic. --- instrumental style. --- melodic. --- musical language. --- orchestral legacy. --- symphonies. --- Martinů, Bohuslav,