More than four decades since their first album and 35 years after the release of the iconic Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd continue to inspire and mystify rock fans around the world.Pink Floyd FAQ by pop culture author Stuart Shea lays out the band's strange winding history through a new series of prisms. What were the band's most memorable gigs? What are their greatest moments on record as a group and individually? What contemporary records influenced them and which performers follow in their wake? What was it like to be at a Pink Floyd show in 1967 in 1973 in 1980?Pink Floyd FAQ tells the band's story dissects their most popularwork and provides little-known facts all adding up to a provocative must-read for fans. With 400 pages of stories history observation opinion photos and reminiscences from those who were there Pink Floyd FAQ will discuss frankly what made the band great - as well as note their not-so-great moments - and their place in modern pop culture giving credit where credit is due - and maybe puncturing some inflatable pigs along the way.

The Beatles' Solo Years 1970-1980-In the years following the 1960s Beatle fans around the world were twice-stunned: in 1970 when their beloved group disbanded and ten years later when the murder of John Lennon ended a decade of hope that somehow the Fab Fourwould reunite. Fab Four FAQ 2.0 picks up the story where the acclaimed Fab Four FAQ left off. Loaded with images of rare period ephemera including periodicals single sleeves and movie stills this is the firstcomprehensive biography of all four ex-Beatles. This book covers everything from their recording careers in the decade after the band's dissolution to the musicians they played with the bands they influenced the manifestationsof latter-day Beatlemania and the constant clamor for reunion expressed by fans and – sometimes – by the four themselves.

Dame Fanny Waterman: My Life In Music tells the extraordinary story of one of the twentieth century???s most inspirational British women. Born into an artistic family in impoverished circumstances her prodigious musical talent and sheer determination was her passport out of hardship leading to recognition as one of the most talented young pianists of her generation. Her emergence as a visionary teacher leads to the founding of the Leeds International Piano Competition and relationships with many internationally renowned pianists whose lives she has touched through her work. Interwoven throughout the story Dame Fanny Waterman shares her inspirationalphilosophies on life learning and music and her compelling and utter passion for the Piano.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Britainâ??s greatest composers Sir Edward Elgar renowned Elgar scholar J.P.E. Harper-Scott casts new and frequently surprising light on Elgar chronicling his rise to the forefront of early twentieth-century modernism in this concise and absorbing volume. Hailed by the June 2007 BBC Music Magazine as 'possibly the best first stop for learning about Elgar's life ' this fascinating and accessible history is suitable for both students and Elgar enthusiasts alike. J.P.E. Harper-Scott takes a combative swipe at many of the critical myths and prejudices that have attached themselves to the figure of Elgar revealingboth a surprisingly elusive personality and a deeper often darker message within his works. Questions answered include How did the son of a provincial piano tuner rise to international fame? Was the English countryside the principle inspiration for Elgar's music? Was this moustachioed red-blooded imperialist all that he seemed? And more!

Johann Sebastian Bach Volume II. This monumental study of Johann Sebastian Bach ranks among the great classics of musicology. Since its first publication in 1873-80, it has remained the basic work on Bach and the foundation of later research and study. The three-part treatment describes in chronological sequence practically everything that is known of the composer's life: his ancestry, his immediate family, his associations, his employers, and the countless occasions on which his musical genius emerged. Author Philipp Spitta accompanies this biographical material with quotations from primary sources: correspondence, family records, diaries, official documents, and more. In addition to biographical data, Spitta reviews Bach's musical production, with analyses of more than 500 pieces, covering all the important works. More than 450 musical excerpts are included in the main text, and a 43-page musical supplement illustrates longer passages. Despite the scholarly nature of this work, it also has the rare distinction of being a study that can be read with considerable enjoyment and great profit by every serious music lover, with or without a substantial background in the history of music or musical theory.

Avec « le Lewis Porter » sur John Coltrane, la bibliographie sur le jazz en langue française s?enrichit d?un titre de référence, unanimement salué outre-Atlantique au moment de sa sortie (1999 aux Presses de l?Université du Michigan).

Après L?Improvisation, sa nature et sa pratique dans la musique de Derek Bailey et Free Jazz d?Ekkehard Jost, il s?agit du troisième texte majeur sur le jazz et les musiques improvisées proposé en traduction française originale par la collection Contrepoints. Cette politique éditoriale de traduction répond, dans ces trois cas, à une véritable demande de la part d?un lectorat qui s?élargit depuis plusieurs années en direction des musiciens, étudiants en musicologie ou élèves des écoles de jazz et des conservatoires.

Largement attendue par les amateurs comme par les spécialistes, l?édition française de l?ouvrage de Lewis Porter coïncide avec le quarantième anniversaire de la disparition du saxophoniste (1926-1967) couramment identifié comme l?un des derniers maîtres historiques du jazz, voire comme l?ultime dépositaire de sa modernité.

Tributaire d?une tradition remontant au Swing puis au Bebop (à travers l?influence de Johnny Hodges puis celle de Charlie Parker), Coltrane n?en est pas moins au c?ur du free jazz qu?il a en grande partie inspiré et dont il s?est lui-même nourri en ses dernières années.

L?auteur, pianiste et musicologue, enseignant et chercheur (fondateur et responsable du prestigieux Masters Program in Jazz History and Research à la Rutgers Université de Newark) s?est appuyé sur les travaux de ses prédécesseurs, notamment C.O. Simpkins et J.C. Thomas (1975), tout en comblant leurs nombreuses lacunes par de nouvelles et complètes investigations (archives, presse périodique, témoignages de proches et de musiciens, etc.) et de nombreuses analyses musicales détaillées.

Respectant l?imbrication étroite, chez tout musicien de jazz, du vécu personnel et du contexte social, des étapes et rebonds de la carrière et de la production musicale proprement dite, Porter conduit le lecteur vers une compréhension en profondeur des mécanismes de création observables chez Coltrane, musicien intègre, inquiet, hanté par le dépassement de lui-même.

Le livre comporte de nombreux exemples musicaux et reproductions de documents ainsi qu?une iconographie, pour l?essentiel inédite jusqu?alors. Il est complété par une chronologie de la carrière de Coltrane, la plus détaillée disponible à ce jour, ainsi que d?éléments indispensables de discographie, bibliographie et index.

La traduction de Vincent Cotro, lui-même collègue de l?auteur, musicologue et auteur de nombreux textes sur le jazz, rend justice aux exigences tant littéraires que musicales et techniques qui caractérisent ce livre indispensable. / Livre / Agrafé /

All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors-Offering a fresh perspective on one of the most prolific and well-loved catalogs of songs in the rock 'n' roll canon Fleetwood Mac FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors digs deeper than your average music compendium and sidesteps the tediousness of most generalized band histories. Professional yet playful the book's most unique feature is its structure: a hybrid of historical breakdowns Q

Building on the renaissance in Mendelssohn scholarship of the last two decades Rethinking Mendelssohn critically engages with the composer's music and aesthetics as well as the interpretation of his works in relation to contemporaneous culture.