|
|
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music
Pianists of all ages and abilities will enjoy brightening the
season with these great arrangements by acclaimed arranger Dan
Coates. In this collection, 40 of the world's most beloved
Christmas songs are made fun and easy to play, while retaining a
full and impressive sound. Titles: Away in a Manger * Believe (from
The Polar Express) * Blue Christmas * The Christmas Waltz * Deck
the Hall * Fel?z Navidad * The First No?l * Frosty the Snowman *
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King Wenceslas * Grandma Got
Run Over by a Reindeer * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * Hark The Herald
Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * I'll Be Home
for Christmas * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * It's the Most
Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bell Rock * Jingle Bells * Joy
to the World * Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow * The Little
Drummer Boy * Nuttin' for Christmas * O Christmas Tree (O
Tannenbaum) * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel *
O Holy Night * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Rockin' Around the
Christmas Tree * Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Santa Baby *
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Sleigh Ride * The
Twelve Days of Christmas * Ukranian Bell Carol * Up on the Housetop
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Winter Wonderland * You're a Mean
One, Mr. Grinch.
Sin Documentos is a landmark album in Spanish popular culture and
continues to maintain considerable popularity more than two decades
after its release. The characteristic guitar riff of the title
song, a kind of rumba-rock, still occupies a place at every party
in Spain. Los Rodriguez's success came after a decade characterized
by the rise and fall of local-language punk and new wave bands. By
the time Sin Documentos appeared, however, rock journalism was
fascinated by the thriving indie scene, where the bands were
singing in English and had turned to grunge and noise rock. This
book evaluates the influence of Latin American pop-rock in the
modernization of Spanish popular music from the 1950s, despite the
Anglophilia of Spanish rock scenes, especially in the 1990s.
Through interviews with members of the band and members of the
record label DRO, analysis of the media coverage of the album and a
cultural analysis of its meanings, it delves into the cultural
trends of Spain throughout the 1990s and beyond.
"A true collector's item..." - Tim Chan, Rolling Stone "Filled to
the brim with everything from Harry's colour palettes to his
inspiration, this pick combines high-fashion with all the
quirkiness we love about HS and it's just perfect." - Glamour UK
"Have the best-dressed coffee table by adorning it with this book
filled with photos of THE best-dressed man." - Seventeen Magazine
"I'm incredibly lucky to have an environment where I feel
comfortable being myself" - Harry Styles. Stepping bravely into the
cyclone of 21st-century fashions, Harry Styles is more than
weathering the storm. Whether he's breaking the internet with his
$7.99 frog-eyed yellow bucket hat or a pair of black fishnets, or
fronting cult magazine The Beauty Papers, as he did in March 2021,
Hazza's sparkle knows no boundaries. Gucci met Styles in 2014, and
there was instant chemistry. According to designer Alessandro
Michele, Harry is 'a young Greek God with the attitude of James
Dean and a little bit of Mick Jagger' - and that effortless
superstardom certainly radiates from the photos in this collection,
which document the heart of Harry's wardrobe, both on-stage and
off. Part fashion history lesson, pulling references from the rock
and roll greats of the past, and part innovation, Harry's style
pays homage to Kurt Cobain and Marc Bolan, Prince and Little
Richard, while developing into something authentic and entirely his
own. This chic book fizzles with facts about Harry's styling
choices, presenting the star's most revered looks alongside
pictures that trace the roots of each design. With quotes from key
designers, this is the perfect gift for any fan.
For many diehard music fans and critics, Oklahoma-born James Talley
ranks among the finest of American singer-songwriters. Talley's
unique style-a blend of folk, country, blues, and social
commentary-draws comparisons with the likes of Woody Guthrie, Merle
Haggard, and Johnny Cash. In this engaging, down-to-earth memoir,
Talley recalls the highs and lows of his nearly fifty-year career
in country music. Talley's story begins in the hardscrabble towns
of eastern Oklahoma. As a young man, he witnessed poverty and
despair and worked alongside ordinary Americans who struggled to
make ends meet. He has never forgotten his Oklahoma roots. These
experiences shaped Talley's artistic vision and inspired him to
write his own songs. Eventually Talley landed in Nashville, where
his first years included exciting brushes with fame but also bitter
disappointments. As an early champion of social justice causes, his
ideals did not fit neatly into Nashville's star-making machine. By
his own admission, Talley at times made poor business decisions and
trusted the wrong people. His relationship with the country music
industry was-and still is-fraught, but he makes no apology for
staying true to his core principles. Nashville City Blues offers
hard-won wisdom for any aspiring artist motivated to work hard and
handle whatever setbacks might follow. Readers will also gain
valuable understanding about the country music industry and the
inescapable links between commerce and artistry.
The music world has seen some of the most iconic partnerships of
all time the reader feels almost on a first-name acquaintance with
many of them: Sonny and Cher, Mick and Marianne, Elvis and
Priscilla, Ike and Tina...Rock n Roll Love Stories looks at 14 of
the best, taking us from the 1950s all the way up to the early
2000s. Along the way we see behind the public face of a whole range
of relationships, from the straightforwardly romantic to the
messily divided, and from the famous (and infamous) to the
relatively unknown. All are engaging, full of contemporary detail,
and come imbued with the energy and the spirit of the music world
over the last half century.
|
You may like...
Band of Gold
Mark Bego, Freda Payne
Hardcover
R1,017
Discovery Miles 10 170
|