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Perfect Pitch, Third Revised Edition - An Autobiography (Paperback): Nicolas Slonimsky Perfect Pitch, Third Revised Edition - An Autobiography (Paperback)
Nicolas Slonimsky; Edited by Electra Slonimsky Yourke
R809 R736 Discovery Miles 7 360 Save R73 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Perfect Pitch, Third Revised Edition - An Autobiography (Hardcover): Nicolas Slonimsky Perfect Pitch, Third Revised Edition - An Autobiography (Hardcover)
Nicolas Slonimsky; Edited by Electra Slonimsky Yourke
R1,967 Discovery Miles 19 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Dear Dorothy - Letters from Nicolas Slonimsky to Dorothy Adlow (Hardcover): Nicolas Slonimsky, Electra Slonimsky Yourke Dear Dorothy - Letters from Nicolas Slonimsky to Dorothy Adlow (Hardcover)
Nicolas Slonimsky, Electra Slonimsky Yourke; Edited by Electra Slonimsky Yourke, Electra Yourke
R1,295 Discovery Miles 12 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The fascinating letters of conductor-author Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) to his wife, sharing his adventures as he traveled around the world to conduct new American music. In the mid-twentieth century renowned musicologist, conductor, and lexicographer Nicolas Slonimsky traveled to cities throughout the world to play and conduct music of the American avant-garde. From trips to Paris, Berlin, Havana,New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Moscow, Slonimsky wrote letters to his wife, the art critic Dorothy Adlow, vividly and humorously describing his adventures. Dear Dorothy: Letters from NicolasSlonimsky to Dorothy Adlow is a collection of these missives. Though personal, they chronicle Slonimsky's work as an ambassador of modern music who introduced twentieth-century composers, particularly American composers, to audiences worldwide. Full of his admired wit and energy, the letters recount his performances, rehearsals, lectures, day-to-day activities in foreign cities and concert halls, and the anxieties of stretching limited funds to cover an ever-expanding itinerary. They also reveal a side of Slonimsky not seen from his other published writings: a man with deep devotion to his wife and family. Annotated and with an introduction by Slonimsky's daughter, Electra Slonimsky Yourke, this collection documents the meeting of historic musical cultures-Old World Europe, the Soviet Union, and the vibrant countries of Latin America-with the modernist music of the United States. Written in a lively, humorous style, these letters will be of interest to scholars and students of American music and social historians as well as musicians, music lovers, and concertgoers. Electra Slonimsky Yourke is the daughter ofNicolas Slonimsky and Dorothy Adlow, and editor of several collections of her father's work, including The Listener's Companion and the four-volume Writings on Music. Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was a Renaissance man in the modern-music world of the mid-twentieth century. Composer, conductor, critic, and lexicographer, he authored many books including Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers since Beethoven's Time and a memoir, Perfect Pitch.

Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music - Music of the Modern Era (Hardcover): Nicolas Slonimsky Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music - Music of the Modern Era (Hardcover)
Nicolas Slonimsky
R4,499 Discovery Miles 44 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians." Beginning in 1926, Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival, he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians, many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author, he built a large file of reviews, articles, and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the third volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.

Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music - Russian and Soviet Music and Composers (Hardcover): Nicolas Slonimsky Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music - Russian and Soviet Music and Composers (Hardcover)
Nicolas Slonimsky
R2,834 Discovery Miles 28 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians." Beginning in 1926, Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival, he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians, many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author, he built a large file of reviews, articles, and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the second volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.

Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music - Early Writings (Hardcover, New): Electra Yourke Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music - Early Writings (Hardcover, New)
Electra Yourke; Nicolas Slonimsky
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians." Beginning in 1926, Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival, he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians, many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author, he built a large file of reviews, articles, and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the first volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.

Slonimskyana V4 (Hardcover): Nicolas Slonimsky Slonimskyana V4 (Hardcover)
Nicolas Slonimsky
R4,504 Discovery Miles 45 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians." Beginning in 1926, Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival, he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians, many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author, he built a large file of reviews, articles, and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the fourth volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.

Lexicon of Musical Invective - Critical Assaults on Composers Since Beethoven's Time (Paperback, New Ed): Nicolas Slonimsky Lexicon of Musical Invective - Critical Assaults on Composers Since Beethoven's Time (Paperback, New Ed)
Nicolas Slonimsky
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A snakeful of critical venom aimed at the composers and the classics of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music. Who wrote advanced cat music? What commonplace theme is very much like Yankee Doodle? Which composer is a scoundrel and a giftless bastard? What opera would His Satanic Majesty turn out? Whose name suggests fierce whiskers stained with vodka? And finally, what third movement begins with a dog howling at midnight, then imitates the regurgitations of the less-refined or lower-middle-class type of water-closet cistern, and ends with the cello reproducing the screech of an ungreased wheelbarrow? For the answers to these and other questions, readers need only consult the "Invecticon" at the back of this inspired book and then turn to the full passage, in all its vituperation. Among the eminent reviewers are George Bernard Shaw, Virgil Thomson, Hans von Bulow, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eduard Hanslick, Olin Downes, Deems Taylor, Paul Rosenfeld, and Oscar Wilde. Itself a classic, this collection of nasty barbs about composers and their works, culled mostly from contemporaneous newspapers and magazines, makes for hilarious reading and belongs on the shelf of everyone who loves or hates classical music. With a new foreword by Peter Schickele ("P.D.Q. Bach")."

Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns: Nicolas Slonimsky Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns
Nicolas Slonimsky
R533 Discovery Miles 5 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (Paperback): Nicolas Slonimsky Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (Paperback)
Nicolas Slonimsky
R504 Discovery Miles 5 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thesaurus Of Scales And Melodic Patterns (Hardcover): Nicolas Slonimsky Thesaurus Of Scales And Melodic Patterns (Hardcover)
Nicolas Slonimsky
R1,215 Discovery Miles 12 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thesaurus Of Scales And Melodic Patterns (Paperback): Nicolas Slonimsky Thesaurus Of Scales And Melodic Patterns (Paperback)
Nicolas Slonimsky
R918 Discovery Miles 9 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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