Biografías

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing...

This pocket-sized reference book is the definitive guide to heavy metal, from death metal to classic rock! It provides career biographies for more than 300 bands and artists, like Black Sabbath, Led Z...

In this, the fifth biography in our 'Extraordinary Lives' series, Beethoven expert Professor Barry Cooper provides a fascinating and compact summary of the key moments in Beethoven's life.

Short biography of the life of Benjamin Britten, Written by Chris Mark (University of Surrey, Guildford) 22 November 2013 = 100 years since birth

In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th-century England - full of intrigues and plots. By interweaving the e...

> Was Mozart poisoned? > Who was his first love? > Who or what was 'Pimperl'? In this book, three distinguished Mozart experts examine 111 frequently asked questions. Mysteries are explained, secrets...

Biografía de un compositor y Kapellmeister olvidadoSu obraSu personalidadSu época Georg Goltermann se encuentra en la "segunda fila" de la historia de la música del siglo XIX. En su época y entre sus...

Fra i compositori italiani solo Respighi è riuscito ad infrangere ‘the glass ceiling’, il soffitto di cristallo dei pregiudizi che identificavano l’Italia come il regno esclusivo dell’opera, e il suo...

Compositore spagnolo attivo nella prima metà dell’Ottocento, Fernando Sor è fiero oppositore dei francesi, quando nel 1807 le armate napoleoniche invadono la penisola iberica. Ma ne diventa in seguito...

Randagio, ribelle, ma anche schivo e gaudente, Domenico Scarlatti lasciò poche tracce di sé: due lettere autografe, qualche documento ufficiale come l'atto di battesimo o quello di morte, e testimonia...

With his collected reviews for the 'Neue Zürcher Zeitung', the libretto for the fairy-tale opera 'Der Zauberschlaf' after Mathilde Wesendonck and a complete catalog raisonné.

Marcel Moyse un homme extraordinaire, une biographie musicale. Par Wye aux éditions Leduc. Partition / Livre de chansons et théorie musicale

This autobiographical work is full of touching anecdotal references to occurrences in Honda's early life which subtly bring the Suzuki philosophies into focus. Written in the early seventies, this cha...