No matter what kind of career you want in music, learning how to write good song is the foundation of the music industry. Platinum award-winning singer/lyricist Mark Winkler has a long, flourishing career in pop, jazz, cabaret and special material songwriting with over 250 songs recorded and/or sung by major vocal luminaries. Mark also has ......
No matter what kind of career you want in music, learning how to write good song is the foundation of the music industry. Platinum award-winning singer/lyricist Mark Winkler has a long, flourishing career in pop, jazz, cabaret and special material songwriting with over 250 songs recorded and/or sung by major vocal luminaries. Mark also has ......
This fully updated and complete guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film, television, and—unique to this third edition—video games. Industry expert Jeff Rona addresses a wide range of topics including musical aesthetics, cutting-edge technology and techniques, and current business aspects.
From Scarabea, Artusa's old nurse in Francesco Mannelli's La Maga Fuminata (1638 Venice) through the Canadian nursing sisters in Stephanie Martin's Llandovery Castle (2018 Toronto), over one hundred nurse characters appear in opera roles ranging from silent cast extra to principal singer. The Nurse in History and Opera: From Servant to Sister ......
Rick Soshensky presents a groundbreaking introduction to music's power to heal and transform, weaving collections of uplifting case studies from music therapy practices with ideas from spiritual traditions, philosophies, psychological theorists, and music therapy theorists and researchers.
Rick Soshensky presents a groundbreaking introduction to music's power to heal and transform, weaving collections of uplifting case studies from music therapy practices with ideas from spiritual traditions, philosophies, psychological theorists, and music therapy theorists and researchers.
This book describes various Western musical ecologies of the cosmos developed from the ancient world to the present, ecologies that seek to define the creation and preservation of the universe through musical principles. The author explores centuries of musical treatises, hymns, and Western fiction.
A work-by-work guide to the composers groundbreaking music Robert Wannamakers monumental two-volume study explores the influential music and ideas of American composer, theorist, writer, performer, and educator James Tenney.