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686 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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"A pivotal twentieth-century composer, Samuel Barber earned a long list of honors and accolades that included two Pulitzer Prizes for Music and the public support of figures like Serge Koussevitzky and Marian Anderson. Barber's works have since became standard in concert repertoire and continue to flourish across high art and popular culture. Acclaimed biographer Howard Pollack (George Gershwin, Aaron Copland) offers a multifaceted account of Barber's...
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ix, 564 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"From a frequent music and culture contributor to The New Yorker, the mysterious, true story of the life of Connie Converse -- a mid-century New York City singer/songwriter whose haunting music never found recognition -- and the tale of one man's quest to uncover the truth"--
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273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the national songbook in a way that comes from his own vision and yet can feel as if it belongs to anyone who might listen. In Folk Music, Greil Marcus tells Dylan's story through seven of his most transformative songs. Marcus's point of departure is Dylan's ability to "see myself in others." Like Dylan's songs, this book is a work...
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