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Modern Music: A Concise History (World of Art)

Beginning at the threshold of the modern era, with the late Romanticism of Debussy and Mahler, the author traces the new directions of music through composers such as Alban Berg and Anton Webern, Charles Ives, Edgard Varese and Olivier Messiaen, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, Philip Glass and Elliott Carter.

The various paths are made clear by a concentration on the major works and turning points in the music of our time:
the new rhythmic force that came in with The Rite of Spring
the unbounded universe of Schoenberg's atonality
the undreamed-of possibilities opened up by electronics
The role of chance in the music of John Cage and the astonishing diversity of minimalism.

In addition to the text, there are numerous musical examples & photos throughout the book.









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Frankly - Just Between Us: My Life Conducting Frank Sinatra's Music (Book)





Sinatra's conductor reveals what it's like to work for legendary singers Frankly - Just Between Us, is an entertaining and insightful behind-the-scenes look at the world of playing piano and conducting for Frank Sinatra and other contemporary music legends. This book chronicles the illustrious career of Vincent Falcone from his days at Syracuse University and tuning pianos and performing casual dates in Las Vegas, to playing piano and conducting for music icon Sinatra during the apex of his career. Falcone also played for such music greats as Andy Williams, Jack Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, the McGuire Sisters, Tony Bennett, Connie Francis, Paul Anka, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, and many others. Frankly contains many great stories about playing and conducting for some larger-than-life music personalities of the '70s, '80s and today, and the highs and lows of playing for this caliber of entertainment.









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