Music pervades the soul of Venice as surely as its canals penetrate the heart of the city. From Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, and Rossini to Verdi, Wagner, and Stravinsky, this great city has inspired and sheltered genius. Venice is a city in which music has accompanied every aspect of life, from religious and state ceremony to late-night revelry. This lavishly illustrated book examines the unique relationships between the life of Venice and the history of music.

Five Centuries of Music in Venice

Arts & Photography

Landon, H.C.Robbins

Music

Schirmer Trade Books

Theatre / Broadway Broadways most famous critics on some of Broadways best- (and least-) loved shows. This new collection offers excerpted first night reviews of 210 of the most popular Broadway productions in recent memory - reviews that also served to chronicle many of the careers that were made and broken during this period of the Broadway theatre. The book follows on the successful heels of Suskins previous Opening Nights on Broadway, which Variety referred to as and endlessly entertaining read and a revealing reference book.Steven Suskin has managed and produced plays on Broadway, off-Broadway, and on the road for over 20 years.

More Opening Nights on Broadway: A Critical Quote Book of the Musical Theatre, 1965-1981

SUSKIN, Steven

Including exclusive interviews with Sinatra's most notable collaborators, full-color reproductions of rare photos and memorabilia throughout, and a definitive overview of the man and the music that has enhanced generations of listeners, author Stan Britt chronologically investigates the many stages of an illustrious career that is still going strong.

Frank Sinatra

Britt, Stan

Britt

The Virtual Musician is the musician's map to the Internet. The first 70 pages can be skimmed (or maybe even skipped). After that, the guide provides a good mix of fan forums; music publications; and educational, record label, and MIDI sites, as well as resources for musicians. Learn how to tune a piano online. Discover obscure music-related Web sites, such as Vangelis' ("Chariots of Fire") fan page. The Virtual Musician comes with a CD-ROM containing PC and Macintosh utilities to play .wav and MIDI files, interactive piano lessons, and general Internet information. It is a useful resource for musicians and music junkies alike.

The Virtual Musician: A Complete Guide to Online Resources and Services

Hill, Brad

Pick, Pluck, and Strum without Striking a StringThe Virtual Guitarist offers the first-ever complete guide to electronic, Web, and computer resources for the guitar. For everyone from classical pickers to heavy metal shredders, this book offers a wealth of information written in a straight-forward, easy-to-understand style. Noad, a long-time guitarist and teacher, shows how guitarists can use computers to learn to play; notate their music; edit and create compositions; track-down hard to find information; and generally enhance their playing lives. Illustrated with sample screen captures and graphics, this is bound to be the one essential resource for all guitarists who want to expand their horizons into the electronic world. Written specifically for guitar, and covering all styles from folk to classical to rock and jazz Shows exactly how to operate the most popular guitar instructional and notation programs Applicable to all popular plaforms (IBM, Mac), and to both electric and acoustic guitarsFred Noad is the author of dozens of guitar methods. A noted teacher and performer, he has written about the instrument for over 30 years, and developed several software packages for guitar-music notation. He is the author of Schirmer Books best-selling Playing the Guitar and Solo Guitar Playing.

The Virtual Guitarist: Hardware, Software and Websites for the Guitarist (Classic Rock Albums)

Computers & Technology

NOAD, Frederick M.

Web Development & Design

Country Music / PhotographyA field guide to country musics hot young starsThe hottest category of the record industry right now, country music is in the process of a generational transition, from the legends of the past to the icons of tomorrow. With an introduction by Chet Flippo, Billboard Magazines Nashville correspondent, and photographed by the award-winning Raeanne Rubenstein, Gone Country explores the transition from leading older performers like Merle Haggard and Barbara Mandrell to chart-busting young acts like Randy Travis and Shania Twain.Raeanne Rubenstein has been documenting country music performers for over 25 years. Her work was the subject of a special supplement to the Journal of Country Music in the spring of 1995. Chet Flippo is the Nashville correspondent for Billboard Magazine. He is the author of Everybody was Kung-fu Dancing, Graceland: The Living Legend of Elvis Presley, Your Cheatin Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams, among other works.

Gone Country: Portraits of New Country Music's Stars

Biographies & Memoirs

Rubenstein, Raeanne

Arts & Literature

Category: Rock music/ Biography/ ElvisThe untold story of Elvis first guitarist and manager, Scotty Moore.For the first time, guitarist Scotty Moore tells the real story behind his years with Elvis Presley. When Elvis first showed up at Sam Phillip's Memphis-based Sun Records studio, he was a shy teenager in search of a sound. Sam asked Scotty and bass player Bill Black, both members of the popular country band The Tune Wranglers, to work with Elvis on his music in advance of his first recording session. While clowning around in the studio they came up with a version "That's Alright"; it was released as Elvis' first single, and launched his career. Scotty and Bill toured with the young singer, and played on all of his Sun sessions and his first recordings for RCA; Scotty served as the business manager for the trio, in essence working as Elvis' first manager. When the trio broke up, Scotty retired from music-making. He has maintained his silence about Elvis since, despite repeated requests for interviews to tell his side of the story. With Bill Black and Elvis both dead, he is the only remaining member of the original trio who can tell the true story of how Elvis transformed popular music---and how he created the guitar sound that has become the prototype for all rock guitar that followed.Jim Dickerson is the author of Schirmers Goin Back to Memphis. He is a Nashville-based journalist and writer.

That's Alright, Elvis: The Untold Story of Elvis' First Guitarist and Manager, Scotty Moore (Classic Rock Albums)

Moore, Scotty

This how-to book for would-be rockers covers all the dos and don'ts of forming a band: from the initial phase of putting together a group and rehearsing through finding an agent and booking gigs, touring and life on the road, and the final push for a record contract. 25 photos.

Running Your Rock Band: Rehearsing, Financing, Touring, Succeeding

Henderson, William

Draws on profiles, interviews, liner notes and original reviews of recordings to give a full picture of Davis’ work. Includes essays on the impact of his life and music.

The Miles Davis Companion: Four Decades of Commentary

Carner, Gary

The ideal companion to shed light on Lady DayOne of the most troubling, and troubled, artists in the history of jazz, Billie Holiday remains an enigma despite numerous attempts to eulogize, analyze, and criticize her life and career. This fifth entry in the Schirmer Books Companion Series draws on 26 diverse writers, and on Holidays own interviews and recordings, to provide an objective assessment of Lady Days life, her talent, and of her place among the legends of jazz.

Billie Holiday Companion: Seven Decades of Commentary

Gourse, Leslie

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