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A huge gathering of the finest American and British song lyricsfrom 1910 to 1975. Robert Kimball, editor of the complete lyrics ofCole Porter, Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart and next year's IrvingBerlin, and Robert Gottlieb, editor of the recent Reading Jazz,have collaborated to choose the 800 or more most distinguishedlyrics of the century, from early P.G. Wodehouse and the IrvingBerlin of Alexander's Ragtime Band through the greats of Broadwayand Hollywood -- Gershwin, Hart, Porter, Berlin, Oscar Hammerstein,Yip Harbourg, Dorothy Fields, Frank Loesser, Noel Coward -- to theearly triumphs of Stephen Sondheim. Plus many writers who arebarely remembered today -- Don Raye ("Mr. Five by Five", "I'llRemember April"), Bobby Troup ("Route 66", "Daddy") -- withsurprises like Ogden Nash, Maxwell Anderson, Dorothy Parker, andTruman Capote. Over 100 lyricists in all, each one introduced witha brief biography and commentary, and presented chronologically, sothat this big volume not only presents the core of an entireliterat

What's the secret to writing a hit song? It's as simple as1-2-3-4-5-6 Innovative, practical, and inspiring, "Six Steps toSongwriting Success" presents a surefire step-by-step approach tomastering the elements consistently found in hit songs. AuthorJason Blume, a songwriter with the rare distinction of having hadsongs on the Country, Pop, and RandB charts simultaneously, haspacked this book with such key aids as the three-step lyric writingtechnique used by the pros; lyric, melody, and demo checklists; andtools for self-evaluation-plus many other exercises that work.Blume's warm, humorous style features motivational anecdotes andentertaining stories of how hit songs came to be written andrecorded. Get "Six Steps to Songwriting Success," and get on thecharts

Based on unprecedented research in Cuba, the direct testimonyof scores of Cuban musicians, and the author's unique experience asa prominent jazz musician, Cubano Be, Cubano Bop is destined totake its place among the classics of jazz history. The work paystribute not only to a distinguished lineage of Cuban jazz musiciansand composers, but also to the rich musical exchanges between Cubanand American jazz throughout the twentieth century. The work begins with the first encounters between Cuban music andjazz around the turn of the last century. Acosta writes about thepresence of Cuban musicians in New Orleans and the “Spanish tinge”in early jazz from the city, the formation and spread of the firstjazz ensembles in Cuba, the big bands of the thirties, and theinception of “Latin jazz.” He explores the evolution of Bebop,Feeling, and Mambo in the forties, leading to the explosion ofCubop or Afro-Cuban jazz and the innovations of the legendarymusicians and composers Machito, Mario Bauzá, Dizzy

《不朽的小提琴家》再现了历史上不朽小提琴家的魅力，简要而有趣地叙述其生活、个性与事业。作者就他们对作曲者、公众品味的影响以及演奏技巧的贡献等各个方面，讲述了这些小提琴家的特殊成就。作者玛格丽特·坎贝尔参阅了大量的书信和私人文件，并且访问许多著名音乐家，很多人为《不朽的小提琴家》提供了从未发表过的回忆录和珍贵照片。《不朽的小提琴家》是一本献给音乐会听众、唱片收藏者（有“唱片目录”）、弦乐演奏者和学生等所有爱好小提琴演奏艺术者的书。