The First Book of Tenor Solos

"This is among the most widely used teaching repertoire for singers in the U.S. Over 30 songs in each book, including American and British art songs, folk song arrangements, sacred songs and a sampling of beginning songs in German, Italian, Spanish and French. There is a completely different song selection for each voice type."--Amazon.com.

How do we develop musical creativity? How is musical creativity nurtured in collaborative improvisation? How is it used as a communicative tool in music therapy? This comprehensive volume offers new research on these questions by an international team of experts from the fields of music education, music psychology and music therapy. The book celebrates the rich diversity of ways in which learners of all ages develop and use musical creativity. Contributions focus broadly on the composition/improvisation process, considering its conceptualization and practices in a number of contexts. The...

Year of Wonder introduces readers to one piece of music each day of the year, artfully selected from across genres, time periods, and composers. Burton-Hill offers short introductions to contextualize each piece, and makes the music come alive in modern and playful ways. A dazzling musical journey.

Starlust es un extraordinario ensayo que se adentra por primera vez en los pensamientos y deseos —desgarradores, explícitamente eróticos o profundamente tristes y desesperados— de algunos fans de cantantes y grupos de pop de la década de los ochenta como David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Boy George, The Police, Barry Manilow o Nick Heyward. Tras cuatro años de investigación, trescientas cincuenta horas de entrevistas y cuatrocientos testimonios, el resultado es un alucinante crisol de una imaginación desbordante que a veces supera en intensidad a las canciones que con tanta pasión...