Jessie's not so sure about moving to an Outback Australian town, but her Dad and her therapist think it might be good for her. She's leaving her life as Ginny Ford, famous pianist and all-round smart kid, and starting again as...
Pianists
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Author:CARTER, MikeSummary: - Author:Chilton, KarenSummary:
Chilton explores the life of legendary jazz performer and civil rights activist Hazel Scott. From her birthplace in Trinidad to the lively streets of Harlem and beyond in the 1940s and '50s, Scott created a legacy of achievement that...
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Author:Konieczny, VladimirSummary:Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was a prodigy who loathed the word, a brilliant pianist who disliked performing, and a public figure who craved solitude. With his recording of the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach, Gould became an international...
- Author:Kingwell, MarkSummary:
Glenn Gould, one of the twentieth century’s most renowned classical musicians, was also known as an eccentric genius—solitary, headstrong, a hypochondriac virtuoso. Abandoning stage performances in 1964, Gould concentrated instead on...
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Author:Walker, AlanSummary:A landmark biography of the Polish composer by a leading authority on Chopin and his time.Based on ten years of research and a vast cache of primary sources located in archives in Warsaw, Paris, London, New York, and Washington, D.C.,...
- Author:Denk, JeremySummary:
Many classical music memoirs focus on famous musicians and professional accomplishments, but this book focuses on the everyday: neighborhood teacher, high school orchestra, local conductor. There are few writers capable of so deeply...
- Author:Broach, EliseSummary:
Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. Michael Jin is an eleven-year-old keyboard sensation, but lesson after lesson, he refuses to play. With the prestigious...
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THE DEFINITIVE, INVESTIGATIVE BIOGRAPHY OF JAZZ LEGEND DAVE BRUBECK ("TAKE FIVE") In 2003, music journalist Philip Clark was granted unparalleled access to jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Over the course of ten days, he shadowed...
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Author:Engle, MargaritaSummary:As a little girl, Teresa Carreño loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own...
- Author:Musso, GuillaumeSummary:
Alice et Gabriel n'ont aucun souvenir de la nuit dernière... ... pourtant, ils ne sont pas près de l'oublier. New York, huit heures du matin. Alice, jeune flic parisienne, et Gabriel, pianiste de jazz américain, se...
- Author:Raveling, EmmaSummary:
A LIFE BUILT ON LIES… On the fast track to international success, acclaimed concert pianist Leila Cates is close to achieving her dreams. But her path to certain stardom comes to a crashing halt when the body of her boyfriend, a world-...
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Author:King, CaroleSummary:She created the soundtrack of our lives. Now, at last, she tells the stories behind the music. Here is the long-awaited memoir from one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents--Carole King.
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Author:Singh, NaliniSummary:New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh welcomes you to a remote town on the edge of the world where even the blinding brightness of the sun can't mask the darkness that lies deep within a killer On the rugged West Coast of New...
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Author:Ireland, AnnSummary:Winner of the 1985 Seal Books First Novel Award and of the Books in Canada First Novel Award To Mrs. Hopper, Yoshi Takahashi may be just another name from her daughters’ past, but for Jean and her sister, Colette, he stands for much...
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Author:Dykstra, Ted, Greenblatt, RichardSummary:Amidst pushy parents, eccentric teachers, hours of repetitive practice, stage fright, the agony of competitions and exams, and the dream of greatness, Ted and Richard grow up as "piano nerds." As they mature, they become more aware of...
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