Біографії, автобіографії

Tot va començar el 2009, en concloure l’actuació de Bruce Springsteen i la E Street Band a la mitja part de la Super Bowl. Va ser tan estimulant que en Bruce es va decidir a escriure sobre el que hav …

本書以口述史方式訪談許博允、温隆信、賴德和、潘皇龍、錢善華、潘世姬、呂文慈等七位臺灣當代重要作曲家，這七位作曲家曾先後擔任「亞洲作曲家聯盟臺灣總會」(簡稱曲盟)負責人，在不同時期扮演著台灣現代音樂推動者的角色。閱讀本書，除了讓我們從這幾位作曲家和曲盟領航人身上看到不同的藝術姿態和音樂典範，從他們的敘述也可以得知台灣現代音樂歷史的多重面向與幽微轉折，擴展我們的藝術視野和文化觀照。 ◎連憲升：巴黎索 …

In ‘Artistenleven’ neemt Joh. W. Broedelet de lezer mee in de wereld van het circus en de variété. Het boek vertelt het verhaal van een jonge artiest die zijn weg vindt in deze kleurrijke, maar ook m …

Howard Hanson’s previously unpublished autobiography is now compiled and edited from manuscript sources, providing valuable insight into the life and work of this important American musician and educ …

Chilean musician and artist Violeta Parra (1917–1967) is an inspiration to generations of artists and activists across the globe. Her music is synonymous with resistance, and it animated both the Chi …

Booker “Bukka” White (1905–1977) was one of the most important blues musicians of the twentieth century. The twelve songs he recorded in Chicago in 1940 are considered to be among the finest in count …

Known as ‘Miki’ to all, Dr Miklós Pohl OAM, was fascinated to find that many of his ancestors were involved in playing music.That cultural influence continued Miki’s arrival in Australia as a 9-year- …

In 2022 Wits University Press marked its centenary, making it the oldest, most established university press in sub-Saharan Africa. While in part modelled on scholarly publishers from the global North …

Live your best Little Monster life with this gorgeously illustrated, all-encompassing fan book on everything there is to know, love, and celebrate about the modern icon that is Lady Gaga. From findin …