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From Serra to Sancho

Music and Pageantry in the California Missions
Craig H. Russell
$35.00
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Paperback,  Mar 2012 ISBN13: 9780199916160ISBN10: 0199916160 Explores the exquisite sacred music that flourished on the West Coast of America when it was under Spanish and Mexican rule, featuring extensive appendices on a companion website.

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Samuel Barber

A Thematic Catalogue of the Complete Works
Barbara Heyman
$99.00
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Hardback,  Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199744640ISBN10: 0199744645
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Marc Blitzstein

His Life, His Work, His World
Howard Pollack
$39.95
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Hardback,  Apr 2012 ISBN13: 9780199791590ISBN10: 0199791597 A brilliant new biography of Marc Blitzstein, the first to capture both the life and the work of this major American composer
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Unfair to Genius

The Strange and Litigious Career of Ira B. Arnstein
Gary Rosen
$27.95
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Hardback,  May 2012 ISBN13: 9780199733484ISBN10: 0199733481 A compelling history of the transformation of copyright law in the twentieth century, highlighting the key role played by a most improbable protagonist
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The Dozens

A History of Rap's Mama
Elijah Wald
$24.95
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Hardback,  May 2012 ISBN13: 9780199895403ISBN10: 0199895406 The first in-depth look at the funny, foul, street-language game of insults known as "the dozens" and its influence on American music and culture
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Martha Graham in Love and War

The Life in the Work
Mark Franko
$29.95
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Hardback,  May 2012 ISBN13: 9780199777662ISBN10: 0199777667 Award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko reframes Martha Graham's most famous creations, restoring their rich historical and personal context
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Henry Cowell

A Man Made of Music
Joel Sachs
$45.00
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Hardback,  Jun 2012 ISBN13: 9780195108958ISBN10: 0195108957 The first complete biography of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American music
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