Larry Lipkis

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Absolutely on Music: Conversations

Recommended for lovers of classical music and fans of Murakami. [See Prepub Alert, 5/23/16.]
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Capturing Music: The Story of Notation

Music students and all readers interested in medieval music, and cultural and intellectual history will enjoy this volume.
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The Leonard Bernstein Letters

This fascinating volume is not just a must-buy for all Bernstein fans, it's also for anyone interested in the American music scene in the latter part of the 20th century. It belongs in all music collections.
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Diaries 1924-1933: Prodigal Son

This volume should join its predecessors on the shelves of all music collections.
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A History of Opera

The authors make no claims to exhaustive coverage and focus instead on the works of the major composers. The sections on Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, and Wagner are particularly illuminating. It is disappointing, however, that only five of the 567 pages are devoted to operas composed in the last 50 years, and the tone of this section seems both handwringing and dismissive. This caveat aside, the book is a valuable addition to the literature and should be part of all music collections.
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Where the Heart Beats

This is a thoroughly researched and wittily written guide to Cage and the Zen mind. There are delightful surprises and revelatory anecdotes on nearly every page. Essential for all collections.
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The Philosopher's Touch

Noudelmann writes perceptively and persuasively about the meaning of music in the lives of these iconic figures and its impact on their philosophical outlooks. Readers who enjoy exploring the role of music within the larger context of cultural studies will find this a remarkable and revealing book.
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Radio My Way

This memoir, though not an essential purchase for all libraries, will certainly enhance collections in American music and media studies. Readers who grew up in the golden age of radio will be particularly enchanted with Della Chiesa's reminiscences.
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Verdi's Shakespeare

Compared to Gary Schmidgall's excellent Shakespeare and Opera, Wills's survey is necessarily less broad but equally interdisciplinary and thought-provoking. An essential purchase. [See Prepub Alert, 4/18/11.]
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