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  • New Publications, New Music Book Publications - 15th July 2024

    15th July 2024

    Analyses of the song outputs of Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann, a look at the art and craft that went into the establishment of the "Great American Songbook", an examination of the importance of the year 1924 to the world of musical theatre, a survey of the symphonies of Robert Simpson, and a study of the connections between music and the modern in eighteenth-century Spain.

  • New Publications, New Music Book Publications - 10th June 2024

    10th June 2024

    The memoir of conductor Antonio Pappano, biographies of composers Olivier Messiaen and Joaquín Rodrigo, companions to composition and women composers, a discussion of music documentaries and films about music, an examination of transitions in mid-Baroque music, an exploration of the rise of the shellac disc in early sound reproduction, and an analysis of the presence and role of songs in Marcel Proust’s novel, À la recherche du temps perdu.

Presto Book of the Month

Say It with a Beautiful Song: The Art and Craft of the Great American Songbook

Say It with a Beautiful Song: The Art and Craft of the Great American Songbook

Michael Lasser & Harmon Greenblatt; Rowman & Littlefield; Hardback

The songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of familiarity and freshness, sentiment, and wit. This book uncovers the essential elements of these beloved songs and investigates the qualities that make the songbook a unique staple of American culture.

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