Latest News: Books
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Favourites,
Christmas Gift Ideas - Books on Popular, Jazz, & World Artists 3rd December 2020
Our second gift guide offers suggestions of books published this year on jazz & world music artists, famous names from musical theatre and songwriting, and rock & pop icons.
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Favourites,
Christmas Gift Ideas - Books on Classical Composers & Performers 30th November 2020
A selection of Christmas gift suggestions, focusing on recent composer biographies and books about and written by Classical performers.
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Announcement,
Give Back Friday 27th November 2020
For the next four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to two charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation and the Benedetti Foundation.
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Announcement,
Introducing Presto Instruments & Accessories 26th November 2020
We are very pleased to be able to announce the latest development on the Presto website: a new department dedicated to musical instruments and accessories which we launched at the end of last month.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 16th November 2020 16th November 2020
Three introductions to music history for children; a study of how music creates emotion; a guide to twenty-first century vocal repertoire; an examination of the compositions of Johann Joseph Fux; handbooks on music in social media and the operatic canon; and a biography of dancing legend Gene Kelly.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
The Stalin Prize with Marina Frolova-Walker 11th November 2020
Paul talks to Russian-born music historian Marina Frolova-Walker about the subject of her book, the notorious (and often misunderstood) Stalin Prize, and some of the composer stories behind it.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 2nd November 2020 2nd November 2020
Books on composers such as Richard Strauss, Delius, Britten, and Fauré; tips and techniques on producing classical recordings in the Decca tradition; a biography of experimental musician Wendy Carlos; a guide to writing music for video games; and a discusson of Bolivian popular music.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Beethoven in Nine Pieces with Laura Tunbridge 28th October 2020
Professor Laura Tunbridge offers some new perspectives on Beethoven in the year of his 250th anniversary, by walking us through the pieces she chose to represent him in her acclaimed new book Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 19th October 2020 19th October 2020
Biographies of Thomas Tallis and Michael Tippett; a celebration of 150 years of the Royal Albert Hall; a collection of essays in honour of early music scholar Christopher Page; books on the guitar in Georgian England and music in North-East England; the importance of music-making to people on the autism spectrum; and an analysis of performance practice issues in nineteenth-century violin repertoire.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 5th October 2020 5th October 2020
Several volumes marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth; an analysis of Brahms's violin sonatas; the history and construction of minimalist music; a guide to making your own bassoon reeds; the life and legacy of jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon; the latest edition of the Rare Record Price Guide; and a handbook on teaching music to students with autism.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 21st September 2020 21st September 2020
Two volumes on Richard Wagner, including the latest book from best-selling author, Alex Ross; an updated biography of Bach from the Master Musicians series; the memoirs of song accompanist, Helmut Deutsch; a companion to more than 400 orchestral works; an historical survey of the Renaissance flute; a collection of essays discussing the concept of rhythm; and a guide to singing in Mandarin.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 7th September 2020 7th September 2020
An introdution to Renaissance polyphony; a memoir by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason on raising a family of musicians; an examination of the position of music in Tudor and Stuart England; a study of the songs of Johanna Kinkel; the life and music of Nat King Cole; the stories behind the songs of Jimi Hendrix; and collections of photographs of David Bowie and The Beatles.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 24th August 2020 24th August 2020
Books on the life and music of Beethoven and Chopin; the history of the flageolet in England; a guide to compositional techniques in twenty-first century music; an analysis of the power of the singing voice; an overview of percussion music in the twentieth century; the story of popular music in Japan; punk rock as a reaction to 1980s America; and a look at the economics of the music industry.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 10th August 2020 10th August 2020
A biography of Hollywood composer, Max Steiner; essays on the music of James MacMillan; a pair of books on Nadia Boulanger; an exploration of the popularity of Bizet's opera, Carmen; a guide to improvisation at the piano; an examination of the performances of gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson; and a new paperback edition of a biography of Gershwin.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 27th July 2020 27th July 2020
An exploration of the life of Beethoven through nine of his pieces; a compendium of composers and their works; a guide to John Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra; an analysis of form and harmony in rock music; the autobiography of Don Black; a biography of Peggy Lee; and a new edition of the Very Short Introduction to World Music.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 13th July 2020 13th July 2020
Books on the music of Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Georges Auric, and John Cage; an assessment of the legacy of Bach's music; thoughts on listening to music by conductor John Mauceri; an examination of the Codex Buranus; an analysis of chromatic harmony and desire; a handbook of yoga as a teaching aid; a study of the compositions of Charlie Parker; and books on Latin jazz and Latin-American music.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 29th June 2020 29th June 2020
A companion to Beethoven's Eroica symphony; a look at the making of the film version of West Side Story; biographies of Florence Price and Isaac Stern; a new paperback edition of Stephen Hough's reflections on music; a guide to tuba technique; the history of the symphonic poem in Britain from 1850-1950; and a handbook on teaching singing.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 15th June 2020 15th June 2020
Biographies of composers Alma Mahler and Engelbert Humperdinck; analyses of Allegri's Miserere, Bizet's Carmen, and Beethoven's Piano Sonatas; a handbook of music and medievalism; a survey of music and drama in Early Modern English schools; an examination of the relationship between music and time; a biography of pop sensation, Billie Eilish; and a collection of essays exploring music in India.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 1st June 2020 1st June 2020
An analysis of self-quotation in the music of Schubert; a biography of American composer Augusta Browne; an examination of gender politics in French Baroque opera; a consideration of the cultural context of the polyphonic Mass; a study of the relationship between music and the sublime; and a guide for singers on various mind-body awareness techniques including yoga, Alexander Technique, and the Feldenkrais Method.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 18th May 2020 18th May 2020
A exploration of Wagner's final opera, Parsifal; books on the music of Shostakovich and Brahms; the long-awaited final volume of Henry-Louis de La Grange's monumental biography of Gustav Mahler; a collection of the writings of Peter Maxwell Davies; and essays on the impact of Benjamin Britten on contemporary British music.
