The Quotable Musician; From Bach to Tupac,9781581152630

The Quotable Musician; From Bach to Tupac

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ISBN13: 9781581152630
ISBN10: 1581152639
Format: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2003-03-01
Publisher(s): Allworth Press
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Summary

From Bach to Tupac, musicians through the ages speak out in this collectionf quotations. Both the famous and the obscure from every genre of musicncluding classical, rock, Latin, country, blues and hip-hop are celebratedn more than one thousand quotations. Quotes offer individual takes on theusic world itself, covering: other musicians; singing and the song;erforming and rehearsing; success, fame and fortune; failure and rejection;usic critics; and the music business. Readers should also see both the morelayful and the more serious sides of the music masters in sections on love,assion, relationships and sex; ageing and death; nature and healing; humournd witticisms; religion and spirituality; and more. Special sections payarticular attention to the words of Ron Carter, T.S. Monk, the Beatles andenny Golson.

Author Biography

Sheila E. Anderson is host/producer of Eye on Jazz on MNN television and host/producer of Sunday Morning Harmony on WBO radio. The public programs manager of the Newark Museum, she lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Randall Kenan
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
On the Definition of Music
1(6)
On Identity
7(6)
On Composing
13(8)
On the Effects of Music
21(6)
On Being Ron Carter
27(8)
On Performing and Rehearsing
35(10)
On Humor
45(8)
On Spirituality
53(8)
On the Business
61(6)
On Living, Aging, and Dying
67(6)
On Being Benny Golson
73(6)
On Conducting
79(4)
On Rejection and Failure
83(4)
On Success, Fame, and Fortune
87(8)
On Other Musicians
95(10)
On Love, Passion, Relationships, and Sex
105(6)
On Wisdom
111(6)
On Being T.S. Monk, The Son of Thelonious
117(6)
On Musical Genres
123(12)
On Cynicism
135(6)
On the Nature of Music
141(4)
On Being Oneself
145(6)
On Song
151(8)
On the Beatles
159(8)
On Greatness
167(6)
On Society
173(6)
On Critics and Criticisms
179(6)
On Ignorance
185(6)
On Perspective and Opinions
191(6)
On Music as Art
197(6)
Appendix: Suggested Listening---Some of My Favorite Songs 203

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