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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal....
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the art and culture of writing in song.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An effective and inspiring guide to songwriting by prolific singer-songwriter Dar Williams. Williams encourages songwriters to find something that inspires them and then to follow that inspiration, letting the clues of those first few notes or lines lead their narrative. There are many other songwriting guides that hint to the reader that writing a "hit song" may be on the horizon if only the reader correctly follows the guide or program. In this...
Author
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The world as seen through the eyes of a songwriter, written from deep within the country music industry, spanning five decades. Based on Bobby Braddock's day-to-day journals, it combines personal soap opera with mini-biographies of fascinating characters: famous, infamous, and unknown.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Maggie meets Jake, a cardiologist with a penchant for tandem skydiving. Getting ready for a post-jump date, Maggie comes across an old list of things she wanted to do "maybe one of these days," and decides what better time than now? She keeps Ridge updated on her adventures, but he can't help but worry, even as Sydney grows more and more suspicious about their friendship. If Sydney is going to move past this jealousy, she will need to reconcile how...
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