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The President's Pianist

Author : George Manos
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595487165
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book The President's Pianist written by George Manos and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a warmly personal and evocative memoir, George Manos recounts the highlights of his long and varied career as classical pianist, conductor, composer, and teacher. Manos served as President Harry S. Truman's personal pianist; performed at famed classical music venues like the Bethlehem Bach Festival and the Tanglewood Music Festival; served as music director at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; founded and conducted the Killarney Bach Festival in Ireland; and taught at prestigious schools and universities in and around Washington. He performed with many of the leading musicians of the 20th century, including acclaimed singers like Todd Duncan, Elena Nikolaidi, and Katharine Hansel, and renowned composers and conductors like Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Leopold Stokowski, and Igor Stravinksy. Manos also played for some of the century's top political leaders: President Truman, his family, and inner circle, Eleanor Roosevelt, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles and Princess Diana of England, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India. This book will delight all who love music and who wish to learn more about the personal and musical side of President Truman and of many of the 20th century's greatest classical musicians.

Dancing Hands

Author : Margarita Engle
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 148148740X
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Dancing Hands written by Margarita Engle and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Rafael López tell the story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln. As a little girl, Teresa Carreño loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United States. Teresa felt lonely in this unfamiliar place, where few of the people she met spoke Spanish. Worst of all, there was fighting in her new home, too—the Civil War. Still, Teresa kept playing, and soon she grew famous as the talented Piano Girl who could play anything from a folk song to a sonata. So famous, in fact, that President Abraham Lincoln wanted her to play at the White House! Yet with the country torn apart by war, could Teresa’s music bring comfort to those who needed it most?

Nixon's Piano

Author : Kenneth O'Reilly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780029236857
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Nixon's Piano written by Kenneth O'Reilly and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the exceptions of Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson, argues O'Reilly, every president has sacrificed black rights for white votes.

The Pianist from Syria

Author : Aeham Ahmad
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501173502
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Pianist from Syria written by Aeham Ahmad and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An astonishing yet true account of a pianist's life in war-torn Syria and his ultimate escape to Germany offers a deeply personal perspective on the most devastating refugee crisis of this century. Aeham Ahmad was born a second-generation refugee--the son of a blind violinist and carpenter who recognized Aeham's talent and taught him how to play piano and love music from an early age. When his grandparents and father were forced to flee Israel and seek refuge from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 1948, Aeham's family built a life in Yarmouk, an unofficial refugee camp to more than 160,000 Palestinians in Damascus. While waiting for the conflict to be resolved so that they could return to their homeland, they raised a new generation in Syria. But another fight overtook their asylum. Their only havens were in music and each other. In his escape from Syria, Aeham sought out a safe place for him and his family to call home and build a better future. Heart-wrenching though full of hope, and told in a raw and poignant voice, The Pianist from Syria is a gripping portrait of one man's search for a peaceful life and of a country being torn apart as the world watches in horror."--Jacket.

White House Diary

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429990651
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book White House Diary written by Jimmy Carter and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The edited, annotated New York Times bestselling diary of President Jimmy Carter--filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world. Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders; he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. When his four-year term came to an end in early 1981, the diary amounted to more than five thousand pages. But this extraordinary document has never been made public--until now. By carefully selecting the most illuminating and relevant entries, Carter has provided us with an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency. Day by day, we see his forceful advocacy for nuclear containment, sustainable energy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. We witness his interactions with such complex personalities as Ted Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Joe Biden, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin. We get the inside story of his so-called "malaise speech," his bruising battle for the 1980 Democratic nomination, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Remarkably, we also get Carter's retrospective comments on these topics and more: thirty years after the fact, he has annotated the diary with his candid reflections on the people and events that shaped his presidency, and on the many lessons learned. Carter is now widely seen as one of the truly wise men of our time. Offering an unprecedented look at both the man and his tenure, White House Diary is a fascinating book that stands as a unique contribution to the history of the American presidency.

Notes of a Pianist

Author : Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Notes of a Pianist written by Louis Moreau Gottschalk and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Piano

Author : James Barron
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429900121
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Piano written by James Barron and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alluring exploration of the people and the legendary craftsmanship behind a single Steinway piano Like no other instrument, a grand piano melds engineering feats with the magical sounds of great music: the thunder of a full-throated bass, the bright, delicate trill of the upper treble. Alone among the big piano companies, Steinway still crafts all of its pianos largely by hand, imbuing each one with the promise and burden of its brand. In this captivating narrative, James Barron of The New York Times tells the story of one Steinway piano, from raw lumber to finished instrument. Barron follows that brand-new piano-known by its number, K0862-on its eleven-month journey through the Steinway factory, where time-honored manufacturing methods vie with modern-day industrial efficiency. He looks over the shoulders of men and women-some second- and third-generation employees, some recently arrived immigrants-who transform wood and steel into a concert grand. Together, they carry on the traditions begun more than 150 years ago by the immigrants who founded Steinway & Sons-a family that soared to prominence in the music world and, for a while, in New York City's political and economic life. Barron also explores the art and science of developing a piano's timbre and character before its first performance, when the essential question will be answered: Does K0862 live up to the Steinway legend? From start to finish, Piano will charm and enlighten music lovers.

Report to the Board of Regents ...

Author : University of Michigan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Report to the Board of Regents ... written by University of Michigan and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Regents to His Excellency the Governor of the State of California

Author : University of California (1868-1952). President
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Regents to His Excellency the Governor of the State of California written by University of California (1868-1952). President and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Pianist

Author : Wladyslaw Szpilman
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466837624
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Pianist written by Wladyslaw Szpilman and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2000-09-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “striking” holocaust memoir that that inspired the Oscar-winning film “conveys with exceptional immediacy . . . the author’s desperate fight for survival” (Kirkus Reviews). On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin’s Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside—so loudly that he couldn’t hear his piano. It was the last live music broadcast from Warsaw: That day, a German bomb hit the station, and Polish Radio went off the air. Though he lost his entire family, Szpilman survived in hiding. In the end, his life was saved by a German officer who heard him play the same Chopin Nocturne on a piano found among the rubble. Written immediately after the war and suppressed for decades, The Pianist is a stunning testament to human endurance and the redemptive power of fellow feeling. “Szpilman’s memoir of life in the Warsaw ghetto is remarkable not only for the heroism of its protagonists but for the author’s lack of bitterness, even optimism, in recounting the events.” —Library Journal “Employing language that has more in common with the understatement of Primo Levi than with the moral urgency of Elie Wiesel, Szpilman is a remarkably lucid observer and chronicler of how, while his family perished, he survived thanks to a combination of resourcefulness and chance.” —Publishers Weekly “[Szpilman’s] account is hair-raising beyond anything Hollywood could invent . . . an altogether unforgettable book.” —The Daily Telegraph “[Szpilman’s] shock and ensuing numbness become ours, so that acts of ordinary kindness or humanity take on an aura of miracle.” —The Observer

Biennial Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Board of Regents

Author : University of California (System)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Biennial Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Board of Regents written by University of California (System) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Federal Pianist: Rueful Tales of the Only One

Author : John Robilette
Publisher : Teitelbaum Bertrand Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781732691407
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Federal Pianist: Rueful Tales of the Only One written by John Robilette and published by Teitelbaum Bertrand Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the halcyon days of the Reagan administration, a young artist was brought in to give the president's closest friend piano lessons with White House clearance as a political appointee. What the young pianist saw is what few Americans knew. In this true but little known story, John Robilette has changed the names in a novelized account of being the only Reagan appointee that was fired and rehired before creating a public diplomacy program that helped to win the cold war. And not with the firing of a gun, but with classical music in 63 countries around the world. This sad, comical and explosive story of an innocent in the vortex of power is a must for Americans who are interested in their government, humor and the arts.

A Natural History of the Piano

Author : Stuart Isacoff
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307266370
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book A Natural History of the Piano written by Stuart Isacoff and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2011 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from Mozart and Beethoven to Oscar Peterson and Jerry Lee Lewis, told with the expertise of composer and author of Temperament, Stuart Isacoff. This history takes us back to the piano's humble genesis as a simple keyboard, and shows how everyone from Ferdinando de' Medici to Herbie Hancock affected its evolution of sound and influence in popular music. Presenting the instrument that has been at the core of musical development over the centuries in all its beauty and complexity, this explores the piano's capabilities and the range of emotional expression it conveys in different artists' hands. A Natural History of the Piano is fast-paced and intriguing, with beautiful illustrations and photos, a must-read for music lovers and pianists of every level.

Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Regents

Author : California. University. Regents
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Regents written by California. University. Regents and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Music at the White House

Author : Elise Kuhl Kirk
Publisher : Urbana : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Music at the White House written by Elise Kuhl Kirk and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the mansion's ceremonial traditions and command performances, as well as the cultural interests of our presidents and first ladies.

Annual Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Regents to His Excellency the Governor of the State of California

Author : University of California, Berkeley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1006 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Regents to His Excellency the Governor of the State of California written by University of California, Berkeley and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, third edition

Author : Maurice Hinson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253109088
Total Pages : 986 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, third edition written by Maurice Hinson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-22 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Hinson" has been indispensable for performers, teachers, and students. Now updated and expanded, it's better than ever, with 120 more composers, expertly guiding pianists to solo literature and answering the vital questions: What's available? How difficult is it? What are its special features? How does one reach the publisher? The "new Hinson" includes solo compositions of nearly 2,000 composers, with biographical sketches of major composers. Every entry offers description, publisher, number of pages, performance time, style and characteristics, and level of difficulty. Extensively revised, this new edition is destined to become a trusted guide for years to come.