Music

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  Toscanini: Musician of Conscience

  Harvey Sachs

  Paperback

  On the 150th anniversary of his birth comes this monumental biography of conductor Arturo Toscanini, whose dramatic life was unparalleled among twentieth-century musicians.

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  Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History

  Kristina R. Gaddy, Rhiannon Giddens

  Paperback

  An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion and music

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  Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix

  Philip Norman

  Hardback

  New York Times Book Review • "The Best Books to Give This Year"
  Publishers Weekly • Best Books of the Year (Nonfiction)

  A shattering new biography of rock music’s most outrageous—and tragic—genius.

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  Words Without Music: A Memoir

  Philip Glass

  Paperback

  Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical music. Yet in Words Without Music, his...