An intimate new biography of Joni Mitchell, one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth centuryJoni Mitchell is a cultural touchstone for generations of Americans. In her heyday she released ten ex
Bob Dylan is an iconic figure in American musical and cultural history, lauded by Time magazine as one of the hundred most important people of the twentieth century. For nearly fifty years the singer
How have American writers written about jazz, and how has jazz influenced American literature? In Fascinating Rhythm, David Yaffe explores the relationship and interplay between jazz and literature, l
Offering a historial perspective on the many facets of Dylan's life and career, a literary scholar and music critic considers this enigmatic musician from four perspectives--his relationship to blackn
"She was like a storm." —Leonard CohenJoni Mitchell may be the most influential female recording artist and composer of the late twentieth century. In Reckless Daughter, the music critic David Yaffe t
Conductors John Yaffe and David Daniels have created a one-stop sourcebook for orchestras, opera companies, conductors, and librarians programming vocal excerpts—such as solos, ensembles, and choruses
The essays are designed to provide a cross-section of current efforts to reconstruct and engage with the views of major figures of the early modern period. Among the topics are Descartes' ontology of
