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"Since the death of her husband, Annie Dawson has refused to allow even the prospects of love for another man. But then she receives several anonymous phone calls. An Internet search leads her to the caller's name: Grady Holden, her former, though unreveald, first love. Memories from fourteen years ago come flooding back to her. What could Grady Brooks want? At the same time, while cleaning the library, Annie comes across a mysterious music box belonging...
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A candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer.
The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Aaron Copland (1900-1990) became one of America's most beloved and esteemed composers. His work, which includes Fanfare for the Common Man, A Lincoln Portrait, and Appalachian Spring, has been honored by a huge following of devoted listeners.
But the full richness of Copland's life and accomplishments has never, until now, been documented or understood....
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"All Emma Daley wants this holiday season is a white Christmas. But the young teacher and struggling musician sure can't find that in sunny Arizona. Luckily, there's someone living in a perfect mountain home in the Colorado Rockies looking to make a vacation trade. West Prescott is an in-demand songwriter and talented musician who put his own singing career on hold to write songs for celebrity acts to perform. When his mother convinces him to do a...
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Haunted by the constant pressure to outdo himself with each new composition, composer Johann Strauss, Jr., meets Nicholas, a humble stable boy who fears his brutal stepfather. To their surprise, the composer and the boy discover the healing bond of trust and embark on a collaboration that will be music to the world's ears.
16) Rossini's ghost
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While two women argue over a pasta recipe they relate the story of the composer Rossini and his struggle to produce the Barber of Seville. As little Reliana listens she is transported back 50 years to the opera's disastrous premiere where she teaches Rossini that the opera, like a great pasta sauce, requires nuturing, patience, & time.
18) Liszt's rhapsody
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The story of Liszt and Josy, a gifted gypsy street musician, and how their different personalities developed them both personally and musically.
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First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood...
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Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
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