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Picked up this #interestingbook of #collectedletters of #gustavmahler for #2bucks at the #arlingtonva #centrallibrary yesterday! #musichistory #booksaboutmusic #booksaboutmusicians #classicalcomposers #mahler #orchestramusic #orchestramusician #orchestraconductor #almamahler #germanromanticism #romanticcomposer #orchestra #symphonicmusic #musicnerd #classicalmusicianlife #classicalmusiclover #classicalmusicdaily #classicaliscool #musicappreciation (at Arlington VA Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb4-IntLG4v/?utm_medium=tumblr

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REVIEW: The Hag: The Life, Times, And Music of Merle Haggard by Marc Eliot

REVIEW: The Hag: The Life, Times, And Music of Merle Haggard by Marc Eliot @merlehaggard #marceliot #countrymusic #americanamusic #booksaboutmusicians

The Hag: The Life, Times, And Music of Merle Haggard by Marc Eliot (Hachette Books)In what will surely become the definitive biography of the complicated country legend Merle Haggard, journalist Marc Eliot takes an almost academic look at the highly influential musician’s life from troubled kid to San Quentin prisoner to national country music hero. Over the course of his five decades-long…

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Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite by Anna Harwell Celenza and illustrated by Don Tate is a fun story for children about the 1960 album adapting Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet into big band dance music. Suzuki kids are familiar with the music of J.S. Bach and will find fascinating parallels between the two master musicians. Both were virtuoso keyboardists and master improvisers, band leaders, composed both secular and devotional music, composed instrumental solos with specific musicians in mind, had decades long careers and synthesized all the musical styles of their times. I highly recommend this book for children of all ages! #dukeellington #nutcracker #jazznutcracker #nutcrackersuite #tchaikovskynutcracker #tchaikovsky #jsbach #christmasbooksforkids #christmasbookshelf #suzukigroup #suzukiteacher #musicteachersofinstagram #violinteacher #musiceducationmatters #musiceducationforkids #musicteacherlife #musichistory #dcmusician #booksforchildren #bigbandjazz #suzukitriangle #storytimebooks #booksaboutmusic #booksaboutmusicians #dontate (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJL0K-EgaFi/?igshid=1paq4n3y7pxiq