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Former Time Paris Bureau Chief and bestselling author Tom Sancton returns to the New Orleans of his youth and the music that shaped and guided his life.

Song for my Fathers is the story of a young white boy driven by a consuming passion to learn the music and ways of a group of aging black jazzmen in the twilight years of the segregation era. Contemporaries of Louis Armstrong, most of them had played in local obscurity until Preservation Hall launched a nationwide revival of interest in traditional jazz. They called themselves "the mens." And they welcomed the young apprentice into their ranks.

The boy was introduced into this remarkable fellowship by his father, an eccentric Southern liberal and failed novelist whose powerful articles on race had made him one of the most effective polemicists of the early Civil Rights movement. Nurtured on his father's belief in racial equality, the aspiring clarinetist embraced the old musicians with a boundless love and admiration. In a sense, they became his spiritual fathers and role models. Meanwhile his real father, who had first led the boy to the "mens" and shared his reverence for them, later recoiled in horror at the idea that his son might lose his way in the world of late-night jazz joints, French Quarter bar rooms, and a precarious life on the margins of society. The tension between the father's determination to control the boy's destiny and his son's abiding passion for the music is a major theme of the book.

The narrative unfolds against the vivid backdrop of New Orleans in the 1950s and '60s. But that magical town is more than decor; it is perhaps the central player, for this story could not have taken place in any other city in the world. Written several years before Katrina crashed into New Orleans and changed its face forever, Song for My Fathers seems all the more moving in the wake of that cataclysm. 16 pages of color..
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Clarinet Secrets is a 52-week course of performance strategies for advanced clarinetists. This revised edition contains updated information on harmonics and other techniques, electronic music and equipment, expanded techniques for playing Klezmer music, and new and updated photos and diagrams..
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A biography of the band leader discusses his six-decade-long career, his racially integrated band, his whirlwind tours, and more and establishes Benny's position as one of the seminal influences in twentieth-century popular music..
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Perform timeless Clarinet works with piano accompaniment! Perfect for practice, rehearsal, auditions, contest solos, performances, and more! This MMO classic is a landmark recording of the entire Carl Baermann Method for Clarinet, the original and still most authoritative clarinet study. This first volume contains the complete opus 63 plus extensive notes on performance. Produced by John Cipolla, teacher, soloist and recitalist. A primary tool for teaching the clarinet—a master class!

Includes printed method book and music score for each piece, with full performance notes; and four compact discs featuring each piece, performed first by the soloist with piano accompaniment, and then again minus the soloist.

MMO CD 3240
Performed by John Cipolla, clarinet
Accompaniment: piano accompaniment.
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Legendary jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman's life is a classic AmericanCinderella story. Born into a large family (12 kids!) of poor Jewish immigrants,Benny was given his first clarinet in fourth grade. His sweet, supportivefather, David, hoped that young Benny and his siblings could make a better lifefor themselves than their parents had. Quiet Benny liked playing his clarinetmore than he liked talking. It wasn't long before he was playing music innightclubs with grown men, astounding audiences with his hot, beautiful jazzsounds. Benny's father's dream for his son paid off--but sadly, not before Davidwas tragically killed. Benny poured his grief into his music; as a result, the"King of Swing" is still heard around the world in dozens of recordings from the1930s to the 1980s.Jonah Winter and Jeanette Winter have created a lively tribute to one ofAmerica's true musical greats. Jonah Winter writes in short, clean sentences,telling Goodman's story with respect and quiet humor. Jeanette Winter's colorfulearly-American style illustrations charmingly reflect the era that produced thisbrilliant musician. The mother-son team has also written a wonderful biographyabout artist Diego Rivera, called Diego. (Ages 4 to 7)--Emilie Coulter.
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Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, written in 1791 during the last months of the composer's life, is the most frequently performed and highly revered concerto in clarinet literature. Dr. Etheridge examines the concerto in detail and analyzes the musical theories and performance techniques of eight of the world's leading clarinetists..
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