ISBN: 9780374159382

In "The Devil's Horn," Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has arouse… Mehr…

In "The Devil's Horn," Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it. The saxophone has insinuated itself into virtually every musical idiom that has come along since its birth as well as into music with traditions thousands of years old. But it has also been controversial, viewed as a symbol of decadence, immorality and lasciviousness: it was banned in Japan, saxophonists have been sent to Siberian lockdown by Communist officials, and a pope even indicted it. Segell outlines the saxophone's fascinating history while he highlights many of its legendary players, including Benny Carter, Illinois Jacquet, Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Branford Marsalis, and Michael Brecker. "The Devil's Horn" explores the saxophone's intersections with social movement and change, the innovative acoustical science behind the instrument, its struggles in the world of "legit" music, and the mystical properties that seduce all who fall under its influence. Colorful, evocative, and richly informed, "The Devil's Horn" is an ingenious portrait of one of the most popular instruments in the world. Media >, [PU: Farrar, Straus and Giroux]<

ISBN: 9780374159382

In "The Devil's Horn," Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has arouse… Mehr…

In "The Devil's Horn," Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it. The saxophone has insinuated itself into virtually every musical idiom that has come along since its birth as well as into music with traditions thousands of years old. But it has also been controversial, viewed as a symbol of decadence, immorality and lasciviousness: it was banned in Japan, saxophonists have been sent to Siberian lockdown by Communist officials, and a pope even indicted it. Segell outlines the saxophone's fascinating history while he highlights many of its legendary players, including Benny Carter, Illinois Jacquet, Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Branford Marsalis, and Michael Brecker. "The Devil's Horn" explores the saxophone's intersections with social movement and change, the innovative acoustical science behind the instrument, its struggles in the world of "legit" music, and the mystical properties that seduce all who fall under its influence. Colorful, evocative, and richly informed, "The Devil's Horn" is an ingenious portrait of one of the most popular instruments in the world. Media >, [PU: Farrar, Straus and Giroux]<

ISBN: 9780374159382

In "The Devil's Horn," Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has arouse… Mehr…

In "The Devil's Horn," Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it. The saxophone has insinuated itself into virtually every musical idiom that has come along since its birth as well as into music with traditions thousands of years old. But it has also been controversial, viewed as a symbol of decadence, immorality and lasciviousness: it was banned in Japan, saxophonists have been sent to Siberian lockdown by Communist officials, and a pope even indicted it. Segell outlines the saxophone's fascinating history while he highlights many of its legendary players, including Benny Carter, Illinois Jacquet, Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Branford Marsalis, and Michael Brecker. "The Devil's Horn" explores the saxophone's intersections with social movement and change, the innovative acoustical science behind the instrument, its struggles in the world of "legit" music, and the mystical properties that seduce all who fall under its influence. Colorful, evocative, and richly informed, "The Devil's Horn" is an ingenious portrait of one of the most popular instruments in the world. Media >, [PU: Farrar, Straus and Giroux]<

2005, ISBN: 9780374159382

Erstausgabe, 8°, 324 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen (Text: Englisch), original Leineneinband mit original Schutzumschlag, Schutzumschlag minimal berieben, sonst sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar (R… Mehr…

Erstausgabe, 8°, 324 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen (Text: Englisch), original Leineneinband mit original Schutzumschlag, Schutzumschlag minimal berieben, sonst sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar (Re 06 - A) Versand D: 3,00 EUR Jazz Jazzmusik Jazzmusiker, Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts, Musik Musiker musizieren, Saxophon Saxophonspieler Saxophonist, [PU:New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005,]<

2005, ISBN: 0374159386

Erstausgabe, 8°, 324 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen (Text: Englisch), original Leineneinband mit original Schutzumschlag, Schutzumschlag minimal berieben, sonst sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar (R… Mehr…

Erstausgabe, 8°, 324 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen (Text: Englisch), original Leineneinband mit original Schutzumschlag, Schutzumschlag minimal berieben, sonst sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar (Re 06 - A) Leinen Jazz Jazzmusik Jazzmusiker, Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts, Musik Musiker musizieren, Saxophon Saxophonspieler Saxophonist 12, [PU:New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005,]<