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100 1 a| Suárez-Pajares, Javier,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 12 a| A light in the darkness :b| the music and life of Joaquín Rodrigo /c| Javier Suárez-Pajares, Walter Aaron Clark ; foreword by Julian Lloyd Webber ; translation and editing by Nelson Orringer.;

250 a| First edition.;

260 a| New York, NY :b| W. W. Norton & Company,c| 2024.;

300 a| xvii, 491 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| Translated from the Spanish.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-463) and index.;

505 0 a| Ah, la maledizione!: the fall into darkness, being born for music (1901-1920) -- "Music...music!": in the avant-garde (1921-1927) -- "Long live Paris!" (1927-1931) -- Dark times: crisis and war (1932-1938) -- All about the Concierto de Arajuez (1938-1940) -- The postwar years (1941-1949) -- Between creation and depression (1950-1962) -- Theatrical adventures and misadventures (1951-1960) -- The final years: Florence, fame, and legacy (1963-1999).;

520 a| Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) is best known as the composer of one of the most popular works of music in the twentieth century--the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra. It's been featured in movies and television commercials and remains a staple of concert programs for orchestras around the world. Miles Davis said, "After listening to it for a couple of weeks...I couldn't get it out of my mind," and he used it as inspiration for his album Sketches of Spain. But as the authors reveal in this musical biography--the first complete study in English--Rodrigo's work and influence extend far beyond that singular composition.;

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700 1 a| Lloyd Webber, Julian,d| 1951-e| writer of foreword.=| ^A181654;

700 1 a| Orringer, Nelson R.,e| translator,e| editor.=| ^A540876;

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A light in the darkness : the music and life of Joaquín Rodrigo / Javier Suárez-Pajares, Walter Aaron Clark ; foreword by Julian Lloyd Webber ; translation and editing by Nelson Orringer.

Author/creator	Suárez-Pajares, Javier author.
Other author	Clark, Walter Aaron, author.
Other author	Lloyd Webber, Julian, 1951- writer of foreword.
Other author	Orringer, Nelson R., translator, editor.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, 2024.
Description	xvii, 491 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subjects	Rodrigo, Joaquín. Rodrigo, Joaquín. Concierto de Aranjuez. Composers--Spain. --Biography.

Contents	Ah, la maledizione!: the fall into darkness, being born for music (1901-1920) -- "Music...music!": in the avant-garde (1921-1927) -- "Long live Paris!" (1927-1931) -- Dark times: crisis and war (1932-1938) -- All about the Concierto de Arajuez (1938-1940) -- The postwar years (1941-1949) -- Between creation and depression (1950-1962) -- Theatrical adventures and misadventures (1951-1960) -- The final years: Florence, fame, and legacy (1963-1999).
Abstract	Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) is best known as the composer of one of the most popular works of music in the twentieth century--the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra. It's been featured in movies and television commercials and remains a staple of concert programs for orchestras around the world. Miles Davis said, "After listening to it for a couple of weeks...I couldn't get it out of my mind," and he used it as inspiration for his album Sketches of Spain. But as the authors reveal in this musical biography--the first complete study in English--Rodrigo's work and influence extend far beyond that singular composition.
General note	Translated from the Spanish.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-463) and index.
ISBN	9781324004455 (hardcover)
ISBN	1324004452 (hardcover)

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