All Risks Musical: An Irreverent Guide to the Music Profession - Couverture souple

McVeigh, Alice

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0954404009 ISBN 13 : 9780954404000

Editeur : Pocket Press, 2002

Synopsis

All Risks Musical: An Irreverent Guide to the Music Profession

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A perfect gift for an aspiring musician. . . packed with countless nuggets of amusing advice.' -- Keith Bramich, Music and Vision magazine

'A richly entertaining mixture of tongue-in-cheek cynicism and practical advice that should gladden the hearts of musicians everywhere.' -- Steven Isserlis, international cellist

'All Risks Musical is very amusing--and very irreverent! It has some lovely Stephen Potter moments, as well as marvellous cartoons.'' -- Laurie Taylor, columnist, Times Higher Education Supplement

A delightful, amusing yet chillingly accurate assessment of the musican's lot. -- John Georgiadis, former leader, London Symphony Orchestra

A richly entertaining mixture of tongue-in-cheek cynicism and practical advice that should gladden the hearts of musicians everywhere. -- Steven Isserlis, international cellist

Absolutely hilarious - I couldn't stop laughing. --Edward Vanderspar, principal viola, London Symphony Orchestra

Alice McVeigh's turn of phrase is positively Wodehousian. She is wonderfully funny.' --David Owen Norris, pianist and critic, Radio 3

Alice McVeigh's turn of phrase is positively Wodehousian. She is wonderfully funny. --David Owen Norris, Radio 3

Biographie de l'auteur

Alice McVeigh worked with orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic, on four continents, for over 15 years. This book is a tongue-in-cheek series of the unwritten 'rules' for orchestral musicians, with marvellous cartoons by Noel Ford.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pocket Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0954404009
• ISBN 13: 9780954404000
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Ford Noel
• Nombre de pages: 98
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible