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Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.

The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns of adaptations and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history and culminated in the 20th century's transformative practices.

lecture 1. Let's take it from the top! -- lecture 2. The concerto and the orchestra -- lecture 3. The pre-Classical symphony -- lecture 4. Mannheim -- lecture 5. Classical masters -- lecture 6. Franz Joseph Haydn, part 1 -- lecture 7. Franz Joseph Haydn, part 2 -- lecture 8. Mozart -- lecture 9. Beethoven -- lecture 10. Schubert -- lecture 11. Berlioz and the Symphonie fantastique -- lecture 12. Mendelssohn and Schumann -- lecture 13. Franck, Saint-Saens,...

In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven-year-old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But, as Sudan's civil war moved closer-with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources-Jal's family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, on one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed; his father Simon rose to become a powerful...

48-lecture music appreciation course which examines the history of Western concert music, beginning with the ancient music of the Greeks and ending with early 20th-century Modernism. Includes selections of musical recordings.

Willie Nelson writes about his life in the form of letters that also include musings about America. There are also song lyrics to some of his biggest hits.