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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool

The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool

Segell, Michael

Paperback

General SociologyMusic ReferenceMusic Instruction: Wodwinds

Publisher Price: $25.99

ISBN10: 0312425570
ISBN13: 9780312425579
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: Aug 22 2006
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.20
Language: English

The 160-year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in Michael Segell's wonderfully researched, beautifully told The Devil's Horn. Beginning with a sound never heard before, Segell's portrait follows the iconographic instrument as it is lauded for its sensuality, then outlawed for its influence, and finally credited with changing the face of popular culture. A deeply personal story of one man's love for music-making, a universal story of artistic and political revolution, and a trenchant critique of the global forces that stand in art's way, The Devil's Horn is music writing at its very finest.

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