Abe,Keiko/Kite,Rebecca: Keiko Abe - A Virtuosic Life (2007; book + CD)

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"Keiko Abe: A Virtuosic Life by Rebecca Kite is destined to become a must-have classic for every percussion teacher, student, and performer, as well as those interested in this inspiring story of the creative spirit and a musical genius."

More than a carefully researched life of the internationally acclaimed marimbist, Keiko Abe, this biographical textbook by American marimbist, Rebecca Kite, reveals Abe's deeply beautiful philosophy of music and artistic creation, and how she bridged East and West through music.

This illustrated biographical textbook with music CD also presents an exhaustively researched history of xylophone and marimba music, and the centuries-long evolution of both percussion instruments.

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