Notes from a Minor Key: A Metaphysical Memoir of Healing
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (955 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1571745548 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . The book alternates between the points of view of these two (which can be stilted), who ended up studying and working in Europe: the author became a soloist in Vienna, where she played with Leonard Bernstein's Viennese Symphony, and she and Paul married. Bailiff met her husband-to-be at Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory in 1986, where Paul studied composition and the author, at only 16, was a college sophomore and competition performer. How
In Notes from a Minor Key: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Healing, Dawn Bailiff eloquently tells the story of her struggle over the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis that stole her identity as a rising star in the classical music world performing as a piano soloist with notable maestros Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Daniel Barenboim, and Sir Georg Solti.An alternative to the self-help memoir that attempts to teach you to become enlightened and so heal yourself. She successfully integrates numerous spiritual concepts into simple wisdom grounded in tenderness, intimacy and reality while embracing an imperfect life.. Instead, she asks: who says that disease has to be eliminated, just because it exists? Thanks to alternative medicine, indomitable will, and the power of prayer, Bailiff rose from her affliction to become a mother, scholar, writer and teacher
"A Memoir Of Great Music and Incredible Internal Strength" according to Robert H. Dunlap. Notes from a Minor Key: A Memoir of Music, Love, and HealingOne of the best books I have read. It is a compelling memoir of triumph over potentially life crushing disasters. Dawn Bailiff, once one of the world's most talented pianists, elegantly and interestingly recounts her struggles to achieve greatness as a musician at a young age, her loving and intellectually stimulating relationship with her composer husband, and her ability to overcome debil. I found this book to be informative but a little depressing Nana As a sufferer of M.S. myself I suppose I was looking for something helpful. The book is a fair story but not very different from many others.
Formerly a world-class concert pianist and composer, Dawn Bailiff is fluent in five languages and has written for Seattle Post-Intelligence, Seattle Times, The LA Times, and the Baltimore Sun. . Her translations and poetry and short fiction have received international acclaim. She currently teaches piano and College English and cre