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Title Instrumental : a memoir of madness, medication, and music / James Rhodes.
Publisher New York : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Copyright ©2014
Description xx, 281 pages ; 22 cm
Edition First U.S. edition.


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 EI-Adult Collection  786.2092 RHO Nearby on shelf  30626003096050 06-30-17  AVAILABLE
Summary James Rhodes' passion for music has been his lifeline--the thread that has held through a life of abuse and turmoil. But whether listening to Rachmaninov on a loop as a traumatized teenager or discovering a Bach adagio while in a hospital ward, he survived his demons by encounters with musical miracles. These--along with a chance encounter with a stranger--inspired him to become the renowned concert pianist he is today. Instrumental is a memoir like no other: unapologetically candid, boldy outspoken, and surprisingly funny--shot through with a mordant wit, even in its darkest moments. It's also an impassioned tribute to the therapeutic powers of music, weaving in fascinating facts about how classical music actually works and about the extraordinary lives of some of the great composers. It explains why and how music has the potential to transform all of our lives. -- From book jacket.
Subject Rhodes, James, 1975-
Pianists -- Biography.
Sexual abuse victims -- Biography.
Music -- Psychological aspects.
Music -- History.
Genre Autobiographies.
Other title Memoir of madness, medication, and music
ISBN 9781632866967