Music-Ethnic

A treasure trove of information collected on Cuban musical art for more than forty years by the authors, either directly in Cuba and North America or from the musicians themselves, with the collaboration of the great celebrities of Cuban music, Cuban song and renowned...

This is a major work, at once synthetic and analytical. The author has drawn on previous studies of Irish music and general melodic theory to describe the inner workings of a rich melodic tradition. Irish folk music, resting upon monophonic melodies which are varied...

This is music for shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)in Kinko-notation. written by Masayuki Koga. Previous book of volume-I., will supply performing time of about 30 min.+, and if you want to add more variety of program you will be performing, then you can choose some...

The Routledge Companion to Diasporic Jazz Studies recognizes the proliferation of jazz as global music in the 21st century. It illustrates the multi-vocality of contemporary jazz studies, combining local narratives, global histories and cultural criticism.Author: Ádám HavasISBN-10: 1032080396ISBN-13: 9781032080390Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/2026Pages: 492Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Tracing the Mbira Sound Archive in Zimbabwe analyses the revitalisation and repatriation of historical recordings from the largest sound archive in Africa, the International Library of African Music (ILAM). It provides a postcolonial study on the African sound archive divided into three historical periods:...

An excellent overview of the diversity of Mexican music and its powerful role in society to awaken, narrate, and interpret political consciousness. The essays in Migration, Dislocation, and Place Making in Mexican Popular Music explore a convoluted musical landscape through personal testimonial, cultural history,...

Afro-Cuban music evolved into one of the great musical traditions of the twentieth century. Trompeta: Chappottín, Chocolate, and the Afro-Cuban Trumpet Style provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet...

Music narrates personal, communal and national experiences. It is a rich repository of a people's deepest fears, hopes, and achievements, especially as it communicates spirituality, economic, and political realities. This volume examines the multiple roles of music in Zimbabwe, showing how Zimbabwean music has...

The stretch of coast between Accra and Lagos is home to four distinct national communities who identify as descendants of Brazilians: the Tabom in Ghana, the Brésiliens in Togo, the Agudas in Benin, and the Amaros in Nigeria. These communities were established by people...

Are you fascinated by the unique sound of the balalaika but unsure where to begin? Have you struggled to find a beginner-friendly guide that explains techniques clearly? Would you like to play authentic folk melodies with greater confidence and control? Do tuning, posture, and...

Author: Marika C. KuzmaISBN-10: 1036405133ISBN-13: 9781036405137Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2024Pages: 459Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 8.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d

Joint winner of the 2020 Prime Minister's Award for Non-Fiction. Shortlisted for the 2020 Victorian Premier's Award for Non-Fiction. 'We want you to come with us on our journey, our journey of songspirals. Songspirals are the essence of people in this land, the essence...

The Welcoming Tradition is the first monograph dedicated to Basque ballads. Written by the exceptional and brilliant musician Alan Griffin, whose performances and recordings resurrected and re-popularized the form, this book's detailed analyses of the traditional form argue for the uniqueness of Basque ballads...

Released in 1952, The Anthology of American Folk Music was the singular vision of the enigmatic artist, musicologist, and collector Harry Smith (1923-1991). More than just a ground-breaking collection of old recordings, the Anthology was itself a kind of performance on the part of...

I spent my self-isolation period during the COVID-19 pandemic, writing this book: 'Lover's Rock - More than a Dance Floor', which was inspired by Director Steve McQueen's Small Axe docudrama, Lover's Rock, shown on the BBC, in November 2020, when people couldn't rave because...

Folk music has been evolving and adapting for centuries, but in the 1960s and 70s came an extraordinary period of change and innovation. Rock musicians borrowed from traditional songs, while folk musicians re-worked ancient ballads using electric guitars and drum kits. From Dylan to...

It's Funny Sometimes Situations In Our Lives Can Continue To Repeat Themselves Until A Change Is Made, Like A Woman Who Goes Through Bad Men Over And Over. Or Like In School, We Can Get Left Back A Grade Until We Get It Right,...

""Spiritual Folk-Songs Of Early America"" is a collection of traditional folk songs from the early days of America, compiled and arranged by George Pullen Jackson. The book features over 100 songs, including spirituals, work songs, and hymns, with lyrics and musical notation for each....

Jalsa takes the reader through the journeys of women performers in India from the salon to the studio. It attempts to give insight into and a perspective on the beginning of the interface of technology and entertainment, and the irreversible impact this has had...

(Music Sales America). Accomplished and renowned percussionist Steafan Hannigan details all the intricacies of traditional Bodhran playing. Nothing is taken for granted or forgotten, making this a suitable manual for beginners with its gentle and careful progression through the techniques using numerous examples and...

Based on extensive interviews, this is a book of biographical essays about 15 leading contemporary New Zealand musicians who are working within the classical tradition. Photographer Robert Cross illustrates them with striking photographs, and a CD with examples of each musician's work accompanies the...

Author: Beau C. ElkingtonISBN-13: 9798234125484Publisher: Beau ElkingtonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2026Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d

Community Music in Oceania: Many Voices, One Horizon makes a distinctive contribution to the field of community music through the experiences of its editors and contributors in music education, ethnomusicology, music therapy, and music performance. Covering a wide range of perspectives from Australia, Timor-Leste,...

Brother Al Stricklin Now: Memories of a Texas Playboy depicts both high points and struggles in the life of Al Stricklin, one of the most popular members of one of the most important bands in U.S. musical history, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys....

This book explores the pipe and tabor dance music of Berriz (a small town in the Basque Country), as revealed through the life and work of Alejandro Aldekoa (1920-96), dance master and txistularia ("pipe and tabor player"). His life spanned the difficult period of...

The same dark fate which befell the Basque composer Juan Crisóstomade Arriaga in his lifetime, ending his extraordinary career before he was twenty, delegated him to relative obscurity after his death. Iberia's outstandingclassical composer has an audience restricted to a small number of music...

I Belong In Music is the perfect read for children who love music and need confidence. As Plato says, "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything." A nine-year-old shy girl goes about...

The African songs here are written using European notation, and we should understand that songs cannot be written as authentically as the music is played in its original form.African music does not implement temporality or major or minor chords. Therefore, the sheet music for...

I chose 18 popular Minuet from different musical folk songbooks. More often, the name of this dance was misspelled as "Minet". These dances are an example of how people in the village managed to modify what they heard from the nobility. They preserved the...

Miller's Hymnal is a collection of hymns in English with translation to Ekpeye language. Each original English hymn was translated to Ekpeye and arranged to make it easier for the lyrics to be read in either English or Ekpeye language. The translation from English...

(String). Collection of popular American fiddle music grouped by key, including: Turkey in the Straw, Shortenin' Bread, Cotton Eyed Joe, and more. With notes on tuning, bowing, and regional playing styles. Intermediate to Advanced Level.Author: Peter CooperISBN-10: 1847615317ISBN-13: 9781847615312Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2010Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Here are 28 traditional Native American songs adapted for 10 and 17 key kalimbas. All songs are in easily readable diatonic arrangements with number notation. My aim is to make playing as simple as possible. Even if you don't have any musical background, you...

12 Studies for Classical Guitar by Thodoris Panagopoulos.Author: Thodoris PanagopoulosISBN-13: 9798328030731Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2024Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

Suitable for amateurs and more experienced bouzouki players, this book will quickly become your go-to companion: all the chords and scales you'll (most likely) ever need at an arm's reach. ►16 chords for each key - 192 in total! (major, minor, seventh, minor seventh,...

â ~Ethnicâ (TM) piano rolls are an important part of a still-neglected musical heritage. Having come to prominence in the first part of the twentieth century, they encapsulate the musical life of several continents and various ethnic communities based in the USA. This volume...

A study of race, gender, religion, and affect in postwar Croatian musicPlaying It Dangerously questions what happens when feelings attached to popular music conflict with expressions of the dominant socio-cultural order, and how this tension enters into the politics of popular culture at various...

Popular music has come to play a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Nordic countries. Research on the region's culture has largely followed national narratives created by political and economic institutions, even as cultural life in the region--which spans a...

A Road Memoir by John Allaire (writing as fictional character Jimmy Piston)OverviewMotel Matchbooks is a raw, funny, and deeply human road memoir tracing a month-long North American tour by Ottawa singer-songwriter Jimmy Piston - a stand-in for the author, veteran musician John Allaire. It...

(BH Piano). Explore the rich musical landscape of Asia with 14 preludes based on native themes from China, India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Thailand and more. Ideal for intermediate to advanced-level keyboard players, with historical information and maps for each piece. Includes CD of full...

Ms. Hebert's World Songbook includes 21 original songs in 21 languages, a music curriculum that covers K through 4th grade, 21 lesson plans including Objectives, Standards, Procedures, and Virtual Learning and Diversified Instruction Strategies to use in the General Music setting that include approved...

Famous Musicians Of A Wandering Race is a book written by Gdal Saleski that explores the history and achievements of Jewish musicians throughout the ages. The book delves into the lives of famous Jewish musicians such as Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Mahler, and George Gershwin,...

This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.Author: Frances DensmoreISBN-10: 1258980886ISBN-13: 9781258980887Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d

The Study of Indian Music by Frances Densmore is a comprehensive guide to the music of India. The book explores the history, culture, and traditions of Indian music, and provides a detailed analysis of the various instruments, rhythms, and styles used in Indian music....

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

(Music Sales America). Manuel de Falla's music perfectly reflects the full-blooded passion and intellectual aspirations of early 20th century Spanish culture. His personal life seemed to echo the spirit of his times and the broad range of his music. From his sensual treatment of...

The Study of Indian Music is a comprehensive book written by Frances Densmore. The book delves into the intricacies of Indian music, exploring its history, theory, and practice. It covers a wide range of topics, including the different genres of Indian music, the instruments...

(Piano Duet). This classic Schirmer edition has been enhanced with a companion audio. Each of the four movements is recorded three times. First is a full performance for listening, followed by a Primo only recording, and then a Secondo only recording for play-along.Author: Wolfgang...

This rare collection of more than a hundred songs from the end of the nineteenth century contains the largest number of Hawaiian political and patriotic songs ever printed in one place. Also included in the collection are nonpolitical songs that reflect other personal and...

This book, based on fieldwork spanning a decade, gives a comprehensive analysis of the musical life of a unique Polynesian community whose geographical isolation, together with a local ban on missionaries and churches, combine to allow its 600 members to maintain a level of...

During the 19th century, the authors recorded the music of the slaves from what was actually heard on plantations during, and immediately following, the Civil War. Direc-tions for singing and musical scores are provided.Author: William AllenISBN-10: 1565545931ISBN-13: 9781565545939Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)Language: EnglishPublished: 07/31/1999Pages: 168Format:...