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Conglomerate Rock examines how the music industry is creating a new distribution infrastructure by dividing access to exclusive releases through different subscription services, hardware, and new media like audio DVDs in order to maximize profits. Author David J. Park argues that while these changes...

Louis Armstrong performed under the pseudonym Ted Shawne while Fats Waller took the name Flip Wallace. Recordings by Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club orchestra are to be found under 22 different pseudonyms. These are among the more than 3,000 pseudonyms unearthed by Allan...

During his lifetime, Henry F. Gilbert was regarded as one of the foremost composers of the day and a trailblazer in America's rich musical heritage. Often called the Mark Twain of American Music, Gilbert was one of American music's nonconformists. He was a maverick...

Breaking with the Teutonic tradition of his predecessors, composer Edward Burlingame Hill was among the first Americans to study composition in Paris. His music, in which he incorporated new harmonic, instrumental, and textural devices, helped foster acceptance for many early twentieth-century innovations. Hill also...

Product information not available.Author: Norbert Carnovale,UnknownISBN-10: 0313250847ISBN-13: 9780313250842Publisher: GreenwoodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/1987Pages: 350Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d

Product information not available.Author: John L. Holmes,J. L. Holmes,UnknownISBN-10: 0313229902ISBN-13: 9780313229909Publisher: GreenwoodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/1982Pages: 734Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.69lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.56d

This book is a collection of fifteen carefully chosen stories drawn from the author's wider body of one hundred and fifty short works. Each story offers a unique and realistic theme, capturing a range of human emotions and experiences. As you read, you may...

I Joey has always felt out of tune with the world.I Hear With My EyesJoey has always felt out of tune with the world.His teachers don't understand him. His classmates laugh at him. And every day feels like a struggle to fit in. But...

Step into the action-packed world where love meets art in this riveting anthology by Freddy Will."THEATRE, DANCE & POETRY: A RETURN TO LOVE" resurrects the essence of dating culture, taking you on a controversial journey through the realms of modern nightlife, seduction, and romance....

What defines an ideology? Regardless of your perspective, most people today identify as feminists. However, numerous types of feminism exist. Liberal Feminists are distinct from Cultural Feminists, and both differ from Radical Feminists. The question remains. Do feminists understand the kind of feminism they...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

Music is said to be the most autonomous and least representative of all the arts. However, it reflects in many ways the realities around it and influences its social and cultural environments. Music is as much biology, gender, gesture - something intertextual, even transcendental....

The twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of scholarly interest in the French art song, or mélodie, with a flood of new books, articles, and editions. This Companion draws on the best of this new research, with chapters by world-renowned scholars and performers examining...

Rediscover the vibrant cultural landscape of 19th-century New York with "The New-York Mirror, Volume 10." This meticulously preserved collection offers a fascinating glimpse into the literary, artistic, and social life of a burgeoning metropolis. Edited by luminaries such as Samuel Woodworth, George Pope Morris,...

Music, Dance, and Drama in Early Modern English Schools is the first book to systematically analyze the role that the performing arts played in English schools after the Reformation. Although the material record is riddled with gaps, Amanda Eubanks Winkler sheds light on the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This new guide to the English renaissance's most erudite and yet most street-wise dramatist strongly asserts the theatrical brilliance of his greatest plays in performance, then and now.Author: Sean McEvoyISBN-10: 0748623027ISBN-13: 9780748623020Publisher: Edinburgh University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2008Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 6.29h x 8.52w x...

Record collectors, archivists, and music historians will welcome the second volume of The Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings, bringing the history and comprehensive catalog of the Victor Talking Machine Company through the year 1907, when the Matrix Numbering system, inaugurated in April, 1903 had...

This book is a collection of fifteen carefully chosen stories drawn from the author's wider body of one hundred and fifty short works. Each story offers a unique and realistic theme, capturing a range of human emotions and experiences. As you read, you may...

Classic Conversations: '90s Hip Hop & R&B Deluxe Color Edition is a behind-the-scenes rewind to one of the most creative and influential decades in music history-capturing exclusive, never-before-published interviews with some of the era's most iconic artists.Identical in content to the standard edition, this...

Songs for the Sanctuary - or Hymns and tunes for Christian worship is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,...

This study investigates the music of the Anglican Church in South Australia from 1836 to 2003. The title refers to the Book of Common Prayer Evening Prayer Service, 'In Quires and Places where they sing, here followeth the Anthem'. The migrants to South Australia...

The introduction takes a closer look into the music staff. In order to understand the big picture, the student must learn what goes on between the blurry lines and in between the open spaces. There are 5 lines & 4 spaces on the music...

Оперната режисура се разглежда като вид приложна философия. Оперната драматургия като израз на взаимоотношението социум - индивид проследява социално - психологическите процеси и въздействието им върху музикалния език. Очертават се обективните граници на философския контекст. Формулират се социалните основания на композиционната и интерпретационна стилистика....

"The World's Great Men of Music" from Harriette Brower. (1869-1928).Author: The Perfect Library,Harriette BrowerISBN-10: 1519720475ISBN-13: 9781519720474Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/06/2015Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.45d

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Antonio VivaldiISBN-10: 1447475755ISBN-13: 9781447475750Publisher: Aristophanes...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Violet JacobISBN-10: 1446507157ISBN-13:...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Felix WeingartnerISBN-10: 1443779059ISBN-13: 9781443779050Publisher: Aslan...

The Life of Sidney Lanier is a biography written by Lincoln Lorenz that tells the story of the American poet, musician, and author, Sidney Lanier. Born in 1842 in Georgia, Lanier was a talented musician and writer who overcame numerous obstacles to achieve success...

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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...

Western Characters: Or Types Of Border Life In The Western States (1853) is a book by J. L. McConnel that provides a detailed and vivid description of life in the western border states of the United States during the mid-19th century. The book is...

The Victor Book of Musical Fun is a delightful collection of musical quiz games, amusing anecdotes and hilarious cartoons compiled by the renowned music critic, Ted Cott. This book is perfect for music lovers of all ages who want to test their knowledge of...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

First published in 1981, this book attempts to approach a better understanding of Disraeli the man through his life as a novelist. It is not a series of literary criticisms, rather an attempt to see how 'fiction' and the act of 'fictionalising' played an...

The late 17th century through to the end of the 18th century saw rapid progress in the development of woodwind instruments and the composition of a vast body of music for those instruments. During this period a large amount of music for domestic consumption...

James Huneker's "Ivory Apes and Peacocks" is a collection of insightful essays offering critical perspectives on art, music, and literature of the modern era. Huneker, a celebrated critic, delves into the complexities of various artistic expressions, providing commentary that remains relevant and thought-provoking. This...

Published in the 19th century, 'Bugle Peals or Songs of Warning for the American People' is a collection of poems and hymns that address social and political issues of the time. Written by Eliza A. Pittsinger, this book is a testament to the power...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...