Music-General Books

From at least the eighth century and for about a thousand years the repertory of music known as Georgian chant, or plainsong, formed the largest body of written music AND was the most frequently performed and the most assiduously studied in Western civilisation. But...

Quincy Jones: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography and discography on one of the most prolific composers, arrangers, and conductors in American music. This reference work will appeal to wide range of musicologists, ethnomusicologists and cultural studies scholars.Author: Clarence Bernard HenryISBN-10:...

This book was not written from comfort. It was written from memory. From places that still echo. From soil that still holds names long after the voices have quieted. From rooms where silence said more than people ever could.There are stories we inherit without...

In the past quarter of a century, or longer, popular cultures and musics both popular and 'new' have become concerned, rather than with futurity, with their own pasts, in a world where, after Fukuyama's 'end of history' or Berardi's 'cancellation of the future', the...

Author: Hillegonda C. RietveldISBN-10: 1009215787ISBN-13: 9781009215787Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2026Pages: 390Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d

The Dada Veda songbook is a collection of songs written by Dada Veda over a period of 25 years. This compilation includes the lyrics, chords and links to recorded versions of the songs, making it possible for any musician to learn them and add...

Opera Remixed critically examines operatic hybridity and considers the opportunities and challenges of disrupting traditional paradigms of classical singing. Accounts of crossover forms like 'popera' and musical theatre explore alternative approaches to operatic vocality, examining how entrenched genre ideologies are challenged by creative agents,...

Chords in the Soundscapes is a full-length collection of nonfiction poetry about sounds and emotions.This collection is divided into two interrelated sections: 'The Science of Music', which focuses more on the technical side of music and sounds more generally, and 'Love Notes', which focuses...

U2 Album - Boy: Every Song - An In-Depth Analysis of U2's Album Track by TrackDive into the raw, pulsating heart of U2's debut album, Boy (1980), with this comprehensive track-by-track analysis that captures the album's primal energy and enduring significance. Born in the...

How To Rap: 4starters/ this book describes how to rap in simple terms. It outlines the different techniques that are handy when it comes to the art of playing with words. It describes different aspects that some sophisticated books about rap might overlook by...

A Beautiful Revival of a Timeless Jewish TraditionNEW! Shabbat Blessing: A Silent Blessing for Centuries Is Blessed with Two New Melodies is a heartfelt and inspiring addition to any Jewish music collection. Sharon Esther Lampert, as mezzo-soprano and visionary behind this project, brings a...

ISBN-10: 9814139017ISBN-13: 9789814139014Publisher: World Scientific Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2004Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.60h x 6.50w x 0.90d

This book is about the tiny sounds of the world, and listening to them, the minute signals that are clues to who and where we are. A very small sound, given the context of its history, becomes hugely significant, and even an imagined sound...

This Book derives from research on musical practices mediated by computer networks conducted from 2001 to 2005 in the Music Technology Group of the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain. It departs from work carried out over the last decades in the field of...

French Louisiana music emerged from the bayous and prairies of Southwest Louisiana in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Pioneered by impoverished Acadian and Afro-Caribbean settlers, the sound is marked by a high-pitched fiddle playing loud and fast above the bellow of a...

Analyzes music's importance in theatrical performance Synthesizes the approaches of music studies and sound studies Examines the complex interactions between sound, meaning, and historical contextAuthor: Susan L. AndersonISBN-10: 3319679694ISBN-13: 9783319679693Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2017Pages: 123Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.38d

Keller's poems captivate the reader with a musical style that asks us to "listen" while reading. The voice shares words with the reader encouraging emersion into the poem, with both style and content that connects us to what is real in the world around...

At the age of 22, Spaceman Africa left his home town of Canberra, Australia, to travel the world - first stop, London. Over the following 20 years, Spaceman has had numerous funny experiences and some unfavourable mishaps that only now with the passing of...

MUSIC NOTES is a paper music format A4. Every page contains 12 Staves of height 9 mm (12/9). Ideal for professional composers, music students, and music amateurs. Author: Black Wolf Edition &. PublishingISBN-10: 191142498XISBN-13: 9781911424987Publisher: Black Wolf Edition & Publishing Ltd.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2016Pages: 100Format:...

This book contains the answer key to Essential Music Theory Levels 1-3. It is a great resource for teachers to save time marking assignments and works well for people who are self studying music theory to check their work.Author: Mark SarneckiISBN-10: 1896499481ISBN-13: 9781896499482Publisher: San...

This book contains the answer key to Essential Music Theory Levels 4-6. It is an excellent resource for teachers who wish to save time marking assignments, and works very well for those doing self study in music theory to check their answers. Author: SarneckiISBN-10:...

'10 Years of Trace' is an exciting look back at the evolution of the source of 'transcultural styles and ideas'. Spotlighting photography, fashion, music, and 'best of' articles and essays, it reveals just why the last decade has been so memorable.Author: Claude Grunitzky,Steven PsyllosISBN-10:...

'Opus: a life with music is a stunning collection, beautifully written and withheld.' - Libby Sommer'"Through music, we can say what we didn't even know we felt." - Ed Le Brocq. What more powerful way to reflect on your journey of life than entwined...

The Lyrics of one hundred and fifteen songs written by Lewis Cedar over fifty years. Lewis's career began when he was just two years of age. At five he was in the school nativity and then joined the church choir. He sang in the...

See CMM 21 for an edition of the music. (http: //www.corpusmusicae.com/cmm/cmm_cc021.htm) See MSD 45 for a scholarly symposium on the source. (http: //www.corpusmusicae.com/msd/msd_cc045.htm) See also CMM 53 for other works from this manuscript. (http: //www.corpusmusicae.com/cmm/cmm_cc053.htm) For more information, see http: //www.corpusmusicae.com/msd/msd_cc019.htmAuthor: Richard H. HoppinISBN-10:...

This creative program for four- to six-year-olds makes learning about God and the stories from God's Word a fun adventure. Its flexible format is great for home school, preschool, and daycare settings. This is an accompaning program for Coffee Break Bible study and can...

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: Edvard GriegISBN-10: 1447476077ISBN-13: 9781447476078Publisher: Brewster...

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,...

Old Ballads In Prose is a book written by Eva March Tappan and published in 1901. The book is a collection of classic ballads that have been retold in prose form. The ballads included in the book are well-known tales such as Robin Hood...

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,...

Healed with Style and Grace My past had abuse in it, and no I did not deal with it. I tried desperately to move on and force myself to be ok. However, it continuously came back. Appearing over and over in different ways. It...

Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2, Favorite American Polkas and Jigs for Fiddle presents over one hundred classic and lesser known fiddle tunes in hornpipe style from all parts of the United States, some...

Eric Thompsons strong, melodic picking has set a benchmark for taste and tone for nearly four decades. Eric teaches 16 of his favorite old-time fiddle tunes, which are the bedrock upon which acoustic guitar flatpicking is built. They are all included in the 32-page...

Author: Martin NorgaardISBN-10: 0786666552ISBN-13: 9780786666553Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2005Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 11.65h x 8.69w x 0.17d

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Author: Hillegonda C. RietveldISBN-10: 1009215825ISBN-13: 9781009215824Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2026Pages: 390Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.81lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.88d

Are you a Singer or Musician? Do you think Theory is boring and hard?Start your learning journey with: The Simplest guide to learning THE BASICS OF MUSIC THEORY for beginners or advanced who want to go back to the basics.Everything a SINGER needs to...

Would you like to learn playing Ukulele in few steps?If so, then this book is for you! The ukulele is a great musical instrument that can bring hours of enjoyment and fun, but learning it isn't as easy as you may think. That's why...

The first book to focus on fashion & music from an academic perspectiveArticles include an overview of various links between fashion & music in fashion retailReal-world case studies are used to demonstrate and verify the findingsAuthor: Jochen SträhleISBN-10: 9811056366ISBN-13: 9789811056369Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/29/2017Pages: 264Format:...

"Maurice Guest" by Henry Handel Richardson is a compelling and intricate novel that delves into the complexities of love, music, and passion in the world of 19th-century European classical music. The story follows the journey of Maurice Guest, a talented but struggling pianist from...

The Title 'The Technics of Bel Canto written/authored/edited by Giovanni Battista Lamperti', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351287858 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this titleAuthor: Giovanni Lamperti BattistaISBN-10: 9351287858ISBN-13: 9789351287858Publisher: Gyan BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2017Pages: 322Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

Ḥāwī l-Funūn (Encompasser of the Arts) of Ibn al-Ṭaḥḥān (d. ca. 1057) is a medieval Arabic music dictionary that complements other sources because of the practical knowledge of the author who was an accomplished singer, lutenist and composer. The first part in 80 chapters...

Veder risorgere le vere leggende della musica mondiale, anche se su poche ed essenziali righe, non capita tutti i giorni e non ha alcun prezzo. Nel favoloso 2015 si vogliono celebrare i 100 anni di Frank Sinatra e di Billie Holiday, gli 80 di...

Jonson's book consists of an account of each Chopin composition, its place among the composer's work, its distinguishing features, notes of any special point of interest attaching to it and an epitome of comments and criticisms that have been made upon it. It is...

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy...

Punganur is the world's shortest (80-100cms) humped cattle (Bos indicus), with long tail and switch touching the ground and is at the risk of extinction. There was a significant difference in the mean scrotal circumference, height and width among the bulls, but the difference...