Music-General Books

Emerging from the challenge to reconstruct sonic and spatial experiences of the deep past, this multidisciplinary collection of ten essays explores the intersection of liturgy, acoustics, and art in the churches of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Rome and Armenia, and reflects on the role digital technology...

Richard Rodgers was an icon of the musical theater, a prolific composer whose career spanned six decades and who wrote more than a thousand songs and forty shows for the American stage. In this absorbing book, Geoffrey Block examines Rodgers's entire career, providing rich...

Offering a fresh perspective on the making of the American nation, Forging America: New Lands and High Culture shows how the various new portions of the country--the Northeastern wilderness, the West, and later the South and Midwest--were assimilated into the national and intellectual consciousness...

.Dayal Singh is brilliant, quirky, & has Asperger's. . Son of parents trafficked to East Africa from India just before independence, he knows he's Sikh, African, and calculus is the evidence of God. He becomes fascinated by a broken piano. and is offered a...

Polyvocal Bob Dylan brings together an interdisciplinary range of scholarly voices to explore the cultural and aesthetic impact of Dylan's musical and literary production. Significantly distinct in approach, each chapter draws attention to the function and implications of certain aspects of Dylan's work-his tendency...

Wyatt Merle Kilgore was an American singer, songwriter, and manager. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, he was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the personal manager of Hank Williams Jr. at the time of his death.He awed his fans with tales of his life in...

It's a Word Search book with a twist...and a shout. These puzzles will not just test your skills, but you'll learn a little something along the way. It's all here: Psychedelia, bubblegum, British Rock, surf & drag, instrumentals, folk rock, one-hit wonders, R&B, Motown,...

This book will explain music theory for beginners, and it helps for self-study. It will make you discover music theory in its entirety. All in the form of questions and answers to facilitate understanding of the subject.Author: Rumi Michael LeighISBN-10: 1691792330ISBN-13: 9781691792337Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage:...

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: Joseph HaydnISBN-10: 1447441435ISBN-13: 9781447441434Publisher: Classic...

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,...

Are you a fan of electric guitar solos? Look no further than "Six-String Heroes, Legendary Guitar Solos" - the ultimate guide to the greatest guitar solos of all time.In this book, you'll find transcriptions of over 50 iconic guitar solos, including those from legendary...

"Sound Engineering: Mastering and Mixing Music" is a practical guide to the art of sound engineering. The book covers everything from recording techniques to mastering and mixing music, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the audio production process. With insights from experienced sound...

This Element demonstrates how a combination of stimulated recall and collaborative autoethnographic strategies can be applied to artistic and scholarly work at the intersection of ethnomusicology and practice-led-research. The authors relate recently collected material from fieldwork in Vietnam to the long-term method development within...

Music is probably one of the most popular things in the world. I don't think I know anybody who doesn't like music. I know people who don't like sports or politics, but so many people like music. There are genres I like a lot...

This book addresses a major gap in sound art scholarship: the role of audience participation. It offers a survey of participatory sound art from its origins in the historical avant-gardes to the non-institutionalized forms of sonic creativity in contemporary digital culture. In doing so,...

This book is a collection of Longfellow's most famous works, including ballads, lyrics, and sonnets. This book is perfect for anyone interested in American literature and poetry.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base...

This translation of the New Testament into the Choctaw language was a significant milestone in the efforts of missionaries to evangelize Native American communities. It includes all the books of the New Testament, as well as introductory material and footnotes.This work has been selected...

This book is a meditation on how we listen for the voice of God within the soundscapes of our lives, and how we find our own voice.Author: Lucy WinkettISBN-10: 0826439217ISBN-13: 9780826439215Publisher: ContinuumLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/03/2010Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d

Follow Taylor Swift's rise from teen breakthrough act to global superstar in this ultimate fanbook. As one of the world's biggest stars - voted both Artist of the Decade and Woman of the Decade - Taylor Swift's career goes from strength to strength. With...

The guitar has been an integral part of popular music and mainstream culture for many decades and in many places of the world. This Element examines the development and current state of virtuosic rock guitar in terms of playing, technology, and culture. Supported by...

Etchings is the literary arts magazine of the University of Indianapolis. Produced twice a year by student-run Etchings Press, student editors solicit submissions, select pieces using a blind submission process, design and layout the magazine, and market it. Contributors include University of Indianapolis undergraduate...

The Musician's Ai Handbook is a comprehensive look at how musicians, artists, songwriters, producers, and anyone in the music business can use artificial intelligence as a highly creative tool to generate new ideas and help to promote their music. It's packed with useful how-to's...

Daily Music Roll is an online music magazine specializing in publishing music blogs, artist interviews, music news, and music reviews on various genres of music. Get ready for a heart-melting summer love story as BTS is breaking some ground with the latest single 'Butter'....

Gottfried Finger (1665-6 to 1730). The solo music for viol, edited by Richard Rawson and Peter Wagner. Aria et Variationes; Sonatas; Sonatina; Prelude; Balletti Scordati. Parts available from the publisher. Published in 2009.Author: Gottfried FingerISBN-10: 1898131228ISBN-13: 9781898131229Publisher: Fretwork PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2020Pages: 70Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize:...

Elizabeth Bishop and the Music of Literature brings together the latest understandings of how central music was to Bishop's writing. This collection considers Bishop's reworking of metrical and rhythmic forms of poetry; the increasing presence of prosaic utterances into speech-soundscapes; how musical poetry intones...

Visualising Music explores alternative models of music-image relationship in film and video art, investigating how the boundaries of cinema can be challenged, both practically and theoretically, by a redefined audio-visual interaction. The first half of the book considers the significance of music in several...

Author: Brian HarlanISBN-10: 3639015533ISBN-13: 9783639015539Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2008Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

This book explores the creation and destruction of Abel Gance's most ambitious film project, and seeks to explain why his meteoric career was so nearly extinguished at the end of silent cinema. By 1929, Gance was France's most famous director. Acclaimed for his technical...

A timely and ambitious text founded on contemporary interests in scholarly and media/artistic productionUniquely focuses upon the the sonic in AfrofuturismContributes a necessary engagement with race within sound studies Author: Erik SteinskogISBN-10: 3319660403ISBN-13: 9783319660400Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2017Pages: 241Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w...

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 MendelssohnISBN-10: 1447474473ISBN-13: 9781447474470Publisher: Classic...

All about the Israeli and Palestinian organs, organists, composers for organ and their works, organbuilders and organ-related events, with pictures of everything.Author: James Louder, Gerard Levi, Sabin LeviISBN-10: 1419610341ISBN-13: 9781419610349Publisher: Booksurge PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2005Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.39d

This selection from the Rhymes of a German Mystic reveals the spiritual depth of the poet Angelus Silesius. Silesius' verses, originally written in the 17th century, present a unique blend of mysticism, philosophy, and Christianity. This edition, translated by Dr. Paul Carus, brings Silesius'...

Paolo Fabbri's Monteverdi, first published in Italian, is the leading study of the greatest composer of late Renaissance and early Baroque Italy, rightly called the "father of modern music." A large number of contemporary documents, including some 130 of his own letters, offer rich...

A no-holds-barred honest guide to all things Rolling Stones from the music to the concerts to the drugs to the arrests to the women. Here you will learn everything about the anti-Beatles, then be taken in by the author's own criticism of their legacy,...

Author: William HickISBN-10: 153580257XISBN-13: 9781535802574Publisher: Gale and the British LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1840Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.07d

Disco Fancy Pants is a heartwarming story created to inspire children to follow their dreams It is a tale of a young musician and loving mother who encourages creativity and imagination. This enthusiastic and colorful story introduces children to rhyming and poetry, which is...

The studies in this book are designed to facilitate the development of automaticity. The book contains a large number of short, repetitive memory exercises that are designed to allow the student to focus attention on the movements that produce each sequence of notes not...

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: Claude DebussyISBN-10: 1446516512ISBN-13: 9781446516515Publisher: Owen...

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...

"Finding Your Muse: A Beginner's Guide to Songwriting" is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the art of songwriting. Written for aspiring songwriters of all levels, this book offers practical advice and exercises to help you develop your creativity and find your unique voice.Through...

This handbook tackles the understudied relationship between music and comedy cinema by analysing the nature, perception, and function of music from fresh perspectives. Its approach is not only multidisciplinary, but also interdisciplinary in its close examination of how music and other cinematic devices interact...

The album Slave to the Rhythm is typical of the exaltation of pop stars but atypical in its presentation and interaction with biographical material. Three crossings are considered in this assessment of the work: technological, cultural, and structural. These are presented with a detailed...

A book illustrated with coloured pictures.Learn the technique of Fingerstyle. Play your preferred songs thanks to this guide that will illustrate you in simple way the fundamental rules.Five progressions of chords linked among theirs that will allow you to practically play all the songs,...

The English translation of the successful German novel. While modern music historians have now almost completely stripped the Blues of its myths, award-winning Swiss singer-songwriter, slide guitarist and book author Richard Koechli gives him back the soul in a philosophical way. With a mystical...

America has a rich musical heritage, but it is in danger of falling into an undeserved oblivion. Classical music, jazz, film scores, and the masterpieces of musical theater are an essential part of our history. "Our Musical Heritage" by Mark Evans explores America's musical...

Classical music, jazz, film scores, and the masterpieces of musical theater are in danger of fading into an undeserved oblivion. This crisis extends not only to music, but also to an ignorance of good books, art, theater, and films. Students are emerging from school...

Listening After Nature examines the constructions and erasures that haunt field recording practice and discourse. Analyzing archival and contemporary soundworks through a combination of post-colonial, ecological and sound studies scholarship, Mark Peter Wright recodes the Field; troubles conceptions of Nature; expands site-specificity; and unearths...

This is a book filled with the events of a hardworking American man that was enlisted in the armed services, and was mentally wounded in war. His life events and success with music after his discharge.Author: Michael SullivanISBN-10: 166325589XISBN-13: 9781663255891Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/02/2023Pages: 78Format:...

A Large Metropolis. The Near Future. A World decimated by War.A story of Courage, Tolerance, Love and The Pursuit of Peace, Justice and FreedomPeople Power, a Concept Album by Rock Band No Matter What!The music of No Matter What! tells a tale of common...