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Francis James Child's English and Scottish Popular Ballads, published in ten parts from 1882 to 1898, contained the texts and variants of 305 extant themes written down between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Unsurpassed in its presentation of texts, this exhaustive collection devoted little...

Francis James Child's English and Scottish Popular Ballads, published in ten parts from 1882 to 1898, contained the texts and variants of 305 extant themes written down between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Unsurpassed in its presentation of texts, this exhaustive collection devoted little...

Autistic people and musical individuals often have perfect pitch, a gift they were born with. The musical gift may be accompanied with learning differences such as reading comprehension problems, trouble with mathematics, and significant difficulties in learning how to read music. This book was...

"Do you love the harp?" The French harpist Henriette Reni (1875-1956) asked this question of each student, and it remained her ideal throughout her life. This book explores the circumstances which surrounded the beginning of Henriette Reni 's career was a masterful harpist and...

"Do you love the harp?" The French harpist Henriette Reni (1875-1956) asked this question of each student, and it remained her ideal throughout her life. This book explores the circumstances which surrounded the beginning of Henriette Reni 's career was a masterful harpist and...

Author: Edmund RaasISBN-10: 1493140973ISBN-13: 9781493140978Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/10/2014Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d

Author: Edmund RaasISBN-10: 1493140965ISBN-13: 9781493140961Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/10/2014Pages: 78Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Explore the rich heritage, contemporary culture, and society of the Virgin Islands by delving into its wonderful music. Dale Francis, a resident of the Virgin Islands whose ancestry there dates back to the early 1700s, examines what Africans, Europeans, and Tainos contributed to Virgin...

"This sounds really cool, but what do I play on it?"This is often the first comment someone makes after playing a harmonic minor tuned harmonica for the first time. Here is a book that book answers that question.A collection of one hundred and one...

A quarterly magazine for luthiers (music instruments makers) and musicians. The arcane art of lutherie is approached from many angles: research, instrument making, reviews, interviews, techniques, and much more.Author: Leonardo LospennatoISBN-10: 1479127019ISBN-13: 9781479127016Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2012Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 11.00h x...

This unique book contains practical and pedagogically oriented chapters written by leaders in the field of instrumental music education. Designed for instrumental music teachers or for use in instrumental methods courses, the book covers a wide range of topics.Author: Suzanne L. BurtonISBN-10: 1475804326ISBN-13: 9781475804324Publisher:...

This collection features a selection of classical pieces by the world's most renowned composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss II, Edvard Grieg, Johann Pachelbel, Giuseppe Verdi, Edward Elgar, Richard...

This collection features a selection of classical pieces by the world's most renowned composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss II, Johann Pachelbel, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms. 10 easy and...

From countercultural resistance to world music craze, Balkan music captured the attention of global audiences. Balkanology, the 1991 quintessential album of Bulgarian music, highlights this moment of unbridled creativity. Seasoned musicians all over the world are still in awe of the technical abilities of...

This book describes the results of investigations into the production of musical sounds. Addressed to readers with a reasonable grasp of physics who are not put off by a little mathematics, it discusses most of the traditional instruments currently in use in Western music....

(Piano Solo Songbook). Nine piano solo arrangements of ten Michael Giacchino compositions from the score of the hit 2009 movie, the highest-grossing film in the Star Trek series. Includes: Back from Black * Does It Still McFly? * Hella Bar Talk * Labor of...

(Fake Book). The Christmas collection that all jazz cats will want in their stocking This unique fake book features 150 custom arrangements with lyrics of carols and contemporary holiday songs featuring sophisticated jazz chord changes in the popular, user-friendly Real Book format. Players will...

(Big Note Songbook). Big-note arrangements of Carter Burwell's compositions for this hit film, including "Bella's Lullaby" and ten more: Dinner with His Family * Edward at Her Bed * I Dreamt of Edward * I Would Be the Meal * In Place of Someone...

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all Bb, Eb, C and BC instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes...

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all Bb, Eb, C and bass clef instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package...

(Harmonica Play-Along). The Harmonica Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the notation, listen to the CD to hear how the harmonica should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics...

How To Make A Noise-perhaps the most widely read book about synthesizer programming-is a comprehensive, practical guide to sound design and synthesizer programming techniques using subtractive (analog) synthesis, frequency modulation synthesis, additive synthesis, wave-sequencing, and sample-based synthesis. The book looks at programming using examples...

This edition includes the Concert Register. About the compiler: John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on...

(Music Sales America). This remarkable instructional pack contains books 1 and 2 from the Absolute Beginners series plus the songbook and fingering charts all in one volume, with 2 CDs of professional backing tracks and a bonus DVD to accompany the first tutor book.Author:...

The forgotten history of the "all-girl" big bands of the World War II era takes center stage in Sherrie Tucker's Swing Shift. American demand for swing skyrocketed with the onslaught of war as millions-isolated from loved ones-sought diversion, comfort, and social contact through music...

Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble is the most comprehensive guide on the rehearsal process for conducting instrumental music ensembles. Ideal for the advanced instrumental music conductor seeking to look beyond basic conducting technique, this work breaks the multidimensional activity of working with...

This book uses all the resources available to establish what each instrument in the bible really was, what it looked like, and how it was played and is arranged in the same order as the King James Bible, with explanation where this differs from...

In the hands of the state, music is a political tool. The Banda de M俍ica del Estado de Oaxaca (State Band of Oaxaca, BME), a civil organization nearly as old as the modern state of Oaxaca itself, offers unique insights into the history of...

(P/V/G Composer Collection). The first great American songwriter, Stephen Foster's songs are now part of the American folk tradition. This collection presents 30 of his compositions, plus photos and a new biography. Includes: Beautiful Dreamer * Camptown Races * Jeanie with the Light Brown...

(Musicians Institute Press). A comprehensive guide to: notes, rests, counting, subdividing, time signatures, triplets, ties, dotted notes and rests, cut time, compound time, swing, shuffle, rhythm studies, counting systems, road maps and more! "Provides a Britannica-like benefit to players whose reading skills are underdeveloped...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This two-volume set in a production hardcover case is an essential addition to any Elvis fan's library. Features piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of over 200 of his best songs, including: All Shook Up * Always on My Mind * Are You Lonesome Tonight?...

(Chart). Revised and updated, this second edition includes 92 Fab Four favorites: All My Loving * Blackbird * Can't Buy Me Love * Golden Slumbers * Here Comes the Sun * Let It Be * Michelle * Penny Lane * When I'm Sixty-Four *...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). This revised collection includes 77 cherished favorites: Air on the G String * All I Ask of You * Anniversary Song * Ave Maria * Bist du bei mir (You Are with Me) * Canon in D * Could I Have This...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). More than 60 rock favorites: Blueberry Hill * Every Breath You Take * Faith * Get a Job * Heartbreak Hotel * I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For * Imagine * Let It Be * Lola * Money * Pride...

Joel Walker Sweeney was, in essence, the Elvis Presley of the 1840s. A professional banjo player, Sweeney introduced mainstream America to a music (and musical instrument) which had its roots in the transplanted black culture of the southern slave. Sweeney, an Irish-American born midway...

Brian Dolan's social and cultural history of the music business in relation to the history of the player piano is a critical chapter in the story of contemporary life. The player piano made the American music industry-and American music itself-modern. For years, Tin Pan...

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: Putnam AldrichISBN-10: 1406742627ISBN-13: 9781406742626Publisher: Orchard...

Mandan and Hidatsa Music is a comprehensive book written by Frances Densmore. The book provides an in-depth study of the music of the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes of North Dakota. The author, who was a renowned ethnomusicologist, conducted extensive research on the music of...

Teton Sioux Music is a comprehensive book on the traditional music of the Teton Sioux tribe, written by Frances Densmore. The book provides a detailed account of the music, songs, and dances of the Sioux people, with a focus on the Teton Sioux sub-group....

Mandan and Hidatsa Music is a book written by Frances Densmore, which explores the traditional music of the Mandan and Hidatsa Native American tribes. The book is a comprehensive study of the music, including detailed descriptions of the instruments used, the songs and dances...

Teton Sioux Music is a book written by Frances Densmore, which provides a comprehensive study of the music and culture of the Teton Sioux people. The book is based on the author's extensive fieldwork and research conducted among the Sioux tribes in the early...

This innovative and multi-layered study of the music and culture of Renaissance instrumentalists spans the early institutionalization of instrumental music from c.1420 to the rise of the basso continuo and newer roles for instrumentalists around 1600. Employing a broad cultural narrative interwoven with detailed...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 20 of the greatest hits from this legendary Motown superstar's illustrious career. Includes: Ebony and Ivory * For Once in My Life * Higher Ground * I Just Called to Say I Love You * I Was Made to Love Her...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). No band on earth but The Beatles could have a greatest hits compilation top the charts more than 30 years after breaking up In a few short months, the CD 1 featuring The Beatles' 27 British and American Number One singles...

(Instructional). This comprehensive, 562-page method, called "Solid, readable and relevant" by Keyboard magazine and "The major work for today's pianists" by International Musician, is divided into four sections. The first, "A Philosophy of Music," deals with communication, cause-effect principles and practice disciplines. The second...

(P/V/G Composer Collection). Juan Gabriel is known as "El Idolo de las Multitudes" (the Idol of the Multitudes) to millions of fans in the Americas and around the world. This popular composer and performer has been touring continually since his first hit in 1971...

FROM RAGS TO RAGTIME - THEY CREATED THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE 20TH CENTURY For the first time, here is the stirring story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band and its role in American popular music. From slavery to freedom, follow the inspirational rags-to-riches story of...

Teaching Kids Recorder offers a hands-on, innovative and engaging approach to teaching recorder to elementary and middle-school students. The approach bridges rote learning and literacy while building the physical skills needed for success in playing the recorder. Learn techniques on readiness for recorder, choosing...

Twelve of today's most distinguished scholar-performers present essays on Baroque keyboard music. Topics include the place of the keyboard in concerted music, comparative teaching methods, studies of the repertoire of J.S. Bach and his sons, and writing in the later eighteenth century (including Mozart)...

Experiencing disco, hip hop, house, techno, drum 'n' bass and garage, Discographies plots a course through the transatlantic dance scene of the last last twenty-five years. It discusses the problems posed by contemporary dance culture of both academic and cultural study and finds these...