Music - Reference

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...

Following the successful volumes of Song on Record, this book surveys all the recordings of major choral works from the Monteverdi Vespers to Britten's War Requiem. Discussion of the various interpretations on record is preceded, in each chapter, by informed criticism of the work...

Addressing Western and non-Western music, composers from Francesca Caccini to Charles Ives, and musical communities from twelfth-century monks to contemporary opera queens, these essays explore questions of gender and sexuality. Musicology and Difference brings together some of the freshest and most challenging voices in...

Named one of New York Times Top-20 Cookbooks of 2006. Have you ever wanted to host a full evening of Indian food, culture, and music? How about preparing a traditional Balinese banquet? Or take a trip to Cairo and enjoy an Egyptian feast? The...

"The Craft of Modal Counterpoint" is the companion book to Benjamin's "The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint," recently republished in a second edition by Routledge. Modal counterpoint is the style of composition that was employed until the "tonal" revolution pioneered by Bach; it is the...

Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scholarship, it will focus on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music: traditional, local performers; professional...

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the...

The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music is a comprehensive reference source covering all aspects of both African American and white gospel from history and performers to recording techniques and styles, as well as the influence of gospel on different musical genres and cultural trends....

Whether you are new or a veteran, this guide has the tips you need to survive and thrive at one of the most exciting music festivals of all time Loolapalooza continues to be one of the most amazing festival experiences people have ever encountered....

Beyond coverage of mainstream 80s music, such as "hair band" hard rock, pop, new wave, and rap, this compilation of essential musical artists also covers genres like classical, jazz, outlaw country, and music theater. Popular music in the United States during the 1980s is...

Whether on vinyl or in digital form, the album has become an integral part of our cultural history. 100 Albums That Changed Popular Music: A Reference Guide tells the stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded. Narrative chapters in...

In this eclectic encyclopedia, author Stan Jeffries chronicles the careers of over 110 musical artists from 37 different nations. Entries include biographical information, trace the entrants' musical development, and recount the performers' critical and popular reception. A collection of photos, an index by nation,...

This reference work includes an examination of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's selection process, a review of the annual induction ceremony, and provides career biographies of 149 Hall of Fame inductees from the artists and producers to the record company founders and...

Morton Feldman (1926-1987) is today widely regarded as one of America's foremost experimental composers. His unique body of compositions, as well as his numerous writings and interviews, provide a vast amount of source material for scholarly research. Yet, few have seriously examined his work....

Gian Carlo Menotti is a composer known chiefly for his popular operas, including Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Medium, and The Consul. He also wrote a considerable amount of choral, instrumental and chamber music. This addition to the Greenwood Press series Bio-Bibliographies in...

Once a thriving body of innovative and fluid music, jazz is now the victim of destructive professional and artistic forces, says Eric Nisenson. Corruption by marketers, appropriation by the mainstream, superficial media portrayal, and sheer lack of skill have all contributed to the demise...

One of the most controversial figures in the history of ideas as well as music, Richard Wagner continues to stimulate debate whenever his works are performed. Drawing upon the scholarship of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the most comprehensive dictionary of opera in...

Iconic album cover designs from an era-defining artist, back in printMati Klarwein (1932-2002) was a major presence in the New York art scene, admired by everyone from Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí to Jimi Hendrix and Jackie Onassis. His Pop-Surrealist universe of pantheistic religious...

Endearing Rhymes: A-Z Songs features many of your favorite songs in melodic poems that will make you laugh, that will make you smile, that will make you yearn for romance, and much more in this enchanting book in the Endearing Rhymes Series.Author: Wynette McKenzieISBN-10:...

The most extensive authorized work on the legendary British group, The Yardbirds. Numerous contributions have been made by band members and fans to create an accurate portrayal of their output and influence on musicians worldwide.Author: Greg RussoISBN-10: 0998355097ISBN-13: 9780998355092Publisher: CrossFire Pub.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/14/2022Pages: 394Format:...

The only authorized biography of musician Manfred Mann. It covers his six-decade career, from the pop music of his '60s group through Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Numerous contributions have been made to the book by Manfred and his musical...

Superstar In A Masquerade tells the story of pianist Leon Russell and his life journey, from his afflicted birth to becoming a session man and Grammy-winning millionaire rock star. It also follows the careers of his hometown Tulsa pals David Gates and J.J. Cale.Read...

This book was created to catalog the melodic pattern material performed by Charlie Parker for over sixty of his transcribed solos. It also comes with an APP called Pathways to Parker. The APP mirrors the book to make it convenient for students to download...

Hal Blaine came to Hollywood in the late 1950s with a dream of becoming a studio drummer. Over the next 25 years he recorded nearly 35,000 tracks of music and became the heartbeat and backbone of major hits by such diverse artists as the...

Opinions of what "gay music" is are as varied as are the types of music played by LGBTQ+ musicians. The opinions expressed in this book are culled from a wide variety of sources and interviews. The main focus of this book is from the...

The only encyclopedic and definitive book on American indie metal!If all you know about metal music was what was heard on commercial radio, then you don't know metal at all. Heroes of the Metal Underground profiles over 1100 American bands from every town and...

(Percussion). Admired by colleagues and the public alike, Billy Gladstone was the featured percussionist at New York's Radio City Music Hall for 18 years after its opening in 1932. He was also a consummate inventor, with more than 20 US patents to his name,...

Let's move ahead - stop using predictable, boring and uninteresting harmonic moves - let's try something new.In this book you'll find well over 5,000 interesting chord progressions.Let them excite you and inspire you to write something great.Author: Sam UllielISBN-10: 965748913XISBN-13: 9789657489130Publisher: Literary SoundsLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

Practice, motivation, learning, nutrition, competition, and family lifestyles are a few of the topics discussed by these experienced teachers, performers, and parents. To Learn with Love is treasured as a handbook by many Suzuki parentsAuthor: William Starr, Constance StarrISBN-10: 0874876060ISBN-13: 9780874876062Publisher: Suzuki Method InternationalLanguage:...

(Musicians Institute Press). This private lesson covers common symbols and musical shorthand, section figures and ensemble figures, accents, set-up ideas, and embellishment, and swing, big band, and other styles. The audio includes 16 full-demo examples. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside...

Workbooks designed as either companion books to the Keys to Music Rudiments textbook or as independent writing books in music theory, these workbooks are arranged in a progressive order complimentary to most existing textbooks. A certificate of merit is included to be awarded upon...

From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the Mothers of Invention, and those progressive forebearers, the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles), through the towering guitar solos, monumental synthesizer banks, and mind-boggling special effects of the Golden Age of Prog (Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis,...

Harvey Lichtenstein looks ahead and back over a trailblazing career as the shaman, iconoclast and impresario of America's avant garde with many of the major performing artists of our time, including Philip Glass, Twyla Tharp, Mark Morris, Steve Reich, Pina Bausch, Bill T. Jones,...

Nashville may be considered the epicenter of country music, but today, this thriving music industry town is home to a diverse array of musicians and musical styles. Combine that musical community with a "livable" town that's more friendly and affordable than some coastal music...

This guidebook teaches songwriters exactly how to create awesome solos that will really help their material stand out. Based on the study of nearly 900 songs from six decades of great music, it explains the musical role played by solos, illustrates which notes work...

Long before he sold 120 million albums globally in a career that has endured artistically and commercially like no other performer's in the rock era, Bruce Springsteen was a working-class New Jersey kid with a dream and a guitar. By the time he was...

Guitars That Jam is a journey through the world's most famous rock guitars, featuring the photography of Jay Blakesburg and commentary from more than fifty artists. Guitars That Jam is the definitive illustrated history of the guitars of rock-and-roll legend. Featuring images from live...

(Reference). Legendary for their construction and longevity, Music Man amps have earned the trust and respect of musicians worldwide. The company was the brainchild of industry vets Leo Fender, Forrest White, and Tom Walker. This book examines the latter the company's genius chief pilot/navigator...

(Guitar). This book is an account of two brothers who were premier producers of stringed instruments in the early part of this century. Swedish immigrant cabinet makers Carl and August Larson made instruments under the brand names of Maurer, Prairie State, Euphonon, W.J. Dyer...

(Creative Concepts Publishing). All of the essential diagrams, drawings and information concerning theory, scales, and their uses in one easy-to-use book Covers the five essential scales for today's guitarists major, major pentatonic, minor, minor pentatonic and blues with a unique Linking System that makes...

Why do musicians choose jazz Improvisation as an outlet for creativity? Why are we creating this music and who are we creating it for? All you need is a little information. This book explores the hows, whats, and whys" of practice, performance, technique, and...

A compilation of articles and interviews about the Native Tongues hip-hop crew.Author: Beau Michael Brown, Marcus Iomos Marad Singleton, Donald Profound DevoldISBN-10: 8837337507ISBN-13: 9798837337505Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/03/2022Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d

Today's music theory instructors face a changing environment, one where the traditional lecture format is in decline. The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy addresses this change head-on, featuring battle-tested lesson plans alongside theoretical discussions of music theory curriculum and course design. With the...

"I hate jazz, but I love you.""Well, what do you listen to?""Certainly not jazz. Something more like Louis Armstrong." More than twenty-two years ago, this exchange sent jazz pianist Judy Carmichael on a mission. Knowing that most people find jazz and the arts mysterious,...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Policy is the first thorough analysis of how policy frames the behavior of audiences, industries, and governments in the production and consumption of popular music. Covering a range of industrial and national contexts, this collection assesses how music...

This work catalogs commercially produced recordings of Negro spirituals composed for solo concert vocalists. More than 5,000 tracks are listed, with entries sourced from a variety of recording formats. The featured recordings enhance the study of concert spiritual performance in studio, concert, worship service...

Want the word on Buffy Sainte-Marie? Looking for the best powwow recordings? Wondering what else Jim Pepper cut besides "Witchi Tai To"? This book will answer those questions and more as it opens up the world of Native American music. In addition to the...

LUCA ANDREA GIORDANO lives in Italy. He holds doctorate degrees in Foreign Languages, Modern Philology, Vocal Performance (Opera and Chamber music) and Oboe. He is dedicated at being a linguist and interpreter assisting professional departments at various Italian conservatories in English and French. Also,...

LUCA ANDREA GIORDANO lives in Italy. He holds doctorate degrees in Foreign Languages, Modern Philology, Vocal Performance (Opera and Chamber music) and Oboe. He is dedicated at being a linguist and interpreter assisting professional departments at various Italian Conservatories in English and French. Also,...