Music - Reference

Modeled on the brilliant approach first formulated by distinguished professor music and master clarinetist Michele Gingras in her Clarinet Secrets and More Clarinet Secrets (both available from Scarecrow Press), Tracy Heavner's Saxophone Secrets provides advanced saxophonists with 60 performance secrets that will assist in...

String players face a bewildering array of terms related to their instruments. Because string playing is a living art form, passed directly from master to student, the words used to convey complex concepts such as bow techniques and fingering systems have developed into an...

Although the music of Spain is diverse, profound, colorful and deserving of recognition, a collection of nineteenth century Spanish songs has never been available to singers in the United States. Until now, Spain has been neglected in the study of music history. Collections of...

In Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire, Dirk Meyer provides conductors, musicians, and librarians with all the information needed to plan their performances of modern chamber music. Meyer lists almost 4,000 works written during the 20th and 21st centuries, representing more than 1,100 composers. Entries...

When we speak of "classical music" it often refers rather loosely to serious "art" music but at the core is really the music of the classical period running from about 1730 to 1800, give or take. This was truly one of the most glorious...

A Manual for the Performance Library is a guide for organizing and operating a library of music performance materials for orchestra, band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and chamber music.Author: Russ GirsbergerISBN-10: 0810858711ISBN-13: 9780810858718Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2006Pages: 182Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.80h x 6.18w x 0.53dReview...

Library music materials require a more complex shelflisting approach than books in order to account for extremely prolific composers, works with generic titles, opus numbers, and thematic index numbers. Shelflisting Music provides clear, straightforward instructions and flowcharts to guide the cataloger through the process...

Stage Presence From Head to Toe: A Manual for Musicians is the only resource of its kind: a practical, authoritative guide to accepted practices of stage presence for performing musicians. It answers the basic questions every musician has about a performance: how to prepare,...

Now in paperback. Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.Author: Corliss Richard ArnoldISBN-10: 0810846977ISBN-13: 9780810846975Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1995Pages: 398Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.89d

The first complete guide and access point to the vast literature of the Broadway musical for the solo performer. Designed with the working actor in mind, the volume lists every song from over 210 Broadway shows, giving the name of the character(s) who sing(s)...

Compiles all charts appearing in Cash Box magazine prior to 1989 which have not appeared in the earlier volumes of this chart series. Genres and media formats covered include twelve-inch disco/dance singles, midline albums, video games, compact discs (prior to their integration into the...

Author: Jerrold LevinsonISBN-10: 0801430593ISBN-13: 9780801430596Publisher: Cornell University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/18/1996Pages: 328Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Take your listening sessions to the next level with the game edition of the essential cocktail guide Booze & Vinyl, pairing groundbreaking albums with mood-setting mixed drinks in an entertaining new way. CARD PAIRING GAME: Includes 100 full-color printed cards to match 50 sets...

Millions of people adore classical music. Millions of other people want to, but simply don't know how or where to start--so many composers, so many pieces, so many versions, so much music! In either case, this book is for you. In this informal and...

(Berklee Methods). Create arrangements with texture and style with this complete guide to arranging for large horn sections Now, for the first time, learn the same jazz ensemble arranging techniques taught by renowned Berklee College of Music faculty, and studied by the best and...

SongC.R.A.F.T. will bring your songwriting to the next level This book is focused on the 'craft' of songwriting and the care and nurturing of your 'creative being'. Intended for both novice and experienced songwriters, SongC.R.A.F.T. is an invitation to dig deep into your personal...

Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music and culture movement that emphasized Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music and the UK's own shoegaze music scene.Here, in more than...

So, you've decided to become a professional musician--to turn your passion into a career. Now what? Unlike many professions, there is no clear-cut path to success in the music industry.Emmy-winning music producer, studio/session guitarist, and award-winning educator, Kris Hawkins explains some of the most...

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...

Pianist's Handbook is Matti Carter's guide for pianists and musicians about piano playing and music theory. Here is what you will receive: - 10 chapters on the basics of piano playing and music theory - 60 music theory and piano playing exercises consisting of...

(Guitar). Certainly no name resonates across the spruce and maple boundaries of the classic American guitar like that of John D'Angelico, master guitar builder. Here in personal and cooperative histories, anecdotes, and first-hand accounts, Frank Green has infused the name of the master with...

Hand-making musical instruments is part of a growing trend that even celebrities such as Jonny Depp and guitar legend Jack White are taking part in. It doesn't require a lot of money or an expertise in woodworking and electronics, all it takes is a...

Popular music scholars have long been interested in the connection between place and music. This collection brings together a number of key scholars in order to introduce readers to concepts and theories used to explore the relationships between place and music. An interdisciplinary volume,...

Titles in the Dictionaries for the Modern Musician series offer both the novice and the advanced artist key information designed to convey the field of study and performance for a major instrument or instrument class, as well as the workings of musicians in areas...

"Micah's new book serves as great inspiration & knowledge for both new and seasoned guitarists...Nicely done "-Chris Wormer Lead Guitarist for The Charlie Daniels BandThere are literally thousands of guitar chords you can learn. Knowing which ones to begin with is an absolute must...

An innovative collection of essays applying a "new musicology" approach to the relationship between nationalist ideologies and the development of European music. Author: Harry WhiteISBN-10: 1859183220ISBN-13: 9781859183229Publisher: Cork University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2001Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.90h x 4.03w x 0.81d

(Creative Concepts Publishing). This book/CD pack by veteran vocal coach Lis Lewis (Steve Miller, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, Gwen Stefani) will help singers of all styles of music: warm up their voices, increase their endurance and range, correct bad habits, and sing longer and...

Beyond the skill involved in playing an instrument, getting musicians to play together well is an art form in itself. The secrets of how a guitarist, bassist, vocalist, drummer, keyboard player, and more can come together to create a unified sound usually reveal themselves...

(Book). Biography of the legendary Tito Puente and a brief history of Afro-Cuban/salsa music that he popularized throughout the world. A 2-hour DVD includes Tito discussing his incredible 50-year career as a band leader and the influence of other musicians from Cachao to Celia...

A valuable resource for percussionists, arrangers and classroom music teachers who want to explore Latin, Afro, Cuban, rock and jazz styles. 48 pages.Author: Thomas A. BrownISBN-10: 0882841513ISBN-13: 9780882841519Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1984Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 10.70h x 4.00w x 0.30d

Recent American Art Song: A Guide is a reference source devoted to songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. The book focuses exclusively on art song since 1980, a substantial period largely ignored by scholars. This is the...

Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various traditional folk genres, bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and southern hip-hop. This much-anticipated volume in The New...

Mozart wrote some of the greatest serenades for wind ensemble. He was not alone in writing works for wind sextet, octet, or larger ensembles--Over 12,000 works for wind harmony by over 2,200 composers are extant. Describing this new genre, Wind Harmony, which is far...

Arriving in the United States at age twenty-seven, Hungarian-born Paul Henry Lang (1901-1991) went on to exert a powerful influence on musical life and scholarship in his adopted country for more than six decades. As professor of musicology at Columbia University, editor of the...

A nostalgic review of the golden years of rock 'n' roll, doo wop. and the R & B era of Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. Featuring commentary from the recording artists, songwriters, broadcast personalities, photographs, discographies, and biographies.Author: James RosinISBN-10: 1983952796ISBN-13: 9781983952791Publisher:...

This book offers fast and sharp learning techniques to study music theory. By this book, you will understand Staff Notation, Numerical Notation, and Tonic Sol-fa Notation. In addition, the learners will learn basic guitar lessons as a bonus.Author: Peter KapISBN-10: 090222011XISBN-13: 9790902220118Publisher: Bg Printing...

In Ticket to the Opera, Phil G. Goulding finally makes the magic and mystique of opera accessible to all. Here he offers a complete operatic education, including history, definitions of key musical terms, opera lore and gossip, portraits of famous singers and the roles...

SQUEEZE MY LEMON - A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC BLUES LYRICSAuthor: Randy PoeISBN-10: 0634055461ISBN-13: 9780634055461Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2003Pages: 239Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.22h x 5.84w x 0.56dReview Citation(s): BookPage 12/01/2003 pg. 42

The Routledge Handbook to the Music of Alfred Schnittke is a comprehensive study of the work of one of the most important Russian composers of the late 20th century. Each piece is discussed in detail, with particular attention to the composer's groundbreaking polystylism, as...

The Desert Flower is an opera written by A. Harris and first published in 1863. It is divided into three acts and tells the story of a young woman named Zorah who lives in the desert. Zorah is in love with a man named...

The second in this new series, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is the most-up-to-date and comprehensive record of the music charts available today and a perfect, collectable complement to The Virgin Book of Hit Albums and The Virgin Book of Top 40 Charts....

This invaluable resource provides a detailed inventory of polyphonic songs from 1415-1480 in any European language, with language subdivisions: English, French, German (including Flemish), Italian, Latin, Spanish, and textless (this last with musical incipits). Each entry includes full details of all sources, facsimiles, modern...

An exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, Modal Counterpoint, Renaissance Style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to present guidelines for writing and analyzing 16th-century music. The only species counterpoint text that draws directly on Renaissance treatises, it provides a...

The Cambridge History of American Music is the first study of music in the United States to be written by a team of scholars. The volume begins with a survey of the music of Native Americans and then explores the historical and cultural events...

Tucked away in the northern woods of Michigan is one of the world's most renowned schools for the arts. Conceived initially as a small summer camp for talented high school musicians, Interlochen Center for the Arts now ranks among the most respected schools in...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: Stephen HeflingISBN-10: 0415966507ISBN-13: 9780415966504Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2003Pages: 408Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.18h x 6.08w x 0.91d

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: James McCallaISBN-10: 0415966957ISBN-13: 9780415966955Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2003Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.75d

For nearly a century, New York's famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country. It was where songwriting became a profession, and songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Selling popular music to a mass audience from coast-to-coast...

The Harpsichord and Clavichord, An Encyclopedia includes articles on this family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instruments builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major...

This book vibrantly demonstrates how the study of music allows for identification and interpretation of the forces that form Taiwanese society, from politics and policy to reactions to and assertions of such policies.　 Contributors to this edited volume explore how music shapes life -...