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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524749071Author Henry ThreadgillFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf

***WINNER OF THE NEW ANGLE PRIZE FOR LITERATURE******WINNER OF THE HWA NON-FICTION AWARD***A beautifully written exploration of the world of Edwardian folk music, and its influence on the composer Ralph Vaughan WilliamsIn January 1905 the young Vaughan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784547158Author Edward Huws JonesPage Count 36Imprint Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers LtdPublisher Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 167g

Now available in paperback, this fully illustrated volume traces the emergence of Welsh traditional music through the ages and is complemented throughout with more than 200 musical examples. Phyllis Kinney's Welsh Traditional Music covers the traditional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901447408Author Colin HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 425Imprint Cherry Red BooksPublisher Cherry Red BooksWeight(grams) 659g

In clear and elegant prose, Music of the Common Tongue, first published in 1987, argues that by any reasonable reckoning of the function of music in human life the African American tradition, that which stems from the collision between African and...

This definitive work on the contribution of the Gypsies to the development of flamenco traces their influences on music from their long migration from India, through Iran, Turkey, Greece, and Hungary, to their persecution in Spain. This new updated...

Puerto Rico is often depicted as a "racial democracy" in which a history of race mixture has produced a racially harmonious society. In Remixing Reggaeton, Petra R. Rivera-Rideau shows how reggaeton musicians critique racial democracy's privileging of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556528170Author Denise SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 371g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847615077Author Matt CranitchPage Count 52Imprint Schott Music LtdPublisher Schott Music LtdWeight(grams) 220g

Detailing the understanding and performance of the French melodie, famous French baritone Pierre Bernac provides insight in this book for singers, accompanists, and concert-goers. Teamed with composer Francis Poulenc for more than 25 years, Bernac and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930872380Author Hazrat Inayat KhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 353Imprint Omega Publications,U.S.Publisher Omega Publications,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Who are "the folk" in folk music? This book traces the musical culture of these elusive figures in Britain and the US during a crucial period of industrialization from 1870 to 1930, and beyond to the contemporary alt-right. Drawing on a broad,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784541552Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPage Count 54Imprint Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers LtdPublisher Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd

This study reconstructs the history of the folk-music revival in the States, tracing its origins to the early decades of the 20th century. Drawing on scores of interviews and numerous manuscript collections, as well as his own extensive files, Cohen...

Globetrotters brings together twelve toe-tapping original tunes in styles from around the world-from Arabic to Chinese and from klezmer to the Cuban cha-cha-cha- for the budding saxophonist. This unique book presents a kaleidoscope of musical traditions,...

An encyclopedia survey of Brazilian popular music--now updated and expandedAn encyclopedia survey of Brazilian popular music--now updated and expandedAbout the AuthorChris McGowan has written about Brazilian music for Billboard, Musician and many other...

An exhilarating debut novel told through three different voices, Whites Can Dance Too is Kalaf Epalanga's reflection on and celebration of the music of his homeland, the intertwining of cultural roots, and freedom and love.It took being caught at a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847615602Author Gemma TelferPage Count 40Imprint Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KGPublisher Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KGWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994700995Author Marilyn NanceFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Fourthwall BooksPublisher Fourthwall Books

Re-release of the first book ever published in America about the legendary Motown Record Company, with a new foreword by legendary music journalist Greil Marcus!In January 1959 Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his family and founded the Detroit-based...

There had always been music along the banks of the Congo River-lutes and drums, the myriad instruments handed down from ancestors. But when Joseph Kabasele and his African Jazz went chop for chop with O.K. Jazz and Bantous de la Capitale, music in Africa...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847615312Author Pete Cooper, Jr.Page Count 80Imprint Schott Music LtdPublisher Schott Music LtdWeight(grams) 325g

...revisit the people and places and deepen your enjoyment of the sublime BBC tv series "Wayfaring Stranger"...in these pages revisit people and places you loved in the BBC tv series "Wayfaring Stranger"... by the authors as featured in the acclaimed BBC...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954397609Author Joep BorFormat PaperbackPage Count 191Imprint Nimbus Publishing (CN)Publisher Nimbus Publishing (CN)Weight(grams) 1g

In 2007, Ruben Molina published the first-ever history of Mexican-American soul and R&Bmusic in his book, Chicano Soul: Recordings and History of an American Culture. Ten yearslater, Chicano Soul remains an important and oft-referenced study of this...

Louisiana State Penitentiary is one of the largest and most brutal maximum-security prisons in the United States. Built on the grounds of a former plantation, the prison is commonly referred to as "Angola" apropos of the country of origin for many of the...

A freewheeling blend of continental European folk music and the songs, tunes, and dances of Anglo and Celtic immigrants, polkabilly has enthralled American musicians and dancers since the mid-19th century. From West Virginia coal camps and east Texas...

Irish contemporary popular music has had remarkable international success, but relatively little scholarly attention. Analysis of cultural identity has been dominated by the literary canon, yet music has been crucial in constructions and definitions of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714529462Author Claus SchreinerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Marion Boyars Publishers LtdPublisher Marion Boyars Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 612g

First published in 1855, George Petrie's "The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland" is widely regarded as one of the most important nineteenth-century collections of traditional Irish music. It contains nearly two hundred melodies collected...

This volume presents a cultural record of the Jewish folk music of Eastern Europe, through the eyes of ethnomusicologist, Moshe Beregovski. It includes contextual responses to Jewish folk music, essays on musical influences, and notes and lyrics of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692781876Author Earl Ofari HutchinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Middle Passage PressPublisher Middle Passage PressWeight(grams) 154g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816524488Author Brian Wright-McLeodFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777999025Author Girgor (Sheram) TalyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Dudukhouse Inc.Publisher Dudukhouse Inc.Weight(grams) 685g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527203907Author Reena KaurFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Reena KaurPublisher Reena KaurWeight(grams) 209g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725932555Author Georgy Minasyan (Minasov)Format PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798589845204Author Chris KyrzykFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798647950079Author World Famous B ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 414Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 603g