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From her unique standpoint as singer-songwriter-scholar, Polly Paulusma examines the influences of Carter’s 1960s folk singing, unknown until now, on her prose writing. Recent critical attention has focused on Carter’s relationship with folk/fairy tales,...

The sounds of spectators at football (soccer) are often highlighted – by spectators, tourists, commentators, journalists, scholars, media producers, etc. – as crucial for the experience of football. These sounds are often said to contribute significantly...

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Chaos and Dancing Star discusses the anarchist, revolutionary, feminist and nationalist influences on Wagner, the revolutionary who turned the world of opera upside down. The books and articles that directly influenced him are examined in detail,...

Mixtape Nostalgia: Culture, Memory, and Representation tells the story of the mixtape from its history in 1970s bootlegging to its resurgence as an icon of nostalgic analog technology. Burns looks at the history of the mixtape from the early 1980s and...

Fourteen authors explore the recent past, the present, and the future of music librarianship through an examination of topics of importance to the profession: collection development, preservation, cataloging, technology, copyright, reference, reference...

Tackles the difficult problem of preservation of music in all of its formats-scores, parts, and all types of recordings.Book InformationISBN 9780914954484Author Mark RoosaFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Scarecrow PressPublisher Scarecrow...

Addresses the processes and considerations involved in the renovation, reorganization, and creation of music library facilities.Book InformationISBN 9780914954446Author James P. CassaroFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Scarecrow PressPublisher...

Fleetwood Mac have had a chart-topping career that spans over fifty years and includes some of the biggest-selling albums and greatest hits of the 20th and 21st centuries. But the band's story is one of enormous triumph and also unimaginable tragedy...

This Element contributes to the interdisciplinary study of mariachi, especially in the United States, by focusing on two areas that have yet to receive substantive academic attention: philanthropy and museum studies. In 2011, UNESCO included mariachi...

This Element contributes to the interdisciplinary study of mariachi, especially in the United States, by focusing on two areas that have yet to receive substantive academic attention: philanthropy and museum studies. In 2011, UNESCO included mariachi...

The electric guitar is one of the most important musical instruments and cultural artifacts of the 20th and 21st centuries and enjoys popularity worldwide. Designed for students, this Companion explores electric guitar technology and performance, and the...

The piano features prominently in Schubert's musical output throughout his career, not only as an instrument for solo piano pieces (for two and four hands), but also in Lieder and chamber music as an equal partner to the voice or other instruments. His...

Guerrilla Music: Musicking as Resistance, Defiance, and Subversion provides a timely exploration of human initiations and responses to music as a process and product intrinsically part of our culture, history, place, time, and ecological musical worlds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798985309201Author David EatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 760Imprint David M. EatonPublisher David M. EatonWeight(grams) 1098g

In Rhythm - Advanced Studies, Erik Hojsgaard, composer and professor of aural training at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, provides a detailed guide to reading and understanding advanced use of rhythm. The 451 exercises and their corresponding notes...

Former students often thank their music teachers for what they were taught about music and about life. Play it from the Heart uses stories and concepts from music education as models for success. Making music together requires exceptional cooperation,...

Away from the spotlight of the pop charts and the demands of mainstream audiences, original music is still being played and audiences continue to engage with innovative artists. This collection of fresh essays gathers together critical writing on such...

A collection of essays that explores the relationship between opera and the development of media technology from the late 19th to the early 21st century. Examining the subject from an international perspective, the contributing authors, all of whom have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783631398661Author John D. DrysdaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 273Imprint Peter Lang AGPublisher Peter Lang AGWeight(grams) 430g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820488509Author Robert H. CataliottiFormat PaperbackPage Count 257Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 380g

for SATB and keyboard or chamber orchestra An original setting of this well-loved text, with a limpid tune and a gorgeous piano accompaniment, easily adaptable to the organ. An orchestration for two flutes, strings, and organ is available on hire.Book...

for TTBB choir, two flutes, and harp or piano Weaving solo lines and expressive harmonies combine to create a delicate and very lovely setting.About the AuthorMack Wilberg was appointed Music Director of The Tabernacle Choir in 2008, having served as...

Suitable for SATB, organ, and triangle or cymbals.Book InformationISBN 9780193860841Author David SchelatPage Count 8Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 17g

Cantique de Jean Racine was written in 1865 during Faure's final year at the Ecole Niedermeyer, winning him the first prize for composition, and this elegant work now holds a cherished place in the choral repertory for both sacred and secular occasions...

for SATB unaccompanied A traditional Somerset carol, collected by Cecil Sharp from the Drayton wassailers.Book InformationISBN 9780193431355Author John RutterPage Count 8Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 18g

for SATB and optional organBook InformationISBN 9780193520721Author Orlando GibbonsPage Count 4Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 9g

for SATB and piano or orchestra to words by William Morris Instrumental material is available on hire.About the AuthorBorn in 1919, David Willcocks began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, later winning scholarships to Clifton...

for SAA and piano This pretty and effortless carol has a winning melody and good variety of texture - a classic carol and an ideal showcase for young voices. A version for SATB is also available.About the AuthorAndrew Carter was born in 1939 into a...

These hymns have been simplified for use by anyone with at least three years training in piano. In addition, guitar chords accessible to amateur players have been included for many of the selections, and there are suggestions for using familiar tunes...

Pilvi Takala (*1981 in Helsinki) deals with the constitutions and limits of social groups and communities. Her videos, books, and installations are based on interventions in (semi-)public spaces, and this first monograph documents most of her work since...

Contains a concise cycle of songs for SA, based on three texts, by, or about, women.Book InformationISBN 9780193860407Author Libby LarsenPage Count 20Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 43g

for SSATTB and optional organBook InformationISBN 9780193521001Author William ByrdPage Count 8Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 18g

China has over three hundred distinct styles of music drama, from exorcism theatre to farce, historical romance, and shadow puppetry. This study considers one of the newer operatic forms. Established just two centuries ago, huju (Shanghai opera), is...

This work is suitable for SATB and piano or orchestra. This tranquil setting of a fifteenth-century English text is ideal as a stand-alone item. It is also the second movement of "Magnificat" and is scored in two versions: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,...

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A Russian folksong for SSATB voices, unaccompanied.Book InformationISBN 9780193862425Author Steven SametzPage Count 8Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 17g

Johnny Ace's crooning style and stirring ballads made him the first postwar African American artist to cross over to a white audience. After a string of R&B hits, Ace released the million-selling "Pledging My Love," a song headed to the top of the charts...

I Beheld Her, Beautiful as a Dove is suitable as a motet for SATB unaccompanied voices.Book InformationISBN 9780193851832Author Healey WillanPage Count 4Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 8g

Suitable for SSATB unaccompanied, this setting strives for an audible projection of the text by means of sections that echo natural speech rhythms.Book InformationISBN 9780193857247Author Claudio MonteverdiPage Count 12Imprint Oxford University...