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Island Sounds in the Global City: Caribbean Popular Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flores, Juan / Manuel, Peter / Kasinitz, Philip, PUBLISHER: New York Folklore Society, The Big Apple has been a crossroads for Caribbean music and culture since the early years of this century. This collection of critical essays surveys a rich mosaic of popular Caribbean styles and explores the fascinating relationship between music and cultural identity in America's largest, most diverse urban center.

The Roots of Texas Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clayton, Lawrence / Specht, Joe W., PUBLISHER: Texas A&M University Press, "The music of Texas and the American Southwest is as diverse and distinctive as the many different groups who have lived in the region over the past several centuries." writes Gary Hartman in his introduction to this refreshingly different look at various genres of Texas music. The Roots of Texas Music celebrates the diverse sources of the music of the Lone Star State by gathering chapters by specialists on each of them. Editor Lawrence S. Clayton conceived this project as one that would not simply repeat the common wisdom about Texas music traditions but rather offer new perspectives. The result is a lively, captivating, and original look at the musical traditions of one of the nation's most fertile musical seedbeds. Authorities on each subject explore music of the Texas Germans and Czechs, black Creoles, Chicanos, and blues and gospel singers. The diverse genres included in this anthology also provide an introduction to the classes, cultures, races, and ethnic groups of Texas and highlight the ways in which the state's musical wealth has influenced the listening habits of the nation.

The songs of david bowie

VENDO IL VOLUME "THE SONGS OF DAVIDI BOWIE" DAVID BOWIE The Songs Of David Bowie ( UK 144-page sheet music softback book featuring the words and music of 24 of Bowie's greatest hits. BUONE CONDIZIONI.AGIUNGERE LE SPESE DI SPEDIZIONE PER CHI NON E' A ROMA

Memphis: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dipietro, Joe / Bryan, David, PUBLISHER: Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers, Set in the turbulent South in the s, Memphis is the story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Thanks in part to his passionate persistence, "race" music reaches the center of the radio dial, quickly exploding throughout mainstream America. But when Huey falls for a beautiful black singer he has set on the path to stardom, whether the world is really ready for this music, and their love, is put to the test.

Historical Anthology of Music, Volume I: Oriental, Medieval,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davidson, Archibald T. / Davison, Archibald T. / Apel, Willi, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, This great anthology of music literature makes available to all music lovers a wonderful storehouse of hitherto inaccessible treasure. The volume includes the development of Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance music from the beginning to . Its more than 200 representative examples are individually complete compositions, each of sufficient length to illustrate clearly a form or style. The authors provide an explanatory commentary with bibliography, English translations of foreign texts, and an index. The "Library Journal" says of it, "in short, Volume 1 of the music historian's classic dreams...No competitors on the market. Highly recommended." Acquista Ora

Reich The Desert Music CD

1 1 The Desert Music: First Movement (Fast) 1 2 The Desert Music: Second Movement (Moderate) 1 3 The Desert Music: Third Movement Part One (Slow) 1 4 The Desert Music: Third Movement Part Two (Moderate) 1 5 The Desert Music: Third Movement Part Three (Slow) 1 6 The Desert Music: Fourth Movement (Moderate) 1 7 The Desert Music: Fifth Movement (Fast) perfetto,come nuovo

Science Fiction Cinema: From Outerspace to Cyberspace

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: King, Geoff / Krzywinska, Tanya / Siegel, Geoff, PUBLISHER: Wallflower Press, This book charts the dimensions of one of the most popular genres in the cinema. From lurid comic-book blockbusters to dark dystopian visions, science fiction is seen as both a powerful cultural barometer of our times and the product of particular industrial and commercial frameworks. The authors outline the major themes of the genre, from representations of the mad scientist and computer hacker to the relationship between science fiction and postmodernism, exploring issues such as the meaning of special effects and the influence of science fiction cinema on the entertainment media of the digital age. Over one hundred films are discussed and the book concludes with an extensive case study of "Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace."

Renaissance Essays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wiener, Philip P. / Kristeller, Paul Oskar, PUBLISHER: University of Rochester Press, The Journal of the History of Ideashas, over the years, published many important articles on the Renaissance; this selection provides a significant index of American scholarship in the field in the first twenty-five years of the journal's publication. Apart from the quality of the papers, the main criterion of selection has been their diversity. The editors aimed to present a broad cross-section of the intellectual history of the Renaissance, and have on the whole preferred comprehensive rather than monographic studies. The so-called problem of the Renaissance is represented by FERGUSON; the historical thought of the period by WEISINGER, BARON, and REYNOLDS; its social, moral and religious thought by ADAMS, RICE and TRINKAUS; humanism by GRAY; philsophy and science by CASSIRER, RANDALL and BOUWSMA; literature by TUVE; the visual arts by SCHAPIRO; and music by LOWINSKY. First published .

Managing Your Band: Artist Management: The Ultimate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marcone, Stephen, PUBLISHER: HiMarks Publishing Company, University of Miami Music Business Professor James Progris calls Managing Your Band "the best book on personal management out there," and Donald Groder, the Chair of the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee College of Music says it is "a good teaching text and a layman's answer to the band's business operations." This comprehensive new edition is filled with helpful diagrams and sample documents to make band management easy. It includes chapters on Personal Management, The Contract, Marketing the Artist, The Recording Company, The Recording Contract, Touring, Merchandising, Endorsements and Sponsorship, and much more. Also includes interesting case studies of famous legal battles in the music industry. 260 pages.

Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This exciting young adult set brings the latest scientific advances right from the laboratory to the library. It makes information about science and technology readily available to young people in basic terms they can understand. Highlights include: -- The history of the particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, and pioneers -- A description of a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts and terms -- Applications to everyday life -- A discussion of the future of the science or technology, including both the advantages and the potential negative effect on human life and the environment.

Scientific Knowledge: Discovery of Nature or Mental

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Settanni, Harry, PUBLISHER: University Press of America, This book defends the constructivist view of science, namely, the view that scientific theories are mental constructions in the mind of the scientist, rather than the realist view that scientific theories are accounts of what nature itself is like. To prove this point, evolution theory is contrasted with "creation science" as two paradigms or extremely divergent theories, each of which, as a mental construct, explains the data or facts of the natural world equally well. Contents: Realism vs. Constructivism; Meaning and Reference in the Natural Sciences; The Role of Paradigm in the Creationism Controversy; Science As Mental Construction.

The Importance of: Frank Sinatra

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woog, Adam, PUBLISHER: Lucent Books, Frank Sinatra was perhaps the most important and influential singer in 20th century popular music - the premiere interpreter of the great American songbook. The story behind the Chairman of the Board is a paradox, combining tremendous musical sensitivity with a personal life of turmoil, glamorous women, and dangerous friends.

Peter and the Wolf [With CD]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howland, Naomi / Dewhirst, Carin, PUBLISHER: MetroBooks (NY), These colorful, beautifully illustrated volumes are accompanied by CDs featuring Leonard Bernstein narrating Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, and Michael Tilson Thomas conducting Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Engaging introductions to classical music for children, Peter and the Wolf and The Nutcracker allow parents to bring their young ones into the world of the concert hall without leaving the comfort of home. The books include short biographies of the composers and listener's guides introducing children to the characters in Peter and the Wolf and the dances of the Nutcracker. The high-quality CDs are perfect for listening to while reading the books or on their own. Both books and CDs are engaging, entertaining first looks into the world of classical music.

Images of the Earth: A Guide to Remote Sensing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drury, S. A. / Drury, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Remote sensing has revolutionized our knowledge of the Earth but serious accounts of the science are rarely accessible to students without backgrounds in mathematics and physics. This entertaining book provides a solution, using over 200 illustrations to introduce to a general audience the science of remote sensing and what it has taught us about the Earth. The author begins with a discussion of image processing, human perception of pictures, and techniques for enhancing pictures to suit the eye. The core of the book then examines in detail every facet of the Earth's surface, including the ocean depths, the paths of hurricanes, the productivity of forests and farms, the locations of mineral deposits, and the impact of human activity and natural catastrophes.

Goethe's Way of Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seamon, David / Zajonc, Arthur, PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press, Though best known for his superlative poetry and plays, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe () also produced a sizable body of scientific work that focused on such diverse topics as plants, color, clouds, weather, and geology. Goethe's way of science is highly unusual because it seeks to draw together the intuitive awareness of art with the rigorous observation and thinking of science. Written by major scholars and practitioners of Goethean science today, this book considers the philosophical foundations of Goethe's approach and applies the method to the real world of nature, including studies of plants, animals, and the movement of water. Part I discusses the philosophical foundations of the approach and clarifies its epistemology and methodology; Part II applies the method to the real world of nature; and Part III examines the future of Goethean science and emphasizes its great value for better understanding and caring for the natural environment.

The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parncutt, Richard / McPherson, Gary, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, What type of practice makes a musician perfect? What sort of child is most likely to succeed on a musical instrument? What practice strategies yield the fastest improvement in skills such as sight-reading, memorization, and intonation? Scientific and psychological research can offer answers to these and other questions that musicians face every day. In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. This book describes new approaches to teaching music, learning music, and making music at all educational and skill levels. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator. This combination of expertise results in excellent practical advice. Readers will learn, for example, that they are in the majority (57%) if they experience rapid heartbeat before performances; the chapter devoted to performance anxiety will help them decide whether beta-blocker medication, hypnotherapy, or the Alexander Technique of relaxation might alleviate their stage fright. Another chapter outlines a step-by-step method for introducing children to musical notation, firmly based on research in cognitive development. Altogether, the 21 chapters cover the personal, environmental, and acoustical influences that shape the learning and performance of music.

Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shepherd, John / Horn, David, PUBLISHER: Continuum, The six EPMOW Genre volumes contain entries on the genres of music that have been or currently are popular in countries and communities all over the world. Included are discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres.This volume, on the music of the Caribbean and Latin America, features over 200 entries and in-depth essays on genres ranging from Afro-Cuban Jazz to Alcatraz, from Carnaval to Charanga, and from Dancehall to Dub. All entries conclude with a bibliography, discographical references and discography, with additional information on sheet music listings and visual recordings. Written and edited by a team of distinguished popular music scholars and professionals, this is an exceptional resource for anybody studying or researching the history and development of popular music.

That's a Rap!: A Music Industry Sourcebook for Generation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Demerritte, Thomas W., PUBLISHER: Dog Ear Publishing, The music business can be an intimidating thing for young people to try to understand. This is one of the first books written specifically for today's youth to give them a better appreciation of the music industry. Readers will be surprised to find out that most people who work in the music business can't sing or play a note of music These behind-the-scenes music careers are the ones that last the longest, and this book will show you why. "That's a Rap" also explores the history of hip-hop, teaches about social responsibility in music and introduces the P.L.E.D.G.E. Principle to young readers who are considering music industry careers. Get ready to open up your mind

Music Producer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wooster, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Cherry Lake Publishing, Discover the many roles a professional music producer has to fill and learn about the music business. Acquista Ora

The Best of Wee Sing [With CD]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beall, Pamela Conn / Nipp, Susan Hagen, PUBLISHER: Price Stern Sloan, Thirty years of silly songs, rhymes, lullabies, classics, and just plain favorite music come together on this reissue of the "25th Anniversary Celebration." Chosen from among the hundreds and hundreds of songs that Wee Sing has collected over the last 30 years, this treasury is a fitting tribute to the best-selling name in childrenas music

Jazz Profiles: The Spirit of the Nineties

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carver, Reginald / Bernstein, Lenny, PUBLISHER: Billboard Books, Right in tune with the resurgent popularity of jazz, this timely book covers both the music's rich history and the fresh excitement generated by today's prominent and rising young stars.

God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lennox, John, PUBLISHER: Lion Publishing Plc, Intended to provide a basis for discussion, this captivating study evaluates the evidence of modern science in relation to the debate between the atheistic and theistic resource addresses such topics as the origin of life; the genetic code and its origin; the nature and scope of evolution; and the scope and limits of science. Gripping and thoroughly argued, it is an illuminating look at one of man's greatest debates. This updated edition features 10 percent new content and a brand new forward from the author.

The Human Presence: Ecological Spirituality and the Age of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregorios, Paulos Mar, PUBLISHER: Continuum, The Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan of New Delhi gathers together the wisdom of science and ancient and Contemporary spirituality to plea for social, environmental, and personal justice.

Resources & Population

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacFarlane, Alan / MacFarlane / Fortes, Meyer, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In many areas of the world destruction of natural resources and the rapid growth of populaton are among the most important problems facing individuals and governments. This book, first published in , utilises the tools of social anthropology and population studies in an attempt to see some of the causes and consequences of populations growth and some of the effects of change on natural resources. It analyses a particular 'community' in the Annapurna range of the central Himalayas during this century, and investigates how the destruction of forests and the growth of settled rice cultivation have occurred, and some of the consequences. The Gurungs are famous as recruits to the Gurkha regiments of the British and Indian armies, and the demographic and economic effects of foreign mercenary labour are among the topics examined.

Explorations: A New Approach to Music Fundamentals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kolosick, J. Timothy / Simon, Allen / Kolosick J., Timothy, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, This innovative text/Macintosh software package emphasizes discovery-based learning by helping beginning students understand the fundamentals of music as they explore the nature of sound and music notation. The text includes abundant practice exercises.

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