Working from the premise that music as a cultural abstraction is vitally conditioned by political thought, these essays are presented in the spirit of the so called "new musicology," which looks to other disciplines for new impetus and technique. Rather than abstracting music from the environment which created it, these essays seek to study the relations between music and nationalism in different national contexts. Although music and nationalism have been topics of research for a number of years this is the first time that commissioned essays have been published in a volume devoted to this area of interest. The editors have tried to focus on countries which have received less attention in musicology and have drawn together leading experts in a variety of national contexts to contribute. These include Stephen Downes and Mikulas Bek who treat different aspects of the ancient/modern dichotomy of musical nationalism. Robert Vilan and Annegret Fauser provide fascinating new interventions on reception history. Although not intended to be a country-by-country survey, most European countries receive an essay. These include Germany and France, as well as less well-known examples such as Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and Poland.
Community ... use singing to bring people together once again in your neighborhood, home, church, camp, school, club or activity. Plan now to include some audience participation at a concert or other public event. Throw in a song or two at the beginning of a meeting to melt the ice and get communication going. Restore the fun of camp singing next time you gather a group around the fire. Get out the guitar, sit down at the piano, tune up the Autoharp, add a bass, drums, or any other instruments you can lay your hands on, and have a sing-a-long.Developed in association with the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and other music organizations, this publication contains over 40 songs which represent America's vast and varied music heritage, along with an introduction by America's own Pete Seeger. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these editions will benefit the national MENC campaign to "Get America Singing ... Again!"Available: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Edition, Singer's Edition, and Singer's Edition (10-pak). For all ages.
(1)This special matching folio features 15 inspiring patriotic songs performed by top artists. Includes: Amazing Grace (Tramaine Hawkins) * America the Beautiful (Frank Sinatra) * Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan) * Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Coming Out of the Dark (Gloria Estefan) * God Bless America (Celine Dion) * God Bless the U.S.A. (Lee Greenwood) * Hero (Mariah Carey) * Land of Hope and Dreams (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) * Lean on Me (Bill Withers) * Peaceful World (John Mellencamp) * The Star Spangled Banner (The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) * There's a Hero (Billy Gilman) * This Land Is Your Land (Peter Seeger) * We Shall Overcome (Mahalia Jackson).
There is certainly no lack of musical histories. From the time when Hucbald endeavored to formulate some primitive rules according to which harmonic progressions should be written, down to our own era, every step in the evolution of the musical art has had its chronicler. We can trace minutely the progress of church-music, the rise of the opera - all is amply recorded. Yet, while historians reveled in descriptions of the grandeur of ecclesiastical compositions, of the music of the princely palaces or the royal playhouses, the music of the people has been passed over with almost contemptuous indifference, and it seems as if they were, so to say, ashamed to mention the poor cousin who found inspiration in the open-air, or "went a soldiering." And yet it is an acknowledged fact that the rhythmic form of most of our orchestral music of the highest class originated in that class of music, which struck its roots into the hearts of the uncultured people.
With over 450 color photographs, this book presents a brilliant review of electric guitars from their early years in the mid-20th century to the present day. A broad range of instruments are illustrated, produced by companies both large and small, including Fender, Gibson, Guild, Ampeg, and Ibanez. Also included are a history of the development of the electric guitar, brief histories of the companies represented, and lists of serial numbers to assist in dating the instruments. Values for the instruments presented are included in the captions.
Authoritative British editions of the 14 Variations, rich with melody and vibrant rhythms, each revealing a facet of a central theme never fully expressed and each depicting an unnamed friend of the composer. Four of the five stirring Pomp and Circumstance Marches are included here as well. Filled with a distinctively English grandeur, they are popular everywhere and have been frequently recorded.
The sequel to the cult classic The Dice Man, this book can also change your life! Larry Rhinehart is the son of an infamous father -- the renegade psychiatrist Luke Rhinehart, otherwise known as the Dice Man. Luke became a cult figure in the seventies, inspiring thousands to follow him into the anarchic world of Dice Living, where every decision is made not by the self, but by the roll of the dice. Larry, however, is emphatically not a follower. He has grown up to have a great respect for order and control. A wealthy Wall Street analyst, all set to marry the boss's daughter, Larry has got life where he wants it. Until rumours begin to circulate about the reappearance of his long-vanished father -- and Larry's carefully organized world begins to look a lot less certain. By turns funny, moving and wildly erotic, The Search for the Dice Man is a journey of the body and spirit never to be forgotten.
