History of music

Can ordinary people make a lasting impact on the world around them?

Four classic Ukrainian folk songs composed by Mykola Lysenko.

Joseph Haydn wurde bereits zu Lebzeiten als "Orpheus", "Shakespeare" oder "Tintoretto der Musik" bezeichnet.

Essays from academics across a spectrum of perspectives.

Blues Book of the Year -Living BluesAssociation of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, Gospel, Soul, or R&B-Certificate of Merit (2018)2023 Blues Hall of Fame Inductee - Classic of Blues Literature categoryWith this volume, Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff complete their groundbreaking trilogy on the development of African American popular music.

Il volume ricostruisce le reti sociali ed epistolari che Metastasio sviluppa da Vienna in dialogo con l'Europa tra il 1730, anno del suo arrivo alla corte di Carlo VI, e la morte nel 1782.

John Wesley promoted the ministry of women in early Methodism.

In Calvin's Company of Pastors, Scott Manetsch examines the pastoral theology and practical ministry activities of Geneva's reformed ministers from the time of Calvin's arrival in Geneva until the beginning of the seventeenth century.

The Captivation of the Will provocatively revisits a perennial topic of controversy: human free will.

This volume explores the dense networks created by diplomatic relationships between European courts and aristocratic households in the early modern age, with the emphasis on celebratory events and the circulation of theatrical plots and practitioners promoted by political and diplomatic connections.

Die 1913 von Guido Adler gegründete Zeitschrift umfasst Studien, die in direktem Zusammenhang mit Bänden der DTÖ stehen, methodische Überlegungen zur musikalischen Philologie, Aufsätze zur Musikgeschichte Österreichs sowie Editionen entsprechender Textquellen.

Der vorliegende Band schärft das Bild des in der Wissenschaft bisher vernachlässigten jungen Johannes Brahms und versucht, die hinter dem Frühwerk (Opera 1 bis 10) stehende Ästhetik zu erfassen.

"e;Packed into every page of this book is the excitement of discovery, knowledge, taste and visual beauty.

Does God stare down at us in unyielding disapproval?

We are living in such critical times today that it is imperative for believers to learn to use every tool given to us by the Holy Spirit.

When Cecil B.

Presents current analytic views by established scholars of the traditional tonal repertoire, with essays on works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms.

Die Kirche ist ihrem Selbstverständnis nach eine öffentliche Institution.

Macht Gott auch das Wetter?

Rick Beyer, the author of the acclaimed History Channel(R) series The Greatest Stories Never Told, returns with new historic tales, this time focusing on amazing war storiesSearch the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire; the World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could be played; the scientist who invented a pigeon-guided missile in 1943; and don't forget the elderly pig whose death triggered an international crisis between the United States and Great Britain.

Klassische Musik kann Wunder vollbringen.

Detailed exploration of an enigmatic manuscript containing the texts to hundreds of songs, but no musical notation.

Clara Josephine Schumann (1819–1896) und Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) verband eine über vierzig Jahre währende Freundschaft, die ab 1853 unterschiedliche Phasen der Intensität durchlief.

Most of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were peace churches that encouraged a stance of conscientious objection.

A partir de casi un centenar de entrevistas y un proceso de documentación de más de dos años, Balearic cuenta —a través del relato en primera persona de sus protagonistas— la historia de una de las mecas del clubbing mundial: Ibiza.

This edited volume includes contributions by scholars, ministers, artists, and NGO workers from around the world who are interested in topics of Mennonitism, peacebuilding, and theologies of nonviolence.

Before the Bible Belt fastened itself across the South, competing factions of evangelicals fought over their faith's future, and a contrarian sect, self-named the Primitive Baptists, made its stand.

Der Band enthält zentrale, bislang meist nicht oder nur schwer zugängliche Texte von Heino Falcke – vom berühmt gewordenen Vortrag 'Christus befreit – darum Kirche für andere' vor der Bundessynode 1972 bis zu dem im Juni 2013 in Imshausen gehaltenen Eröffnungsvortrag der Tagung 'Das Erbe der Bekennenden Kirche in der DDR'.

Kaum eine Frage der Kulturgeschichte ist kontroverser und leidenschaftlicher diskutiert worden als das Verhältnis von Musik und Gefühl.

A significant number of Muslim communities throughout the world reflect varying degrees of involvement in Islamic mysticism.

Louisville native John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) is considered to be one of our nation's most influential musicians.

Part research project, part detective story, this book presents results from the most comprehensive study of successful churches in history.

Originally written to be read in conjunction with Matthay's "e;The Child's First Steps"e;, this book aims to offer young children and beginner piano players a series of exercises that will prove invaluable to their playing and allow them to proficiently play their first pieces of music.

Das Lutherjahrbuch ist das bedeutendste Organ der internationalen Lutherforschung und wird im Auftrag der Luther-Gesellschaft e.

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former Christian Scientist Caroline Fraser comes the first unvarnished account of one of America's most controversial and little-understood religious movements.

The Pentecostal and Charismatic movement is one of the miracles of the 20th century.