Wahrend der NS-Zeit wurden Gesangsvereine uber ihre Organisation, das Repertoire und ihre Feste sowohl ideologisiert als auch instrumentalisiert, um als wirkmachtiges Propagandainstrument die NS-Ideologie zu verbreiten.
The story of American popular music is steeped in social history, race, gender and class, its evolution driven by ephemeral connection to young audiences.
Some of Debussy's most beloved pieces, as well as lesser-known ones from his early years, set in a rich cultural context by leading experts from the English- and French-speaking worlds.
Der Wiener Kritikerpapst Julius Korngold nannte Lilli Lehmann in Anspielung auf die dominante Rolle der Witwe Richard Wagners in Bayreuth die "Cosima Salzburgs".
Despite the current impressive numerical growth of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in Africa, there remain some concerns about the extent to which the church is making the desired impact in the public space.
In this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.
This book focuses on Christological-Monotheism, an underexplored area which combines two disciplines of theological appraisal often addressed as separate subjects.
Following the success of the first volume of Best of Piano Classics (ED 9060), Schott now presents another collection with a selection of 40 arrangements of popular classical masterpieces for the discerning amateur pianist to use over the years.
This book reconsiders the question of Martin Luthers relationship with Rome in all its sixteenth-century manifestations: the early-modern city he visited as a young man, the ancient republic and empire whose language and literature he loved, the Holy Roman Empire of which he was a subject, and the sacred seat of the papacy.
One of the most influential evangelical voices in America chronicles what it has meant for him to spend the past half century as a "restless evangelical"--a way of maintaining his identity in an age when many claim the label "evangelical" has become so politicized that it is no longer viable.
The first full length study of Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867), musical animateur and early champion of the music of BeethovenSir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867) was a significant musical animateur of the early nineteenth century, who earned his living primarily as a conductor but was also significant as an organist, composer and recorder of events.
Als eine der wichtigsten Institutionen der geistlichen Musik blickt die Cappella Giulia der Petersbasilika auf eine fünfhundertjährige Geschichte zurück.
Dr Foster traces the eventful history of the Church of England from shortly after its establishment in Elizabeth I's reign down to 1640, when it was on the verge of destruction.
Antonio Caldara, Zeitgenosse Georg Friedrich Händels und Alessandro Scarlattis, hat wie diese ein reichhaltiges Œuvre auf dem Gebiet der weltlichen Kantate hinterlassen – das jedoch zu den noch weitgehend ungehobenen Schätzen der Musikwissenschaft wie der musikalischen Praxis zählt.
NOMINATED FOR THE JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 WINNER OF THE PRESTO JAZZ BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020An articulate, scrupulously researched account based on first-hand information, this book presents Brubeck's contribution to music with the critical insight that it deserves - ***** BBC Music Magazine This is the writing about jazz that we've been waiting for - Mike WestbrookThe sheer descriptive verve, page after page, made me want to listen to every single musical example cited.
WINNER: Book Prize from the Jewish Music and Jewish Studies Group of the American Musicological SocietyA rich interdisciplinary exploration of the world of Sara Levy, a Jewish salonniere and skilled performing musician in late eighteenth-century Berlin, and her impact on the Bach revival, German-Jewish life, and Enlightenment culture.
