History of music

After years in the Reformed church, Nancy began to hunger for something more.

Martyrs have long played a vital role in Christian life, thought, theology, and piety.

"e;Mission is nothing but the one church of God in motion.

THE UNMISSABLE, LAUGH-OUT-LOUD MEMOIR FROM BELOVED BRITISH COMEDIAN HARRY HILL: A MUST-READ FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF A LAUGH'The funniest book I've read in years' - ADAM KAY'A brilliant insight into what it takes to go from regular funny bloke to one of the best stand-ups I've ever seen' - LEE MACKAfter a childhood spent making smoke bombs, killing wasps and carving soap in 70s Kent, Harry Hill then found himself in charge of hundreds of sick people as a junior doctor.

With a foreword by Paul McCartney'It's semi-devotional -- a really special place' Florence Welch'There are certain things that are mythical.

What happened to baptism in Nordic countries?

'The best Oasis photo book.

A cultural clearinghouse of the American 1960s and 70s told through the story of the periods most important forgotten comedy group.

Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score, The Chrysanthemum, originally composed in 1904.

Featuring the piano sheet music for Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score 'The Entertainer'.

Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score, Pine Apple Rag, originally composed in 1908.

Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score, Palm Leaf Rag, originally composed in 1903.

Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score, Maple Leaf Rag, originally composed in 1899.

Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score, Antoinette, originally composed in 1906.

A fantastic collection of Scott Joplin's classic ragtime compositions.

Classic Ragtime Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of ragtime music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.

Four classic Ukrainian folk songs composed by Mykola Lysenko.

Edvard Grieg's collection of 44 Norwegian folk songs and dances, originally published in 1895 in Norwegian.

This vintage book contains the sheet music and lyrics for a variety of traditional British dances, including country dances, Morris dances, jigs, reels, and more.

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.

First published in 1911, this vintage book contains a complete guide to learning and mastering fore-arm rotation for piano playing, by Tobias Matthay.

First published in 1920, this book contains a fantastic guide to teaching piano playing for music teachers, written by Tobias Matthay.

This vintage book contains a selection of effective exercises that can be done on a daily basis to improve piano playing, by seminal English pianist Tobias Matthay.

"e;Commentaries on the Teaching of Pianoforte Technique"e; is a 1910 guide to playing the piano by Tobias Matthay.

This vintage book contains a guide to the rules and general principles of playing the piano.

"e;The First Principles of Pianoforte Playing"e; is a vintage guide to playing the piano.

Throughout the long nineteenth-century the sounds of liberty resonated across the Anglophone world.

Throughout the long nineteenth-century the sounds of liberty resonated across the Anglophone world.

A fun and easy way to learn to play the piano or keyboard, with helpful instruction on favorite jazz pieces.

Descubre "Tercer álbum Cecilia: Luz de Aurora" - Un Tesoro Musical para Niños.

This is the tenth in a series of monographs--Shaping American Lutheran Church Music--published by the Center for Church Music, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois.

This book explores the blues tradition through a collective dialogue with significant musicians and producers of the Austin blues scene.

A new, definitive atlas of the European Reformations has been needed for many years.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds.

Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison that electrified the postwar world six years after his death in 1945.

Ethics is the culmination of Dietrich Bonhoeffers theological and personal odyssey and one of the most important works of Christian ethics of the last century.

Cheap grace is the mortal enemy of our church.

Some would argue that there is no need for yet another biography of Martin Luther.

This book presents the first study of music in convent life in a single Hispanic city, Barcelona, during the early modern era.

A biography of the "e;Cinderella"e; of Egyptian cinema-the veneration and rumors that surrounded an unparalleled career, and the gendered questions that unsettled Egyptian society.

Writing about music, far from being the specialized domain of the rock critic with encyclopedic knowledge of micro-genres or the fancy-pants star journalist flying on private planes with Led Zeppelin, has become something almost any music lover can do--and does.

A rare case among history's great music contemporaries, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) and Richard Strauss (1864-1949) enjoyed a close friendship until Mahler's death in 1911.

A cinematic and vibrant coming-of-age memoir, Chasing the Panther captures the thrilling and, at times, heartbreaking early years of Carolyn Pfeiffer, a pioneering film producer and one of Hollywood's first female executivesa ';mini-mogul' in the words of the Wall Street Journal.

Rita Lakin was a pioneer - a female scriptwriter in the early 1960s when Hollywood television was exclusively male.

Cultivating Sikh Culture and Identity explores the development of modern Sikh identities through the concept of 'cultivation of culture'.

Der charismatische Künstler Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) war als Pianist und Pädagoge in der Welt unterwegs.

La ausencia de propuestas de formación musical instrumental centradas en la persona es evidente en la mayoría de las instituciones universitarias que ofrecen esta educación.

'Fascinating, funny and tender' ADAM BUXTON'My favourite writer and interviewer' JUDE ROGERS'If Kate Mossman's name is on it, then I want to read it' PETE PAPHIDESFrom Jeff Beck to Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi to Kevin Ayers, Kate Mossman has long fostered an interest in male musicians of a certain age.

The minstrelsy play, song, and dance "e;Jump, Jim Crow"e; did more than enable blackface performers to spread racist stereotypes about Black Americans.

Ned Rorem explores the state of contemporary classical music in a magnificent collection of personally selected essays and critiques of masterworks, lesser works, and their legendary creatorsPulitzer Prize winner Ned Rorem's musical compositions are considered some of the finest produced in the past century.