Tempo: A Scarecrow Press Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture offers titles that explore rock and popular music through the lens of social and cultural history, revealing the dynamic relationship between musicians, music, and their milieu.
Recordado como un virtuoso intérprete de la bandola en la historia de la música andina colombiana, Plinio Herrera es poco conocido como oboísta, saxofonista o integrante de ensambles instrumentales de formatos diversos.
"e;Escrita con sencillez y sabiduria, como corresponde a la vocacion docente y a la pasion por la musica de la autora, esta obra revela una historia desconocida que devuelve su lugar primordial a la mujer como guia y orientadora de los hijos propios y ajenos, como interprete y compositora.
Danzas indo-americanas es una recopilación de melodías y ritmos tradicionales del antiguo imperio Inca, cuidadosamente seleccionadas por Guillermo Graetzer.
Leopold Mozart, oft im Schatten seines berühmten Sohnes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart betrachtet, war selbst eine faszinierende Persönlichkeit seiner Zeit – Musiker, Pädagoge und Visionär.
Sergio Rojas Fajardo (Popayan 1920-Bogota 1993) fue un ingeniero civil y cantautor que dejo un amplio legado de obras musicales para su ciudad, las cuales se convierten en un referente de identidad dentro de la musica andina colombiana y, por derecho propio, pasan a integrar el acervo del patrimonio musical que atesoran los payaneses como bienes intangibles que conforman la vida social y cultural de Popayan.
"Retratos en Tango – Libro 2" es la segunda parte de una compilación que reúne composiciones originales y contemporáneas de Daniela Passerini en las que se entrelazan letras, melodías y acompañamientos para piano.
Jose Pablo Munoz ha compilado la discografia de La Mona Jimenez, uno de los artistas mas populares del pais (Argentina) y, sin dudas, de la provincia de Cordoba.
Fiddler and historian Kerry Blech (1947-2023) devoted his life to preserving and understanding the creative practices of old-time fiddlers and contemporary traditional musicians.
Originally 'pianoforte' (or sometimes fortepiano), but fairly swiftly becoming simply the piano, this fascinating instrument was invented nearly two centuries before the first motor car was manufactured.
Joe Hill emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1902, eventually joining the Industrial Workers of the World and becoming the most celebrated labor songwriter in the country.
Joe Hill emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1902, eventually joining the Industrial Workers of the World and becoming the most celebrated labor songwriter in the country.
American folk music has long presented a problematic conception of authenticity, but the reality of the folk scene, and its relationship to media, is far more complicated.
American folk music has long presented a problematic conception of authenticity, but the reality of the folk scene, and its relationship to media, is far more complicated.
Discover the magic of Impressionist piano music: this volume presents a selection of Claude Debussy's piano works - colourful, poetic and full of new soundscapes.
Renowned songwriter, singer, and wife of Waylon Jennings writes an intimate, enormously entertaining memoir of American music, of life with Waylon and the Outlaws, and of faith lost and found.
Renowned songwriter, singer, and wife of Waylon Jennings writes an intimate, enormously entertaining memoir of American music, of life with Waylon and the Outlaws, and of faith lost and found.
Zweifellos, der im Jahr 1882 als polnischer «Secondo» geborene Ladislaus Krupski hat unter dem Künstlernamen Hanns in der Gand mit seinem immensen Repertoire, seiner vielseitigen Sprachkenntnis und seiner fesselnden Auftrittskompetenz die Hauptrolle seines Lebens gefunden.
During the Medieval period, Indian Music went through a meta morphosis, blending in itself beautifully the Arab, Persian, and Central Asian influences, and which gave birth to new forms and styles which continue to survive even today.
The ultimate collection of 100 legendary guitarsFrom the beginnings of the American guitar in the 19th century to the avant-garde Canadian creations of a few months ago, from folk to electric to archtop; from the cheap guitar of the bluesmen of the 1960s to the Les Paul worth half a million dollars; all the instruments presented in this book are exceptional, whether it's because of their sound, their craftsmanship, the way they play, their aesthetics or the artists they inspired.
Sampling virtually all of the old-time styles within the musical traditions still extant in north Georgia, Folk Visions and Voices is a collection of eighty-two songs and instrumentals, enhanced by photographs, illustrations, biographical sketches of performers, and examples of their narratives, sermons, tales, and reminiscences.
Sampling virtually all of the old-time styles within the musical traditions still extant in north Georgia, Folk Visions and Voices is a collection of eighty-two songs and instrumentals, enhanced by photographs, illustrations, biographical sketches of performers, and examples of their narratives, sermons, tales, and reminiscences.
During the years before World War II, hundreds of traditional musicians were sought out by commercial record companies, brought to New York or into localoften makeshiftstudios, to cut recordings that would be marketed as "race" and "hillbilly" music.
Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk to through the Nashville Sound and beyond.
