In extending the traditional field of Word and Music Studies to include research on film and other forms of moving visualizations, this volume focuses on innovative discussions of artistic works showing relationships between three individual communicative media.
Best known for a string of 1980s pop soul classics such as 'Private Eyes', 'Maneater', and 'Out Of Touch', Daryl Hall & John Oates are far more than the much-caricatured image of the tall blonde one and the short one with the moustache.
Baptist Hymnody in America is a collection of primary documents on congregational singing among Baptists in the United States from the eighteenth through the early twenty-first centuries.
Das bewegte Leben des Poeten und Liedermachers Konstantin Wecker"Der Liebe zuliebe« – ein Buch über eine lebenslange Suche: nach Sinn, nach dem »mehr als alles«, nach dem großen Geheimnis, nach Liebe, nach Wegen zum inneren und äußeren Frieden.
A poignant and revelatory memoir from acclaimed novelist and actor Denise Nicholas that offers an intimate exploration of her multifaceted life, delving deeply into themes of artistic self-invention, race, and grief.
Poco despues de iniciar su andadura con Jockey Slut -la revista que con los anos se convertiria en uno de los medios mas influyentes y reputados de la actualidad de la musica electronica-, sus creadores, John Burgess y Paul Benney, recibieron la maqueta de un duo frances del todo desconocido formado en Paris por Thomas Bangalter y Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo y que respondia al nombre de Daft Punk.
Foreword by Barry DevlinFive-piece Horslips are arguably the greatest band in Irish rock music history, producing truly special, unique music in the 1970s.
Where previous accounts of the Renaissance have not fully acknowledged the role that music played in this decisive period of cultural history, Laurenz Lütteken merges historical music analysis with the analysis of the other arts to provide a richer context for the emergence and evolution of creative cultures across civilizations.
El chucu-chucu es un termino onomatopeyico con el que se denomino a la musica tropical bailable colombiana, especialmente aquella que adapto el folclor de la costa norte colombiana en el interior del pais, durante los anos 60 y 70 en Medellin, Colombia, epoca en la que el desarrollo de la industria discografica fue exponencial.
Como un homenaje a su vida y su obra, el centenario de su nacimiento, en 2011, fue la ocasion para celebrar la memoria de Carl Dolmetsch, una de las figuras mas influyentes del extraordinario renacimiento de la flauta dulce en el siglo XX.
This book argues that the songs on Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding are deeply concerned with the fractures in collective memory and politics contemporary with its composition and recording.
In der Musikgeschichte hat das Wort "Messe" einen besonderen Klang: Vom Spätmittelalter bis zur Gegenwart gibt es eine unübersehbare Fülle von Vertonungen der fünf feststehenden Teile der römischen Messliturgie, darunter von den größten Komponisten wie Bach, Mozart oder Beethoven.
The creative use of indeterminacy, that is, "e;chance,"e; is an often-overlooked design opportunity despite the universality of chance in art, nature, science, and life.
This edited volume offers a new perspective on the new objectivity movement in music during the interwar period, challenging the view of it as a solely German or Berlin-based movement.
The Beatles pioneered so much in the recording studio during their short time together that it's easy to forget that they formed their own record company in April 1968.
In 1985, Suzanne Vega released her debut, garnering platinum status in the UK and this New York-based singer-songwriter's self-titled album claimed the number 80 spot on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Best Albums of the Eighties.
The White Stripes were one of the breakout bands of the early 2000s 'rock revival' and reintroduced a sense of mystery and panache to the staid indie rock scene of the era.
Sing Vocal Jazz, Teach Vocal Jazz: A Holistic Guide to Vocal Jazz Performance Pedagogy provides a step-by-step, research-based, field-tested set of pedagogical tools specific to vocal jazz.
Sing Vocal Jazz, Teach Vocal Jazz: A Holistic Guide to Vocal Jazz Performance Pedagogy provides a step-by-step, research-based, field-tested set of pedagogical tools specific to vocal jazz.
Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition is the authoritative guide to all aspects of recording acoustic classical music, providing detailed descriptions, diagrams, and photographs of fundamental recording techniques such as the Decca Tree, post-production workflow, and the practicalities of working on location.
Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of female researchers exploring the complex relationship between jazz and gender.
This Handbook explores and critiques a new sonic reality - one which unearths new narratives that chart embryonic practices from the early twentieth century that have developed in parallel with accepted narratives of electronic music.
This book provides new critical insights into Spanish musical, artistic, and literary works produced between the concluding years of the nineteenth century and the initial decades of the twentieth century.
Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of female researchers exploring the complex relationship between jazz and gender.
This book provides new critical insights into Spanish musical, artistic, and literary works produced between the concluding years of the nineteenth century and the initial decades of the twentieth century.
This Handbook explores and critiques a new sonic reality - one which unearths new narratives that chart embryonic practices from the early twentieth century that have developed in parallel with accepted narratives of electronic music.
Cultural Perspectives in Video Game Audio explores the fundamental role of sound - specifically sound effects, music, and voice acting - in video games.
Cultural Perspectives in Video Game Audio explores the fundamental role of sound - specifically sound effects, music, and voice acting - in video games.
