Music Books

In addition to being a prolific critic and editor and an occasional fiction writer, S. T. Joshi has long been a classical musician-violinist, singer, composer, and conductor. Over the past several years he has composed more than a dozen songs for...

Growing up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, performing a tour in the army and moving back to New York was the easy part. Getting back in the groove wasn't. This is the autobiography of the twists and turns in one man's life as he sought his dream to be a...

Solfege Town is a remarkable new way to teach the familiar Solfege music syllables, do re mi fa so la ti, in the course of seven easy lessons.

Charleston Jazz sets out to reveal the rich, untold story of the evolution of American jazz in one of its major cradles: Charleston, South Carolina. The text and images show that what happened on the Gullah coast of South Carolina in terms of history,...

Political campaigning affects numerous realms under the communication umbrella with each channel seeking to influence as many individuals as possible. In higher education, there is a growing scholarly interest in communication issues and subjects,...

With the shift towards online education, teaching and learning music has evolved to incorporate online environments. However, many music instructors, faculty, and institutions are being challenged on how to evolve their curriculum to meet these demands...

Artistic expression is a longstanding aspect of mankind and our society. While art can simply be appreciated for aesthetic artistic value, it can be utilized for other various multidisciplinary purposes. Music as a Platform for Political Communication is...

Featuring 177 Hymns with Stories, Text and Music for most hymns Complete story behind each hymn _ Biography and Pictures of Writers Bible verses attributed to each hymn _Quotations matching the message in each hymn Daily Bible reading guide to help us...

AUTHOR REVEALS A CENTURY OF SOUTHERN COMFORT FOR THE MIND, BODY & SOULA survey of diverse soul food, blues and jazz establishments throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southern United States. A book like no other, "American Blues, Jazz and Soul Food," by Ron...

A pianist, arranger, and composer, William Pursell is a mainstay of the Nashville music scene. He has played jazz in Nashville's Printer's Alley with Chet Atkins and Harold Bradley, recorded with Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, performed with the...

How women have expanded the creative reach of calypso, soca, and steelband musicIn the 1990s, expressive culture in the Caribbean was becoming noticeably more feminine. At the annual Carnival of Trinidad and Tobago, thousands of female masqueraders...

Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo-Wop: The Music and Artists of the 1950s and Early 1960s digs back through the catalogue of popular music and brings to life the solo artists, duos, and groups whose music once filled the airwaves and...

The book is about a young boy who enjoyed the good things in life. He dreamed often about trips to Grandma Winnie and Grandpa Walter's House. It is always inspiring to dream and to dream big because dreams can become reality.This is a wonderful story to...

"The Violin and its Story" is a 1905 work by Hyacinth Abele on the history of the violin, exploring its origins, evolution, notable makers and players, and much more. This fascinating volume offers a broad overview of the instrument's history, making it...

Quando si parla di progressive rock vengono in mente mellotron, lunghe e contorte suite, liriche che descrivono mondi idilliaci. È possibile però definire prog qualcosa che non risponda a questi dettami, ma si spinga ugualmente oltre i confini del...

This volume contains the complete score for Joseph Ravel's 1920 solo piano composition, "La Valse". Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) was a French pianist, composer, and conductor. He is considered to have been a significant figure within impressionism...

This instruction method has been borne of the Author's understanding that all potential drummers, percussionists, and musicians in general, need to have an understanding of TIMING, COUNTING, and a common language between musicians playing with each other...

Echoes of Virtuoso reveals the true story of the identical twin Maestros Jason and Nolan Livesay. From their gifted childhood, the lives of the unique electric violin duo are put onto a colourful collage of their memories of growing up and working...

READ THIS BOOK If You Believe: Great technique is meaningless if the instrument cannot achieve optimum performance. Pianists Should know the...

Analyzes how White American mainline Protestants used the internal musical controversies of the turn-of-the-millennium Worship Wars to negotiate their shifting position within the nation's diversifying religious and sociopolitical ecosystems.

Svenska Folkvisor (1880) �����r en bok skriven av E.G. Geijer som inneh������ller en samling av svenska folkmusikvisor. Boken �����r en av de mest betydelsefulla samlingarna av svensk folkmusik och inneh������ller ������ver 200 s������nger som samlats in...

Summer Songs is a collection of poems written by H. H. M. and originally published in 1865. The book features a total of 40 poems, all of which are centered around the theme of summer. The author uses vivid imagery and descriptive language to evoke the...

Soldier Poets: Songs Of The Fighting Men is a collection of poems written by soldiers during World War I. The book, published in 1919, features the works of over 100 poets from various countries, including Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The...

Socialist Songs: With Music (1901) is a book that contains a collection of songs with socialist themes. The book was written by Charles H. Kerr, a prominent socialist and publisher. The songs in the book were written by various authors and composers and...

Shakespeare's Frauen-Ideale (1868) is a book written by Friedrich August Leo that explores the female characters in the plays of William Shakespeare. The book is written in the German language and focuses on the idealized representations of women in...

Shakespeare, Bacon, Jonson, and Greene: A Study is a book written by Edward James Castle and originally published in 1897. The book is a study of the lives and works of four prominent English writers of the Elizabethan era: William Shakespeare, Francis...

Seen and Heard is a novel written by Isabella Fyvie Mayo and published in 1873. The story is set in the Scottish countryside and follows the lives of two sisters, Grace and Marion, who are orphaned and left to fend for themselves. The novel explores...

Sea Songs, Tales, Etc. is a collection of maritime stories, songs, and poems written by the fictional character Ned Halyard and published in 1849. The book is divided into three sections: Sea Songs, Sea Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces. The Sea Songs...

Il libro ""Saggio Delle Opere De������� Poeti Liguri Viventi V1"" ����� stato scritto da Giacometti, Francesco e pubblicato nel 1789. Questo volume raccoglie una selezione delle opere dei poeti liguri contemporanei dell'autore, con l'obiettivo di...

Sagas and Songs of the Norsemen is a book written by Albany Featherstonehaugh Major and published in 1894. The book is a collection of legends and tales from Norse mythology, including the famous sagas of the Vikings. The book is divided into two parts,...

Sacred Records, Etc.: In Verse is a collection of religious poems written by Charles Benjamin Tayler and published in 1872. The book features a variety of poems on topics such as faith, prayer, redemption, and the Bible. Tayler's poems are written in a...

Sacra Christi Paschalia est liber Hermanni Hupfeldi, qui anno MDCCCLI editus est. In hoc libro, auctor de festo Paschae et eius significatione scribit. Hupfeldus historiam Paschae exponit, eamque cum religione Christiana coniungit. In libello, Hupfeldus...

Sabbath Songs And Sonnets And Byway Ballads is a collection of poems written by Jeanie Morison and published in 1899. The book contains a total of 76 poems that are divided into three sections: Sabbath Songs and Sonnets, Byway Ballads, and Miscellaneous...

Sabbath Bells Chimed By The Poets is a collection of poems compiled by Myles Birket Foster and published in 1856. The book is a celebration of the Sabbath and features works by various poets such as William Wordsworth, John Milton, and Samuel Taylor...

Richard Wagner's Poems: The Ring of the Nibelung (1888) is a collection of four epic poems written by the renowned German composer Richard Wagner. The poems, which were originally written as the libretti for Wagner's famous cycle of operas, tell the...

The Richard Wagner Jahrbuch V2 (1907) is a book written by Ludwig Frankenstein. It is a comprehensive collection of essays, articles, and analyses of the works of the renowned German composer Richard Wagner. The book covers a wide range of topics related...

""Richard Wagner in Z�����rich, 1849-1858 V1"" ist ein Buch von Hans Belart aus dem Jahr 1900. Es beschreibt die Zeit, die der Komponist Richard Wagner in Z�����rich verbrachte, von 1849 bis 1858. Das Buch gibt einen Einblick in Wagners Leben und Werk...

Das Buch ""Richard Wagner in Venedig (1883)"" von Henry Perl beschreibt die Zeit, die der ber�����hmte deutsche Komponist Richard Wagner in Venedig verbracht hat. Es enth�����lt viele Informationen �����ber Wagners Leben und Werk sowie �����ber seine...

""Richard Wagner D�������Apres Lui-Meme"" (1891) de Noufflard, Georges est une biographie du c�����l�����bre compositeur allemand Richard Wagner. Le livre est bas����� sur les �����crits et les lettres de Wagner lui-m������me, ainsi que sur les...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

""Review of the New York Musical Season, 1888-1889"" is a book written by Henry Edward Krehbiel in 1889. The book contains programs of noteworthy musical events that took place in New York during the 1888-1889 season, along with numerous criticisms...

Practical Remarks On The Reformation Of Cathedral Music is a book written by Francis and John Rivington in 1849. The book provides a detailed analysis of the state of cathedral music in England during the mid-19th century and offers practical suggestions...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...