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Ridin Herd To Writing Symphonies
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Book Synopsis Ridin' Herd to Writing Symphonies by : Radie Britain
Download or read book Ridin' Herd to Writing Symphonies written by Radie Britain and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An autobiography by a 20th-century American woman composer, chronicling her life from her childhood on a ranch, through her three marriages and her postwar critical success. Includes a chronology and a list of her works, plus bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Handbook of Texas Music by : Laurie E. Jasinski
Download or read book Handbook of Texas Music written by Laurie E. Jasinski and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 2008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The musical voice of Texas presents itself as vast and diverse as the Lone Star State’s landscape. According to Casey Monahan, “To travel Texas with music as your guide is a year-round opportunity to experience first-hand this amazing cultural force….Texas music offers a vibrant and enjoyable experience through which to understand and enjoy Texas culture.” Building on the work of The Handbook of Texas Music that was published in 2003 and in partnership with the Texas Music Office and the Center for Texas Music History (Texas State University-San Marcos), The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition, offers completely updated entries and features new and expanded coverage of the musicians, ensembles, dance halls, festivals, businesses, orchestras, organizations, and genres that have helped define the state’s musical legacy. · More than 850 articles, including almost 400 new entries· 255 images, including more than 170 new photos, sheet music art, and posters that lavishly illustrate the text· Appendix with a stage name listing for musicians Supported by an outstanding team of music advisors from across the state, The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition, furnishes new articles on the music festivals, museums, and halls of fame in Texas, as well as the many honky-tonks, concert halls, and clubs big and small, that invite readers to explore their own musical journeys. Scholarship on many of the state’s pioneering groups and the recording industry and professionals who helped produce and promote their music provides fresh insight into the history of Texas music and its influence far beyond the state’s borders. Celebrate the musical tapestry of Texas from A to Z!
Book Synopsis George Whitefield Chadwick by : Bill F. Faucett
Download or read book George Whitefield Chadwick written by Bill F. Faucett and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the American composer's six symphonic works, looking at their historical background with respect to contemporary trends in American compositions and comparing them to aesthetic models in European symphonic tradition. Offers detailed musical analysis of the structural and stylistic tendencies in the works, and reviews the critical reception of his symphonic oeuvre. Includes musical examples, works and performance lists, and a discography. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Arthur Foote written by Nicholas E. Tawa and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathers all the available information on Arthur Foote (1853-1937), one of the most important American composers who worked creatively in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With bibliography and musical examples.
Download or read book Unsung written by Christine Ammer and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the contributions of women instrumentalists, composers, teachers, and conductors to American music, and suggests why they have gone unnoticed in the past.
Download or read book Chou Wen-Chung written by Peter M. Chang and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of the life of composer Chou Wen-Chung, including biographical information, cultural and musical analysis of his approach and compositions, and ethnomusicological insights.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of American Classical Composers by : Neil Butterworth
Download or read book Dictionary of American Classical Composers written by Neil Butterworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 1359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of American Classical Composers covers over 650 composers active from the 18th century to today. Covering all classical styles, it offers the most comprehensive overview of key composers in the United States available. Entries include basic biographical information and critical analysis of each composer's key works and ideas. Entries also include worklists and bibliographic information. Whenever possible, the entries will have been checked by the composers themselves to assure greatest possible accuracy. This new edition, completely updated and expanded from the 1984 edition, also includes over 200 historic photographs.
Book Synopsis Harrison Kerr by : Randy B. Kohlenberg
Download or read book Harrison Kerr written by Randy B. Kohlenberg and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harrison Kerr (1897-1978) is probably best known for his efforts to foster an understanding of twentieth-century American music, but his achievements as a teacher, administrator, and composer are equally important. The present volume presents an extensive biography of Kerr and detailed analyses of three representative musical works with explanations.
Book Synopsis Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871-1940) by : Robert Joseph Garofalo
Download or read book Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871-1940) written by Robert Joseph Garofalo and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into Boston wealth, Harvard educated, and German trained (composition), Converse was considered by many to be the most important composer in America just prior to World War I. Performances of his operas by the Metropolitan and Boston Opera companies greatly stimulated acceptance of indigenous American opera.
Book Synopsis An American Romantic-realist Abroad by : William C. Loring
Download or read book An American Romantic-realist Abroad written by William C. Loring and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the work of George Templeton Strong, an American composer and painter.
Book Synopsis Amy Beach and Her Chamber Music by : Jeanell Wise Brown
Download or read book Amy Beach and Her Chamber Music written by Jeanell Wise Brown and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the life of Amy Beach, a prominent composer and concert pianist. Each score and manuscript is reviewed theoretically and historically.
Book Synopsis Choral Music in the Twentieth Century by : Nick Strimple
Download or read book Choral Music in the Twentieth Century written by Nick Strimple and published by Amadeus Press. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Amadeus). Nick Strimple's all-encompassing survey ranges from 19th-century masters, such as Elgar, to contemporary composers, such as Tan Dun and Paul McCartney. Repertory of every style and level of complexity is critically surveyed and described. This book is an essential resource for choral conductors and a valuable guide for choral singers and other music lovers.
Download or read book Women & Music written by Karin Pendle and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-22 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of the “milestone” work of history that focuses on female musicians through the ages (College Music Symposium). This updated, expanded, and reorganized edition of Women and Music features even more women composers, performers, and patrons, even more musical contexts, and an expanded view of women in music outside Europe and North America. A popular university textbook, Women and Music is enlightening for scholars, a good source of programming ideas for performers, and a pleasure for other music lovers.
Download or read book Giuseppe Ferrata written by Edward Eanes and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical account of Giuseppe Ferrata's (1865-1928) life from his childhood in Italy through the difficult years as an unknown émigré musician in America to his final years as a leading figure in the cultural life of New Orleans. Sources include local newspapers, university archives, family scrapbooks, correspondence, and personal interviews with his son, Ernesto Ferrata. Moreover, this book offers an overview of Ferrata's compositional style with a brief examination of his major publications, such as the Messe solenelle and the String Quartet in G Major. A catalog of Ferrata's published and unpublished compositions is included.
Download or read book Women in Music written by Karin Pendle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women in Music: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography emerging from more than twenty-five years of feminist scholarship on music. This book testifies to the great variety of subjects and approaches represented in over two decades of published writings on women, their work, and the important roles that feminist outlooks have played in formerly male-oriented academic scholarship or journalistic musings on women and music.
Book Synopsis Music of Many Means by : Robert Erickson
Download or read book Music of Many Means written by Robert Erickson and published by Composers of North America. This book was released on 1995 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces musicians, scholars, and listeners to composer Robert Erickson, providing the reader with insights into the creative process along with an objective, analytical discussion of Erickson's works.
Book Synopsis Journal of the American Musicological Society by : American Musicological Society
Download or read book Journal of the American Musicological Society written by American Musicological Society and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
