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Polka Heartland

Author : Rick March
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870207237
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Polka Heartland written by Rick March and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Polka Heartland" captures the beat that pulses in the heart of Midwestern culture--the polka--and offers up the fascinating history of how "oompah-pah" came to be the sound of middle America. From the crowded dance tent at Pulaski Polka Days to an off-the-grid Mexican polka dance in small-town Wisconsin, "Polka Heartland" explores the people, places, and history behind the Midwest's favorite music. From polka's surprising origin story as a cutting-edge European fad to an exploration of the modern-day polka scene, author Rick March and photographer Dick Blau take readers on a joyful romp through this beloved, unique, and richly storied genre. "Polka Heartland" describes the artists, venues, instruments, and music-makers who have been pivotal to polka's popularity across the Midwest and offers six full-color photo galleries to immerse readers in today's vibrant polka scene.

A Passion for Polka

Author : Victor Greene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520911725
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book A Passion for Polka written by Victor Greene and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not so long ago, songs by the Andrews Sisters and Lawrence Welk blasted from phonographs, lilted over the radio, and dazzled television viewers across the country. Lending star quality to the ethnic music of Poles, Italians, Slovaks, Jews, and Scandinavians, luminaries like Frankie Yankovic, the Polka King, and "Whoopee John" Wilfart became household names to millions of Americans. In this vivid and engaging book, Victor Greene uncovers a wonderful corner of American social history as he traces the popularization of old-time ethnic music from the turn of the century to the 1960s. Drawing on newspaper clippings, private collections, ethnic societies, photographs, recordings, and interviews with musicians and promoters, Greene chronicles the emergence of a new mass culture that drew heavily on the vivid color, music, and dance of ethnic communities. In this story of American ethnic music, with its countless entertainers performing never-forgotten tunes in hundreds of small cities around the country, Greene revises our notion of how many Americans experienced cultural life. In the polka belt, extending from Connecticut to Nebraska and from Texas up to Minnesota and the Dakotas, not only were polkas, laendlers, schottisches, and waltzes a musical passion, but they shone a scintillating new light on the American cultural landscape. Greene follows the fortunes of groups like the Gold Chain Bohemians, illuminating the development of an important segment of American popular music that fed the craze for international dance music. And even though old-time music declined in the 1960s, overtaken by rock and roll, a new Grammy for the polka was initiated in 1986. In its ebullience and vitality, the genre endures.

Good Music for a Free People

Author : Nancy Newman
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 1580463452
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Good Music for a Free People written by Nancy Newman and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A transatlantic perspective that illuminates the Germania Musical Society's crucial role in introducing a "classical," predominantly German, repertory of instrumental works into American musical life. In Good Music for a Free People, author Nancy Newman examines the activities and reception of the Germania Musical Society, an orchestra whose members emigrated from Berlin during the Revolutions of 1848. These two dozen "Forty-Eighters" gave nearly a thousand concerts in North America during the ensuing six-year period, possibly reaching a million listeners. Drawing on a memoir by member Henry Albrecht, Newman provides insights into the musicians'desire to bring their music to the audiences of a democratic republic at this turbulent time. Eager to avoid the egotism and self-promotion of the European patronage system, they pledged to work for their mutual interests both musically and socially. "One for all, and all for one" became their motto. Originally published in German, Albrecht's memoir is presented here in for the first time in translation. Nancy Newman is Associate Professor in the Music Department at the University at Albany, SUNY.

Frédérique

Author : Paul de Kock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Frédérique written by Paul de Kock and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

America's Polka King

Author : Bob Dolgan
Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1598510266
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book America's Polka King written by Bob Dolgan and published by Gray & Company, Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For half a century Frank Yankovic wowed polka fans around the globe with hits such as ?Just Because? and ?The Blue Skirt Waltz.? He traveled the country, sold millions of records, and won the first Polka Grammy. The Cleveland native found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. But behind the happy sounds of the accordion stood a man obsessed with trying to please himself and the ones he loved. With a tumultuous touring schedule that consisted of 200 shows a year, a restless temper and three failed marriages, Yankovic found himself being distanced from reality. Author Bob Dolgan delves into the life of America's Polka king and tells the tale of not only a musician, but of a man struggling for happiness.

Playing Your Song

Author : Scott Keough
Publisher : Playing Your Song
ISBN 13 : 9780741444660
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Playing Your Song written by Scott Keough and published by Playing Your Song. This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True wedding stories from behind the microphone. Observations and tales from the unique perspective of the Wedding DJ, often the only sober person in the room at 11:00 PM. What's a longevity dance? What's an actual table dance? How mad would you get if your minister didn't show? Ever been mooned by the groom? Can the honeymoon end at the cake table, before it even begins? Ever bowled a spare at a wedding? Discover the curious and interesting behaviors of all wedding participants.

Frederique

Author : Paul de Kock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Frederique written by Paul de Kock and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

High Work

Author : Walter Miller
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452060452
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book High Work written by Walter Miller and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-04-16 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “High Work” a novel by Walter Miller Synopsis Two Polish, Chicago accordion playing brothers. Travel the country working construction on the great monuments built during the depression; Mount Rushmore, Empire State Building, Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge.

My Lesbian Husband

Author : Barrie Jean Borich
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 155597080X
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book My Lesbian Husband written by Barrie Jean Borich and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In My Lesbian Husband, Barrie Jean Borich asks a fascinating question: do the names we give our relationships change their meanings? Each chapter entertains an aspect of this question with prose that is spirited, artful, anything but pat. Here is an author who takes neither love nor the power of language for granted, and her book is as provocative and lively as the love it evokes. An extraordinary performance by a writer who renews our wonder at the complexity of human connection."—Bernard Cooper "Barrie Jean Borich wins my respect with her ingenious and original description of feelings which, for many, need translating into a familiar language. She writes about her lover and their life together with a rare deftness, clarity, and antic sense of humor, never strident or defensive, rather self-confident and as if she herself were curious to discover what she is thinking about their relationship."—Rosellen Brown

Peters' Musical Monthly

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Peters' Musical Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Home circle

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Home circle written by and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dwight's Journal of Music

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dwight's Journal of Music written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catalog of Copyright Entries

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1074 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Studies in American Folklife

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in American Folklife written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Punch

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Punch written by and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Punch, Or, The London Charivari

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Punch, Or, The London Charivari written by and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Music in American Life [4 volumes]

Author : Jacqueline Edmondson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313393486
Total Pages : 1470 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Music in American Life [4 volumes] written by Jacqueline Edmondson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 1470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of the relationship between American culture and music as defined by musicians, scholars, and critics from around the world. Music has been the cornerstone of popular culture in the United States since the beginning of our nation's history. From early immigrants sharing the sounds of their native lands to contemporary artists performing benefit concerts for social causes, our country's musical expressions reflect where we, as a people, have been, as well as our hope for the future. This four-volume encyclopedia examines music's influence on contemporary American life, tracing historical connections over time. Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between this art form and our society. Entries include singers, composers, lyricists, songs, musical genres, places, instruments, technologies, music in films, music in political realms, and music shows on television.