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Book Good Music for a Free People

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.

Book The Ferocious Beast with the Polka Dot Hide

Download or read book The Ferocious Beast with the Polka Dot Hide written by Betty Paraskevas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After outsmarting the beast that was planning to eat him, a piglet stays on to cook for the beast.

Book Polka Dot Village

Download or read book Polka Dot Village written by Betty White and published by Roundtree Press. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come explore Polka-Dot Village--a magical place where dots and spots adorn every building, baked good, and sidewalk in sight--with this sweet, rhyming story that will dazzle young readers and leave them dreaming polka-dot dreams.

Book American Orchestras in the Nineteenth Century

Download or read book American Orchestras in the Nineteenth Century written by John Spitzer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of concert life in nineteenth-century America have generally been limited to large orchestras and the programs we are familiar with today. But as this book reveals, audiences of that era enjoyed far more diverse musical experiences than this focus would suggest. To hear an orchestra, people were more likely to head to a beer garden, restaurant, or summer resort than to a concert hall. And what they heard weren’t just symphonic works—programs also included opera excerpts and arrangements, instrumental showpieces, comic numbers, and medleys of patriotic tunes. This book brings together musicologists and historians to investigate the many orchestras and programs that developed in nineteenth-century America. In addition to reflecting on the music that orchestras played and the socioeconomic aspects of building and maintaining orchestras, the book considers a wide range of topics, including audiences, entrepreneurs, concert arrangements, tours, and musicians’ unions. The authors also show that the period saw a massive influx of immigrant performers, the increasing ability of orchestras to travel across the nation, and the rising influence of women as listeners, patrons, and players. Painting a rich and detailed picture of nineteenth-century concert life, this collection will greatly broaden our understanding of America’s musical history.

Book Ethnic Music on Records

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard K. Spottswood
  • Publisher : University of Illinois Press
  • Release : 1990
  • ISBN : 9780252017209
  • Pages : 558 pages

Download or read book Ethnic Music on Records written by Richard K. Spottswood and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive compilation offers a nearly complete listing of sound recordings made by American minority artists prior to mid-1942. Organized by national group or language, the seven-volume set cites primary and secondary titles, composers, participating artists, instrumentation, date and place of recording, master and release numbers, and reissues in all formats. Because of its clear arrangements and indexes, it will be a unique and valuable tool for music and ethnic historians, folklorists, and others.

Book Betty   Veronica Double Digest  180

Download or read book Betty Veronica Double Digest 180 written by Archie Superstars and published by Archie Comic Publications. This book was released on 2019 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "No Baseball for Betty," Part One. Spring is here again - time to "play ball!" But this year the Riverdale softball team's best shortstop, Betty Cooper has decided to play hard ball instead! That's great for Betty, but not so great for Archie and Veronica. After all, Betty will be competing with Archie for the shortstop position... and competing with Veronica for the amount of time spent with Archie! Will Betty's big move be a grand slam or a total strike-out? PLUS: Other new and classic tales!

Book Comic strip Grammar

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dan Greenberg
  • Publisher : Scholastic
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780439086813
  • Pages : 68 pages

Download or read book Comic strip Grammar written by Dan Greenberg and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of forty reproducible cartoons designed to give students practice in a range of grammar topics such as parts of speech, sentence structure, and punctuation.

Book Thrills Untapped

Download or read book Thrills Untapped written by Michael R. Pitts and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giving deserved attention to nearly 150 neglected films, this book covers early sound era features, serials and documentaries with genre elements of horror, science fiction and fantasy, from major and minor studios and independents. Full credits, synopses, critical analyses and contemporary reviews are provided for The Blue Light, The Cat Creeps, College Scandal, Cosmic Voyage, The Dragon Murder Case, The Haunted Barn, Lost Gods, Murder in the Red Barn, The New Gulliver, Return of the Terror, Seven Footprints to Satan, S.O.S. Iceberg, While the Patient Slept, The White Hell of Pitz Palu and many others.

Book Catalog of Copyright Entries

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Billboard

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1958-01-20
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 116 pages

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1958-01-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Book Betty   Veronica Double Digest  302

Download or read book Betty Veronica Double Digest 302 written by Archie Superstars and published by Archie Comic Publications. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BRAND NEW STORY: “Prank Wars!” It’s April Fool’s day—aka Reggie’s favorite day of the year! True to form, Reggie has been pulling pranks on everyone in Riverdale High. Betty and Veronica have had enough so they get together and turn the tables on him—but will they really be able to beat the prank war champion at his own game?

Book Godey s Lady s Book

Download or read book Godey s Lady s Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Holstein Friesian Herd book

Download or read book Holstein Friesian Herd book written by Holstein-Friesian Association of America and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 2028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of Music  Instrumental and Vocal

Download or read book Catalogue of Music Instrumental and Vocal written by Cramer, Beale & Co and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories

Download or read book The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories written by Alan Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Lone Star State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Alan Brown shines a light in the dark corners of Texas and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From tales of haunted hotels like the Von Minden and The Beckham, to a creek where a woman’s screams can still be heard to this day, and the shadowy figures still stalking the Alamo, these stories of strange occurrences will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Book Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Download or read book Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Finding Betty Crocker

    Book Details:
  • Author : Susan Marks
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2010-05-11
  • ISBN : 1439104018
  • Pages : 290 pages

Download or read book Finding Betty Crocker written by Susan Marks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN 1945, FORTUNE MAGAZINE named Betty Crocker the second most popular American woman, right behind Eleanor Roosevelt, and dubbed Betty America's First Lady of Food. Not bad for a gal who never actually existed. "Born" in 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to proud corporate parents, Betty Crocker has grown, over eight decades, into one of the most successful branding campaigns the world has ever known. Now, at long last, she has her own biography. Finding Betty Crocker draws on six years of research plus an unprecedented look into the General Mills archives to reveal how a fictitious spokesperson was enthusiastically welcomed into kitchens and shopping carts across the nation. The Washburn Crosby Company (one of the forerunners to General Mills) chose the cheery all-American "Betty" as a first name and paired it with Crocker, after William Crocker, a well-loved company director. Betty was to be the newest member of the Home Service Department, where she would be a "friend" to consumers in search of advice on baking -- and, in an unexpected twist, their personal lives. Soon Betty Crocker had her own national radio show, which, during the Great Depression and World War II, broadcast money-saving recipes, rationing tips, and messages of hope. Over 700,000 women joined Betty's wartime Home Legion program, while more than one million women -- and men -- registered for the Betty Crocker Cooking School of the Air during its twenty-seven-year run. At the height of Betty Crocker's popularity in the 1940s, she received as many as four to five thousand letters daily, care of General Mills. When her first full-scale cookbook, Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book, or "Big Red," as it is affectionately known, was released in 1950, first-year sales rivaled those of the Bible. Today, over two hundred products bear her name, along with thousands of recipe booklets and cookbooks, an interactive website, and a newspaper column. What is it about Betty? In answering the question of why everyone was buying what she was selling, author Susan Marks offers an entertaining, charming, and utterly unique look -- through words and images -- at an American icon situated between profound symbolism and classic kitchen kitsch.