Download or read book Microgroove written by John Corbett and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microgroove continues John Corbett's exploration of diverse musics, with essays, interviews, and musician profiles that focus on jazz, improvised music, contemporary classical, rock, folk, blues, post-punk, and cartoon music. Corbett's approach to writing is as polymorphous as the music, ranging from oral history and journalistic portraiture to deeply engaged cultural critique. Corbett advocates for the relevance of "little" music, which despite its smaller audience is of enormous cultural significance. He writes on musicians as varied as Sun Ra, PJ Harvey, Koko Taylor, Steve Lacy, and Helmut Lachenmann. Among other topics, he discusses recording formats; the relationship between music and visual art, dance, and poetry; and, with Terri Kapsalis, the role of female orgasm sounds in contemporary popular music. Above all, Corbett privileges the importance of improvisation; he insists on the need to pay close attention to “other” music and celebrates its ability to open up pathways to new ideas, fresh modes of expression, and unforeseen ways of knowing.

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Download or read book It s My Turn Now written by Fritz-Gerald Delice and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents a contemporary poetry book packed with inspirations and thoughts that can revitalize the souls, empower the weak and the feeble, and provide hope to those who had traveled certain paths.

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Download or read book What You Do in the Dark written by Deborah Marbury and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2002-05-27 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2nd Edition of the San Diego Poetry Annual continues the tradition of celebrating the talent, diversity and perseverance of poets who live, study, work or were born in San Diego County. Also included -- a special section of poems written during the Idyllwild Arts summer poetry program, 2007. Copies of this and the inaugural edition are donated in the name of contributing poets to public and college libraries throughout San Diego

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