Download or read book The Beautiful Music All Around Us written by Stephen Wade and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beautiful Music All Around Us presents the extraordinarily rich backstories of thirteen performances captured on Library of Congress field recordings between 1934 and 1942 in locations reaching from Southern Appalachia to the Mississippi Delta and the Great Plains. Including the children's play song "Shortenin' Bread," the fiddle tune "Bonaparte's Retreat," the blues "Another Man Done Gone," and the spiritual "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down," these performances were recorded in kitchens and churches, on porches and in prisons, in hotel rooms and school auditoriums. Documented during the golden age of the Library of Congress recordings, they capture not only the words and tunes of traditional songs but also the sounds of life in which the performances were embedded: children laugh, neighbors comment, trucks pass by. Musician and researcher Stephen Wade sought out the performers on these recordings, their families, fellow musicians, and others who remembered them. He reconstructs the sights and sounds of the recording sessions themselves and how the music worked in all their lives. Some of these performers developed musical reputations beyond these field recordings, but for many, these tracks represent their only appearances on record: prisoners at the Arkansas State Penitentiary jumping on "the Library's recording machine" in a rendering of "Rock Island Line"; Ora Dell Graham being called away from the schoolyard to sing the jump-rope rhyme "Pullin' the Skiff"; Luther Strong shaking off a hungover night in jail and borrowing a fiddle to rip into "Glory in the Meetinghouse." Alongside loving and expert profiles of these performers and their locales and communities, Wade also untangles the histories of these iconic songs and tunes, tracing them through slave songs and spirituals, British and homegrown ballads, fiddle contests, gospel quartets, and labor laments. By exploring how these singers and instrumentalists exerted their own creativity on inherited forms, "amplifying tradition's gifts," Wade shows how a single artist can make a difference within a democracy. Reflecting decades of research and detective work, the profiles and abundant photos in The Beautiful Music All Around Us bring to life largely unheralded individuals--domestics, farm laborers, state prisoners, schoolchildren, cowboys, housewives and mothers, loggers and miners--whose music has become part of the wider American musical soundscape. The hardcover edition also includes an accompanying CD that presents these thirteen performances, songs and sounds of America in the 1930s and '40s.

Download or read book Beautiful Music for Ugly Children written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl’s body. With his new public access radio show gaining popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents. His entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out that Gabe the DJ is also Elizabeth from school.

Download or read book Beautiful Music written by Michael Zadoorian and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] eight-track flashback of a novel set in 1970s Detroit” from the international bestselling author of The Narcissism of Small Differences (O, the Oprah Magazine, Summer 2018 Reading List). Set in early 1970s Detroit, a divided city still reeling from its violent race riot of 1967, Beautiful Music is the story of one young man’s transformation through music. Danny Yzemski is a husky, pop radio–loving loner balancing a dysfunctional homelife with the sudden harsh realities of freshman year at a high school marked by racial turbulence. But after tragedy strikes the family, Danny’s mother becomes increasingly erratic and angry about the seismic cultural shifts unfolding in her city and the world. As she tries to hold it together with the help of Librium, highballs, and breakfast cereal, Danny finds his own reason to carry on: rock and roll. In particular, the drum and guitar-heavy songs of local legends like the MC5 and Iggy Pop. In the vein of Nick Hornby and Tobias Wolff, yet with a style very much Zadoorian’s own, Beautiful Music is a touching story about the power of music and its ability to save one’s soul. “A sweet and endearing coming-of-age tale measured in album tracks.” —The Wall Street Journal “For Danny, cracking the seal on a fresh piece of wax and dissecting cover art and liner notes are acts of nigh religious experience that unveil to him a community of fellow rockers across Detroit . . . It’s in these small moments—a lonely boy experiencing premature nostalgia—that Zadoorian shines.” —The Washington Post “A disturbing yet humorous tale of beleaguered adolescence in 1970s Motor City.” —Steve Miller, author of Detroit Rock City

Download or read book Method for Beginning Mountain Dulcimer written by Bing Futch and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bing Futch's "Method For Beginning Mountain Dulcimer" is the most comprehensive how-to-learn-the-dulcimer book available. You'll learn the basics, sure, and start playing songs right away. Even better, though, is the depth of content that Bing provides for you in this one incomparable volume - technique, repertoire, theory, history, and FUN! Once you've worked your way through this book, you'll be a competent dulcimer player that can enjoy playing with any group. You'll have a great time honing your skills with Bing, and you'll end up with a wealth of technical skills, music fundamentals, and dulcimer repertoire!

Download or read book Beautiful Melodies from Around the World Music for Two Violins written by Ashland Cooper and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a campfire! Envision sitting around the bright flames with your friends and family singing songs out in the great expanse. Imagine that those melodies you sing stir up joy, hope, and belief in the great wonders of the world. Melodies have connected different kinds of people for many, many years. Music brings us closer, and music makes any occasion more festive and memorable. This book was written to promote the love of old folk melodies, provide processional music for special celebrations, and to include players of all levels. Music educators will find that there are many possibilities and combinations for practice and performance. Includes a 16-page section of twelve selected pieces for an optional cello part. It is my great hope that music students, families, and educators will all enjoy this very special collection of Beautiful Melodies from Around the World.

Download or read book Mozart s Most Beautiful Melodies Songbook written by John Nicholas and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Easy Piano Composer Collection). A collection of 19 of Mozart's most popular melodies for easy piano. Includes: Agnus Dei (from Mass in C Major) * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Second Movement) * Piano Concerto No. 21 (Second Movement) * Symphony No. 40 (Third Movement) * and more.

Download or read book Bach s Most Beautiful Melodies Songbook written by John Nicholas and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Easy Piano Composer Collection). A collection of 20 familiar Bach pieces arranged for the beginning pianist. Includes: Adagio * Air on the G String * Aria * Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 * Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 * Gavotte 1 * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Rondeau * Sheep May Safely Graze * Sleepers, Awake (Wachet Auf) * and more.

Download or read book Beautiful Melodies for Violin Duet written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (String Duet). 30 lovely songs arranged for violinsts familiar with first position and comfortable reading basic rhythms. In each two-page arrangement, violin 1 and violin 2 each take a turn playing the melody, for a fun and challenging ensemble experience. This edition includes: Always * And So It Goes * Edelweiss * Heaven * I Will Remember You * Misty * My Funny Valentine * Somewhere Out There * Song from a Secret Garden * The Way You Look Tonight * Where Have All the Flowers Gone? * and more.

Download or read book Beautiful Music to Learn by Rote Book I written by Samuel Applebaum and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of exercises for String Bass, composed by Samuel Applebaum.

Download or read book Strange Beautiful Music written by Joe Satriani and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go behind the scenes with the musician The New York Times called "a guitar God!" Oft-hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of his generation, living guitar legend Joe Satriani has long transcended stylistic boundaries with a sound that raises the bar like a new horizon for the broader genre of instrumental guitar rock. Joe's 6-string secrets have astounded listeners around the world for nearly 30 years. In Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir, Satriani and coauthor, music biographer Jake Brown, take fans on their first authorized tour of the story behind his climb to stardom and the creative odyssey involved in writing and recording a storied catalog of classics including "Surfing with the Alien," "Summer Song," "Satch Boogie," "Always With Me, Always With You," "The Extremist," "Flying in a Blue Dream," "Crowd Chant," and more. Featuring previously unpublished photos and hours of exclusive, firsthand interviews with Satriani, Strange Beautiful Music offers a unique look inside the studio with Joe, giving fans a chance to get up close and personal like never before. With insider details about his collaboration with multi-platinum supergroup Chickenfoot, exclusive interviews with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, commentary from fellow guitar legends such as Steve Vai, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Primus's Larry LaLonde, and legendary music producers including Glynn Johns and the late Andy Johns, this memoir offers a rare inside look for die-hard Satriani fans, guitar enthusiasts, and anyone who loves to rock.

Download or read book Piano Notion Method Book One written by Bobby Cyr M Mus and published by . This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This piano method contains a collection of pieces and may also be used as a repertoire book. The method gives students the opportunity to build on prior learning and fully assimilate the material as the pieces become increasingly difficult. Musical concepts are presented one at a time, with examples and exercises provided in the Appendices. Students then put these new concepts into practice as they learn and perform the pieces, further exploring and assimilating the new ideas and skills. In Book One, the hands remain in the same position on the keyboard to help students learn the songs more easily. This allows them to focus on rhythm, fingers and hand coordination without worrying too much about the notes. The finger numbers above the notes gradually disappear so that students develop their music reading skills. The repertoire was carefully selected from among the most beautiful songs from around the world. The date of composition as well as the country of origin of each song is indicated along with the title. The composer's name is also given, and if the composer is unknown, a Roud number is provided. The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of songs collected from the oral tradition from all over the world. Rhythm and note reading exercises are provided in the Appendices. They are listed by order of difficulty to help students develop their music reading skills. For more information, visit: www.pianonotion.com

Download or read book 100 Most Beautiful Songs Ever for Fingerpicking Guitar Songbook written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Solo). One hundred timeless songs from a wide variety of musical genres are featured in this collection of solo guitar arrangements in standard notation and tab. Includes: Angel * Bless the Broken Road * Chances Are * Don't Know Why * Faithfully * Hallelujah * I Will Always Love You * Killing Me Softly with His Song * Memory * Stardust * Tears in Heaven * Woman * You Raise Me Up * and many more.

Download or read book Schubert s Reputation from His Time to Ours written by Geoffrey Holden Block and published by Monographs in Musicology. This book was released on 2017 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was not bereft of early advocates, from Schumann, Liszt, and Mahler to Sir George Grove. Brahms famously heralded Schubert as "the true successor to Beethoven." Nevertheless, it was not until the end of the twentieth century that Schubert's major instrumental works finally and fully emerged from Beethoven's shadow. Critics and scholars began to reinterpret Schubert's departures from Beethoven's formal and stylistic characteristics, and to see these departures not as flaws but as strengths and hallmarks of a new paradigm. Schubert's alternate constructions of "masculine subjectivities," first described by Schumann in 1838, parallel a developing appreciation for lyricism, melody, and song-traits historically regarded as feminine. Consequently, Schubert's approach is increasingly viewed as innovative and divergent rather than defective and deviant. Schubert's Reputation from His Time to Ours tells the story of how and why this has happened.

Download or read book Beautiful Songs for Zion s Children etc written by A. F. ABBOTT (Religious Song Writer.) and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beautiful Music for Two String Instruments Book I written by Samuel Applebaum and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other, and in a short time develops an awareness of balance, musical phrasing, intonation, and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in large groups. These four volumes of duets for two violins will help fill the need for early ensemble experience in the public schools. They should be used in string classes as a supplement to any of the standard string methods. They will also encourage music making outside of the school, with parents or with other students. These duets are ideal for recitals in the public schools and in public school festivals. They may be played by two performers, or by multiple performers on each part, with or without piano accompaniment.

Download or read book Building Technic with Beautiful Music Bk 1 written by Samuel Applebaum and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1985-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pieces in this book have been selected for their musical and technical value. They have been carefully transcribed and edited to create interest in technical development and in general musicianship. They provide supplementary materials which can be used with any standard string method. By studying the text carefully, and with the teacher's help, the young student will develop a foundation for a fine left-hand technic and bow arm. This volume includes the basic solid bowings and the slow spiccato stroke in the fundamental rhythms. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.

Download or read book Alma Deutscher From My Book of Melodies Piano Solo Songbook written by and published by G. Schirmer Limited. This book was released on 2021 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano). This is the first publication to feature the piano music of young English composer and pianist Alma Deutscher, complementing her recorded album on Sony Classical. Critics describe her work as "indeed miraculous," having "the poetry of Franz Schubert...the grace, lightness and brilliance of Mozart," and "wit and spirit." CONTENTS: For Antonia * The Lonely Pine-Tree * Summer in Mondsee * Up in the Sky * When the Day Falls into Darkness * The Star of Hope * In Memoriam * The Chase * Sixty Minutes Polka * I Think of You (G-flat major and G major versions) * Siren Sounds Waltz