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Accordion News ...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433069051385

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Squeeze This!

Author : Marion Jacobson
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252093852

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No other instrument has witnessed such a dramatic rise to popularity--and precipitous decline--as the accordion. Squeeze This! is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon. Ethnomusicologist and accordion enthusiast Marion Jacobson traces the changing idea of the accordion in the United States and its cultural significance over the course of the twentieth century. From the introduction of elaborately decorated European models imported onto the American vaudeville stage and the instrument's celebration by ethnic musical communities and mainstream audiences alike, to the accordion-infused pop parodies by "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jacobson considers the accordion's contradictory status as both an "outsider" instrument and as a major force in popular music in the twentieth century. Drawing on interviews and archival investigations with instrument builders and retailers, artists and audiences, professionals and amateurs, Squeeze This! explores the piano accordion's role as an instrument of community identity and its varied musical and cultural environments. Jacobson concentrates on six key moments of transition: the Americanization of the piano accordion, originally produced and marketed by sales-savvy Italian immigrants; the transformation of the accordion in the 1920s from an exotic, expensive vaudeville instrument to a mass-marketable product; the emergence of the accordion craze in the 1930s and 1940s, when a highly organized "accordion industrial complex" cultivated a white, middle-class market; the peak of its popularity in the 1950s, exemplified by Lawrence Welk and Dick Contino; the instrument's marginalization in the 1960s and a brief, ill-fated effort to promote the accordion to teen rock 'n' roll musicians; and the revival beginning in the 1980s of the accordion as a "world music instrument" and a key component for cabaret and burlesque revivals and pop groups such as alternative experimenters They Might Be Giants and polka rockers Brave Combo. Loaded with dozens of images of gorgeous instruments and enthusiastic performers and fans, Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America represents the accordion in a wide range of popular and traditional musical styles, revealing the richness and diversity of accordion culture in America.

A Passion for Polka

Author : Victor Greene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520911727

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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.

Catalog of Copyright Entries

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCAL:B3421228

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Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1102 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : American drama
ISBN : UOM:39015050686875

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Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

The British Union Catalogue of Music Periodicals

Author : John Wagstaff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1061 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780429802614

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The British Union Catalogue of Music Periodicals by John Wagstaff Pdf

First published in 1998, the aim of this catalogue is to help students, researchers and librarians determine the UK locations of over 2,000 music periodical titles held in public, academic and national libraries. Over 220 libraries in the UK have been surveyed, from St. Austell to Aberdeen, Aberystwyth to Brighton. Each catalogue entry provides detailed information on library holdings, and full bibliographic details of periodical titles, including ISSNs. The main catalogue is preceded by an address list, and by a preface outlining the history of music periodicals in Britain, together with statistical tables.

The Life and Music of Graham Jackson

Author : David Cason
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780813072876

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The Life and Music of Graham Jackson by David Cason Pdf

A groundbreaking Black artist and his career in the Jim Crow South This book is the first biography of Graham Jackson (1903-1983), a virtuosic musician whose life story displays the complexities of being a Black professional in the segregated South. David Cason discusses how Jackson navigated a web of racial and social negotiations throughout his long career and highlights his little-known role in events of the twentieth century. Widely known for an iconic photo taken of him playing the accordion in tears at Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral, which became a Life magazine cover, Jackson is revealed here to have a much deeper story. He was a performer, composer, and high school music director known for his skills on the piano and organ. Jackson was among the first Black men to enlist in the Navy during World War II, helping recruit many other volunteers and raising over $2 million for the war effort. After the war he became a fixture at Atlanta music venues and in 1971, Governor Jimmy Carter proclaimed Jackson the State Musician of Georgia. Cason examines Jackson’s groundbreaking roles with a critical eye, taking into account how Jackson drew on his connections with white elites including Roosevelt, Coca-Cola magnate Robert Woodruff, and golfer Bobby Jones, and was censured by Black Power figures for playing songs associated with Confederate memory. Based on archival, newspaper, and interview materials, The Life and Music of Graham Jackson brings into view the previously unknown story of an ambitious and talented artist and his controversial approach to the politics and culture of his day. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Tapworthy

Author : Josh Clark
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449394240

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So you've got an idea for an iPhone app -- along with everyone else on the planet. Set your app apart with elegant design, efficient usability, and a healthy dose of personality. This accessible, well-written guide shows you how to design exceptional user experiences for the iPhone and iPod Touch through practical principles and a rich collection of visual examples. Whether you're a designer, programmer, manager, or marketer, Tapworthy teaches you to "think iPhone" and helps you ask the right questions -- and get the right answers -- throughout the design process. You'll explore how considerations of design, psychology, culture, ergonomics, and usability combine to create a tapworthy app. Along the way, you'll get behind-the-scenes insights from the designers of apps like Facebook, USA Today, Twitterrific, and many others. Develop your ideas from initial concept to finished design Build an effortless user experience that rewards every tap Explore the secrets of designing for touch Discover how and why people really use iPhone apps Learn to use iPhone controls the Apple way Create your own personality-packed visuals

Complete Works of Guido Deiro

Author : GUIDO DEIRO
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781609746827

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Complete Works of Guido Deiro by GUIDO DEIRO Pdf

Count Guido Deiro (1886-1950), Italian-born composer and accordion virtuoso. Deiro was a major force in the popularization of the accordion in the early 20th century. Concert accordionist and scholar Henry Doktorski has transcribed and edited all of Deiro's original music for accordion-45 pieces including waltzes, rags, marches, polkas, fox trots, tangos, and popular Deiro favorites: My Florence Waltz, Egypto Fantasia, Sharpshooter's March, and the Broadway hit, Kismet.A lengthy essay and rare photos from the Deiro family archive complete the 192-page book.

Accordion World

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Accordion
ISBN : NYPL:33433069051567

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Accordion Crimes

Author : Annie Proulx
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416588887

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Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.

Cum Notis Variorum

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Music
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011383507

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Issues in Surgical Research, Techniques, and Innovation: 2013 Edition

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 1135 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781490110851

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Issues in Surgical Research, Techniques, and Innovation: 2013 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Issues in Surgical Research, Techniques, and Innovation: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Surgical Infections. The editors have built Issues in Surgical Research, Techniques, and Innovation: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Surgical Infections in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Surgical Research, Techniques, and Innovation: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.