Dulcimer Muse

Author : Ruth Barrett
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781513469508

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Dulcimer Muse by Ruth Barrett Pdf

Dulcimer Muse is a beautiful collection of fingerpicked and strummed tunes and songs arranged for the mountain dulcimer for players seeking to expand their repertoire. Thirty-one arrangements are gathered from Medieval and Renaissance eras, traditional folk music of Ireland, Scotland, England, Brittany and Spain, plus original compositions. Intended primarily for intermediate to advanced players and for some ambitious beginners, the pieces include melody lines in standard notation, mountain dulcimer tablature, with chords above most of the dulcimer tablature that can be shared with other musicians for accompaniment. Suggestions on how to play with greater musicality and ease are included. Set one-step lower than customary to bring out the dulcimer’s deeper tones; the majority of pieces are arranged in Mixolydian and Aeolian tunings.

Author : NEAL HELLMAN
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781610657990

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Celtic Songs and Slow Airs for the Mountain Dulcimer by NEAL HELLMAN Pdf

In folk tradition, stories of love lost, betrayal, jealousy, conflict, emigration, and the supernatural are often immortalized in songs of many traditions, demonstrating that singing has been a universal vehicle for the human condition. the criteria for this wonderful collection of prose and melodies is from Celtic traditions that have been with us for hundreds of years. These compositions have been arranged so that each will work both as an air and as a song. All of the selections in the book appear on the companion CD.

Author : Ralph Lee Smith
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Music
ISBN : 0810841355

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Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions by Ralph Lee Smith Pdf

The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art. Homemade and handmade, played by people with no formal knowledge of music, this beautiful instrument arrived in the light of the 20th century with virtually no written record. Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions is a first-hand report to enlarge our knowledge of the dulcimer's history by searching the hills and "hollers" of Appalachia, looking at old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks. After reviewing the instrument's special musical features, the book describes some related instruments, and reveals little-known facts about the dulcimer's origins on the early Appalachian frontier. The book then describes three major design traditions of the dulcimer, each centered in its own geographical area, and focuses on important makers in each of the three traditions--the Melton family of Galax, Virginia, Charles M. Prichard of Huntington, West Virginia, and "Uncle Ed" Thomas of Kentucky. A final chapter describes four Appalachian makers of the folk revival transition, who began making instruments the old-time way and modernized them to meet the needs of Post-World-War-II urban players. The book concludes with listings of dulcimer recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress.

Author : Derek Carew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317037651

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The Companion to The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760–1850 by Derek Carew Pdf

Intended as a supplement to The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760-1850, this Companion provides additional information which, largely for reasons of space but also of continuity, it was not possible or desirable to include in that volume. The book is laid out alphabetically and full biographical entries are provided for all musical figures mentioned, including composers, performers, theoreticians and teachers, as well as piano makers and publishers of music, within the period covered by The Mechanical Muse. There are also entries on figures of importance from outside the period but whose influence is palpably important within it, such as J.S. Bach. As well as biographical information, all these entries contain lists of principal works and a section on further reading so that readers can follow up people and matters of particular interest. Also included in The Companion are entries devoted to particular works and other information of relevance, such as descriptions of musical forms, characteristics of dances and so on, as well as some technical information on music and explanations of technical terms pertaining to keyboard instruments themselves and to ways of playing them. This Companion is not intended to replace existing reference books such as Grove or Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, but will be useful for those who desire to know more about a particular topic and do not necessarily have access to more specialist reference works, or time to visit large or specialist libraries. As such it is indispensable to users of The Mechanical Muse.

Author : Derek Carew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351542685

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The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and Piano Music, c.1760-1850 by Derek Carew Pdf

This book charts the piano's accession from musical curiosity to cultural icon, examining the instrument itself in its various guises as well as the music written for it. Both the piano and piano music were very much the product of the intellectual, cultural and social environments of the period and both were subject to many influences, directly and indirectly. These included character (individualism), the vernacular ('folk/popular') and creativity (improvisation), all of which are discussed generally and with respect to the music itself. Derek Carew surveys the most important pianistic genres of the period (variations, rondos, and so on), showing how these changed from their received forms into vehicles of Romantic expressiveness. The piano is also looked at in its role as an accompanying instrument. The Mechanical Muse will be of interest to anyone who loves the piano or the period, from the non-specialist to the music postgraduate.

Author : Paul M. Gifford
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461672906

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The Hammered Dulcimer by Paul M. Gifford Pdf

The last quarter of the twentieth-century saw a renewed interest in the hammered dulcimer in the United States at the grassroots level as well as from elements of the Folk Revival. This book offers the reader a discussion of the medieval origins of the dulcimer and its subsequent spread under many different names to other parts of the world. Drawing on articles the author has written in English as well as articles by specialists in their own languages, Gifford explains the history and evolution of the instrument. Special attention is paid to the North American tradition from the early 18th-century to the 1970s revival. Drawing from local histories, news clippings, photographs, and interviews, the book examines the playing of the dulcimer and its associated social meanings.

Author : Md. Monirul Islam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9789389812534

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Oriental Wells by Md. Monirul Islam Pdf

Oriental Wells explores the manifold ways in which the East was a major source of inspiration for the British Romantic poets, who generously borrowed from the Eastern sources in their effort to reinvent the British poetic tradition. It examines the “orientalization” of Romantic poetry, using works of William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, and Walter Savage Landor. Analyzing the Romantic poets' multifaceted engagement with the East, the book raises the questions: · What led Blake to formulate his thesis that “All Religions Are One”? · Why do Coleridge's poetry and the play Osorio echo some of the passages from Wilkins' translation of The Bhagvat-Geeta as well as other prominent Eastern religious texts? · What made Southey write his “Hindu epic” The Curse of Kehama and his “Islamic” tale Thalaba, the Destroyer? · What was the exact nature of the negotiations between William Jones' Orientalism and Wordsworth's poetics as formulated in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads, The Prelude, and other poems? The book convincingly argues that the introduction of “cultural goods” from the East played a crucial role in shaping the form and substance of British Romanticism, while acknowledging that the Romantics' reception of the East was tempered by their ideological concerns and religious background.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Science
ISBN : PRNC:32101076184017

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The Popular Science Monthly by Anonim Pdf

Author : james sale
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781326838973

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the lyre speaks true by james sale Pdf

James SaleOs most significant collection of poetry to date in a writing career spanning 50 years. More well known as a manage-ment consultant than as a poet, yet quietly and determinedly over that period, he has consistently followed the Muse and developed his poetry from tuning in to her voice.

Author : George Borrow
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 4950 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781801701112

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Delphi Complete Works of George Borrow (Illustrated) by George Borrow Pdf

Now regarded as one of the most imaginative prose writers of the nineteenth century, George Borrow was an English traveler, linguist and translator. His many adventures, including contact with the Romani, provided the inspiration for his travel book masterpiece ‘Lavengro’ and its sequel ‘The Romany Rye’ (1857). While working in Spain for a Bible society, Borrow found his literary homeland, providing materials for ‘The Zincali’ and for his brilliantly picturesque travel book ‘The Bible in Spain’, which was a tremendous success. This eBook presents Borrow’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Borrow’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the travel books, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare translations * Includes Borrow’s letters – spend hours exploring the author’s correspondence * Features four biographies, including Shorter’s seminal study – discover Borrow’s intriguing life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Travel Books The Zincali (1841) The Bible in Spain (1843) Lavengro (1851) The Romany Rye (1857) Wild Wales (1862) A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain (1913) The Translations Faustus by Friedrich Maximilian Klinger (1825) Romantic Ballads (1826) Targum (1835) The Talisman (1835) The Gypsy Luke (1837) The Sleeping Bard by Ellis Wynne (1860) The Turkish Jester by Nasreddin Hoca (1884) The Death of Balder by Johannes Ewald (1889) Miscellaneous Ballads Non-Fiction The Welsh and Their Literature (1861) Romano Lavo-lil (1874) The Letters The Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society (1911) Letters to his Mother, Ann Borrow and Other Correspondents (1913) Letters to His Wife Mary Borrow (1913) The Biographies George Borrow (1900) by Alfred Egmont Hake George Borrow, the Man and His Work (1908) by R. A. J. Walling George Borrow (1911) by Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton George Borrow and His Circle (1913) by Clement King Shorter

Author : Peter Hühn,Jens Kiefer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110897623

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The Narratological Analysis of Lyric Poetry by Peter Hühn,Jens Kiefer Pdf

This study offers a fresh approach to the theory and practice of poetry criticism from a narratological perspective. Arguing that lyric poems share basic constituents of narration with prose fiction, namely temporal sequentiality of events and verbal mediation, the authors propose the transgeneric application of narratology to the poetic genre with the aim of utilizing the sophisticated framework of narratological categories for a more precise and complex modeling of the poetic text. On this basis, the study provides a new impetus to the neglected field of poetic theory as well as to methodology. The practical value of such an approach is then demonstrated by detailed model analyses of canonical English poems from all major periods between the 16th and the 20th centuries. The comparative discussion of these analyses draws general conclusions about the specifics of narrative structures in lyric poetry in contrast to prose fiction.

Author : George Borrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783752405873

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Welsh Poems and Ballads by George Borrow Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Welsh Poems and Ballads by George Borrow

Author : William D Brewer,Daniel Robinson,Sharon M Setzer,Orianne Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000749526

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The Works of Mary Robinson, Part I Vol 1 by William D Brewer,Daniel Robinson,Sharon M Setzer,Orianne Smith Pdf

Regularly the subject of cartoonists and satirical novelists, Mary Robinson achieved public notoriety as the mistress of the young Prince of Wales (George IV). Her association with figures such as William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and comparisons with Charlotte Smith, make her a serious figure for scholarly research.

Author : Joseph Twadell Shipley
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780801896439

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The Origins of English Words by Joseph Twadell Shipley Pdf

Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.

Author : Aimara da Cunha Resende,Thomas LaBorie Burns
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0874137535

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Foreign Accents by Aimara da Cunha Resende,Thomas LaBorie Burns Pdf

'Foregin Accents' is formed of two parts: the first one offers analyses of translations/interpretations/appropriations of plays and sonnets in different processes of transmutation. The second comprises texts that deal with more general critical readings. Shakespeare is viewed in the light of gender studies, of postmodernism, and of comparative studies.