Music As A Chariot

Author : Richard K. Thomas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351382076

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Music as a Chariot by Richard K. Thomas Pdf

Music as a Chariot offers a multidisciplinary perspective whose primary proposition is that theatre is a type of music. Understanding how music enables the theatre experience helps to shape our entire approach to the performing arts. Beginning with a discussion on the origin and nature of time, the author takes us on an evolutionary journey to discover how music, language and mimesis co-evolved, eventually coming together to produce the complex way we experience theatre. The book integrates the evolutionary neuroscience of the human brain into this journey, offering practical implications and applications for the auditory expression of this concept—namely the fundamental techniques artists use to create sound scores for theatre. With contributions from directors, playwrights, actors and designers, Music as a Chariot explores the use of music to carry ideas into the human soul—a concept that extends beyond the theatrical to include film, video gaming, dance, or anywhere art is manipulated in time.

Author : Jack Sharkey,Dave Reiser
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Musical revues, comedies, etc
ISBN : 0573616302

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Slow Down, Sweet Chariot by Jack Sharkey,Dave Reiser Pdf

Author : William E Studwell,Frank Hoffmann,Beulah B Ramirez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317713234

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The Popular Song Reader by William E Studwell,Frank Hoffmann,Beulah B Ramirez Pdf

Who is the Bill Bailey whose exploits were chronicled in song? How many popular songs have titles containing the words “moon,” “heart,” or “baby”? Where is the road to Mandalay? How many female names can you think of that have been mentioned in song titles? Discover this fascinating information and more about some of America's most known and loved popular songs in this delightful sampler. The Popular Song Reader contains over 200 short essays on the backgrounds of a wide variety of twentieth-century American popular songs. The witty and knowledgeable essays touch upon several hundred traditional-style pop songs as well as early rock compositions. The essays are filled with anecdotes, humor, irony, and even poetry that reflect the author's offbeat and somewhat irreverent manner, while also presenting a broad spectrum of American popular songs in their historical and cultural contexts. In addition to information about each song and its composer, the author also discusses how the song reflected society at the time and also how the song itself has influenced popular culture. Pop music fans will find this a highly entertaining and readable guide to the best American popular music of the twentieth century. Divided into five sections, the book covers popular songs from the Tin Pan Alley era (By the Light of the Silvery Moon, California, Here I Come, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, She'll Be Comin’Round the Mountain, and When Irish Eyes are Smiling), the swing/big band era (Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Heart and Soul, In the Mood, Stardust, and Stormy Weather), and the rock era (Chances Are, Good Vibrations, Love Me Tender, Misty, Rock Around the Clock, Stop! In the Name of Love, and The Twist). The Popular Song Reader provides new insights on all-time favorites from Broadway musicals, movies, and television including Ain't Misbehavin', Give My Regards to Broadway, My Funny Valentine, Aquarius, Cabaret, Luck Be a Lady, Mack the Knife, Don't Fence Me In, Over the Rainbow, Singin’in the Rain, and the theme songs from Star Wars , All in the Family, Cheers, and M*A*S*H.

Author : Harold Courlander
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486836492

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Negro Folk Music U. S. A. by Harold Courlander Pdf

This thorough, well-researched exploration of the origins and development of a rich and varied African American musical tradition features authentic versions of over 40 folk songs. These include such time-honored selections as "Wake Up Jonah," "Rock Chariot," "Wonder Where Is My Brother Gone," "Traveling Shoes," "It's Getting Late in the Evening," "Dark Was the Night," "I'm Crossing Jordan River," "Russia, Let That Moon Alone," "Long John," "Rosie," "Motherless Children," three versions of "John Henry," and many others. One of the first and best surveys in its field, Negro Folk Music, U.S.A. has long been admired for its perceptive history and analysis of the origins and musical qualities of typical forms, ranging from simple cries and calls to anthems and spirituals, ballads, and the blues. Traditional dances and musical instruments are examined as well. The author — a well-known novelist, folklorist, journalist, and specialist in African and African American cultures — offers a discerning study of the influence of this genre on popular music, with particular focus on how jazz developed out of folk traditions.

Author : Sheramy Bundrick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521848067

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Music and Image in Classical Athens by Sheramy Bundrick Pdf

Bundrick proposes that depictions of musical performance were linked to contemporary developments in music.

Author : William Moylan,Lori Burns,Mike Alleyne
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000819663

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Analyzing Recorded Music by William Moylan,Lori Burns,Mike Alleyne Pdf

Analyzing Recorded Music: Collected Perspectives on Popular Music Tracks is a collection of essays dedicated to the study of recorded popular music, with the aim of exploring "how the record shapes the song" (Moylan, Recording Analysis, 2020) from a variety of perspectives. Introduced with a Foreword by Paul Théberge, the distinguished editorial team has brought together a group of reputable international contributors to write about a rich collection of recordings. Examining a diverse set of songs from a range of genres and points in history (spanning the years 1936–2020), the authors herein illuminate unique attributes of the selected tracks and reveal how the recording develops the expressive content of song performance. Analyzing Recorded Music will interest all those who study popular music, cultural studies, and the musicology of record production, as well as popular music listeners.

Author : Mike Eder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617135811

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Elvis Music FAQ by Mike Eder Pdf

Why is Elvis Presley's body of recorded work still so relevant nearly 60 years after he began recording? ÊElvis Music FAQÊ is for anyone who has been inspired by an Elvis Presley record. Following in the tradition of the FAQ series in ÊElvis Music FAQÊ a lot of rare information is woven together in one concise entertaining package. There are chapters about every year of Elvis's career including a look at his pioneering original record label Sun; insight on his management; the continued importance of television in his career; a summation of each Presley concert tour; the inside scoop about the role Elvis's band members and songwriters played in his sound; stories about the amusing musical oddities created by those trying to ride on the Elvis success train; details about the contentious role drugs played in his career; and finally a full review of every record the King ever issued. One might say that the only truths about Elvis Presley can be found in the grooves of his records where his natural talent and passion for music comes through always. ÊElvis Music FAQÊ aims to be the one essential companion that explains the reason why the voice heard over the speakers still carries such resonance. Dozens of rare images accompany this engaging text.

Author : Robert H. Cataliotti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0815323301

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The Music in African American Fiction by Robert H. Cataliotti Pdf

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Michele Kaschub
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 993 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780197574874

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The Oxford Handbook of Music Composition Pedagogy by Michele Kaschub Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Music Composition Pedagogy presents an illuminating collection of philosophy, research, applied practice, and international perspectives to highlight the practices of teaching and learning in the field of music composition. The Handbook offers various strategies and approaches in composition for teachers, music teacher educators, and students of music education.

Author : Nancy Faber,Randall Faber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03
Category : Piano
ISBN : 1616776714

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Level 3a - Sightreading Book by Nancy Faber,Randall Faber Pdf

Piano/Keyboard Methods/Series

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1058 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006280833

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Andrew Surmani,Karen Farnum Surmani,Morton Manus
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : 0739036351

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Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory by Andrew Surmani,Karen Farnum Surmani,Morton Manus Pdf

This practical, easy-to-use, self-study course is perfect for pianists, guitarists, instrumentalists, vocalists, songwriters, arrangers and composers, and includes ear training CDs to help develop your musical ear. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through 75 concise lessons, practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening skills with the enclosed ear training CDs, and test your knowledge with a review that completes each of the 18 units. Answers are included in the back of the book for all exercises, ear training and review.

Author : William Forde Thompson
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1360 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781483365589

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Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences by William Forde Thompson Pdf

This first definitive reference resource to take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the nexus between music and the social and behavioral sciences examines how music affects human beings and their interactions in and with the world. The interdisciplinary nature of the work provides a starting place for students to situate the status of music within the social sciences in fields such as anthropology, communications, psychology, linguistics, sociology, sports, political science and economics, as well as biology and the health sciences. Features: Approximately 450 articles, arranged in A-to-Z fashion and richly illustrated with photographs, provide the social and behavioral context for examining the importance of music in society. Entries are authored and signed by experts in the field and conclude with references and further readings, as well as cross references to related entries. A Reader's Guide groups related entries by broad topic areas and themes, making it easy for readers to quickly identify related entries. A Chronology of Music places material into historical context; a Glossary defines key terms from the field; and a Resource Guide provides lists of books, academic journals, websites and cross-references. The multimedia digital edition is enhanced with video and audio clips and features strong search-and-browse capabilities through the electronic Reader’s Guide, detailed index, and cross references. Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, available in both multimedia digital and print formats, is a must-have reference for music and social science library collections.

Author : Andrew H. Weaver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317060284

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Sacred Music as Public Image for Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III by Andrew H. Weaver Pdf

Ferdinand III played a crucial role both in helping to end the Thirty Years' War and in re-establishing Habsburg sovereignty within his hereditary lands, and yet he remains one of the most neglected of all Habsburg emperors. The underlying premise of Sacred Music as Public Image for Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III is that Ferdinand's accomplishments came not through diplomacy or strong leadership but primarily through a skillful manipulation of the arts, through which he communicated important messages to his subjects and secured their allegiance to the Catholic Church. An important locus for cultural activity at court, especially as related to the Habsburgs' political power, was the Emperor's public image. Ferdinand III offers a fascinating case study in monarchical representation, for the war necessitated that he revise the image he had cultivated at the beginning of his reign, that of a powerful, victorious warrior. Weaver argues that by focusing on the patronage of sacred music (rather than the more traditional visual and theatrical means of representation), Ferdinand III was able to uphold his reputation as a pious Catholic reformer and subtly revise his triumphant martial image without sacrificing his power, while also achieving his Counter-Reformation goal of unifying his hereditary lands under the Catholic church. Drawing upon recent methodological approaches to the representation of other early modern monarchs, as well as upon the theory of confessionalization, this book places the sacred vocal music composed by imperial musicians into the rich cultural, political, and religious contexts of mid-seventeenth-century Central Europe. The book incorporates dramatic productions such as opera, oratorio, and Jesuit drama (as well as works in other media), but the primary focus is the more numerous and more frequently performed Latin-texted paraliturgical genre of the motet, which has generally not been considered by scholars as a vehicle for monarchical representation. By examining the representation of this little-studied emperor during a crucial time in European history, this book opens a window into the unique world view of the Habsburgs, allowing for a previously untold narrative of the end of the Thirty Years' War as seen through the eyes of this important ruling family.

Author : Jack Ford
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496713117

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Chariot on the Mountain by Jack Ford Pdf

A formerly enslaved woman's remarkable story of pressing charges on her captors is vividly captured in this historical novel based on true events. Two decades before the Civil War, middle-class farmer Samuel Maddox lies on his deathbed. Elsewhere in his Virginia home, a young woman named Kitty knows her life is about to change. Not only is she is kept by the Maddox family as a slave, she is also Samuel's daughter. But after his death, Samuel's wife Mary grants Kitty and her children their freedom. Helped by Quaker families along the Underground Railroad, Mary travels with them to Pennsylvania to file emancipation papers. But Kitty is not yet safe. Dragged back to Virginia by a gang of slave catchers led by Samuel's own nephew, Kitty takes a defiant step: charging the younger Maddox with kidnapping and assault. On the surface, the charge appears hopeless. But Kitty has allies—Mary, and Fanny Withers, a socialite who secures a lawyer. The sensational trial that follows will decide the fate of Kitty and her children—and bond three extraordinary yet very different women together in their quest for justice. “Ford does an excellent job portraying the warring factions of the time: those in the South who wanted to preserve their way of life, and those who felt slavery was unjust.” —Publishers Weekly