Strayhorn

Author : A. Alyce Claerbaut,David Schlesinger
Publisher : Agate Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781572847651

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Strayhorn by A. Alyce Claerbaut,David Schlesinger Pdf

Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life is a stunning collection of essays, photographs, and ephemera celebrating Billy Strayhorn, one of the most significant yet under-appreciated contributors to 20th century American music. Released in commemoration of Strayhorn's centennial, this luxurious coffee-table book offers intimate details of the composer's life from musicians, scholars, and Strayhorn's closest relatives. Perhaps best known for his 28-year collaborative role as Duke Ellington's "writing and arranging companion," Strayhorn has emerged in recent years as an even more meritorious force in shaping the jazz canon. Strayhorn begins by describing Billy's abusive upbringing and early success, and goes on to cover his music, family, intellectual pursuits, involvement with civil rights, and open homosexuality. Strayhorn features contributions from Strayhorn's biographer David Hajdu, film director Rob Levi, music scholar Walter van de Leur, as well as commentary from jazz greats like Lena Horne, Clark Terry, Dianne Reeves, Nancy Wilson, Terell Stafford, Herb Jeffries, and more. With lush photography and rare memorabilia like handwritten scores, this is a book to be treasured by jazz aficionados and music lovers everywhere. Enthralling and visually captivating, Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life lauds a beloved jazz legend and captures a prodigious legacy that will influence generations to come.

Author : Wise Publications
Publisher : Wise Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783232673

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The Billy Strayhorn Collection (Solo Piano) by Wise Publications Pdf

The Billy Strayhorn Collection brings together 17 memorable pieces written, arranged or made famous by the man of whom Duke Ellington said ‘(He) was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head’; a shy man who realised early on that his dream of a career in classical music was unlikely to become a reality because of his race. The music presented here reflects the full range of Strayhorn’s talent and contains his two most famous compositions Take The ‘A’ Train and Lush Life. Each piece in this collection is beautifully and faithfully arranged for solo piano, suitable for the intermediate to advanced pianist. Strayhorn remained in the shadows and lived a life of quiet courage, working in the civil rights movement, living openly as a homosexual and using his abundant musical talent mainly for the good of the Ellington orchestra. Play his incomparable music and discover for yourself the genius of this jazz legend. Song List: - Balcony Serenade (from Perfume Suite) - Creole Love Call - Chelsea Bridge - Dance Of The Floreadores (from The Nutcracker Suite) - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing - Johnny Come Lately - Lotus Blossom Days - Love Came - Lush Life - Multi-Colored Blue - Paris Blues - Passion Flower - Peanut Brittle Brigade (from The Nutcracker Suite) - Something To Live For - Satin Doll - Take The 'A' Train - Your Love Has Faded

Author : Terrell L. Strayhorn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315297279

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College Students' Sense of Belonging by Terrell L. Strayhorn Pdf

Belonging—with peers, in the classroom, or on campus—is a critical dimension of success at college. It can affect a student’s degree of academic adjustment, achievement, aspirations, or even whether a student stays in school. This book explores how belonging differs based on students’ social identities, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, or the conditions they encounter on campus. The 2nd Edition of College Students’ Sense of Belonging explores student sub-populations and campus environments, offering readers updated information about sense of belonging, how it develops for students, and a conceptual model for helping students belong and thrive. Underpinned by theory and research and offering practical guidelines for improving educational environments and policies, this book is an important resource for higher education and student affairs professionals, scholars, and graduate students interested in students’ success. New to this second edition: A refined theory of college students’ sense of belonging and review of current literature in light of new and emerging theories; Expanded best practices related to fostering sense of belonging in classrooms, clubs, residence halls, and other contexts; Updated research and insights for new student populations such as youth formerly in foster care, formerly incarcerated adults, and homeless students; Coverage on a broad range of topics since the first edition of this book, including cultural navigation, academic spotting, and the "shared faith" element of belonging.

Author : Memory Aldridge Lester
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Bible records
ISBN : 9780806306179

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Old Southern Bible Records: Transcriptions of Births, Deaths, and Marriages from Family Bibles, Chiefly of the 18th and 19th Centuries by Memory Aldridge Lester Pdf

"Here is a collection of genealogical records from 581 Southern family Bibles, providing data on more than 15,000 individuals. The Bible records have been reassembled here and integrated into a single alphabetical sequence under the names of the principal families."--Amazon.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education, Humanistic
ISBN : NWU:35556038717393

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Humanities by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gunther Schuller
Publisher : History of Jazz
Page : 948 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 0195071409

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The Swing Era by Gunther Schuller Pdf

Focuses on the period in American musical history from 1930 to 1945 when jazz was synonymous with America's popular music.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Durham (N.C.)
ISBN : UIUC:30112083261609

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Mangum's Directory of Durham and Suburbs by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1730 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Governmental investigations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029356701

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Investigation of Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters: The inquiry into whether improper conduct occurred with respect to the operation, investments, and activities of Whitewater Development Corporation, Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan, Capital Management Services, and related matters by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters Pdf

Author : North Carolina. Supreme Court
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : UOM:35112204266235

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North Carolina Reports by North Carolina. Supreme Court Pdf

Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Author : Basilio Serrano
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781469181660

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Juan Tizol-His Caravan Through American Life and Culture by Basilio Serrano Pdf

Author : John Howland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780521764049

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Duke Ellington Studies by John Howland Pdf

This book surveys the breadth, richness, and meaning of Duke Ellington's celebrated career, examining his impact on jazz music and its surrounding culture.

Author : Terry Teachout
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698138582

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Duke by Terry Teachout Pdf

A major new biography of Duke Ellington from the acclaimed author of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was the greatest jazz composer of the twentieth century—and an impenetrably enigmatic personality whom no one, not even his closest friends, claimed to understand. The grandson of a slave, he dropped out of high school to become one of the world’s most famous musicians, a showman of incomparable suavity who was as comfortable in Carnegie Hall as in the nightclubs where he honed his style. He wrote some fifteen hundred compositions, many of which, like “Mood Indigo” and “Sophisticated Lady,” remain beloved standards, and he sought inspiration in an endless string of transient lovers, concealing his inner self behind a smiling mask of flowery language and ironic charm. As the biographer of Louis Armstrong, Terry Teachout is uniquely qualified to tell the story of the public and private lives of Duke Ellington. A semi-finalist for the National Book Award, Duke peels away countless layers of Ellington’s evasion and public deception to tell the unvarnished truth about the creative genius who inspired Miles Davis to say, “All the musicians should get together one certain day and get down on their knees and thank Duke.”

Author : Antonio Duran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000216820

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The Experiences of Queer Students of Color at Historically White Institutions by Antonio Duran Pdf

This significant text employs an intersectional analysis and considers the role of queer frameworks to understand the experiences of Queer People of Color at historically white institutions of higher education in the U.S. By presenting data from student interviews and reflection journals, the book explores what it means to hold multiple minoritized identities, and asks how such intersections are navigated, contested, and experienced on college campuses. Exploring both micro- and macro-level mappings of marginalization and power, the text reveals issues including institutional erasure, pervasive whiteness in college and LGBTQ+ communities, and institutionalized racism and heterosexism, and offers in-depth insights into the material, psychological, emotional, and social impacts on queer students of color. Ultimately, the analysis highlights the necessity of employing intersectional frameworks for addressing interlocking systems of oppression and offers recommendations for the integration and support of queer students of color at historically white institutions (HWIs). This monograph will offer invaluable insights for scholars, researchers, and graduate students working in the fields of gender and sexuality, higher education, and issues of educational equity, who wish to realize the potential of intersectionality as an analytic framework for the study of identity and development of affirming educational environments.

Author : Björn Heile,Peter Elsdon,Jennifer Ruth Doctor
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199347667

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Watching Jazz by Björn Heile,Peter Elsdon,Jennifer Ruth Doctor Pdf

'Watching Jazz' is a systematic study of jazz on screen media, covering its role across a plethora of technologies from film and television to recent developments in online media and featuring the music of such legends as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Pat Metheny.

Author : Jonathan Mayhew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780429941542

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Lorca’s Legacy by Jonathan Mayhew Pdf

In Lorca’s Legacy, Jonathan Mayhew explores multiple aspects of the creative and critical afterlife of Federico García Lorca, the most internationally recognized Spanish poet and playwright of the twentieth century. Lorca is an iconic and charismatic figure who has evoked the admiration and fascination of musicians, poets, painters, and playwrights across the world since his tragic assassination by right-wing forces in 1936, at the onset of the Spanish Civil War. This volume ranges widely, discussing his influence on American theater, his much-debated lecture on the duende, his delayed encounter with queer theory, his influence on contemporary Spanish poetry, and other relevant topics. The critical literature on Lorca is vast, and original contributions are comparatively rare, but Mayhew has found a way to shed fresh light on his legacy by looking with a critical eye at the creative transformations of his life and work, both in Spain and abroad. Lorca’s Legacy celebrates the wealth of material inspired by Lorca, bringing to bear a sophisticated, theoretically informed critical perspective. This book will be of enormous interest to anyone interested in the international projection of Spanish literature, or anyone who has felt the fascination of Lorca’s duende.