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The Power of Black Music : Interpreting its History from Africa to the United States
ISBN: 9780195082357 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When Jimi Hendrix transfixed the crowds of Woodstock with his gripping version of -The Star Spangled Banner, - he was building on a foundation reaching back, in part, to the revolutionary guitar playing of Howlin' Wolf and the other great Chicago bluesmen, and to the Delta blues tradition before him. But in its unforgettable introduction, followed by his unaccompanied -talking- guitar passage and inserted calls and responses at key points in the musical narrative, Hendrix's performance of the national anthem also hearkened back to a tradition even older than the blues, a tradition rooted in...
When Jimi Hendrix transfixed the crowds of Woodstock with his gripping version of -The Star Spangled Banner, - he was building on a foundation reachin...
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338,10 zł |
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Studies in Contemporary Jewry: IX: Modern Jews and Their Musical Agendas
ISBN: 9780195086171 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This volume examines music's place in the process of Jewish assimilation into the modern European bourgeoisie and the role assigned to music in forging a new Jewish Israeli national identity, in maintaining a separate Sephardic identity, and in preserving a traditional Jewish life. Contributions include "On the Jewish Presence in Nineteenth Century European Musical Life," by Ezra Mendelsohn, "Musical Life in the Central European Jewish Village," by Philip V. Bohlman, "Jews and Hungarians in Modern Hungarian Musical Culture," by Judit Frigyesi, "New Directions in the Music of the Sephardic...
This volume examines music's place in the process of Jewish assimilation into the modern European bourgeoisie and the role assigned to music in forgin...
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Writings on Music, : 1965-2000
ISBN: 9780195151152 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In the mid-1960s, Steve Reich radically renewed the musical landscape with a back-to-basics sound that came to be called Minimalism. These early works, characterized by a relentless pulse and static harmony, focused single-mindedly on the process of gradual rhythmic change. Throughout his career, Reich has continued to reinvigorate the music world, drawing from a wide array of classical, popular, sacred, and non-western idioms. His works reflect the steady evolution of an original musical mind. Writings on Music documents the creative journey of this thoughtful, groundbreaking...
In the mid-1960s, Steve Reich radically renewed the musical landscape with a back-to-basics sound that came to be called Minimalism. These early works...
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189,32 zł |
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Fiddler on the Move : Exploring the Klezmer World
ISBN: 9780195161809 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Klezmer" is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and bass player that made brides weep and guests dance at weddings throughout Jewish eastern Europe before the culture was destroyed in the Holocaust, silenced under Stalin, and lost out to assimilation in America. Klezmer music is now experiencing a tremendous new spurt of interest worldwide with both Jews and non-Jews recreating this restless volatile, and vibrant musical culture. Firmly centered in the United States, klezmer has paradoxically moved back across the Atlantic as a distinctly "American"...
"Klezmer" is a Yiddish word for professional folk instrumentalist-the flutist, fiddler, and bass player that made brides weep and guests dance at wedd...
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238,60 zł |
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World Musics in Context : A Comprehensive Survey of the World's Major Musical Cultures
ISBN: 9780195175073 / Angielski / Miękka / 734 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. World Musics in Context is a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world, in their historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. Ethnomusicologist Peter Fletcher begins by describing aspects of musical style and function in relation to the early developments of civilizations. He then goes on to explore, in five parts, music of the ancient world, music of Africa and Asia, European music, North and South American traditions, and music of the modern world. A compendium of information as well as an examination of musical causation and function, this book gives a...
World Musics in Context is a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world, in their historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the p...
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431,81 zł |
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Music from behind the Bridge : Steelband Aesthetics and Politics in Trinidad and Tobago
ISBN: 9780195175479 / Angielski / Twarda / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A symbol of Trinidadian culture, the steelband has made an extraordinary transformation since its origins-from junk metal to steel orchestra, and from disparaged underclass pastime to Trinidad and Tobago's national instrument. Now, Shannon Dudley gives the first discerning look at the musical thinking that ignited this transformation, and the way it articulates with Afro-Trinidadian tradition, carnival, colonial authority, and nationalist politics. Music from behind the Bridge tells the story of the steelband from the point of view of musicians who overcame disadvantages of poverty...
A symbol of Trinidadian culture, the steelband has made an extraordinary transformation since its origins-from junk metal to steel orchestra, and from...
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696,41 zł |
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Analytical Studies in World Music: Analytical Studies in World Music
ISBN: 9780195177893 / Angielski / Miękka / 434 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Combining the approaches of ethnomusicology and music theory, Analytical Studies in World Music offers fresh perspectives for thinking about how musical sounds are shaped, arranged, and composed by their diverse makers worldwide. Eleven inspired, insightful, and in-depth explanations of Iranian sung poetry, Javanese and Balinese gamelan music, Afro-Cuban drumming, flamenco, modern American chamber music, and a wealth of other genres create a border-erasing compendium of ingenious music analyses. Selections on the companion website are carefully matched with extensive...
Combining the approaches of ethnomusicology and music theory, Analytical Studies in World Music offers fresh perspectives for thinking about ...
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244,11 zł |
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Singing the Village : Music, Memory and Ritual among the Sibe of Xinjiang
ISBN: 9780197262979 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. The Sibe are an immigrant group, Qing dynasty bannermen who made a three-year "long march" from Manchuria in the 18th century to serve as a border garrison in the newly conquered Western Regions of the Qing Chinese empire. They preserved their military structure and a discrete identity in the multi-ethnic region of Xinjiang and are now officially recognized as an ethnic minority nationality under the People's Republic. They are known in China today as the last speakers of the Manchu language, and as preservers of their ancient traditions. This study of their music culture reveals not...
The Sibe are an immigrant group, Qing dynasty bannermen who made a three-year "long march" from Manchuria in the 18th century to serve as a border gar...
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281,26 zł |
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Music and German National Identity
ISBN: 9780226021317 / Angielski / Miękka / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Is it merely a coincidence that the three "Bs" of classical music--Bach, Beethoven, Brahms--are all German composers? Why do concert halls all over the world feature mostly the works of German and Austrian composers as their standard repertoire? Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German-speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This book explores the questions of how music came to be associated with German identity, when and how Germans came to be regarded as...
Is it merely a coincidence that the three "Bs" of classical music--Bach, Beethoven, Brahms--are all German composers? Why do concert halls all over th...
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128,05 zł |
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Awakening Spaces : French Caribbean Popular Songs, Music, and Culture
ISBN: 9780226044569 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The fast-paced zouk of Kassav', the romantic biguine of Malavoi, the jazz of Fal Frett, the ballads of Mona, and reggae of Kali and Poglo are all part of the burgeoning popular music scene in the French Caribbean. In this lively book, Brenda F. Berrian chronicles the rise of this music, which has captivated the minds and bodies of the Francophone world and elsewhere.
Based on personal interviews and discussions of song texts, Berrian shows how these musicians express their feelings about current and past events, about themselves, their islands, and the French. Through their lyrical... The fast-paced zouk of Kassav', the romantic biguine of Malavoi, the jazz of Fal Frett, the ballads of Mona, and reggae of Kali and Poglo are all part...
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Jewish Musical Modernism, Old and New [With CD (Audio)]
ISBN: 9780226063263 / Angielski / Twarda / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Tackling the myriad issues raised by Sander Gilman's provocative opening salvo--"Are Jews Musical?"--this volume's distinguished contributors present a series of essays that trace the intersections of Jewish history and music from the late nineteenth century to the present. Tackling the myriad issues raised by Sander Gilman's provocative opening salvo--"Are Jews Musical?"--this volume's distinguished contributors prese... |
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185,31 zł |
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Music, Culture, and Experience : Selected Papers of John Blacking
ISBN: 9780226088303 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. One of the most important ethnomusicologists of the century, John Blacking achieved international recognition for his book, "How Musical Is Man?" Known for his interest in the relationship of music to biology, psychology, dance, and politics, Blacking was deeply committed to the idea that music-making is a fundamental and universal attribute of the human species. He attempted to document the ways in which music-making expresses the human condition, how it transcends social divisions, and how it can be used to improve the quality of human life.
This volume brings together in one... One of the most important ethnomusicologists of the century, John Blacking achieved international recognition for his book, "How Musical Is Man?" Know...
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Mande Music : Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa
ISBN: 9780226101620 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. With "Mande Music, " Eric Charry offers the most comprehensive source available on one of Africa's richest and most sophisticated music cultures. Using resources as disparate as early Arabic travel accounts, oral histories, and archival research as well as his own extensive studies in Mali, Guinea, Senegal, and the Gambia, Charry traces this music culture from its origins in the thirteenth-century Mali empire to the recording studios of Paris and New York. He focuses on the four major spheres of Mande music hunter's music, music of the jelis or griots, jembe and other drumming, and...
With "Mande Music, " Eric Charry offers the most comprehensive source available on one of Africa's richest and most sophisticated music cultures. Usin...
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244,39 zł |
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"The Voice of Egypt" : Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780226136127 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Umm Kulthum, the "voice of Egypt," was the most celebrated musical performer of the century in the Arab world. More than twenty years after her death, her devoted audience, drawn from all strata of Arab society, still numbers in the millions. Thanks to her skillful and pioneering use of mass media, her songs still permeate the international airwaves. In the first English-language biography of Umm Kulthum, Virginia Danielson chronicles the life of a major musical figure and the confluence of artistry, society, and creativity that characterized her remarkable career.
Danielson examines the... Umm Kulthum, the "voice of Egypt," was the most celebrated musical performer of the century in the Arab world. More than twenty years after her death,...
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95,68 zł |
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African Stars : Studies in Black South African Performance
ISBN: 9780226217246 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. In recent years black South African music and dance have
become ever more popular in the West, where they are now widely celebrated as expressions of opposition to discrimination and repression. Less well known is the rich history of these arts, which were shaped by several generations of black artists and performers whose struggles, visions, and aspirations did not differ fundamentally from those of their present-day counterparts. In five detailed case studies Veit Erlmann digs deep to expose the roots of the most important of these performance traditions. He... In recent years black South African music and dance have
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Vodou Nation : Haitian Art Music and Cultural Nationalism
ISBN: 9780226468655 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. While the Haitian musical tradition is probably best known for the Vodou-inspired roots music that helped topple the two-generation Duvalier dictatorship, the nation s troubled history of civil unrest and its tangled relationship with the United States is more intensely experienced through its art music, which combines French and German elements of classical music with Haiti's indigenous folk music. "Vodou Nation" examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti s history as a nation created by slave revolt.
Around the time of the United States s... While the Haitian musical tradition is probably best known for the Vodou-inspired roots music that helped topple the two-generation Duvalier dictators...
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140,49 zł |
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Music and Gender : Perspectives from the Mediterranean
ISBN: 9780226501666 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Although scholars have long been aware of the crucial roles that gender plays in music, and vice versa, the contributors to this volume are among the first to systematically examine the interactions between the two. This book is also the first to explore the diverse, yet often strikingly similar, musics of the areas bordering the Mediterranean from comparative anthropological perspectives.
From Spanish flamenco to Algerian rai, Greek rebetika to Turkish pop music, Sephardi and Berber songs to Egyptian belly dancers, the contributors cover an exceedingly wide range of geographic and... Although scholars have long been aware of the crucial roles that gender plays in music, and vice versa, the contributors to this volume are among the ...
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140,49 zł |
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Comparative Musicology and Anthropology of Music : Essays on the History of Ethnomusicology
ISBN: 9780226574097 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Nineteen scholars from five countries explore significant issues in the history of ethnomusicology and its methodological and theoretical foundations, while providing a critique of the discipline.
"This is a useful and enriching collection of articles of interest to musicologists and ethnomusicologists. . . . The authors manage to cover much ground, presenting fascinating insights into the history of the discipline while also exploring new directions in both theory and analysis. . . . the most sweeping work of this kind to be published since the 1960s."-L. D. Loeb, University of Utah,... Nineteen scholars from five countries explore significant issues in the history of ethnomusicology and its methodological and theoretical foundations,...
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162,91 zł |
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Lying up a Nation : Race and Black Music
ISBN: 9780226701981 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Lying up a nation traces the evolution of black music from the time of slavery to the modern era, showing how its history has always been dependent on the interplay of races.
Lying up a nation traces the evolution of black music from the time of slavery to the modern era, showing how its history has always been dependent on...
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155,43 zł |
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Music and the Racial Imagination
ISBN: 9780226702001 / Angielski / Miękka / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. "A specter lurks in the house of music, and it goes by the name of race," write Ronald Radano and Philip Bohlman in their introduction. Yet the intimate relationship between race and music has rarely been examined by contemporary scholars, most of whom have abandoned it for the more enlightened notions of ethnicity and culture. Here, a distinguished group of contributors confront the issue head on. Representing an unusually broad range of academic disciplines and geographic regions, they critically examine how the imagination of race has influenced musical production, reception, and scholarly...
"A specter lurks in the house of music, and it goes by the name of race," write Ronald Radano and Philip Bohlman in their introduction. Yet the intima...
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172,86 zł |