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An invaluable resource for student songwriters, active musicians, fans and scholars alike.

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Francis James Child's English and Scottish Popular Ballads, published in ten parts from 1882 to 1898, contained the texts and variants of 305 extant themes written down between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Unsurpassed in its presentation of texts, this exhaustive collection devoted little attention to the ballad music, a want that was f

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This investigation of the Brandenburg Concertos explores musical, social, and religious implications of Bach's treatment of eighteenth-century musical hierarchies.

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Reinterpreting twelve of Renoir's best-known works, Professor Faulkner attributes their qualities not to the director's unified sensibility but to varying social and historical circumstances. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books

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Mercier examines the 107 songs Hans Pfitzner wrote for voice and piano. This work provides IPA pronunciation symbols, translations into English, and brief biographies of the poets associated with Pfitzner's songs.

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A critical study of some of the most influential theories in sound and an interrogation of how humans interact with individualized sonic environments.

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A critical study of some of the most influential theories in sound and an interrogation of how humans interact with individualized sonic environments.

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"An exploration of non-verbal communication, shown primarily through the acting of Ryan Gosling, to provide an expressive space in which audience viewing - an inherently passive experience - is made far more active by removing the expository signifier of dialogue"--

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Since his professional debut in 1962, Stevie Wonder has recorded sixty-four singles that have made the top 100 in the US, including ten that reached number one. Combining biography and critical analysis, this work shows the ways in which Stevie Wonder's body of work has emerged, developed, reflected its time, and influenced many other artists.

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A fascinating history of the inventors, producers and technicians behind the early televisual and cinematic breakthroughs of electronic music, packed with original research and interviews.

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A vibrant history of acoustical technology and aural culture in early-twentieth-century America.

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Southerness has become less and less about being born and raised in the southeastern United States and more about embracing the pride and protest long central to The South. This book explores this contemporary southern identity through an ethnographic analysis of southern rock music and the musicians who create it.

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Southerness has become less and less about being born and raised in the southeastern United States and more about embracing the pride and protest long central to The South. This book explores this contemporary southern identity through an ethnographic analysis of southern rock music and the musicians who create it.

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"A Vinatage Books original"--Copyright page.

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This work contains session and release information, single and album chart histories, television programs, awards, and indices for song titles, composers, and musicians plus extras such as album notes and Statler proverbs.

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Learn the history of America's very first professional, black and white band! Based in Philadelphia, the Polkadots turned later, the Rhythm Rockets, was the very first professional, integrated band out there on the road showing America what brotherly love was all about.

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Gabriella is a little girl living in Mexico. Her story opens with watercolor images of Mexico's glorious beaches, artwork, music, and well-known traditions. When Gabriella has a party celebrating her seventh birthday, she helps a shy friend meet others and overcome her insecurities. Images of the children playing the game of pinata bring the story to its culmination.

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Gabriella is a little girl living in Mexico. Her story opens with watercolor images of Mexico's glorious beaches, artwork, music, and well-known traditions. When Gabriella has a party celebrating her seventh birthday, she helps a shy friend meet others and overcome her insecurities. Images of the children playing the game of pinata bring the story to its culmination.