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"An overview of recent developments and the current state of music composition, and a guide for students and composers who are working within these changing practices"--

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"An overview of recent developments and the current state of music composition, and a guide for students and composers who are working within these changing practices"--

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Speaking from firsthand experience, founding figures of Latin music in the United States present unique insights into the Afro-Cuban experience within the Latin musical community.

Adding to the musicians' stories, Gerard provides a history of relations between Cubans, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans in the Latin music community.

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This book introduces every important aspect of the Elizabethan music world. Music became a form of strategy within court politics, and secular music evolved through the musical and poetic influences of the Italian Renaissance.

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This annotated chronology contains material concerning the background, philosophy, theory, notation, style, manuscript sources, theoretical sources, classes of music, composers and instruments for the period from 1425 to 1520, the first part of the Renaissance.

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This annotated chronology of western music is the third in a series of outlines on the history of music in western civilization.

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Foreign words, parts of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic church, musical terms, titles of theoretical works and musical manuscripts, and names of composers, theorists, and places of interest are defined in the section entitled Definition and Pronunciation.

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The troubadours of France, Meistersingers of Germany,the Cantus Firmus of Italy, and the instruments that played the music are all included in this thorough guide to music of the middle ages.

Topics include: the British Isles, Dance Music, Eastern Europe, France, Germanic Lands, Harps, Italy, the Low Countries, Spain, and more.

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Well-known for leading audiences to a new appreciation of Verdi as a subtle and elaborate musical thinker, Pierluigi Petrobelli here turns his attention to the intriguing question of how musical theater works. In this collection of lively, penetrating essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musi

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This book discusses WWI-era music in a historical context, explaining music's importance at home and abroad during WWI as well as examining what music was being sung, played, and danced to during the years prior to America's involvement in the Great War.

Why was music so important to soldiers abroad during World War I

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Music is not created without being influenced by the political events and societal changes of its time, and the Music of the Postwar Era is no exception.

*includes combined musical charts for the years 1945-1959 *approximately 20 black and white images of the singers and musicians who represent the era's music

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Presents and examines the rich and varied world of music in Renaissance Europe. Ongaro offers an advanced technical knowledge of music, presented in a multidisciplinary approach.

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Soviet and Russian music of the first third of the 20th century--with the exception of the music of a few high-profile composers who were officially sponsored by the State--is still largely unexplored territory, known only to a few specialists.

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Presenting a view of the 20th-century music avant-garde without resorting to highly specialized jargon, this work offers an exhaustive history and analysis of contemporary music in a social, political, and artistic context.

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In the World War II era, big bands and swing music reached the heights of popularity with soldiers as well as friends and loved ones back home.

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"Using the telling example of the city of Krakow, this book discusses the situation of Romani musicians in Communist Poland, accentuating their role in shaping the soundscape of the city"--

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Using a variety of methodological perspectives, this volume explores ethical and doctrinal implications in the social practice of music. Grouped according to the threefold ministry of Christ (prophet, priest, shepherd) the essays discuss a wide range of musicsfrom medieval chant and psalmody to protest songs, metal, and Daft Punk.

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A lively, wide-ranging and timely edited collection that takes a cross-disciplinary approach to the music video.

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A lively, wide-ranging and timely edited collection that takes a cross-disciplinary approach to the music video.

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"An overview of the theory and practice of musical bows in Southern Africa with emphasis on contemporary practices"--