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Music is a mobile art. When people move to faraway places, whether by choice or by force, they bring their music along. Music creates a meaningful point of contact for individuals and for groups; it……続きを見る

Play The World is the first and only world instrument primer featuring information on how to play 101 of the most popular and unique musical instruments from and cultures around the world. There are……続きを見る

Vision is typically treated as the defining sense of the modern era and a powerful vehicle for colonial and postcolonial domination. This is in marked contrast to the almost total absence of account……続きを見る

Presence Through Sound narrates and analyses, through a range of case studies on selected musics of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Tibet, some of the many ways in which music and ‘place’ intersect……続きを見る

A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Full of delightful nuggets' Guardian online 'Entertaining, informative and philosphical ... An essential read' All About History 'Extraordinary range ... All the world an……続きを見る

This collection is a treasury of melodies originating in Russia, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Hungary, including several from Yiddish and Klezmer sources. The solos are especially well ……続きを見る

1867 Canadian Song for Elementary Piano Easy Note Style Sheet Music Letter Names of Notes embedded in each Notehead! Quality Custom Made Original Sheet Music Arrangements 続きを見る

«Existeixen blues gemegosos que s’utilitzen en els espirituals de la mateixa manera que hi ha espirituals gemegosos que s’utilitzen en el blues». Thomas A. Dorsey El blues ja ho té això, juga amb l’……続きを見る

Made in Germany: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary German popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scho……続きを見る

Els Segadors, l' himne nacional, prové d'una cançó eròtica que es va transformar, el 1640, en un crit de guerra. A finals del segle XIX, Francesc Alió va ajuntar la lletra de guerra que cantava la m……続きを見る

This book and online audio presents solo guitar settings of thirteen Celtic and traditional compositions in standard notation and tablature. In addition to well-known Celtic tunes, the author offers……続きを見る

Critical Themes in World Music is a reader of nine short essays by the authors of the successful Excursions in World Music, Eighth Edition, edited by Timothy Rommen and Bruno Nettl. The essays intro……続きを見る

Designed for a broad readership including scholars, performers and amateurs of music Incorporates the most recent approaches of scholars doing groundbreaking work in the field Useful for students c……続きを見る

The joyous Christmas season has inspired musicians to compose wonderful songs throughout the ages. This book contains 21 Christmas carols from the British Isles arranged for solo plectrum/flatpick g……続きを見る

A delightfully pleasing potpourri of ballads, songs, and glimpses of the colorful diversity and history of the French people. Thirty-seven songs are included. Lyrics are in French and in English. Al……続きを見る

K-pop (Korean popular music) reigns as one of the most popular music genres in the world today, a phenomenon that appeals to listeners of all ages and nationalities. In Soul in Seoul: African Americ……続きを見る

This book is intended to be an introduction to a style of music which has a long and noble history that is inextricable intertwined with that of the ancient harp. The tunes contained in this book we……続きを見る

This book presents 53 vibrant, passionate songs transliterated from Russian and Hungarian to singable English. You'll dance! You'll weep! For voice and piano in guitar-friendly keys with suggested g……続きを見る

Jerry Silverman has taken the best songs from Songs of England; Songs of Ireland; and Songs of Scotland and arranged them for voice with complete lyrics and annotated guitar accompaniment, as well a……続きを見る

Rez Metal captures the creative energy of Indigenous youth culture in the twenty-first century. Bridging communities from disparate corners of Indian Country and across generations, heavy metal has ……続きを見る

The trouble with K.C. Brown's dream of playing alto sax for a local jazz band is that she's a nineteen-year-old white girl, the band members are middle-aged black men, the year is 1948, and they all……続きを見る

The 20 arrangements in this book can be played using either fingerstyle or hybrid picking (plectrum and fingers). Brief technical and performance notes are provided for each piece. Written in standa……続きを見る

The Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM) in Buenos Aires operated for less than a decade, but by the time of its closure in 1971 it had become the undeniable epicenter of Latin……続きを見る

Hip-Hop en Français charts the emergence and development of hip-hop culture in France, French Caribbean, Québec, and Senegal from its origins until today. With essays by renowned hip-hop scholars an……続きを見る

A treasure trove of Anglo-Celtic music adapted to the 5-string banjo. Music of the British Isles for Banjo provides material for banjo players to expand beyond the confines of the key of G major pla……続きを見る

Excursions in World Music is a comprehensive introductory textbook to the musics of the world, creating a panoramic experience for students by engaging the many cultures around the globe, and highli……続きを見る

This book is designed to be a music performer's companion, informing the performer's decisions as they prepare performances. It describes some of the situations in which performers will find themsel……続きを見る

Music in Conflict studies the complex relationship of musical culture to political life in Palestine-Israel, where conflict has both shaped and claimed the lives of Palestinians and Jews. In the con……続きを見る

Pioneering work on the musical material from the archives of the English court was undertaken by Nagel (1894), Lafontaine (1909) and Stokes (in the Musical Antiquary 1903-1913). Records of English C……続きを見る

Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between music and cultic worship in ancient western Asia. The book covers ancient Israel ……続きを見る