- Table View
- List View
Après Satie: For Two and Four Hands
by Dean SteadmanA man who might be Erik Satie floats, a la Magritte, above Paris rooftops, thinking of a newly-extinct species of songbirds, "contemplating grief in the absence of song." By turns tender, wry, playful and fierce, the poems in Dean Steadman’s second collection, Apres Satie -- For Two and Four Hands, use surreal imagery, recurring characters and cyclical themes to evoke the repetitive nature of much of Satie’s music, as well as the artistic and intellectual temperament of Paris during Satie's most creative years. The prose poems in the collection borrow titles from Satie's piano compositions, and all of the poems are annotated in a manner similar to Satie's published scores, using a selection of his performance instructions (for example, "like a nightingale with a toothache"). From the affair of Satie and painter Suzanne Valadon to the glimpsed lives of a contortionist, a French cowboy, a Falling Man, and a Floating Woman in the Dada-inflected prose poems, to the musings in other poetic forms that draw us forward in time, to a present-day hospice, or back, to the gallop of a mounted huntress, Apres Satie involves us in the ongoing muddle of pain, sorrow, compassion, passion, joy and curiousness that is our human condition.
Apunta a las estrellas
by Leila CoboApunta a las estrellas es la guía esencial e imprescindible para todo el que quiera transformar sus sueños musicales en realidad ¿Tienes potencial y talento? ¡Buenísimo! ¿Pero sabías que el talento solo no te llevará al estrellato? Para alcanzar a las estrellas, primero tienes que saber dónde apuntar y cuáles son las herramientas que te ayudarán a transformar tu pasión en una gran carrera. Leila Cobo, una experta clave de la industria, es la persona ideal para ayudarte a descubrir el camino al éxito. Sus consejos, basados en su experiencia y conocimiento, se encuentran intercalados con anécdotas fascinantes que ha recopilado a través de los años entrevistando a las estrellas más importantes de la música latina. Con esta combinación única aprenderás que necesitas una dosis de suerte, mucha perseverancia y carisma, así como un buen mánager, canciones contagiosas, excelente promoción y mucho más para cumplir este gran sueño de la música. Apunta a las estrellas no sólo es una guía práctica y útil para comprender cómo funciona la industria musical, sino también es una fuente de inspiración con un sinfín de ejemplos de cómo lograr que tus sueños y metas se conviertan en realidad.
Aquário
by CapicuaAquário é uma moldura, um recorte ou, se quisermos, uma janela para os mares interiores de Capicua. Ora confessional, ora furiosa, mas sempre perspicaz, inconformada e inteligente, além de totalmente entregue à experiência da «matrescência», Capicua dá ao leitor uma caixa de bombons em forma de livro. Crónicas, pequenos textos, poemas e algumas letras, para rir, chorar e acenar com a cabeça em jeito de concordância - às vezes, surpreendidos por não termos reparado no mundo como Capicua faz. Aquário é uma moldura, um recorte ou, se quisermos, uma janela para os mares interiores de Ana Matos Fernandes. Palavras fluidas, que disparam rascunhos de canções, críticas sociais, rasgos de esperança, amor e desabafos.
Arabesque without End: Across Music and the Arts, from Faust to Shahrazad (Music and Visual Culture)
by Anne LeonardFeaturing multidisciplinary research by an international team of leading scholars, this volume addresses the contested aspects of arabesque while exploring its penchant for crossing artistic and cultural boundaries to create new forms. Enthusiastically imported from its Near Eastern sources by European artists, the freely flowing line known as arabesque is a recognizable motif across the arts of painting, music, dance, and literature. From the German Romantics to the Art Nouveau artists, and from Debussy’s compositions to the serpentine choreographies of Loïe Fuller, the chapters in this volume bring together cross-disciplinary perspectives to understand the arabesque across both art historical and musicological discourses.
Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet (Dover Books on Music)
by Jb Arban"The trumpeter's bible" for over 150 years, this complete pedagogical method contains hundreds of exercises, beginning with basics and progressing to advanced compositions, including the author's famous arrangement of Carnival in Venice. J. B. Arban discusses every aspect of playing — including articulation, tonguing, slurs, tone, and range — sharing the knowledge he acquired from many years of experience as a teacher and performer. He offers an appreciation of all the instrument's inherent difficulties as well as instructive points that touch upon all possible musical questions.The Paris Conservatory's Committee on Music Study noted, "This work is rich in instructive advice, is based upon the best of fundamental principles, and omits not a single instructive point which might be needed for the development and gradual technical perfection of a player." This edition features an Introduction and expert commentary by an instructor well versed in the Arban Method.
Archaeology of the Political Unconscious: Theater and Opera in East Berlin, 1967–1977 (ISSN)
by Jennifer WilliamsThis book investigates the aesthetic and political dialectics of East Berlin to argue how its theater and opera stages incited artists to act out, fuel, and resist the troubled construction of political legitimacy.This volume investigates three case studies of how leading East Berlin stages excavated fragmentary materials from Weimar dramatist Bertolt Brecht’s oeuvre and repurposed them for their post‑fascist society: Uta Birnbaum’s 1967 Man Equals Man at the Berliner Ensemble, Joachim Herz’s 1977 Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at the Komische Oper, and Heiner Muller’s own productions of his trailblazing plays. In each instance, reused theatrical artifacts dialectically expressed the contradictions inherent in East German political legitimacy, at once amplifying and critiquing it. Illuminated by original archival research and translations of letters and artistic ephemera published in English for the first time, and engaging with alternative East German feminist epistemologies, this book’s critical investigation of culture and political legitimacy in the shadow of Germany’s fascist past resonates beyond the Iron Curtain into the twenty‑first century. Its final chapter examines how performative artifacts influence the process of political legitimation in more recent history, ranging from Checkpoint Charlie tourism to the January 6, 2021 US insurrection.This study will be of great interest to students and scholars in theater and performance studies, art history, musicology, German studies, anthropology, and political science.
Archaic Instruments in Modern West Java: Bamboo Murmurs (SOAS Studies in Music)
by Henry SpillerArchaic Instruments in Modern West Java: Bamboo Murmurs explores how current residents of Bandung, Indonesia, have (re-)adopted bamboo musical instruments to forge meaningful bridges between their past and present—between traditional and modern values. Although it focuses specifically on Bandung, the cosmopolitan capital city of West Java, the book grapples with ongoing issues of global significance, including musical environmentalism, heavy metal music, the effects of first-world hegemonies on developing countries, and cultural “authenticity.” Bamboo music's association with the Sundanese landscape, old agricultural ceremonies, and participatory music making, as well as its adaptability to modern society, make it a fertile site for an ecomusicological study.
Architecture's Pretexts: Spaces of Translation
by Aarati KanekarThe aim of this book is to expose readers to architecture’s pretexts that include literary narratives, film, theatre, painting, music, and ritual, as a bridge between diverse intellectual territories and architecture. It introduces a selection of seminal modern and contemporary architectural projects, their situation within the built environment, and their intellectual and formal situation/context as pretexts and design paradigms. Connections between diverse bodies of information will be cultivated along with the ability to posit consequential relationships for the production of architecture. Architecture’s Pretexts seeks to cultivate a vision for architecture that sponsors operative links between the discipline of architecture and those outside of architecture. Exploring the works of various architects including Guiseppe Terragni, Peter Eisenman, Peter Zumthor, Perry Kulper and Smout Allen, and Rem Koolhaas, this book provides the framework to understanding architecture through the lens of art. Key concepts discussed are: allegories, diagrams, form, material, montage, movement, musical ratios, narrative sequence and representation. A valuable tool, with over 75 black and white illustrations, for students and professionals interested in interdisciplinary methods of design thinking.
Archivo José Agustín: Y otros (muchos) textos sobre rock.
by José Agustín"José Agustín es una de las más notables manifestaciones del rock mexicano, probablemente mucho más potente y más significativa que buena parte de las bandas que han surgido en este país" RULO, tomado del prólogo José Agustín es una de las plumas más potentes de la literatura mexicana, representante de una generación de escritores cuyas letras fueron el instrumento ideal para dar voz a una época marcada por el rock, la psicodelia y el relajo. Este volumen, primero de una serie de textos poco conocidos del autor, reúne crónicas y ensayos de José Agustín. Del blues del Misisipi a las tornamesas de Tijuana, de la melancolía de José Alfredo al cine de Orson Welles, José Agustín explora con su libertad y estilo característicos los derroteros de la música, las letras y, por qué no, del cine para ofrecer al lector un atisbo a su visión personalísima del mundo. El resultado es un libro ecléctico y desmadroso, cuyo eje es la pasión incansable que su autor tiene por la música y la palabra.
Arduino Music and Audio Projects
by Mike CookThis book is for musical makers and artists who want to gain knowledge and inspiration for your own amazing creations. "Grumpy Mike" Cook, co-author of several books on the Raspberry Pi and frequent answerer of questions of the Arduino forums, brings you a fun and instructive mix and simple and complex projects to help you understand how the Arduino can work with the MIDI system to create musical instruments and manipulate sound. In Part I you''ll find a set of projects to show you the possibilities of MIDI plus Arduino, covering both the hardware and software aspects of creating musical instruments. In Part II, you learn how to directly synthesize a wave form to create your own sounds with Arduino and concludes with another instrument project: the SpoonDuino. Finally, in Part III, you''ll learn about signal processing with the Arduino Uno and the Due -- how to create effects like delay, echo, pitch changes, and realtime backwards audio output. If you want to learn more about how to create music, instruments, and sound effects with Arduino, then get on board for Grumpy Mike''s grand tour with Arduino Music and Sound Projects. What you''ll learn Hands-on musical instrument projects using Arduino Both the hardware and software aspects of creating musical instruments Signal processing and sound effects projects Explanations and inspiration from Arduino expert "Grumpy Mike" Cook Who this book is for Arduino and electronics enthusiasts who want to create music and sound projects, and musicians who want to tinker to create innovative instruments and sounds. Table of Contents 1. Basic Arduino 1. 1 Arduino Architecture 1. 2 Arduino Ripoffs, Clones, and Compatibles 1. 3 Arduino for audio 1. 4 Schematic schematics schematics 1. 5 Constructional techniques 1. 6 Adding extra parts to an Arduino 2. Basic MIDI 2. 1 What is MIDI? 2. 2 MIDI messages 2. 3 MIDI connections 2. 4 Software MIDI output 2. 5 Software MIDI input 3. More MIDI 3. 1 More MIDI messages 3. 2 System MIDI messages 3. 3 MIDI direct to USB 4. MIDI manipulation 4. 1 The MIDI setup 4. 2 Double Tracking 4. 3 The One Finger Wonder 4. 4 The Arpeggiator 4. 5 Echo & Delays 4. 6 MIDI Looper 5. MIDI Instruments 5. 1 I/O 5. 2 Sensors 5. 3 The Spoon-o-Phone 5. 4. The Theremin 5. 5 MIDI Air Drums 5. 6 MIDI Light Show 6. Project - MIDI controlled Harp player Video at https://vimeo. com/21024841 6. 1 The mechanical design 6. 2 The electronic design 6. 3 Using the harp by enabling MIDI 6. 4 Controlling the Harp player 7. Project - Dunocaster a MIDI output Guitar Video at https://www. youtube. com/watch'v=ehy9xgl4YCs 7. 1 Guitar chords 7. 2 The circuit parts 7. 3 The Schematic 7. 4 Construction 7. 5 The software 8. OSC and Friends 8. 1 The concept 8. 2 Sending a message 8. 3 Practical OSC 8. 4 Using PD and MAX 8. 5 OSC Theremin 8. 6 OSC Going wireless 8. 7 OSC Keyboard 8. 8 The Monome 9. Some more projects 9. 1 The MIDI Pendulum 9. 2 MIDI Footsteps 9. 3 MIDI Pendulum 9. 4 MIDI Glockenspiel 9. 5 MIDI Beater Total Part 1 Part 2 Direct Audio Synthesis - Using the arduino to generate sound waveforms. 10. The anatomy of a sound 10. 1 What makes a sound 10. 2 Why are some sounds different 10. 3 Fourier concepts 10. 4 Making a tune from a sound 11. Simple square wave output 11. 1 Why we need an amplifier 11. 2 Simple output amplifier 11. 3 Outputting a simple tone 11. 4 Using interrupts to output a tone 11. 5 Using interrupts to output multiple tones 12. Other wave shapes 12. 1 Direct calculation of the wave shape 12. 2 Using a look up table to define wave shapes 12. 3 Using built in PWM to output wave shapes 12. 4 Using external hardware to output wave shapes 12. 5 Reconstruction filters 13. The SpoonDuino project - Spoon based fun portable instrument Video at https://vimeo. com/38466551 13. 1 Concept 13. 2 Hardware 13. 3 Software - Arduino 13. 4 Wave table generati...
Are We Having Any Fun Yet?: The Cooking & Partying Handbook
by Sammy Hagar Josh SensIndulge yourself in the superstar rocker and #1 New York Times bestselling author’s raucous and delicious lifestyle with this bold cookbook and entertaining guide, complete with stories from a lifetime of food, signature recipes and drinks, and featuring lavish full-color photos.For over twenty years, Sammy Hagar has redefined the relationship between good food and good music through his iconic Cabo Wabo tequila brand, his popular chain of Cabo Wabo Cantina restaurants, and his newly launched rum—Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum. Now with Are We Having Any Fun Yet? any Sammy fan can eat, drink, and party like the Red Rocker himself, as Sammy shares his love of food, drinks, and rock-and-roll.Bringing you into the kitchen, behind the bar, and into the center of the party like never before, Sammy shares his deep passion for food and his secrets for rock-and-roll entertaining, including his favorite recipes from home, on the road, and his go-to vacation spots, Cabo and Maui. Coming along for the ride are a wealth of crazy tales, celebrity chefs from around the globe, and stories that reveal the inspiration behind his favorite recipes.Tracing Sammy’s culinary path through the decades, Are We Having Any Fun Yet? offers a fascinating glimpse into Sammy’s evolution as a cook and as a musician, showing how these twin passions have fueled each other, and how he brings a rock star attitude of simplicity and fun to everything he does in the kitchen. Of course, nothing goes better with a great meal than a good drink. Here are Sammy’s greatest drink recipes accompanied by true stories of the wild nights that brought them to life.With even more rock stories from the road and his table, over fifty food and drink recipes, and Sammy’s tips for entertaining like a rock star, Are We Having Any Fun Yet? gives fans everything they need to party the Cabo Wabo way.
Are We Not New Wave?: Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s
by Theo CateforisNew wave emerged at the turn of the 1980s as a pop music movement cast in the image of punk rock’s sneering demeanor, yet rendered more accessible and sophisticated. Artists such as the Cars, Devo, the Talking Heads, and the Human League leapt into the Top 40 with a novel sound that broke with the staid rock clichés of the 1970s and pointed the way to a more modern pop style. In Are We Not New Wave? Theo Cateforis provides the first musical and cultural history of the new wave movement, charting its rise out of mid-1970s punk to its ubiquitous early 1980s MTV presence and downfall in the mid-1980s. The book also explores the meanings behind the music’s distinctive traits—its characteristic whiteness and nervousness; its playful irony, electronic melodies, and crossover experimentations. Cateforis traces new wave’s modern sensibilities back to the space-age consumer culture of the late 1950s/early 1960s. Three decades after its rise and fall, new wave’s influence looms large over the contemporary pop scene, recycled and celebrated not only in reunion tours, VH1 nostalgia specials, and “80s night” dance clubs but in the music of artists as diverse as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, and the Killers.
Are You Dancing?: Showbands, Popular Music, and Memory in Modern Ireland (Irish Culture, Memory, Place)
by Rebecca S. MillerFrom the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, showbands were all the rage among Ireland's dancing audiences. Performing covers of rock 'n' roll and pop hits from American and British weekly Top 10 charts, they riveted their fans, dismayed many parish priests, and offered Irish youth a taste of modernism and pop culture from outside of Ireland.In Are You Dancing?, Rebecca S. Miller tells the story of how these working-class bands brought new sounds and choreographies to the Irish and Northern Irish pop landscape. Both as a response to and an agent in Ireland's changing economic landscape, showbands quickly grew into a hugely lucrative commercial industry. At the same time, they nudged open doors for Irish women to take to the stage as pop stars, rewarded a generation of entrepreneurs, and created the template for Ireland's popular music industry. Miller draws upon interviews with more than 80 musicians, agents, managers, fans, and clergy, to reveal the vast interplay of social, economic, and cultural changes that ensued with the Irish showband era.Drawing upon an extensive catalog of ethnographic and archival research, Miller presents an overlooked era of musical performances that revolutionized Irish entertainment.
Are You Good with God?
by D.A. HortonThe gospel according to hip hop. Yeah, that&’s a thing.Christian ideas often show up in hip hop music. Biblical themes and even Jesus Himself appear in the lyrics. But beneath all the God-talk, can a true gospel message be found?Pastor D. A. Horton (aka hip hop artist Azriel) says yes. And he wants you to know the gospel message is deep . . . powerful . . . theological . . . and surprisingly simple to comprehend. It all comes down to:God&’s designOur downfallGod&’s demonstrationOur decisionAre You Good With God? is a book of giant truths written in the raw and rhythmic style of hip hop. The poetry of the streets will energize you with the dynamic power of Scripture. Like every other global language, hip hop speaks to the human heart with truths that really matter. So if hip hop is your mother tongue, why not listen to what God is saying to you?
Are You Good with God?
by D.A. HortonThe gospel according to hip hop. Yeah, that&’s a thing.Christian ideas often show up in hip hop music. Biblical themes and even Jesus Himself appear in the lyrics. But beneath all the God-talk, can a true gospel message be found?Pastor D. A. Horton (aka hip hop artist Azriel) says yes. And he wants you to know the gospel message is deep . . . powerful . . . theological . . . and surprisingly simple to comprehend. It all comes down to:God&’s designOur downfallGod&’s demonstrationOur decisionAre You Good With God? is a book of giant truths written in the raw and rhythmic style of hip hop. The poetry of the streets will energize you with the dynamic power of Scripture. Like every other global language, hip hop speaks to the human heart with truths that really matter. So if hip hop is your mother tongue, why not listen to what God is saying to you?
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
by Mark BegoA frank examination of Aretha Franklin, Mark Bego's definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, to recording her first album at the age of fourteen and signing a major recording contract at eighteen, right up through untimely passing in 2018. Originally positioned to become a gospel star in her father's Detroit church, Aretha had a privileged urban upbringing; ;stars such as Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, and Sam Cooke regularly visited her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin. It wasn't long before she was creating a string of hits, from "Respect" to "Freeway of Love"; and becoming one of the most beloved singers of the twentieth century. This New York Times bestselling author's detailed research includes in-person interviews with record producers Jerry Wexler, Clyde Otis, and Clive Davis, Aretha's first husband, several of her singing star contemporaries, and a rare one-on-one session with Aretha herself. Every album, every accolade, and every heart-breaking personal drama is examined with clarity and neutrality, allowing Franklin's colorful story to unfold on its own. With two teenage pregnancies and an abusive first marriage, drinking problems, battles with her weight, the murder of her father, and tabloid wars, Aretha's life was a roller coaster. This freshly updated and expanded biography will give readers a clear understanding of what made Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul."
Aretha: The Queen of Soul—A Life in Photographs
by Meredith OchsThis beautifully illustrated unofficial retrospective celebrates the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, and reflects on her life, music, and legacy. Aretha Franklin&’s voice was legendary, unforgettable: deeply rooted in gospel, yet versatile enough to brilliantly interpret R&B, rock, soul, pop, and jazz standards, it fueled a six-decade career. Her vocal wallop was a mix of preaching, rebuke, and elation. From the languorous &“I Never Loved a Man (the Way That I Love You),&” to the funky &“Chain of Fools,&” to the fiercely feminist &“Think,&” to the definitive, demanding version of Otis Redding&’s &“Respect,&” Franklin&’s songs played out against the tumultuous sociopolitical backdrop of the late &’60s like a soundtrack meant to set things right. Her accolades were many: she received the Kennedy Center honor in 1994, won 18 Grammys®, was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and performed for presidents and the Pope. Illustrated with 85 photos, and with insightful text from noted radio personality and author Meredith Ochs, Aretha explores the diva&’s life, from her formative years growing up in Detroit, to her singing and recording career from the 1950s until her untimely death in 2018, to her numerous honors, awards, and causes, including her advocacy for civil rights and the arts.
Arhoolie Records Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz
by Joel SelvinA visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founder of the legendary Arhoolie Records.Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, the one-man operation Arhoolie Records eventually produced more than four hundred albums during more than forty years in operation, exploring the far corners of American vernacular music—blues, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, hillbilly, Texas-Mexican norteño music, and more.From the very beginning, Strachwitz brought his camera along with recording equipment as he met and recorded now-legendary artists such as Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Clifton Chenier, and Big Joe Williams. This book collects more than 150 of his best, most intimate, and exciting images—many never-before-seen—each with rich captions by Strachwitz and award-winning music journalist Joel Selvin, along with a substantial 20,000-word essay by Selvin about Arhoolie, Strachwitz, and the music.INTIMATE AND AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS: Although Strachwitz would always self-deprecatingly claim that the photographs he took while meeting and recording musicians were strictly documentary, and *maybe* of some use for a record sleeve later, they are much more than that. Lyrical, candid, real: His rapport with the musicians and their families is glowing and evident in these photographs.RIVETING MUSIC HISTORY PHOTO BOOK: These are never-before-seen photos, and photos like you’ve never seen before. Every image is from freshly remastered scans, and the authors dove deep into the Arhoolie archives to uncover images almost no one has had the chance to see. CRUCIAL AMERICAN MUSIC AND CULTURAL HISTORY: Strachwitz’s wide-ranging interest and unbridled enthusiasm for all sorts of roots music led to his crisscrossing the country from artist to artist based on recommendations, rumor, tips, radio broadcasts—the result being a portrait (in sound for the label, and image in this book) of vital American music in a wide range of genres. He has rich stories for each photograph and artist. AN INVALUABLE DOCUMENT: Arhoolie fundamentally shaped our understanding of American music. Renowned music writer Joel Selvin has not only worked with Strachwitz to draw out the stories behind the photographs, but he has contributed an invaluable long-form essay about Arhoolie, Strachwitz, and the label's cultural legacy to anchor this incredible book.Perfect for:Fans of American roots music, including the blues, folk, Cajun, Creole, zydeco, Mexican American border music, and moreFans of Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Big Mama Thornton, Lydia Mendoza, Clifton Chenier, Flaco Jiménez, Mance Lipscomb, Narciso Martínez, Big Joe Williams, and the other fantastic artists whose records Arhoolie released over the yearsBirthday, holiday, graduation, or anytime gift for musicians and music loversCollectors of music history, American cultural history, Black history, and music photography books
Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera
by Matthew Brown and Th. Emil HomerinMaurice Maeterlinck described his libretto Ariane et Barbe-bleue as "a sort of legendary opera, or fairy [opera], in three acts." In 1907, Paul Dukas finished setting Maeterlinck's libretto to music, and the opera's Paris premiere was lauded as a landmark in operatic history. Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary look at this historic opera, including its structure, reception, and cultural implications. This lively collection juxtaposes chapters from experts in music, literature, the visual arts, gender studies, and religion and philosophy with vibrant illustrations by comic artist P. Craig Russell and interviews with performers and artists. Featuring material from newly discovered documents and the first English translation of several important sources, Ariane & Bluebeard allows readers to imagine the operain its various incarnations: as symbolist show, comic book, children's fairy tale, and more.
Arion: The Greatest Musician in Greece
by James LloydArion is a famous musician in ancient Greek mythology. He loves to travel across Rome and Greece to play his music. While trying to sail home, he is robbed by a group of pirates! Fearing death, he escapes by jumping into the ocean. When all hope seems lost, he meets a dolphin that might be able to help.
Aristoxenus of Tarentum and the Birth of Musicology (Studies in Classics #Vol. 9)
by Sophie GibsonAristoxenus made an enormous contribution to the development of music theory in antiquity. Despite his Pythagorean upbringing, he rejected Pythagorean methods of harmonics which focused on the mathematical significance of musical structures and instead applied a scientific methodology appropriated from Aristotle. This volume studies the theories of Aristoxenus.
Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Björk
by Evelyn McdonnellWearing thick glasses, speaking in her thick Icelandic accent, and, well, seeming a touch thick, Björk stormed the public consciousness in 2000 as an unlikely heroine in the experimental musical film Dancer In the Dark. Army of She is an in-depth look at the woman who first took the public stage twenty-three years ago, analyzing her rise from child prodigy to punk anarchist to New Wave novelty (as member of the Sugarcubes) to hit soloist to film star.
Arnold Bake: A Life with South Asian Music (SOAS Musicology Series)
by Bob Van Der LindenArnold Bake (1899–1963) was a Dutch pioneer in South Asian ethnomusicology, whose research impressed not only the most renowned Indologists of his time but also the leading figures in the emerging field of ethnomusicology. This long overdue biography sheds light on his knowledge of the theory and practice of South Asian music, as well as his legacy on the intellectual history of ethnomusicology. Bake spent nearly seventeen years in the Indian subcontinent and made numerous, irreplaceable recordings, films and photographs of local musicians and dancers. As a gifted Western musician, he studied Indian singing with Bhimrao Shastri, Dinendranath Tagore and Nabadwip Brajabashi, and successfully performed Rabindranath Tagore’s compositions and South Asian folk songs during hundreds of lecture-recitals in India, Europe and the United States. For the last fifteen years of his life, Bake taught Indian music at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London; he was the first to do so at a Western university. Besides his numerous writings and radio presentations, he advanced his subject through his activities in British and international research associations. The history of ethnomusicology, especially as applied to South Asia, cannot be fully understood without regard to Bake, and yet his contribution has remained, until now, unclear and unknown.
Arnold Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw in Postwar Europe
by Joy H. CalicoJoy H. Calico examines the cultural history of postwar Europe through the lens of the performance and reception of Arnold Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw--a short but powerful work, she argues, capable of irritating every exposed nerve in postwar Europe. Schoenberg, a Jewish composer whose oeuvre had been one of the Nazis' prime exemplars of entartete (degenerate) music, immigrated to the United States and became an American citizen. Both admired and reviled as a pioneer of dodecaphony, he wrote this twelve-tone piece about the Holocaust in three languages for an American audience. This book investigates the meanings attached to the work as it circulated through Europe during the early Cold War in a kind of symbolic musical remigration, focusing on six case studies: West Germany, Austria, Norway, East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Each case is unique, informed by individual geopolitical concerns, but this analysis also reveals common themes in anxieties about musical modernism, Holocaust memory and culpability, the coexistence of Jews and former Nazis, anti-Semitism, dislocation, and the presence of occupying forces on both sides of the Cold War divide.
Arnold Schoenberg's Journey
by Allen ShawnA composer's study and celebration of a difficult but influential artist, his work, and his timeProposing that Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) has been more discussed than heard, more tolerated than loved, composer Allen Shawn puts aside ultimate judgments about Schoenberg's place in musical history to explore the composer's fascinating world in a series of "linked essays--soundings" that are more searching than analytical, more suggestive than definitive. In an approach that is unusual for a book of an avowedly introductory character, the text plunges into the details of some of Schoenberg works, while at the same time providing a broad overview of his involvement in music, painting and the history through which he lived. Emphasizing music as an expressive art of rhythms and tones, Shawn approaches Schoenberg primarily from the listener's point of view, uncovering both the seeds of his radicalism in his early music and the traditional bases of his later work. Although liberally sprinkled with musical examples, the text can be read without them. By turns witty, personal, opinionated and instructive, "Arnold Schoenberg's Journey" is above all an appreciation of a great musical and artistic imagination in a time unlike any other.