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Recordings and media
Association for Cultural Equity Online ArchiveThe ACE Archive comprises over 17,000 streaming audio recordings organized into 30 collections and totaling over 800 hours of music, stories and interviews," recorded mostly from 1946 through the 1990s in the southern US.
History and criticism
Chamber Music by James M. KellerOxford's highly successful listener's guides - The Symphony, The Concerto, and Choral Masterworks - have been widely praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now James Keller follows these greatly admired volumes with ChamberMusic. Approaching the tradition of chamber music with knowledge and passion, Keller here serves as the often opinionated, always genial guide to 192 essential works by 56 composers, providing illuminating essays on what makes each piece distinctive and admirable. Keller spans the history of thisintimate genre of music, from key works of the Baroque through the emotionally stirring "golden age" of the Classical and Romantic composers, to modern masterpieces rich in political, psychological, and sometimes comical overtones. For each piece, from Bach through to contemporary figures likeGeorge Crumb and Steve Reich, the author includes an astute musical analysis that casual music lovers can easily appreciate yet that more experienced listeners will find enriching. Keller shares the colorful, often surprising stories behind the compositions while revealing the delights of an artform once described by Goethe as the musical equivalent of "thoughtful people conversing."
The Best of Dixieland favorites & how to play them [music]For piano; some with voice. Some songs include chord symbols for guitar. Includes "How to play Dixieland piano": p. 3-4. Many songs preceded by introductory remarks and list of "best known recordings."
The Complete Beatles Songs by Steve TurnerA lavishly illustrated, rollicking account of the real people and events that inspired the Beatles' songs, now fully updated and revised by renowned Beatles expert and music journalist Steve Turner--the definitive analysis of the music and influences of the world's most successful and popular rock-and-roll band and the only volume that contains a complete set of printed lyrics to all of the Beatles' songs. Who was "just 17" and made Paul's "heart go boom"? Was there really an Eleanor Rigby? Where's Penny Lane? What inspired "Happiness is a Warm Gun"? Why was Paul the "walrus"? What inspired the lyrics to Ringo's "Octopus's Garden"? Arranged chronologically by album, The Complete Beatles Songs examines the inspiration behind the group's writing and discusses every song created by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Steve Turner shatters well-worn myths and adds a new dimension to the Fab Four's rich legacy by investigating events immortalized in The Beatles' music, which has influenced numerous contemporary artists and continues to endure in popular culture. Fully revised and updated (originally published as A Hard Day's Write), The Complete Beatles Songs is the only volume that contains a complete set of printed lyrics to all of the Beatles' songs, used with exclusive permission from the band's music publisher SonyATV. It also includes new information on many songs, plus brand-new stories and revelations, as well as 200 black-and-white and color photographs-many exclusive to the book. The result is a unique, authoritative, and compelling masterpiece that chronicles the untold story of the Beatles themselves, for faithful fans and new generations discovering their music for the first time.
The Definitive Broadway Collection by Hal Leonard Corp. Staff (Created by)(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Truly the definitive collection of 120 Broadway classics, revised to include songs from the latest blockbusters such as Wicked , The Producers , Mamma Mia , and many more. Songs including: All I Ask of You * And All That Jazz * Another Op'nin', Another Show * Camelot * Close Every Door * Consider Yourself * Dancing Queen * Day by Day * Don't Cry for Me Argentina * Edelweiss * Hello, Dolly! * I Could Have Danced All Night * I Wanna Be a Producer * Kids! * Let Me Entertain You * Memory * My Funny Valentine * On My Own * People * Popular * Seasons of Love * Seventy Six Trombones * They Live in You * Tomorrow * Try to Remember * What I Did for Love * and more.
Socialist and Labor Songs by Elizabeth Morgan (Editor); U. Utah Phillips (Preface by)Features 77 songs - including lyrics and sheet music - of solidarity, revolt, humour and revolution. Compiled over several generations from American and around the world, these powerful songs were originally written in English, Danish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Yiddish. From IWW anthems such as 'The Preacher and the Slave' to Lenin's favourite 1905 revolutionary anthem 'Whirlwinds of Danger', many works by the world's greatest radical songwriters are anthologised herein.
Learning to play guitar
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar [electronic resource] by Charles KimEverything beginners need to know to start playing guitar Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions? Then pick up a guitar and start strumming! Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar shows you the basics--step by step and note by note. You begin with basic chords and techniques and progress through suspensions, bass runs, hammer-ons, and barre chords. As you learn to read tablature and lead sheets, you can play any number of songs and styles of music, from rock to folk to country. The chord chart and scale appendices are ready references for use long after you master the basics. Plus, this new edition includes an audio CD so you can hear what each note, chord, and technique should sound like, along with a new chapter on reading music. This new edition includes substantial improvements to get readers playing the guitar faster A photo-intensive, step-by-step approach to playing acoustic and electric guitar The bonus CD includes more than 100 audio tracks Whether you've never picked up a guitar or want to brush up on the basics, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar will get you strumming in no time.
Impressions [music] : for piano by
Berkeley sketches -- Réflexion -- Point du Jour -- Waltz suite -- Lyric suite -- Miniatures -- Pieces for the piano -- Romantic sketches -- Album maritime -- Concert dances -- Songs without words.
