Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne

Author: M. J. Grant

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2021-12-03

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1800640684

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In Auld Lang Syne: A Song and its Culture, M. J. Grant explores the history of this iconic song, demonstrating how its association with ideas of fellowship, friendship and sociality has enabled it to become so significant for such a wide range of individuals and communities around the world. This engaging study traces different stages in the journey of Auld Lang Syne, from the precursors to the song made famous by Robert Burns to the traditions and rituals that emerged around the song in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including its use as a song of parting, and as a song of New Year. Grant’s painstaking study investigates the origins of these varied traditions, and their impact on the transmission of the song right up to the present day. Grant uses Auld Lang Syne to explore the importance of songs and singing for group identity, arguing that it is the active practice of singing the song in group contexts that has made it so significant for so many. The book offers fascinating insights into the ways that Auld Lang Syne has been received, reused and remixed around the world, concluding with a chapter on more recent versions of the song back in Scotland. This highly original and accessible work will be of great interest to non-expert readers as well as scholars and students of musicology, cultural and social history, social anthropology and Scottish studies. The book contains a wealth of illustrations and includes links to many more, including manuscript sources. Audio examples are included for many of the musical examples. Grant’s extensive bibliography will moreover ease future referencing of the many sources consulted.

Songbook Tom Jobim - vol. 1
Songbook Tom Jobim - vol. 1

Author: Almir Chediak

Publisher: Irmãos Vitale

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 8574074500

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Neste volume com 40 canções, destacam-se: A felicidade, Ai quem me dera, Ana Luiza, Brigas nunca mais, Cai a tarde, Caminhos cruzados, Demais, Derradeira primavera, Preciso dizer adeus, Eu não existo sem você, Eu te amo, Janelas abertas, Lamento no morro, Ligia, Luiza, O morro não tem vez, O nosso amor, Olha Maria, Outra vez, Por toda minha vida, Retrato em branco e preto, Samba torto, Só em teus braços, Só saudade, Só tinha de ser com você, Solidão e Teresa da praia.

David Bowie 1947 - 2016 (PVG)
David Bowie 1947 - 2016 (PVG)

Author: Wise Publications

Publisher: Wise Publications

Published: 2016-02-04

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1783238542

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This commemorative songbook features 20 of David Bowie’s greatest hits, spanning his entire career from 1969 to 2016. Each song is arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar, with full lyrics and Guitar chord boxes. David Bowie was an actor, a fashion icon, an artist, a mime and a writer, but above all, his creative output as a musician brought him the respect, admiration and adoration enjoyed by few other pop stars before or since. His consistent re-invention of his aesthetic, style and sound, as well as his mysterious alter egos enabled him to mould his music to a number of genres, eluding easy classification and producing a string of widely acclaimed albums and singles. This collection represents this musical icon, from his first single Space Oddity, to Lazarus, with a lengthy introductory tribute from renowned music journalist Chris Charlesworth. This is the perfect way to pay tribute to the legendary Starman. Songlist: - Absolute Beginners - Ashes To Ashes - Changes - Golden Years - Heroes - The Jean Genie - Lazarus - Let’s Dance - Life On Mars? - The Man Who Sold The World - Modern Love - Oh! You Pretty Things - Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide - Sound And Vision - Space Oddity - Starman - Suffragette City - Where Are We Now? - Wild Is The Wind - Ziggy Stardust

The Nature of Nordic Music
The Nature of Nordic Music

Author: Tim Howell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-19

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1315462834

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The Nature of Nordic Music explores two distinctive yet complementary understandings of the term ‘nature’: the inherent features, characters and qualities of contemporary Nordic music, and how the elemental forces of nature, the phenomena of the physical world (landscape, climate, environment), inspire and condition creativity here. Within a broader debate about the meaning of ‘Nordicness’, 12 case studies challenge our assumptions about a ‘Nordic tone’ to reveal a creative energy that is diverse and cosmopolitan in outlook. Each of the three parts of the book – ‘Identities’, ‘Images’ and ‘Environments’ – accommodates an eclectic array of musical genres (classical, popular, jazz, folk, electronic). This book will appeal to anyone interested in Nordic music and culture, especially students and researchers.

Music and Manipulation
Music and Manipulation

Author: Steven Brown

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1845450981

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Since the beginning of human civilization, music has been used as a device to control social behavior, where it has operated as much to promote solidarity within groups as hostility between competing groups. Music is an emotive manipulator that influences attitude, motivation and behavior at many levels and in many contexts. This volume is the first to address the social ramifications of music’s behaviorally manipulative effects, its morally questionable uses and control mechanisms, and its economic and artistic regulation through commercialization, thus highlighting not only music’s diverse uses at the social level but also the ever-fragile relationship between aesthetics and morality.