Unsettled Scores
Unsettled Scores

Author: Kel O'Connor

Publisher: Kel O'Connor

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0578953544

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A Black Ops agent seeking vengeance... And the secretive man who loves her. For three years, Amy Stuart has blamed herself for the death of her sister, and it’s caused an estrangement with her family. She vows to get revenge on the vicious drug lord. The Data Acquisition Group’s newest mission will put her right in the crosshairs of her nemesis. Hired by Hugh Bainbridge IV to discover how drugs are being smuggled into his mother’s charity, Amy vows to not only gather intelligence, but to kill the drug dealer who so brutally destroyed her family. Yet when she starts investigating, it’s Hugh who holds her captivated, not her quest for justice. A lawyer who wears sweats instead of suits, Hugh has carved out a new life for himself outside of the expectations of his father. Amy is just his type: smart, feisty, and lethally gorgeous. But can she handle all his secrets? As Amy gets closer to the cold-blooded murderer from her past, she’ll have to choose between revenge and love—for time is running out.

Unsettled Scores
Unsettled Scores

Author: Sally Bick

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2019-12-20

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 025205167X

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The Hollywood careers of Aaron Copland and Hanns Eisler brought the composers and their high art sensibility into direct conflict with the premier producer of America's potent mass culture. Drawn by Hollywood's potential to reach—and edify—the public, Copland and Eisler expertly wove sophisticated musical ideas into Hollywood and, each in their own distinctive way, left an indelible mark on movie history. Sally Bick's dual study of Copland and Eisler pairs interpretations of their writings on film composing with a close examination of their first Hollywood projects: Copland's music for Of Mice and Men and Eisler's score for Hangmen Also Die! Bick illuminates the different ways the composers treated a film score as means of expressing their political ideas on society, capitalism, and the human condition. She also delves into Copland's and Eisler's often conflicted attempts to adapt their music to fit Hollywood's commercial demands, an enterprise that took place even as they wrote hostile critiques of the film industry.

Over Here
Over Here

Author: Edgar A. Guest

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2024-09-17

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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Over Here, by Edgar A. Guest, is a heartfelt collection of poems that captures the spirit of America during World War I. Known as the "People's Poet," Guest's verses in this collection reflect the sentiments of ordinary Americans, celebrating their resilience, patriotism, and hope amid the uncertainties of war. The poems are infused with warmth, optimism, and a deep sense of national pride, making them a comforting read during challenging times. Guest’s poetry is marked by its simplicity and sincerity, capturing the everyday heroism of soldiers, mothers, and workers who supported the war effort from the home front. With a keen eye for the nuances of human emotion, Guest’s verses in Over Here remind readers of the power of unity and the enduring strength of the human spirit. Over Here is celebrated for its accessible and touching portrayal of American life during wartime. Edgar A. Guest’s ability to resonate with readers of all ages through his heartfelt and unpretentious poetry makes this collection a timeless piece of American literature. Readers are drawn to Over Here for its emotional depth and its celebration of the everyday American spirit. This book is a must-read for fans of poetry and those interested in the cultural history of World War I. Owning a copy of Over Here is like holding a piece of American resilience and optimism, perfect for anyone who appreciates the power of verse to uplift and inspire.

Keys to Play
Keys to Play

Author: Roger Moseley

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2016-10-28

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 0520291247

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. How do keyboards make music playable? Drawing on theories of media, systems, and cultural techniques, Keys to Play spans Greek myth and contemporary Japanese digital games to chart a genealogy of musical play and its animation via improvisation, performance, and recreation. As a paradigmatic digital interface, the keyboard forms a field of play on which the book’s diverse objects of inquiry—from clavichords to PCs and eighteenth-century musical dice games to the latest rhythm-action titles—enter into analogical relations. Remapping the keyboard’s topography by way of Mozart and Super Mario, who head an expansive cast of historical and virtual actors, Keys to Play invites readers to unlock ludic dimensions of music that are at once old and new.

The Acoustics of the Social on Page and Screen
The Acoustics of the Social on Page and Screen

Author: Nathalie Aghoro

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1501361392

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Sound positions individuals as social subjects. The presence of human beings, animals, objects, or technologies reverberates into the spaces we inhabit and produces distinct soundscapes that render social practices, group associations, and socio-cultural tensions audible. The Acoustics of the Social on Page and Screen unites interdisciplinary perspectives on the social dimensions of sound in audiovisual and literary environments. The essays in the collection discuss soundtracks for shared values, group membership, and collective agency, and engage with the subversive functions of sound and sonic forms of resistance in American literature, film, and TV.

When Sunday Comes
When Sunday Comes

Author: Claudrena N. Harold

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2020-11-16

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0252052455

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Gospel music evolved in often surprising directions during the post-Civil Rights era. Claudrena N. Harold's in-depth look at late-century gospel focuses on musicians like Yolanda Adams, Andraé Crouch, the Clark Sisters, Al Green, Take 6, and the Winans, and on the network of black record shops, churches, and businesses that nurtured the music. Harold details the creative shifts, sonic innovations, theological tensions, and political assertions that transformed the music, and revisits the debates within the community over groundbreaking recordings and gospel's incorporation of rhythm and blues, funk, hip-hop, and other popular forms. At the same time, she details how sociopolitical and cultural developments like the Black Power Movement and the emergence of the Christian Right shaped both the art and attitudes of African American performers. Weaving insightful analysis into a collective biography of gospel icons, When Sunday Comes explores the music's essential place as an outlet for African Americans to express their spiritual and cultural selves.

The Heart of a Woman
The Heart of a Woman

Author: Rae Linda Brown

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2020-06-22

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 0252052110

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Book Prize Winner of the International Alliance for Women in Music of the 2022 Pauline Alderman Awards for Outstanding Scholarship on Women in Music The Heart of a Woman offers the first-ever biography of Florence B. Price, a composer whose career spanned both the Harlem and Chicago Renaissances, and the first African American woman to gain national recognition for her works. Price's twenty-five years in Chicago formed the core of a working life that saw her create three hundred works in diverse genres, including symphonies and orchestral suites, art songs, vocal and choral music, and arrangements of spirituals. Through interviews and a wealth of material from public and private archives, Rae Linda Brown illuminates Price's major works while exploring the considerable depth of her achievement. Brown also traces the life of the extremely private individual from her childhood in Little Rock through her time at the New England Conservatory, her extensive teaching, and her struggles with racism, poverty, and professional jealousies. In addition, Brown provides musicians and scholars with dozens of musical examples.

The Music Book
The Music Book

Author: Edward Glover

Publisher: The Oak House

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13:

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A young English woman, on the run from her father, and a retired Prussian military officer sent to England by King Frederick the Great are plunged into the London demi-monde and a pursuit across Europe in search of fulfilment. The young woman's music book bears witness to what unfolds. Former senior British diplomat turned historical novelist Edward Glover's first novel tells a story of intrigue, betrayal, revenge, death and redemption, revealing a world of dark secrets beneath the veneer of 18th-century social glamour. Fast moving and packed with intrigue, The Music Book takes us into the relationship between Arabella Whitfield and Colonel Carl Manfred von Deppe as they escape the dark demi-monde of mid 18th-century London, becoming fugitives pursued across Europe.

Making an Entrance
Making an Entrance

Author: Adam Benjamin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-06-24

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1000604624

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This second edition of Making an Entrance is a practical and thought-provoking introduction to teaching dance with disabled and non-disabled students, updated with expanded coverage, new and revised exercises, and chapters that cover post-pandemic and online practice, diversity and inclusivity. With improvisation as his central concern Benjamin covers an extensive range of topics, including new autoethnographic writing, mental health, performance, feedback, and The Dancers’ Forest, and interrogates what we mean when we talk about ‘inclusive’ and ‘integrated dance.’ There are over 50 stimulating and challenging exercises purposefully designed for dance students of all levels accompanied by teaching notes, and examples drawn from the author’s experience as a teacher, performer, and dance maker. Useful hints are provided on the practicalities of setting up workshops covering issues such as class sizes, the safety aspects of wheelchairs and accessibility. An essential read for both students and teachers of improvisation who are seeking ways to engage with issues of diversity, written to be accessible whilst offering areas of increasing complexity and challenge for more experienced practitioners.