100 Years of Olympic Music
100 Years of Olympic Music

Author: William K. Guegold

Publisher: Golden Clef Pub

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780965237109

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100 YEARS OF OLYMPIC MUSIC details the integral part music has played in each Summer & Winter Olympiad since 1896 (including Atlanta). After the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, founder, French-born Baron Pierre de Coubertin, stated that "fashions have undergone many changes over two thousand years, but music has remained the factor which best conveys the emotion within a crowd, & which best accompanies the amplitude of a great spectacle." 100 YEARS OF OLYMPIC MUSIC includes an interview with John Williams completed in December of 1995 following the world premiere of his new official Centennial Olympic Theme "Summon the Heroes." This book also lists extensive references to music used in ceremonies & commissioned for special events surrounding the Games, including the early "Arts Competitors" & as accompaniments for various competitors. In addition you will find a discography of recordings made of Olympic music. To order contact: Golden Clef Publishing, 4365 Dudley Rd., Mantua, OH 44255, FAX 330-274-2577.

Sporting Sounds
Sporting Sounds

Author: Anthony Bateman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-10-27

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1134067453

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Sporting Sounds presents an eclectic collection of essays, all of which are concerned with various relationships between sport and music. This unique book includes a range of international case studies, examines the use of music as a motivational aid for players, and the historical roots of music in sport.

Sport, Music, Identities
Sport, Music, Identities

Author: Anthony Bateman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-01-08

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1317650395

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Despite the close and longstanding links between sport and music, the relationships between these two significant cultural forms have been relatively neglected. This book addresses the oversight with a series of highly original essays written by authors from a range of academic disciplines including history, psychology, musicology and cultural studies. It deals with themes including sport in music; music in sport; the use of music in mass sporting events; and sport, music and protest. In so doing, the book raises a range of important themes such as personal and collective identity, cultural value, ideology, globalisation and the commercialisation of sport. As well as considering the sport/music nexus in Great Britain, the collection examines sport and music in Ireland, the United States, Germany and the former Soviet Union, as well as in the Olympic movement. Musical styles and genres discussed are diverse and include classical, rock, music hall and football-terrace chants. For anybody with an interest in sport, music or both, this collection will prove an enjoyable and stimulating read. This book was previously published as a Special Issue of Sport in Society.

International Sport: A Bibliography, 1995-1999
International Sport: A Bibliography, 1995-1999

Author: Richard William Cox

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-04-22

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1135775338

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There has been an explosion in the quantity of sports history literature published in recent years, making it increasingly difficult to keep abreast of developments. The annual number of publications has increased from around 250 to 1,000 a year over the last decade. This is due in part to the fact that during the late 1980s and 90s, many clubs, leagues and governing bodies of sport have celebrated their centenaries and produced histories to mark this occasion and commemorate their achievements. It is also the result of the growing popularity and realisation of the importance of sport history research within academe. This international bibliography of books, articles, conference proceedings and essays in the English language is a one-stop for the sports historian to know what is new.

The Rotarian
The Rotarian

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2001-06

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13:

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Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.

Glory Days
Glory Days

Author: L. Jon Wertheim

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1328637247

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A rollicking guided tour of one extraordinary summer, when some of the most pivotal and freakishly coincidental stories all collided and changed the way we think about modern sports The summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the birth of modern sports when the nation watched Michael Jordan grow from college basketball player to professional athlete and star. That summer also saw ESPN's rise to media dominance as the country's premier sports network and the first modern, commercialized, profitable Olympics. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's rivalry raged, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe reigned in tennis, and Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon made pro wrestling a business, while Donald Trump pierced the national consciousness as a pro football team owner. It was an awakening in the sports world, a moment when sports began to morph into the market-savvy, sensationalized, moneyed, controversial, and wildly popular arena we know today. In the tradition of Bill Bryson's One Summer: America, 1927, L. Jon Wertheim captures these 90 seminal days against the backdrop of the nostalgia-soaked 1980s, to show that this was the year we collectively traded in our ratty Converses for a pair of sleek, heavily branded, ingeniously marketed Nikes. This was the year that sports went big-time.

Olympic Turnaround
Olympic Turnaround

Author: Michael Payne

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2006-01-30

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0313080496

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Higher, faster, stronger... The Olympic motto conjures images of heroes whose achievements transcended their athletic prowess, but also of tragedy and disgrace. By 1980, the modern Olympic movement was gasping for breath, bankrupt financially, politically, and culturally. But under the leadership of Juan Antonio Samaranch, and, subsequently, Jacques Rogge, the Olympics began a journey back from the brink. Michael Payne, who served as the International Olympic Committee's top marketer for over twenty years, offers unprecedented access to the people and negotiations behind one of the most dramatic turnarounds in business or sports history. Through a multi-pronged strategy, the IOC managed to secure lucrative broadcasting commitments, entice well-heeled corporate sponsors, and parlay the symbolism of the Olympics into a brand for which cities around the world are willing to invest billions of dollars. Packed with previously untold stories from the high-octane world where business, sports, politics, and media meet, Olympic Turnaround is a remarkable tale of organizational renewal and a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of the world's most iconic brand. The 2008 Games in Beijing, for example, are expected to involve over 10,000 athletes from 200 countries, draw 20,000 media representatives, and generate over $4 billion in sponsorships and broadcasting rights. Packed with previously untold stories from the high-octane world where business, sports, politics, and media meet, Olympic Turnaround is a remarkable tale of organizational renewal and a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of the world's most iconic brand.