From Psalm to Symphony

From Psalm to Symphony

Author: Nicholas E. Tawa

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9781555534912

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Examines for the first time New England's rich heritage of music making over a span of 350 years


Passport to Jewish Music

Passport to Jewish Music

Author: Irene Heskes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1994-06-30

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 031338911X

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The purpose of this book is to present a survey of Jewish music to illuminate its special role as a mirror of history, tradition, and cultural heritage. The 27 topical chapters have been placed within a modified chronological perspective to present a historic picture of virtually every important development in Jewish music. The book represents a culmination of several decades of the author's dedicated labor and scholarly study in this field.


The Gift of Music

The Gift of Music

Author: Jane Stuart Smith

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780891078692

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Fascinating descriptions of forty leading composers whose faith, or lack of it, had an influence on Western civilization. Indexed. Great for all students of music.


Church and Worship Music in the United States

Church and Worship Music in the United States

Author: James Michael Floyd

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-08-12

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1317270363

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This fully updated second edition is a selective annotated bibliography of all relevant published resources relating to church and worship music in the United States. Over the past decade, there has been a growth of literature covering everything from traditional subject matter such as the organ works of J.S. Bach to newer areas of inquiry including folk hymnology, women and African-American composers, music as a spiritual healer, to the music of Mormon, Shaker, Moravian, and other smaller sects. With multiple indices, this book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars sorting through the massive amount of material in the field.


The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music

The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music

Author: Theodore Libbey

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 996

ISBN-13: 9780761120728

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A resource on classical music provides coverage of composers, works, musical terminology, and performers, along with recommended recordings and access to an interactive Web site that allows readers to listen to sample works, techniques, and performers discussed in the reference.


Church and Worship Music

Church and Worship Music

Author: James Michael Floyd

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1135453799

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First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth

Author: Thornton Wilder

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9780573615481

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"An Eternal Family narrowly escape one disaster after another, from ancient times to the present. Meet George and Maggie Antrobus (married only 5,000 years); their two children, Gladys and Henry (perfect in every way!); and their maid, Sabina (the ageless vamp) as they overcome ice, flood, and war -- by the skin of their teeth."--Amazon


Evenings with the Orchestra

Evenings with the Orchestra

Author: D. Kern Holoman

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 768

ISBN-13: 9780393029369

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Going to concerts is becoming, for large numbers of Americans, an increasingly frequent pleasure. For those who encounter unfamiliar traditions and terms in the concert hall, here is information and advice which tells all listeners what they need to know to be comfortable at an orchestral concert. Includes background, biographies, and discussions of 200 masterpieces. Drawings.


The Symphonic Repertoire, Volume V

The Symphonic Repertoire, Volume V

Author: Brian Hart

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 1039

ISBN-13: 0253067545

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Central to the repertoire of Western art music since the 1700s, the symphony has come to be regarded as one of the ultimate compositional challenges. In his series The Symphonic Repertoire, the late A. Peter Brown explored the symphony in Europe from its origins into the 20th century. In Volume V, Brown's former students and colleagues continue his vision by turning to the symphony in the Western Hemisphere. It examines the work of numerous symphonists active from the early 1800s to the present day and the unique challenges they faced in contributing to the European symphonic tradition. The research adds to an unmatched compendium of knowledge for the student, teacher, performer, and sophisticated amateur. This much-anticipated fifth volume of The Symphonic Repertoire: The Symphony in the Americas offers a user-friendly, comprehensive history of the symphony genre in the United States and Latin America.