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Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th CenturyWhat makes hundreds of listeners cheer ecstatically at the same instant during a live concert by Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum? What is the unspoken language behind a taqsim (traditional instrumental improvisation) that performers and listeners implicitly know? How can Arabic music be so rich...
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Loving Music Till It HurtsCan music feel pain? Do songs possess dignity? Do symphonies have rights? Of course not, you might say. Yet think of how we anthropomorphize music, not least when we believe it has been somehow mistreated. A singer butchered or mangled the "Star-Spangled Banner" at...
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Holding the Note: Writing on MusicThe Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker gathers his writing on some of the essential musicians of our time. The greatest popular songs, whether it's Aretha Franklin singing "Respect" or Bob Dylan performing "Blind Willie McTell," have a way of embedding...
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Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones"Should be unfailingly interesting to any Stones fan."--Larry Rhoter, New York Times The Rolling Stones' rise to fame is one of rock 'n' roll's epic stories. Yet one crucial part of that story has never been fully told: the role of Brian Jones, the...
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The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered AmericaJoining the ranks of Please Kill Me and Can't Stop Won't Stop comes this definitive chronicle of one of the hottest trends in popular culture--electronic dance music--from the noted authority covering the scene.It is the sound of the millennial generation, the music "defining youth...
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Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails & Getting My Sexy BackIn the intimate follow up to her New York Times bestselling memoir Sliding Into Home, Kendra Wilkinson reveals the naked truth about her life after Playboy--the secrets behind regaining her trademark sexy body, the trials of her life as a new mother, the tricks...
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Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin UncensoredNo one knew Led Zeppelin like Richard Cole. The band's tour manager for more than a decade, Cole was there when they burst onto the music scene, achieved cult status, cut platinum records, and transformed popular music. Second only to the Beatles in sales...
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Madonna: Like an IconMaterial Girl . . . Immaculate sexpot . . . Superstar . . . Mother . . . Kabbalah enthusiast . . . For three decades she has defied categorization. . . . She remains one of our greatest living pop icons.Here is the...
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Midnight Mischief: Conductor Score & PartsBeginning string students will have a diabolically good time with this all-pizzicato selection. Gleefully sinister melodies pass between all sections and simple quarter and half note accompaniment parts help keep everyone together. The optional piano accompaniment sets the pace with even 8th notes, helping...
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Dance of the Bowless Basses: A String Bass Section Feature, Conductor Score & PartsA cute, pedagogically-based (get it?), first-year bass section feature, this piece will be fun and is sure to make your beginners sound fabulous. This piece is in first position for all players except basses. Basses shift up to C and D on the G...
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Resilience: Conductor Score & PartsIf there is one thing music educators are it is resilient! Resilience, by Chris M. Bernotas, is dedicated to all music educators in recognition of how they always adapt to the unknown and rise to every challenge. This overture is the perfect concert opener...
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Disney Favorites for Two: Easy Instrumental Duets - Alto Sax Edition(Easy Instrumental Duets). This collection features 23 Disney hits arranged for duets among two alto saxes or an alto sax in combination with flute, clarinet, trumpet, or trombone! Songs include: Be Our Guest * Into the Unknown * Reflection * That's How You Know...
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Artie Shaw: A Musical Biography and DiscographyArtie Shaw, the world famous clarinet-playing bandleader who became popular during the Swing Era, was immersed in the music business as a performer for 30 years, from the summer of 1924, when he began to study saxophone, until the summer of 1954, when he...
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Hot House: Conductor Score & PartsHot House arranged by Mike Kamuf is an exciting swinger on a great jazz standard played at 154 BPM. The distinctive melody is handled by alto 1 and trumpet 2 with written solos for both. It also features a serious sax soli, optional vibes,...
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Comegys Creek: Conductor Score & PartsKick off your shoes, jump in, and ride down Comegys Creek. This North Texas creek is named after Dr. C. G. Comegys, a prominent family who lived in Mckinney, TX in the early 1900s. Composer and fellow Texan, Brian Beck captures the southern rowdiness...
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Bahumba: Conductor Score & PartsBahumba is a nonsense word but a no-nonsense selection for concert band. The word stems from a sound composer Peter Sciaino heard coming from an idling car. The engine, clearly having issues, had an uneven gate or pulse. He mindlessly heard the word Bahumba...
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A Dozen a Day Mini Book - Book/Online Audio [With Access Code]Author: Edna Mae BurnamPublisher: Willis Music CompanyPublished: 08/01/2005Pages: 24Binding Type: OtherWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.60w x 0.20dISBN: 9781458416124Not available to be shipped via Media Mail
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Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package: #4When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives at her house, Eugenia wants nothing to do with it, but her plan to rid herself of the troublesome package leads to a surprising discovery. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Chapter...
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A More Promising Musical Future: Leading Transformational Change in Music Higher Education: CMS Emerging Fields in MusicToday's higher education music faculty and administrators are faced with extraordinary pressure to adapt, innovate, and change. But what change is most critical to pursue - and how can it be brought about effectively? This concise volume brings together four seasoned thought leaders with...
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The Holistic Voice: Rudiments of Beautiful Singing from the Archives of Dr. James R. McDonaldThis book sets forth glimpses into the lifelong journey lived by a man who grew to become a truly remarkable teacher of singing. It contains his musings on the art of teaching voice students how to sing freely and beautifully, using a holistic approach...
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