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The 3rd Installment of the Organ Essentials Series - Hymns ... Read more

The 3rd Installment of the Organ Essentials Series - Hymns and Beyond. This 7 hour DVD is for the beginner and intermediate organist that are trying to learn hymns. Solomon Phifer Jr. gives a thorough and systematic break down of various hymns; from simple harmony with left hand bass for keyboards players, to full harmony with left hand chords for organist. This DVD is a must for building basic organ foundation. This DVD will have you playing hymns in your next service. Solomon has taught piano and organ for 25 years. He's also received a Bachelor of Music Degree from Howard University in 1987. He currently plays for various choirs and churches. Minimize

Week after week lead worshippers musicians and pastors as ... Read more

Week after week lead worshippers musicians and pastors ask: 'How can we get our worship times to flow better?' Learning to effectively lead your congregation on a journey of authentic worship requires much more than just singing songs. Paul and his band demonstrate practical ideas that will help enhance your ability to flow during times of worship. On this DVD Paul Baloche and his band discuss and demonstrate how to: identify and eliminate distractions; utilize the flow factors of themes keys and tempos; develop a seamless setlist; change keys and transition smoothly; cultivate a heart of worship in your team; and more. Beyond mere instruction each concept is demonstrated using footage from several LIVE worship sessions. This practical approach models to your worship team what can't be learned from a book. 67 minutes. Minimize

Two-disc set includes "Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor 'R ... Read more

Two-disc set includes "Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor 'Resurrection'" by conductor Neeme Jarvi and the documentary "Of Love, Death and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony." Minimize

Swing music was one of America's first truly original contr ... Read more

Swing music was one of America's first truly original contributions to the world of Fine Arts. The period of the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s is thus far the only age in history when the popularity of swing eclipsed all other genres of music in the U.S. It is an epoch known as the Big Swing Band era, and during it swing music was king. The popularity of swing, and the way of playing it in the swing music style, waned after WWII. However big bands like those of Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and others upheld the tradition into the 1970s and beyond, in their playing and recordings since the fall of the big bands. Similarly the great pop and jazz vocalists of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s employed arrangements and instrumentation by arrangers and musicians previously associated with, and understanding of, the phraseology of the Big Swing Band era. Since the 1950s I have been involved in the research, collecting, and radio and television broadcasting of swing music that spans seven decades of swing history. It is this experience and love for big band music that compelled me to author. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HISTORY of the SWING ERA, BIOGRAPHIES of BIG SWING BANDS, ARRANGERS and SIDEMEN. Harvey Sheldon a disc jockey, during the 50’s on WHAT radio in Philly created a national promotional campaign that every D.J. promoting the Big Swing Bands. Simply saying,” THE SWINGIN’ 50’S” and “BRING BACK THE BANDS.” You will find the history of the evolution of swing big bands and Afro Cuban music plus biographies, of the big band leaders, arrangers, not to be forgotten the sidemen. Harvey Sheldon author of 5 books on American Music. Historical books on Broadway and Hollywood Musicals. Critically acclaimed books on the Swing Big Band Era and Pop music from the 1920’s through the 1960’s. HARVEY SHELDON HE KNOWS ALL - TELLS ALL - TELLS EVERYTHING - of all the questions and the history of Swing Big Band music and the biographies of the ground breaking Swing Big Bands. Minimize

Cielo e mar is available in a standard jewel version and al ... Read more

Cielo e mar is available in a standard jewel version and also in this limited edition deluxe package, which features a hard cover booklet with 68 pages including the original recording (1 CD). It also includes a four-language booklet (English, French, German, Spanish) and five language libretti (Italian, English, French, German, Spanish), additional photo and text material, and a short synopsis for each aria track by track. Exuberant and charismatic, Rolando Villazón is the tenor of today. Here he releases his first solo album on Deutsche Grammophon. The soaring title track from Ponchielli s La Gioconda inspired Villazón to become a singer. Here it is the starting point for an intriguing album which moves far beyond the usual greatest tenor hits . Less familiar masterpieces by Boito, Cilea and Verdi feature alongside little-known Donizetti arias and rarities by Gomes, Mercadante and Pietri. The album is Villazón s personal homage to his illustrious predecessors in the lyric-dramatic repertoire great tenors such as Bergonzi, Caruso and Domingo. Cielo e mar offers something special for connoisseurs of opera, Villazón s many fans and mainstream listeners who will be gripped by the beauty of both his voice and the music. Minimize

2002 marks the 100th birthday of one of America's top Broad ... Read more

2002 marks the 100th birthday of one of America's top Broadway composers. Richard Rodgers' contributions to the musical theatre of his day were extraordinary and his influence on the musical theatre of today and tomorrow is without comparison. His career spanned more than six decades and his hits ranged from the silver screens of Hollywood to the bright lights of Broadway London and beyond. This new medley for choir band and optional strings salutes the achievements of this Broadway legend. Songs include: Do-Re-Mi I Whistle a Happy Tune June Is Bustin' Out All Over The March of the Siamese Children My Funny Valentine Oklahoma Slaughter on Tenth Avenue The Sound of Music The Surrey with the Fringe on Top There Is Nothin' Like a Dame.Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part Concert Band (Gr. 3) String Pak and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 9:15. Minimize

The book focuses on skill development for the beginning pia ... Read more

The book focuses on skill development for the beginning pianist. Contents: (Main headings) *Introduction *Three basic keys *Intervals *Chords *Beyond the 5 finger position *Varied accompaniment patterns *Minor keys *4 part chorale style *Holiday songs *Songs of our country *Harmonizing melodies *Duets & rounds *Studies *Classics for the piano Minimize

An acclaimed music historian brings us the long-awaited sto ... Read more

An acclaimed music historian brings us the long-awaited story of Ian & Sylvia - marking the first time that the legendary folk duo has endorsed a biography of their groundbreaking career.Their classic "Four Strong Winds" is widely considered to be one of the great songs of all time. Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell count among their admirers. Their music, including hits like "You Were On My Mind" and "Someday Soon," has been recorded by everyone from Dylan, Joan Baez, and Johnny Cash to Sarah McLachlan and The Tragically Hip. Their influence on music - both in Canada and the United States - has endured over generations and surpassed genres. Yet until now, we have known little of the story behind the folk sensations Ian & Sylvia. In Four Strong Winds, John Einarson takes us back to Ian & Sylvia's early days in Toronto coffeehouses, to their experiences at the heart of the vibrant 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene, and beyond, as their persona Minimize

Drawing on meticulous research, sharp wit, and insightful a ... Read more

Drawing on meticulous research, sharp wit, and insightful analysis, Richard Barrios illuminates the origins of the movie musical in this extensively revised and updated edition of his highly acclaimed A Song in the Dark. From Warner Bros. and Jolson, to the Oscar-winning Broadway Melody and beyond, here is the whole funny and peculiar history of these films, their creators, and their audiences. Ranging from the smash hits of The Singing Fool and Sunny Side Up to bizarre flops like Golden Dawn and Cecil B. DeMille's Madam Satan, they form a body of work unlike anything else in the history of popular entertainment. Here too are legendary performers, directors, and composers: from Fannie Brice, James Cagney, and Mae West, to Busby Berkeley, George and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, and countless others. With many new rare photographs, some not published in nearly 80 years, this new edition traces the rise and fall, and rise again, of this quintessential piece of the American experience. Minimize

Mozart's piano sonatas are among the most familiar of his w ... Read more

Mozart's piano sonatas are among the most familiar of his works and stand alongside those of Haydn and Beethoven as staples of the pianist's repertoire. In this study, John Irving looks at a wide selection of contextual situations for Mozart's sonatas, focusing on the variety of ways in which they assume identities and achieve meanings. In particular, the book seeks to establish the provisionality of the sonatas' notated texts, suggesting that the texts are not so much identifiers as possibilities and that their identity resides in the usage. Close attention is paid to reception matters, analytical approaches, organology, the role of autograph manuscripts, early editions and editors, and aspects of historical performance practice - all of which go beyond the texts in opening windows onto Mozart's sonatas. Treating the sonatas collectively as a repertoire, rather than as individual works, the book surveys broad thematic issues such as the role of historical writing about music in defining a generic space for Mozart's sonatas, their construction within pedagogical traditions, the significance of sound as opposed to sight in these works (and in particular their sound on fortepianos of the later eighteenth-century), and the creative role of the performer in their representation beyond the frame of the text. Drawing together and synthesizing this wealth of material, Irving provides an invaluable reference source for those already familiar with this repertoire. Minimize

Edgy, organic and keyboard-oriented, this CD showcases Camp ... Read more

Edgy, organic and keyboard-oriented, this CD showcases Camp's powerful voice, which earned him back-to-back Male Vocalist of the Year GMA Music Awards. Our songbook features all 12 tracks, including the hit single "What It Means" and: Beyond Measure * Everything * Give Me Jesus * Let It Fade * Tonight * more. Minimize

This excellent resource for Gospel titles features 449 song ... Read more

This excellent resource for Gospel titles features 449 songs including: Amazing Grace At the Cross Because He Lives Behold the Lamb Blessed Assurance Church in the Wildwood The Day He Wore My Crown Give Me That Old Time Religion He Looked Beyond My Fault He Touched Me Heavenly Sunlight His Eye Is on the Sparrow Holy Ground How Great Thou Art I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy I Saw the Light I'd Rather Have Jesus In the Garden Joshua (Fit the Battle of Jericho) Just a Little Talk with Jesus Lord I'm Coming Home Midnight Cry Morning Has Broken My Tribute Near the Cross The Old Rugged Cross Precious Memories Rock of Ages Shall We Gather at the River? There Is Power in the Blood We Shall Wear a Crown What a Friend We Have in Jesus and hundreds more! Minimize

Will Friedwald’s illuminating, opinionated essays—provocati ... Read more

Will Friedwald’s illuminating, opinionated essays—provocative, funny, and personal—on the lives and careers of more than three hundred singers anatomize the work of the most important jazz and popular performers of the twentieth century. From giants like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland to lesser-known artists like Jeri Southern and Joe Mooney, they have created a body of work that continues to please and inspire. Here is the most extensive biographical and critical survey of these singers ever written, as well as an essential guide to the Great American Songbook and those who shaped the way it has been sung. The music crosses from jazz to pop and back again, from the songs of Irving Berlin and W. C. Handy through Stephen Sondheim and beyond, bringing together straightforward jazz and pop singers (Billie Holiday, Perry Como); hybrid artists who moved among genres and combined them (Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé); the leading men and women of Broadway and Hollywood (Ethel Merman, Al Jolson); yesterday’s vaudeville and radio stars (Sophie Tucker, Eddie Cantor); and today’s cabaret artists and hit-makers (Diana Krall, Michael Bublé). Friedwald has also written extended pieces on the most representative artists of five significant genres that lie outside the songbook: Bessie Smith (blues), Mahalia Jackson (gospel), Hank Williams (country and western), Elvis Presley (rock ’n’ roll), and Bob Dylan (folk-rock). Friedwald reconsiders the personal stories and professional successes and failures of all these artists, their songs, and their performances, appraising both the singers and their music by balancing his opinions with those of fellow musicians, listeners, and critics.  This magisterial reference book—ten years in the making—will delight and inform anyone with a passion for the iconic music of America, which continues to resonate throughout our popular culture. Minimize

For courses in Music Theory (a two-year sequence including ... Read more

For courses in Music Theory (a two-year sequence including sight singing and ear training) as well as separate Sight Singing courses.   Using an abundance of meticulously organized melodies drawn from the literature of composed music and a wide range of the world’s folk music, Ottman provides the most engaging and comprehensive Sight Singing text on the market.   Over fifty years ago, Robert W. Ottman set out to write a book that draws examples from the literature as opposed to being composed by the author.  He proposed that students should work with "real" music as they study musical forms.  The result was Music for Sight Singing.  Not only is real music more enjoyable and  interesting to sing than dry examples, but genuine repertoire naturally introduces a host of important musical considerations beyond pitch and rhythm (including dynamics, accents, articulations, slurs, repeat signs, and tempo markings).  Several generations of teachers have also agreed that Ottman's ability to order his examples from the simple to the complex is another key to the book's long term success. Nancy Rogers, the book's new author, has added new vitality to the book, introducing exercises to develop creativity as well as to build basic skills. Minimize

Joan Peyser offers a history of twentieth century music thr ... Read more

Joan Peyser offers a history of twentieth century music through the lives and works of its greatest composers in To Boulez and Beyond. Peyser provides historical context and suggests psychological insight for these masters, including Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern of the Second Viennese School; their immediate ancestors Wagner and Mahler; Rimsky-Korsakov and his pupil Stravinsky; and Hindemith, Bartók, Cowell, and Varèse. Discussing proponents of serialism and twelve-tone technique, as well as those who worked against these styles, the book also considers Berio, Stockhausen, Shostakovich, Babbitt, Copland, Wuorinen, and Cage, among others, describing how and why music moved throughout the 20th century. The largest section of the book is devoted to the life and works of Pierre Boulez. A new preface and a bibliography help to round out this revised and updated edition. Minimize

Henry Leck Founder and Artistic Director of the Indianapol ... Read more

Henry Leck Founder and Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir and Director of Choral Activities at Butler University has influenced thousands of young musicians and teachers through his dedication to choral excellence and the idea that children can perform music with artistry and understanding.This comprehensive text written with Dr. Flossie Jordan is an insightful guide for choral directors in the field and in training to help develop the teaching skills leadership abilities conducting technique knowledge of repertoire and organizational skills necessary for success.Chapters include:1. Going Beyond the Craft of Music Making2. Vocal Techniques for the Young Singer3. Director Preparation4. Musical Expression through Visualization5. Dalcroze Techniques in the Choral Rehearsal6. Creating Artistry Through a Kodály Curriculum7. The Boy's Expanding Voice: Take the High Road8. Leadership Style9. Organization10. EpilogueAs an added bonus the book includes a CD-RO Minimize

The Poetics of American Song Lyrics is the first collection ... Read more

The Poetics of American Song Lyrics is the first collection of academic essays that regards songs as literature and that identifies intersections between the literary histories of poems and songs. The essays by well-known poets and scholars including Pulitzer Prize winner Claudia Emerson, Peter Guralnick, Adam Bradley, David Kirby, Kevin Young, and many others, locate points of synthesis and separation so as to better understand both genres and their crafts. The essayists share a desire to write on lyrics in a way that moves beyond sociological, historical, and autobiographical approaches and explicates songs in relation to poetics. Unique to this volume, the essays focus not on a single genre but on folk, rap, hip hop, country, rock, indie, soul, and blues.The first section of the book provides a variety of perspectives on the poetic history and techniques within songs and poems, and the second section focuses on a few prominent American songwriters such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Michael Stipe. Through conversational yet in-depth analyses of songs, the essays discuss sonnet forms, dramatic monologues, Modernism, ballads, blues poems, confessionalism, Language poetry, Keatsian odes, unreliable narrators, personas, poetic sequences, rhythm, rhyme, transcription methods, the writing process, and more. While the strategies of explication differ from essay to essay, the nexus of each piece is an unveiling of the poetic history and poetic techniques within songs. Minimize

The Hal Leonard Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook p ... Read more

The Hal Leonard Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook provides practical and tecnical advice geared specifically toward the house of worship sound person. Modern church services can require highly technical multimedia presentations that go far beyond basic sound reinforcement, and the Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook addresses these and other issues in clear, concise language. Now house of worship sound operators have a practical resource to help them provide the best service possible with the Hal Leonard Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook.Hal Leonard Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook Features:Practical and technical advice specific to house of worship soundStraightforward, easy-to-understand language420 pagesThe Hal Leonard Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook is a great resource for house of worship sound reinforcement and more! Minimize

The 3rd Installment of the Organ Essentials Series - Hymns ... Read more

The 3rd Installment of the Organ Essentials Series - Hymns and Beyond. This 7 hour DVD is for the beginner and intermediate organist that are trying to learn hymns. Solomon Phifer Jr. gives a thorough and systematic break down of various hymns; from simple harmony with left hand bass for keyboards players, to full harmony with left hand chords for organist. This DVD is a must for building basic organ foundation. This DVD will have you playing hymns in your next service. Solomon has taught piano and organ for 25 years. He's also received a Bachelor of Music Degree from Howard University in 1987. He currently plays for various choirs and churches. Minimize

Continuing the tradition of this venerable series, Volume 3 ... Read more

Continuing the tradition of this venerable series, Volume 3 delivers invaluable advice from top-tier educators as well as analysis of 80 of the most significant orchestra and string orchestra works in print. Part I features essays by six renowned orchestra educators, all with helpful and practical insights for today s middle school, high school, and college conductors. Chapters include: Playing beyond the Score: Thoughts on Teaching Expressive Musicianship by Jacquelyn Dillon; World Music in Orchestral and String Education: Understanding Reggae-Sprinked Twinkle by Louis Bergonzi; End of Year Massed Concerts by Michael Allen; Checkpoints for Self-Evaluation: Creating a Self-Help Program to Become the Best String Teacher You Can Be by Robert Gillespie; Solving the Mysteries of the String Bass by Dorothy A. Straub; Taming the Rushin Sailor s Dance: Using Bowing Principles to Your Musical Advantage by James Kjelland. Part II contains analysis of 80 of the most significant works for string and full orchestra in print, grades 1 through 5. Like the first two volumes of this series, each Teacher Resource Guide includes essential information on each musical selection, including composer and composition information, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic considerations, musical elements (form and structure), suggestions for additional listening, and a guide to selected references. Minimize

Curlew River A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is ... Read more

Curlew River A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomasa (13951431), which Britten saw during a visit to Japan and the Far East in early 1956. Beyond the Noh source dramatic material, Britten incorporated elements of Noh treatment of theatrical time into this composition. Minimize

Now you can get the most popular jazz fake book of all time ... Read more

Now you can get the most popular jazz fake book of all time on CD-ROM! This volume features 400 more fabulous standards on one disc, with easy-to-follow installation instructions for Mac and Windows users. This amazing resource contains all the same titles as the print version. Songs include: Air Mail Special · Alfie's Theme · Baby, It's Cold Outside · Bali Ha'i · Basin Street Blues · Beyond the Sea · Billie's Bounce · Birdland · Blame It on My Youth · Blue Skies · Caravan · Dat Dere · Don't Explain · Fly Me to the Moon · Frenes · In Walked Bud · Jump, Jive An' Wail · Let's Fall in Love · Love, Look Away · Lover Man · Moon River · Nature Boy · Old Devil Moon · Peel Me a Grape · Route 66 · St. Thomas · September Song · Smoke Gets in Your Eyes · Stardust · Tangerine · Tenderly · What'll I Do? · You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To · and hundreds more! Minimize

From its emergence in the sixteenth century to the phenomen ... Read more

From its emergence in the sixteenth century to the phenomenon of the Three Tenors and beyond, the tenor voice has grown in popularity and esteem. This engaging and authoritative book-the first comprehensive history of tenor singing-presents fascinating details about the world's great performers, styles of singing in different countries, teachers and music schools, the variety of compositions for the tenor voice, and much more. John Potter begins by surveying the prehistory of the tenor in the medieval period, when Gregorian chant and early polyphony had implications for a voice-type, and proceeds to the sixteenth century, when singers were first identified as tenors. He focuses on many of the greatest tenors-- those who predated the gramophone as well as those whose recorded voices may still be heard--and considers the ways in which each is historically significant. The names range from l Minimize

Anyone who has ever seen a live performance of ballet knows ... Read more

Anyone who has ever seen a live performance of ballet knows the thrill of seeing larger-than-life figures on stage dancing in ways that seem superhuman. What are these dancers like beyond the footlights? How have they acquired such artistry and technique? What are the joys and difficulties in sustaining their careers? What dreams would they like to fulfill as performers? Round About the Ballet profiles the stars of the top New York City ballet companies: American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. Selected by Roy Round one of the world's leading dance photographers the dancers profiled represent the very best in ballet today. The dancers are brought to life through stories of their lives real-life interviews and the stunning photgraphs of Roy Round. This book is for ballet fans dance students collectors of photo books and people who are curious about the performing arts. This is a book that once opened will be hard to put down. HARDCOVER Minimize

LATIN MUSIC USA highlights the great American music created ... Read more

LATIN MUSIC USA highlights the great American music created by Latinos, and celebrates the Latin rhythms at the heart of jazz, rock, country, and rhythm and blues. It's a fresh take on American musical history, reaching across five decades to portray the rich mix of sounds created by Latinos and embraced by all. BRIDGES: See the rise of Latin jazz with the great Machito and the explosion of the mambo with Pérez Prado. Watch as Latin music infiltrates R&B and rock throughout the 1960s, from the Drifters to Santana and beyond. THE SALSA REVOLUTION: Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent Cuban and Puerto Rican rhythms, adding elements from soul and jazz to create salsa. Follow the rise and fall of legendary Fania Records with famed artists Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, and Rubén Blades. THE CHICANO WAVE: From Ritchie Valens and Freddy Fender to Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, and Selena, a new generation of Mexican Americans raised on rock, rhythm and blues, and country music expresses their cultural identity through Chicano rock, Latin rock, and Tejano. DIVAS & SUPERSTARS: Latin pop explodes with the success of artists like Ricky Martin, Shakira, and Gloria Estefan. But as studios concentrate on star-driven pop, Latino youth gravitate toward the urban fusions of reggaetón artists like Daddy Yankee and rapper Pitbull, while rock en español star Juanes becomes a global phenomenon. Minimize

150 hits compiled from more than three decades of Singing N ... Read more

150 hits compiled from more than three decades of Singing News charts. Includes reprints of popular articles, song charts and pictures of your favorite artists. Songs include: Arise * Because He Lives * Can He, Could He, Would He? * Goodbye, World, Goodbye * He Looked Beyond My Fault * He Touched Me * I Shall Never Forget the Day * Jerusalem * Midnight Cry * My Name Is Lazarus * Sinner Saved by Grace * Sweet Beulah Land * The King Is Coming * and many more. Minimize

An outstanding reference volume! Described as "an unusual e ... Read more

An outstanding reference volume! Described as "an unusual experience of communication between a composer and a singer," the choral experience is thoroughly explored in this detailed and readable text. Designed specifically for the practicing choral conductor and the student training for a career in choral music, fundamentals of the choral experience such as vocal production, choral diction, and basic musician-ship are included to help the singer extend his or her musical experience beyond the immediate rehearsals and performances of the choral ensemble to other realms of music. Special features include: provides numerous illustrations, tables, and examples intended to enrich the learning experience; includes end-of-chapter summaries; examines important components such as the vocal mechanism, posture, diction, and breathing and breath control; offers recommended reading lists for further in-depth study. Minimize