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The essays in this book explore the different ways the body has been experienced and interpreted in history, from the medieval to the modern period. Challenging the negative perceptions that the term ‘disability’ suggests, the essays together present a mosaic of...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-09-06
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Posthuman Rap listens for the ways contemporary rap maps an existence outside the traditional boundaries of what it means to be human. Contemporary humanity is shaped in neoliberal terms, where being human means being viable in a capitalist marketplace that favors...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-09-01
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Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book PrizeOver the course of a thirteen-album and multi-award-winning career with Squeeze, it was clear from the very beginning that Chris Difford has few peers when it comes to smart, pithy lyricism. In Some Fantastic Place, he charts...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2017-08-31
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The bestselling author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography presents the first in-depth biography of the legendary soul singer Al Green. Al Green has blessed listeners with some of the biggest hits of the past fifty years. "Love and Happiness," "I'm Still in Love with...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2017-08-29
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In recent years, music theorists have been increasingly eager to incorporate findings from the science of human cognition and linguistics into their methodology.In the culmination of a vast body of research undertaken since his influential and award-winning...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-24
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Spontaneity, immediacy and feeling characterize the blues as a genre. Whether it's the movement of call and response, the expressive bends and wails of voice and instruments or the synergistic relationship between audience and performers, the blues embody a kind of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-18
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Mirrors of Heaven or Worldly Theaters? Venetian Nunneries and Their Music explores the dynamic role of music performance and patronage in the convents of Venice and its lagoon from the sixteenth century to the fall of Venice around 1800. Examining sacred music performed...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-15
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A collection of lyrics and autobiographical commentary by singer Mark Lanegan, with a preface by John Cale and a foreword by Moby With a voice that Pitchfork has called "as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather," former Screaming...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2017-08-15
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An einem breiten Spektrum unterschiedlichster Werke veranschaulicht das Buch die aktuelle Entwicklung des Kinder- und Jugendtheaters und untersucht die musikdramaturgischen Besonderheiten dieses Genres. Kinder- und Jugendmusiktheater hat sich in den letzten dreißig...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2017-08-14
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Improvisation and Inventio in the Performance of Medieval Music: A Practical Approach is an innovative and groundbreaking approach to medieval music as living repertoire. The book provides philosophical frameworks, primary-source analysis, and clear, actionable...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-02
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Language Arts, Math, and Science in the Elementary Music Classroom provides a practical guide to help music teachers incorporate elementary classroom subjects into their curriculum using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math)-inspired strategies, with...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-08-02
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Over the last two centuries, Beethoven's music has been synonymous with the idea of freedom, in particular a freedom embodied in the heroic figure of Prometheus. This image arises from a relatively small circle of heroic works from the composer's middle period, most...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-07-18
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'Absolutely hilarious' - Neil Gaiman'One of the funniest musical commentators that you will ever read . . . loud and thoroughly engrossing' - Alan Moore'A man on a righteous mission to persuade people to "lay down your souls to the gods rock and roll".' - The Sunday...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2017-07-13
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The first book of its kind, Gender & Rock introduces readers to how gender operates in multiple sites within rock culture, including its music, lyrics, imagery, performances, instruments, and business practices. Additionally, it explores how rock culture, despite a...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-07-13
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As one of the most popular classical composers in the performance repertoire of professional and amateur orchestras and choirs across the world, Gustav Mahler continues to generate significant interest, and the global appetite for his music, and for discussions of it,...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-07-06
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Die interdisziplinäre Studie zu den (Wieder-)Aufbauprojekten des Berliner und Posener Schlosses verdeutlicht die unterschiedlichen Intentionen von Erinnerungsimplantaten.Die Autoren untersuchen die historische und kunstgeschichtliche Bedeutung der Schlösser mit Blick...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-07-04
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Popular music has come to play a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Nordic countries. Research on the region's culture has largely followed national narratives created by political and economic institutions, even as cultural life in the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-07-03
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Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Practical Resource brings together theory, policy, and planning for instruction in K-12 classrooms. The resource is a result of collaboration between K-12 teachers, outstanding undergraduate and graduate music education...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-07-03
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Ein reiches Programm mit Konzerten und Gottesdiensten, Referaten und Diskussionen prägte den 5. Internationalen Kirchenmusikkongress, der Ende Oktober 2015 in Bern stattfand. Dabei wurde das Verhältnis von Religion, Kirche und Liturgie zur Musik aus...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-06-29
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This book explores music/sound-image relationships in non-mainstream screen repertoire from the earliest examples of experimental audiovisuality to the most recent forms of expanded and digital technology. It challenges presumptions of visual primacy in experimental...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-06-29
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