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Music: General Index


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Music Censorship
Observes the furor centering around the labelling of rock albums with parental advisories about the albums' supposedly objectional content, and the artists concern of this as censorship and an invasion of their First Amendment rights.    Written in 1990,   7 pages,  14 sources,   $62.65
William Billings
A composer of special music, psalmody, the art of reciting psalms musically.    Written in 1978,   6 pages,  5 notes,  4 sources,   $53.70
Afro-American Dancing: Concert and Vernacular
The influences of African and Black music on Afro-American dancing.    Written in 1978,   5 pages,  22 notes,  6 sources,   $44.75
Gregorian Chants.
The beginnings of recorded Christian song, their means of recording, and diagrams of the precise structures of each chant.    Written in 1979,   10 pages,  8 notes,  4 sources,   $89.50
Folk Dances in Southern Mexico
An analysis of the development and social origins of these dances.    Written in 1979,   10 pages,  6 notes,  7 sources,   $89.50
Music of the Spheres
Examines Pythagoras' theory of music and harmonies in movement of the celestial bodies, linking music to mathematics.    Written in 1979,   9 pages,  8 notes,  6 sources,   $80.55
The Acoustic and Electric Piano
Examines differences and similarities in structure and sound.    Written in 1979,   5 pages,  6 notes,  10 sources,   $44.75
Improvisation in Music Education
Based on Plato's theory of existent harmony in all things, suggests study of the instrument to provide a more broad based understanding of theme and order, oriented towards 8th grade primarily.    Written in 1979,   6 pages,   $53.70
Applied Musical Acoustics
Deals specifically with the behavior of sound in enclosed rooms or auditoriums, consideration of architectural design, reverberation and the science developed during the classical period.    Written in 1979,   18 pages,  59 notes,  24 sources,   $161.10
Methods of Conducting
Discusses and analyzes the various schools and methods of using the baton when directing an orchestra.    Written in 1979,   6 pages,  7 notes,  5 sources,   $53.70
The History of Conducting
Discusses the background and various styles which have developed in the history of directing an orchestra of modern size.    Written in 1980,   7 pages,  3 notes,  2 sources,   $62.65
Mexican Music
The history and role of Mariachi Bands and songs in Mexican culture.    Written in 1980,   8 pages,  5 notes,  2 sources,   $71.60
Afro-American Music Styles
An analysis of the influence of Black and African forms and styles on contemporary American music such as jazz, hard bop, soul and funky music.    Written in 1981,   7 pages,  9 notes,  5 sources,   $62.65
The Economics of the Stringed Instrument Building and Repair Trade
Focuses on violin making. History, current industry conditions, economics and pricing margins.    Written in 1982,   7 pages,  4 notes,  4 sources,   $62.65
Irish Folk Dance7
Derivations and styles of Irish dancing, especially as related to Harp and bagpipe music.    Written in 1980,   6 pages,  9 notes,  2 sources,   $53.70
The Latin Music of Cuba
A history of Latin music, especially in Cuba. Discusses instruments used and its influence on American music.    Written in 1982,   13 pages,  14 notes,  6 sources,   $116.35
The Musical Criticism of Sacheverell Sitwell
An analysis of Sacheverell Sitwell's writings in music criticism.    Written in 1982,   9 pages,  26 notes,  12 sources,   $80.55
The Xylophone
A discussion of this ancient member of the idiophone family of musical instruments tracing its development from primitative forms to its current uasge as a sophisticated jazz and concert instrument capable of all of the modulation and synthesizer effects.    Written in 1991,   9 pages,  19 notes,  5 sources,   $80.55
Instrumental Sound Production : The Piano
Examines the large dynamic range of the piano, its history of design as originaly an improvement upon the clavichord and the harpsichord, tuning techniques in creating harmonic sounds, etc.    Written in 1991,   12 pages,  18 notes,  6 sources,   $107.40
Laurie Anderson : Analysis of a Song Representative of her work
An examination of Anderson's musical work, being a classical violinist, in which her synthesis of components comprise a landscape of contemporary music and art. Observes such works as O Superman and Gravity's Angels.    Written in 1992,   6 pages,  7 notes,  5 sources,   $53.70
A Brief Biography of Fred Astaire
Observes Fred Astaire as best remembered as one of America's most beloved and respected dancers, a man whose innovative style and modern expression made him famous and often imitated.    Written in 1992,   4 pages,  5 sources,   $35.80
Elvis as a Commodity
Discusses the manner in which Elvis Presley has become an iconographic commodity and how this transformation of a rock and roll musician can be understood from a sociological perspective.    Written in 1993,   10 pages,  10 sources,   $89.50
Who Cares if You Listen by Milton Babbitt
A Response to this article written from the perspective of the music composer who presents a highly personalized view of what the audience should do as its share of the concert or performance experience.    Written in 1993,   6 pages,   $53.70
The African Roots of Rap and Hip Hop
Describes, from an anthropological perspective, the influence of African musical and dance forms on the development, in recent years, of two new variations on the rock and roll theme, rap and hip hop.    Written in 1993,   10 pages,  6 sources,   $89.50
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