Musik

Cabo Verdean Rhythms examines the rhythms, movements and performances of Kolá San Jon, a performative tradition central to Cabo Verde's festas juninas, as a lens for understanding the ongoing negotiations of social and cultural boundaries in Cabo Verde.

Demonstrates that music was fundamental to Roman political culture and social relations, shaping debates about class, gender, ethnicity and more. Draws on a wide range of literary texts, inscriptions and material artefacts from the second century BCE to the end of the reign of Nero in 68 CE.

Marin Mersenne and the Study of Harmony delves into the central role of music among the early modern sciences by focusing on the work of the French polymath Marin Mersenne (1588-1648). Although now considered more an art than a science, music was for many early modern scholars a universal science for studying the harmonies present in all beings. Music's ability to be quantified while being experienced aesthetically meant that, for Mersenne, it was the central science to approximate the sounding and inaudible harmonies present in the world and universe at large. Bringing together Mersenne's interests in the physics of sound and hearing, combinatorics, musical instruments, curiosities, and music from outside of Europe, this book shows why so many early modern scholars were drawn to music and how the discipline of music was transformed in the seventeenth century.

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This book tells the story of the band Magazine formedby Howard Devoto when he left the Buzzcocks. This revised and updated editionbrings the story bang up-to-date. With unique access and interviews with iconicmusicians of the 1980s and today, Helen Chase presents a riveting insight intothe world of punk and beyond.

Into Nowhere: Bruce Springsteen and The Cold War Blues, by Marilisa Merolla--an internationally renowned professor focusing on rock and roll music's impact on world history--investigates the role played by Springsteen as a “Born in the U.S.A.” sound ambassador, particularly in Italy, and sheds light on the invisible trauma that affected the Cold War generation, a trauma profoundly interpreted by Springsteen.The groundbreaking book threads two separate perspectives: one inspired by the psychological interpretation of the effects of the “Blues” on contemporary societies, and another anchored to the current debate among historians about music and international relations. The author uses these two separate threads to investigate the role played by Bruce Springsteen as an American “sound ambassador” outside the US, particularly in Italy and the Mediterranean area; and sheds light on the invisible trauma that affected the Cold War generation. A trauma Bruce Springsteen interpreted, as a sort of “Born in the U.S.A” Dionysus.Through the lens of Springsteen’s Neapolitan roots and Italian heritage via his mother’s family, this book examines the diffusion of the Blues during fascist Italy, and goes deep into the impact of rock and roll music, from Elvis to Bruce, during the Cold War.Since World War II, the US Department of State had used jazz and the Blues as a “sonic weapon” to combat the perception of the US as a racist society. By the Fifties, rock and roll arrived in its raw version in the Mediterranean area through the U.S. soldiers at the Naples-based AFSouth (Allied Forces Southern Europe) Headquarters. Paradoxically, the military use of the Blues, now distilled in rock and roll, represented a double-edged sword which spread the seeds of the dark side of the American way of life among the youth.In the Sixties, with the upheaval of the Vietnam War, the split between the expectations of a more democratic and individualized society and a bipolar geopolitical order of an unexploded atomic war made the frustration of the youth even more unsolvable.From the Seventies to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Bruce Springsteen expressed the peculiar feeling of helplessness of so many people in Western society, offering a transnational Cold War generation a sense of connection. While giving an implicit, alchemical voice to different political identities—Atlanticist, Catholic, and Communist—his music makes the “Nowhere” recognizable in a geopolitical entity drawn by the Blues. His darkness provides redemption through the genuine religious experience of rock and roll. The performance of a collective trauma. A path to healing from the Cold War Blues.

Thisis the story of the milltown brothers meteoric rise and 'much ignored' demise. It's the story of a good band that got very luckyand then got very unlucky. More broadly it demonstratesthe role luck plays in all our lives, every thought, breathand movement impacting on the way our futuresunfold.

What drives a physician, a speech therapist, and a singing teacher to collaborate on a book dedicated to semi-occluded vocal tract exercises?There has long been significant interest from both the scientific and artistic communities in the topic of what are known internationally as Semi Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises (SOVTEs).Such exercises are recognized worldwide for facilitating the attainment of an intuitive and rapid balance of the forces involved in phonation, and have proved particularly effective in vocal warm-ups for both speaking and singing. The insight that prompted the authors to combine their respective expertise and "take a step forward" was the perception that semi-occlusions were not merely useful exercises for vocal warm-up, but also potential allies in the study of singing and in speech therapy.As the reader journeys through scientific assumptions and physiology, applications in singing and speech therapy, this book will serve as a guide toward a deeper understanding of semioccluded vocal tract exercises. It will provide numerous practical insights and application protocols for experimenting with and integrating SOVTEs into one's professional voice practice.

Activating Voices in Jazz History: Students Broadening the Narrative highlights the research of students who have been challenged to assess and interpret evidence found in historical records and engage in field interviews with a diverse representation of jazz artists.

Jim Marshall took over ten thousand photos of the Grateful Dead throughout their career?from Woodstock to the last free concert on Haight Street and beyond. Marshall's magnificent images chronicle the band's trajectory as hairstyles changed, relationships came and went, and the music evolved into the sound that would become beloved by generations to come.

From her early days with Destiny's Child to her epic Renaissance Tour, this book is a vibrant tribute to Beyoncé's unparalleled legacy in music, fashion, and culture. Fans will enjoy 12 mosaic sticker paintings featuring some of her most memorable performances, the history of mosaics, fun facts about Beyoncé, and a complete list of her albums and concert dates. The sticker pages are perforated for easy removal, sharing, and framing. This sticker mosaic art book is the perfect gift for members of the "BeyHive" or any admirer of Beyoncé's incredible career!

Die zehn Beiträge des Bandes beleuchten verschiedene Aspekte des Fremdsprachenerwerbs und -gebrauchs im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert und widmen sich den Modi des Sprachenlernens nicht zuletzt vor dem Hintergrund des sich im Lauf der Frühen Neuzeit verändernden Sprachbewusstseins.

A new biography of Dame Nellie Melba (1861--1931), legend of world opera and perhaps the most famous of all Australian women.