Musik

"The history of disco and its predecessors is often portrayed as one of glamour and excess. Dancehalls, Glitterballs and DJs expands this history, to encompass tatty but much-loved provincial dancehalls, mobile DJs with home-made light shows and rusty vans, one-hit-wonders on the chicken-in-a-basket circuit, and nights out with Jane Austen. It's a vital, fun-packed history of a cultural movement that, despite the vagaries of fashion, remains part of the entertainment scene today"--

"This book brings together over 130 original interviews and new archival and biographical research on Wheeler's life and music, chronicling his journey from small town Canada to international acclaim. It is as much a perspective on the history and development of jazz in Britain and Europe as it is the extraordinary tale of this improbable pioneer"--

A major new study piecing together the intriguing but fragmentary evidence surrounding the lives of minstrels to highlight how these seemingly peripheral figures were keenly involved with all aspects of late medieval communities.

Let's spend the night together explores how sex and sexuality provided essential elements of British youth culture in the 1950s through to the 1980s. It posits that the underlying sexual charge of rock 'n'roll - and pop music more generally - was integral to the broader challenge embodied in the youth cultures that developed after World War Two. As teenage hormones rushed to move to the music and take advantage of the spaces opening up through consumption, education and employment, so the boundaries of British morality and cultural propriety were tested and often transgressed. Be it the assertive masculinity of the teds or the lustful longings of the teeny-bopper, the gender-bending of glam or the subterranean allure of an underground club/disco, the free love of the 1960s or the punk provocations in the 1970s, sex was forever to the fore and, more often than not, underpinned the moral panics that fitfully followed any cultural shift in youthful style and behaviour. Drawing from scholarship across a range of disciplines, the Subcultures Network explore how sex and sexuality were experienced, presented, conferred, responded to and understood within the context of youth culture, popular music and social change in the period between World War Two and the advent of AIDS. The chapters locate sex, music and youth culture in the context of post-war Britain: that is, in the context of a widening and ever-more prevalent media; amidst the loosening bonds of censorship; in a society that aspired to (and for some time offered) full-employment as it reconfigured and rebuilt after the war; that was shaped by changing patterns of consumption and the emergence of the 'teenager'; that saw conventions challenged by new ideas, new demographics and new behaviours; that existed, as Jeff Nuttall famously argued, under the shadow of the (nuclear) bomb.

This book explores Russian independent music - nezavisimaia muzyka - in a time of profound transformations in Russian society, looking especially at the mutual influence between music and the socio-political context in which it was created.

This volume asserts that institutional teaching, study, administration, and performance of music should derive from "essential goodness:" the transcendent value embodied in meaning-making that is manifest through holistic cognitive, creative, kinesthetic, productive, and expressive reality.

A must-read collection for all music fansDelve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times.

Music transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral tradition, musical notation and recordings in a chain of connection that spans the globe, across the millennia. A History of the World in 100 Pieces follows that chain, collating 100 examples of classical music that reflect our changing politics, social structures and technological development, and how composers, musicians and listeners have shaped those currents of history. From folk songs to national anthems, Beethoven to Florence Price, fifteenth-century French opera to 1970s experimental piano works, Tom Service offers a fresh take on pieces everyone knows and many more they might not. With each short, sharp analysis, he expands the typical canon and tests the boundaries of what we understand to be 'classical music' - or even music at all, such as the sounds of the earth's rotation as recorded by sound artist Jez riley French. An official BBC Radio 3 publication, A History of the World in 100 Pieces is a book for anyone curious about the power of music and how it shapes us and connects us.

Are you hyped from the Eras tour? Does your group chat blow up every time Taylor Swift drops a new album? Is Tay Tay top of your Spotify Wrapped?If this sounds like you, then this culinary ode to the Swiftieverse will hit all the right notes. These baking recipes capture everything we love about Taylor Swift's creations - the lyrics, the vibes, the emotional journey - and delivers funs desserts and snacks perfect for your next party, including:You Belong With Brie * Love Story Cake * I Knew You Were Truffles * Loving Him Was Bread * Karma Cat Cookies * Boys only want love if it's Sachetorture * and many more.These 'era' inspired tasty treats will elevate you to a superstar in the kitchen.

"I have long awaited a book which addresses using signing as the means to structure an improvisation-based performance into composition. Anders Eskildsen's book is a fantastic in-depth study of Soundpainting. He explores its history, structures, its usages and how Soundpainting fits into today's world of the performing arts. Bravo Anders!"--Walter Thompson, composer/pianist, and author of Soundpainting Workbooks 1-4, Soundpainting: A Language of Creativity For Music Educators (co-authored with Mark Harris), The Soundpainting DictionaryThis book explores Soundpainting, a multidisciplinary sign language for live composition and conducted improvisation, highlighting its role in facilitating creative, social interactions in music and other performative arts. Examining the meaning of Soundpainting's syntax, the connection between constraints and creativity in hand signs, and the means for dynamic distribution and transformation of agency within ensembles, the book provides insight into the nature of cocreation and the organization of creative processes.Anders Eskildsen is a certified soundpainter and an assistant professor of music at Aalborg University, Denmark. He holds a PhD in musicology from Aarhus University.

From popular carols to classic pop songs, this colourful gift book is for all who love Christmas and the music that comes with it.

This book explores twelve themes that reflect Beethoven's compositional development and thought. The result is a fascinating new portrait of the composer and his music, and a panorama of the world of thought, norms, and values that he navigated.

This book explores the building of political voice of young South Sudanese Australians to resist racialising discourses, particularly through Hip Hop.

Discover the stories behind SEVENTEEN's most iconic performances, with intimateinsights and a host of stunning illustrations in a book that offers the ultimate look into theirrise to global stardom.

What better way to celebrate the phenomenon that is Stray Kids than throughthis beautifully illustrated book, packed with intimate insights and illustrations thatexplore their incredible journey and groundbreaking music.

In a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into music production, Artificial Intelligence in Music and Audio Production provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the latest developments.

This is Beyoncé, as the unrivalled queen of excellence and empowerment. What better way to celebrate the legend, the music, and the message of Beyoncé thanthrough this visual journey spanning the course of her stardom-an icon whose impact istruly unmatched.

Theology and the Blues showcases theological themes inherent within the organic and expressive genre of the blues. The blues offers safe space to explore the raw material of our fallen condition, urging our voices to join the universal, primal cry for new creation.

ConceptDrums - Bass - GuitarFor tomorrow's music makersThis book contains:¿ Performance and tuition repertoire for HIGHER INSTRUMENTAL POPULAR MUSIC EDUCATION (HIPME).If you fancy a challenge, then give it a go!¿ CONTEMPORARY GROOVES - Stretch your technical abilities¿ DOWNLOADABLE BACKING TRACKS - With notated scores¿ EDUCATIONAL THEORY - An insight into how we learnPLUG IN....TURN UP THE VOLUME....1.2.... 1...2....3....4

Most of us can hum, whistle, or tap out a favourite tune but not too many of us can recall the lyrics, the words. Yet it is the skill of the wordsmith, the lyricist who at the stroke of a pen can transport us, if only for a moment, into our own world recalling cathartic events, romantic moments and nostalgic longings for times gone by. In just a few short strokes of his pen the skilled lyricist can move us to tears or anger or is able to stimulate pride or joy.Popular music is at an all-time high and I would defy anyone reading this book not to be able to find a song that they could not identify with or indeed have been emotionally associated with at some point in their formative years or indeed in their twilight years!During the writing of this book, I admit to many moments, good and bad, when the words of skilled lyricists left their songs stimulating incidents and memories long since relegated to the back of my mind!