The Progressive Music Series for Basal use in Primary, Intermediate and Grammar Grades
Viennese medley
Step into the enchanting world of "Viennese Medley," a timeless exploration of the rich tapestry of 19th-century music that has been out of print for decades and is now reborn by Alpha Editions. This beautifully restored edition is not just a reprint; it s a collector s item and a cultural treasure, meticulously crafted for today s and future generations of music lovers. Delve into the heart of Vienna s classical music scene as you uncover the stories behind the Austrian composers who shaped the sound of an era. "Viennese Medley" offers a captivating blend of musical history and appreciation, showcasing symphonic works and orchestral compositions that resonate with both casual readers and dedicated classical music enthusiasts. Each page invites you to experience the emotional depth and historical significance of these masterpieces, providing insights that enrich your understanding of Vienna s cultural heritage. Whether you re a music aficionado or a curious newcomer to the world of classical music literature, this book serves as an inspiring introduction to the symphonic wonders of the past. Embrace the legacy of these extraordinary composers and celebrate the beauty of their contributions to the musical landscape. Rediscover "Viennese Medley" today and let its melodies echo through your heart and home.
Down the line with John Henry
Step into the heart of American folklore with "Down the Line with John Henry," a captivating tale that celebrates resilience, strength, and the indomitable spirit of labor. This beloved classic, now republished by Alpha Editions after decades of being out of print, invites readers to rediscover the legendary folk hero John Henry, whose mythic struggle against the relentless steam drill embodies the very essence of human tenacity. In this inspiring narrative, readers will journey through the rich tapestry of African American history and culture, exploring themes of industry, perseverance, and the timeless battle between man and machine. "Down the Line with John Henry" is more than just a story; it is a poignant reminder of the power of community and the enduring legacy of those who fought for their dignity and rights. This edition is not merely a reprint; it is a meticulously restored collector's item, designed to resonate with today s audience while preserving its historical significance. As a cultural treasure, it enriches any library, appealing to both casual readers and dedicated classic literature collectors alike. Don t miss your chance to own a piece of American literary heritage. Experience the magic of John Henry and his world an essential read for anyone who cherishes inspirational stories and the rich folklore that shapes our cultural identity.
Alive in the Sound
In Alive in the Sound, Ronald Radano proposes a new understanding of US Black music by focusing on the key matter of value, manifested musically in its seemingly embodied qualities--spirit, soul, and groove. While acknowledging these qualities are always embedded in Black music, Radano shows they developed not simply from performance but from musicians' status as laborers inhabiting an enduring racial-economic contradiction: Black music originated publicly as an exchangeable property owned by people whose subhuman status granted them--as "natural" musicians--indelible properties of sound. As a contradiction of the rules of ownership, where enslaved property was forbidden the right to own, modern Black music emerges after emancipation as a primary possession, moving dialectically into commercial markets and counterhistorically back into Black worlds. Slavery's seminal contests of ownership underlie modern musical sensations of aliveness, which become the chief measure of value in popular music. By reconceiving US Black music history as a history of value, Radano rethinks the music's place in US and global culture.
The Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Music Education
The Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Music Education brings together a wide range of international scholars, practicing music teachers and educators, policymakers, and community musicians to conceptualize, analyze, and critique the personal, social, cultural, political, ethical, and therapeutic practices and problems in music education through feminist perspectives. The book offers global critical perspectives on a wide range of conceptual and practical issues in music education as they apply to various forms of feminist perspectives in music teaching and learning within schools and communities. The central aims of this volume are to engage with readers' understandings of and critical thinking about feminist perspectives on the problems, opportunities, and "spaces and places" that music educators and community music facilitators encounter, and to elucidate the concepts and practical strategies they employ to improve various aspects of music teaching and learning around the world through feminist lenses. This book helps current and future music educators, community music facilitators, arts and music activists, and solidarity workers to understand the many varieties and potentials of music teaching and learning, as described by the world-renowned scholars and practitioners in this book. It further invites readers to consider how traditional forms of musical pedagogies can be transformed in ways that will make them more mindful of and empathetic toward the personal and musical aims and desires of music students, musicians, and musical communities and collectives. This book will be of interest to teachers, scholars, administrators, advocates, and solidarity workers who wish to redefine, refine, and redesign music teaching and learning practices.
Music Performers' Lived Experiences
The two volumes on Music Performers' Lived Experiences seeks to widen this research area through close investigations of a variety of rich, complex and nuanced experiences classical music performers have qua performers, as they interact with musical scores, instruments, performance traditions, other musicking individuals, wider artistic and cultural discourses, norms and beliefs.The two volumes aim to "humanise" music performers and contribute towards shaping a more performer-centred discipline of Music Performance Studies. The first volume, Music Performers' Lived Experiences: Theory, Method, Interpretation, brings together internationally renowned scholars, who capture and scrutinise, through a variety of methods, a wide range of experiences performers have--as well as the personally meaningful lived experience narratives performers construct--presenting vivid portraits of music performers as artists situated in unique socio-cultural, historical, embodied and discursive contexts. The topics discussed include the construction of the idea of "the composer" from lived experiences of performing, manifestations of wisdom in the ways performers make sense of their experiences, joys of sight-reading, performer agency, lived experience as the basis of performance analysis, emotional labour of working with controversial repertoire, performance anxiety dreams of music performers, experience of working across musical genres, the nature of intersubjective experiences in music-making, absorption, and subjective bodily sensations in performance.Readers will come away from the book with fresh insights about and an enhanced understanding of the infinitely rich lifeworld of music performers.
Psychological and Social Aspects of the Tragedy of Suicide
This scholarly monograph, Psychological and Social Aspects of the Tragedy of Suicide in English and Uzbek Literature, offers a comprehensive and methodologically grounded investigation into the representation of suicide as a multifaceted phenomenon within two distinct yet dialogically interconnected literary traditions. By drawing on a diverse corpus of texts-from canonical English works to emblematic Uzbek literary narratives-the study elucidates how suicide is constructed not only as a deeply personal and psychological experience but also as a socially mediated and culturally encoded act. It positions suicide within a complex matrix of literary aesthetics, sociocultural discourse, and human existential reflection.
Reforming Community
Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.The religious reforms of the mid-sixteenth century raised important questions about what it meant to be English in the Tudor period--after all, the medieval liturgy had been one of the few constants for English people of all ages and classes for centuries. Reforming Community examines the key role religious music played in the formation of English identity in the nation's capital as the governments of Edward VI and Mary I imposed competing religious agendas on a populace whose members held a plurality of views about reform. The book begins by examining the relationship between the "official" liturgical policies of Edward VI and Mary I and the practices of London's parish churches, demonstrating that those across the confessional spectrum relied on links to the Henrician past to redefine their worship spaces. In the public sphere, however, supporters of the Edwardine and Marian governments sometimes differed; though both turned to the new genre of godly ballads, the former shaped discourses around Englishness and religion by promoting scripture-based song, while the latter relied heavily on public processions to reinforce an explicitly Catholic identity. Confession Carried Aloft thus argues that in using specific music to assert confessional preferences, Londoners sought to forge their own understanding of their identities separate from Catholic (and Protestant) Europe.
Music To Be Performed At The Grand National Peace Jubilee To Be Held In Boston, June, 1869
