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Teach Yourself Music History book cover Teach Yourself Music History book cover
Teach Yourself Music History Teach Yourself Music History (Everything You Need to Know About Music - from Antiquity to Today)
L.C. Harnsberger & Donny Trieu - Alfred Music Publishing

Teach Yourself Music History is a thoroughly enjoyable overview of all the major periods of Western music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic,

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The Women of Western Music The Women of Western Music (Hildegard to Ella)
Anna Wentlent - Alfred Music Publishing

Balance your music history curriculum with this indispensable classroom resource! This long-awaited manual focuses exclusively on the female artists who haven't made it into most textbooks. Biographies,

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Music Is History Music Is History
Questlove - Hachette Book Group

Nominated for a spoken-word Grammy, this book combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past 50 years. Focusing on the years 1971 to the

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Way Over in Beulah Lan' Way Over in Beulah Lan' (Understanding and Performing the Negro Spiritual)
Andre J. Thomas - Heritage Music Press

Renowned choral conductor and educator Andre J. Thomas has crafted a book that the conductor of any choral ensemble will want close at hand when preparing to program any concert spiritual. Understanding

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The Greatest Music Stories Never Told The Greatest Music Stories Never Told
Rick Beyer - Harper Collins Pub Inc

Prepare to be astonished by the tantalizing tidbits of music history collected by this author! Did you know about: The ballet that sparked a riot? The rock star who became an astrophysicist? The song that

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Voice Collectors Voice Collectors (Stories and Songs of Chinese Culture Bearers)
Le Zhang & Sarah H. Watts/ed. Karen Howard - GIA Publications

In this vibrant collection of the many different musical traditions that come from the country of China, 32 Chinese men and women joyfully recall their musical experiences and share popular or significant

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On This Day in Music History On This Day in Music History
WARNER, J - Hal Leonard Corporation

Anyone who has ever read anything about a favorite musician will find that it is often the so-called trivia that makes things memorable about that person. Nowhere is this more apparent than in this book.

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The History of Classical Music for Beginners The History of Classical Music for Beginners
R. Ryan Endris - For Beginners, LLC

Many of the most enduring works carry an aura of mystery and remain little understood by modern listeners. But fear not! It's not as mystifying as it seems. Anyone can understand and appreciate Western art

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Play On! Play On! (A Marine's Musical Journey From The Bayou To The White House)
John Bourgeois - GIA Publications

With his hallmark wit and eloquence, Colonel John R. Bourgeois gives an autobiographical account of his life and career as a musician from humble roots who rose through the ranks to became the twenty-fifth

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Messiah: Understanding and Performing Handel's Masterpiece Messiah: Understanding and Performing Handel's Masterpiece
Helmuth Rilling - Carus-Verlag

This book on Handel's "Messiah" reflects Helmuth Rilling's remarkable skills, both as a conductor and as an educator. It is literally a "study guide" for conductors and ... view details

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Messiah HWV 56 SATB Full Score Paperbound Edition Messiah HWV 56 SATB Full Score Paperbound Edition
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Messiah HWV 56 SATB Vocal Score English, with alternative mvts. Messiah HWV 56 SATB Vocal Score English, with alternative mvts.
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In Their Own Words In Their Own Words (Slave Life and the Power of Spirituals)
Eileen Guenther - MorningStar Music Publishers

This groundbreaking study of slavery and spirituals is the first to place the unique voices of an enslaved people squarely within the context of their daily lives. A succinct history is woven into an

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Romantic American Choral Music Romantic American Choral Music (an Anthology)
David P. DeVenney - Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Selected by the ACDA Publications Committee and recommended as a required text at many American choral institutions, this stunning anthology reveals the often-overlooked American composers of choral music

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Pop-Culture Pedagody in the Music Classroom Pop-Culture Pedagody in the Music Classroom (Teaching Tools from American Idol to YouTube)
Nicole Biamonte - Scarecrow Press, Inc.

Teachers the world over are discovering the importance and benefits of incorporating popular culture into the music classroom. Students' familiarity with recorded music, videos, games, and other

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Performing Renaissance Music Performing Renaissance Music
Dennis Shrock - GIA Publications

This remarkable book draws from primary sources to document and explain authentic performance practices of Renaissance-era music - in many cases eye opening, and rarely employed today. Insightful chapters

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A Beginner's Guide to Reading Gregorian Chant Notation A Beginner's Guide to Reading Gregorian Chant Notation
Noel Jones - Frog Music Press

For people who have no experience reading chant or people who do but want to improve their ability in reading the notes, clef, staff markings and understanding what they mean.  The large size used here is... view details
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Thug Life Thug Life (Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop)
Michael P. Jeffries - University of Chicago Press

Hip-hop is a global phenomenon and a massively successful corporate enterprise predominantly controlled and consumed by whites, while the most prominent performers are black. How does this affect our

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Marching Along: The Autobiography of John Philip Sousa Marching Along: The Autobiography of John Philip Sousa (Recollections of Men, Women, and Music)
John Philip Sousa - GIA Publications

In print with the original text for the first time in decades, here is the intriguing autobiography Sousa wrote in the final years of his life. Contained within are amusing and insightful reflections of the

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Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World
Kay Kaufman Shelemay - W. W. Norton & Company

A global approach to music across cultures – this book helps students listen to all music and understand its place in an interconnected world. Using a cross-cultural framework that balances coverage

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Basso Continuo: An Introduction Basso Continuo: An Introduction
Diez Eichler - Breitkopf & Haertel USA

The thoroughbass was the basis of composed music for an entire music-history period. To anyone starting to deal with the music of the "continuo age" in terms of study and practice today, the new

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Dirty South Dirty South (Outkast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop)
Ben Westhoff - Chicago Review Press

This book investigates the southern rap phenomenon and visits the gritty neighborhoods where T.I. and Lil Wayne grew up, kicks it with Big Boi in Atlanta, and speaks with artists like DJ Smurf and Ms.

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Performance Practices in the Baroque Era Performance Practices in the Baroque Era (As Related by Primary Sources)
Dennis Shrock - GIA Publications

In this remarkable book, a companion to Performance Practices in the Classical Era, noted scholar and choral conductor Dennis Shrock brings together in one place treatises, primers, tutorials, letters,

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The Musician's Soul The Musician's Soul
James Jordan - GIA Publications

The Musician's Soul starts all musicians on a journey to the higher plane of artistic self-expression and soulful spirituality. Words of wisdom are based on Jordan's own journey as a conductor, yet

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American Big Bands American Big Bands
Dr. William F. Lee - Hal Leonard Corporation

Count Basie, the Dorsey Brothers, Duke Ellington - these and more were the American idols of the golden era of the big bands. This is the ultimate guide to American big bands, with over 650 entries spanning... view details
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