Alfred's Teach Yourself Music History: Everything You Need to Know from Antiquity to Today, Book & CD

Alfred's Teach Yourself Music History: Everything You Need to Know from Antiquity to Today, Book & CD
Author: L. C. Harnsberger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739092712

An overview of all the major periods of Western music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern. World history timelines and visual examples of fine art in each period help relate musical events to familiar moments in history. Includes access to over 13 hours of streaming audio of complete movements and entire pieces featured in the book.

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Recorder

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Recorder
Author: Morton Manus
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1996-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780882846682

Everything you need to start playing now! Includes a history of the recorder, how to choose an instrument, how to read music as well as a complete note and fingering chard, duets and fun songs from every period of music history from "Greensleeves" to "When the Saints Go Marching In!" A fun-filled book that really teaches you how to play!

A Universal History of the Destruction of Books

A Universal History of the Destruction of Books
Author: Fernando Báez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq.

The History of Classical Music For Beginners

The History of Classical Music For Beginners
Author: R. Ryan Endris
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1939994276

Music history is nearly as old as human civilization itself, and while it has permeated the arts and popular culture for centuries, it still has this mystifying aura surrounding it. But fear not—it’s not as complicated as it seems, and anyone can learn the origins and history of Western art music. In addition to learning how better to understand (and enjoy!) classical music, The History of Classical Music For Beginners will help you will learn of some of the more interesting and sometimes comical stories behind the music and composers. Did you know that Jean-Baptiste Lully actually died from conducting one of his own compositions? You may have heard of Gregorian chant, but did you know there are many forms of chant, including Ambrosian and Byzantine chant? And did you also know that only a small portion of “classical music” is even technically Classical? These interesting, insightful facts and more are yours to discover in The History of Classical Music For Beginners.

The Story of the Orchestra

The Story of the Orchestra
Author: Robert Levine
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781579121488

Describes the orchestra and includes information on composers, instruments, and the conductor.

John Prine - Guitar Songbook

John Prine - Guitar Songbook
Author: John Prine
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1540045552

(Guitar Collection). John Prine has been a pillar of American folk music for close to 50 years. His storytelling song style is loved by millions for its honest charm, insight and wit. This collection of 15 transcriptions features some of the best songs of his career, transcribed note-for-note in standard notation and tab. Now you can learn the licks, chords and lyrics just the way Prine plays and sings them! Songs include: Angels from Montgomery * Illegal Smile * In Spite of Ourselves * Paradise * Sam Stone * and more.

What You Need to Know Before You Learn Music History

What You Need to Know Before You Learn Music History
Author: Eric Fine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-04
Genre:
ISBN:

If you want a Music History book that you will complete with ease: that is enjoyable throughout and will have you understanding how all music is connected: this book is for you.The benefits of learning a brief but solid introduction to Music History:Learning Music History-will introduce you to genres and/or styles that you might not have known existedwill make clear that throughout history genres and/or styles have changed but the fundamental purpose of music did not- every genre is inherently similar in purpose-to communicate and express what it means to be humanwill provide context for each genre by explaining the time and place it was created; providing you with an understanding of its sociocultural underpinnings and evolutionwill give you more well-rounded knowledge increasing your overall appreciation of musicwill speed up the time it takes to learn any song- understanding the context of any song increases your connection to it -the greater your connection, the faster you will learnFor a deeper dive, use the Look Inside feature by clicking on the book cover to get a preview of what you will find inside.What you need to know before you learn music history is that all music is the result of organizing sound in various ways to express what it means to be human and the main reason humans create, listen, and share music is to satisfy our innate need to communicate; to share our stories and life lessons and evoke a range of feelings moods and emotions. Therefore, all music, no matter the time in history it is created, no matter the genre, is fundamentally the same.As you will see in this course, every genre uses the same music blueprint- the only difference is that each genre 'interplays' with the music elements differently to suit their compositional needs; to tell the story of their time.

Zen Guitar

Zen Guitar
Author: Philip Toshio Sudo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2013-08-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1439126488

Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance. Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song—a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music. Philip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and open ourselves to Zen awareness uniquely suited to the Western Mind. Through fifty-eight lessons that provide focus and a guide, the reader is led through to Zen awareness. This harmony is further illuminated through quotes from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis. From those who have never strummed a guitar to the more experienced, Zen Guitar shows how the path of music offers fulfillment in all aspects of life—a winning idea and an instant classic.