Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: National Endowment for the Arts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 652
Release: 1990
Genre: Federal aid to the arts
ISBN:

Reports for 1980-19 also include the Annual report of the National Council on the Arts.

The Boston Composers Project

The Boston Composers Project
Author: Boston Area Music Libraries
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 818
Release: 1983
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780262021982

The bibliography lists nearly 5,000 compositions by 200 composers of jazz and "art" music, indicating where scores or realizations can be purchased, rented, or borrowed, and which Boston area libraries have them in their collections.

Dmitri Shostakovich Catalogue

Dmitri Shostakovich Catalogue
Author: Derek C. Hulme
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2010-02-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 081087265X

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, as well as the first major Soviet composer. In the fourth edition of Dmitri Shostakovich Catalogue: The First Hundred Years and Beyond, Derek C. Hulme names and describes all known musical compositions of the Russian composer. More than 175 major works are annotated and discussed, including such comprehensive details as titles and subtitles, dates of composition, instrumentation, and duration; information on dedications and premieres; arrangements by the composer and others; publication details; notes on bibliographical references and the location of the autograph score; and comprehensive chronological lists of vinyl, compact disc, and visual recordings. The entries are presented chronologically and by opus number, while indexes of names and compositions provide full accessibility. Several appendixes supplement the volume, guiding readers to further information in published sources and providing information on the composer's film, radio, television, and theatre productions; his abandoned projects and obscure works; and his recordings, including box sets and special USSR recordings. An appendix also discusses the monogram DSCH, a musical motif based on his name that permeates his compositions. This new edition also includes a comprehensive chronological chart of Shostakovich's works and historical events and several plates of memorabilia.

Arranged by Nelson Riddle

Arranged by Nelson Riddle
Author: Nelson Riddle
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 204
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457467929

The definitive study of arranging by America's premiere composer, arranger and conductor. A "must" for every musician interested in a greater understanding of arranging. Includes chapters on instrumentation, orchestration and Nelson Riddle's work with Sinatra, Cole and Garland.

Sing and Sing On

Sing and Sing On
Author: Kay Kaufman Shelemay
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 022681002X

"In Sentinel Musicians of the Ethiopian American Diaspora, Kay Kaufman Shelemay shares more than forty years of research among Ethiopian musicians in the midst of a widespread and evolving diaspora. Beginning on the eve of the Ethiopian revolution in 1974 all the way up to the present day, Shelemay follows musicians as some leave Ethiopia for the US, setting up essential networks of support in cities such as New York, Boston, and Washington, DC. Throughout this profound transition, Shelemay shows how Ethiopian musicians serve a critical function in social and political life by both safeguarding community identity and challenging authority within Ethiopian society. She coins the term "sentinel musicians" to express musicians' double capacity to guard culture and guide it through periods of change, transforming the world around them under political pressures and during times of extreme social stress. While musicians held this role in Ethiopian culture long before the revolution began, it has taken on new meanings and contours in the Ethiopian diaspora. Some sentinel musicians have quite literally led the way as they migrated to new locales, establishing transnational networks, founding new institutions, and undertaking numerous initiatives in community building. Ultimately, Shelemay shows that musicians are uniquely positioned to serve this sentinel role as guardians and challengers of cultural heritage"--

Yardbird Suite

Yardbird Suite
Author: Lawrence O. Koch
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1988
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780879722593

A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical material arranged chronologically and linked with Parker's recordings. The "Bird Stories" are all here, from Parker's Kansas City roots to his untimely death, as well as the seminal journal article on Parker's music, "Ornithology" that appeared in the Journal of Jazz Studies.

F-O

F-O
Author: Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1636
Release: 1990
Genre: Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN:

Modern Jazz Voicings

Modern Jazz Voicings
Author: Ted Pease
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2001-04-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476867291

(Berklee Guide). The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate harmonic tensions, understanding jazz harmony, overcoming harmonic ambiguity, experimenting with unusual combinations and non-traditional alignments, and many more. The accompanying audio includes performance examples of several different arranging techniques.

Who's Who of British Jazz

Who's Who of British Jazz
Author: John Chilton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2004-05-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826423892

Chilton details the work of musicians from every era of British jazz, ranging from those who played professionally before 1920 to today's young jazz stars.