The Band Music Handbook

The Band Music Handbook
Author: Christopher M. Cicconi
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2017-02-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1442268646

The Band Music Handbook: A Comprehensive Catalog of Band Repertoire presents professional, college, community, and school band directors with an essential tool for discovering and selecting appropriate repertoire. Christopher M. Cicconi presents a wide-ranging catalog of band music composed in the past twenty-five years. From the work of John Adams to Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the music cataloged includes works appropriate for all ages and skill levels. Each work listed includes date of origin, duration, exact instrumentation, and publisher. A number of appendixes further classify the repertoire by composer, title, and duration and offer a detailed list of publishers, a bibliography for further reading, and a comprehensive march list. Following the model of the best-selling Daniels’ Orchestral Music, The Band Music Handbook puts the information that band conductors, directors, and musicians need right at their fingertips. It is also an essential tool for future music educators and instrumental music education students seeking assistance in repertoire selection.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Ellen Koskoff
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 2651
Release: 2017-09-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1351544144

This volume makes available the full range of the American/Canadian musical experience, covering-for the first time in print-all major regions, ethnic groups, and traditional and popular contexts. From musical comedy to world beat, from the songs of the Arctic to rap and house music, from Hispanic Texas to the Chinese communities of Vancouver, the coverage captures the rich diversity and continuities of the vibrant music we hear around us. Special attention is paid to recent immigrant groups, to Native American traditions, and to such socio-musical topics as class, race, gender, religion, government policy, media, and technology.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Ruth M. Stone
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 3969
Release: 2017-09-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 135154411X

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music is a ten-volume reference work, organized geographically by continent to represent the musics of the world in nine volumes. The tenth volume houses reference tools and descriptive information about the encyclopedia’s structure, criteria for inclusion and other information specific to the field of ethnomusicology. An award-winning reference, its contributions are from top researchers around the world who were active in fieldwork and from key institutions with programs in ethnomusicology. GEWM has become a familiar acronym, and it remains highly revered for its scholarship, uncontested in being the sole encompassing reference work with a broad survey of world music. More than 9,000 pages, with musical illustrations, photographs and drawings, it is accompanied by 300+ audio examples.

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2
Author: John Shepherd
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 713
Release: 2003-05-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1847144721

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.

Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music

Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music
Author: Ali Welky
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1935106600

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Wind Ensemble and Its Repertoire

The Wind Ensemble and Its Repertoire
Author: Frank J. Cipolla
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1999-11-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457449949

As part of the mission of The Donald Hunsberger Wind Library, the 1994 hardcover edition (University of Rochester Press) of The Wind Ensemble and Its Repertoire has now been published in a paperback edition. This compendium of research includes "must have" information on the history and execution of the wind ensemble repertoire.

Music in American Life [4 volumes]

Music in American Life [4 volumes]
Author: Jacqueline Edmondson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 2530
Release: 2013-10-03
Genre: Music
ISBN:

A fascinating exploration of the relationship between American culture and music as defined by musicians, scholars, and critics from around the world. Music has been the cornerstone of popular culture in the United States since the beginning of our nation's history. From early immigrants sharing the sounds of their native lands to contemporary artists performing benefit concerts for social causes, our country's musical expressions reflect where we, as a people, have been, as well as our hope for the future. This four-volume encyclopedia examines music's influence on contemporary American life, tracing historical connections over time. Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between this art form and our society. Entries include singers, composers, lyricists, songs, musical genres, places, instruments, technologies, music in films, music in political realms, and music shows on television.