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Cantos especiales - Cantos Yoruba, Iyesa y Arara, Vol. I
Coburg Percussion Publishing 2012; Not AvailableThis is Adrian Coburg?s extended and comprehensive transcription book of the Tradados de fundamento of the Orishas. The song scores are in the manner of call and response to celebrate religious ceremonies. Originally from ethnic sources such as: Yoruba, Iyesa and Arara. Cantos Especiales Vol 1 and Vol 2 is a continuing selection. The transcription... more...
Cantos especiales - Cantos Yoruba, Iyesa y Arara, Vol. III
Coburg Percussion Publishing 2012; Not AvailableThis is Adrian Coburg?s comprehensive additional transcription book of song scores ?Fundamento? in the manner of call and response to celebrate religious ceremonies. Originally from ethnic sources such as Yoruba, Iyesa and Arara. His collection contains songs for 20 Orishas. The transcription includes short instructions for Bata drums. It opens with... more...
Cantos especiales - Cantos Yoruba y Iyesa, Vol. IV
Coburg Percussion Publishing 2012; Not AvailableThis is Adrian Coburg?s additional transcription book of song scores ?Cantos de campo? in the manner of call and response to celebrate religious ceremonies. Originally from ethnic sources such as: Yoruba and Iyesa. His collection contains songs for 13 Orishas. The transcription includes short instructions for Bata drums. It opens with Elegua and ends... more...
Europe Dancing
Routledge 2000; US$ 39.95Europe Dancing examines the dance cultures and movements which have developed in Europe since the Second World War. Nine countries are represented in this unique collaboration between European dance scholars. more...
Pre-Classic Dance Forms
Princeton Book Company 2004; US$ 10.95Pre-Classic Dance Forms supplies its readers with complete historical descriptions of 16th and 17th century dances. For the student of music and dance, Horst offers a brief, readable introduction to this important era of dancing and its customs and styles and shows how the early dances influenced the growth of modern dance in this century. Through... more...
Elements of Classical Ballet Technique
Princeton Book Company 2004; US$ 9.95Elements of Classical Ballet Technique as Practiced in the School for the Dance Theatre of Harlem champions the rich heritage of American dance from Fanny Elssler's triumphs to the square dances of the pioneers and on to the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Originally published in 1977, the text serves as a theoretical and practical outline of Shook's... more...
Dance and authenticity in Israel and Palestine
BRILL 2003; US$ 188.00In this ethnographic study, Kaschl examines the history of two related and competing Palestinian and Israeli folk dance forms. The focus is on how these forms known as dabkeh and debkah , respectively represent a contested cultural essence of both Palestinian and Israeli nationalism. The performances of three dance troupes (one Israeli and two Pale more...
Asian Dance
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 42.00Asian Dance, Second Edition introduces readers to the rich variety of dance traditions of India, Thailand, Java, Bali, China, and Japan. From the profound impact Hindu deities had on dance in India and later in Southeast Asia thousands of years ago to the 20th-century development of Butoh in Japan, dance has been a means for people to express themselves... more...
African Dance
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 42.00The ancient tradition of African dance has influenced dance styles all over the world. It is used to commemorate many annual ceremonies and activities, such as rites of passage and the harvest, and it is also an important form of recreation, religious expression, and storytelling. In African Dance, Second Edition, the varied cultures of Africa and... more...
European Dance
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 42.00Long before people learned to write or build cities, they danced to communicate with their gods, bring luck, banish evil, and mark life's passages. Today's well-known folk dances have developed over centuries of struggle and celebration. This new edition of European Dance: Ireland, Poland, Spain, and Greece looks at the folk dances of four... more...









