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Folk, national, and ethnic music

  • The Battle Hymn of the Republicby John Stauffer; Benjamin Soskis

    Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 21.99

    It was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral, and adopted with new lyrics by labor radicals. John Updike quoted it in the title of one of his novels, and George W. Bush had it performed at the memorial service in the National Cathedral for victims of September 11, 2001. Perhaps no other song has held such a profoundly significant--and contradictory--place... more...

  • Alexander the Greatby Edward M. Anson

    Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 30.99

    Alexander the Great's life and career are here examined through the major issues surrounding his reign. What were Alexander's ultimate ambitions? Why did he pursue his own deification while alive? Did he actually set the world in ‘a new groove' as has been claimed by some scholars? And was his death natural or the result of a... more...

  • World Musicby Terry E. Miller; Andrew Shahriari

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 72.95

    Authors Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari take students around the world to experience the diversity of musical expression. World Music: A Global Journey , now in its third edition, is known for its breadth in surveying the world?s major cultures in a systematic study of world music within a strong pedagogical framework. As one prepares for... more...

  • World Musicby Terry E. Miller; Andrew Shahriari

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 72.95

    Authors Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari take students around the world to experience the diversity of musical expression. World Music: A Global Journey , now in its third edition, is known for its breadth in surveying the world?s major cultures in a systematic study of world music within a strong pedagogical framework. As one prepares for... more...

  • Our Ancient National Airsby Karen McAulay

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 114.95

    Karen McAulay traces the complex history of Scottish song collecting, and the publication of major Highland and Lowland collections. Looking at sources, authenticity, collecting methodology and format, McAulay places these collections in their cultural context. Attention is given to some of the performance issues raised, either in correspondence or... more...

  • The Globalization of Irish Traditional Song Performanceby Susan H. Motherway

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 99.95

    Susan Motherway illustrates the transformative impact of globalization on Irish traditional song performance by examining the ways in which performers mediate the divide between local and global markets. The book portrays patterns of musical change extant within the tradition as a result of globalization, and acknowledges music as a medium for renegotiating... more...

  • Loading the Silenceby Linda Ioanna Kouvaras

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 114.95

    Linda Kouvaras explores the ways in which selected sound art works demonstrate creatively how sound is embedded within local, national, gendered and historical environments. Taking Australian music as its primary - but not sole - focus, the book not only covers discussions of technological advancement, but also engages with aesthetic standpoints, through... more...

  • The Scots Fiddleby J. Murray Neil

    Neil Wilson Publishing 2012; US$ 14.57

    In the third of a three-volume set of The Scots Fiddle, J. Murray Neil has compiled a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland from the West Highlands, Hebrides, Orkney & Shetland.  It includes a wonderful selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots meet at festivals and on special occasions.   Extensive... more...

  • To Do This, You Must Know Howby Lynn Abbot; Doug Seroff

    University Press of Mississippi 2012; US$ 187.50

    To Do This, You Must Know How traces black vocal music instruction and inspiration from the halls of Fisk University to the mining camps of Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama, and on to Chicago and New Orleans. In the 1870s, the Original Fisk University Jubilee Singers successfully combined Negro spirituals with formal choral music disciplines, and... more...

  • Folk Music: The Basicsby Ronald Cohen

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 24.95

    Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scholarship, it will focus on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music: traditional, local performers; professional collectors; and the advent of professional performers... more...