Native American Songs for Piano Solo

Native American Songs for Piano Solo
Author: GAIL SMITH
Publsiher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781610650434

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A truly fresh and exciting book of piano solos featuring authentic Native American melodies. the history of the American Indian is sometimes a sad drama, yet is filled with a wonder reflected in music. This book, the result of extensive research by the outstanding educator, composer and musicologist, Gail Smith, conveys music that is truly American. Easy to intermediate in difficulty.

American Indian melodies

American Indian melodies
Author: Arthur Farwell
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1999
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN: UOM:39015048267549

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Christian Classics for Piano Solo

Christian Classics for Piano Solo
Author: GAIL SMITH
Publsiher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017-05-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781619117365

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This collection of piano solos includes twelve classic hymns-a variety of themesrepresentative of the Christian faith's heritage. The unique arrangements are anaddition to anyone's music library and can be used for many occasions. Examples include Amazing Grace introduced as a round, a medley of Abide with Me and Pachelbel's Canon, and an arrangement of A Mighty Fortress Is Our God with four key changes and an ending from Sigismond Thalberg's Les Huguenots, Op. 20.

Canons and Rounds for Piano Solo

Canons and Rounds for Piano Solo
Author: GAIL SMITH
Publsiher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-05-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781619117457

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This collection of 39 rounds and canons features a range of material from the oldest-known round; "Sumer Is Icumen In" to the famous Pachelbel Canon, as well as six original canons by Gail Smith. The short canons composed by Konrad Kunz are ideal for sight reading. There is one in every major and minor key in a 5- finger position. For the more advanced pianist there are amazing canonic piano solos by Bach, Schumann and Clementi. The right hand melody becomes the left hand melody in a very magical way melting into the most beautiful harmony imaginable. There's a canon to go "around" for pianists with any amount of experience!

Music in the Chautauqua Movement

Music in the Chautauqua Movement
Author: Paige Lush
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013-07-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786473151

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The chautauqua movement was a truly American phenomenon, providing education and entertainment for millions of people and employing thousands of musicians in the process. While scholars have previously explored various facets of the chautauqua movement, this is the first book to trace the place of music in the movement from its inception through its decline. Drawing upon the rich collections of ephemera left by several chautauqua bureaus, this study profiles several famous musicians and introduces the reader to lesser-known musical acts that traveled the chautauqua circuits. In addition, it explores music's role in defining the chautauqua movement as "high culture," legitimizing the movement in the eyes of community leaders and setting it apart from vaudeville and other competing amusements. Finally, it addresses music's role in establishing chautauqua's identity as an American institution, specifically in the years surrounding World War I.

The American Indian in Song

The American Indian in Song
Author: Mischa Portnoff
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1968
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN: PSU:000019637693

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Music in the Westward Expansion

Music in the Westward Expansion
Author: Laura Dean
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2022-05-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781476685229

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Over 400,000 people moved their families in search of a better life in the American West during the Westward Expansion. The pioneers made room for musical instruments with their guns, food, and tools, while taking only the minimal necessities that would fit into modest wagons. During what seemed like an interminable dusty journey, music was often the sole source of light and happiness for these exhausted travelers. This book examines the roles of music in the Westward Expansion and the diverse cultural landscape of the Old West, including northern Cheyenne courtship flute makers, fiddle-playing explorers, dancing fur trappers, hymn-singing missionaries, frontier flutists, girls with guitars, wagon-driving balladeers, poetic cowboys, singing farmers, musical miners, and preaching songsters.

The Exotic In Western Music

The Exotic In Western Music
Author: Jonathan Bellman
Publsiher: UPNE
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1998
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1555533191

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Exoticism has flourished in western music since the seventeenth century. A blend of familiar and unfamiliar gestures, this vibrant musical language takes the listener beyond the ordinary by evoking foreign cultures and forbidden desires. In this pioneering collection, distinguished musicologists explore the ways in which western composers have used exotic themes for dramatic and striking effect. Interweaving historical, musical, and cultural perspectives, the contributors examine the compositional use of exotic styles and traditions in the works of artists as diverse as Mozart and George Harrison. The volume sheds new light on a significant yet largely neglected art form, and it makes a valuable contribution to music history and cultural studies.