The Cartoon Music Book

The Cartoon Music Book Review

The popularity of cartoon music, from Carl Stalling’s work for Warner Bros. to Disney sound tracks and The Simpsons’ song parodies, has never been greater. This lively and fascinating look at cartoon music’s past and present collects contributions from well-known music critics and cartoonists, and interviews with the principal cartoon composers. Here Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his music for Rugrats, Alf Clausen about composing for The Simpsons, Carl Stalling about his work for Walt Disney and Warner Bros., Irwin Chusid about Raymond Scott’s work, Will Friedwald about Casper the Friendly Ghost, Richard Stone about his music for Animaniacs, Joseph Lanza about Ren and Stimpy, and much, much more.

Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz

Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz Review

New Orleans jazz thrilled the world in the twenties and traveled around the world in the thirties. In the forties and fifties, the world came to New Orleans to hear authentic New Orleans jazz played by real jazz musicians. The sixties brought Preservation Hall, a musical institution that even a hurricane couldn't kill. For the last 40 years, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has been celebrating New Orleans' and Louisiana's unique culture and music. This volume contains rare photographs from the Louisiana State Museum's Jazz Collection, lovingly assembled and accompanied by captions written by award-winning author and Jazz Roots radio show host Tom Morgan. Those who love jazz will be amazed by these pictures of some of the best musicians ever to pick up an instrument. For those just beginning to learn about jazz, this 200-page volume is an excellent takeoff point to learn more about what made New Orleans jazz unique, and a source to discover musicians who can further enhance readers' listening pleasure.

Now Go Home and Practice Book 2 Mallet Percussion: Interactive Band Method for Students, Teachers & Parents

Now Go Home and Practice Book 2 Mallet Percussion: Interactive Band Method for Students, Teachers & Parents Review

An interactive band method for students, teachers and parents. By Jim Probasco, David Grable, Dan Meeks ... arranged by James Swearingen. Promotes Parental Involvement...each page features PARENT POINTERS -helpful hints written by Jim Probasco (author of several "Parent's Guides" / Band Method / Mallet Percussion

Perspectives on American Music since 1950 (Essays in American Music)

Perspectives on American Music since 1950 (Essays in American Music) Review

In fourteen original articles, the contributors to this volume explore the broad range and diversity of post-World War II musical culture. Classical and jazz idioms are covered, as is the broad history of electronic music in the US.

Work Song

Work Song Review

Work Song is one of the best jazz classics ever in a minor key. The original Nat Adderley recording is the starting point for this new arrangement. After the first time through the head (by the trumpets and altos, of course!), the stop time section from the original is used with the harmonized melody. There is a solid shout chorus that leads to a soft ensemble passage before the solo written for alto saxophone. / Jazz Band / Jazz Band

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien; Marche Slav. Kenneth Alwyn, London Symphony Orchestra and the Band of the Grenadier Guards. Classic Compact ... review): An article from: Sensible Sound

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien; Marche Slav. Kenneth Alwyn, London Symphony Orchestra and the Band of the Grenadier Guards. Classic Compact ... review): An article from: Sensible Sound Review

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Title: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien; Marche Slav. Kenneth Alwyn, London Symphony Orchestra and the Band of the Grenadier Guards. Classic Compact Discs CSCD 6038.(Review) (sound recording review)
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Publication:Sensible Sound (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1999
Publisher: Sensible Sound
Page: 108

Article Type: Sound Recording Review

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Great Music for Wind Band: A Guide to the Top 100 Works in Grades IV, V, VI

Great Music for Wind Band: A Guide to the Top 100 Works in Grades IV, V, VI Review

The individual selection of quality literature one of the most important responsibilities facing todays band director is greatly simplified using this one-of-a kind publication. It is the ultimate tool in concert planning and programming benefiting both entry-level and experienced conductors by compiling all of the information needed for reliable music selection. Assisting conductors recall works they may have heard but not yet conducted, brief incipits of prominent melodic themes are included as are cost, duration, availability, instrumentation, recordings, publishers, solos, and tips on programming. With hundreds of new works produced each year, this handy survival guide to music selection is a must for the serious wind band conductor.

The Furtwangler Record

The Furtwangler Record Review

Furtw-ngler's recordings remain for many the standard by which all subsequent performances are judged. This study offers an overview of his career and his place in the mainstream of the German school of conducting, with commentaries on all his recorded performances.

Alfred's Pocket Dictionary of Music

Alfred's Pocket Dictionary of Music Review

Alfred's Pocket Dictionary of Music Feature

• Contemporary music terms and composers Classic music terms and composers Well-organized

Contains thousands of entries covering all eras of music. It is unique in that it includes contemporary terms and composers from the popular genre as well as classical terms and composers. It is organized in a logical sequence for quick and easy reference.

String Bass Online String Sampler Bass Sheet Music

String Bass Online String Sampler Bass Sheet Music Review

String Bass Online String Sampler Bass Sheet Music is a fun and easy way to actively learn, study and play beautiful bass music from a wide variety of styles and eras. 54 pieces are featured, representing music history periods, styles and cultures, including Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century, Fiddle, Klezmer, Gypsy, Chinese, Greek, Carnatic, Arabic, Mariachi, Ragtime and Blues. These arrangements have been simplified for advanced beginners to intermediate players, and provide a representative sampling of most major forms of string music such as concertos, symphonies, sonatas, quartets and trios. As an added bonus, sound files of each piece and a self-guided string class are currently available on a website, String Bass Online: http://www.stringbassonline.com. The online string class explains the history and musical form of the selected pieces, and includes bass technique tips for each piece of music. In addition to sound files and the free string class, content currently provided on String Bass Online includes a review of bass basics such as instrument care and tuning; bass playing position; fingering assistance; bass technique tips; scales and etudes; and music theory basics (no guarantees are made that these sound files and website will be available indefinitely). Let the music begin!

That Moaning Saxophone: The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze

That Moaning Saxophone: The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze Review

The saxophone, today an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most associated with jazz, was largely ignored in the U.S. for well over a half-century after its invention in France in 1838. Bringing this new sound to the American public was the Six Brown Brothers, one of the most famous musical acts on the stage in the early twentieth century. The group's quarter-century of ups and downs mirror the rise and fall of minstrelsy and vaudeville. With treks across the country and Europe, years in Broadway musical and comedy revues, and even time at the circus, the Six Brown Brothers embodied early American music.

Rather than a note-by-note analysis of the music (the author is not a musicologist, but rather a cornet player, ragtime aficionado, and former philosophy professor), the book works with the music in its context, offering a cultural interpretation of blackface and minstrelsy, a history of the invention and evolution of the saxophone, and insight into the burgeoning American music/entertainment business and forgotten music traditions. While known among fans of early ragtime and saxophone players, Vermazen's rigorous archival research with primary sources repositions the Brothers in their rightful place as key players in the development of American music and popularizers of the saxophone. Through their live performances and groundbreaking recordings--the first of a saxophone ensemble--the Six Brown Brothers made this new and often derided instrument (once referred to as the "Siren of Satan") familiar to and loved by a wide audience, laying the groundwork for the saxophone soloists that have become the crowning symbol of jazz.

That Old Black Magic: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas

That Old Black Magic: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas Review

That Old Black Magic: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas Feature

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In 1948, New Orleans veteran trumpeter and singer Louis Prima stumbled into a young girl named Keely Smith. She was barely a performer at all, almost half his age, destined for a relatively quiet life; their encounter was pure coincidence. But they went on to invent “The Wildest,” the most exciting and successful lounge act Las Vegas has ever seen, an act that became one of the hottest in the U.S. in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their records were hugely popular, and they were courted by Frank Sinatra, Ed Sullivan, Robert Mitchum, and other well-known entertainers of the day. Their professional success helped bring about the rise of Las Vegas as a mecca of American entertainment. Their love story ended soon after they helped usher in John F. Kennedy’s presidency--singing “That Old Black Magic” for him at his inauguration--but their influence is still evident. And Keely still draws SRO audiences to her nightclub appearances.

            Now, on the occasion of Louis Prima’s 100th birthday, comes the first book on this duo, illustrating not only one of show business’s greatest love stories but also the Vegas milieu in which they reached the pinnacle of their success.

The Social and Religious Designs of J. S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

The Social and Religious Designs of J. S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos Review

This new investigation of the Brandenburg Concertos explores musical, social, and religious implications of Bach's treatment of eighteenth-century musical hierarchies. By reference to contemporary music theory, to alternate notions of the meaning of "concerto," and to various eighteenth-century conventions of form and instrumentation, the book argues that the Brandenburg Concertos are better understood not as an arbitrary collection of unrelated examples of "pure" instrumental music, but rather as a carefully compiled and meaningfully organized set. It shows how Bach's concertos challenge (as opposed to reflect) existing musical and social hierarchies.

Careful consideration of Lutheran theology and Bach's documented understanding of it reveals, however, that his music should not be understood to call for progressive political action. One important message of Lutheranism, and, in this interpretation, of Bach's concertos, is that in the next world, the heavenly one, the hierarchies of the present world will no longer be necessary. Bach's music more likely instructs its listeners how to think about and spiritually cope with contemporary hierarchies than how to act upon them. In this sense, contrary to currently accepted views, Bach's concertos share with his extensive output of vocal music for the Lutheran liturgy an essentially religious character.

Jazz Masters Of The 20s (Da Capo Paperback)

Jazz Masters Of The 20s (Da Capo Paperback) Review

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The jazz decade saw the emergence of many of the great figures who defined the music for the world: Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Earl Hines, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden, Fletcher Henderson—these giants set the standards for blues singing, big band arrangements, and solo improvisation that are the foundations for jazz. Richard Hadlock has chapters on each, with a discography and descriptions of all the players who made the '20s swing.

Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Studios and the Birth of Recorded Jazz

Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Studios and the Birth of Recorded Jazz Review

"Delightful history of Gennett Records, its parent the Starr Piano Company of Richmond, Indiana, in the 1920s, and the birth of recorded jazz... For jazz followers, not to be missed. A huge success."  -- Kirkus Reviews

"... a labor of love if ever there was one.... [Gennett] helped get everything started, and we are in Rick Kennedy's debt for paying it due tribute." -- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

"... lively and anecdotal history... "  -- JazzTimes

From 1917 to 1932, in a primitive studio next to the railroad tracks, the Gennett family of Richmond, Indiana recorded some of the earliest performances of jazz, blues, and country greats -- including Jelly Roll Morton, Big Bill Broonzy, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Gene Autry, Bix Beiderbecke, and native Hoosier Hoagy Carmichael (whose "Stardust" debuted on Gennett as a dance stomp).

Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy is the first detailed account of the people and events behind this unique company. Personalized by anecdotes from musicians, employees, and family members, it traces the colorful history of a pioneer recording company.

Treasury of Scales for Band and Orchestra: Cello

Treasury of Scales for Band and Orchestra: Cello Review

The Treasury of Scales includes all major and minor scales in harmonized form -- 96 total. Scales are harmonized in SATB format. The harmony and tempo conditions give the conductor material to teach tone, balance, and intonation. It's easy to use because so many of the instruments are playing the exact same lines. Treasury of Scales should be in every band folder as a permanent part of the repertoire and used daily as a warm-up exercise.

Music Minus One Violin: The Three Bs: Bach/Beethoven/Brahms for Violin & Orchestra (Book & CD) (Music Minus One (Numbered))

Music Minus One Violin: The Three Bs: Bach/Beethoven/Brahms for Violin & Orchestra (Book & CD) (Music Minus One (Numbered)) Review

Perform timeless Violin works with a full orchestra! Perfect for practice, rehearsal, auditions, contest solos, performances, and more! Here are many of the best-loved melodies by the 'three B's' for violin and orchestra. Suitable for a range of technical levels, they will challenge and delight any violinist, amateur, student or professional, for years to come. The solo parts are performed by American violinist, Geoffrey Applegate; then you take his place in these beautiful classics alongside maestro Emil Kahn and the Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra.

Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist, in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel); then a second version in full stereo of the orchestral accompaniment, minus the soloist.

MMO CD 3125
Performed by Geoffrey Applegate, violin
Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Emil Kahn