47 Foundation Studies for C Instruments - In Unison for Band or Orchestra, Rhythmic Patterns, Staccato Passages, Scale Pattern, Rest Patterns (EL1723)

47 Foundation Studies for C Instruments - In Unison for Band or Orchestra, Rhythmic Patterns, Staccato Passages, Scale Pattern, Rest Patterns (EL1723) Review

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Stage to Studio: Musicians and the Sound Revolution, 1890-1950 (Studies in Industry and Society)

Stage to Studio: Musicians and the Sound Revolution, 1890-1950 (Studies in Industry and Society) Review

Between the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth century, technology transformed the entertainment industry as much as it did such heavy industries as coal and steel. Among those most directly affected were musicians, who had to adapt to successive inventions and refinements in audio technology—from wax cylinders and gramophones to radio and sound films. In this groundbreaking study, James P. Kraft explores the intersection of sound technology, corporate power, and artistic labor during this disruptive period.

Kraft begins in the late nineteenth century's "golden age" of musicians, when demand for skilled instrumentalists often exceeded supply, analyzing the conflicts in concert halls, nightclubs, recording studios, radio stations, and Hollywood studios as musicians began to compete not only against their local counterparts but also against highly skilled workers in national "entertainment factories." Kraft offers an illuminating case study in the impact of technology on industry and society—and a provocative chapter in the cultural history of America.

Debussy's Ibéria (Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure)

Debussy's Ibéria (Studies in Musical Genesis and Structure) Review

This book suggests ways in which Debussy's sketches and drafts may be used to explain how he composed one of his last great symphonic scores: Ibéria (from mages for orchestra, 1903-10). Part 1 shows how we might understand the process of musical composition as a form of expert problem solving; Part 2 reconstructs the genesis of each of the three movements in turn.

Annual Review of Jazz Studies 14

Annual Review of Jazz Studies 14 Review

The Annual Review of Jazz Studies (ARJS) is a journal providing a forum for the ever expanding range and depth of jazz scholarship, from technical analyses to oral history to cultural interpretation. This 14th issue contains four articles that contravene accepted precepts of jazz orthodoxy: John Howland traces the connection between Duke Ellington's extended works and the _symphonic jazz_ model of the 1920s; Horace J. Maxile, Jr. takes an unfashionably broad perspective of Charles Mingus's _Ecclusiastics_; Brian Priestley challenges the canonical depiction of Charlie Parker by exploring his ties to the popular music of his time; and John Wriggle presents an extensive examination of the life and work of arranger Chappie Willet.