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The Newcastle Bach Choir - Celebrating a Century of Singing 1915-2015 (Paperback): Philip Owen The Newcastle Bach Choir - Celebrating a Century of Singing 1915-2015 (Paperback)
Philip Owen
R611 Discovery Miles 6 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Founded in 1915 by the musicologist William Gillies Whittaker, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Bach Choir is one of the oldest Bach choirs in the United Kingdom. This book celebrates the centenary of the choir with a multi-author account of the choir's contributions to musical life and the many personalities who made that possible. It contains almost 200 illustrations, many of them not previously seen.

Marvelous Rise of Superheroes in Cinema - Evolution of the Genre from Sequels to Universes (Paperback, New edition): Tuna Tetik Marvelous Rise of Superheroes in Cinema - Evolution of the Genre from Sequels to Universes (Paperback, New edition)
Tuna Tetik
R1,341 Discovery Miles 13 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Marvelous Rise of Superheroes in Cinema: Evolution of the Genre from Sequels to Universes addresses the superhero movie genre's transformation between 1978 and 2019. To emphasize and illustrate the conceptual and thematic transformation, the main conventions of the genre are scanned through several periods, focusing on the developmental age of the genre, including the dominant period of DC Comics-based superhero movies (1978-1997) and the Marvel "boom" (2000-2007), and the contemporary age. For this purpose, the book traces the fundamentals of superheroes from the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1 (1938) to the final installment of the MCU's Phase 3, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). The transformation has two significant points. First, the genre's main conventions have been in a change. Second, the genre's focus has changed from sequel filmmaking to the universe concept. The study investigates the Marvel Cinematic Universe's dominant, leading, and major role in the genre's evolutionary process. Besides, the future of the superhero movie genre is questioned through the multiverse concept to broaden an understanding of the genre's following directions.

The Listening Conductor (Hardcover): Edward-Rhys Harry The Listening Conductor (Hardcover)
Edward-Rhys Harry
R671 R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Save R73 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Exploring Bach's B-Minor Mass (Book, New): Yo Tomita, Robin A Leaver, Jan Smaczny Exploring Bach's B-Minor Mass (Book, New)
Yo Tomita, Robin A Leaver, Jan Smaczny
R2,848 Discovery Miles 28 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The B-minor Mass has always represented a fascinating challenge to musical scholarship. Composed over the course of Johann Sebastian Bach's life, it is considered by many to be the composer's greatest and most complex work. The fourteen essays assembled in this volume originate from the International Symposium 'Understanding Bach's B-minor mass' at which scholars from eighteen countries gathered to debate the latest topics in the field. In revised and updated form, they comprise a thorough and systematic study of Bach's Opus Ultimum, including a wide range of discussions relating to the Mass's historical background and contexts, structure and proportion, sources and editions, and the reception of the work in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the light of important new developments in the study of the piece, this collection demonstrates the innovation and rigour for which Bach scholarship has become known.

Easter Cantata "praise to Life" - Piano Score - The first Chinese Symphonic Oratorio Masterpiece (Paperback): An-Lun Huang Easter Cantata "praise to Life" - Piano Score - The first Chinese Symphonic Oratorio Masterpiece (Paperback)
An-Lun Huang
R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Voice of the Century - The Culture of Italian Bel Canto in Luisa Tetrazzini's Recorded Interpretations (Hardcover,... The Voice of the Century - The Culture of Italian Bel Canto in Luisa Tetrazzini's Recorded Interpretations (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
Massimo Zicari
R1,480 Discovery Miles 14 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Monstrous New Art - Divided Forms in the Late Medieval Motet (Hardcover): Anna Zayaruznaya The Monstrous New Art - Divided Forms in the Late Medieval Motet (Hardcover)
Anna Zayaruznaya
R2,728 Discovery Miles 27 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Late medieval motet texts are brimming with chimeras, centaurs and other strange creatures. In The Monstrous New Art, Anna Zayaruznaya explores the musical ramifications of this menagerie in the works of composers Guillaume de Machaut, Philippe de Vitry, and their contemporaries. Aligning the larger forms of motets with the broad sacred and secular themes of their texts, Zayaruznaya shows how monstrous or hybrid exempla are musically sculpted by rhythmic and textural means. These divisive musical procedures point to the contradictory aspects not only of explicitly monstrous bodies, but of such apparently unified entities as the body politic, the courtly lady, and the Holy Trinity. Zayaruznaya casts a new light on medieval modes of musical representation, with profound implications for broader disciplinary narratives about the history of text-music relations, the emergence of musical unity, and the ontology of the musical work.

Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah - The Unsettling History of the World's Most Beloved Choral Work (Hardcover):... Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah - The Unsettling History of the World's Most Beloved Choral Work (Hardcover)
Michael Marissen
R1,809 Discovery Miles 18 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An eye-opening reexamination of Handel's beloved religious oratorio Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus," but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorio's anti-Judaic message. In this pioneering study, respected musicologist Michael Marissen examines Handel's masterwork and uncovers a disturbing message of anti-Judaism buried within its joyous celebration of the divinity of the Christ. Discovering previously unidentified historical source materials enabled the author to investigate the circumstances that led to the creation of the Messiah and expose the hateful sentiments masked by magnificent musical artistry-including the famed "Hallelujah Chorus," which rejoices in the "dashing to pieces" of God's enemies, among them the "people of Israel." Marissen's fascinating, provocative work offers musical scholars and general readers alike an unsettling new appreciation of one of the world's best-loved and most widely performed works of religious music.

Great God A'Mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds - Celebrating the Rise of Soul Gospel Music (Hardcover): Jerry Zolten Great God A'Mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds - Celebrating the Rise of Soul Gospel Music (Hardcover)
Jerry Zolten
R720 Discovery Miles 7 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From the Jim Crow world of 1920s Greenville, South Carolina, to Greenwich Village's Café Society in the '40s, to their 1974 Grammy-winning collaboration on "Loves Me Like a Rock," the Dixie Hummingbirds have been one of gospel's most durable and inspiring groups. Now, Jerry Zolten tells the Hummingbirds' fascinating story and with it the story of a changing music industry and a changing nation. When James Davis and his high-school friends starting singing together in a rural South Carolina church they could not have foreseen the road that was about to unfold before them. They began a ten-year jaunt of "wildcatting," traveling from town to town, working local radio stations, schools, and churches, struggling to make a name for themselves. By 1939 the a cappella singers were recording their four-part harmony spirituals on the prestigious Decca label. By 1942 they had moved north to Philadelphia and then New York where, backed by Lester Young's band, they regularly brought the house down at the city's first integrated nightclub, Café Society. From there the group rode a wave of popularity that would propel them to nation-wide tours, major record contracts, collaborations with Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon, and a career still vibrant today as they approach their seventy-fifth anniversary. Drawing generously on interviews with Hank Ballard, Otis Williams, and other artists who worked with the Hummingbirds, as well as with members James Davis, Ira Tucker, Howard Carroll, and many others, The Dixie Hummingbirds brings vividly to life the growth of a gospel group and of gospel music itself.

Piae Cantiones (Hardcover): George Ratcliffe Woodward Piae Cantiones (Hardcover)
George Ratcliffe Woodward; Compiled by Jacobus Finno; Contributions by Theodoricus Petri Rutha
R848 R737 Discovery Miles 7 370 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bach'S Dialogue with Modernity - Perspectives on the Passions (Hardcover): John Butt Bach'S Dialogue with Modernity - Perspectives on the Passions (Hardcover)
John Butt
R2,843 Discovery Miles 28 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Providing a detailed analysis of Bach's Passions, this 2010 book represents an important contribution to the debate about the culture of 'classical music', its origins, priorities and survival. The angles from which each chapter proceeds differ from those of a traditional music guide, by examining the Passions in the light of the mindsets of modernity, and their interplay with earlier models of thought and belief. While the historical details of Bach's composition, performance and theological context remain crucial, the foremost concern of this study is to relate these works to a historical context that may, in some threads at least, still be relevant today. The central claim of the book is that the interplay of traditional imperatives and those of early modernity renders Bach's Passions particularly fascinating as artefacts that both reflect and constitute some of the priorities and conditions of the western world.

Annunciations - Sacred Music for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): George Corbett Annunciations - Sacred Music for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
George Corbett
R1,789 Discovery Miles 17 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Angels we have heard on high (Sheet music, Vocal score): Benjamin Harlan Angels we have heard on high (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Benjamin Harlan
R73 R54 Discovery Miles 540 Save R19 (26%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Varied Carols - A Survey of American Choral Literature (Hardcover): David P. DeVenney Varied Carols - A Survey of American Choral Literature (Hardcover)
David P. DeVenney
R2,482 Discovery Miles 24 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This survey of choral literature, written by American composers from 1760 through the 1990s, examines nearly 3,000 pieces of choral music written by over 300 composers. Along with a descriptive analysis, the literature is placed within a historical perspective. Familiar and less well-known composers and their music are examined. The study seeks to remedy the superficial treatment choral music is often given in standard textbooks on American music and to acknowledge and expose the varied richness of the literature.

Choral conductors and musicologists will appreciate the vast repertory of choral music literature examined. Organized chronologically, this study uniquely traces the development of choral music literature throughout the centuries. A select bibliography provides a useful guide for further research.

Choral Voices - Ethnographic Imaginations of Sound and Sacrality (Hardcover): Sebanti Chatterjee Choral Voices - Ethnographic Imaginations of Sound and Sacrality (Hardcover)
Sebanti Chatterjee
R3,087 Discovery Miles 30 870 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Choral Voices: Ethnographic Imaginations of Sound and Sacrality is about sacred and secular choirs in Goa and Shillong across churches, seminaries, schools, auditoriums, classrooms, reality TV shows, and festivals. Voice and genre emerge as social objects annotated by tradition, nostalgia, and innovation. Piety literally and metaphorically shapes the Christian lifeworld, predominantly those belonging to the Presbyterian and Catholic denominations. Indigeneity structures the political and cultural motifs in the making of the Christian musical traditions. Located at the intersection of Sociology, Anthropology, and Ethnomusicology, the choral voices emplace 'affect' and the visual-aural dispatch. Thus, sonic spectrum holds space for indigenous and global musicality. This ethnographic work will be useful for scholars researching music and sound studies, religious studies, cultural anthropology, and sociology of India.

The Composer's Point of View - Essays on Twentieth-Century Choral Music by Those Who Wrote It (Hardcover, New edition):... The Composer's Point of View - Essays on Twentieth-Century Choral Music by Those Who Wrote It (Hardcover, New edition)
Robert Stephen Hines
R2,812 Discovery Miles 28 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A collection of essays by 20th-century American, English, and European composers in which each composer discusses a large choral work or works he has written, along with the principles that guided the composition.

Meditation (after Bach/Gounod) (Sheet music, Vocal score): Mack Wilberg Meditation (after Bach/Gounod) (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Mack Wilberg
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and piano Mack Wilberg's calming and pensive Meditation is an adaptation of Charles Gounod's famous Ave Maria which is itself based on J.S. Bach's Prelude in C Major from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier. The accompaniment is derived from the piano solo transcription of Gounod's work by Georges Bizet. To the piano's rising arpeggios and Gounod's melody, Wilberg has added a gently weaving choral texture, setting the words 'Alleluia, Amen'.

Silver Rain (Sheet music, Vocal score): B. E. Boykin Silver Rain (Sheet music, Vocal score)
B. E. Boykin
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSA, piano, and cello This setting of Langston Hughes's poem In time of silver rain uses uplifting melodies and a supportive piano accompaniment featuring oscillating semiquavers and broken chords. The solo cello carries a lyrical melody that bridges the vocal passages. At the end of the piece, singers are instructed to click their fingers to imitate the sound of rainfall.

Be like the bird (Sheet music, Vocal score): Sarah Quartel Be like the bird (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Sarah Quartel
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SA and piano Commissioned by the English Montreal School Board Chorale for its 40th anniversary, Be like the bird sets an English translation of a text by Victor Hugo. Quartel uses lyrical melodies and rising sequences that reflect the uplifting message of the words, supported by a glittering piano accompaniment. A passage from the original French text is set to the same melody, before interweaving with the English text as a countermelody.

My Letter to the World (Sheet music, SATB and piano): Toby Young My Letter to the World (Sheet music, SATB and piano)
Toby Young
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and piano In this poignant ballad Toby Young has set an adaptation of Emily Dickinson's poem My Letter to the World to heartfelt melodies with a pop-style piano accompaniment. The song reflects on the pain of being separated from loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and the power that music has to unite us. A version for SSA and piano (ISBN 978-0-19-356721-4) is also available.

Jubilate Deo (Sheet music, Vocal Score): Cecilia McDOWALL Jubilate Deo (Sheet music, Vocal Score)
Cecilia McDOWALL
R171 Discovery Miles 1 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB, unison voices, and organ This celebratory anthem sets Psalm 100 'O be joyful in the Lord' from the Book of Common Prayer and uses organ flourishes, dancing vocal melodies, and lively articulation to emphasize the exultant message of the text. Jubilate Deo was commissioned by Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Dallas, Texas and was premiered at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee concert in 2022.

On the Air - (Dear Vaccine) (Sheet music, Vocal score): Cecilia McDOWALL On the Air - (Dear Vaccine) (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Cecilia McDOWALL
R171 Discovery Miles 1 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSATB unaccompanied On the Air (Dear Vaccine) discusses the optimism for a post-COVID world and, particularly, the desire to sing together again. For the text, poet Sean Street drew inspiration from 'Dear Vaccine', which is a global community poetry project in which people are invited to share their thoughts and hopes for the development of COVID-19 vaccines. McDowall has emulated the hopefulness of the text through the energy of the music and the use of both speaking and singing voices.

Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion - Genesis, Transmission, and Meaning (Hardcover): Alfred Durr Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion - Genesis, Transmission, and Meaning (Hardcover)
Alfred Durr; Translated by Alfred Clayton
R4,933 Discovery Miles 49 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book (published in German by Bärenreiter in 1988 and now available in English translation for the first time) is a comprehensive guide to the genesis, transmission, structure, meaning, and performance considerations of Bach's St John Passion. One of Bach's most fascinating works, its text demonstrates a profound understanding of St John's Gospel. The musical design of the choruses with their numerous interrelationships is quite unique and demands some explanation. The fact that the Passion exists in four different versions leads Dürr to ask which changes were intentional and which were the result of practical constraints or of orders issued by church authorities.

American Choral Directors Association (Hardcover): Tim Sharp, Christina Prucha American Choral Directors Association (Hardcover)
Tim Sharp, Christina Prucha
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Panis Angelicus Reimagined (Sheet music, Vocal score): Rebecca Dale Panis Angelicus Reimagined (Sheet music, Vocal score)
Rebecca Dale
R171 Discovery Miles 1 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SSAATTBB and piano Rebecca Dale's reimagining of Cesar Franck's Panis Angelicus was commissioned for the second instalment of Sonoro's Choral Inspirations project. Dale has drawn upon the harmonic framework of the original setting, as well as playing with fragments of the well-known melodies. She cleverly sets this within a modern sound-world, supported by a rippling, arpeggiated piano accompaniment, original melodic material, and subtle layering of the divisi vocal lines.

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