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How to Write About Music - Excerpts from the 33 1/3 Series, Magazines, Books and Blogs with Advice from Industry-leading... How to Write About Music - Excerpts from the 33 1/3 Series, Magazines, Books and Blogs with Advice from Industry-leading Writers (Hardcover)
Marc Woodworth, Ally Jane Grossan
R3,398 Discovery Miles 33 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, you'd do best to hone your chops and avoid cliches (like the one that begins this sentence) by learning from the prime movers." How to Write About Music" offers a selection of the best writers on what is perhaps our most universally beloved art form. Selections from the critically-acclaimed 33 1/3 series appear alongside new interviews and insights from authors like Jonathan Lethem, Carl Wilson and Kim Cooper." How to Write About Music "includes primary sources of inspiration from a variety of go-to genres such as: the album review, the personal essay, the blog post and the interview along with tips, writing prompts, and advice from the writers themselves. An extensive further reader section accompanies each chapter for a complete picture of contemporary music writing.Music critics of the past and the present offer inspiration through their work on artists like Neutral Milk Hotel, J.Dilla, The Rolling Stones, Joy Division, Lana Del Rey, Nirvana, Nas, Radiohead and countless others." How to Write About Music" is an invaluable tool for anyone who has ever dreamed of getting their music writing published and a pleasure for anyone who loves to read about music.

Gallery Sound (Hardcover, HPOD): Caleb Kelly Gallery Sound (Hardcover, HPOD)
Caleb Kelly
R3,367 Discovery Miles 33 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sound is an integral part of contemporary art. Once understood to be a marginal practice, increasingly we encounter sound in art exhibitions through an array of sound making works in various art forms, at times played to very high audio levels. However, works of art are far from the only thing one might hear: music performances, floor talks, exhibition openings and the noisy background sounds that emanate from the gallery cafe fill contemporary exhibition environments. Far from being hallowed spaces of quiet reflection, what this means is that galleries have swiftly become very noisy places. As such, a straightforward consideration of artworks alone can then no longer account for our experiences of art galleries and museums. To date there has been minimal scholarship directed towards the intricacies of our experiences of sound that occur within the bounds of this purportedly 'visual' art space. Kelly addresses this gap in knowledge through the examination of historical and contemporary sound in gallery environments, broadening our understanding of artists who work with sound, the institutions that exhibit these works, and the audiences that visit them. Gallery Sound argues for the importance of all of the sounds to be heard within the walls of art spaces, and in doing so listens not only to the deliberate inclusion of sound within the art gallery in the form of artworks, performances, and music, but also to its incidental sounds, such as their ambient sounds and the noise generated by audiences. More than this, however, Gallery Sound turns its attention to the ways in which the acoustic characteristics specific to gallery spaces have been mined by artists for creative outputs, ushering in entirely new art forms.

The Redeemer Reborn - Parsifal as the Fifth Opera of Wagner's Ring (Hardcover): Paul Schofield The Redeemer Reborn - Parsifal as the Fifth Opera of Wagner's Ring (Hardcover)
Paul Schofield
R1,065 Discovery Miles 10 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Traditionally, Wagnerian scholarship has always treated the Ring and Parsifal as two separate works. The Redeemer Reborn: Parsifal as the Fifth Opera of Wagner's Ring shows how Parsifal is in fact actually the fifth opera of the Ring. Schofield explains in detail how these five musical dramas portray a single, unbroken story which begins at the start of Das Rheingold when Wotan breaks a branch from the World Ash-tree and Alberich steals the gold of the Rhine, thus separating Spear and Grail, and ends with the reunion of the Spear and Grail in the temple of Monsalvat at the end of Parsifal. Schofield explains how and why the four main characters of the Ring are reborn in the opera Parsifal, needing to complete in Parsifal the spiritual journey begun in the Ring. He also shows how the redemption that is not attained in the process of the Ring is finally realized in the events of Parsifal.

Live and Recorded - Music Experience in the Digital Millennium (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Yngvar Kjus Live and Recorded - Music Experience in the Digital Millennium (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Yngvar Kjus
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book uncovers how music experience-live and recorded-is changing along with the use of digital technology in the 2000s. Focussing on the Nordic region, this volume utilizes the theory of mentalization: the capacity to perceive and interpret what others are thinking and feeling, and applies it to the analysis of mediated forms of agency in popular music. The rise of new media in music production has enabled sound recording and processing to occur more rapidly and in more places, including the live concert stage. Digital technology has also introduced new distribution and consumption technologies that allow record listening to be more closely linked to the live music experience. The use of digital technology has therefore facilitated an expanding range of activities and experiences with music. Here, Yngvar Kjus addresses a topic that has a truly global reach that is of interest to scholars of musicology, media studies and technology studies.

Johann Leisentrit's Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen, 1567 - Hymnody of the Counter-Reformation in Germany (Hardcover):... Johann Leisentrit's Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen, 1567 - Hymnody of the Counter-Reformation in Germany (Hardcover)
Richard D. Wetzel, Erika Heitmeyer
R4,343 R3,057 Discovery Miles 30 570 Save R1,286 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen, 1567, was compiled and published by Johann Leisentrit, a Roman Catholic priest who from 1559 to the time of his death in 1586, was Dean at the Cathedral of St. Peter's in Bautzen, a town in southeastern Germany. His hymnbook appeared in three complete editions (1567, 1573, 1584), and in abridged editions in 1575, 1576, and 1589. By adapting the vernacular hymn, a genre created by Protestant reformers, Leisentrit hoped to bring back to the "true church" (wahrglaubiger Christlicher Kirchen) those who had defected to Lutheranism. This was a formidable ambition because his diocese was located adjacent to the Moravian-Bohemian regions where the Protestant movement was born and remained vital. Containing approximately 260 texts set to 175 notated melodies, many borrowed from Protestant sources and adapted to serve Roman Catholic objectives, Leisentrit's book was the second Catholic hymnbook to be published in the sixteenth century. It surpassed its Protestant and Catholic precursors in scope and provided a model for the profusion of hymnbooks of numerous confessions that appeared in Germany in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries . Wetzel and Heitmeyer present their study in two parts: The first comprises six contextual chapters that survey earlier German achievements in hymnody, provide analyses of the texts and music in Leisentrit's book, and assess his achievement within the volatile environment of the Counter Reformation. The second gives the melodies in modern notation along with the first stanzas of the texts; provides detailed concordances and references to sources that identify textual and musical provenances; and concludes with six appendixes to facilitate scholarly cross-references. Fourteen of the seventy wood engravings from Leisentrit's book, many of which are visual representations of the prevailing confessional conflicts, are given in enlarged reproductions. The authors provide the only comprehensive study in English of a unique religious figure and his efforts to achieve confessional reconciliation in the decades following the Council of Trent. They add to a more accurate interpretation of the relationship between Lutherans and Catholics in the sixteenth century and support the hypothesis that some Lutherans remained more liturgically formal than their Catholic contemporaries.

Historical Theory and Methods through Popular Music, 1970-2000 - "Those are the New Saints" (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Daniel... Historical Theory and Methods through Popular Music, 1970-2000 - "Those are the New Saints" (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Daniel McClure, Daniel Robert Mcclure
R4,602 Discovery Miles 46 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the post-1960s era of popular music in the Anglo-Black Atlantic through the prism of historical theory and methods. By using a series of case studies, this book mobilizes historical theory and methods to underline different expressions of alternative music functioning within a mainstream musical industry. Each chapter highlights a particular theory or method while simultaneously weaving it through a genre of music expressing a notion of alternativity-an explicit positioning of one's expression outside and counter to the mainstream. Historical Theory and Methods through Popular Music seeks to fill a gap in current scholarship by offering a collection written specifically for the pedagogical and theoretical needs of those interested in the topic.

Integrating Music Across the Elementary Curriculum (Hardcover): Kristin Harney Integrating Music Across the Elementary Curriculum (Hardcover)
Kristin Harney
R3,244 Discovery Miles 32 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is designed to support K-5 classroom teachers as they integrate music throughout the elementary curriculum. It contains detailed, practical ideas and examples, including full lesson plans and over 100 teaching ideas and strategies for integrating music with visual art, language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. Following an overview of the interdisciplinary approach, the remaining chapters explore connections between music and other areas of the elementary curriculum. Each chapter also includes a section addressing national standards with tables showing the specific standards that are included in each lesson and activity. This text utilizes the most recent National Core Arts Standards (2015) as well as the most recent standards in mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. All the lessons in this book are designed to be fully taught by classroom teachers; the content is accessible to those who lack formal music training, yet is solidly rooted in research and best practices. While classroom teachers can teach these lessons on their own, this book may facilitate partnerships and collaboration between classroom teachers and music specialists. All the lessons and activities included in this text have been reviewed by practicing teachers and most have been field tested in elementary classrooms. Throughout the book, there is an emphasis on interdisciplinary lessons that demonstrate valid connections between disciplines while maintaining the integrity of each discipline involved, including a teacher-tested model that allows teachers to successfully create their own interdisciplinary lessons.

Songs of Slavery and Emancipation (Hardcover): Mat Callahan, Robin D.G. Kelley, Kali Akuno Songs of Slavery and Emancipation (Hardcover)
Mat Callahan, Robin D.G. Kelley, Kali Akuno
R3,170 Discovery Miles 31 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout the history of slavery, enslaved people organized resistance, escape, and rebellion. Sustaining them in this struggle was their music, some examples of which are sung to this day. While the existence of slave songs, especially spirituals, is well known, their character is often misunderstood. Slave songs were not only lamentations of suffering or distractions from a life of misery. Some songs openly called for liberty and revolution, celebrating such heroes as Gabriel Prosser and Nat Turner, and, especially, celebrating the Haitian Revolution. The fight for freedom also included fugitive slaves, free Black people, and their white allies who brought forth a set of songs that were once widely disseminated but are now largely forgotten, the songs of the abolitionists. Often composed by fugitive slaves and free Black people, and first appearing in the eighteenth century, these songs continued to be written and sung until the Civil War. As the movement expanded, abolitionists even published song books used at public meetings. Mat Callahan presents recently discovered songs composed by enslaved people explicitly calling for resistance to slavery, some originating as early as 1784 and others as late as the Civil War. He also presents long-lost songs of the abolitionist movement, some written by fugitive slaves and free Black people, challenging common misconceptions of abolitionism. Songs of Slavery and Emancipation features the lyrics of fifteen slave songs and fifteen abolitionist songs, placing them in proper historical context and making them available again to the general public. These songs not only express outrage at slavery but call for militant resistance and destruction of the slave system. There can be no doubt as to their purpose: the abolition of slavery, the emancipation of African American people, and a clear and undeniable demand for equality and justice for all humanity.

Sonic Bodies - Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing (Hardcover, New): Julian Henriques Sonic Bodies - Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing (Hardcover, New)
Julian Henriques
R4,256 Discovery Miles 42 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Breaking new ground in the field of Sound Studies, this book provides an in-depth study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music. The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Every night, on the streets of inner city Kingston, Jamaica, Dancehall sessions stage a visceral, immersive and immensely pleasurable experience of sonic dominance for the participating crowd. "Sonic Bodies" concentrates on the skilled performance of the crewmembers responsible for this signature of Jamaican music: the audio engineers designing, building and fine-tuning the hugely powerful "set" of equipment; the selectors choosing the music tracks played; and, MCs (DJs) on the mic hyping up the crowd. Julian Henriques proposes that these dancehall "vibes" are taken literally as the periodic movement of vibrations, and offers an analysis of how a sound system operates - not only at auditory, but also at corporeal and sociocultural frequencies. "Sonic Bodies" formulates a fascinating auditory critique of visual dominance and the dualities inherent in ideas of image, text or discourse. This innovative book questions the assumptions that reason resides only in the mind, that communication is an exchange of information and that meaning is only ever representation.

Song and Social Change in Latin America (Hardcover): Lauren E. Shaw Song and Social Change in Latin America (Hardcover)
Lauren E. Shaw; Contributions by Carmelo Esterrich, John R. Baldwin, Phillip J Chidester, Juan Carlos Urena, …
R3,246 R2,290 Discovery Miles 22 900 Save R956 (29%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Song & Social Change in Latin America offers seven essays from a diverse group of scholars on the topic of music as a reflection of the many social-political upheavals throughout Latin America from the 20th century to the present. Topics covered include: the Tropicalia movement in Brazil, the Nueva Cancion in Central America, Rock in Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Peru, the Vallenato in Colombia, Trova in Cuba, and urban music of Puerto Rico in the mid-20th century. The collection also includes five interviews from prominent and up-and-coming musicians -Ruben Blades, Roy Brown, Habana Abierta, Ana Tijoux, and Mare- representing a variety of musical genres and political issues in Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Mexico.

The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces, v. 1 (Hardcover, Facsimile of the first ed,... The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces, v. 1 (Hardcover, Facsimile of the first ed, 1773)
Charles Burney; Notes by Travis & Emery
R1,166 Discovery Miles 11 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a facsimile reprint of the 1773 edition. Originally in two volumes but now bound as one. There is a small bibliography provided by the publisher.

The Missing Strad - The Story of the World's Greatest Violin Forgery (Hardcover): Gerald Gaul The Missing Strad - The Story of the World's Greatest Violin Forgery (Hardcover)
Gerald Gaul
R893 R781 Discovery Miles 7 810 Save R112 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An Introduction to the Skill of Musick. The Grounds and Rules of Musick...Bass Viol...The Art of Descant. Seventh Edition.... An Introduction to the Skill of Musick. The Grounds and Rules of Musick...Bass Viol...The Art of Descant. Seventh Edition. [Facsimile 1674, Music] (Hardcover)
John Playford, Thomas Campion
R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Facsimile reprint of "The Seventh edition, Corrected and Elarged. Printed by W. Godbid, for J. Playford at his Shop in the Temple near the Church. 1674."

Audio Culture, Revised Edition - Readings in Modern Music (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Christoph Cox, Daniel Warner Audio Culture, Revised Edition - Readings in Modern Music (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Christoph Cox, Daniel Warner
R4,966 Discovery Miles 49 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The groundbreaking Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music (Continuum; September 2004; paperback original) maps the aural and discursive terrain of vanguard music today. Rather than offering a history of contemporary music, Audio Culture traces the genealogy of current musical practices and theoretical concerns, drawing lines of connection between recent musical production and earlier moments of sonic experimentation. It aims to foreground the various rewirings of musical composition and performance that have taken place in the past few decades and to provide a critical and theoretical language for this new audio culture. This new and expanded edition of the Audio Culture contains twenty-five additional essays, including four newly-commissioned pieces. Taken as a whole, the book explores the interconnections among such forms as minimalism, indeterminacy, musique concrete, free improvisation, experimental music, avant-rock, dub reggae, ambient music, hip hop, and techno via writings by philosophers, cultural theorists, and composers. Instead of focusing on some "crossover" between "high art" and "popular culture," Audio Culture takes all these musics as experimental practices on par with, and linked to, one another. While cultural studies has tended to look at music (primarily popular music) from a sociological perspective, the concern here is philosophical, musical, and historical. Audio Culture includes writing by some of the most important musical thinkers of the past half-century, among them John Cage, Brian Eno, Ornette Coleman, Pauline Oliveros, Maryanne Amacher, Glenn Gould, Umberto Eco, Jacques Attali, Simon Reynolds, Eliane Radigue, David Toop, John Zorn, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and many others. Each essay has its own short introduction, helping the reader to place the essay within musical, historical, and conceptual contexts, and the volume concludes with a glossary, a timeline, and an extensive discography.

DC Go-Go - Ten Years Backstage (Hardcover): Chip Py DC Go-Go - Ten Years Backstage (Hardcover)
Chip Py; Foreword by Foreword Greg Boyer
R775 Discovery Miles 7 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Who'll Stop the Rain - Respect, Remembrance, and Reconciliation in Post-Vietnam America (Hardcover): Doug Bradley Who'll Stop the Rain - Respect, Remembrance, and Reconciliation in Post-Vietnam America (Hardcover)
Doug Bradley
R863 R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Symphonies of Gustav Mahler - A Critical Discography (Hardcover): Lewis M. Smoley The Symphonies of Gustav Mahler - A Critical Discography (Hardcover)
Lewis M. Smoley
R2,109 Discovery Miles 21 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Every recorded performance of Mahler shymphonies--and Das Lied--from 1924 until press time! What a labor and how sorely needed! Music Journal In the past 25 years a revival of interest in the music of Gustav Mahler has resulted in nearly 300 new recordings of his symphonies. The breadth and complexity of these works, together with the plethora of recent releases, signals the need for a guide that will be useful both to novice and the experienced collector. Lewis M. Smoley's book fills this need, providing critical analysis and specific recording information for all known recordings of Mahler's symphonies as well as indexes by conductor, orchestra, and label. The result of extensive research, this volume includes many recordings that have not appeared in previous listings. Recording made around the world from 1924 through 1986 are treated in chapters devoted to each of the 11 symphonies--including Das Lied von der Erde and the unfinished 10th. Listings are arranged alphabetically under the name of the conductor and analyzed in terms of quality of performance, specific interpretation and interpretive styles, and sonics. Recordings of special merit are noted. Entries supply information about reissues as well as original pressings, type of recording, and alternative versions of some of the scores. Cross-referenced indexes list conductor, orchestra, vocal soloists, chorus, and record label for the recordings discussed. The foreword and preface place Mahler's recorded symphonies in perspective and discuss some of the interpretive and textual issues that continue to be debated. This single-volume guide is appropriate for both the average listener and the serious enthusiast, and will also be a valuable addition to the collections of music schools and conservatories.

Italian Bel Canto in the Age of Vocal Science (Hardcover): Joseph Talia Italian Bel Canto in the Age of Vocal Science (Hardcover)
Joseph Talia
R2,298 Discovery Miles 22 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
BBC Proms 2021 - Festival Guide (Paperback): BBC Proms 2021 - Festival Guide (Paperback)
R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest-running classical music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. Held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, it is one of the strongest brand names in the music world and attracts a glittering array of artists and orchestras. Whether you're a first-time visitor or an experienced Prommer, watching at home or listening on radio or online, the BBC Proms Guide will be an excellent companion to a remarkable summer of music, which you can treasure and return to in years to come. Filled with the latest programme details and illuminating articles by leading experts, journalists and writers, the BBC Proms Guide gives a wide-ranging insight into the performers and repertoire, as well as thought-provoking opinion pieces about audiences, music and music-making. The contents for 2021 include a specially commissioned short story by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo; an exploration of music and silence by author, commentator and broadcaster Will Self; a celebration of the history and influence of the iconic Royal Albert Hall 150 years after its opening by historian, author, curator and television presenter Lucy Worsley; a tribute to anniversary composer Igor Stravinsky; and an article spotlighting the remarkable Kanneh-Mason siblings (spearheaded by royal-wedding cellist Sheku).

International Relations, Music and Diplomacy - Sounds and Voices on the International Stage (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Frederic... International Relations, Music and Diplomacy - Sounds and Voices on the International Stage (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Frederic Ramel, Cecile Prevost-Thomas
R5,127 Discovery Miles 51 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume explores the interrelation of international relations, music, and diplomacy from a multidisciplinary perspective. Throughout history, diplomats have gathered for musical events, and musicians have served as national representatives. Whatever political unit is under consideration (city-states, empires, nation-states), music has proven to be a component of diplomacy, its ceremonies, and its strategies. Following the recent acoustic turn in IR theory, the authors explore the notion of "musical diplomacies" and ask whether and how it differs from other types of cultural diplomacy. Accordingly, sounds and voices are dealt with in acoustic terms but are not restricted to music per se, also taking into consideration the voices (speech) of musicians in the international arena. Read an interview with the editors here: https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/en/content/international-relations-music-and-diplomacy-sounds-and-voices-international-stage

The Power of Music - An Exploration of the Evidence (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): Susan Hallam, Evangelos Himonides The Power of Music - An Exploration of the Evidence (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
Susan Hallam, Evangelos Himonides
R1,595 Discovery Miles 15 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Virtue or Virtuosity? - Explorations in the Ethics of Musical Performance (Hardcover, New): Jane O'Dea Virtue or Virtuosity? - Explorations in the Ethics of Musical Performance (Hardcover, New)
Jane O'Dea
R2,742 Discovery Miles 27 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing upon the past two decades of burgeoning literature in philosophy of music, this study offers a comprehensive, critical analysis of what is entailed in performance interpretation. It argues that integrity and other virtues offset the harm that virtuosity and rigid historical authenticity can impose on the perceptive judgment required of excellent musical interpretation. Proposed are challenging and provocative reassessments of the appropriate roles for virtuosity and historical authenticity in musical performance. Acknowledging the competitive ethos of the contemporary music scene, it details the kind of character a performer needs to develop in order to withstand those pressures and to achieve interpretive excellence. Performers are encouraged to examine and explore the ethical dimension of their art against their responsibilities to the diverse patrons they serve.

Professional and student performers and instructors will appreciate this practical discussion of the ethical challenges performers confront when interpreting musical works. The ethical discourse applies to instrumental performance studies, the history and theory of music, general music pedagogy, and philosophy of music courses.

Csound - A Sound and Music Computing System (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Victor Lazzarini, Steven Yi, John Ffitch, Joachim... Csound - A Sound and Music Computing System (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Victor Lazzarini, Steven Yi, John Ffitch, Joachim Heintz, Oyvind Brandtsegg, …
R4,241 Discovery Miles 42 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This rigorous book is a complete and up-to-date reference for the Csound system from the perspective of its main developers and power users. It explains the system, including the basic modes of operation and its programming language; it explores the many ways users can interact with the system, including the latest features; and it describes key applications such as instrument design, signal processing, and creative electronic music composition. The Csound system has been adopted by many educational institutions as part of their undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, and it is used by practitioners worldwide. This book is suitable for students, lecturers, composers, sound designers, programmers, and researchers in the areas of music, sound, and audio signal processing.

Resonances of the Raj - India in the English Musical Imagination,1897-1947 (Hardcover): Nalini Ghuman Resonances of the Raj - India in the English Musical Imagination,1897-1947 (Hardcover)
Nalini Ghuman
R1,923 Discovery Miles 19 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

During the century of British rule of the Indian subcontinent known as the British Raj, the rulers felt the significant influence of their exotic subjects. Resonances of the Raj examines the ramifications of the intertwined and overlapping histories of Britain and India on English music in the last fifty years of the colonial encounter, and traces the effects of the Raj on the English musical imagination. Conventional narratives depict a one-way influence of Britain on India, with the 'discovery' of Indian classical music occurring only in the post-colonial era. Drawing on new archival sources and approaches in cultural studies, author Nalini Ghuman shows that on the contrary, England was both deeply aware of and heavily influenced by India musically during the Indian-British colonial encounter. Case studies of representative figures, including composers Edward Elgar and Gustav Holst, and Maud MacCarthy, an ethnomusicologist and performer of the era, integrate music directly into the cultural history of the British Raj. Ghuman thus reveals unexpected minglings of peoples, musics and ideas that raise questions about 'Englishness', the nature of Empire, and the fixedness of identity. Richly illustrated with analytical music examples and archival photographs and documents, many of which appear here in print for the first time, Resonances of the Raj brings fresh hearings to both familiar and little-known musics of the time, and reveals a rich and complex history of cross-cultural musical imaginings which leads to a reappraisal of the accepted historiographies of both British musical culture and of Indo-Western fusion.

Local Dj - A Rock 'N Roll History (Hardcover): Peter C. Cavanaugh Local Dj - A Rock 'N Roll History (Hardcover)
Peter C. Cavanaugh
R925 Discovery Miles 9 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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