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A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website
where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble
them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas,
the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the
prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S"
words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters,
humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's
Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
(Piano Solo Personality). The All Music Guide says that pianist
& composer George Winston is "among the earliest and most
successful proponents of contemporary instrumental music." Here is
the first songbook ever notating his beloved piano pieces. Winston
himself chose the songs & cover art, wrote the preface, and
approved every note. Features 20 of his most-requested favorites:
The Black Stallion * Joy * Longing * Prelude/Carol of the Bells *
Thanksgiving * Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel * and more.
Includes a biography, discography, and discussion of chords. First
Fully Authorized Songbook Featuring Winston's Esteemed Compositions
& Arrangements
This unique songbook is a collection of 30 Christmas classics
especially arranged for the ukulele. Tunes include: Auld Lang Syne
* Deck the Halls * The First Nowell * Jingle Bells * Joy to the
World * O Come, All Ye Faithful * Silent Night * more. Features a
foreword by Jumpin' Jim, chord charts, instructions on how to use
the book, and festive holiday illustrations throughout.
These never-before-published poems by Johnny Cash make the perfect
gifts for music lovers and fans alike. Edited and introduced by
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon with a foreword by John
Carter Cash, this poetry collection is illustrated with facsimile
reproductions of Cash's own handwritten pages. Now an album with
music by Rosanne Cash, Brad Paisley, Willie Nelson, Kacey
Musgraves, Elvis Costello, and more. Since his first recordings in
1955, Johnny Cash has been an icon in the music world. In this
collection of poems and song lyrics that have never been published
before, we see the world through his eyes and view his reflection
on his own interior reality, his frailties and his strengths alike.
In his hallmark voice, he pens verses about love, pain, freedom,
and mortality, and expresses insights on culture, his family, his
fame, even Christmas. Forever Words confirms Johnny Cash as a
brilliant and singular American literary figure. His music is a
part of our collective history, and here the depth of his artistry
and talent become even more evident.
(Play It Like It Is). The classic heavy metal album, featuring the
amazing guitar work of the legendary Randy Rhoads Includes all the
songs from the album, including: Flying High Again * You Can't Kill
Rock And Roll * Over The Mountain * Little Dolls * Believer * and
more.
Lit Up Inside contains the lyrics of about one third of the songs
that Van Morrison has written over his 50 year career. In this
representative selection from the work of one of the most
innovative and enduring songwriters of the last century, the reader
will find examples of all the features of the world that Van has
created through his work: the back streets and mystic avenues;
memories of childhood wonder and of adult work; the chime of church
bells and the playing of the radio; the generous naming of other
artists and the joy of solitude; love and sharp dealing;
consolation and grace.
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What do pop songs have to say about love? Surprisingly, this book
shows that most popular love songs express much more about
alienation, infatuation, estrangement, jealousy, and heartbreak
than about love.Scheff takes the reader on a tour of popular lyrics
from eighty years of American song to reveal the emotional and
relational meaning of lyrics. He shows that popular love songs
typically steer listeners away from a healthy connection to the
emotions surrounding love. Readers will gain a deeper understanding
of love songs while appreciating the author's suggestions for how
listeners and artists could enrich the art of the love song.
What do pop songs have to say about love? Surprisingly, this book
shows that most popular love songs express much more about
alienation, infatuation, estrangement, jealousy, and heartbreak
than about love.Scheff takes the reader on a tour of popular lyrics
from eighty years of American song to reveal the emotional and
relational meaning of lyrics. He shows that popular love songs
typically steer listeners away from a healthy connection to the
emotions surrounding love. Readers will gain a deeper understanding
of love songs while appreciating the author's suggestions for how
listeners and artists could enrich the art of the love song.
Many new hymns as well as old favorites are included in this
collection of 658 hymns. The hymns represent a variety of music
styles that reflect the diversity of the Mennonite and Brethren
denominations. An additional 202 worship resources offer responsive
readings and prayers for many occasions. Round notes.
40 really easy arrangements of popular classical tunes graded in
order of increasing difficulty. Children (and adults ) will enjoy
learning them as a welcome break from slogging away at all those
exam pieces.
Very Easy Little Peppers is the first book in a five-part series by
Elissa Milne, Australian-based composer, teacher, and writer. Each
book is filled with fun jazz pieces that can be used both as
pedagogical studies and as repertoire pieces. Very Easy Little
Peppers starts at Pre-Grade 1-Grade 1 and progresses to the
standard required for the first exam. The pieces have been written
with the young pianist in mind, avoiding leaps that are difficult
for small hands and incorporating suitably short and lighthearted
pieces, and introduces a range of keys, rhythms and performance
techniques. Technique is developed alongside musicality, helping
young players to move towards grade exams and the other books in
the series.
Featuring all 29 pieces from the album Lang Lang Piano Book, this
is a collection of the most significant pieces from Lang Lang's
personal musical journey. It is beautifully presented as a high-end
cased book, featuring marbled endpapers, page-finder ribbon and
sewn binding. It includes exclusive photographs, comments from Lang
Lang on every piece and an edition of Fur Elise annotated with Lang
Lang's own performance notes. This is a book for all pianists to
treasure and revisit again and again.
An Ode by Milton, set for SATB choir and orchestra. Vocal score
with piano accompaniment.
Focusing on the music of the great song composers-Schubert,
Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss-Poetry Into Song offers a
systematic introduction to the performance and analysis of Lieder.
Part I, "The Language of Poetry," provides chapters on the themes
and imagery of German Romanticism and the methods of analysis for
German Romantic poetry. Part II, "The Language of the Performer,"
deals with issues of concern to performers: texture, temporality,
articulation, and interpretation of notation and unusual rhythm
accents and stresses. Part III provides clearly defined analytical
procedures for each of four main chapters on harmony and tonality,
melody and motive, rhythm and meter, and form. The concluding
chapter compares different settings of the same text, and the
volume ends with several appendices that offer text translations,
over 40 pages of less accessible song scores, a glossary of
technical terms, and a substantial bibliography. Directing the book
towards students in both voice and theory, and toward all singers,
the authors establish a framework for the analysis of song based on
a process of performing, listening, and analysing, designed to give
the reader a new understanding of the reciprocal interaction
between performance and analysis. Emphasizing the masterworks, the
volume features numerous poetic texts, as well as a core repertory
of songs. Examples throughout the text demonstrate points, while
end-of-chapter questions reinforce concepts and provide
opportunities for directed analysis. While there are a variety of
books on Lieder and on German Romantic poetry, none combines
performance, musical analysis, textual analysis, and the
interrelation between poetry and music in the systematic, thorough
way of Poetry Into Song.
Hot Rocks, released almost four decades ago, remains the most
significant Rolling Stones compilation ever. It is The Rolling
Stones' biggest-selling album---more than 12 million copies This
book features all 21 tracks from this landmark recording--fully
transcribed for guitar Hot Rocks' traces the development of the
songwriting team of Jagger and Richards. The album begins with the
early cover recording of "Time Is on My Side" and then proceeds
chronologically through most of the band's biggest hits from its
first decade. Titles: 19th Nervous Breakdown * As Tears Go By *
Brown Sugar * Get Off of My Cloud * Gimme Shelter * Heart of Stone
* Honky Tonk Women * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction * Jumpin' Jack
Flash * Let's Spend the Night Together * Midnight Rambler *
Mother's Little Helper * Paint It, Black * Play With Fire * Ruby
Tuesday * Street Fighting Man * Sympathy For The Devil * Time Is On
My Side * Under My Thumb * Wild Horses * You Can't Always Get What
You Want.
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