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4) Music
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Publisher
Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Language
English
Description
"Every young child loves to listen to music, bang on drums, and pound the keys of a piano. Now here's a Hello, World! board book that can teach babies and toddlers all about musical instruments and the sounds they make--with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts."-- Publisher website.
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English
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Leo Fender's company changed the course of popular music in 1954 when they introduced the Stratocaster. Since then, the Strat has been played by countless guitarists, from Jimi Hendrix to Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck. In this book, interviews with important Strat players from every decade illustrate the instrument's versatility, playability, and continuing importance. This is the complete story of the Stratocaster and the Fender company, from the struggles...
6) Instrument
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English
Description
Instruments tell stories through their appearance as much as through their sound.
Pat Graham's photographs capture the intimate relationship between musician and instrument told by the signs of wear of fingers on frets or keys, chips, scratches, and modifications by the artists who have played, beaten on, bled over, and made them their own.
For more than ten years, Graham has been documenting these amazing instruments and collecting stories about...
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English
Description
To play the flute with a clear and convincing sound depends on the understanding of the physical concepts required to make the instrument sound without using undue force and applying just the right amount of physical help where needed. Edmund Raas has explored and taught these fine-points for over 60 years. Born in Switzerland, he has been influenced by the teachings of Emil Niosi (pupil of the great Georges Barrre), Hugo Haldemann, Jean-Pierre Rampal...
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English
Description
Originally published in 1934, this is an exhaustive examination of one of Bach's greatest works, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in this great composer. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text...
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Español
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Los músicos están expuestos, más que la mayoría de las profesiones, a lesiones musculares y articulares debido a la repetición de sus movimientos. La mejor manera de prevenirlas es enseñando desde los comienzos la más óptima colocación del instrumento y evitar las alteraciones en el sistema postural.
Este libro ofrece los recursos necesarios en cada tipo de instrumento para mejorar la postura interpretativa y evitar lesiones que mermen el...
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Español
Description
"(Lorica, 1920-Bogotá, 2004) Manuel ha sido uno de los más importantes reivindicadores de los aportes de las comunidades afrodescendientes a la cultura colombiana y latinoamericana. Médico de profesión, antropólogo por vocación, divulgador cultural en revistas, periódicos y radio y, ante todo, un excepcional escritor -su obra incluye cuentos, relatos, obras de teatro, novelas, artículos y ensayos-, puede considerarse como uno de los primeros...
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Español
Description
El presente libro tiene como propósito analizar las proyecciones en la música actual de la modalidad idiomática y las técnicas extendidas de ejecución del siku, la quena y el charango. El objetivo principal es decodificar los alcances productivos que podrían tener en la composición musical y la utilización de estos recursos, desde un soporte organológico precolombino (quena y siku) y colonial (charango). Estos tres instrumentos del área...
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English
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Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique stringed instrument. Dr. Swarn Lata relies on more than thirty-five years of experience teaching sitar to students from diverse cultures and communities...
14) Mettle and Metal: The Birth of Steel Pan Music and the History of Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra
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English
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The Steel Orchestra is Trinidad and Tobago's musical gift to the world. This is the story of how steelpan music was made possible out of the fire deep within the belly and bowels of those who lived it passionately. The whole world has now been gripped by the power of this distinctive and powerful musical form.
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English
Description
The book focuses on the concept of Indian rhythm, particularly as manifested in North Indian art music, more popularly known as Hindustani music. Indian rhythm and percussive instruments have attracted musicians and music-lovers across cultures and continents. The author has focused his attention on discussing various aspects of the tabla, a twin-drum that has formed an integral part of Hindustani music, and has over the years been incorporated into...
17) TreeSong
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Publisher
Tudor House Press
Language
English
Description
Tells the life history of one Sitka spruce tree, home to insects and birds and, how, after hundreds of years, it falls because an instrument maker uses a piece of its wood in crafting a fine cello, which, in turn, becomes a gift to the forest.
19) 88 instruments
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little boy can't choose which instrument to play, so he decides to try them all.
20) The Joy of Youth
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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Among the Senufo people of northern Côte d'Ivoire, the balafon (xylophone with calabash resonators) is an emblematic musical instrument. The music of the balafon is a source of joy while the young men are doing collective work in the fields, at age-group ceremonies, for the poro initiatory society, for the catholic mass and during young people's dance evenings. Musicians and non-musicians, young and old, talk about the different occasions for which...
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