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Celtic Flute Made Easy Book/CD Set FREE DOWNLOAD

Series: Made Easy
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.; Pap/Com edition (March 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786653515
ISBN-13: 978-0786653515

Celtic Flute Made Easy is a collection of beautiful songs, airs and dances originating in the musical cultures of Ireland and Scotland. Piano accompaniments as well as guitar chords are provided for the flutist who wishes to concertize these timeless Celtic works. A play-along CD presents full arrangements of all pieces in the book for use in the performance or studio setting.

Mel Bay's Gypsy Songs of Russia and Hungary, Arranged for Guitar & Voice (Mel Presents) FREE DOWNLOAD

Series: Mel Presents
Paperback: 102 pages
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (July 29, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786616342
ISBN-13: 978-0786616343

This book features 37 vibrant and passionate songs transliterated from Russian and Hungarian to singable English. In this guitar/vocal edition, each song is shown with lyrics in the original language and English with chord symbols and annotated guitar accompaniment, as well as in a separate, stand-alone guitar solo version. All songs are shown in notation, chords, and tablature (solos only). This conveniently spiral-bound book is illustrated with charming period photographs and artwork.

Mel Bay Songs of Australia FREE DOWNLOAD

Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (July 29, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786613785
ISBN-13: 978-0786613786

Forty-nine typical songs from down under, with historical information. For voice and piano in friendly" guitar keys - with guitar chords.

Listening in Paris: A Cultural History (Studies on the History of Society and Culture)FREE DOWNLOAD

File Size: 6917 KB
Print Length: 363 pages
Publisher: University of California Press (January 13, 1995)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B003AU4FP8

Beginning with the simple question, "Why did audiences grow silent?" Listening in Paris gives a spectator's-eye view of opera and concert life from the Old Regime to the Romantic era, describing the transformation in musical experience from social event to profound aesthetic encounter. James H. Johnson recreates the experience of audiences during these rich decades with brio and wit. Woven into the narrative is an analysis of the political, musical, and aesthetic factors that produced more engaged listening. Johnson shows the gradual pacification of audiences from loud and unruly listeners to the attentive public we know today.

Drawing from a wide range of sources—novels, memoirs, police files, personal correspondence, newspaper reviews, architectural plans, and the like—Johnson brings the performances to life: the hubbub of eighteenth-century opera, the exuberance of Revolutionary audiences, Napoleon's musical authoritarianism, the bourgeoisie's polite consideration. He singles out the music of Gluck, Haydn, Rossini, and Beethoven as especially important in forging new ways of hearing. This book's theoretical edge will appeal to cultural and intellectual historians in many fields and periods.

Tango: The Art History of Love FREE DOWNLOAD

File Size: 1804 KB
Print Length: 384 pages
Publisher: Vintage (June 23, 2010)
Sold by: Random House LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B000SEK3R8

In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”

Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood and dramatizations in dance halls throughout the world. He shows us tango not only as brilliant choreography but also as text, music, art, and philosophy of life. Passionately argued and unparalleled in its research, its synthesis, and its depth of understanding, Tango: The Art History of Love is a monumental achievement.

Follow Your Heart - John McLaughlin Song By Song FREE DOWNLOAD

Paperback: 332 pages
Publisher: Abstract Logix Books; First edition (November 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0976101653
ISBN-13: 978-0976101659

Legendary guitarist and composer John McLaughlin recorded historic music with Miles Davis and the revolutionary Tony Williams Lifetime. He founded the fusion super group, The Mahavishnu Orchestra. McLaughlin helped pave the way for World Music in Shakti. The acoustic Guitar Trio ushered in the unplugged movement. Grammy winner McLaughlin, who Jeff Beck says is the best guitarist in the world, continues to influence generations of musicians. Follow Your Heart takes you on a fascinating journey of the music of John McLaughlin -- song by song. The tour guide is Walter Kolosky, author of the award winning Power, Passion and Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra. He is aided by a foreword written by Chick Corea, expert musicologists, exclusive insights from John McLaughlin himself and many remarkable images never before published. Follow Your Heart is an invaluable listening guide, history, reference book and source of inspiration all rolled into one.
'Walter Kolosky has provided the ultimate guide to the music of John McLaughlin. This is a book every fan of the guitarist will want to own.'-- Ted Gioia, music educator and author of the award-winning The History of Jazz and other notable books.
'Walter Kolosky, renowned jazz critic and the world's foremost authority on guitar legend John McLaughlin, has written a detailed, song by song, guide to McLaughlin's incredible pioneering career.' -- Andrew Vaughan, Gibson.com
'Walter Kolosky has crafted a fine look at John McLaughlin. Highly recommended. An ideal book to have in the public library for library jazz patrons, and a perfect jazz biography to have in the home.' --Jazzreview.com
'This new book by Walter Kolosky is a must for McLaughlin fans!' -- Peter Max, artist
<o>Follow Your Heart: John McLaughlin Song by Song is a great resource to future and current fans of McLaughlin. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the music of John McLaughlin to greater depths. Kolosky will enlighten and take the readers into a journey of McLaughlin s music that goes beyond the actual music and digs into the man himself. - Marcos Rios, Guitar International

'John McLaughlin is a unique and important guitarist and composer. Follow Your Heart is validation of that very fact.' --Billy Cobham
Absolutely fascinating...full of really good insight. - Will Power, Radio Host BC-FM Bristol, England
McLaughlin fans will be able to reassess their favorite tracks after dipping into this comprehensive, annotated discography and listening guide.' -- Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times contributor and author of JACO: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius.

Island Musics FREE DOWNLOAD

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic (September 4, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 185973703X
ISBN-13: 978-1859737033

From the sounds of reggae in the Caribbean to the dance club beat of Ibiza, islands tend to develop a unique musical culture. What does the music of Cuba or Trinidad tell us about the islands themselves and their inhabitants? Is there something unique about island music? How does island music differ from its mainland counterparts? What is the role of "world music," global tourism, films, and travel writing in constructing a fanciful image of island life? Drawing on a range of examples from around the globe, this book examines the culture of island music and offers insight into local identities.