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  MUSIC - LoveToKnow Article on MUSIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This contrast between music and plastic art may be partly explained by the mental work undergone, during the earliest infancy both of the race and of the individual, in interpreting sensations of space.
Theorist and systematizer of musical notation and solmization.
As principal of the Royal Academy of Music (he succeeded Macfarren in 1888) he revived the former giories of the school, and the excellent plan by which it and the Royal College unite their forces in the examinations of the Associated Board is largely due to his initiative.
98.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MUSIC.htm   (12618 words)

  
 Music
This course traces the evolution of rock music from 1955 to the present and examines the cultural impact of this musical form on contemporary society.
Specific peoples and their musical traditions are studied through recorded music, relevant videos, invited speakers, and the writings of researchers who have experienced the music of a region, country, or indigenous people first-hand.
The course evaluates women's contributions to music and music history: as composers, performers, patrons, their role in musical culture, and the historiography of women in music.
www.beloit.edu /~academic/fields/majors/music_courses.php   (1176 words)

  
 New Titles - Music
Music in Puerto Rico : a reader's anthology.
The improvisation of musical dialogue : a phenomenology of music.
Worlds of music [sound recording] : an introduction to the music of the world's peoples.
www.library.umass.edu /subject/music/newbooks/Music0304.html   (826 words)

  
 Essentials of Music - Composers
In 1919 he founded a society for performance of new music, and in 1925 returned to Berlin to teach.
Schoenberg's early music was clearly marked by the style of the late nineteenth century, and influences of Brahms, Mahler and others can be seen in pieces such as his Verklärte Nacht.
The music of this period is also marked by a style that is referred to as expressionist, and Schoenberg had contact with, and a great deal of admiration for, the expressionist painters and writers (Schoenberg himself painted in an expressionist style).
www.essentialsofmusic.com /composer/schoenberg.html   (676 words)

  
 Polish Music Journal 4.2.01 - Krehbiel's Program Notes for Paderewski's Concerts, 1895-1908
It is a relic of the Orientalism of Slavonic music.
Louis XIV danced it to Lully's music for the first time at Versailles in 1653, and it soon became the most popular of court and society dances, holding its own down to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The music of the minuet is in 3-4 time and of stately movement.
www.usc.edu /dept/polish_music/PMJ/issue/4.2.01/krehbielprograms.html   (2914 words)

  
 Music
Formerly known as the Sonneck Society in honor of Oscar Sonneck (1873-1928), pioneering scholar and bibliographer of American music and head of the Music Division of the Library of Congress from 1902 to 1917.
Explores the full breadth of Puerto Rican music, with descriptions of native music genres including danza, folk music, plena, bomba, and salsa, as well as related genres such as the Cuban son, merengue, bolero, and jazz.
There are descriptions and photos of native musical instruments and an extensive collection of artist biographies (mostly Puerto Ricans) from all genres, each with a discography, photo, and sample audio clips of their music.
www.library.ucsb.edu /subjects/music/music.html   (5510 words)

  
 Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885 consists of over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885.
Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra.
The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/smhtml/smhome.html   (183 words)

  
 MUSIC SCORES:Music Division
Music scores are an obvious primary source for researchers interested in women composers.
Women appear frequently as the subject of popular song and song lyrics, and sheet music cover art can be an instructive tool for the historian.
Both music by women and music about women can be found in abundance in the collections of the Music Division.
lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/awhhtml/awmusic8/music_scores.html   (95 words)

  
 3Ci Entertainment -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Music Copyright Site was developed to assist anyone desiring to record, duplicate, and distribute audio recordings of copyrighted music.
It was developed because the owners and staff of the Music Copyright Site have been engaged in obtaining Mechanical Licenses for several years and wanted to provide a more convenient way for their clients from across the country to transmit their data to us for processing.
Or, if your needs are more specific, and budgets are less of a concern, we can produce original music scores, source music, cues, etc..., utilizing the best musicians and facilities in the music industry.
www.3ci.net /copyright.shtml   (259 words)

  
 MUSIC IN FILM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Music in Film is a general education course on the use of music in film, a "grand tour" of the esthetics and dramatic techniques of film music since 1895.
Excerpts from commercial "silent" and sound films will be studied as examples of film music development and the composerís art.
The films will be on reserve in the Music Resource Center (FAC #149) and students may watch them at their convenience.
people.umass.edu /mus190f   (828 words)

  
 Journal of Popular Culture: Music and the Silent Film: Contexts and Case Studies, 1895-1924. (Book Reviews). (book ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Music and the Silent Film: Contexts and Case Studies, 1895-1924.
This splendidly thorough book takes up a subject which should perhaps be much more interesting and useful to the student of popular culture than it is-the role that music played in the total effect of the silent movie.
All of us hear and appreciate the music but perhaps few try to listen beyond the notes and learn the full richness of the musical effect.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:87145543&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (194 words)

  
 Photo Album - The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Entrances to The Carnegie Institute and to The Carnegie Music Hall are on Forbes Avenue.
At the Music Hall entrance are statues of Johann Sebastian Bach(Music) and William Shakespeare(Literature).
However, to demonstrate one of the consequences of air pollution to future generations, the layer of soot was kept on one small section of the building.
andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com /photoalbumCLP-CI.htm   (914 words)

  
 Classic Christian Hymns
Music is a very important part of every type of ministry.
Today's youth leaders are not only looking for music to sing but also to use as background music for dramas, plays, web pages, and amateur movies.
I understand that this is a great inconvenience but it establishes the history of the music, honors its creators and protects both of us.
applesaucekids.com /Music/MuHymns/Index.html   (796 words)

  
 SRFN Miscellany: Sabine Baring Gould: Essay on English Folk-Music, 1895: 4
Miss L. Smith's "Music of the Waters," 1888, adds little or nothing to what was not already accessible.
Miss Broadwood, in a recent work, "English County Songs," divides the collection according to counties, but this is arbitrary, and we are still left to lament that opportunities have been let slip, never to be recovered, of collecting in other counties of England, where, however, it is perfectly certain that folk-music did exist.
At the conclusion of his "Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries," Professor Lanciani writes mournfully of the manner in which the splendid relics of classic antiquity were neglected, despised, pillaged till the beginning of this century.
www.folk-network.com /miscellany/baring_gould/baring-gould_4.html   (1266 words)

  
 1895 In Music Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Out of Sight
From 1889 to 1895, the fire that would ignite almost every American popular music style was sparking.
The citations are organized and explained in a way that clears a path through the dense landscape of this neglected period in fl music history.
It is essential for comprehending the evolution and dissemination of African American popular music from 1900 to the present.
www.upress.state.ms.us /catalog/fall2002/out_of_sight.html   (422 words)

  
 bs magazine - Collector's Corner: RCA Victor 100 Years of Film Music 1895-1995   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This record has a double interest: musical and historical.
Musical because it's about some of the film scores which Paul Dessau, one of the more interesting centereuropean composers of this century and emblematic figure of the extinct East Germany, composed on the twenties.
The four brief musical recreations of Walt Disney's material shows, at the opposite, an enviable rhythm and vivacity, making an excellent use of proper themes and gestures when necessary (the famous Dixie in Alice in the Wooly West, as an example), and obtaining a terrific result from the small orchestra.
geocities.com /Hollywood/7539/i_alice.html   (164 words)

  
 Collectible and Antique Music and Musical Instruments on CYBERATTIC.
This porcelain music box is 6 1/4" tall, 5 3/4" square, with a brown bear rising from the box when music plays.
Plays music when switch is turned on, and ponies go around as the water trickles down.
The Golden Treasury of Music From the World’s Famous Composers by Theo H. Northrup, Complier.
www.cyberattic.com /directory/Music_and_Musical_Instruments20.html   (1130 words)

  
 Music Publishers' Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Founded in 1895, the Music Publishers’ Association is the oldest music trade organization in the United States, fostering communication among publishers, dealers, music educators, and all ultimate users of music.
This non-profit association addresses itself to issues pertaining to every area of music publishing with an emphasis on the issues relevant to the publishers of print music for concert and educational purposes.
Communicates with various national, regional, and state organizations and music selection committees; disseminates information to the membership; encourages the exchange of ideas and discussion of concerns to both music publishers and music educators.
www.mpa.org /about/about.html   (761 words)

  
 Penn Special Collections-Keffer-Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The musical content of the collection consists largely of American popular songs and piano music, but also includes works by famous European composers published in the United States.
American sheet music of the nineteenth century provides a fascinating historical record of contemporary social concerns, issues, events, celebrities, and tastes.
Historical backgrounds for the music publishing industry and lithography in Philadelphia are also provided, with lists of music publishers and lithographers who worked in the city.
www.library.upenn.edu /collections/rbm/keffer   (372 words)

  
 Musikbladet (1884-1885)
The weekly Musikbladet: Ugerevue for Musik og Theater [The music magazine: Weekly review for music and theater] was published in Copenhagen from October 1884 to March 1895 by the music publisher Wilhelm Hansen.
As Copenhagen was regarded at the center of musical life in Denmark, Schytte believed the city should support a music periodical similar to those published in Christiania (Oslo) and Stockholm where music journals had long ago gained a foothold.
From 1888 on, the subject matter of the lead articles shifts to other areas of interest; among these are the place of musicians in society, music from a hygienic point of view, psychological items (music and character, true and false in originality), and theoretical and pedagogical topics.
www.nisc.com /RIPM/volume_description/MBL.htm   (320 words)

  
 1895 in music -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
and the (Click link for more info and facts about list of 'years in music') list of 'years in music'.
(A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes) Opera
July 10 - (German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982)) Carl Orff, German composer (d.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/18/1895_in_music.htm   (660 words)

  
 Music and the Silent Film - Contexts and Case Studies, 1895-1924 - Books - Music - book sales
Music at Oxford in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
The first of three volumes investigating music for film, this thoughtful, pathbreaking study demonstrates the richness of silent film music as it details the way scores were often planned from the start as an integral part of the cinematic whole.
Recovering a vibrant and important aspect of twentieth-century music, Music and the Silent Film will interest scholars of film theory, film history, modern music, and modern aesthetics..
www.currentnewsonline.com /buy25/music_and_the_silent_film_contexts_and_case_studies_18951924_48812.htm   (307 words)

  
 MUSIC IN FILM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Excerpts from commercial "silent era" and sound films will be viewed and studied as examples of film music development and the composerís art.
The film excerpts will be on reserve in the music library and students may watch them at their convenience.
Session 18, 10/31: The 1950ís reaction to the symphonic tradition: Ethnicity and the music of Elmer Bernstein and Alex North.
people.umass.edu /mus190h   (759 words)

  
 - SHOP.COM
In 1976 the American President signed the American Folklife Preservation Act for the establishment of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
In the case of the Omaha Indians, the antique recordings were made by Francis La Flesche, the son of an Omaha chief and the 19th century historian Alice Fletcher.
The ultimate objective of this exercise in cultural preservation was to return these recordings to their source - this was finally done, and today the Omaha Indians are in possession of the oldest surviving recordings of their rich and varied music.
www.shop.com /op/aprod-p21292060   (414 words)

  
 Music
Contains information on Gamelan music in general (a form of Indonesian orchestral music characterized by gongs, chimes, and percussion), and Balinese and Javanese Gamelan in particular.
The concentration is on Irish and Scottish music, though the music of Wales and Brittany is also represented.
Focuses on the music and activities of Sarah McLachlan.
www.perryjoseph.8m.com /Music.htm   (8985 words)

  
 Jazz History and Black Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Jazz photos of jazz greats by Helen Mandel taken in the Seventies at the Overseas Press Club, the Cookery jazz club in Greenwich Village and at the Grande Parade du Jazz in Nice France.Images include such legendaries as Earl Hines, Roy Eldridge, Lockjaw Davis,Sweets Edison and many more (slow loading)
Whether or not you agree with Ken Burns (and many others) that Louis Armstrong is the font of jazz and modern American music, you have to appreciate the effort and care that have gone into this site.
Musicals, A Salute to American --a photo exhibit
www.accd.edu /pac/lrc/jazz.htm   (199 words)

  
 Witherspoon, Herbert on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1898 he made his operatic debut, and from 1908 to 1916 he was leading basso of the Metropolitan Opera Company, afterward devoting his time to concerts and to teaching.
He was president (1925-29) of the Chicago Musical College, director for a brief time of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, and director (1932-33) of the Cincinnati Conservatory.
"Infinite riches in a little room": the music collections in the Pierpont Morgan Library.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/WithrspH1.asp   (314 words)

  
 Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine: Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895. - book review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The years encompassed were some of the worst ever as far as race relations nationwide, but, somehow, the diversely tentacled development of fl music during this brief span of years engendered not only the birth of vaudeville and the cross-racial ragtime craze but resulted in the emergence of an entire African American entertainment industry.
Such taken-for-granteds as barbershop quartets, brass and cornet bands, burlesque, mandolin clubs, stand-up comedians and circus sideshow performers all had their origins during this fin de seicle period.
They presented a wide variety of pre-ragtime sounds that morphed into vaudeville, musical comedy, rural blues, "folk" music and, eventually, the Jazz Age.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1197/is_2_47/ai_103124827   (539 words)

  
 MUSIC 133
Focusing on the decades between the 1880's and the 1950's, this course examines social, musical and commercial forces behind the emergence and decline of Tin Pan Alley as well as changes in the substance, treatment, and significance of its songs during their years of popularity.
A Century of Musicals in Black and White.
New York : Institute for Studies in American Music, Conservatory of Music, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, c1992.
www.brown.edu /Facilities/University_Library/courses/mu133   (1120 words)

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