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  Music Quotes - The Quotations Page
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
Music like religion, unconditionally brings in its train all the moral virtues to the heart it enters, even though that heart is not in the least worthy.
Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.
www.quotationspage.com /subjects/music   (636 words)

  
 Buddhism and Music
This is one of the important functions of music.” The capacity of music to capture people’s attention, touch them deeply, and tug at their heartstrings makes it one of the most beautiful forms of human expression.
The ritual music of the three dynasties can all be found here!” In pre-contemporary China, recognized scholars were required to be accomplished in a variety of compulsory fields of study, one of which was classical Chinese music.
Modernized Buddhist Music is focused on bringing harmony into people’s everyday lives, purifying people’s minds, and performing the function of educating and transforming listeners so as to bring their emotions in line with the teachings of the Dharma.
www.blia.org /english/publications/booklet/pages/38.htm   (4128 words)

  
 The H. Kirkus Dugdale Company
We only require proof of the fact that a caller is really a professional before we supply him or her with all the music needed to improve his act.
When my business grew and I had written music to many good songs, in addition to my own publications, I began to realize that I could serve my clients further by publishing their work after the manuscript was written.
In 1912 we sold three times as much sheet music as in 1911, yet 1913 has already (July 15, 1913) passed the record of sales for 1912.
www.songpoemmusic.com /dugdale.htm   (3042 words)

  
 The Database of Recorded American Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The subjects are melancholic contemplations of loneliness and death; the music is somber, unrelieved by any hint of lightness.
The artistic problem is a perplexing one--to convey the quasi-mystical experience that comes with the sensation of snow descending on evergreen and deciduous trees and, in particular, to impart the double meaning of snow, as life-giving and as a death sign.
After a climax, the movement slows; the music quiets to describe the ship settling "among the wrecks." The ending confirms the home tonality, although a lowered supertonic tone repeated in the left hand maintains suspense.
dlib.nyu.edu /dram/note.cgi?id=4767   (465 words)

  
 1912 in New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malcolm Champion was a member of the Australasian team which won the Gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
Anthony Wilding won the bronze medal in mens' singles (indoor) at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1912_in_New_Zealand   (527 words)

  
 John Cage
This will make available for musical purposes any and all sounds that can be heard." Cage spoke often at subsequent compositional discussions, centering on the differences and validity of noise and so-called musical sound.
By understanding the necessary limits and traditions of European art music, Cage was able to expand his musical boundaries to include the audience, ambient sound and the dimension of chance into his music.
Cage understood that music is a victim of a business oriented, commodity driven society in which something has value only in so far as we can trade it for some thing else.
www.emayzine.com /infoage/lectures/music/john_cage.html   (695 words)

  
 Charles Louis Seeger - Biography - AOL Music
Although he began his musical career as a composer and conductor, Charles Seeger would become a pioneer in the field of musicology (the systematized study of music).
He returned to the United States in 1912 and received a position as chairman of the department of music (1912-1919) at the University of California.
In 1960 he was elected president of the Society of Ethnomusicology, in 1967 he became the first ethnomusicologist delegate to the American Council of Learned Society, and between 1960 and 1970 he served as research musicologist at the Institute of Ethnomusicology at UCLA.
music.aol.com /artist/charles-louis-seeger/180637/biography   (493 words)

  
 Music
Though Ragtime was the undisputed king of this new era, other music still turned the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries into a world of songs and music that are still played today.
The dates shown for music in this website (and anywhere else for that matter) are publication/copyright dates, not when the piece was written.
The music displayed represents a span between 1885 and 1912, though some music and songs dating back to pre-Civil War times were still popular and have been included.
www.richardmdickeson.com /Music.html   (235 words)

  
 The Music of Mark Graham - Christian Hymns and Hymnal
Words and music by Mark Graham, From the 1993 WCG hymnal.
Words and music by Mark Graham, From 1997 UCG hymnal, and very popular in our congregation.
Words and music by Mark Graham, Another song that first appeared in the 1997 UCG hymnal.
www.cgmusic.com /cghymnal/graham.htm   (469 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)

  
 Essentials of Music - Composers
Debussy's music is often associated with the contemporary impressionist movement in painting, and his approach shares some characteristics of this style.
Even as a student he let his concept of sound override many of the rules he was so assiduously taught by his teachers (much to their consternation).
Debussy's interest in the exquisite and sensual also led him to an appreciation of the music of other cultures, and his use of various scales beyond the traditional major and minor ones shows the influence of Oriental and Russian music.
www.essentialsofmusic.com /composer/debussy.html   (688 words)

  
 Parlor Songs American Popular Music Collection September 2000 Featured Covers, page two
Known as a contentious, eccentric and excitable person, one of his songs was involved in copyright litigation that continued from 1919 to the 1960's, more than 20 years after his death in NY in 1942.
His music is best known for his musical comedic gifts and his ability to make quirky rhythms to highlight creative lyrics.
Musically this is a wonderfully touching ballad that shows the talent and musicianship of Von Tilzer.
parlorsongs.com /issues/2000-9/2000-9b.asp   (1920 words)

  
 FUTURISM AND THE FUTURISTS - by Bob Osborn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1912, Balilla Pratella wrote the manifesto, Musica Futurista "To present the musical soul of the masses, of the great factories, of the railways, of the transatlantic liners, of the battleships, of the automobiles and aeroplanes.
A painter, not a musician, Russolo was committed to being the movement's musical activist.
The instruments and music created by Russolo played a revolutionary role in the incorporation of noise and environmental sound into modern music.
www.futurism.org.uk /music.htm   (806 words)

  
 History of the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music :: Rudi E Scheidt School of Music :: University of Memphis
“Music was force-fed into me when I was a kid, kicking all the way.” says the adult, reminiscing about his boyhood.
The musical events became bearable; gradually they became enjoyable.
Rudi and Honey Scheidt’s …gift to establish a school of music at the University of Memphis is the culmination of a long and distinguished partnership with the arts.
music.memphis.edu /history.htm   (312 words)

  
 1912   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
1912 is a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar)
March 5 - Italian forces are the first to use airships for a military purpose by using for reconnaissance west of Tripoli behind Turkish lines.
The election of 1912 was one of the few times since 1804 when the country was given the opportunity to debate its future.James Chace, a history profession Bard College, spins an interesting and readable story about the four men who...
www.freeglossary.com /1912   (1456 words)

  
 eHistory at OSU | Multimedia Histories
The 1912 presidential election was a significant and substantive discussion about the future of the United States.
In using "1912: Competing Visions for America" you can follow the story of the campaign and the candidates.
The issues in the election are the heart of the presentation.
ehistory.osu.edu /osu/mmh/1912/default.cfm   (212 words)

  
 Collectible and Antique Music and Musical Instruments on CYBERATTIC.
All original and in very good condition for music from the 1890s or earlier era.Corners are scuffed, thick paper.
Music is oversized and would be great framed.
The H. Gray Company, Inc. of New York published the music.   The cover notes the music is for high or medium in Ab - Low in F. The musi...
www.cyberattic.com /directory/Music_and_Musical_Instruments280.html   (849 words)

  
 Sherrys Antiques* Collectibles* & Frivolous Necessities Art Deco Directory
Music by Harry Armstrong, composer of Dew Drops,and Rianza Waltz.
Music cover has a nice silouette artistry by Barbelle.
Music from 1916,cover inset photo of Mae Francis.
www.trocadero.com /sherrysantiques/catalog/Art_Deco10.html   (413 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Trinidad (1912-1941): Music: Various Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
These are actually a large range of colonial musical hybrid forms from Trinidad with the hypnotic, African stick fight rhythms surgically removed as to not spook the society dames and bow tied gents who went to the dances in old time Port of Spain.
Yet, even with that wiff of cultural repression, this is an indispensible recording for anyone who can't bear to leave the missing links in Caribbean music un-collected.
With all the votes in, Amazon.com's music editors have selected the best CDs of the year in all your favorite categories.
www.amazon.com /Trinidad-1912-1941-Various-Artists/dp/B000001XY9   (702 words)

  
 Music_1900-1912
Nearly all music here is in MIDI format and should work well with virtually any playback system.
Where possible, all songs are placed according to year of publication and songwriter.
They may not have become 'popular' until years later.
www.richardmdickeson.com /MUSIC_1900-1912.html   (54 words)

  
 Berry Hill Mansion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Situated on a prominent western bluff overlooking the state Capitol and Frankfort, the George Franklin Berry Estate was originally called Juniper Hill because of the many red cedar trees on the property.
Completed in 1912, the music room still remains the mansion's architectural and focal point.
The music room, dining room and kitchen are available for meetings and conferences for a small fee.
www.state.ky.us /agencies/finance/attract/berryhl.htm   (356 words)

  
 Temple of Music - New Pianos, Used Pianos, Steinway, Boston, Roland, Pianos Atlanta, Pianos Georgia, Pianos North ...
Temple of Music - New Pianos, Used Pianos, Steinway, Boston, Roland, Pianos Atlanta, Pianos Georgia, Pianos North Carolina, Pianos Virginia.
Rent a piano from Temple of Music and apply up to six months of rent toward the purchase of any new piano in stock.
At Temple of Music, we do all we can to help you get the most musical satisfaction possible from the world's finest keyboard instruments.
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 Drama and Music: Exotic Plays (The Nation, February 8, 1912)
If this were not a bad time for protective tariffs in general, U.S. dramatists might well have appealed to the U.S. Congress for a heavy import duty on Oriental drama, with which the stage is in danger of being swamped.
The beginning of 1912 in New York found no less than four plays of life in the distant and odorous East.
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www.thenation.com /archive/detail/13755672   (150 words)

  
 Music (The Nation, April 4, 1912)
The article focuses on the book of music "Six Lectures on the Recorder and Other Flutes in Relation to Literature," by Christopher Welch.
Welch's book, to say it at once, is infinitely more than a mere monograph on the flute.
It is the work of an astoundingly erudite scholar, who incidentally throws perhaps more light on various aspects of musical life in Old England than any other writer has done.
www.thenation.com /archive/detail/13800038   (144 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: John McCormack: The Acoustic Victor and HMV Recordings (1912-14): Music: Irish Traditional,William Henry ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Amazon.ca: John McCormack: The Acoustic Victor and HMV Recordings (1912-14): Music: Irish Traditional,William Henry Squire,John Wilson,Marshall,Henry Trotere,Liddle,Victor Herbert,George H. Clutsam,Percy Pitt,Nicolaus a Kempis,Victor Orchestra,John McCormack
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Styles > Classical > Chamber Music > By Period > Romantic (c.1820-1910)
www.amazon.ca /John-McCormack-Acoustic-Recordings-1912-14/dp/B0000061K8   (468 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Calypso Pioneers: 1912-1937: Music: Various Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Luckily, most of these guys recorded in New York, so there is always an old wire copy in somebody's Brooklyn basement.
An amusing commentary on the "colonizing" attitudes of the post-Columbian world from which this great musical form was spawned.
Check out music magazines like Paste, Blender, and Under the Radar.
amazon.com /Calypso-Pioneers-1912-1937-Various-Artists/dp/B0000002QV   (1072 words)

  
 Music from Antique Networking
Record is in good condition in generic record sleeve.
1961 Zodiac Music Corp. Sheet music is in very good condition, slight wear at...
Words and Music by Marjorie Goetschius and Edna Osser.
www.antiqnet.com /category,music-77.html   (319 words)

  
 1912 in music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
February 28 - In a concert in Copenhagen, Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. 3 (the Sinfonia espansiva) and his Violin Concerto
Irving Berlin from the musical theater production 'Cohan And Harris Minstrels'
The Ziegfeld Follies Of 1912, Broadway revue opened at the Moulin Rouge Theatre on October 21 and ran for 88 performances
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1912_in_music   (685 words)

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