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Bach: Toccatas, BWV 910-916
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750; performed by Peter Watchorn, Bach: Toccatas, BWV 910-916 (Hänssler Classic, 1999), 18 page(s)
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composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750; performed by Peter Watchorn, Bach: Toccatas, BWV 910-916 (Hänssler Classic, 1999), 18 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Peter Watchorn
Author / Creator
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, Peter Watchorn
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Hänssler Classic
Person Discussed
Johann Adam Reincken, 1623-1722, Dieterich Buxtehude, 1637-1707, Matthias Weckmann, 1616-1674, Johann Jakob Froberger, 1616-1667, Girolamo Frescobaldi, 1583-1643, Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965, Nicolas Gerber, 1969-
Topic / Theme
Music theory, Music arrangement, Toccata, Improvisation, Harpsichord
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The Black Composer Speaks
written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
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written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Author / Creator
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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The Modern Scene
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It. (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 187-248
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It. (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 187-248
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Person Discussed
John Coltrane, 1926-1967, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Count Basie, 1904-1984, Lester Young, 1909-1959, Miles Davis, 1926-1991, Ornette Coleman, 1930-2000, Cecil Percival Taylor, 1929-2018, Coleman Hawkins, 1904-1969, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955, Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982
Topic / Theme
Caucasian American, African American, Cultural identity, Discrimination, Racial integration, Segregation, Nomenclature, Musical ensembles, Fads, Cultural life, Musicians, Performance influences, Performance practice, Music arrangement, Musical technique, Musical meter and rhythm, Bars and saloons, Performance criticism, Music criticism, Improvisation, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean Conflict, 1950...
Caucasian American, African American, Cultural identity, Discrimination, Racial integration, Segregation, Nomenclature, Musical ensembles, Fads, Cultural life, Musicians, Performance influences, Performance practice, Music arrangement, Musical technique, Musical meter and rhythm, Bars and saloons, Performance criticism, Music criticism, Improvisation, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Beat Generation, 1950's-1960's, Saxophone, Piano, Drum kit, Big band, Bass, double, Trumpet
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Improvising the Text: Euro America and African American Approaches to Jazz Narrative
written by Jon Panish; in The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 139-161
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written by Jon Panish; in The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 139-161
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Jon Panish
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
Jack Kerouac, 1922-1969, Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014, John Clellon Holmes, 1926-1988, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955
Topic / Theme
Caucasian American, African American, Writers, Literary criticism, Fiction, Performance criticism, Racial identity, Musicians, Fictional characters, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Music arrangement, Performance influences, Improvisation, Beat Generation, 1950's-1960's
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Epilogue: The Mirrored Self
written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974; in Duke Ellington: Music is My Mistress (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 470-491
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written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974; in Duke Ellington: Music is My Mistress (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 470-491
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Person Discussed
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974
Topic / Theme
African American, American, Music criticism, Colleges and universities, Foods, Composers, Music composition, Performance influences, Music education, Expression in performance, Improvisation
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His Musical Biography
written by Barry Tepperman and Vladimir Simosko, 1943-; in Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography and Discography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1996), 41-110
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written by Barry Tepperman and Vladimir Simosko, 1943-; in Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography and Discography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1996), 41-110
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Barry Tepperman, Vladimir Simosko, 1943-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Eric Dolphy, Jr., 1928-1964, Gerald Wilson, 1918-2014, John Coltrane, 1926-1967, Ornette Coleman, 1930-2000, Charles Mingus, 1922-1979, Freddie Hubbard, 1938-, Johnny Coles, 1926-1997, Gunther Schuller, 1925-2015
Topic / Theme
African American, Childhood, Musical ensembles, Humanitarian values, Songs, Musicians, Music education, Performance practice, Orchestration (Music), Performance influences, Audio recordings, Concerts, Performance criticism, Musical technique, Artistic collaboration, Recording sessions, Record labels, Improvisation, Saxophone, Alto, Flute
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Herbie Hancock
written by Len Lyons, fl. 1983; in The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music (New York, NY: Quill, 1983), 266-279
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written by Len Lyons, fl. 1983; in The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music (New York, NY: Quill, 1983), 266-279
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Len Lyons, fl. 1983
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Quill
Person Discussed
Herbie Hancock, 1940-, Miles Davis, 1926-1991
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Songs, Music careers, Religious beliefs, Music composition, Music education, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Improvisation, Piano, Piano, electric
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PART I: ESSAYS: Haydn's London Piano Trios and His Salomon String Quartets: Private vs. Public?
written by Mary Kate Hunter, 1866-1945; edited by Elaine Sisman; in Haydn And His World (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997), 117-144
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written by Mary Kate Hunter, 1866-1945; edited by Elaine Sisman; in Haydn And His World (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997), 117-144
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Elaine Sisman
Author / Creator
Mary Kate Hunter, 1866-1945
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Person Discussed
Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809
Topic / Theme
English, Music criticism, Social classes, Audiences, Music composition, Concerts, Music theory, Performance practice, Improvisation
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 1: Abrams-Jenkins
(Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 614 page(s)
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(Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 614 page(s)
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Copyright © 1999 by Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. Reproduced by permission of the Taylor and Francis Group.
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 1: Abrams-JenkinsBethune, Thomas Greene Wiggins (Blind Tom)
written by Ann Sears (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 5 page(s)
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written by Ann Sears (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 5 page(s)
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Author / Creator
Ann Sears
Person Discussed
Thomas Greene Wiggins Bethune, 1849-1908
Topic / Theme
African American, Battles, Musicians, Blindness, Music composition, Performance practice, Improvisation, Piano
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. Reproduced by permission of the Taylor and Francis Group.
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