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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 1: AfricaPart 2: Issues and Processes in African MusicArt-Composed Music in Nigeria
written by Johnston Akuma-Kalu Njoku; edited by Ruth M. Stone, 1942- (New York: Routledge (Publisher), 1997), 22 page(s)
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written by Johnston Akuma-Kalu Njoku; edited by Ruth M. Stone, 1942- (New York: Routledge (Publisher), 1997), 22 page(s)
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
General reference book, Compendium
Contributor
Ruth M. Stone, 1942-
Author / Creator
Johnston Akuma-Kalu Njoku
Date Published / Released
1997-08-01, 1997
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Person Discussed
George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759, Richard Rodgers, 1902-1979, Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741, Fela Sowande, 1905-, Ayo Bankole, 1935-1976, Akin Euba, 1935-, Achinivu Kanu Achinivu, J. P. Clarke, 1807-1877, Wilberforce William Chukudinka Echezona, Lazarus Ekwueme, 1936-, Robert A. Kauffman, Okechukwu Ndubuisi, 1939-
Topic / Theme
African American, Yoruba, African, Hausa, Igbo, Brazilian, Nigerian, European, Sierra Leonean, Baptist, Composers, Christianity, World, Bass, double, Clapping, hand, Clarinet, Drum, Rote, Organ, Keyboard, Piano, Saxophone, String orchestra, String quartet, Tape recorder, Trombone, Vocables, Voice, Baritone
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 3 - The United States and CanadaPart 3 Musical Cultures and RegionsOverview of Music in the United States
written by William Kearns; edited by Ellen Koskoff (Routledge (Publisher), 2000), 35 page(s)
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written by William Kearns; edited by Ellen Koskoff (Routledge (Publisher), 2000), 35 page(s)
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
General reference book, Compendium
Contributor
Ellen Koskoff
Author / Creator
William Kearns
Date Published / Released
2000-11, 2000
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Person Discussed
Ole Bull, 1810-1880, Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Jerome Kern, 1885-1945, Marian Anderson, 1897-1993, W. C. Handy, 1873-1958, Béla Bartók, 1881-1945, John Cage, 1912-1992, Al Jolson, 1886-1950, Benny Goodman, 1909-1986, Roy Rogers, 1911-1998, Arturo Toscanini, 1867-1957, John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932, Leonard Bernstein, 1918-1990, Bob Dylan, 1...
Ole Bull, 1810-1880, Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Jerome Kern, 1885-1945, Marian Anderson, 1897-1993, W. C. Handy, 1873-1958, Béla Bartók, 1881-1945, John Cage, 1912-1992, Al Jolson, 1886-1950, Benny Goodman, 1909-1986, Roy Rogers, 1911-1998, Arturo Toscanini, 1867-1957, John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932, Leonard Bernstein, 1918-1990, Bob Dylan, 1941-, Elvis Presley, 1935-1977, Scott Joplin, 1868-1917, George Gershwin, 1898-1937, Cole Porter, 1891-1964, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1829-1869, Kurt Weill, 1900-1950, Irving Berlin, 1888-1989, Richard Rodgers, 1902-1979, Sigmund Romberg, 1887-1951, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, 1948-, George M. Cohan, 1878-1942, Philip Glass, 1937-, Marc Blitzstein, 1905-1964, Jacques Offenbach, 1819-1880, James Hewitt, 1770-1827, John Coolidge Adams, 1947-, Aaron Copland, 1900-1990, Alfred Newman, 1901-1970, Barbara Allen, Samuel Barber, 1910-1981, Amy Beach, 1867-1944, James Brown, 1933-2006, Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, Herbert L. Clarke, 1867-1945, Henry Cowell, 1897-1965, Woody Guthrie, 1912-1967, John Harbison, 1938-, Roy Harris, 1898-1979, Robert Johnson, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Bill Monroe, 1911-1996, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, John Newton, 1725-1807, Horatio William Parker, 1863-, Charley Patton, 1891-1934, Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007, Arthur Pryor, 1870-1942, Robert Shaw, 1908-1985, Mamie Smith, Richard Tucker, La Monte Young, 1935-, Antonín Dvořák, 1841-1904, Howard Hanson, 1896-1981, Charles E. Ives, 1874-1954, Peter Mennin, 1923-1983, John Knowles Paine, 1839-1906, Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951, Elliott Carter, 1908-2012, Steve Reich, 1936-, Max Steiner, 1888-1971, Milton Babbitt, 1916-2011, David Del Tredici, 1937-, Arthur Farwell, 1877-1952, Lou Harrison, 1917-2003, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, 1939-, Albert Von Tilzer, 1878-1956, Dwight Yoakam, 1956-, Chuck Berry, 1926-2017, Ray Charles, 1930-2004, Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, Marvin Gaye, 1939-1984, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018, Muddy Waters, 1913-1983, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, 1899-1993, Bessie Smith, 1894-1937, Joan Baez, 1941-, Willie Nelson, 1933-, Roland Hayes, 1887-, Gene Autry, 1907-1998, Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, Johann Gottfried Herder, 1744-1803, Thomas Moore, 1779-1852, Fats Domino, 1928-2017, Roy Acuff, 1903-1992, Chet Atkins, 1924-2001, William Billings, 1746-1800, Francis James Child, 1825-1896, Perry Como, 1912-2001, James Cook, 1728-1779, Xavier Cugat, 1900-1990, Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872, Jenny Lind, 1820-1887, Luther Whiting Mason, 1818-1896, John McCormack, 1884-1945, Dwight Lyman Moody, 1837-1899, Cecil Sharp, 1859-1924, Chou Wen-Chung, 1923-, King Hank Williams, 1923-1953, Frankie Yankovic, William Bolcom, 1938-, Jimmie Rodgers, 1897-1933, Alexander Reinagle, 1756-1809, Mahalia Jackson, 1911-1972, Benjamin Carr, 1768-1836, Ned Rorem, 1923-, Charles K. Harris, 1867-1930, Jelly Roll Morton, 1890-1941, Victor Herbert, 1859-1924, Stephen Collins Foster, 1826-1864, Joseph E. Howard, 1867-1961, Glenn Miller, 1909-1944, Morton Gould, 1913-
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African American, Japanese, Chinese, Cajun, European American, Hispanic American, Hawaiian, Portuguese, African Caribbean, Scottish, Russian, Indian, African, American, American Indian, Anglo-American, Canadian, French, German, German-American, Greek, Hispanic, Hungarian, Hungarian-American, Irish, Irish-American, Italian-American, Japanese-American, Jewish, Jewish-American, Malay, Mexican-America...
African American, Japanese, Chinese, Cajun, European American, Hispanic American, Hawaiian, Portuguese, African Caribbean, Scottish, Russian, Indian, African, American, American Indian, Anglo-American, Canadian, French, German, German-American, Greek, Hispanic, Hungarian, Hungarian-American, Irish, Irish-American, Italian-American, Japanese-American, Jewish, Jewish-American, Malay, Mexican-American, Pueblo, Slovenian, Winnebago, Polish, Cuban, Italian, European, Indonesian, Swedish, Norwegian, Mexican, Czech, Austrian, Chinese-American, Greek American, Asian-American, Chicano, Eastern European, Moravian, New Mexican, Omaha, Scandinavian, Scandinavian American, Baptist, Catholicism, Religious literature, Composers, Religious faiths, Buddhism, Christianity, Protestantism, Islam, Religious movements, Music, Music theory, Awards, World, American Revolution, 1775-1783, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, Battle of Stones River, TN, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863, Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493, Schleswig-Holstein War, 1864, Yugoslav War Crimes Trials, Hague, Netherlands, 1994-, Accordion, Piano, Balalaika, Banjo, Bass, double, Bass, electric, Cello, Clapper, Clarinet, Conga, Drum, Printing, Tambourine, Violin, Flute, end-blown, Shakuhachi, Big band, Contemporary Band, Symphony orchestra, Guitar, Harmonium, Harp, Lute, Shamisen, Tānbūrā, Bouzouki, Ukulele, Rote, Oboe, Gamelan, Organ, Shell, Keyboard, Piano, Pipe, Rattle, Saxophone, Trumpet, Fiddle, Vocables, Voice, Chorus, Contralto, Marimba, Zither, Koto, Peak, Taiko, Brass band, Polka band
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The History of Classical MusicThe Baroque Era
written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 13 page(s)
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written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 13 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
General reference book, Compendium
Author / Creator
Stuart A. Kallen
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Lucent Books
Person Discussed
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, 1671-1741, Jacopo Peri, 1561-1633, Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759, Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
Topic / Theme
Italian, Emotions and feelings, Music, Biographies, Composers, Cultural life, Creativity, Music composition, Musicology, Expression in performance, Performance practice, Organ
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Copyright © 2003 by Lucent Books.
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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)
Content Type
Compendium
Copyright Message
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-JenkinsDickerson, Roger Donald
written by Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 8 page(s)
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written by Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 8 page(s)
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Author / Creator
Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999
Person Discussed
Roger Donald Dickerson, 1934-, Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Piano, Bass, double
Copyright Message
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-JenkinsEllington, Edward Kennedy (Duke)
written by Mark Tucker, 1954-2000 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 14 page(s)
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 1: Abrams-Jenkins Ellington, Edward Kennedy (Duke)
written by Mark Tucker, 1954-2000 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 14 page(s)
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Author / Creator
Mark Tucker, 1954-2000
Person Discussed
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Jimmy Blanton, 1918-1942
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Audio recordings, Music theory, Piano
Copyright Message
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-JenkinsEubanks, Rachel Amelia
written by Helen Walker-Hill (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 7 page(s)
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written by Helen Walker-Hill (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 7 page(s)
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Author / Creator
Helen Walker-Hill
Person Discussed
Rachel Amelia Eubanks, 1922-2006
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Ethnomusicology, Music education, Music theory, Piano, Voice
Copyright Message
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-JenkinsEurope, James Reese
written by Reid Badger, fl. 1974-1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 7 page(s)
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written by Reid Badger, fl. 1974-1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 7 page(s)
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Author / Creator
Reid Badger, fl. 1974-1999
Person Discussed
James Reese Europe, 1880-1919
Topic / Theme
African American, Composers, Music composition, Music theory
Copyright Message
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-JenkinsFlores, Pedro
written by J. Emanuel Dufrasne-Gonzalez, fl. 1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 5 page(s)
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written by J. Emanuel Dufrasne-Gonzalez, fl. 1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 5 page(s)
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Author / Creator
J. Emanuel Dufrasne-Gonzalez, fl. 1999
Person Discussed
Pedro Flores, 1894-1979
Topic / Theme
Puerto Rican, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Musical meter and rhythm
Copyright Message
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. 2: Johnson-WorkJohnson, Francis ("Frank")
written by Stephen K. Charpie; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 6 page(s)
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written by Stephen K. Charpie; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 6 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Stephen K. Charpie
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Francis Johnson, 1792-1844
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Performance practice, Music conducting, Music theory, African American Music, Bugle
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