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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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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 1: Africa Part 2: Issues and Processes in African Music Art-Composed Music in Nigeria

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

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Ruth M. Stone, 1942-

Author / Creator

Johnston Akuma-Kalu Njoku

Date Published / Released

1997-08-01, 1997

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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-

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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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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 3 - The United States and Canada Part 3 Musical Cultures and Regions Overview of Music in the United States

written by William Kearns; edited by Ellen Koskoff (Routledge (Publisher), 2000), 35 page(s)

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World Music

Content Type

General reference book, Compendium

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Ellen Koskoff

Author / Creator

William Kearns

Date Published / Released

2000-11, 2000

Publisher

Routledge (Publisher)

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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- Show more Show less

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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 Show more Show less

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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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The History of Classical Music The Baroque Era

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

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

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Pedro Flores, 1894-1979

Topic / Theme

Puerto Rican, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Musical meter and rhythm

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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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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work Johnson, Francis ("Frank")

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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