Exploring Bach's enduring importance.That Johann Sebastian Bach is a pivotal figure in the history of Western music is hardly news, and the magnitude of his achievement is so immense that it can be difficult to grasp. In About Bach, fifteen scholars show that Bach's importance extends from choral to orchestral music, from sacred music to musical ......
An invention of the Industrial Revolution, the accordion provided the less affluent with an inexpensive, loud, portable, and durable ''one-man-orchestra'' capable of producing melody, harmony, and bass all at once. Imported from Europe into the Americas, the accordion with its distinctive sound became a part of the aural landscape for millions of ......
An invention of the Industrial Revolution, the accordion provided the less affluent with an inexpensive, loud, portable, and durable ''one-man-orchestra'' capable of producing melody, harmony, and bass all at once. Imported from Europe into the Americas, the accordion with its distinctive sound became a part of the aural landscape for millions of ......
The Beatles produced five films during their time together: A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, and Let It Be. Some were cinematic successes, and some were not, but—along with subsequent reissues, bonus material, and Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back, a documentary companion to Let It Be—they comprise an ......
In Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond, Ambigay Yudkoff details a compelling narrative of collaboration through music, travel, performances and socialization as a vehicle for racial integration and intercultural exchange.
Whether in the private parlor, public hall, commercial ''dance palace,'' or sleazy dive, dance has long been opposed by those who viewed it as immoral--more precisely as being a danger to the purity of those who practiced it, particularly women. In Adversaries of Dance, Ann Wagner presents a major study of opposition to dance over a period of four ......
Started by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in 1925, WSM became one of the most influential and exceptional radio stations in the history of broadcasting and country music. WSM gave Nashville the moniker ''Music City USA'' as well as a rich tradition of music, news, and broad-based entertainment. With the rise of country music ......
