Author : Brian Case
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,94 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780517533444
More than 400 alphabetically arranged entries provide information on jazz artists of the past and present.
Author : Ted Drozdowski
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,50 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN :
The Billboard illustrated encyclopedia of jazz & blues is organized chronologically by decade. Each section gives a historical overview plus an A to Z of influential artists and their key recordings.
Author : Mike Clifford
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 23,30 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Black music is the beat the world dances to - the sound of soul, funk, reggae, rhythm and blues, disco, and jazz-funk. This book is the first comprehensive encyclopedia ever published on black music. It includes extensive biographies on hundreds of black music personalities - from superstars to one-hit wonders. Here are all the singers, songwriters, bands, producers, and record companies that have made black music a worldwide success. This book includes more 650 alphabetically listed entries, arranged by decade. Each entry presents a career history and discography of the star. This is the definitive source book on black music.
Author : George Martin
Publisher :
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,53 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781904041702
This title is written by a distinguished team of music journalists, musicologists, and musicians. Because it covers so much ground, with great accessibility, while conveying the spirit and the passion of almost every type of music, the book will appeal to every family, every library, and every school.
Author : Robert Rawlins
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1476840873
(Jazz Instruction). A one-of-a-kind book encompassing a wide scope of jazz topics, for beginners and pros of any instrument. A three-pronged approach was envisioned with the creation of this comprehensive resource: as an encyclopedia for ready reference, as a thorough methodology for the student, and as a workbook for the classroom, complete with ample exercises and conceptual discussion. Includes the basics of intervals, jazz harmony, scales and modes, ii-V-I cadences. For harmony, it covers: harmonic analysis, piano voicings and voice leading; modulations and modal interchange, and reharmonization. For performance, it takes players through: jazz piano comping, jazz tune forms, arranging techniques, improvisation, traditional jazz fundamentals, practice techniques, and much more!
Author : Paul Du Noyer
Publisher :
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,33 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 0823078698
Containing more than twelve thousand artists from every genre, this comprehensive musical reference furnishes valuable information on each musical form, as well as profiles of musicians, an instrument glossary, a detailed bibliography, and a tutorial on the fundamentals of reading music.
Author : Lol Henderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135929467
The Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of all aspects of music in various parts of the world during the 20th century. It covers the major musical styles--concert music, jazz, pop, rock, etc., and such key genres as opera, orchestral music, be-bop, blues, country, etc. Articles on individuals provide biographical information on their life and works, and explore the contribution each has made in the field. Illustrated and fully cross-referenced, the Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century also provides Suggested Listening and Further Reading information. A good first point of reference for students, librarians, and music scholars--as well as for the general reader.
Author : John McDermott
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780879309381
Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix packed so much into so few years, leaping forward musically with each innovation. Hendrix expert John McDermott chronicles each of Jimi's revolutionary recording sessions, enlisting the help of Hendrix's friend and bandmade Billy Cox, and sound engineer and photographer Eddie Kramer. This beautifully designed, illustrated volume will also include vivid new descriptions of every single live Hendrix concert from 1963 to 1970.
Author : Howard Mandel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN :
In a series of vividly drawn portraits and in-depth interviews with musicians, composers, and others in the genre, this book takes an exciting look at the contemporary jazz scene and provides an invaluable road map to the music of tomorrow.
Author : Howard Mandel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,61 MB
Release : 2010-04-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 1135886369
Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and Cecil Taylor revolutionized music from the end of the twentieth century into the twenty-first, expanding on jazz traditions with distinctly new concepts of composition, improvisation, instrumentation, and performance. Miles, Ornette, Cecil is the first book to connect these three icons of the avant-garde, examining why they are lionized by some critics and reviled by others, while influencing musicians across such divides as genre, geography, and racial and ethnic backgrounds.
