This book traces the learning experiences of the jazz community in Bristol, UK from 1945 to 2012. Grounded in a methodology of participant observation and case studies, it documents changes in the economic, cultural and educational circumstances faced by the players. In their own words, the musicians recall the influences that initiated and developed their musicianship. Drawing on first-person accounts, the study traces the historical development of jazz music and musicians in Bristol. In the...
Musica Britannica
Chamber Symphony No. 1 for 15 Solo Instruments, Op. 9
by Arnold Schoenberg
Karawitan (Michigan Papers on South & Southeast Asian Studies)
by Judith Becker
The twentieth century has spawned a great interest in Indonesian music, and now books, articles, and manuscripts can be found that expound exclusively about karawitan (the combined vocal and instrumental music of the gamelan). Scholar Judith Becker has culled several key sources on karawitan into three volumes and has translated them for the benefit of the Western student of the gamelan tradition.The texts in her collection were written over a forty-five-year time period (ca 1930-1975) and inclu...
"Jazz In Its Time" is a new collection of essays by Martin Williams, the distinguished jazz critic and author of "Jazz Heritage". The book includes an important section on prominent musicians - including popular jazz pianists and such major artists as Eric Dolphy and the World Saxophone Quartet - and on the contrasts between jazz and rock and the difficulties of fusing the two. There is a fine study of musicians at work, both at recording sessions and in jazz clubs, and summations of significant...
An American in Paris for Saxophone Quartet
by Giordano Muolo and George Gershwin
Happy Mondays Americana Coloring Book (Happy Mondays Coloring Books, #0)
by Alexa Gould