Music : Musical Instruments

List of Figures. List of Music Examples. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Nor-tec and the Borders. 1. Origins Revisited. Myth and Discourse in the Nortec Collective. 2. Tradition, Style, Nostalgia, and the Kitsch. 3. Getting the Word Around. 4. "Where is the Donkey Show Mr. Mariachi?" Reterritorializing TJ. 5. Producers, DJs, Fans, and the Performance of Nor-tec. 6. Dancing with Desire. 7. Nor-tec and the Postnational Imagination. Bibliography more...

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Because it has always represented a rich collaboration of the music, art, architecture, handicraft and science of its day, the organ, more than any other instrument, continues to reflect the spirit of the age in which it was built. The Organ as a Mirror of its Time, the first book to consider this instrument's historical and cultural significance, reflects the efforts of twenty leading scholars of the organ. The book chronicles the history of six organs in Scandinavia and Northern Germany, at least one specimen for every century from 1600 to the present. By considering their original contexts and their histories since they were built, as well as the extraordinary coincidences that link them together, the book offers a unique perspective on the cultural history of northern Europe. A CD with appropriate repertoire played on each of the six instruments accompanies the book. more...

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The film "Shine" tells the story of David Helfgott, a piano prodigy who is victimised by an overbearing father and suffers a crippling mental illness. But was it true? In this biography his older sister, Margaret, tackles these questions to reve more...

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Bach's music has made an indelible mark on all those who compose for the organ, and in the nineteenth century, Bach's music was revived, revered, and brought to life for a musical public. In this fascinating study, Bach scholar and organist Russell Stinson examines how four major composers of the nineteenth century--Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Johannes Brahms--responded to the model of Bach's organ music. Whether for keyboard, voice, orchestra, or chamber ensemble, these composers not only borrowed from Bach's organ works in creating their own masterpieces, but also reacted significantly to the music as performers, editors, theorists, and teachers. The book reveals how these four titans influenced one another as "receptors" of this repertory and how their mutual acquaintances--especially Clara Schumann--contributed as well. more...

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This compelling investigation of the later music of Franz Schubert explores the rich terrain of Schubert's impromptus and last piano sonatas. Drawing on the relationships between these pieces and Schubert's Winterreise song cycle, his earlier "Der Wanderer," the closely related "Unfinished" Symphony, and his story of exile and homecoming, "My Dream," Charles Fisk explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. more...

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