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Psychology for Musicians: Understanding and Acquiring the Skills

Book by Andreas C. Lehmann, John A. Sloboda, Robert H. Woody; Oxford University Press, 2007

Subjects:

Music--Psychological Aspects, Musicians--Psychology

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...trajectories of genera- tive musicians, among them the Beatles...this in many biographies of famous classical composers from J...contemporary style. Popular musicians, including the Beatles, have...transcriptions of solos played by famous musicians) and sometimes by...
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The Careers of British Musicians, 1750-1850: A Profession of Artisans

Book by Deborah Rohr; Cambridge University Press, 2001

Subjects:

Music--Great Britain--18th Century--History And Criticism, Music--Great Britain--19th Century--History And Criticism, Music--Social Aspects--Great Britain, Musicians--Great Britain

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...this stem from English cultural perceptions about musicians: It is well known that there exists not a profession...school could not afford to pay the fees for the most famous musicians, however, and In practice most teaching was done...
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A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians

Book by Hugh Allen, Granville Bantock, Edward J. Dent, Henry J. Wood, A. Eaglefield-Hull; J. M. Dent & sons, ltd, 1924

Subjects:

Music--Dictionaries, Musicians--Dictionaries

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...and Denmark. In 1918, was appointed Musician of the R. Chamber. He is the violinist...his time, in connection with the most famous musicians. Verdi: la vita e le opere Turin...education at the Brussels Cons. under the famous violinist Ch. de Beriot; under Lemmens...
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Early Tudor Composers: Biographical Sketches of Thirty-Two Musicians and Composers of the Period 1485-1555

Book by W. Henry Hadow, William H. Grattan Flood; Oxford University Press, H. Milford, 1925

Subjects:

Musicians--English

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...strange circumstance is that no memoir of this remarkable musician has yet appeared, nor have any facts of his career...1510, and that he is included by Morley in his list of famous English musicians of the early sixteenth century.
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The Musicians and Petrillo

Book by Robert D. Leiter; Bookman Associates, 1953

Subjects:

American Federation of Musicians, Labor unions--United States--Biography, Petrillo, James C--(James Caesar)--1892-1984

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from the musicians themselves, it was mainly...would displace the live musicians employed during the early...television program of a famous name band playing musical...based on the assurance to musicians that excessive use would...

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Journal Articles on: famous musicians

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Learning a Music Instrument in Early Childhood: What Can We Learn from Professional Musicians' Childhood Memories?

Journal article by Wyverne Smith; Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 33, 2008

Subjects:

Early childhood education--Methods, Early childhood education--Psychological aspects, Music education--Methods, Music education--Psychological aspects, Music in education--Methods, Music in education--Psychological aspects, Musical instruments--Usage, Musicians--Psychological aspects

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Australia, 2006). Most (41) of the musicians wrote or spoke about the music they...radio and tapes) in the home. One musician said, Classic FM radio was on all...system originated. One Japanese musician completed a Yamaha class. Three...Australia today, but at the time the musicians were pre-schoolers these classes...McPherson (Ed.), The child as musician (pp. 213-238). Oxford: Oxford...2005). Classical instrumental musicians: Educating for sustainable professional...
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Rock Musicians' Club 27

Journal article by Marko Lucijanic, Darko Breitenfeld, Jelena Miletic, Danijel Buljan, Stefanija Ozimec-Vulinec, Ankica Akrap; Alcoholism, Vol. 46, 2010

Subjects:

Heart attacks, Musical performances, Musicians & conductors, Young adults

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...to 25 years after becoming famous (1 .7 times higher) than...coincidence or not, many famous and prominent rock musicians...joining 27 Club.7 Some other musicians that died at age of 274^ were: Louis Chauvin, ragtime musician who suffered from neurosyphilitic...identify themselves with someone famous, powerful and confident at...
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Black Music and Musicians in the Nineteenth Century

Journal article by Fredrick J. Taylor; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 29, 2005

Subjects:

Black music--History, Black musicians--History, Black musicians--Works, Music, Black--History, Musicians, Black--History, Musicians, Black--Works

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...Europe. Black musicians were further handicapped...Francis Johnson, musician of Philadelphia...talent and the famous Francis Johnson...against black actor-musicians as individuals...voiced tenor of the famous Hyers Sisters Concert...career for those musician-actors who wished...Jazz King". The famous ragtime pianist...black American musicians. (Floyd, 439...
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The Prairie View Co-eds: Black College Women Musicians in Class and on the Road during World War Ii

Journal article by Sherrie Tucker; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 19, 1999

Subjects:

African American college students--History, African American women musicians--History, Jazz music--History, Prairie View A and M University--History, Women musicians--History

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...could reproduce famous solos from records...for dance band musicians of the time...professional musicians who were not...The World Famous Prairie View...based jazz musician, taking part in the famous Central Avenue...
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Black Musicians from Slavery to Freedom: An Exploration of an African-American Folk Elite and Cultural Continuity in the Nineteenth-Century Rural South

Journal article by Paul A. Cimbala; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 80, 1995

Subjects:

African American entertainers--History, African American musicians--History, African Americans--Folklore, legends, etc.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...hands could not. Since the job of musician was a menial one by the standards...and since white Southerners needed musicians to entertain at their social functions...discount the importance of the adult musicians role as the transmitter of musical...Lipscomb claimed to be a self-taught musician. "I started out by myself, just...identified himself as having been a slave musician.(67) Of course, the dearth of musicians giving testimony to congressmen in...

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Magazine Articles on: famous musicians

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Papa Wemba Bounces Back: One of Africa's Most Famous and Beloved Musicians, the Congolese Papa Wemba Caused Shock and Dismay When a French Court Found Him Guilty of 'People Smuggling' and Sentenced Him to 30 Months in Jail. Milan Vesely Profiles Papa Wemba's Tempestuous Career

Magazine article by Milan Vesely; African Business, January 2005

Subjects:

Musicians--Biography, Wemba, Papa

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...Back: One of Africas Most Famous and Beloved Musicians, the...1977. There he formed his famous Viva la Musica group propelling...they also were Papa Wemba musicians--even though none of the...opposed to his son becoming a musician, rather wanting him to become...hit performance at Paris famous Le Zenith concert hall...
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Student Musicians Should Protect Hearing

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 136, October 2007

Subjects:

Child musicians--Health aspects, Children as musicians--Health aspects, Deafness--Causes of, Deafness--Prevention

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Student Musicians Should Protect Hearing. Student musicians who protect their hearing today still may hear the...Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. "A number of famous musicians, old and young, are living with hearing loss...
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Mexican Musicians in California and the United States, 1910-50

Magazine article by John Koegel; California History, Vol. 84, Fall 2006

Subjects:

Mexican musicians--Criticism and interpretation, Mexican musicians--Forecasts and trends, Mexican musicians--Works, Musicians, Mexican--Criticism and interpretation, Musicians, Mexican--Forecasts and trends, Musicians, Mexican--Works

Collections: History, Entire Library

Mexican Musicians in California and the...death. When the world-famous Mexican popular singer...79) Another Mexicana musician who performed in the...and Latin American) musicians, both famous and less well known...
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Musicians in Novels: Good Reading for Teachers and Students

Magazine article by Michael Meckna; American Music Teacher, Vol. 55, April 2006

Subjects:

Music education--Forecasts and trends, Music in education--Forecasts and trends, Musicians--Portrayals, Novels--Usage

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...frequently observed that musicians often have a passion for...identify with a fictional musician and enlightening to see...imagine about the lives of musicians. Music students contemplating...without mention of the most famous, yet probably least readable...600 or so novels about musicians: Romain Rollands Jean...Beethoven-like German musician who spends a good deal of...
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Harmony and Brotherly Love: Musicians and Freemasonry in 18th-century Durham City

Magazine article by Simon Fleming; Musical Times, Vol. 149, Autumn 2008

Subjects:

Concerts, Masonry, Meetings, Music, Musical performances, Musicians & conductors, Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...understandable that musicians would readily become...in Vienna. Other famous musical Masons included...which the Italian musician Francesco Geminiani...master of the Kings Musicians and composer to Covent...Durham Lodge was the famous Count Joseph Boruwlaski...time and a capable musician who played the guitar...and occasionally musicians from other lodges...18th century. For a musician Freemasonry provided...

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Newspaper Articles on: famous musicians

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CITY PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE STARS ... OF ROCK! EXHIBITION: Snapper Steve Gullick Should Be on Coventry's Walk of Fame, Says Tin Angel Owner Rich Guy - after All, His Portfolio Includes Iconic Images of Some of the Most Famous Musicians on the Planet

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), January 25, 2008

Subjects:

Art exhibitions--Exhibitions, Art--Exhibitions, Musicians

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Iconic Images of Some of the Most Famous Musicians on the Planet. Byline: By Dayle...Gullick has created some of the most famous images of rock stars and musicians...featured are some of Gullicks most famous pieces - images of Kurt Cobain...
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YourLIFE PLUS: RINGING IN FAMOUS EARS; How Tinnitus Has Shaped the Lives of Top Musicians, Actors and TV Presenters

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 31, 2006

Subjects:

Actors, Actresses, Musicians

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

YourLIFE PLUS: RINGING IN FAMOUS EARS; How Tinnitus Has Shaped the Lives of Top Musicians, Actors and TV Presenters. JIMMY SAVILE: Radio and TV presenter Jimmy isnt bothered by his tinnitus. "Im very happily ensconced...
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My Remarkable Childhood of Music Legends and Mayhem; the WM Interview: Tiffany Murray's New Book, Set in the Hazy Welsh Summer of 1977, Was Inspired by Her Childhood Spent Listening to Famous Rock Musicians Practise in Her Welsh Borders Home. the Novelist Shares Her Fascinating Story with Catherine Jones

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 12, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Childhood Spent Listening to Famous Rock Musicians Practise in...childhood spent listening to famous rock musicians practise in her Welsh borders...the police these men were musicians who in no way were linked...together at Rockfield. He was a musician and then became a producer...
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WE SAID GOODBYE TO THEM IN 2006; There Were Heroic Sportsmen, Ground-Breaking Musicians and Evil Dictators. Here Are the Famous People Who Died in the Past 12 Months

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), December 30, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Sportsmen, Ground-Breaking Musicians and Evil Dictators. Here Are the Famous People Who Died in the Past...JACK WILD, 53 Troubled actor famous for his childhood Artful Dodger...JUNE ALLYSON, 88 US actress famous for playing Jo March in the...
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HOW THE MILKY BAR KID BECAME A DRUNK; ... and a Showjumper, a Musician and a Gardener. as That Famous Ad Returns, We Find the Stars Who Rode into the Sunset

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 19, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and a Showjumper, a Musician and a Gardener. as That Famous Ad Returns, We Find the Stars...popular it would be - it made me famous instantly. I was a panel...theres no doubt what my most famous role will always be. GARETH...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: famous musicians

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Pavlovsk

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Revolution, Pavlovsk was the scene of symphonic concerts conducted by Johann Strauss, Aleksandr Glazunov, and other famous musicians. Heavily damaged during World War II, the buildings at Pavlovsk have been largely reconstructed...
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Buxtehude, Dietrich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and organist. From 1668 until his death he was organist at Lubeck, where he established a famous series of evening concerts that attracted musicians from all over northern Germany. On one occasion J. S. Bach walked about 200 miles (320 km...
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Gypsies

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...usually travel in small caravans and make their living as metalworkers, singers, dancers, musicians, horse dealers, and auto mechanics. Gypsy women are famous as fortunetellers. It is believed that they came originally from NW India, which they...
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Periodical

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1841 1992), remains the most famous of its kind. The Economist...Josepha Hale , was among the most famous periodicals for women; its...which George W. Curtis wrote famous editorials and Thomas Nast...and magazines for lawyers, musicians, artisans, and for women...
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Goodman, Benny

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and eventually to play beside) some of the outstanding jazz musicians of the era. He played the clarinet for many years in Chicago...pictures, and records, Goodmans orchestra became nationally famous. After 1939 he became known as the King of Swing. In the...

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