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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...practice and instruction. Classical music composers, for...many biographies of famous classical composers from J. S...transcriptions of solos played by famous musicians) and sometimes...
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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

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Music--Dictionaries, Musicians--Dictionaries

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...of Portugal. His harp bears the autographs of many famous musicians and painters. Sardou wrote on it the words: "Cest...harmonic originality in spite of a decided respect for classical tradition. Str. 4tet, D mi. crowned by R. Acad...
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Growing Up with Jazz: Twenty-Four Musicians Talk about Their Lives and Careers

Book by W. Royal Stokes; Oxford University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Jazz Musicians--Interviews

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...My goodness, I really like classical music; what am I gonna do...not have time to practice classical music and was really starting...long time, because I love classical music. But it is impossible for me to do both. I became famous in j azz, but I didnt know...
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What Is This Thing Called Jazz? African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists

Book by Eric Porter; University of California Press, 2002

Subjects:

African American Jazz Musicians, African Americans--Intellectual Life--20th Century, Jazz--History And Criticism

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...the wane, so he counseled musicians to save their money and use...studying real music. 76 Another musician Peyton discussed in his column...nationally and internationally famous after obtaining his long...accomplishments on a par with classical music. Praising Ellingtons...challenge the restrictions black musicians faced in the music industry...
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The World of Women in Classical Music

Book by Anne K. Gray; Seven Locks, 2007

Subjects:

Instrumentalists, Women Composers, Women Conductors (Music), Women Musicians, Women Singers

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...the first held September 1918, with many famous musicians playing five concerts of classical and contemporary repertoire within a three...Austrian). It was in 1925 that she founded the famous Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation at the...

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Journal Articles on: famous musicians classical

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Classical Music Criticism at the Globe and Mail: 1936-2000

Journal article by Colin Eatock; Canadian University Music Review, Vol. 24, 2004

Subjects:

Classical music, Ideology, Literary criticism, Musicians & conductors

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...functional "community of musicians" that would absorb...is not so among the "classical" establishment, nor...write criticism. The classical establishment today...came internationally famous performers, new approaches...efforts to review every classical concert that took place...
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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

...Most (41) of the musicians wrote or spoke about...in the home. One musician said, Classic FM...got to know standard classical repertoire without...experiences of live classical music, including...The child as musician (pp. 213-238...D. E. (2005). Classical instrumental musicians: Educating for sustainable...
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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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...been in the European classical tradition only. Already...African Americans in the classical music field were scarce...trails in the field of classical music would have been...trained African-American musicians. One can imagine how...perfect renderings of famous solos of Harry James...
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The Art of Becoming a Jazz Musician: an Interview with Toshiko Akiyoshi

Journal article by Steven Moore; Michigan Quarterly Review, Vol. 43, 2004

Subjects:

Akiyoshi, Toshiko, Composers, Jazz, Musicians & conductors, Personal profiles

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...Becoming a Jazz Musician: an Interview...needed a lot of musicians, and I was hired...imagine the level of musicians that I was working...training was in classical music? TA: Yes...293rd Army band was famous because it had...its not like classical music. That social aspect of it, the musicians sitting in and...
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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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...from Europe. Black musicians were further handicapped...who perform European classical music. James Austin...and after Gilberts classical portion of the concert...music in the European classical tradition and imitated...by Francis Johnson, musician of Philadelphia, as...his talent and the famous Francis Johnson band...

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Magazine Articles on: famous musicians classical

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Voyaging beyond the Classical

Magazine article; International Musician, Vol. 105, April 2007

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...Voyaging beyond the Classical NEW AUDIENCES A member...seem a stretch for a musician with his academic background...like the device made famous by British rock guitarist...reinterpretation of a classical music staple. "But...their son to have a classical background. His father...Walker. "We have musicians from 10 nations, performers...
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Multi-talented Composer Fuses Latin and Classical Music

Magazine article; International Musician, Vol. 107, August 2009

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...Composer Fuses Latin and Classical Music Coming from a...making music. The famous Cepeda family is known...always tell new Navy musicians, Welcome to the hardest...He adds that the musicians he had worked with...Cepeda calls on both his classical training and his Latin...his versatility as a musician. He remarks, "People...
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The "Death" of Classical Music

Magazine article by Colin Eatock; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 109, Fall 2002

Subjects:

Chamber music--Social aspects, Civilization, Modern--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Civilization, Modern--Social aspects, Classical music--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Music festivals--Analysis, Musicians--Social aspects

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...finalization of the classical repertoire in Fukuyama...1987, Allan Blooms famous book of doom, The Closing...Mind, announced that "classical music is dead among...and concert halls. Classical music is woven into...Wont listeners and musicians both tire of repeating...
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In Praise of Flubs: The Pursuit of Perfection Has Taken All the Personality out of Recorded Classical Music

Magazine article by Sudip Bose; American Scholar, Vol. 74, Winter 2005

Subjects:

Classical music--Forecasts and trends, Musicians--Performances

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...Personality out of Recorded Classical Music. by Sudip Bose...about the world of classical music. Professional...Listen to almost any classical CD today, and you...and 40s) when a musicians flaws--the occasional...consummate Viennese musician, adored by both artists...wonders, then, that a famous recital he gave at...
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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

...Biederbecke, is another musician novel that received...stories are about musicians. (1) Song of...pretentiousness of classical musicians is a...of a group of musicians in the fictional...deals with a musician, in this case...mention of the most famous, yet probably...so novels about musicians: Romain Rollands...like German musician who spends a good...

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Newspaper Articles on: famous musicians classical

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Pop Goes Classical; from Opera to Orchestral Work, Wales Is Home to Some of the World's Finest Classical Musicians. So What Are the Secrets to Our Success, Wonders Karen Price

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 13, 2011

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

...Worlds Finest Classical Musicians. So What Are the Secrets...Wales talents in the classical music industry is something...internationally. Our classical crossover industry is...18 to 40, bagged a Classical Brit last year and is...probably have the most famous opera singer today in...
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FINDING REMO; Escape Italy Attracting Classical Musicians, Painters and Hollywood Stars in Its Heyday, Italy's San Remo Is the Ideal Place for a Sparkling Summer Break, Says NORMAN MILLER

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 19, 2006

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

FINDING REMO; Escape Italy Attracting Classical Musicians, Painters and Hollywood Stars in Its Heyday, Italys San...painted in Dolceacqua and nearby Bordighera, the areas most famous art spot is Bussana Vecchia. One of the many beautiful...
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I'm Fighting Mediocrity; This Week Saw Her Triumphant Return to the Punk Haunt Where She Began. but Siouxsie Sioux Is Still Experimenting and Next Week Performs with Classical Musicians

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 8, 2004

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

...Experimenting and Next Week Performs with Classical Musicians. Byline: FIONA MADDOCKS A CALL...working with classically trained musicians - Sioux appears at the South Bank...poisonous old toad" last year. This famous rock war still rages. But on...
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Like Father, like Son; Musician Arthur Jeffes Has Resurrected the Unusual Music of His Father's Famous Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Writes Diane Parkes

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 30, 2011

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

...Music of His Fathers Famous Penguin Cafe Orchestra...When composer and musician Simon Jeffes died...everything from folk to classical and experimental to...gathered a handful of musicians for that festival...said he wrote for musicians, not instruments...we also allow each musician some opportunity to...particularly with the musicians that we have, it...not plan on being a musician and only decided to...
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Tugging at the Heart Strings; Cellist Alban Gerhardt Is in Favour of Breaking Down Barriers in Classical Music. but Even He, as He Tells Matt Thomas, Has His Limits

Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), January 13, 2010

Subjects:

Classical music, Concerts, Musicians

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

...some of the greatest classical music. And while...its January-long classical music programme...populist. "Very often classical performers are using...them. "They are famous not because they are musicians, but because theyve...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: famous musicians classical

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Pavlovsk

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...villas, mansions, a palace (1782 86) in the Russian classical style, several park pavilions (1780 83), the Pil...by Johann Strauss, Aleksandr Glazunov, and other famous musicians. Heavily damaged during World War II, the buildings...
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Schubert, Franz Peter

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...composer, one of the most gifted musicians of the 19th cent. His symphonic...represent the best legacy of the classical tradition, while his songs...individual lyrics, such as the famous Erlkonig, set to a ballad...the final extension of the classical sonata forms, and three of...
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Goodman, Benny

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...beside) some of the outstanding jazz musicians of the era. He played the clarinet for...Goodmans orchestra became nationally famous. After 1939 he became known as the King...esteem. He also achieved success playing classical music for clarinet, particularly with...
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Rock Music

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...regarded as an important musical form. Musicians such as Miles Davis and John McLaughlin...Frank Zappa attempted to connect rock and classical music. Groups featuring virtuoso guitarists...and David Bowie, who were perhaps as famous for their sexual ambiguity and outrageous...

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