Musikk

A collection of writing by Simon Reynolds, centred on music that seemed, in its moment, to prefigure the Future

A memoir by one of the most influential and ubiquitous underground British musicians of the past thirty years

An exploration of Wales's deep connections to music through one specific style: the hymn. Even as many in the modern world draw away from organized religion, the great hymns of our time persist: we turn to them at weddings and funerals, at rugby matches, and in pubs. Bringing together twelve of Wales's best-loved hymns from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, Poems from the Soul reveals the heart and soul of a people's poetry. These are the poems of ordinary folk--blacksmiths, farmers, and preachers--and they played a vital role in the creation of the Welsh people. Ranging from the visionary intensity of Ann Griffiths to the striking biblical imagery of Wales's unofficial national anthem "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer," in every hymn a single, singular voice sings out, loud and strong with fear, hope, ecstasy, or anxiety. With original illustrations by Ruth Jên Evans throughout, this collection offers insights into the making of a modern nation and demonstrates the transformative power of voices raised in song.

"Through painstakingly precise research, Simon Morrison brings us a glimpse of the woman behind the chiffon, leather, and lace and provides us with insights into the inspirations and motivations of our generation's most iconic female singer, allowing us to see her in all her dimensions. Fascinating!"--Walter Egan, music producer, songwriter, artist "Mirror in the Sky is a genuine delight for any Stevie Nicks fan, but an absolute treasure for true music aficionados. Less about the 'rock star lifestyle' than the creative process and collaboration that make the lifestyle possible, it's an incredibly rare glimpse into musical machinations that only those on the inside are familiar with. Everyone wonders what it's like to be a rock star, but if you want to understand how Nicks actually forged that capricious path--becoming a musical icon--this book is for you."--Kristin Casey, author of Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh

The Resurrection of The Crazed by Paul WainwrightJoin the author as he journeys back to those mutant rockin', venue wreckin', snakebite sodden days of the Psychobilly/neo-Rockabilly scene of the 80's. His fanzine 'The Crazed' was right there, reporting on the scene as it grew and writing about bands such as The Meteors, GuanaBatz, Demented Are Go, King Kurt, Long Tall Texans and Restless.Travel back through those articles and interviews and revisit the experience. Enjoy noisy nights at The Klub Foot, mecca of all things Psychobilly, where many of these interviews were conducted after sweaty gigs. Read the bands own words, full of enthusiasm, excitement and optimism about what the future might hold, and discover what it was like to produce and edit a fanzine back then.The scene meant so much to so many and 'The Crazed' was there to document it. This book recaptures how it felt at the time.After lying dormant for over 30 years 'The Crazed' has now been resurrected. Foreword by Craig 'Bracko' Brackenridge of Vintage Rock magazine.Club Foot cover art by Paskal Millet.

Featuring 102 music examples, this edited collection features contributions by leading scholars from the UK, United States, Australasia and Europe on what characterized the period.

Looks at Janequin's revolutionary approach to entertainment music, his role as a pioneer in the developing music-printing industry, and his contributions to sacred music

This captivating study engages two of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century: Karl Barth, the Swiss Protestant theologian, who constructed his theology "from above" and engaged the powers in the background of Nazi Germany, and James H. Cone, the father of Black Theology in America, who constructed his theology "from below" and confronted white racism--the most intractable issue in America's history. In this three-volume project, Carr employs the aesthetic thinking of the jazz legend Thelonious Monk to reconceptualize, restructure, and advance the theologies of Barth and Cone. In this second volume, Carr appeals to Monk's tune "'Round Midnight" as the analogical framework for articulating the meaning between Christ, the cantus firmus, and the sociopolitical histories of Karl Barth and James Cone. Monk's encouragement to "improvise on the melody" is heard as the melodic foundation for a new form of christological reflection.

Stravinsky's influence on Debussy in 1910-13 is demonstrated here in the many modernistic features of such works as the Preludes Book II, Khamma, and Jeux.

This captivating study engages two of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century: Karl Barth, the Swiss Protestant theologian, who constructed his theology "from above" and engaged the powers in the background of Nazi Germany, and James H. Cone, the father of Black Theology in America, who constructed his theology "from below" and confronted white racism--the most intractable issue in America's history. In this three-volume project, Carr employs the aesthetic thinking of the jazz legend Thelonious Monk to reconceptualize, restructure, and advance the theologies of Barth and Cone. In this final volume, Carr appeals to Thelonious Monk's tune "Misterioso" as the analogical framework for exploring the freedom of God as the melodic foundation for black liberation. Monk's mode of musical thinking encourages the jazz artist in us all to play in the mystery of God's freedom as the true ground for living freely within the world of the principalities and powers.

Are you looking for fun-to-play, exuberant Christmas viola duets that will spread joy? Play your best holiday season yet with these enchanting Christmas pop and fiddle viola duets. This book includes some of our most requested favorites like Jingle Bell Rock along with a fresh take on some old favorites - fiddle away on Reel on the Housetop!You can play these duets for gigs, special occasions - or just for fun! With energy, verve, and an extra dose of merry, these duets will have your toes tapping and your fingers dancing!These duets are all in first position and are set at an intermediate level. Know any violinists or cellists? You can pick up a copy of the Violin book or the Cello book and play duets with those instruments as well; the Viola book is fully compatible with Flying into Christmas for Two Violins and Flying into Christmas for Two Cellos!Note: Some of the holiday music in this book has been reimagined with a new spin! For traditional carol arrangements, see The Advent Book for Viola, Sailing into Bethlehem for Two Violas, and Dancing into Bethlehem for Two Violas.

An exhilarating journey through the subcultures, the occupied squats, and late-night scenes in the anarchic first few years of Berlin after the fall of the Wall Berlin Calling is a never-before-told account of the Berlin Wall's momentous crash, seen through the eyes of the divided city's street artists and punk rockers, impresarios and underground agitators. Berlin-based writer Paul Hockenos offers us an original chronicle of 1989's "peaceful revolution," which upended communism in East Germany, and the wild, permissive years of artistic ferment and pirate utopias that followed when protest and idealism, techno clubs and sprawling squats were the order of the day. This is a story stocked with larger-than-life characters from Berlin's highly political subcultures--including David Bowie and Iggy Pop, the internationally known French Wall artist Thierry Noir, cult figure Blixa Bargeld of the industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten, and a clandestine cell of East Berlin anarchists. Hockenos argues that the do-it-yourself energy and raw urban vibe of the early 1990s shaped the new Berlin and still pulses through the city today.

Are you looking for fun-to-play, exuberant Christmas cello duets that will spread joy? Play your best holiday season yet with these enchanting Christmas pop and fiddle cello duets. This book includes some of our most requested favorites like Jingle Bell Rock along with a fresh take on some old favorites - fiddle away on Reel on the Housetop!You can play these duets for gigs, special occasions - or just for fun! With energy, verve, and an extra dose of merry, these duets will have your toes tapping and your fingers dancing!These duets are in first through fourth position and are set at an intermediate level. Know any violinists or violists? You can pick up a copy of the Violin book or the Viola book and play duets with those instruments as well; the Cello book is fully compatible with the Flying into Christmas for Two Violins and Flying into Christmas for Two Cellos!Note: Some of the holiday music in this book has been reimagined with a new spin! For traditional carol arrangements, see The Advent Book for Cello, Sailing into Bethlehem for Two Cellos, and Dancing into Bethlehem for Two Cellos.

Are you looking for fun-to-play, exuberant Christmas violin duets that will spread joy? Play your best holiday season yet with these enchanting Christmas pop and fiddle violin duets. This book includes some of our most requested favorites like Jingle Bell Rock along with a fresh take on some old favorites - fiddle away on Reel on the Housetop!You can play these duets for gigs, special occasions - or just for fun! With energy, verve, and an extra dose of merry, these duets will have your toes tapping and your fingers dancing!These duets are all in first position and are set at an intermediate level. Know any violists or cellists? You can pick up a copy of the viola book or the cello book and play duets with those instruments as well; the Violin book is fully compatible with the Flying into Bethlehem for Two Violas and Flying into Christmas for Two Cellos!Note: Some of the holiday music in this book has been reimagined with a new spin! For traditional carol arrangements, see The Advent Book for Violin, Sailing into Bethlehem for Two Violins, and Dancing into Bethlehem for Two Violins.

The drama of In Cold Blood meets the stylings of a Coen brothers film in this long-lost manuscript from musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick, whose research on blues icon Robert Johnson's mysterious life and death became as much of a myth as the musician himself "This is a human and humane book, an insightful exploration of the biographer’s craft. [...] McCormick’s book makes you feel what we lost when Johnson died young." —New York Times "Reads like noir fiction. It's a detective story riddled with fatalism and ambiguity carried out by someone who, like the archetypal noir hero, isn't a detective but an ordinary guy in a dismal, often violent setting searching for what can't be found." —Wall Street JournalWhen blues master Robert Johnson’s little-known recordings were rereleased to great fanfare in the 1960s, little was known about his life, giving rise to legends that he gained success by selling his soul to the devil. Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey is musicologist Mack McCormick's all-consuming search, from the late 1960s until McCormick’s death in 2015, to uncover Johnson's life story. McCormick spent decades reconstructing Johnson's mysterious life and developing theories about his untimely death at the age of 27, but never made public his discoveries. Biography of a Phantom publishes his compelling work for the first time, including 40 unseen black-and-white photographs documenting his search.While knocking on doors and sleuthing for Johnson's loved ones and friends, McCormick documents a Mississippi landscape ravaged by the racism of paternalistic white landowners and county sheriffs. An editor's preface and afterword from Smithsonian curator John W. Troutman provides context as well as troubling details about McCormick’s own impact on Johnson’s family and illuminates through McCormick’s archive the complex legacy of white male enthusiasts assuming authority over Black people’s stories and the history of the blues.While Johnson died before achieving widespread recognition, his music took on a life of its own and inspired future generations. Biography of a Phantom, filled with lush descriptive fieldwork and photographs, is an important historical object that deepens the understanding of a stellar musician.

Effective music production can be a challenge.This is where The Music Producer's Guide comes in. Each book is designed to demystify a music production concept, bringing professional results to your tracks.Within The Music Producer's Guide to EQ, you will embark on a transformative journey, discovering:¿ How to harness the power of EQ to improve and balance your mix.¿ The fundamental theories that underpin all EQ modules.¿ Expert tips and tricks for working with commonly-used instruments.¿ How to use the frequency spectrum and harmonic series to make excellent mixing decisions.Prepare yourself for better production and mixing sessions as The Music Producer's Guide to EQ arms you with the indispensable theory and practice necessary to elevate your music to new heights.

This captivating study engages two of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century: Karl Barth, the Swiss Protestant theologian who constructed his theology "from above" and engaged the powers in the background of Nazi Germany, and James H. Cone, the father of Black Theology in America, who constructed his theology "from below" and confronted white racism--the most intractable issue in America's history. In this three-volume project, Carr employs the aesthetic thinking of the jazz legend Thelonious Monk to reconceptualize, restructure, and advance the theologies of Barth and Cone. This first volume appeals to the Bebop tune "Epistrophy" as the analogical framework for (re)conceptualizing the historical form and hermeneutical backgrounds of Karl Barth and James H. Cone. Monk's mode of musical thinking establishes the aesthetic theological architecture Carr uses to reiterate and reimagine the revolutionary theological contributions of Barth and Cone.

Story of Elvis is an absolutely jam-packed book full of fascinating information about Elvis Presley: his childhood as told by his father, Vernon, his rise to fame in the music world by his mid-twenties when the world lay at his feet, his military career, and sizable film career, and the pressures that led to his self-destructive behavior and early death. Learn all the ups and downs in Elvis's life including intimate details about his relationship with his parents, his wife--Pricilla, the Memphis Mafia, and array of girlfriends. Also included are fascinating explanations of Elvis's state of mind while recording each album, behind-the-scene photos, the track list, how each album was received by fans and critics, and the effect it had on his career.

"This deeply researched book explores the life and music of folk legend Lead Belly within the context of the Jim Crow era. The work will appeal to a range of audiences, from Lead Belly fans and historians to readers interested in civil rights, mass incarceration, and the power of narrative"--

English Methodist leader Charles Wesley is renowned for his prolific hymn writing and prominence in the church; his journal sheds ample light into his life as a young student and believer.This volume takes us to when Wesley was thirty-one years old in 1739. It offers profound insight into the attitude and daily life of the young Christian, at a time prior to his gaining great renown both as a prodigious songwriter and a man of distinction in the Methodist church. It is clear from the outset that Wesley was a caring man concerned with the well-being of parishioners and his fellow Christian; he describes those he encounters and converses with in a sensitive, graceful manner.Upon these pages is ample evidence of the determination and vigor contained within the character of Charles Wesley. The impressive quotations of scripture, and the easy flow with which he recounts events and principles of Christian spirituality, form a picture of a motivated and talented young believer who would go on to be one of the most prolific hymnists ever. Used as a source in later biographies, the Journal of Charles Wesley nevertheless stands on its own as a worthwhile read.