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This collection of 44 pieces spotlights the works of important Russian composers who popularized their native folk music. Contributors include Michael Glinka, Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolas Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Scriabin, and others.
The Lost and Forbidden Love By: Peter Edwards A Lost and Forbidden Love is just such a tale richly told by a grandfather to his granddaughter. Each time they are together, this young girl eagerly waits to engage her grandfather’s memory and wisdom, his revelation of this noble story carrying its enigmatic past across many settings of time and place. Truly, Grandpa’s narrative is alive with historical and cultural details bearing expectations that influence fates of stories anywhere, everywhere. We are privileged stowaways in the space of each encounter where these tender two are walking through their days, their merged stories the very tangible present and the elusive past, as threads all woven together. As you read, Grandpa’s life’s path meanders through places that will make you glad you had a secret seat near the open fireplace in his every room!
This is a new reference handbook for conductors and orchestral librarians searching for available repertoire for orchestral 'pops' concerts. Various appendixes allow for easy cross-referencing for efficient searches.
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Film Composers in America is a landmark in the history of film. Here, renowned film scholar Clifford McCarty has attempted to identify every known composer who wrote background musical scores for films in the United States between 1911 and 1970. With information on roughly 20,000 films, the book is an essential tool for serious students of film and a treasure trove for film fans. It spans all types of American films, from features, shorts, cartoons, and documentaries to nontheatrical works, avant-garde films, and even trailers. Meticulously researched over 45 years, the book documents the work of more than 1,500 composers, from Robert Abramson to Josiah Zuro, including the first to score an ...