An Encyclopedia Of Quotations About Music
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Author |
: Nat Shapiro |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 428 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461596271 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1461596270 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Encyclopedia of Quotations About Music by : Nat Shapiro
Writing about music-about what it is and what it means-is akin to describing the act of love. Somehow, the reduction of the experience to an unblushingly detailed exposition of how, where, when, and why who does what to whom, from prelude to resolu tion, loses everything in the translation. The other extreme, the one wherein the writer, in desperation, resorts to metaphor (with or without benefit of meter and rhyme), most often results in im agery that is banal, vulgar, inane, obscure, pretentious, and almost always insufferably romantic. To achieve good and accurate writing about music is as rare an accomplishment as expert wine-tasting, lion-taming, diamond-cut ting, truffie-finding and (if one just happens to be an unconverted Mohican brave) deer-tracking. Only the intuitive, the pure, the sensual, and the intrepid need apply. Professional musicians often evidence a fixed tendency either to rudely ignore or else to actively despise those of us who bravely try to understand, define, and describe their art. To many composers and instrumentalists, those outsiders (nonmusicians) who have the temerity to discuss anything more abstract than the digital dexterity of a fiddler, the particular vanity of a conductor, or the wage scales for overtime recording sessions are judged worthy only of contempt or-at the most-patronizing tolerance. "Music means itself," insists one of the contributors to the collection that follows, and many practitioners of the art of organ ized sound would prefer to leave it at that.
Author |
: Nat Shapiro |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 418 |
Release |
: 2012-10-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1461596289 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781461596288 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Encyclopedia of Quotations About Music by : Nat Shapiro
Writing about music-about what it is and what it means-is akin to describing the act of love. Somehow, the reduction of the experience to an unblushingly detailed exposition of how, where, when, and why who does what to whom, from prelude to resolu tion, loses everything in the translation. The other extreme, the one wherein the writer, in desperation, resorts to metaphor (with or without benefit of meter and rhyme), most often results in im agery that is banal, vulgar, inane, obscure, pretentious, and almost always insufferably romantic. To achieve good and accurate writing about music is as rare an accomplishment as expert wine-tasting, lion-taming, diamond-cut ting, truffie-finding and (if one just happens to be an unconverted Mohican brave) deer-tracking. Only the intuitive, the pure, the sensual, and the intrepid need apply. Professional musicians often evidence a fixed tendency either to rudely ignore or else to actively despise those of us who bravely try to understand, define, and describe their art. To many composers and instrumentalists, those outsiders (nonmusicians) who have the temerity to discuss anything more abstract than the digital dexterity of a fiddler, the particular vanity of a conductor, or the wage scales for overtime recording sessions are judged worthy only of contempt or-at the most-patronizing tolerance. "Music means itself," insists one of the contributors to the collection that follows, and many practitioners of the art of organ ized sound would prefer to leave it at that.
Author |
: Derek Watson |
Publisher |
: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 460 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105008694387 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Wordsworth Dictionary of Musical Quotations by : Derek Watson
Author |
: Herb Galewitz |
Publisher |
: Courier Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 2012-03-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486110769 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486110761 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Music by : Herb Galewitz
More than 400 memorable quotes about the world of music, from Fred Allen to Oscar Wilde, from Friedrich Nietzsche to Florian Zabach. Wonderful for public speakers or just browsing.
Author |
: Alan Green |
Publisher |
: A-R Editions, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 141 |
Release |
: 2012-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780895797452 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0895797453 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Basic Music Reference by : Alan Green
Basic Music Reference is a quick-start guide designed to introduce library employees to the basic tools and techniques involved in answering questions related to music. As in every specialist subject area, music has its own terminology, but unlike most, it also has a multitude of formatson paper and other materialsas well as special notation and frequent use of foreign languages in titles and texts. These features make it particularly difficult for library employees to answer users questions and thus a guide such as this one is essential. Not all libraries with a music collection can afford to hire a music reference librarian. Even libraries with such a specialist rely on support staff and student employees to answer questions when the music librarian is not available. Whatever the scenario, this volume will serve as a helpful training tool for library employees to learn about the basic music reference tools, and to develop the techniques of greatest use when answering the most common types of music-related questions
Author |
: Kristine H. Burns |
Publisher |
: Greenwood |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2002-12-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:49015002900737 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Women and Music in America Since 1900 [2 Volumes] by : Kristine H. Burns
This two-volume reference describes the role of women in all types of music in the U.S. since 1900. The alphabetically-arranged entries cover important individuals (chosen for the significance of their contributions rather than for their popularity), biographical overviews, gender issues, education, music genres, honors and awards, organizations and professions. Entries (ranging from half a page to several pages in length) conclude with a short list of further readings, and about 100 are accompanied by a b & w photograph. A historical overview and a chronology are also included. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author |
: History & Heraldry |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 58 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1903059232 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781903059234 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Music Lovers by : History & Heraldry
Author |
: David William Barber |
Publisher |
: Sound & Vision Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0920151221 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780920151228 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Better Than it Sounds by : David William Barber
Better Than It Sounds is sometimes pithy, sometimes provacative, sometimes profound and always amusing, these quotes by famous (and not so famous) musicians will brighten your day.
Author |
: Anthony W. Shipps |
Publisher |
: University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages |
: 216 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0252016955 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780252016950 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Quote Sleuth by : Anthony W. Shipps
The tracer's goals are to identify the source of a quotation, to find or to produce detailed citation based on a reliable edition of the work, to find an authoritative text of the passage being traced, and to do all this in the shortest time possible and with the least possible amount of effort.
Author |
: Macmillan Publishing Company |
Publisher |
: New York : Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 808 |
Release |
: 1989 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015033011282 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Macmillan Dictionary of Quotations by : Macmillan Publishing Company
Informative and fascinating, this is an innovative reference work that sets anew standard for usefulness in quotation books.