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21) Jazz
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
History of jazz that explains what jazz is, where it came from, and who created it and why, all within the broader context of American life and culture. Emphasizing its African American roots, Jazz traces the history of the music over the last hundred years. From ragtime and blues to the international craze for swing, from the heated protests of the avant-garde to the radical diversity of today's artists, Jazz describes the travails and triumphs of...
23) Why poetry
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In Why Poetry, award-winning poet Matthew Zapruder takes on what it is that poetry - and poetry alone - can do. Zapruder argues that the way we have been taught to read poetry is the very thing that prevents us from enjoying it. In lively, lilting prose, he shows us how that misunderstanding interferes with our direct experience of poetry and creates the sense of confusion or inadequacy that many of us feel when faced with it... Anchored in poetic...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The History of Jazz, 3rd edition, is a comprehensive survey of jazz music from its origins until the current day. The book is designed for general readers and students, as well as those with more specialized interest in jazz and music history. It provides detailed biographical information and an overview of the musical contributions of the key innovators in development of jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins,...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"The narrative of A History of Western Music naturally focuses on the musical works, styles, genres and ideas that have proven most influential, enduring and significant - but it also encompasses a wide range of music, from religious to secular, from serious to humorous, from art music to popular music, and from Europe to the Americas."--Publisher's description.
28) Poet's choice
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
A collection of revised and expanded writings culled from the author's popular Washington Post Book World "Poet's Choice" column demonstrates how poetry responds to world challenges and introduces the work of more than 130 writers.
39) The adventure
Series
Jazz volume episode 9
Publisher
PBS DVD Gold
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
1956-1960: Louis Armstrong lends his voice to the early civil rights movement. Miles Davis becomes the most popular musician of his generation. Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman launch the avant-garde jazz movement. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
Series
Jazz volume episode 10
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
1961-present: Jazz succumbs to rock 'n' roll. Or does it? A new generation of musicians, led by Wynton Marsalis, creates its own imprint by turning to jazz's great traditions. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
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