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The shortest history of music : from bone flutes to synthesizers, Hildegard of Bingen to Beyoncé-5,000 years of instrument and song / by Ford, Andrew,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The Tradition of Music : from Prehistory to the Present -- Music and Notation : Blueprints for Building in Sound from 1400 BCE to the Present -- Music for Sale : Paying the Piper from 1000 BCE to the Present -- Music and Modernism : Reinventing the Art from 1150 to the Present -- Recording Music : from 1900 to the Present -- Epilogue. What Is Music?"From prehistoric songwriting to the first digital recordings-a brief history of music, the world's most popular art form"--
Subjects: Music; Music; Music; Musical instruments, Ancient.; Musical instruments; Musical notation; Music trade; Sound recordings;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Music in the great hall [sound recording] : instrumental music from the ancient Celtic lands. by Sansone, Maggie.; Surrick, Carolyn Anderson.; Brooks, Jim.; Diehl, Marcia.; Richards, Sue(Harpist); Rideout, Bonnie.; Ensemble Galilei.;
Moirrey ny cainle/Sir Watkins jig -- Fingal's march/Halting march -- The pretty girl milking the cows -- Songs from a Scottish childhood -- Captain O'Kane/The clergy's lamentation -- Boys of the lough/Drowey Maggie -- Planxty Drew/Mabel Kelly/John O'Connor -- Gosteg dafydd anthro/Caniad marwnad ifan ab y go -- The reaper of Glanree -- Gin ye kiss my wife, I'll tell the minister -- The Galician waltz/Breton dances -- Miss Patterson/McDonald's march/McKinnon's Brook -- Shooyl inneenyn/Illiam y thalhear/Flitter dance.Recorded live at St. John's College, Annapolis, MD.
Subjects: Folk music; Scottish music.;
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The music of the Bible, with some account of the development of modern musical instruments from ancient types. by Stainer, John,1840-1901.(CARDINAL)164655; Galpin, Francis W.(Francis William),1858-1945.(CARDINAL)225059;
Bibliography: page 12.
Subjects: Music in the Bible.; Jews; Musical instruments.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chinese musical instruments / by Thrasher, Alan R.(Alan Robert)(CARDINAL)763339;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-95) and index.The ancient heritage -- Han literati and the Qin -- Common-practice instruments in historic perspective -- Sizhu instruments -- Chuida instruments -- Postscript: Twentieth-century developments.
Subjects: Musical instruments;
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A young person's guide to music / by Ardley, Neil.(CARDINAL)724392; Ruders, Poul,1949-Concerto in pieces.(CARDINAL)532451; Davis, Andrew,1944-2024,conductor.(CARDINAL)738809; BBC Symphony Orchestra,performer.(CARDINAL)509532;
A combination package includes a fifteen-track CD and backup text to demonstrate sounds of instruments and musical examples as well as timelines that chart the lives of composers and performers and pinpoint important musical developments.4-6
Subjects: Music; Music; Orchestra;
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Musical instruments; an illustrated history / by Buchner, Alexandr.(CARDINAL)130397;
Bibliography: pages 269-272.Camping site of prehistoric man -- The rise and fall of ancient civilizations -- Fiddling angels -- Capella Dominorum de Rosis -- Choirs and castles -- From castle salons to concert hall -- The world of jazz instruments -- Electric musical instruments.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Musical instruments;
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Ah, music! / by Aliki.(CARDINAL)317822;
What is music?: Music is sound -- Rhythm -- Pitch and tone -- Volume -- Feeling -- Creative art -- Written music -- Creation comes to life -- Instruments -- Conductor -- Voice -- Harmony -- Dance -- History of music: Prehistoric -- Ancient -- Early -- Classical -- Diversity of music: Jazz -- Popular -- Therapy -- Practice makes perfect.Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.IG 910IG910LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Music; Music;
Available copies: 40 / Total copies: 48
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A history of music. by Finney, Theodore M.(Theodore Mitchell),1902-1978.(CARDINAL)217752;
The ancient period -- The medieval period -- The realization of the choral implications of the medieval period -- Instruments and instrumental music -- The beginning of the modern period -- The eighteenth century -- The romantic period -- The twentieth century -- Music in America.
Subjects: Music;
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5000 years of awesome objects : a history of art for children / by Brooks, Susie,author.(CARDINAL)674228; Hodge, Susie,1960-author.(CARDINAL)212079; Richards, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)814865; Richter, Sarah,Dr.,author.(CARDINAL)880759; Rosen, Aaron,author.(CARDINAL)411249; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),sponsor.(CARDINAL)147619;
"Go on a trip through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art without ever leaving your home! Prepare to explore the treasures of the world's civilizations--from ancient Egyptian amulets, Mayan jewelry, and prehistoric tools--to Medieval tapestries, Renaissance suits of armor, and modern-day baseball cards. Each page brings you closer to the past as you learn about the people of different ages through the objects they left behind"--
Subjects: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Art appreciation; Art; Sculpture;
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Chakra meditation music [sound recording] by Merlin's Magic (musical group);
Merlin's Magic.Introduction (3:03) -- Root chakra (5:28) -- Sacral chakra (6:30) -- Solar plexus chakra (5:17) -- Heart chakra (6:01) -- Throat chakra (5:05) -- Brow, or third eye, chakra (5:10) -- Crown chakra (5:10) -- Sounds into silence (5:51).
Subjects: Meditation; Music for meditation.; Chakras.;
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