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Squeeze This!
A Cultural History of the Accordion in America
Inbunden, 2012
1272 kr
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No other instrument has witnessed such a dramatic rise to popularity--and precipitous decline--as the accordion. Squeeze This! is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon. Ethnomusicologist and …
Storytelling in Siberia
The Olonkho Epic in a Changing World
Inbunden, 2017
1272 kr
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Olonkho, the epic narrative and song tradition of Siberia’s Sakha people, declined to the brink of extinction during the Soviet era. In 2005, UNESCO’s Masterpiece Proclamation sparked a resurgence of interest in olonkho by recognizing its important role in humanity’s oral and intangible heritage. …
Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World
Inbunden, 2017
1272 kr
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Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past. The artisans who build banjos for old-time music stand at an unusual crossroads ”asked to meet the modern musician's needs while retaining the nostalgic qualities so fundamental to the banjo's sound and mystique. Richard …
Dirty Jokes and Bawdy Songs
The Uncensored Life of Gershon Legman
Av Susan Davis
Inbunden, 2019
1311 kr
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Collector of sexual folklore. Cataloger of erotica. Tireless social critic. Gershon Legman's singular, disreputable resume made him a counter-cultural touchstone during his forty-year exile in France. Despite his obscurity today, Legman’s prescient work and passion for the prurient laid the …
Squeeze This!
A Cultural History of the Accordion in America
Häftad, 2015
338 kr
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No other instrument has witnessed such a dramatic rise to popularity--and precipitous decline--as the accordion. Squeeze This! is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon. Ethnomusicologist and …
Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World
Häftad, 2017
366 kr
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Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past. The artisans who build banjos for old-time music stand at an unusual crossroads ”asked to meet the modern musician's needs while retaining the nostalgic qualities so fundamental to the banjo's sound and mystique. Richard …
Czech Bluegrass
Notes from the Heart of Europe
Av Lee Bidgood
Häftad, 2017
338 kr
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Bluegrass has found an unlikely home, and avid following, in the Czech Republic. The music's emergence in Central Europe places it within an increasingly global network of communities built around bluegrass activities. Lee Bidgood offers a fascinating study of the Czech bluegrass phenomenon that …
Dirty Jokes and Bawdy Songs
The Uncensored Life of Gershon Legman
Av Susan Davis
Häftad, 2019
378 kr
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Collector of sexual folklore. Cataloger of erotica. Tireless social critic. Gershon Legman's singular, disreputable resume made him a counter-cultural touchstone during his forty-year exile in France. Despite his obscurity today, Legman’s prescient work and passion for the prurient laid the …
Storytelling in Siberia
The Olonkho Epic in a Changing World
Häftad, 2020
395 kr
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Olonkho, the epic narrative and song tradition of Siberia’s Sakha people, declined to the brink of extinction during the Soviet era. In 2005, UNESCO’s Masterpiece Proclamation sparked a resurgence of interest in olonkho by recognizing its important role in humanity’s oral and intangible heritage. …
