Lorraine O'Grady : both/and

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The passionate observer : photographs by Carl Van Vechten by Davis, Keith F., 1952-

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Originals! : black women breaking barriers by Smith, Jessie Carney, 1930-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Arts & Entertainment -- Historic Slave Woman Poet 1746 -- Trend-Setting Biographer 1835 -- Pioneering Evangelist Writes Autobiography 1836 -- Trailblazing Essayist 1841 -- Trailblazing Black Swan 1853 -- Enslaved Woman Writer 1857 -- First Published Short Story Writer 1859 -- History-Making Novelist 1859 -- Wildfire in Rome 1870 -- Groundbreaking Black Musical Comedy Troupe 1876 -- Baptist Society's Pioneering Writer 1890; Change-Making Mother of the Blues 1902 -- Texas Writer Protests Stereotypes 1905 -- Dramatic Company Founder 1915 -- Pioneering "Butler Kids" 1916 -- Pioneering Playwright 1916 -- Tireless Gospel Song Composer 1919 -- Playwright Publishes Feminist Drama 1919 -- Record-Making Recording Artist 1920 -- Finds a Place in Jazz Bands 1921 -- Silent Film Stars and Cowboys 1921 -- The Charleston Introduced on Broadway 1922 -- Blues-Singing Star of Landmark Works 1923 -- Harlem Renaissance Dancer 1925 -- Acclaimed Director of Hallelujah and Porgy and Bess 1926 -- Pioneering Romance Movie Stars 1926; Opera Singer and Composer 1927 -- Harmon Award Winner 1927 -- Sound Film Stars 1928 -- "Black Temptress" in Talking Pictures 1929 -- All-Black Casts and Full-Length Films 1929 -- Blues-Singing History Maker 1930 -- Novelist Foremother Emerges 1930 -- Symphony-Performing Soloist 1933 -- Passionate Composer 1933 -- Singer Shuffles Along 1933 -- Lifts Voice Through Sculpture 1934 -- White House Singing Actress 1934 -- Opera Singer 1937 -- Pioneering Performer/activist 1937 -- Leading Syndicated Cartoonist 1937 -- The Sublime "Lady Day" 1937 -- Gospel-Singing Recording Star 1938; Singer Performs Before Royalty 1939 -- Pioneering Singing-Star on Television 1939 -- Broadway Singer 1939 -- Gospel-Singing Sisters 1940 -- Academy Award Winner 1940 -- Blacks in Horror Film 1940 -- Black Opera Company 1941 -- Sculptor 1943 -- History-Making Jazz Pianist 1943 -- Social Protest Dancer 1943 -- Naumberg Award Winner 1944 -- Pioneering Opera Singer 1945 -- Music Critic 1945 -- Sensational Novelist 1946 -- Black Stars in Living Color 1948 -- Trend-Shattering Award Winner 1949 -- Queen of Gospel Song 1950 -- History-Making Television Host 1950 -- Broadway Opera Singer 1950; Groundbreaking Concert Artist 1951 -- Met Prima Ballerina 1951 -- History-Making Opera Singer 1953 -- Opera Singer Performs in Europe 1953 -- Architectural Firm Founder 1954 -- Met Singer and the Dar 1955 -- Cooking Show and Jim Crow 1955? …”
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Jean Sibelius and his world

Table of Contents: “…Sibelius and the Russian traditions / Philip Ross Bullock ; From heaven's floor to the composer's desk: Sibelius's musical manuscripts and compositional process / Timo Virtanen ; Theatrical Sibelius: the melodramatic lizard / Jeffrey Kallberg ; The wings of a butterfly: Sibelius and the problems of musical modernity / Tomi Mäkelä ; "Thor's hammer": Sibelius and British music critics, 1905-1957 / Byron Adams ; Jean Sibelius and his American connections / Glenda Dawn Goss ; Art and the ideology of nature: Sibelius, Hamsun, Adorno / Max Paddison ; Storms, symphonies, silence: Sibelius's Tempest music and the invention of late style / Daniel M. …”
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Chopin's prophet : the life of pianist Vladimir de Pachmann by Blickstein, Edward, Benko, Gregor

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FILM MUSIC IN THE SOUND ERA : a research and information guide, volume 1. by LEE, JONATHAN RHODES

Table of Contents: “…Historical Surveys: 1933-1949 -- Historical Surveys: 1950-1979 -- Historical Surveys: 1980-2000 -- Historical Surveys: 2000-Present -- Broadly Defined Collected Essays/Conference and Symposium Reports -- Other Surveys -- III Theory and Criticism -- Theories and Aesthetics of Film Music and Sound -- Empirical and Experimental Approaches -- Reception Studies -- Film Music Criticism through 1960 -- IV Genre -- Genre Theory -- Action-Adventure -- Adaptations of Stage Works and Literature -- Animation -- Biopics -- Blaxploitation -- Comedy and Romantic Comedy -- Concert Films -- Documentaries…”
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Struggle over identity : the official and the alternative "Belarusianness" by Bekus, Nelly

Table of Contents: “…Cultural manifestation versus social reification -- Two approaches to the politics of identity -- Belaruski globus : an encyclopedia of what existed before communism -- The Belarusian National Film Misterium occupation : distancing themselves from Soviets and Russians -- The "Free theater" or the alternative Belarusianness on stage -- Independent rock music : critical reflection and protest -- Medieval reenactors : a manifestation of Belarus's European history -- The official politics of identity : social reification strategy.…”

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Sounds, Societies, Significations Numanistic Approaches to Music

Table of Contents: “…The Manifestation of Musical Criticism in the Lithuanian Press in the First Years of WWI (Rima Povilionienė) -- Chapter 8. …”
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Pro mundo-pro domo : the writings of Alban Berg by Berg, Alban, 1885-1935

Table of Contents: “…ESSAYS, LECTURES, AND ANALYSESThe Musical Impotence of Hans Pfitzner's Die neue Ästhetik; Vienna's Music Criticism: Two Feuilletons; The Musical Forms in My Opera Wozzeck; Why Is Schoenberg's Music So Difficult to Understand?…”
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Reflections on American music : the twentieth century and the new millennium : a collection of essays presented in honor of the College Music Society

Table of Contents: “…Baker ; Music publishing in America / Arnold Broido ; Classical music criticism: crises and hopes / Scott Cantrell ; Music theory and progressive rock style analysis: on the threshold of art and amplification / John S. …”

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Discovering Abba.

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Discovering David Bowie.

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Rhyme and rhyming in verbal art, language, and song

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Hot Flash: The legendary blues band, Saffire.

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The decline of western civilization.

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Fortepianos and their music : Germany, Austria, and England, 1760-1800 by Komlós, Katalin, 1945-

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The HistoryMakers video oral history with George E. Lewis.

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The Cartoon Music Book. by Goldmark, Daniel

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Swingin' the dream : big band jazz and the rebirth of American culture by Erenberg, Lewis A., 1944-

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