Music

Explores the role of music and dance in cultures around the world, looking at different musical instruments, and discussing the making of instruments, religious music and dancing, musical performance, opera, music ceremonies, and other topics.

Includes information on instruments, opera, ballet, popular and classical music, and music history and mechanics.

A look-and-listen guide to the world of music. Includes a CD especially created for this package that lets the reader hear as well as read about music.

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the style of rhythm and blues and soul music. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on impact of music videos. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of country music. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the style of Latin music. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the history of Gospel music. [electronic resource]

A factbook on the history of classical music, written for young adults. Presents a history of the form, leading composers and musicians in the form, plus sidebars, quotations, annotated bibliographies, and an index. [electronic resource]

A factbook on the range of musical instruments, written for young adults. Explores percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, and keyboards. Discusses cultural background, history, and the role each instrument has had in music. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of the Blues. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of American pop. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the art and culture of writing in song. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of alternative rock. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the impact of Rap and Hip-Hop music culture. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of rock and roll. [electronic resource]

Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of jazz. [electronic resource]

Examines the history and origin of the Blues and its influence on the music industry, and describes its connection with African traditions, folklore, and the oppression of slavery; country and urban blues, and contemporary blues.

In the 1950s Matthew befriends an African-American boy who introduces him to a new style of music, and together they start a rock-and-roll band.

Presents a broad overview of the world of music from early times to the present, and includes information on instruments, forms of music, and composers.

Examines the origins and evolution of rap music, its African roots, and continuing popularity.

Entries for 4,500 composers, 2,000 terms, 1,100 performers, 1,000 titles of musical works, and 150 work-lists for major composers.

Provides instructions for performing experiments with everyday materials to find out what creates sound, how it is measured, how sound relates to our senses, and more.

Paintings, personal recollections and biographies tell the stories of people who have made contributions to jazz, a uniquely American music.

Examines the growth of the Hispanic community in the United States and the educational, social, economic, political, and cultural impact of that growth on America.

An unlikely friendship develops between a lonely eleven-year-old boy and the professional basketball star whom he idolizes.

Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African American music.

Jessica and the other viragos must find who is responsible for the haunting music that is compelling Nightshade residents to commit crimes.

"A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.""--Provided by publisher.

Gives a history of blues music from its origins in the 1930s to the present day, with discussions of its African roots and its influence on other music.

Discusses the influence of people and events worldwide in the 1970s which led to developments in minimalism, modern opera and ballet, jazz-rock fusion, heavy metal, progressive rock, punk, and reggae.

Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.

Explores the life and career of the soul and gospel singer, from her musical upbringing in Detroit to her struggles with personal heartache and racial prejudice and her success in the music industry.

From her roots as a young gospel singer in her father's Detroit Baptist Church, Aretha Franklin rose to become one of the most widely acclaimed singers of our time. This book tells of "Lady Soul's" struggles within the music industry and her personal accomplishments.

A brief overview of the history of rock music that discusses how it began and explores significant bands, musicians, and musical styles from the 1960s through the 1990s.

Traces the history of pop music, looking at notable songs and performers from the 1950s into the early twenty-first century.

Recounts the life of Bach and describes his times and their music.

Highlights the influence of some well-known personalities in the early history of rock music, including Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, and Little Richard.

Presents in words and pictures the Fabulous 50s when the world became youth conscious and teenagers developed their own taste in movies, cars, fashion, music, and media.

An illustrated biography of Woody Guthrie, composer of "This Land Is Your Land," and over three thousand other folk songs and ballads, telling about his travels throughout the U.S. in the first half of the twentieth century, and discussing how his experiences influenced his music.

Contains poems about the different people who stop by Marisol's father's music store on a hot summer night, looking for just the right songs to make their hearts fly home.

Color photographs and text provide information about the life and career of country music star Miranda Lambert.

Provides a brief overview of the history of hip-hop and profiles prominent individuals in the industry.

Allegra spends her twelfth summer practicing a Mozart concerto for a violin competition and finding many significant connections in her world.

In Vienna in 1938, in the shadow of an increasingly dangerous Nazi Germany, twelve-year-old Greta pursues her dream of becoming a concert pianist like her dead brother Kurt, despite a lack of support from her widowed mother.

For a tribute to his mother, a dead rock star, fifteen-year-old Grady returns to Seattle, where he faces his mixed feelings for his retarded younger half-brother Louie while pondering his own future.

Discusses the origins of jazz, famed jazz musicians, musical movements within the genre, and jazz's influence on rock 'n' roll.

Presents a short biography of American rapper, Andre Benjamin, and chronicles his childhood in Atlanta and his rise to international stardom in the music industry.

A biography about the Russian composer who fused the traditions of the Western symphony with the musical heritage of his native Russia.

Presents a brief biography of Tito Puente, the band leader and recording artist who grew up in Spanish Harlem and gained worldwide popularity as the "King of Latin Music."

In the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live.

Introduces the concept of rhythm, and looks at rhythms in nature, music, and everyday life.

Describes the life of the German pianist and composer who made her professional debut at age nine and who devoted her life to music and to her family.

"Read about Demi's early life, how she got started in acting and music, and her future plans"--Provided by publisher.

Traces the life of the innovative jazz saxophonist and the evolution of his music.

Presents a short biography of successful actor and singer, Johnny Depp, and chronicles his childhood in Kentucky and Florida and his professional music and film career which includes the popular movies "Edward Scissorhands" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."

"Desperate to be forever remembered for her music, Nannerl Mozart makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious stranger from a magical land, which may cost her everything"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the history and development of Latino art and how that art helped communication and how it affected the popular culture of the United States.

"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--Provided by publisher.

When DJ ParSec, a rising star on the music scene, is found dead on her turntables, her best friend, Kya, and chief groupie, Fuse, must put behind their differences in order to get to the bottom of who killed her and why. And ParSec's fans have taken to social media with a rabid determination to get answers. Failure to solve the crime could mean more murder.

Discusses Taylor Swift's involvement in many industries, including music, fashion, and beauty, and her influence on young people today.

Profiles each of the Beatles separately and then discusses how they came together as a group that, although only together for ten years, both influenced and embodied the musical, artistic, social, and spiritual promise of an entire generation and have continued to have an impact in the more than four decades since the band broke up.

Traces the life and musical career of the celebrated nineteenth-century German composer.

Recently arrived in Seattle from China, musically untalented Yingtao is faced with giving a violin performance to attract new students for his father when he would rather be working on friendships and playing baseball.

The inside stories of twenty famous musicians are presented in fascinating and humorous detail.

Examines the life of Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, discussing her childhood and family, her college career, her success as a musician in Spanish and American markets, and the courage she showed in overcoming a devastating injury.

Tells the true tale of an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash called the 'Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.'

As Seattle sixteen-year-old Jonathan helps a dying man come to terms with a tragic event he experienced during World War II, Jonathan begins facing his own demons, especially the death of his twin brother, helped by an assortment of friends, old and new.

Looks at the life and career of hip-hop artist and rapper Drake.

An illustrated, simple overview of the life and career of Johnny Cash.