This volume describes the traditional vocal and instrumental music of the Lao-speaking people living in Northeast Thailand. Beginning with a description of the cultural and historical contexts of this music, Miller continues with an overview of Northeast Thai music, its instruments, concepts, and certain proto-musical genres. Individual chapters deal separately with the non-technical aspects, including the history, texts, economics, and performance practices of both kaen playing and mawlum singing. Another chapter discusses all technical matters concerning the vocal genres, including the tonal nature of the Lao language, the relationship between melody and linguistic tone, scales, rhythm and meter, form, and tempo. The final two chapters deal specifically with the kaen--a bamboo mouth organ with 6, 14, 16, or 18 tubes, each with a free-reed. This volume is generously illustrated with musical examples transcribed from field recordings made in Northeast Thailand, numerous photographs, and line drawings. Miller concludes with a series of translations of texts from musical examples; an extensive glossary which includes two forms of romanization, the Thai spelling, and a brief description; and, finally, a bibliography, discography, and index.

Traditional Music of the Lao: Kaen Playing and Mawlum Singing in Northeast Thailand (Contributions in Intercultural and Comparative Studies)

Arts & Photography

Miller, Terry

Music

Praeger

Authors Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari take students around the world to experience the diversity of musical expression. World Music: A Global Journey, now in its third edition, is known for its breadth in surveying the world’s major cultures in a systematic study of world music within a strong pedagogical framework. As one prepares for any travel, each chapter starts with background preparation, reviewing the historical, cultural, and musical overview of the region. Visits to multiple ‘sites’ within a region provide in-depth studies of varied musical traditions. Music analysis begins with an experimental "first impression" of the music, followed by an "aural analysis" of the sound and prominent musical elements. Finally, students are invited to consider the cultural connections that give the music its meaning and life.
Features of the Third Edition <ul><li>Over 3 hours of diverse musical examples. with a third audio CD of new musical examples</li></ul>
<ul><li>Listening Guides analyze the various pieces of music with some presented in an interactive format online</li></ul>
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<li>Biographical highlights of performers and ethnomusicologists updated and new ones added</li> <li>Numerous pedagogical aids, including "On Your Own Time" and "Explore More" sidebars, and "Questions to Consider"</li> <li>Popular music incorporated with the traditional</li> </ul> Dynamic companion web site hosts new Interactive Listening Guides, plus many resources for student and instructor. Built to serve online courses. The CD set is available separately (ISBN 978-0-415-89402-9) or with its Value Pack and book (ISBN 978 0415- 80823-1). For eBook users, MP3 files for the accompanying audio files are available only with the Value Pack of eBook &amp; MP3 files (ISBN 978-0-203-15298-0). Please find instructions on how to obtain the audio files in the contents section of the eBook.

World Music: A Global Journey - Hardback & CD Set Value Pack

Shahriari, Andrew

Routledge

Authors Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari take students around the world to experience the diversity of musical expression. World Music: A Global Journey, now in its third edition, is known for its breadth in surveying the world’s major cultures in a systematic study of world music within a strong pedagogical framework. As one prepares for any travel, each chapter starts with background preparation, reviewing the historical, cultural, and musical overview of the region. Visits to multiple ‘sites’ within a region provide in-depth studies of varied musical traditions. Music analysis begins with an experimental "first impression" of the music, followed by an "aural analysis" of the sound and prominent musical elements. Finally, students are invited to consider the cultural connections that give the music its meaning and life.
Features of the Third Edition <ul>
<ul><li>Listening Guides analyze the various pieces of music with some presented in an interactive format online</li></ul>
<ul>
<li>Biographical highlights of performers and ethnomusicologists updated and new ones added</li> <li>Numerous pedagogical aids, including "On Your Own Time" and "Explore More" sidebars, and "Questions to Consider"</li> <li>Popular music incorporated with the traditional</li> </ul> Dynamic companion web site hosts new Interactive Listening Guides, plus many resources for student and instructor. Built to serve online courses. MP3 files for accompanying audio are available with eBook only when purchased through Routledge.com.
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World Music: A Global Journey, 3rd Edition

World Music: A Global Journey - Audio CD Only

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Greenwich Village And How It Got That Way

History

Americas

Crown

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Dutton

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D-Day: The Allies Strike Back During World War II (24/7: Goes to War: on the Battlefield)

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Franklin Watts

Discusses the events leading up to and during the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.

D-Day: The Allies Strike Back During World War II (24/7: Goes to War)

Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was established in 1721, but it was not until after the Civil War that the names of approximately 4,700 African Americans born and/or living in the county were recorded for the first time. More than 150 African Americans were over the age of 70 as recorded in the 1870 census report. The county is best known as the namesake of its dynamic governor, Alexander Spotswood, and for its bloody Civil War battles. The African American community emerged from the ravages of war after more than 140 years of slavery. The community formalized the institutions they developed for survival during those years and charted a path for their growth. This volume pays homage to religion, work, service, education, and the human touch that brought families through undeniably difficult times.

African Americans of Spotsylvania County (Images of America: Virginia)

Braxton, Roger

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

In 1734, land between the Blackwater and Meherrin Rivers was named Nottoway Parish after the small communities of Native Americans found there, and soon thereafter it was settled as Southampton County. Over time, the county had seven disparate townships later linked by a railroad. Like many Southern counties, Southampton's populace was comprised of Native Americans, whites, free blacks, and slaves existing in a predominantly cotton and peanut plantation economy. The devastation of the cotton crop in 1818, the ill fated two-day slave insurrection led by Nat Turner, and its equally bloody aftermath in 1831 were critical shapers of Southampton's social and economic culture. Its insurrectionist past and subsequent affect on U.S. domestic policy are the principal reasons the county has been extensively documented. This book is the first pictorial history that gives equal attention to the county's diversity from the late 19th through the early 20th centuries.

Southampton County (Images of America)

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