The purpose of this study is to make available to scholars and teachers a summary of the theories and solutions regarding the problematic rhythmic elements of Gregorian chant.

Gregorian Chant: A History of the Controversy Concerning its Rhythm

Arts & Photography

Rayburn, John

Music

Praeger

Stated "first edition,"
Good news about America.  A celebration in pictures and words.

We the People. a Good News Odyssey

History

Americas

Cordillera Pr

This book is about one of the greatest periods in American history, a time when music helped relieve some of the worries of the Great Depression and World War II.It was a magical time enhanced by radio as well as the great live performances. Radio and music of the Big Band Era were made for each other, and the so-called Swing Years were a golden age of rhythm. It was not just music that made you want to dance. It was music that made you glow, music that made you want to sing, music that made you come alive, music for falling in love. And, despite the passage of time, it still is.This is an effort to relive the compelling, pulsating excitement that filled ballrooms across the land-a chance to be somewhat a part of the invigorating time when, as someone once remarked, "the sounds of a thousand golden horns filled the air," those ballrooms were packed, and radio and jukeboxes poured music into the air.Author John Rayburn had conversations and interviews with many of the stars of the glorious past, so many of the stories have a warm, personalized flavor. He tells you about their talent, their beautiful music, and how they were able to help push aside some of the fears of the day. It's as though you're sitting there listening to radio shunt aside the anguish of one of the most outstanding eras in the nation's 242-year history.You feel as though you're there with personalized stories of such major stars as Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Nat King Cole, Jo Stafford, Buddy Rich, Anita O'Day, Charlie Barnet, Helen Forrest, Les Paul, Sarah Vaughan and a great many more.You will be told such personalized anecdotes as which famous crooner was invited to sing along with a big band when he was only four years old?

The Remarkable Big Band Era

Sunbury Press, Inc.

RADIO was the number one form of family entertainment for a quarter century. In a dazzling step back in time veteran broadcaster John Rayburn talks about the fantastic era of broadcasting in fascinating interviews with a sterling list of guests, including Durward Kirby (Garry Moore Show), Parley Baer (original “Chester” on radio’s Gunsmoke), Arthur Anderson (Let’s Pretend), Carmel Quinn (Irish singer on Arthur Godfrey), Ezra Stone (Henry Aldrich), Minnie Pearl (Grand Ole Opry), Fred Foy (Announcer on The Lone Ranger), Gale Gordon (I Love Lucy, Our Miss Brooks), Charles Correll (Andy of Amos ‘n’ Andy), Himan Brown (Inner Sanctum, Grand Central Station), Chet Lauck (Lum of Lum and Abner), Frankie Carle (Big band leader). There are great stories about Red Skelton, Jack Armstrong, Lights Out, Quiz Kids, Little Orphan Annie, Jimmy Durante, Time Marches On, Hindenburg disaster, President Roosevelt’s December 8, 1941 declaration of war against Japan and many, many more.

Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: The Golden Age of Radio

Humor & Entertainment

Radio

BearManor Media

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