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In the Mood for Music

by Unknown User on 2020-01-23T10:00:00-05:00 | 0 Comments

I have been singing in some type of choir since I was eight years old. I started out in my church’s children’s choir, and continued with my elementary school up through college. When I was little, my mother signed me up for every extracurricular that was available, from t-ball, gymnastics, ballet, tap, violin and singing. Singing was what stuck.

Over the years, I have sung in the All-County Chorus, in the youth choir at the Music School of Westchester, and even at Carnegie Hall - twice! I sang there with the youth choir on my sixteenth birthday, and in January 2019 with a choir of 250 people backing the singer Lauren Daigle for her concert.

Nowadays, I sing in my church choir and also in the Mamaroneck Chorus, a group that was started in 2018 by my elementary school music teacher. It is an all ages group for amateurs and professionals alike. 

Here are some music related items (besides our extensive CD collection!) that we own at the Greenburgh Public Library:
 

 

Score Reading: A Key to the Music Experience by Michael Dickreiter
Call Number: 781.4 D
Score reading provides insights into the musical structure of a work that are difficult to obtain from merely listening. Many listeners and amateurs derive great pleasure from following a performance with score in hand to help them better understand the intricacies of what they are hearing. This guide includes practice examples of increasing difficulty taken from scores of well-known works from various periods.

 

 

The Best Broadway Songs Ever
Call Number: 782.14 B
The 5th edition of this bestseller has been updated with an even stronger song list. 85 Broadway standards, including: All Good Gifts * All I Ask of You * As Long As He Needs Me * Bring Him Home * Cabaret * Climb Ev'ry Mountain * Don't Cry for Me Argentina * Getting to Know You * Hello, Dolly! * Hey There * I Don't Know How to Love Him * I Dreamed a Dream * I Got Rhythm * I Wanna Be a Producer * If I Loved You * The Lady Is a Tramp * Mack the Knife * Mamma Mia * The Music of the Night * My Favorite Things * My Funny Valentine * Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' * Ol' Man River * On My Own * One * People * Popular * Seasons of Love * September Song * Seventy Six Trombones * Somewhere * Sunrise, Sunset * The Surrey with the Fringe on Top * Tomorrow * Try to Remember * Unexpected Song * What I Did for Love * With One Look * You'll Never Walk Alone * and more!


La Rousse Encyclopedia of Music by Geoffrey Hindley et. al. 
Call Number: Q780.3 L

A pictorial spectrum illuminates the vast domain of the musical world, focusing on its history, lore, traditions, personalities, and major composers.

 

 

The Book of Rock by Philip Dodd
Call Number: 781.66 D
Lyrical genius can touch an emotional nerve—and so can the pages of The Book of Rock. In the most comprehensive encyclopedia of rock and roll to date, guitar heroes rub shoulders with tortured geniuses, and the flamboyant masters of showmanship receive the same treatment as reclusive poets. Showcasing a gallery of 500 saints, sinners, and martyrs of rock history, The Book of Rock provides a fresh, provocative guide to the world’s most influential singers and musicians. Each artist is given equal deference—500 pages, 500 defining photographs, 500 defining quotes, with text that highlights their achievements and their influence, along with essential biographical information, critical comments from the artists themselves or fellow musicians, and a selected discography. The Book of Rock pays tribute to the artists that imposed an indelible mark on the half-century of musical extravaganza we call rock and roll. Selections include Aerosmith, Beastie Boys, Eric Clapton, Dead Kennedys, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, Buddy Holly, INXS, Judas Priest, Kinks, Little Richard, Midnight Oil, Nirvana, Sinead O’Connor, Pavement, Queen, Ramones, SoundGarden, 10,000 Maniacs, U2, The Verve, The Who, X, Yardbirds, and ZZ Top.
 

The Vibe History of Hip Hop by Alan Light
Call Number: YA 782.421 V

Music, fashion, dance, graffiti, movies, videos, and business: it's all in this brilliant tale of a cultural revolution that spans race and gender, language and nationality. The definitive history of an under-documented music genre, The VIBE History of Hip Hop tells the full story of this grassroots cultural movement, from its origins on the streets of the Bronx to its explosion as an international phenomenon. Illustrated with almost 200 photos, and accompanied by comprehensive discographies, this book is a vivid review of the hip hop world through the eyes and ears of more than 50 of the finest music writers and cultural critics at work today, including Danyel Smith, Greg Tate, Anthony deCurtis, dream hampton, Neil Strauss, and Bönz Malone.

​Rockshow
Call Number: DVD 782.42 R
In 1975 and 1976 Paul McCartney and Wings undertook the epic Wings over the World tour. From this tour came the concert film Rockshow, an originally cut down version of the concert. Now for the first time the complete full length concert is being made available fully restored with remastered sound. This is Paul McCartney and Wings live on stage in a concert that is destined to live forever!

 

Country Music
Call Number: DVD 782.42 C
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it 'America's Music.' Viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music.
 
Want more? Don’t miss Jazz Conversations with Frank DeLigio and discuss various Jazz musicians in the Small Conference Room on Sunday, January 26th at 3:00 pm.

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