Sing a Song of Mankind

Sing a Song of Mankind PDF Author: Anne Lee Tzu Pheng
Publisher: Landmark Books Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814189405
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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The poet’s response to the troubled decade of the 1960s via revisions of English nursery rhymes.

Sing a Song of Mankind

Sing a Song of Mankind PDF Author: Anne Lee Tzu Pheng
Publisher: Landmark Books Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814189405
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Book Description
The poet’s response to the troubled decade of the 1960s via revisions of English nursery rhymes.

Every Little Thing

Every Little Thing PDF Author: Bob Marley
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 145211983X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Bob Marley's songs are known the world over for their powerful message of love, peace, and harmony. Now a whole new generation can discover one of his most joyous songs in this reassuring picture book adaptation written by his daughter Cedella and exuberantly illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. This upbeat story reminds children that the sun will always come out after the rain and mistakes are easily forgiven with a hug. Every family will relate to this universal story of one boy who won't let anything get him down, as long as he has the help of three very special little birds. Including all the lyrics of the original song plus new verses, this cheerful book will bring a smile to faces of all ages—because every little thing's gonna be all right!

Real Men Don't Sing

Real Men Don't Sing PDF Author: Allison McCracken
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 082237532X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 477

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The crooner Rudy Vallée's soft, intimate, and sensual vocal delivery simultaneously captivated millions of adoring fans and drew harsh criticism from those threatened by his sensitive masculinity. Although Vallée and other crooners reflected the gender fluidity of late-1920s popular culture, their challenge to the Depression era's more conservative masculine norms led cultural authorities to stigmatize them as gender and sexual deviants. In Real Men Don't Sing Allison McCracken outlines crooning's history from its origins in minstrelsy through its development as the microphone sound most associated with white recording artists, band singers, and radio stars. She charts early crooners’ rise and fall between 1925 and 1934, contrasting Rudy Vallée with Bing Crosby to demonstrate how attempts to contain crooners created and dictated standards of white masculinity for male singers. Unlike Vallée, Crosby survived the crooner backlash by adapting his voice and persona to adhere to white middle-class masculine norms. The effects of these norms are felt to this day, as critics continue to question the masculinity of youthful, romantic white male singers. Crooners, McCracken shows, not only were the first pop stars: their short-lived yet massive popularity fundamentally changed American culture.

Who Should Sing Ol' Man River?

Who Should Sing Ol' Man River? PDF Author: Todd R. Decker
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199389187
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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Who Should Sing "Ol' Man River"?: The Lives of an American Song tells the almost eighty-year performance history of a great popular song. Examining over two hundred recorded and filmed versions of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's classic song, the book reveals the power of performers to remake one popular song into many different guises.

Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau

Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau PDF Author: Chad Hamill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau explores the role of song as a transformative force in the twentieth century, tracing a cultural, spiritual, and musical encounter that upended notions of indigeneity and the rules of engagement for Indians and priests in the Columbia Plateau. In Chad Hamill's narrative, a Jesuit and his two Indian "grandfathers"--one a medicine man, the other a hymn singer--engage in a collective search for the sacred. The priest becomes a student of the medicine man. The medicine man becomes a Catholic. The Indian hymn singer brings indigenous songs to the Catholic mass. Using song as a thread, these men weave together two worlds previously at odds, realizing a promise born two centuries earlier within the prophecies of Circling Raven and Shining Shirt. Songs of Power and Prayer reveals how song can bridge worlds: between the individual and Spirit, the Jesuits and the Indians. Whether sung in an indigenous ceremony or adapted for Catholic Indian services, song abides as a force that strengthens Native identity and acts as a conduit for power and prayer. A First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies book

Do Sing

Do Sing PDF Author: James Sills
Publisher: Do Book Company
ISBN: 9781907974700
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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'An open door to the joyous world of singing.' - Cerys Matthews Singing is one thing, but singing together is something else. Powerful and uplifting, group singing creates deep human connections and benefits our wellbeing. And it's fun. Vocal leader James Sills believes that group singing has the power to change lives. It is a joyful expression of our humanity that gives us purpose, encourages us to be fully present, and helps foster social bonds. In Do Sing, James invites us to reflect on our own singing journey. Was there a time when you stopped singing, or were told you couldn't sing? Do certain songs trigger happy memories? With exercises to help unlock your voice, improve breathing, release tension, and a few simple songs to get started, Do Sing will help you to overcome (often deep-rooted) inhibitions and reawaken a love of singing. Do Sing is a welcome remedy to the demands of modern life – and an invitation to experience the joy of group singing for yourself.

Sing a Season Song

Sing a Season Song PDF Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Creative Editions
ISBN: 9781568462554
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The shivering cold of winter. The fresh, new signs of spring. The toe-wiggling freedom of summer. The leaf-dropping days of fall. Each season is celebrated for many different reasons, but one never fails to roll right into the next. Jane Yolen's lilting verses and Lisel Jane Ashlock's sensitive portraits convey the cyclical nature of the seasons in this poetic tribute to the characteristics of the four periods of the year.

The Singing Man

The Singing Man PDF Author: Josephine Preston Peabody
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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The Singing Man a Book of Songs and Shadows

The Singing Man a Book of Songs and Shadows PDF Author: Josephine Preston Peabody
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781722102999
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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The Singing Man A Book of Songs and Shadows By Josephine Preston Peabody THE SINGING MAN I He sang above the vineyards of the world. And after him the vines with woven handsClambered and clung, and everywhere unfurled Triumphing green above the barren lands;Till high as gardens grow, he climbed, he stood, Sun-crowned with life and strength, and singing toil, And looked upon his work; and it was good: The corn, the wine, the oil. He sang above the noon. The topmost cleft That grudged him footing on the mountain scarsHe planted and despaired not; till he left His vines soft breathing to the host of stars.He wrought, he tilled; and even as he sang, The creatures of his planting laughed to scornThe ancient threat of deserts where there sprang The wine, the oil, the corn! He sang not for abundance.-Over-lords Took of his tilth. Yet was there still to reap, The portion of his labor; dear rewards Of sunlit day, and bread, and human sleep.He sang for strength; for glory of the light. He dreamed above the furrows, 'They are mine!'When all he wrought stood fair before his sight With corn, and oil, and wine. Truly, the light is sweet Yea, and a pleasant thing It is to see the Sun. And that a man should eat His bread that he hath won;- (So is it sung and said), That he should take and keep, After his laboring, The portion of his labor in his bread, His bread that he hath won; Yea, and in quiet sleep, When all is done. He sang; above the burden and the heat, Above all seasons with their fitful grace;Above the chance and change that led his feet To this last ambush of the Market-place.'Enough for him, ' they said-and still they say- 'A crust, with air to breathe, and sun to shine;He asks no more!'-Before they took away The corn, the oil, the wine. He sang. No more he sings now, anywhere. Light was enough, before he was undone.They knew it well, who took away the air, -Who took away the sun;Who took, to serve their soul-devouring greed, Himself, his breath, his bread-the goad of toil;-Who have and hold, before the eyes of Need, The corn, the wine, -the oil! Truly, one thing is sweet Of things beneath the Sun;This, that a man should earn his bread and eat, Rejoicing in his work which he hath done. What shall be sung or said Of desolate deceit. When others take his bread; His and his children's bread?- And the laborer hath none.This, for his portion now, of all that he hath done. He earns; and others eat. He starves;-they sit at meat Who have taken away the Sun. II Seek him now, that singing Man.Look for him, Look for himIn the mills, In the mines;Where the very daylight pines, -He, who once did walk the hills...! We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

The Man Sings

The Man Sings PDF Author: Roscoe Gilmore Stott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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