Author: Brett J. Talley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945373657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
"From Brett J. Talley, the master of Lovecraftian terror, comes thirteen tales of the dark forces that lurk just beyond man's understanding. A scientist who opens a door between dimensions. A creature that devours the dead in World War I's no man's land. A fiddler who can bring forth the gods of old. These are but a few of the horrors retold in the Fiddle is the Devil's Instrument and Other Forbidden Knowledge. Read them if you must but do not forget: there are some things mankind was never meant to know." -- p.4 of cover.
The Fiddle is the Devil's Instrument
Author: Brett J. Talley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945373657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
"From Brett J. Talley, the master of Lovecraftian terror, comes thirteen tales of the dark forces that lurk just beyond man's understanding. A scientist who opens a door between dimensions. A creature that devours the dead in World War I's no man's land. A fiddler who can bring forth the gods of old. These are but a few of the horrors retold in the Fiddle is the Devil's Instrument and Other Forbidden Knowledge. Read them if you must but do not forget: there are some things mankind was never meant to know." -- p.4 of cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945373657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
"From Brett J. Talley, the master of Lovecraftian terror, comes thirteen tales of the dark forces that lurk just beyond man's understanding. A scientist who opens a door between dimensions. A creature that devours the dead in World War I's no man's land. A fiddler who can bring forth the gods of old. These are but a few of the horrors retold in the Fiddle is the Devil's Instrument and Other Forbidden Knowledge. Read them if you must but do not forget: there are some things mankind was never meant to know." -- p.4 of cover.
The Devil's Horn
Author: Michael Segell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312425579
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Traces the history of the saxophone from its invention by the eccentric Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in the 1840s to its role in the jazz genre in the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312425579
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Traces the history of the saxophone from its invention by the eccentric Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in the 1840s to its role in the jazz genre in the twenty-first century.
The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore
Author: Newman Ivey White
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822382865
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Frank C. Brown organized the North Carolina Folklore Society in 1913. Both Dr. Brown and the Society collected stores from individuals—Brown through his classes at Duke University and through his summer expeditions in the North Carolina mountains, and the Society by interviewing its members—and also levied on the previous collections made by friends and members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition. members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822382865
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Frank C. Brown organized the North Carolina Folklore Society in 1913. Both Dr. Brown and the Society collected stores from individuals—Brown through his classes at Duke University and through his summer expeditions in the North Carolina mountains, and the Society by interviewing its members—and also levied on the previous collections made by friends and members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition. members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition.
Finding the Demon's Fiddle
Author: Patrick Jered
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789385152023
Category : Råavaòna (Hindu mythology)
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789385152023
Category : Råavaòna (Hindu mythology)
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Mandolin for Violinists
Author: Andrew Driscoll
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619110113
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Learning the mandolin should be required for every violinist: it has the same tuning and is a chordal instrument. This book provides violinists with the skills and knowledge needed to master the mandolin; it also teaches ways in which mandolin concepts can open up one's violin playing. the book offers key insights into the similarities and differences between the two instruments so that violinists can quickly learn to play the mandolin. the book and companion CD cover basic fingering and picking techniques and then move through exercises and pieces drawn from the classical, swing and folk genres.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619110113
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Learning the mandolin should be required for every violinist: it has the same tuning and is a chordal instrument. This book provides violinists with the skills and knowledge needed to master the mandolin; it also teaches ways in which mandolin concepts can open up one's violin playing. the book offers key insights into the similarities and differences between the two instruments so that violinists can quickly learn to play the mandolin. the book and companion CD cover basic fingering and picking techniques and then move through exercises and pieces drawn from the classical, swing and folk genres.
Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from North Carolina
Author: Wayland D. Hand
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822302599
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822302599
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
The Fiddle Handbook
Author: Chris Haigh
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879309787
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents an introduction to the fiddle, explores how musicians incorporate the instrument into different genres, and offers instruction on playing standard songs.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879309787
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Presents an introduction to the fiddle, explores how musicians incorporate the instrument into different genres, and offers instruction on playing standard songs.
The Devil's Box
Author: Charles K. Wolfe
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The key players and favorite tunes in the commercial emergence of Southern fiddling in the first half of the twentieth century are the focus of this lucid and engaging study. Drawing on such seldom-tapped resources as small regional newspapers, personal correspondence, and rare interviews with the fiddlers themselves as well as their families, Charles Wolfe conjures up vivid portraits of the individuals who fashioned this distinctly American music.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The key players and favorite tunes in the commercial emergence of Southern fiddling in the first half of the twentieth century are the focus of this lucid and engaging study. Drawing on such seldom-tapped resources as small regional newspapers, personal correspondence, and rare interviews with the fiddlers themselves as well as their families, Charles Wolfe conjures up vivid portraits of the individuals who fashioned this distinctly American music.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Fiddle
Author: Ellery Klein
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592577682
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A guide to playing the fiddle offers advice on choosing an instrument and accessories, offers step-by-step instructions on the techniques of fiddling, and includes fingerboard charts and practice tunes.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592577682
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A guide to playing the fiddle offers advice on choosing an instrument and accessories, offers step-by-step instructions on the techniques of fiddling, and includes fingerboard charts and practice tunes.
The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles
Author: Peter Cooke
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521268554
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A comprehensive study of the Shetland Isles 1970-1980, one of the liveliest fiddle-playing traditions in the world.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521268554
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A comprehensive study of the Shetland Isles 1970-1980, one of the liveliest fiddle-playing traditions in the world.