The Banjo
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The Banjo
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Author : Laurent Dubois
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-14
The Banjo written by Laurent Dubois and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-14 with History categories.
American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows.
That Half Barbaric Twang
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Author : Karen Linn
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1994
That Half Barbaric Twang written by Karen Linn and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Music categories.
Long a symbol of American culture, the banjo actually originated in Africa before European-Americans adopted it. Karen Linn shows how the banjo--despite design innovations and several modernizing agendas--has failed to escape its image as a "half-barbaric" instrument symbolic of antimodernism and sentimentalism. Caught in the morass of American racial attitudes and often used to express ambivalence toward modern industrial society, the banjo stood in opposition to the "official" values of rationalism, modernism, and belief in the beneficence of material progress. Linn uses popular literature, visual arts, advertisements, film, performance practices, instrument construction and decoration, and song lyrics to illustrate how notions about the banjo have changed. Linn also traces the instrument from its African origins through the 1980s, alternating between themes of urban modernization and rural nostalgia. She examines the banjo fad of bourgeois Northerners during the late nineteenth century; the African-American banjo tradition and the commercially popular cultural image of the southern black banjo player; the banjo's use in ragtime and early jazz; and the image of the white Southerner and mountaineer as banjo player.
The Banjo Encyclopedia
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Author : ROSS NICKERSON
language : en
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Release Date : 2015-06-29
The Banjo Encyclopedia written by ROSS NICKERSON and has been published by Mel Bay Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with Music categories.
The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing, including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in banjo instruction to date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate, and right through to more advanced styles of banjo playing. Ross Nickerson uses his many years of experience helping hundreds of aspiring banjo pickers by offering the banjo student an opportunity to learn in a practical, straightforward manner. This wide-ranging banjo instructional book will focus on many techniques that will help every aspect of a banjo player's musicianship while simplifying many subjects in the learning process. The downloadable audio with 99-track recording will enable the student to learn easily by hearing author Ross Nickerson demonstrate each song, and perform many of the banjo licks and phrases included in the book slow, and up to tempo. The audio download available online includes anadvanced song section with a full bluegrass band accompanying Ross along with additional intermediate songs for the student to learn. The Banjo Encyclopedia is undoubtedly one of the most complete five-string banjo books on the market today and a must for every banjo player's collection. Includes access to onlineaudio
America S Instrument
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Author : Philip F. Gura
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 1999
America S Instrument written by Philip F. Gura and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Music categories.
This handsome illustrated history traces the transformation of the banjo from primitive folk instrument to sophisticated musical machine and, in the process, offers a unique view of the music business in nineteenth-century America. Philip Gura and Jame
Picturing The Banjo
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Author : Leo G. Mazow
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2005
Picturing The Banjo written by Leo G. Mazow and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Architecture categories.
The history of the banjo is as haunting as its music. Made popular in minstrel shows of the nineteenth century, the "banjar" derives from the stringed gourd instrument African slaves brought with them to plantations in the Caribbean and American South. From minstrelsy to the folk music revival of the twentieth century, the banjo has continued to attract audiences and acquire meaning. Picturing the Banjo gives this long history an entirely new dimension by tracing the instrument's representation in American visual culture from the eighteenth century to the present. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name, Picturing the Banjo offers the first examination of the instrument's portrayal in images that range from anonymous photographs of performers to paintings by Thomas Eakins and prints by Dox Thrash. Leo G. Mazow, contributing editor of the volume, and his collaborators demonstrate that the banjo became an American icon that links popular music to fundamental issues of race, class, and gender. Simple and appealing as the instrument may seem in Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Banjo Lesson or Eastman Johnson's Old Kentucky Home, it carries powerful associations with social conflict and change. Through its many color and black-and-white illustrations, this book allows readers to experience the works of visual art and period instruments brought together in the pioneering exhibition organized by the Palmer Museum of Art of The Pennsylvania State University. Picturing the Banjo will be of interest to banjo lovers, scholars in American studies, and all those concerned with the musical and artistic heritage of slavery.
The Banjo Encyclopedia
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Author : Ross Nickerson
language : en
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated
Release Date : 2003
The Banjo Encyclopedia written by Ross Nickerson and has been published by Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Banjo categories.
A comprehensive method on learning the banjo, including technique exercises and several full music examples.
Earl Scruggs And The 5 String Banjo
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Author : Earl Scruggs
language : en
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Release Date : 2005-08-01
Earl Scruggs And The 5 String Banjo written by Earl Scruggs and has been published by Hal Leonard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-01 with Music categories.
(Banjo). The best-selling banjo method in the world! Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start. The "Revised and Enhanced Edition" features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements. It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, including: a history of the 5-string banjo, getting acquainted with the banjo, Scruggs tuners, how to read music, chords, how to read tablature, right-hand rolls and left-hand techniques, banjo tunings, exercises in picking, over 40 songs, how to build a banjo, autobiographical notes, and much more! Includes audio of Earl Scruggs playing and explaining over 60 examples!
Crowe On The Banjo
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Author : Marty Godbey
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Crowe On The Banjo written by Marty Godbey and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this first biography of legendary banjoist J. D. Crowe, Marty Godbey charts the life and career of one of bluegrass's most important innovators. Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Crowe picked up the banjo when he was thirteen years old, inspired by a Flatt & Scruggs performance at the Kentucky Barn Dance. Godbey relates the long, distinguished career that followed, as Crowe performed and recorded both solo and as part of such varied ensembles as Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys, the all-acoustic Kentucky Mountain Boys, and the revolutionary New South, who created an adventurously eclectic brand of bluegrass by merging rock and country music influences with traditional forms. Over the decades, this highly influential group launched the careers of many other fresh talents such as Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, and Doyle Lawson. With a selective discography and drawing from more than twenty interviews with Crowe and dozens more with the players who know him best, Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J. D. Crowe is the definitive music biography of a true bluegrass original.
Clawhammer Style Banjo
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Author : Ken Perlman
language : en
Publisher: Centerstream Publications
Release Date : 1989
Clawhammer Style Banjo written by Ken Perlman and has been published by Centerstream Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Music categories.
(Banjo). A complete guide for beginning and advanced banjo players! From Ken Perlman, here is a brilliant teaching guide that is destined to become the handbook on how to play the banjo. The style is easy to learn, and covers the instruction itself, basic right and left-hand positions, simple chords, and fundamental clawhammer techniques; the brush, the 'bumm-titty' strum, pull-offs, and slides. For the advanced player, there is instruction on more complicated picking, double thumbing, quick slides, fretted pull-offs, harmonics, improvisation, and more. The book includes more than 40 fun-to-play banjo tunes.
Fun With The Banjo
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Author : MEL BAY
language : en
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Release Date : 2015-06-23
Fun With The Banjo written by MEL BAY and has been published by Mel Bay Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-23 with Music categories.
This is a very popular beginner's text for 5-string banjo. Written in C tuning, it shows basic chords, includes instructions for tuning and positioning, and contains many fun songs with lyrics included for singing and strumming. The audio isrecorded in stereo play-along format, and contains each song from the book,along with tuning instructions. The video features Joe Carr teaching simple chords, strums, and songs. An ideal beginner's course for 5-string banjo (concert C tuning). Access to online audio and video available