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Randy Bachman: takin' care of business
By John Einarson, Randy Bachman. 2000
A biography of rock guitarist Randy Bachman, from his early days in Winnipeg, to his years with the Guess Who…
and BTO. A songwriter, producer, guitarist, and session player, Bachman has played an integral role in the evolution and growth of the Canadian music industry. Some strong language. 2000.Boyzone - by request (Youth project)
By B. P Fallon. 1999
This is the story behind Boyzone's greatest hits, revealing their thoughts on songwriting and the inspiration for each song -…
songs which have catapulted them into the charts many times. The book is the official tie-in to the "Boyzone's Greatest Hits" album. For junior and senior high students.Why do we feel the need to perform music in a historically informed style? Is this need related to wider…
cultural concerns? John Butt sums up recent debates on the nature of the early music movement and historically informed performance, calling upon ideas gleaned from historical musicology, analytic philosophy, literary theory, historiography and theories of modernism and postmodernism. 2002.The Miller companion to jazz in Canada and Canadians in jazz: And Canadians In Jazz
By Mark Miller. 2001
26 Italian songs and arias, medium high: Medium High Voice (26 Italian Songs And Arias Ser.)
By John G. Paton, John Glenn Paton. 1997
Faith in the future: The Ecology Of Hope And The Restoration Of Family, Community And Faith
By Jonathan Sacks. 1995
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks addresses some of today's major themes, the fragmentation of our common culture, the breakdown of family…
and community life, the lack of moral direction, and the waning of religious belief. He asks how we can construct a humane social order which honours human dignity and difference, one in which we can be both true to ourselves and a blessing to others.The oratorio anthology: Soprano
By Richard Walters. 1994
A collection of solo arias from oratorios, masses and cantatas. The literature was confined to work by major composers, and…
bypasses the dated oratorio literature found in previous collections. The most famous music is here, and so is interesting and less famous music by masters. There are new music engravings for each aria, and extensive historical notes and translations. 1994.Presents the steps performed in a traditional Passover Seder, plus stories, songs, poetry, and pictures that celebrate the historical significance…
of this holiday to Jews all over the world. Grades 3-6 and older readers. 2004.The music of Canada
By Timothy J McGee. 1985
Describes the many genres of music that have flourished in Canada: art music, folk and popular, church music, and jazz.…
Each chapter begins with a brief summary of the social and political background of the period under discussion, to understand its music in the context of Canadian history. Includes analytical sections for the more advanced reader, and an anthology of thirteen compete works by prominent Canadian composers. c1985.The complete lyrics of Cole Porter
By Robert Kimball, Cole Porter. 1992
Before the gold rush: flashbacks to the dawn of the Canadian sound
By Nicholas Jennings. 1997
A generation of musicians, from Vancouver to Halifax, were drawn to Toronto's Yorkville district during the sixties. From among this…
group came some of Canada's most well known musicians, both then and now. 1997.Elements of music: notes : music history 551-111-93
By Patricia Kerridge. 2003
Talking turkeys
By Benjamin Zephaniah. 1995
A short history of Judaism
By Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok. 1999
The Verve: crazed highs to horrible lows (Youth project)
By Martin Clarke. 1998
In 1993 Richard Ashcroft, the lead singer of a Wigan-based four-piece call The Verve, declared that "History has a place…
for us. It may take us three albums, but we will be there". Four years later, The Verve recorded their groundbreaking third album, "Urban Hymns", and his predictions came true. Journalist, Martin Clarke, examines the band's rollercoaster history, tracing their origins and early influences. Junior high.Pulp
By Martin Aston. 1996
The biography of the band Pulp and their lead singer, Oxfam-clad Jarvis Cocker. Aston tells how the band was formed…
in 1981, their success, and their media appearances, from Radio 4 to the "Richard and Judy" show, the "Guardian" to the "NME."Blue heaven
By Lionel Blue. 1989
When he was younger, Lionel Blue waited anxiously to be struck by a special revelation from heaven. As he grew…
older and the bolt from above failed to materialise, he realised that real knowledge of heaven - and earth - came in the most unlikely situations. He also realised that humour is an integral part of our ability to cope with living. In "Blue heaven" Rabbi Blue has produced a collection of amusing and thought-provoking stories.Yamaha Portotone PSR-340 portable keyboard owner's manual
By Yamaha. 2001
Clary Croft: My Charmed Life in Music, Art, and Folklore
By Clary Croft. 2021
Folklorist, recording artist, actor, songwriter, broadcaster, storyteller, author, archivist, artisan, and designer: over a career spanning more than fifty years,…
Clary Croft has woven the threads of his vast array of talents into a tapestry that has enveloped the life of an artist, and in the process he’s become a household name in Nova Scotia and beyond.Stompin' Tom Connors: The myth and the man — an unauthorized biography
By Charlie Rhindress. 2019