Students will be inspired and motivated by the syncopated rhythms and the colorful; rich harmonies of jazz. Detailed articulation; dynamic and pedal markings create a thoughtful and thorough performance.Titles: * Bring a Torch; Jeannette; Isabella* Good Christian Men; Rejoice* He Is Born; the Divine Christ Child* The Holly and the Ivy* I Wonder as I Wander* It Came Upon the Midnight Clear* O Come; All Ye Faithful* O Come; O Come; Emmanuel* O Little Town of Bethlehem
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Concise but thoroughBy Reviewer"Low" is by far my favorite David Bowie album; and maybe my favorite album of all-time. Wilckens book is short; but packs more of a punch than many (actually all) of the larger volumes about this specific period in the mercurial musicians development. This book is jam-packed with info about Bowies descent into cocaine-fueled madness during his "Thin White Duke" period; on into his miraculous recovery and redefinition of himself and his sound in Berlin. There is a lot of good technical info about how Tony Visconti achieved those beautifully distorted drum sounds on songs like "Speed of Life" and "Sound and Vision;" as well as some choice nuggets about minimalist maestro Brian Eno. The writing is rich without being too self-indulgent; which is always a risk with music journalism (see Lester Bangs). Highest recommendation.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. covers LOW as well as a bit on STATION TO STATION and Iggy Pops THE IDIOT; which Bowie producedBy Michael AvolioThis is a smart little book about David Bowies album Low; which is one of his finest and strangest records (recently winning an online poll among Bowie fans ranking Bowies best albums).In a hundred-odd pocket-sized pages; Hugo Wilcken covers the recording of the album in appropriate detail and takes the time to talk about each individual song. He also explores the lead-up to Low; starting with Bowies previous album; Station to Station; as well as the Iggy Pop album The Idiot; which Bowie produced and co-wrote (and first experimented with some of the sounds used on Low). For such a small book; theres a wealth of information in these pages; and Wilcken writes it all in a clear; easy-to-follow style. Highly recommended.And if you like this one; other books in the 33 1/3 series Ive read and recommend are:Geeta Dayals book on Brian Enos Another Green World Brian Enos Another Green World (33 1/3 series)Jonathan Lethems book on Talking Heads Fear of Music Talking Heads Fear of Music (33 1/3)Mark Polizzottis book on Bob Dylans Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylans Highway 61 Revisited (33 1/3)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A light read that covers "Low" well enoughBy Christian CarranzaI completely recommend this book along with the "Pushing Ahead of The Dame" blog if you want to know more about Bowie and arguably the finest and most significant of all his albums.Its a light but engaging read that can be done with in an afternoon and thats part of my only complaint really; i wish it was still more explicit about the working process and credits but it does pretty much covers everything.