"How does time shape consciousness, and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time? Uncommon Measure: Reflections on Music, Performance, and the Science of Time explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until, crippled by performance anxiety, she was forced to give...

"Music has been examined from multiple perspectives: as a product of human history, for example, or a product of human culture. But there is also a long tradition, intensified in recent decades, of thinking about music as a product of the human mind. Whether considering composition, performance, listening, or appreciation, the constraints and capabilities of the human mind play a formative role. The field that has emerged around this approach is known...

Clear, systematic presentation of the evolution of musical style from Gregorian Chant (AD 700) to mid-20th-century atonal music. Excellent volume for music students, scholars, layman emphasizes the continuity of basic musical principles with detailed coverage of major period styles, composers. Over 140 musical examples. Bibliography.

A cat, a cow, a whale, and their other animal friends tune up their instruments and get ready for a big performance for an audience of one young child.

Join Bertie as he struggles to escape from the clutches of Angela Nicely, attempts to prove that anything Know-All Nick can do, he can do better, and finds himself surrounded by priceless and wobbly relics at a recording of Antiques Today. Suggested level: primary.

A popular high school basketball star and a shy, academically gifted newcomer secretly decide to audition for their school's musical, a decision that turns their world and their school upsidedown.

A collection of performances from the cutting-edge British music show that ran from 1971-1987. Includes rarely seen performances by and interviews with John Lennon, Elton John, Bob Marley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Police, U2, REM and many more.

When pop idol Uta puts on her first-ever live performance, the Straw Hats can't pass up the chance to see her. But the mysterious singer's Devil Fruit powers go far beyond music. Can Luffy and Shanks get through to her in time to keep their reality intact?