Wayne D Shirley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6091828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wayne D Shirley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wayne D |
| FAMILY NAME | Shirley |
| SIGNATURE | SHIRLEY W D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Religion in Rhythm
[H]armony ... is not regarded by the intelligent votary of the Muses as given by them with a view to irrational pleasure ... but as meant to correct any discord which may have arisen in the courses of the soul, and to be our ally in bringing her into harmony and agreement with herself; and rhythm too was given by them for the same reason.... --Plato, Timaeus [Jowett translation] December 1931, William Grant Still signed a contract with singer-son…
"The Coming of "Deep River
William Grant Still's Choral Ballad and They Lynched Him on a Tree
On January 1, 1939, Alain Locke (1886-1954), principal critical voice of the Harlem Renaissance, wrote to Charlotte Mason (1855-1946), who a decade earlier had, under Locke's guidance, been one of the main patrons of that movement. Mason had been in her seventies when she served as Godmother--her term--to such figures as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.' In 1939 she was in her eighties and bedridden. Locke was writing to report on a piece …
The House of Melody
Scoring the Concerto in F
He boasted of his ability to orchestrate his own music, yet was dependent on others for help, says Charles Schwartz in the final paragraph of his useful biography of George Gershwin.1 Did he do his own orchestration of Porgy and Bess? asks a colleague of mine in mild surprise when I mention the manuscript orchestral score of the opera. Such expressions of doubt and incredulity over Gershwin's role and abilities as an orchestrator are fairly commo…
Letters of Clarence Cameron White in the Collections of the Music Division of the Library of Congress
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Letters of Clarence Cameron White in the Collections of the Music Division of the Library of Congress
Scoring the Concerto in F
He boasted of his ability to orchestrate his own music, yet was dependent on others for help, says Charles Schwartz in the final paragraph of his useful biography of George Gershwin.1 Did he do his own orchestration of Porgy and Bess? asks a colleague of mine in mild surprise when I mention the manuscript orchestral score of the opera. Such expressions of doubt and incredulity over Gershwin's role and abilities as an orchestrator are fairly commo…
The House of Melody
William Grant Still's Choral Ballad and They Lynched Him on a Tree
On January 1, 1939, Alain Locke (1886-1954), principal critical voice of the Harlem Renaissance, wrote to Charlotte Mason (1855-1946), who a decade earlier had, under Locke's guidance, been one of the main patrons of that movement. Mason had been in her seventies when she served as Godmother--her term--to such figures as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.' In 1939 she was in her eighties and bedridden. Locke was writing to report on a piece …
"The Coming of "Deep River
Religion in Rhythm
[H]armony ... is not regarded by the intelligent votary of the Muses as given by them with a view to irrational pleasure ... but as meant to correct any discord which may have arisen in the courses of the soul, and to be our ally in bringing her into harmony and agreement with herself; and rhythm too was given by them for the same reason.... --Plato, Timaeus [Jowett translation] December 1931, William Grant Still signed a contract with singer-son…
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