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His other books include Venda Children's Songs (1967), one of the first ethnomusicological works to focus directly on the interpenetration of music and culture, Anthropology of the Body (London: Academic Press, 1977) and A Commonsense View of All Music: reflections on Percy Grainger's contribution to ethnomusicology and music education ...
John Grainger (1830, Belfast – 1891) was an Irish cleric and antiquarian. Grainger was educated at Belfast Academy and Trinity College , Dublin. After gaining a Doctorate of Divinity he became Rector of Broughshane , County Antrim.
Lincolnshire Posy is a musical composition by Percy Grainger for concert band commissioned in 1937 by the American Bandmasters Association. [1] Considered by John Bird, the author of Grainger's biography, to be his masterpiece, the 16-minute-long work has six movements, each adapted from folk songs that Grainger had collected on a 1905–1906 trip to Lincolnshire, England.
Domitian appears as a peripheral character, and is named as the primary suspect in the murder being investigated in the first novel, Silver Pigs. The companion series, featuring Falco's adoptive daughter, Flavia Albia, takes place during the reign of Domitian. Master and God (2012), a historical novel by Davis, centers around the reign of ...
Music therapy may be suggested for adolescent populations to help manage disorders usually diagnosed in adolescence, such as mood/anxiety disorders and eating disorders, or inappropriate behaviors, including suicide attempts, withdrawal from family, social isolation from peers, aggression, running away, and substance abuse.
The Grainger Museum is a repository of items documenting the life, career and music of the composer, folklorist, educator and pianist Percy Grainger (b. Melbourne, 1882; d. Melbourne, 1882; d. White Plains, New York, 1961), located in the grounds of the University of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia .
In 1982, Grainger's centennial year, Richard and John recorded for NPR several programs of Grainger's chamber music, including the Trios for piano, violin and cello, My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone and Colonial Song, as well as other works for strings and piano, besides many compositions for two pianists.
The Nordoff–Robbins approach to music therapy is a method developed to help children with psychological, physical, or developmental disabilities. [1] It originated from the 17-year collaboration of Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins, [2] which began in 1958, [3] with early influences from Rudolph Steiner and anthroposophical philosophy and teachings. [4]