Bedouins: Mary Garden, Debussy, Chopin and More - by James Huneker Purchase through Amazon Croquet was all the rage in England in 1860s. It derived from earlier games, and was introduced by France. Interest in the game spread to the United States. The different forms of croquet, and similar games such as golf, trucco, pall-mall, and kolven, actually derive from games dating as…Read more Bedouins: Mary Garden, Debussy, Chopin and More
Deep Sea Chanties: Old Sea Songs - by Frank Shay, Illustrated by Edw. A. Wilson, Introduction by William McFee Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace Deep Sea Chanties offers a unique lens upon seafaring life punctuated with fabulous woodcut illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. From the editor, Frank Shay: “In bringing these songs together I have sought to catch for the…Read more Deep Sea Chanties: Old Sea Songs
Famous Stars of Light Opera - by Lewis C. Strang, Introduction by Matthew Brewer Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace In his catalogue of their character and artwork, Strang’s book becomes as much an exploration of the requisites of comedic performance as of the individuals who epitomized it. In the narratives of their lives, one sees the power these individual…Read more Famous Stars of Light Opera
Fiat Lux: Full Score, Parts Included - Composed by by Gregory Thomas Woolford Martin Purchase on Amazon (Fiat Lux: Full Score, Parts Included) | Purchase on CreateSpace Purchase on Amazon (Fiat Lux: Piano & Vocal Score) | Purchase on CreateSpace Gregory Thomas Woolford Martin has composed for small and large ensembles, electronica, choir, film, theater, dance and orchestra. He has received grants from…Read more Fiat Lux: Full Score, Parts Included
Harvard University Songs - by E. F. DuBois Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace Eugene Floyd DuBois (1882-1959) studied medicine at Columbia after doing his undergraduate work at Harvard and graduating in 1903. At Harvard he was business editor of the Harvard Lampoon, the humor magazine, and rowed. He had a lifelong avocational interest in music but as professor…Read more Harvard University Songs
How to Make a Violin and Violin Notes - by John Broadhouse and Ole Bull Purchase through Amazon With an attention for detail, John Broadhouse explains how to build a violin. The work is well illustrated to help explain the process, and all the options available. Broadhouse produced numerous works, including Musical Acoustics; or, The Phenomena of Sound as Connected with Music (1892), and…Read more How to Make a Violin and Violin Notes
Overtones: A Book of Temperaments - by James Huneker Purchase through Amazon James Gibbons Huneker was born in 1857 in Philadelphia. He began his life with a career in law in order to please his parents, but at 21 abandoned that path, and fled to Paris to learn piano, accompanied by his pregnant girlfriend. He only spent a year there, which…Read more Overtones: A Book of Temperaments
The Victor Book of the Opera - By Victor Talking Machine Co., Introduction by Matthew Brewer Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace The Victor Book of Opera carries on the proud tradition of operatic synopsis compendiums with a rich array of historic photos and recording references. With its intricate descriptions of opera synopses spanning the length and breadth of the repertoire,…Read more The Victor Book of the Opera
Westphalia Press titles include older texts which teachers find useful for comparative purposes, as they often show the changing attitudes through the years to such issues as race, religion, theses about the sciences and social sciences. Both original and “golden oldies” reprint suggestions are warmly welcome. Our Policy Studies Organization journals and conferences, which are offered hybrid as f2f and virtual, are also helpful in building curriculum.