Pitch and timbre determination of the angklung.
INTRODUCTION An angklung is a rattle like musical instrument that is made entirely from bamboo. The angklung sound is produced from an impact mechanism within its body structure without the use of any tensed strings or stretched membranes. Therefore, the angklung is classified as a percussion musical...

Alabama Collectibles by Steiner Sports Offers Crimson Tide Fans Unique Memorabilia.
The Legend Of Bear Bryant To Joe Namath To Nick Saban Era Included In Collectibles NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, the University of Alabama, CBS College Sports and Steiner Sports announced today the marketing initiative, Alabama Collectibles by Steiner Sports. Steiner Sports'...

Whimsic Alley Celebrates Release of New Harry Potter Book With Midnight Gala.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A brand new Harry Potter book, authored by J.K. Rowling, is being released this week. Typically, each new Harry Potter book is met with enormous fanfare. Millions of costumed children, parents in tow, line up outside their local bookstores to grab a...

Neo-Mythologism in Music: From Scriabin and Schoenberg to Schnittke and Crumb.
Neo-Mythologism in Music: From Scriabin and Schoenberg to Schnittke and Crumb. By Victoria Adamenko. (Interplay Series, no. 5.) Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press, 2007. [xv, 299 p. ISBN-13: 9781576471258. $36.] Illustrations, music examples, bibliographic references, index. This is an ambitious interdisciplinary undertaking that brings together various aspects of...

"Proverbs speak louder than words"; folk wisdom in art, culture, folklore, history, literature and mass media.
9781433103780 "Proverbs speak louder than words"; folk wisdom in art, culture, folklore, history, literature and mass media. Mieder, Wolfgang. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2008 357 pages $82.95 Hardcover PN6401 In his...

Storytelling; an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore; 3v.
9780765680471 Storytelling; an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore; 3v. Ed. by Josepha Sherman. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2008 725 pages $299.00 Hardcover GR35 This reference for story tellers contains examples and discussions...

Signs, Cures, and Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore.
Signs, Cures, and Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore. By Gerald Milnes. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2007. Pp. xvi, 245. $35.00, ISBN 978-1-57233-577-6.) Gerald Milnes seeks to restore the folkways of German speakers in southern Appalachia to their rightful place for readers already interested in the customs and...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Contra dance features Wild Asparagus band The Eugene Folklore Society presents what it calls the "hottest contra dance band in the land" Thursday at the Cesar Chavez Elementary School gymnasium, 1510 W. 14th Ave. Wild Asparagus draws upon music from...

The singing top; tales from Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.
9781591585053 The singing top; tales from Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. MacDonald, Margaret Read. Libraries Unlimited 2008 191 pages $40.00 Hardcover World folklore series GR315 In her fifth volume for...

Princess Peacock; tales from the other peoples of China.
9781591584162 Princess Peacock; tales from the other peoples of China. Yuan, Haiwang. Libraries Unlimited 2008 302 pages $35.00 Hardcover World folklore series GR335 Yuan (library public services, Western Kentucky...