San Antonio College Library

In this video chat, Maestro George Marriner Maull explains what syncopation is and demonstrates this aspect of the element of rhythm.

Combining unseen footage with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle's incredible life journey that spans "The Harlem Hell Fighters" of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural production.

This book combines three influential and much-quoted books: Savannah Syncopators; Blacks, Whites and Blues and Recording the Blues. Updated with additional new essays, the book discusses the crucial early development of the blues as a music of Blacks in the United States, explaining some of the most significant factors that shaped this music. Together, these three texts emphasize the significance of the African heritage, the mutuality of much white...