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In On Sondheim, renowned author Ethan Mordden takes the reader on a tour of Stephen Sondheim's work, arguing for the importance and appeal of the composer-lyricist in American theater and, even more, in American culture. Over the course of eighteen shows, Mordden...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-11-19
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Nuclear power has been a contentious issue in Japan since the 1950s, and in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, the conflict has only grown. Government agencies and the nuclear industry continue to push a nuclear agenda, while the mainstream...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-11-17
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Rock 'n' roll was born in rural Alabama, 1923, in the form of Sam Phillips, the youngest son of a large family living in a remote colony called the Lovelace Community. His father had a gift for farming, which was brought to an end by the Depression. His mother picked...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2015-11-12
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The Oxford Handbook of Disability Studies represents a comprehensive state of current research for the field of Disability Studies and Music.The forty-two chapters in the book span a wide chronological and geographical range, from the biblical, the medieval, and the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-11-11
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Musikalisches Material – Themen, Motive, deren Komponenten – erscheint in der Musik des 19. Jahrhunderts im Verlauf von Kompositionen in neuen Zusammensetzungen. Für deren verschiedene Strukturen wird der Begriff «Synthese» mit differenzierenden adjektivischen...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-11-03
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Music education has historically had a tense relationship with social justice. One the one hand, educators concerned with music practices have long preoccupied themselves with ideas of open participation and the potentially transformative capacity that musical...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-10-30
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All the Songs is the most comprehensive exploration of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize-winning music and lyrics yet, with the behind-the-scenes look at the studio recording session, album, and every single released during his remarkable 50+ year career.This New York...
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Black Dog & Leventhal
Parution :
2015-10-27
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Everyone from Sir Paul McCartney and Jimmy Page to Queens of the Stone Age now relishes the chance to share a stage with Dave Grohl and his legendary Foo Fighters. The question is: why? Musical depth? Not really. Major success? Well, yes. Despite no longer shifting...
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Orion
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2015-10-27
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Der Autor befasst sich mit der Kammermusik des finnischen Komponisten Jean Sibelius. Bevor dieser für seine Orchesterwerke berühmt wurde, schrieb er fast ausschließlich für kleinere Besetzungen. In späteren Jahren gab es hingegen nur noch einzelne Kompositionen....
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2015-10-23
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Das Buch thematisiert den Einfluss von Johann Christoph Gottsched auf den sich gegen Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts etablierenden Klassizismus in Deutschland. Als Verfasser und Herausgeber moralischer wie literaturkritischer Schriften schuf dieser erst die ästhetischen...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2015-10-23
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Exceptional Music Pedagogy for Children with Exceptionalities offers readers in music education, music therapy, and music in special education communities a new, important, and globally-informed resource for effective music pedagogies. Volume editors Deborah VanderLinde...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-10-22
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Meet Phil Collen. You may know him as the lead guitarist in Def Leppard, whose signature song Pour Some Sugar on Me is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. Maybe you’ve heard of him as the rock star who gave up alcohol and meat more than 25 years ago....
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Transworld Digital
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2015-10-22
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Discoveries from the Fortepiano uncovers eighteenth-century performance practices and philosophical beliefs, enabling modern performers to craft an authentic, historically influenced style. Using a variety of primary sources and scholarly interpretations, noted keyboard...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-10-20
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Featuring a foreword by Tricia Rose and an Afterword by Cathy J. Cohen
Barack Obama flipped the script on more than three decades of conventional wisdom when he openly embraced hip hop--often regarded as politically radioactive--in his presidential campaigns. Just as...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-10-14
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Have you ever wondered…how the orchestra got its name?who wrote the longest-ever symphony?just how do we know when to clap – and when not to?From Bach to Beethoven, Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams, the world of classical music has something to enchant every listener....
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2015-10-08
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Discover the remarkably honest and captivating story of one of the world's greatest ever singing talents, Sir Tom Jones 'Brilliantly told' SUNDAY TIMES 'A terrific, star-studded journey' DAILY EXPRESS ______ 'For a lot of years, I've answered a lot of questions, but...
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Penguin
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2015-10-08
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During the nineteenth century, nearly one hundred symphonies were written by over fifty composers living in the United States. With few exceptions, this repertoire is virtually forgotten today. In Orchestrating the Nation: The Nineteenth-Century American Symphonic...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-10-07
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Welcome to The Periodic Table of Hip Hop. Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find James Brown to Kendrick Lamar - 94 artists that have defined Hip Hop arranged following the logic of The Periodic Table of Elements.MCs, DJs, rappers and producers are the elements...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2015-10-01
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'Jimi Hendrix was not so much an element in a Periodic Table of Heavy Rock as an entire elemental spectrum in a parallel universe.'Welcome to The Periodic Table of Heavy Rock! Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find Smashing Pumpkins to Spinal Tap - 118 artists...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2015-10-01
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