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The studies collected in this book fall into four chief thematic areas of research on Fryderyk Chopin’s life, stylistic changes, creative output, and musical reception.The first one is devoted to the origins of the composer’s artistic formation in the context of his...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-09-09
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Austin City Limits is the longest running musical showcase in the history of television, and it still captivates audiences forty years after its debut on the air. From Willie Nelson's legendary pilot show and his fourteen magical episodes running through the years to...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-09-02
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When the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was founded in 1949, its leaders did not position it as a new state. Instead, they represented East German socialism as the culmination of all that was positive in Germany's past. The GDR was heralded as the second German...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-09-01
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Learn the secrets to achieving your ultimate sound Whether amateur or pro, guitarists live for the ultimate sound. Guitar Amps & Effects For Dummies provides the information and instruction you need to discover that sound and make it your own! Written in the...
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For Dummies
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2014-08-11
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In Mismatched Women, author Jennifer Fleeger introduces readers to a lineage of women whose voices do not "match" their bodies by conventional expectations, from George du Maurier's literary Trilby to Metropolitan Opera singer Marion Talley, from Snow White and Sleeping...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-08-01
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A Different Voice,A Different Song traces the history of a grassroots scene that has until now operated largely beneath the radar, but that has been gently gathering force since the 1970s. At the core of this scene today are the natural voice movement, founded on the...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-08-01
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The man behind "I Could Have Danced all Night" and "Almost Like Being in Love", lyricist Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986) is widely regarded as one of the most important figures of the American musical stage. In penning the lyrics to some of the most well-known and beloved...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-08-01
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Mixing and mastering are the final challenges in creating great recordings. Great mixes require both creativity and a practical understanding of process, while final masters require both a clear sense for purpose and specialized ears for achieving artistic goals.Mixing...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-08-01
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The first study of this volume looks for reminiscences of Dies Irae in Chopin’s works. A great number of allusions and affinities are found in the preludes as well as in Chopin’s output.The study also yields insights into Chopin’s composition method. These intertextual...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-07-25
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Winner of the 2015 Music in American Culture Award from the American Musicological Society
When Leonard Bernstein first arrived in New York City, he was an unknown artist working with other brilliant twentysomethings, notably Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, and Adolph...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-25
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Winner of the 2015 Music in American Culture Award from the American Musicological Society
When Leonard Bernstein first arrived in New York City, he was an unknown artist working with other brilliant twentysomethings, notably Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, and Adolph...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-25
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Today Georges Bizet is most immediately recognized as the composer of the acclaimed opera Carmen. One of the most frequently performed operas for over a century, Carmen explores concepts such as the femme fatale and murderous jealousy with vivacity, color, and a wealth...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-23
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Solfege and Sonority is a guide for teaching music literacy in a choral rehearsal, with a focus on the needs of teachers who work with young singers. The book lays out teaching sequences for melodic and rhythmic concepts, lesson plans, and concise strategies for...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-21
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Brahms Among Friends identifies patterns of listening, performance, and composition among close friends of JohannesBrahms and explores how those patterns informed the creation and reception of his music in the intimate genres of song, sonata, trio, and piano miniature....
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-18
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Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) is a form of music therapy developed for people suffering from cognitive, sensory, or motor dysfunctions - arising from neurological diseases of the nervous system. People who can benefit from this therapy include sufferers from: stroke,...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-07-17
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Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) is a form of music therapy developed for people suffering from cognitive, sensory, or motor dysfunctions - arising from neurological diseases of the nervous system. People who can benefit from this therapy include sufferers from: stroke,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2014-07-17
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In ten studies by Polish authors this book offers an overview of Polish artistic culture and its relation to Western European culture. Thematically, it ranges from fine arts, sculpture and architecture to music, drama and theatre, spanning seven centuries of European...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-07-15
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The Musical Experience proposes a new concept - musical experience - as the most effective framework for navigating the shifting terrain of educational policy as it is applied to music education.The editors and contributors define musical experience as being...
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Oxford University Press
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2014-07-15
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The book defines and describes the relationships between Chopin’s music and one of the oldest but still used monastic rules, the Rule of Saint Benedict. Its goal is to construct bridges between music and spirituality. Since these two realms both refer to human life, the...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2014-07-08
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Die Studie untersucht die Auswirkungen der nationalsozialistischen Kunst- und Kulturpolitik im Bereich des Musiktheaters, dargestellt am Beispiel der Bayerischen Staatsoper in München. Anhand eines rekonstruierten Spielplans der Weimarer Zeit und des Dritten Reiches,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-07-07
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