wyszukanych pozycji: 4
Writing Through Music: Essays on Music, Culture, and Politics
ISBN: 9780199336104 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 530 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Drawing on a passion for music, a remarkably diverse interdisciplinary toolbox, and a gift for accessible language that speaks equally to scholars and the general public, Jann Pasler invites us to read as she writes "through" music, unveiling the forces that affect our sonic encounters. In an extraordinary collection of historical and critical essays, some appearing for the first time in English, Pasler deconstructs the social, moral, and political preoccupations lurking behind aesthetic taste. Arguing that learning from musical experience is vital to our understanding of past, present, and...
Drawing on a passion for music, a remarkably diverse interdisciplinary toolbox, and a gift for accessible language that speaks equally to scholars and...
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Composing the Citizen: Music as Public Utility in Third Republic France
ISBN: 9780520257405 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 817 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In a book that challenges modernist ideas about the value and role of music in Western society, Composing the Citizen demonstrates how music can help forge a nation. Deftly exploring the history of Third Republic France, Jann Pasler shows how French people from all classes and political persuasions looked to music to revitalize the country after the turbulent crises of 1871. Embraced not as a luxury but for its "public utility," music became an object of public policy as integral to modern life as power and water, a way to teach critical judgment and inspire national pride. It helped...
In a book that challenges modernist ideas about the value and role of music in Western society, Composing the Citizen demonstrates how music ca...
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518,60 zł |
Camille Saint-Saëns and His World
ISBN: 9780691155562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Camille Saint-Saens--perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music--is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his earlier importance. In a wide-ranging and trenchant series of essays, articles, and documents, Camille Saint-Saens and His World deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his music. Topics range from intimate glimpses of the private and playful Saint-Saens, to the composer's interest in astronomy and... Camille Saint-Saens--perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical gen... |
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232,85 zł |
Camille Saint-Saëns and His World
ISBN: 9780691155555 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Camille Saint-Saens--perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music--is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his earlier importance. In a wide-ranging and trenchant series of essays, articles, and documents, Camille Saint-Saens and His World deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his music. Topics range from intimate glimpses of the private and playful Saint-Saens, to the composer's interest in astronomy and... Camille Saint-Saens--perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical gen... |
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487,87 zł |