wyszukanych pozycji: 41
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The Cambridge Companion to Handel
ISBN: 9780521456135 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Handel is recognized as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. All the genres in which Handel composed are considered including oratorio, chamber cantata, opera, and church music, as well as works for the keyboard and orchestra. The wide-ranging essays cover topics from Handel's composing methods to his treatment of the Italian language and matters of performance practice.
Handel is recognized as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise ...
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177,63 |
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The Cambridge Companion to the Piano
ISBN: 9780521479868 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Cambridge Companion to the Piano is an informative and practical guide to one of the world's most popular instruments. This collection of specially commissioned essays offers an accessible introduction to the history of the piano, performance styles, and its vast repertoire. Part 1 reviews the evolution of the piano, from its earliest forms up to the most recent developments. Part 2 explores the varied repertory, up to contemporary music, with a final chapter on jazz, blues and ragtime. The Companion also contains a glossary of important terms and will be a valuable source for the piano...
The Cambridge Companion to the Piano is an informative and practical guide to one of the world's most popular instruments. This collection of speciall...
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126,69 |
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The Cambridge Companion to the Lied
ISBN: 9780521800273 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Several generations before Schubert, the Lied emerged as domestic entertainment destined to move beyond the home to the symphony hall. This introductory chronicle of this fascinating genre analyzes the Lied in its musical, literary, and cultural contexts--with chapters devoted to focal composers; influence of the Lied on other musical genres; use as a musical commodity and issues of performance. The volume includes a chronology and a comprehensive bibliography.
Several generations before Schubert, the Lied emerged as domestic entertainment destined to move beyond the home to the symphony hall. This introducto...
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413,78 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Berg
ISBN: 9780521564892 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The world of Alban Berg is full of paradoxes, secrets and allusions, but he was able to handle emotional and moral issues at a distance and with profound sympathy. His unhurried, almost aristocratic attitude to life and his extreme self-criticism in professional matters resulted in an extraordinarily small musical output, but it includes masterpieces such as the operas Wozzeck and Lulu, and his last work, the Violin Concerto. All of Berg's substantial works are discussed in this companion, which brings together a team of experts who write from a variety of historical and critical...
The world of Alban Berg is full of paradoxes, secrets and allusions, but he was able to handle emotional and moral issues at a distance and with profo...
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135,95 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Berlioz
ISBN: 9780521596381 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This Companion contains essays by eminent scholars on Berlioz's place in nineteenth-century French cultural life, on his principal compositions (symphonies, overtures, operas, sacred works, songs), on his major writings, (a delightful volume of memories, a number of short stories, large quantities of music criticism, an orchestration treatise), on his direct and indirect encounters with other famous musicians (Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner), and on his legacy in France. The volume is framed by a detailed chronology of his life and a usefully annotated bibliography.
This Companion contains essays by eminent scholars on Berlioz's place in nineteenth-century French cultural life, on his principal compositions (symph...
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166,90 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Mendelssohn
ISBN: 9780521826037 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Authored by leading scholars in the field, this collection of fourteen essays surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of the nineteenth-century German-Jewish composer. Sections cover aspects of biography as well as Felix Mendelssohn's expansive and multi-faceted musical output. Two closing essays confront the turbulent course of his posthumous reception and the challenges his music continues to pose for modern performers.
Authored by leading scholars in the field, this collection of fourteen essays surveys the life, work, and posthumous reception of the nineteenth-centu...
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367,48 |
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Identity and Difference: Essays on Music, Language and Time
ISBN: 9789058674135 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book is all about the current state of music, about thinking, speaking, and writing about music in the immediate aftermath of that stirring and crucial twentieth century. Five distinguished authors with very different backgrounds, subscribe to the same seriousness of purpose: Jonathan Cross, Jonathan Harvey, Helmut Lachenmann, Albrecht Wellmer and Richard Klein. Two of them are British, three are Germans; two are prominent composers, both keen and provocative writers about music, one is a musicologist and daring critic who specializes in contemporary music, two are philosophers and...
This book is all about the current state of music, about thinking, speaking, and writing about music in the immediate aftermath of that stirring and c...
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138,71 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius
ISBN: 9780521894609 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This Companion provides an up-to-date introduction to the life and music of Finland's greatest composer, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Divided into four sections, it explores Sibelius's early career, his major musical achievements, historical reception and influence, and the performance and interpretation of his work. Sibelius emerges as one of the most striking figures in twentieth-century music. The book will be of interest to performers and the general public as well as serious scholars.
This Companion provides an up-to-date introduction to the life and music of Finland's greatest composer, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Divided into four ...
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131,32 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Schubert
ISBN: 9780521484244 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume explores the culture in which the composer Franz Schubert (1797SH1828) lived and worked, and provides a basic outline of his life examined in relation to the most persistent myths and legends. Schubert's music is then explored according to genre, a chapter on his songs, another on his symphonies, and so forth. The final section looks at the reception of Schubert's music, primarily during the nineteenth century, and considers the performance tradition of his music.
This volume explores the culture in which the composer Franz Schubert (1797SH1828) lived and worked, and provides a basic outline of his life examined...
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154,48 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Mozart
ISBN: 9780521001922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Bridging the gap between scholarly and popular images of Mozart, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of all of his important works; the reception of his music since his death; the contexts which inform his work and his significance as a performer. It paints a rounded yet focused picture of one of the most revered artists of all time and enhances readers' appreciation of his extraordinary output.
Bridging the gap between scholarly and popular images of Mozart, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of all of his important works; the recept...
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168,37 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius
ISBN: 9780521815529 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This Companion provides an up-to-date introduction to the life and music of Finland's greatest composer, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Divided into four sections, it explores Sibelius's early career, his major musical achievements, historical reception and influence, and the performance and interpretation of his work. Sibelius emerges as one of the most striking figures in twentieth-century music. The book will be of interest to performers and the general public as well as serious scholars.
This Companion provides an up-to-date introduction to the life and music of Finland's greatest composer, Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Divided into four ...
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367,48 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Jazz
ISBN: 9780521663885 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many angles, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnography. It is challenging and exciting territory. This volume of nineteen specially commissioned essays offers informed and accessible guidance to the challenge, taking the reader through a series of five basic subject areas--locating jazz historically and geographically; defining jazz as musical and cultural practice; jazz in performance; the uses of jazz for audiences, markets, education and for other art forms; and the study of jazz.
The vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many angles, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnography. It is cha...
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154,48 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Chopin
ISBN: 9780521477529 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This Companion is designed to provide the enquiring music lover with helpful insights into a musical style that recognizes no contradictions between the accessible and the sophisticated, between the popular and the significant.
This Companion is designed to provide the enquiring music lover with helpful insights into a musical style that recognizes no contradictions between t...
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177,63 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Rossini
ISBN: 9780521001953 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers is divided into four parts, each exploring an important element of Rossini's work and his world. Chapters by specialists chart the course of Rossini's life and career through analysis of his reception; operatic texts and non-operatic works; and the individual works: Tancredi, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Semiramide, and Guillaume Tell.
This collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers is divided into four parts, each exploring an importan...
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131,32 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments
ISBN: 9780521565226 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments provides an overview of the history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development. Much of the volume is devoted to the way brass instruments have been used in classical music, but there are also important contributions on the ancient world, non-Western music, vernacular and popular traditions and the rise of jazz. The editors are two of the most respected names in the world of brass performance and scholarship, and the list of contributors includes the names of many of the world's most prestigious scholars and performers.
The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments provides an overview of the history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development. Mu...
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135,95 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Singing
ISBN: 9780521627092 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the only book to cover in detail so many aspects of the voice, ranging from medieval music to Madonna and beyond. Almost anything one wants to know about singing practices and singing styles can be found here in chapters that cover world music, rock, rap and jazz; European art song, ensemble singing, the English cathedral tradition and the choral movement in the United States; Renaissance, Baroque and Classical singing treatises, contemporary vocal techniques, children's choirs and the teaching of singing today. The contributors are leading international performers and specialists.
This is the only book to cover in detail so many aspects of the voice, ranging from medieval music to Madonna and beyond. Almost anything one wants to...
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131,32 |
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Dimensions of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Beliefs
ISBN: 9781438471617 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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401,31 |
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Fighting for Votes: Parties, the Media, and Voters in an Ontario Election
ISBN: 9780774829281 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Elections are not just about who casts ballots ? they reflect the citizens, parties, media, and history of an electorate. Fighting for Votes examines how these factors interacted during a recent Ontario election. Drawing on a wealth of sources, the authors ask three questions: How do parties position themselves to appeal to voters? How is information from and about parties transmitted to voters? How do voters respond to the information around them? The result is a sophisticated analysis of how parties influence voters in an era where Twitter feeds and other new media are reshaping... Elections are not just about who casts ballots ? they reflect the citizens, parties, media, and history of an electorate. Fighting for Votes... |
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131,92 |
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Fighting for Votes: Parties, the Media, and Voters in an Ontario Election
ISBN: 9780774829274 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Elections are not just about who casts ballots ? they reflect the citizens, parties, media, and history of an electorate. Fighting for Votes examines how these factors interacted during a recent Ontario election. Drawing on a wealth of sources, the authors ask three questions: How do parties position themselves to appeal to voters? How is information from and about parties transmitted to voters? How do voters respond to the information around them? The result is a sophisticated analysis of how parties influence voters in an era where Twitter feeds and other new media are reshaping... Elections are not just about who casts ballots ? they reflect the citizens, parties, media, and history of an electorate. Fighting for Votes... |
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386,14 |
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Foundations of Stream and River Ecology: A Guide to the Classic Literature
ISBN: 9780226837116 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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473,34 |