wyszukanych pozycji: 3
That Moaning Saxophone: The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze
ISBN: 9780195165920 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Today, the saxophone is an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most closely associated with jazz. Yet not long ago it was derided as the "Siren of Satan," and it was largely ignored in the United States for well over half a century after its invention. When it was first widely heard, it was often viewed as a novelty noisemaker, not a real musical instrument. In only a few short years, however, saxophones appeared in music shops across America and became one of the most important instrumental voices. How did the saxophone get from comic to cool? Bandleader Tom Brown claimed that it was his...
Today, the saxophone is an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most closely associated with jazz. Yet not long ago it was derided as the "Siren of Sat...
|
|
cena:
364,88 zł |
That Moaning Saxophone: The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze
ISBN: 9780195372182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The saxophone, today an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most associated with jazz, was largely ignored in the U.S. for well over a half-century after its invention in France in 1838. Bringing this new sound to the American public was the Six Brown Brothers, one of the most famous musical acts on the stage in the early twentieth century. The group's quarter-century of ups and downs mirror the rise and fall of minstrelsy and vaudeville. With treks across the country and Europe, years in Broadway musical and comedy revues, and even time at the circus, the Six Brown Brothers embodied early...
The saxophone, today an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most associated with jazz, was largely ignored in the U.S. for well over a half-century af...
|
|
cena:
140,71 zł |
Essays on Davidson: Actions and Events
ISBN: 9780198249634 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This collection brings together previously unpublished works by well-known philosophers on the philosophy of action, the metaphysics of causality, and the philosophy of psychology. Nine of the essays directly discuss Donald Davidson's work on these topics, while three others challenge a Davidsonian approach through discussion of independent but related issues. These essays are followed by replies from Davidson, including a previously unpublished essay, "Adverbs of Action."
This collection brings together previously unpublished works by well-known philosophers on the philosophy of action, the metaphysics of causality, and...
|
|
cena:
222,88 zł |