Richard Strauss's tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra is one of his most controversial works, but it is also one of the staples of the virtuoso orchestra. Its greatest popularity has been achieved in recent years with its association with Kubrick's film 2001--A Space Odyssey. This guide examines the intellectual background of the work and considers the ways in which it has been received by composers and writers. It also discusses the musical background of Liszt and Wagner which gave rise to the genre "tone poem," and provides an analysis of several aspects of Strauss's musical language.
Richard Strauss's tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra is one of his most controversial works, but it is also one of the staples of the virtuoso orchestr...
Simon Wren-Lewis Rebecca L. Driver John Williamson
Countries that entered the European Monetary Union had to do so at exchange rates that are close to equilibrium levels. So when are exchange rates at equilibrium levels? Real Exchange Rates for the Year 2000 discusses the fundamental equilibrium exchange rate (FEER) method and estimates FEERS for the G7 countries for 1995 and 2000. There have been large swings in all G7 currencies in the last five years, and in these circumstances, the markets and policymakers need better guides to the sustainable levels of these currencies. The authors estimate equilibrium real exchange rates using a...
Countries that entered the European Monetary Union had to do so at exchange rates that are close to equilibrium levels. So when are exchange rates at ...
From her home in the distant north, Pelia, daughter of Talakhonsu, tells the story of the world her father knew, a world dominated by the Persian Empire, where the past glories of ancient Egypt are already fading into history. Talakhonsu, then a young boy destined for the priesthood of Amun of Kush, is taken captive in an Egyptian raid that fills the night with terror. Together with other prisoners he endures a torturous journey along the Great River (the Nile) into the lands of his people's age old enemies, leaving behind forever the life he once knew. Yet Egypt herself is now subject to the...
From her home in the distant north, Pelia, daughter of Talakhonsu, tells the story of the world her father knew, a world dominated by the Persian Empi...
From her home in the distant north, Pelia, daughter of Talakhonsu, continues the story of the world her father knew, a world dominated by the Persian Empire, where the past glories of ancient Egypt are already fading into history. Talakhonsu, a slave from the kingdom of Kush, escapes his captivity on the farm of Siamun the overseer and finds freedom as an oarsman on a Greek trading ship bound for the great Middle Seas. As Talakhonsu forges a new life of adventure for himself, the dark clouds of war are gathering in the north. The Persian King Xerxes is plotting a massive invasion of the Greek...
From her home in the distant north, Pelia, daughter of Talakhonsu, continues the story of the world her father knew, a world dominated by the Persian ...
