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The History of Music in Fifty Instruments
Philip Wilkinson · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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The 400-year story of music told by the instruments that make an orchestra. The History of Music in 50 Instruments outlines musical history in well-written nuggets of information. Profiling one instrument at a time, it describes the history of music since the 1700s, when orchestras... |
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Stationery Fever: From Paper Clips to Pencils and Everything In Between
John Z Komurki · Prestel
Pages: 205
Format: Print book
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This original, eye catching volume celebrates the hottest new collectibles: office and personal stationery supplies. This beautifully designed book shows how the seemingly mundane objects that populate desks and cubicles everywhere are now being re-imagined as collector's items. And as today's... |
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Hal Leonard Piano for Kids: A Beginner's Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions
Jennifer Linn · Hal Leonard Corporation
Pages: 47
Format: Musical score
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(Piano Method) . Piano for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play piano or keyboard faster than ever before. Popular songs such as: Let It Go, Beauty and the Beast, Over the Rainbow, Heart and Soul, We Will Rock You and more famous classical/folk tunes will keep kids motivated.... |
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Messiah: The Composition and Afterlife of Handel's Masterpiece
Jonathan Keates · Basic Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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From Handel's renowned biographer, the story of one of the most celebrated compositions of Western classical music, Handel's famous oratorio, Messiah In the late summer of 1741, George Friderick Handel, composed an oratorio set to words from the King James Bible, rich in tuneful... |
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Centre Pompidou: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and the Making of a Modern Monument
Francesco Dal Co · Yale University Press
Pages: 168
Format: Print book
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A lively intellectual biography of one of the 20th century's most iconic buildings The Centre Georges Pompidou, also called Beaubourg, is today considered an icon of contemporary Paris, the quintessence of a modern building, and a model for what a museum can be. In 1971, Renzo Piano... |
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Fearless Drawing: Illustrated Adventures for Overcoming Artistic Adversity
Kerry Lemon · Quarry Books
Format: Book
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Fearless Drawing is a fun and beautiful exercise and adventure book exploring how to rediscover the joy of drawing. There is a terrific fear attached to drawing, a frozen panic, a cry of "I can't draw!" Yet, embarking on these exciting drawing adventures will re-ignite the profound... |
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Everyday Chic: My Secrets for Entertaining, Organizing, and Decorating at Home
Molly Sims · Dey Street Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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New York Times bestselling author Molly Sims shares her secrets for effortless entertaining, feeding friends and family, and making your house a home - with just the right amount of her signature supermodel style. Once upon a time, Molly Sims was a single girl who stored cashmere sweaters... |
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First 50 Christmas Songs You Should Play on the Piano
Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard Corporation
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
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(Easy Piano Songbook) . 50 Christmas classics every beginning pianist should know presented in simple arrangements for ultimate enjoyment. Songs include: All I Want for Christmas Is You * Baby, It's Cold Outside * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Christmas... |
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The Photography Exercise Book: Training Your Eye to Shoot Like a Pro
Bert Krages · Allworth
Pages: 216
Format: Print book
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Since the beginning of the twentieth century, photographic composition has been taught mostly by applying principles from the field of graphic design. But the factor that distinguishes the work of master photographers is their ability to see and describe scenes visually. This book follows... |
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Cats in Art
DESMOND MORRIS · Reaktion Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The cat - that most graceful, stubborn, and agile of animals - has been a favorite subject of artists the world over from prehistory to the modern day. A spectacular 7,000-year-old engraving in Libya depicts a catfight. Figures modeled by the Babylonians remind us of their belief that the souls... |
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Songs of the 1970s - The New Decade Series: E-Z Play Today Volume 367
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. · Hal Leonard Corporation
Pages: 346
Format: Musical score
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(E-Z Play Today) . Simplified E-Z Play Today versions of this collection of 100 of the biggest hits of the '70s. Songs include: American Pie * Baby Come Back * Bridge over Troubled Water * Cat's in the Cradle * Cracklin' Rosie * Dancing Queen * Dust in the Wind * Free Bird... |
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