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Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings
James Fisher · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Historical Dictionary of American Theater Beginnings covers the history of theater as well as the literature of America from 1538 to 1880. The years covered by this volume features the rise of the popular stage in American during the colonial era and the first century of the United States... |
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How to Listen to Jazz
Ted Gioia · Basic Books
Pages: 253
Format: Print book
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Jazz is the great American art form, its very essence is predicated on freedom and creativity. Its sound unequivocally calls forth narratives of past struggles and future dreams. Yet jazz can be as inscrutable as it is mesmerizing, especially to outsiders who don't know what to make of improvisation... |
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A History Lover's Guide to New York City
Alison Fortier · The History Press
Pages: 255
Format: Print book
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New York is a city of superlatives. It has the largest population, greatest wealth, broadest diversity and most elegant museums in the nation. With that comes an amazing history. This tour of the Big Apple goes beyond the traditional guidebook to offer visitors and residents alike a chance... |
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Experiencing Berlioz: A Listener's Companion
Melinda O'Neal · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
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Experiencing Berlioz: A Listener's Companion is an in-depth entrée into the sound world of Hector Berlioz, recognized today as one of the most profoundly original and engaging composers in 19th-century Europe.Melinda O'Neal offers the non-specialist a pathway into the underlying... |
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Waiting for Verdi: Opera and Political Opinion in Nineteenth-Century Italy, 1815-1848
Mary Ann Smart · University of California Press
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover
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The name Giuseppe Verdi conjures images of Italians singing opera in the streets and bursting into song at political protests or when facing the firing squad. While many of the accompanying stories were exaggerated, or even invented, by later generations, Verdi's operas - along with... |
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Acting Professionally: Raw Facts about Careers in Acting
James Calleri · Palgrave
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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This vital resource will steer you through the hugely competitive industry of stage, film and TV acting, offering wise advice on everything from writing an eye-catching résumé to finding an agent. It will give you a clear understanding of how acting careers are built and sustained, and how actors... |
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Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places
Jeff Speck · Island Press
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
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"Cities are the future of the human race, and Jeff Speck knows how to make them work." - David Owen, staff writer at the New Yorker Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable - for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment - yet few are taking the proper steps... |
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Digital Photography Essentials
Tom Ang · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 360
Format: Print book
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Digital Photography Essentials is the authoritative guide to digital photography from bestselling author and photographer Tom Ang. Using beautiful images and jargon-free yet highly practical text, Digital Photography Essentials covers the basics of digital photography and explains different... |
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How to Record at Home on a Budget
Chad Johnson · Hal Leonard; Pap/Psc edition
Format: Print book
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(RECORDING INSTRUCTION) . Home recording has never before seen the popularity it's experiencing today. Whether it's simply a laptop with a camera microphone or a decked-out studio with tens of thousands of dollars in equipment, more people are recording their music at home now than... |
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Architecture's Odd Couple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson
Hugh Howard · Bloomsbury Press
Pages: 333
Format: Print book
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In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906-2005) brought down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between... |
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Experiencing Beethoven: A Listener's Companion
Geoffrey Block · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
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The life and music of Beethoven still fascinate classical music lovers, new and old. His many symphonies, sonatas, concertos, string quartets, and his one opera enchant audiences, challenge performers, engage students, and support scholars in their work. In Experiencing Beethoven, music... |
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