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"Provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts, Being There, including three drafts of the screenplay, as well as explanatory commentary on the different versions, facsimile pages of script notations, and previously unpublished material from the Hal Ashby archives relating to the script and the final film"--

(Hardback)

"Provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts, Being There, including three drafts of the screenplay, as well as explanatory commentary on the different versions, facsimile pages of script notations, and previously unpublished material from the Hal Ashby archives relating to the script and the final film"--

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(Hardback)

(Paperback)

How Yvonne Rainer's art shaped new ways of watching as well as performing; how it connected 1960s avant-garde art to politics and activism.

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Believe Your Ears is the memoir of composer Kirke Mechem, whose unorthodox path to music provides a fascinating narrative. Along the way, readers will meet Dimitri Shostakovich, Wallace Stegner, Billie Jean King, The Grateful Dead, Benjamin Britten, Bill Tilden, and Aaron Coplanda whos who of talent in Mechems storied career.

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Believe Your Ears is the memoir of composer Kirke Mechem, whose unorthodox path to music provides a fascinating narrative. Along the way, readers will meet Dimitri Shostakovich, Wallace Stegner, Billie Jean King, The Grateful Dead, Benjamin Britten, Bill Tilden, and Aaron Coplanda whos who of talent in Mechems storied career.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Certain to be of use to any scholar of British music or 20th century composition, this reference work is an invaluable addition to the literature on this important artist.

Following a brief biography of the subject, author Stewart Craggs provides a complete list of works and performances, arranged by genre;

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Herrmann, a classically trained musician, wrote the scores for Citizen Kane , The devil and Daniel Webster , The magnificent Ambersons , Anna and the king of Siam , and Psycho as well as an opera of Wuthering Heights and other concert works. This study focuses, scene by scene, on the composer's musi

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Sarah Bernhardt, possibly the greatest actress of the late nineteenth century, was a symbol of French Romantic theatre at its height and of the melodramatic excesses that led to its demise.

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(Paperback)

Twelfth in the acclaimed series of annual collections celebrating the best writing on every style of music, from rock to hip-hop, R&B to jazz, pop to blues, and more

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This reference provides a detailed overview of the work of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who for over fifty years have collaborated on skits, musicals, revues, and films.

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This reference work provides a comprehensive record of the life and career of Betty Grable. The volume concludes with a list of Grable memorabilia, a section of miscellaneous information, and an annotated bibliography of books and articles containing extensive or unique material about Grable and her career.

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An overview of how microphones and loudspeakers have changed music over the past 100 years through artistic experiments and innovation.

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"A wide-ranging theoretical and aesthetic exploration of hybrid moving images based on the intersection of film, video, and digital technology"--

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"Between the Tracks will analyze works by composers and researchers who have been under-examined in standard electronic music history books"--

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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A survey of progressive rock, from its roots through to more contemporary artists who share similar traits including Sonic Youth and Radiohead. It assesses the roots of progressive rock, arguing that a fusion of styles, approaches and genres defined the 1970s period, and develops tools to assess other, later progressive musics.

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Outgrowth of a panel discussion at the 2013 conference of the College Art Association in New York.