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Focusing his studies on the organ fugues, the 48, the Art of Fugues, and the choral fugues, Dickinson analyzes the polyphonic musical compositions before and after Bach.

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Focusing on the age of Giselle at the Paris Opera (from the 1830s through the 1840s), this book looks at the structural and thematic relationship between ballet and opera. It argues that an understanding of both the genres - and of nineteenth-century theater-going culture in general - may be gained by examining them within the same framework.

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This book provides a practical guide for the professional musician who works with ballet companies. It addresses the daily routine of the modern ballet company, outlines the various roles, and examines the complete process of putting a dance performance on stage. Includes a listing of classic ballets in standard repertoire.

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The major topics painted and sculpted during the 17th century are featured in this dictionary. Each entry concludes with an example of a work depicting the topic under examination. It provides a companion piece for the author's earlier book, "Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary".

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A pioneering scholar of the blues explores the folk traditions that predated and shaped this uniquely American music as we know it.

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Bela Bartok, who died in New York, is one of the most frequently performed twentieth-century composers. He is also the subject of a growing critical and analytical literature. Divided into three parts, this volume aims to provide insights into the life and reception of this musician, especially in Hungary.

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Bla Bartk's Mikrokosmos is a collection of 153 pieces for piano designed by the composer as a series graded according to difficulty. The pieces were written between 1926 and 1939, and have become by far the best-known series of teaching pieces by a major composer in the twentieth century.

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This practical manual shows you how to preserve cloth-bound library books. Schechter gives detailed instructions for the cleaning and mending of paper, book hinge repair, case and textblock reattachment, cloth rebacking, and retitling. The book can be used as a repair manual in libraries or as a training tool.

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Intended for the high school as well as undergraduate saxophone student, Basic Concepts and Strategies for the Developing Saxophonist provides twenty-two fundamental topics as well as a final chapter of technical exercises with suggested approaches to help the saxophone student develop as a musician and performer while fostering a better understanding of the saxophone.

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This primer surveys the history of music and the composers who made that history; the history of instrument families and how the instruments function; an introduction to the science of sound and sound production; the various types of ensembles; and the fundamentals of music theory, form in music, musical notation, and music vocabulary.

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This primer surveys the history of music and the composers who made that history; the history of instrument families and how the instruments function; an introduction to the science of sound and sound production; the various types of ensembles; and the fundamentals of music theory, form in music, musical notation, and music vocabulary.

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BASIC MUSIC THEORY By Joe Procopio Basic Music Theory by Joe Procopio is the only music theory book to receive the coveted 5 Star Award from the respected International Book Review Company Reader's Favorite. It is simply the best and easiest to read book about the basics in music. It quickly teaches everything essential in the art of sound.

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This important source of information on American popular songs, artists, and recordings of the 1943 to 1947 period will be welcomed by musical scholars of the World War II era and by those with a penchant for American popular music.

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Baudrillard, Youth, and American Film examines the troubling effects of American cinema's portrayal of youth with Jean Baudrillard's radical social theory and philosophical system.

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"An overview of the 2010 concept album that drastically re-imagines cover versions of Hungary's most popular hits from the socialist era"--

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"An overview of the 2010 concept album that drastically re-imagines cover versions of Hungary's most popular hits from the socialist era"--

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Suitable for those who are interested in the relationship between ideas and the built environment, this title provides an illustrated account of the range of meanings that Western culture has assigned to the Classical orders.

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A concise musical biography traces the Beastie Boys' story from the New York punk scene through a blockbuster career that spans more than 20 years.