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This book examines in specific detail every musical show that opened on Broadway during the 1980s. Included in each entry are details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. The book also include...

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In The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 1990s. In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues. The 1...

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"The major operas of Mozart-- Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Cosifan Tutte --are well known to music listeners everywhere, having secured a permanent place in the repertoire of co"

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While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long life--three of them one-acters designed to be performed together--he has to be ranked today as the world's most popular composer of opera. His La Boh

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"Wagner's operas can be counted among the most important works of art of the nineteenth century. But Wagner was a composer around whom violent artistic, political, and literary controversies raged duri"

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A culmination of Friedberg's years of performing and teaching, offering piano students, teachers, and performers useful advice for many stages along the path to becoming a pianist.

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This book is written for composers of original musicmostly or completely within the world of concert or classical musicas a one-stop resource of relevant information on earning income from music that they write. Drawing on a breadth of experience, Stephen L. Rosenhaus addresses a variety of music business and industry topics.

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This book deals with all the well-know piano, violin, and cello concertos and is illustrated with a wealth of musical examples.

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Combining Bonshors experience as a singing teacher and choral director with a series of interviews with choral singers from a wide range of amateur ensembles, The Confident Choir explores the inner workings of choir singing. Readers will glean insight on how to bolster confidence and reduce anxiety as they direct and participate in choirs.

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Investigates how British history plays since 1956 reflect the methods and values of New History, including Marxism, Social History, Feminism, Deconstructionism, and Postmodernism.

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While the guitar has stood in the vanguard of musical experimentation, its many new techniques and notations remain a mystery for many composers and players. In The Contemporary Guitar, musician and scholar, John Schneider explains each class of technique and illustrates them with examples.

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Shockley provides a unique comprehensive resource for composers writing music that uses extended techniques for the piano and for pianists interested in playing repertoire that makes use of techniques and/or implements unfamiliar to them.

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With The Contemporary Piano, Shockley provides a comprehensive resource for composers writing music that uses extended techniques for the piano and for pianists interested in playing repertoire that makes use of techniques and/or implements unfamiliar to them.

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A guide to the study of film and religion. It covers important themes and categories in the field. Featuring a series of research tools, including a list of resources, chronology and diagrams summarizing content, it is suitable for those with an interest in the intersections between religion and film.

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This fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood dynasty offers an in-depth study of the films and artistry of iconic director Francis Ford Coppola and his daughter, Sofia, exploring their work and their impact on each other, both personally and professionally.

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Building upon the ideas from his "Transcultural Cinema", the author argues for a different conception of how visual images create human knowledge in a world in which the value of seeing has often been eclipsed by words. In ten chapters, he explores the relations between photographic images and the human body.

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The largest and most historically accurate monument to Lewis and Clark and Thomas Jefferson's transcontinental ideal of the Corps of Discovery

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Chronicles the phenomenon of a television programme that has commanded first place in the ratings since its premier in 1984. This book provides detailed examination of the show's production, audience profiles, and international reviews and reactions to it.

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"From the field cries and work chants of Southern Negroes emerged a rich and vital music called the country blues, an intensely personal expression of the pains and pleasures of black life. This music-"

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An examination of the portrayal of leadership in the western film genre. It analyzes a sample of 25 films, including "Unforgiven" and "Red River", and discusses a variety of leadership styles, motifs, and characteristics giving perspective on several traditional leadership theories.

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Although contemporary American crafts are widely exhibited and appreciated, very little information is available about the artists themselves, their training, careers, inspirations, and feelings about their work, and place in society.