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A Student's Guide to Music History (Paperback)
[Buy it!] | R.J. Stove | USD 15.25
(Tue May 28 11:36:47 2024) | AbebooksUK | CitiRetail | ISBN10: 1933859415, ISBN13: 9781933859415, [publisher: Regnery Publishing Inc, Wilmington] Softcover Paperback. R. J. Stove's A Student's Guide to Music History is a concise account, written for the intelligent lay reader, of classical music's development from the early Middle Ages onwards. Beginning with a discussion of Hildegard von Bingen, a twelfth-century German nun and composer, and the origins of plainchant, Stove's narrative recounts the rise (and ever-increasing complexity) of harmony during the medieval world, the differences between secular and sacred music, the glories of the contrapuntal style, and the origins of opera. Stove then relates the achievements of the high baroque period, the very different idioms that prevailed during the late eighteenth century, and the emergence of Romanticism, with its emphasis upon the artist-hero. With the late nineteenth century came a growing emphasis on musical patriotism, writes Stove, especially in Spain, Hungary, Russia, Bohemia, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and the United States. A final section discusses the trends that have characterized music since 1945. Stove's guide also singles out eminent composers for special coverage, including Palestrina, Monteverdi, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Debussy, Richard Strauss, Sibelius, and Messiaen. As a brief orientation to the history and countours of classical music, A Student's Guide to Music History is an unparalleled resource. R. J. Stove's "A Student's Guide to Music History" is a concise account, written for the intelligent lay reader, of classical music's development from the early Middle Ages onwards. Beginning with a discussion of Hildegard von Bingen, a twelfth-century German nun and composer, and the origins of plainchant, Stove's narrative recounts the rise (and ever-increasing complexity) of harmony during the medieval world, the differences between secular and sacred music, the glories of the contrapuntal style, and the origins of opera. Stove then relates the achievements of the high baroque period, the very different idioms that prevailed during the late eighteenth century, and the emergence of Romanticism, with its emphasis upon the artist-hero. With the late nineteenth century came a growing emphasis on musical patriotism, writes Stove, especially in Spain, Hungary, Russia, Bohemia, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and the United States. A final section discusses the trends that have characterized music since 1945. Stove's guide also singles out eminent composers for special coverage, including Palestrina, Monteverdi, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Debussy, Richard Strauss, Sibelius, and Messiaen. As a brief orientation to the history and countours of classical music, "A Student's Guide to Music History" is an unparalleled resource. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]
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Dangerous Schools: What We Can Do About the Physical and Emotional Abuse of Our Children
[Buy it!] | Irwin A. Hyman | USD 41.66
(Tue May 28 11:36:45 2024) | Abebooks | Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. | ISBN10: 0787943630, ISBN13: 9780787943639, [publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc] Hardcover First Edition This expose reveals the horrors of corporal punishment, strip searches, sexual harassment and many other offences perpetuated by school officials in both inner-city and suburban schools. The book explains how to tell when your child is being treated unfairly, and how to document abuse. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE1; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570. . 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1999] |
