Author: John R. RussellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258081171
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Contributing Authors Include Frederica Sophia Broke And Barbara Duncan.
The University of Rochester Library Bulletin, V4, No 2, Winter 1949
Author: John R. RussellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258081171
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Contributing Authors Include Frederica Sophia Broke And Barbara Duncan.
Diary of an American Tour
Author: Frederica Sophia BrokePublisher:
ISBN: 9781258080495
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Alphorn through the Eyes of the Classical Composer
Author: Frances JonesPublisher: Vernon Press
ISBN: 1648891365
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
‘The Alphorn through the Eyes of the Classical Composer’ is the first and definitive book to be written about the alphorn in English. It has been written with English-speaking readers in mind, as it examines the extensive interest of primarily non-Swiss composers, writers and artists in the alphorn as a symbol of the Alps, the influence and significance of the alphorn in culture, literature and the arts across the globe, and the ways in which the instrument has been specifically utilised by the Swiss as the iconic representation of their country. This book also explores the use of the musical language of the alphorn call, to ascertain why and how such references as those of Berlioz or Beethoven can convey so much meaning. Dr Jones seeks out what it is that a composer brings into the concert hall, the theatre, the opera house, the church, or the drawing room by such a quotation, to what heritage they are referring, and upon what basis there are grounds for an assumption that such a reference will be understood by an audience. The book, which will be of interest to researchers in Swiss cultural studies and ethnomusicology, builds on Dr Jones’s research and PhD thesis. The six chapters deal with a variety of topics, including a basic introduction to the alphorn and an exploration of the promotion of the instrument as the symbol of Switzerland, as well as the reasons behind symbolic references to alphorn motifs by European and British composers in concert repertoire, jazz and film.
Hollywood on the Hudson
Author: Richard KoszarskiPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813545523
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
In Hollywood on the Hudson, Richard Koszarski rewrites an important part of the history of American cinema. During the 1920s and 1930s, film industry executives had centralized the mass production of feature pictures in a series of gigantic film factories scattered across Southern California, while maintaining New York as the economic and administrative center. But as Koszarski reveals, many writers, producers, and directors also continued to work here, especially if their independent vision was too big for the Hollywood production line.
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1062
Book Description
Seeing America
Author: University of Rochester. Memorial Art GalleryPublisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 9781580462464
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A stunning, full-color volume that examines 82 pieces in the University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection and their connections to American history, culture, literature, and politics. Seeing America is the first-ever catalog of the University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection. Founded in 1913, the Memorial Art Gallery was created in conjunction with the University of Rochester so that it would function within a scholarly milieu, yet at the same time perform service as a community museum. From its conception it has been an ardent advocate for American art, which so many counterpart institutions snubbed untilat least the 1930s, and more often until well after World War II, in favor of European and Asian art. The 336-page, full-color volume examines 82 objects and their connections to American history, culture, literature and politics. The 73 articles present a running commentary on each piece by knowledgeable and thoughtful contemporary scholars and artists writing with expertise and insight, ultimately presenting a new and deeper understanding that enhances the reader/viewer's appreciation of the work. The tour ranges from Colonial times to the twenty-first century, from Maine to Florida to the far West, from mighty historical subjects to intimate byways, from august figures and events to the humblest and most anonymous. The diversity of American experience on display here reminds us that the best American art is inextricably bound up with the essential truths of American experience.
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
Author: Cushing Memorial Library News
Author: Texas A & M University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.