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 | Reflections from the Keyboard: The World of the Concert Pianist Product# 460545472 Selling for $22.95 "A thoroughly revised, updated edition of David Dubal's classic collection of interviews with famous pianists first published in 1984, this book includes all of today's leading lights, along with many luminaries no longer with us such as Glenn Gould and Vladimir Horowitz. Reviews of the first edition: 'The true star of Reflections from the Keyboard is Dubal' -- Leonard Bernstein 'An impressive accomplishment, full of insight!' -- Aaron Copland -- Interviews: Claudio Arrau, Emmanuel Ax, Alfred Brendel, Misha Dichter, Ruth Laredo, Murray Perahia, Peter Serkin, Andre Watts, and more" |
 | Counterpoint Product# 460679408 Selling for $113 "Designed for courses in Music, this established text introduces the contrapuntal style of 17th and 18th century music through analysis and writing. While a limited understanding of contrapuntal elements may be gained through analysis alone, these elements are grasped in a more intimate way through the actual writing of contrapuntal examples. Also, by linking the study of counterpoint to music of a specific period, the text provides a clear model for students to emulate and a definite basis for the criticism of student work." |
 | Hollywood Rhapsody: Movie Music and Its Makers, 1900 to 1975 Product# 460680712 Selling for $66.67 "From the brooding soundtracks of pulp film noires to the boisterous songs of the great Disney animated musicals, Hollywood Rhapsody is the history of the initial seventy-five years of American movie music. -- Covers all genres of film music: animated musicals, action thrillers, crime dramas, classic romances, and more!" |
 | Music in the Classic Period Product# 460684483 Selling for $69.6 "This comprehensive yet concise survey of music, which is part of the highly acclaimed Prentice-Hall History of Music Series, is ideal for anyone interested in learning about the evolution of musical style through the Classic period (the late 18th and early 19th century) in its historical, cultural and social context. It includes the latest research in the chief areas of symphony, sonata, concerto, opera, chamber music and sacred music. For professional and amateur musicians, concert-goer and record collector." |
| Counterpoint Product# 460685422 Selling for $113 "Designed for courses in Music, this established text introduces the contrapuntal style of 17th and 18th century music through analysis and writing. While a limited understanding of contrapuntal elements may be gained through analysis alone, these elements are grasped in a more intimate way through the actual writing of contrapuntal examples. Also, by linking the study of counterpoint to music of a specific period, the text provides a clear model for students to emulate and a definite basis for the criticism of student work." |
 | Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction Product# 460685543 Selling for $69.6 "Offering complete, accurate coverage in a tightly condensed, simple format, this comprehensive exploration of modern music (to 1998) deals primarily with the music itself and musical ideas. It puts the whole century in a unified concept, helping readers make sense out of the heterogeneity. It explains the overall development of 20th century music in relation to the past and to two big cycles of contemporary music; and encompasses classical and experimental traditions as well as popular elements, media, multi-media, and theater. Twentieth-Century Music and the Past. THE BREAKDOWN OF TRADITIONAL TONALITY. The Sources. The Revolution: Paris and Vienna. THE NEW TONALITIES. Stravinsky and Neo-Classicism. Neo-Classicism and Neo-Tonality in France and Outside of France. National Styles. Musical Theater. ATONALITY AND TWELVE-TONE MUSIC. The Viennese School. The Diffusion of Twelve-Tone Music. THE AVANT GARDE. Before World War II. Technological Culture and Electronic Music. Ultra-Rationality and Serialism. Anti-Rationality and Aleatory. The New Performed Music: The United States. Post-Serialism: The New Performance Practice in Europe. POST-MODERNISM. Beyond Modern Music. Back to Tonality. Pop as Culture. Media and Theater. Music Examples. For courses anyone interested in 20th Century Music, Modern Music, or the History of Music." |
 | Ecce Homo; How One Becomes What One Is Product# 460687831 Selling for $13.95 "Ecce Homo is an autobiography like no other. Deliberately provocative, Nietzsche subverts the conventions of the genre and pushes his philosophical positions to combative extremes, constructing a genius-hero whose life is a chronicle of the incessant struggle to overcome himself. Written in 1888, a few weeks before his descent into madness, the book sub-titled 'How One Becomes What One Is' reviews all of Nietzsche's previous works so that we, his 'posthumous' readers, can finally understand him on his own terms. He reaches final criticism of his many enemies--Richard Wagner, German nationalism, 'modern men' in general--and above all Christianity, proclaiming himself the Antichrist. Ecce Homo is the summation of an extraordinary philosophical career, a last great testament to Nietzsche's will." |
 | Living with Art (PKG) Product# 460765560 Selling for $78.43 "Known for its clear writing, diversity of art coverage, and elegant design, this superb reference offers a comprehensive, transcendentally illustrated introduction to the themes, design elements and principles, media, and history of art. New features and improvements, along with the highest production standards in paper, color quality, and binding, mark this fifth edition as the gold standard in its field." |
 | Love, Power, and Justice; Ontological Analysis and Ethical Applications Product# 460765876 Selling for $15.95 "Speaking with understanding and force, Tillich offers a basic analysis of love, power, justice, and all concepts fundamental in the mutual relations of people, of social groups, and of humankind to God. His concern is to penetrate to the essential, or ontological foundation of the meaning of each of these words." |
 | Mexico: Architecture, Interiors, Design Product# 460766233 Selling for $29.95 #NAME? |
| Living with Art (PKG) Product# 460766923 Selling for $78.43 "Known for its clear writing, diversity of art coverage, and elegant design, this superb reference offers a comprehensive, transcendentally illustrated introduction to the themes, design elements and principles, media, and history of art. New features and improvements, along with the highest production standards in paper, color quality, and binding, mark this fifth edition as the gold standard in its field." |
 | The Wisdom Seekers: Great Philosophers of the Western World : From the New Empiricists to the Empirical Century Product# 460767828 Selling for $64.67 "Oriented toward historical philosophy or introductory philosophy courses, this text seeks to acquaint students with the history of western critical thinking in an accessible and appealing format. The WISDOM SEEKERS gathers together a multitude of insights into man's eternal attempts to make sense of the human story. Coverage ranges from the beginnings of philosophical thought, the pre-Socratic philosophers, the Golden Age of Athens, the eclipse of philosophy throughout the Dark Ages, its resurrection during the Renaissance, the emergence of empirical philosophy during the last four centuries, and the career of philosophy during the twentieth century and its eclipse by the sciences." |
 | Twentieth Century German Philosophy Product# 460767946 Selling for $62.5 "This book offers an historical and critical account of the important German philosophical movements and philosophers of the 20th century. In an accessible way, Gorner introduces the reader to a principal representative of each movement, laying out Husserl's phenomenology, Gadamar's hermeneutics, Habermas's critical theory, and Apel's pragmatics, and giving extensive treatment of Heideggar's multi-disciplinary work. Twentieth Century German Philosophy provides the general reader with an incisive discussion of these philosophers and philosophies against a background of the distinctive German tradition." |
 | The Great Philosophers; An Introduction to Western Philosophy Product# 460767947 Selling for $18.95 "Conversations with 15 contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers. Includes contributions from A.J. Ayer, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, and John Searle. 28 halftones." |
 | Romanticism Product# 460767952 Selling for $324 "The years 1830-90 were the 'Romantic period' in music par excelence. It was in March 1830 that Goethe complained that 'everybody talks now about Classicism and Romanticism--which no one thought of fifty years ago', and the ensuing decade saw the coming to maturity of the first generation of Romantic composers--Berlioz, Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Wagner, and Verdi. As for the end of the period, in 1890 Wagner, Liszt, and Cesar Franck had recently died, while the next few years were to witness the deaths of Brahms and Bruckner and the final masterpieces of Verdi and Tchaikovsky." |
| Love, Power, and Justice; Ontological Analysis and Ethical Applications Product# 460768020 Selling for $15.95 "Speaking with understanding and force, Tillich offers a basic analysis of love, power, justice, and all concepts fundamental in the mutual relations of people, of social groups, and of humankind to God. His concern is to penetrate to the essential, or ontological foundation of the meaning of each of these words." |
 | In the Spirit of Hegel Product# 460768060 Selling for $68 "In this witty and engaging study of the Phenomenology, Solomon captures the bold and exhilarating spirit of this monumental work. He begins by establishing the political, cultural, and intellectual climate in which Hegel lived and by restating Hegel's arguments in a contemporary context with references to more modern philosophical concerns." |
 | Rocking the Classics; English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture Product# 460768309 Selling for $45 "The first comprehensive study of progressive rock history, Macan draws together cultural theory, musicology, and music criticism, illuminating how progressive rock served as a vital expression of the counterculture of the late 1960s and 1970s. 18 halftones." |
 | The Concerto; A Listener's Guide Product# 460768323 Selling for $65 "In this book, Michael Steinberg discusses over 120 works, ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach in the 1720s to John Adams in 1994. Readers will find here the heart of the standard repertory, among them Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, eighteen of Mozart's piano concertos, all the concertos of Beethoven and Brahms, and major works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Bruch, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Elgar, Sibelius, Strauss, and Rachmaninoff. The book also provides luminous introductions to the achievement of twentieth-century masters such as Arnold Schoenberg, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Alban Berg, Paul Hindemith, Sergei Prokofiev, Aaron Copland, and Elliott Carter." |