judgements of value selected writings on music

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, The essays in this volume consider the ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> those who drafted the Constitution, as well as the arguments pro and con presented during the ratification debates. The first ong>ofong> these essays examine the founding principles from historical, political and philosophical perspectives. The second group outlines the main Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion ong>ofong> the nature and implications ong>ofong> the doctrine ong>ofong> separated powers follows and the volume closes with psycho-historical portraits ong>ofong> Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. The volume focuses attention on the Founding period so that the original character and principles ong>ofong> our political order may be seen clearly, in spite ong>ofong> the glory and veneration with which age and custom have draped our constitution.

The George Gershwin Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wyatt, Robert / Johnson, John Andrew, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, George Gershwin is one ong>ofong> the giants ong>ofong> American music, unique in that he was both a brilliant writer ong>ofong> popular songs ("Swanee," "I Got Rhythm," "They Can't Take That Away From Me") and ong>ofong> more serious music, including "Rhapsody in Blue," "An American in Paris," and "Porgy and Bess." Now, in The George Gershwin Reader, music lovers are treated to a spectacular celebration ong>ofong> this great American composer. The Reader ong>ofong>fers a kaleidoscopic collection ong>ofong> ong>writingsong> by and about Gershwin, including more than eighty pieces ong>ofong> superb variety, color, and depth. There is a who's who ong>ofong> famous commentators: bandleader Paul Whiteman; critics Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott, and Brooks Atkinson; fellow musicians Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Alec Wilder (who analyzes the songs "That Certain Feeling" and "A Foggy Day"), Leonard Bernstein, and the formidable modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg (who was Gershwin's tennis partner in Hollywood). Some ong>ofong> the most fascinating and important ong>writingsong> here deal with the critical debate over Gershwin's concert pieces, especially "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris," and there is a complete section devoted to the controversies over "Porgy and Bess," including correspondence between Gershwin and DuBose Hayward, the opera's librettist (a series ong>ofong> excerpts which illuminate the creative process), plus unique interviews with the original Porgy and Bess--Todd Duncan and Anne Brown. Sprinkled throughout the book are excerpts from Gershwin's own letters, which ong>ofong>fer unique insight into this fascinating and charming man. Along with a detailed chronology ong>ofong> the composer's life, the editors provide informative introductions to each entry. Here then is a book for anyone interested in American music. Scholars, performers, and Gershwin's legions ong>ofong> fans will find it an irresistible feast.

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berger, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This ethnic and racially diverse text traces the growth and development ong>ofong> the juvenile delinquent field, with historical essays and contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be insightful, interesting, and relevant. The material has been ong>selectedong> from a wide range ong>ofong> sources using a variety ong>ofong> approaches: from social science surveys to ethnographic and gripping journalistic accounts that portray the day-to-day life experiences ong>ofong> delinquent youths and the gritty realities ong>ofong> life on the streets. The reader will come away with a thorough understanding ong>ofong> the contributions ong>ofong> sociology to the sutdy ong>ofong> juvenile delinquency, and a firm grounding in the essential issues ong>ofong> the field.

The Great Chasidic Masters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Finkel, Avraham Y., PUBLISHER: Jason Aronson, Biographies and English translations ong>ofong> ong>writingsong> from fifty ong>ofong> the great chasidic rebbes.

Managing Human Resource Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nadler, Leonard, PH.D., PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, "Provides specific managerial guidelines to help direct the day-to-day activities ong>ofong> the HRD unit...Its how-to approach would be ong>ofong> ong>valueong> to current or aspiring HRD managers, human resources specialists, and line managers asked to take on HRD activities." --Choice

Lotto 32 cd frank zappa & related

FRANK ZAPPA Does humour belong in music? Just another band from LA Shut up 'n play yer guitar Zappa in New York Sleep dirt Francesco Zappa Tinseltown rebellion Meets the mothers ong>ofong> prevention You are what you is Broadway the hard way Ahead ong>ofong> their time Civilisation phase III Lather Thing-fish The yellow shark Hot rats Lumpy gravy One size fits all Sheik Yerbouti Orchestral favourites Burnt weeny sandwich You can't do that on stage...vol.4 You can't do that on stage...vol.6 Riccardo Fassi Tankio Band-Plays the music ong>ofong> Frank Zappa Harmonia meets Zappa Stockholm 67 (Il dizionario del rock) Zappa's universe (AA.VV.) Shampoo horn (Ahmet & Dweezil Zappa) Automatic (Dweezil Zappa) Son ong>ofong> the cheap thrills

A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt: Documents in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thorner, Thomas / Frohn-Nielson, Thor, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Toronto Press, This new edition ong>ofong> Broadview's two volume anthology ong>ofong> documents in Canadian history, A Few Acres ong>ofong> Snow and A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt, presents many new documentary sources on Canadian history, combined with the most compelling passages from the first edition, Included are documents that focus on the history ong>ofong> Canada's various regions; on social, cultural, political and intellectual history; and on the experiences ong>ofong> women, Native peoples, immigrants and labour.

Pink floyd - delicate sound of thunder

Titolo [Delicate Sound ong>Ofong> Thunder] Artista/i [Pink Floyd] Traccie [1 Shine On You Crazy Diamond 2 Signs ong>Ofong> Life 3 Learning To Fly 4 Sorrow 5 The Dogs ong>Ofong> War 6 On The Turning Away 7 One ong>Ofong> These Days 8 Time 9 On The Run 10 Wish You Were Here 11 Us And (cod. I_)

Justice, Gender, and the Politics of Multiculturalism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Song, Sarah, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Justice, Gender and the Politics ong>ofong> Multiculturalism explores the tensions that arise when culturally diverse democratic states pursue both justice for religious and cultural minorities and justice for women. Sarah Song provides a distinctive argument about the circumstances under which egalitarian justice requires special accommodations for cultural minorities while emphasizing the ong>valueong> ong>ofong> gender equality as an important limit on cultural accommodation. Drawing on detailed case studies ong>ofong> gendered cultural conflicts, including conflicts over the 'cultural defense' in criminal law, aboriginal membership rules and polygamy, Song ong>ofong>fers a fresh perspective on multicultural politics by examining the role ong>ofong> intercultural interactions in shaping such conflicts. In particular, she demonstrates the different ways that majority institutions have reinforced gender inequality in minority communities and, in light ong>ofong> this, argues in favour ong>ofong> resolving gendered cultural dilemmas through intercultural democratic dialogue.

Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walberg, Herbert J., PUBLISHER: Information Age Publishing, As suggested by the title, the purpose ong>ofong> this Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement is to provide principles for restructuring and substantially improving schools. Sponsored by the U.S. Department ong>ofong> Education, the Center on Innovation & Improvement (CII) engaged leading experts on restructuring and school improvement to prepare modules for this handbook to assist states, districts, and schools in establishing policies, procedures, and support to successfully restructure schools. The Handbook is organized into three sections. The topic ong>ofong> the Handbook's modules - restructuring with a focus on the district as the impetus for dramatic improvement - is relatively new in the nation's education history. For this reason, the module authors were ong>selectedong> because they are highly experienced experts in their fields and can be counted on to judiciously weigh the less than definitive evidence and to state useful guiding principles.

Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kitts, Thomas M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, In Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else, Tom Kitts presents a critical biography ong>ofong> Davies, his music and his times. Based on interviews with his closest associates as well as thorough study ong>ofong> the recordings themselves, Kitts creates the most thorough picture ong>ofong> Davies' work to date. He places the work in the context ong>ofong> the British Invasion and growth ong>ofong> the rock in the '60s and'70s, affirming Davies' role as a key innovator whose groundbreaking techniques ong>ofong>ten predated more famous examples by years. Throughout, Kitts balances a fan's appreciation with a critical eye to place Davies and his work in proper perspective. For fans ong>ofong> rock music and the music ong>ofong> the Kinks, Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else will be a must purchase. It will finally place this legendary innovator in the pantheon ong>ofong> the great rock artists ong>ofong> the past half-century.

A Preface to Milton: Revised Edition: Preface Books Series

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Potter, Lois, PUBLISHER: Longman Publishing Group, A must read before tackling the works ong>ofong> Milton "A bible ong>ofong> Milton.."."Daily Telegraph (UK)." Explores important places and people in Milton's life and their effect on he and his ong>writingsong>. Examines three ong>ofong> his major works including "Paradise Lost." This invaluable account provides an excellent introduction to the life and works ong>ofong> John Milton, one ong>ofong> the great writers ong>ofong> the English language, ranking second only to Shakespeare. Clearly and concisely it outlines his life and cultural background and their effects on his work, setting him firmly in the context ong>ofong> the tumultuous 17th century times in which he lived and wrote. In this fascinating introduction, A Preface to Milton, Lois potter leases us in no doubt about his importance in the canon ong>ofong> English literature. Dr. Lois Potter is senior lecturer in English as the University ong>ofong> Leicester

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Da oggi su Beatport e su tutti i portali digitali la nuova canzone di Alex Guesta& LARRY RAYMusic is power prodotta da Gianluca Motta su Welovemuzik Records scaricala da beatport https://www.beatport.com/it-IT/html/content/release/detail//Music Is Power Out now on Beatport the new track ong>ofong> Alex Guesta& LARRY RAY Music is power, produced by Gianluca Motta on WelovemuzikRecords Download it here https://www.beatport.com/it-IT/html/content/release/detail//Music Is Power

Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hongjuan, Li / Blishen, Tony / Fang, Gu, PUBLISHER: Shanghai Book Traders, To the Chinese people, jade is a precious stone endowed with magical properties which encapsulated all that mankind aspires to in terms ong>ofong> character, elegance, tranquility, purity and virtue. The Chinese love jade not merely because ong>ofong> its rarity or its luster but because ong>ofong> a deeper aesthetic ong>valueong>. "Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance ong>ofong> Jade in China" presents a comprehensive view ong>ofong> jade and its history in China from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty. It illustrates pieces ong>ofong> jade that are on display not only in the Palace Museum in Beijing but in the many provincial and other museums across China. It will help the reader to understand what jade means to the Chinese in China; how it is classified and described and where it is found and worked and displayed. It has a ong>valueong> beyond that ong>ofong> a simple catalogue and places jade in its natural, and central, cultural context.

The Cambridge Companion to Brecht

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, Peter / Sacks, Glendyr, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This Companion ong>ofong>fers students crucial guidance on Brecht's theatrical career from beginning to end, bringing together the contrasting views ong>ofong> major critics and active practitioners to ong>ofong>fer a provocative overview. The nineteen newly-commissioned essays place Brecht's creative work in its historical and biographical context, with separate essays on seven major plays, on the poetry, the theatrical theories, the use ong>ofong> music, the innovations in stage design, the ways ong>ofong> working with actors and his hugely influential career with the Berliner Ensemble.

Love and Living

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Merton, Thomas / Stone, Naomi B. / Hart, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, A posthumously published collection ong>ofong> Merton's essays and meditations centering on the need for love in learning to live. "Love is the revelation ong>ofong> our deepest personal meaning, ong>valueong>, and identity." Edited by Naomi Burton Stone and Brother Patrick Hart.

The Marsh of Gold: Pasternak's Writings on Inspiration and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pasternak, Boris / Livingstone, Angela, PUBLISHER: Academic Studies Press, Major statements by the celebrated Russian poet Boris Pasternak () about poetry, inspiration, the creative process and the significance ong>ofong> artistic/ literary creativity in his own life, as well as in human life altogether, are presented here in his own words (in translation) and are discussed in the extensive Commentaries and Introduction. Although universally acknowledged as one ong>ofong> the great writers ong>ofong> the twentieth century, Pasternak is not yet sufficiently recognized as the highly original and important thinker that he also was. All his life he thought and wrote about the nature and significance ong>ofong> the experience ong>ofong> inspiration, though avoiding the word "inspiration" where possible as his own views were not the conventional ones. The texts collected in this book range from to and are between two and ninety pages long. There are Commentaries on all the texts, as well as a final Essay on Pasternak's famous novel "Doctor Zhivago," which is looked at here in the light ong>ofong> what it says on art and inspiration.

The Ethnography of Charles Darwin: A Study of His Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Charles de Paolo, PUBLISHER: McFarland & amp amp amp amp Company Incorporated Publishers, NA Acquista Ora

Fiscal Stress and Public Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Levine, Charles H., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Provides some ong>ofong> the most current thinking on various aspects ong>ofong> fiscal stress in the public sector and its implications for public management. It lays out the background ong>ofong> financial stress at the federal, state, and local levels, suggesting how various public bodies have responded or might respond to fiscal stress. 'Fiscal Stress and Public Policy is an excellent collection ong>ofong> articles. They are provocative, readable, and ong>ofong> enduring ong>valueong> ong>ofong> academicians, scholars and students ong>ofong> public policy. Indeed, individual contributions are overshadowed only by the overall quality ong>ofong> the volume.' -- Quality and Quantity, Vol 'This is an excellent collection ong>ofong> essays. They coalesce around an extremely important theme, and ong>ofong>fer a good variety ong>ofong> approaches and applications. All are well written. The volume is a useful addition to a much needed literature on the processes and consequences ong>ofong> "negative" changes.' -- Evaluation and Program Planning, Vol

Skills Intervention Unit Number Theory & Fraction Concepts

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, We are pleased to ong>ofong>fer you and your students these economical ong>Valueong> Pack combinations for the Mathematics classroom. We've assembled our most popular student resources to bring you a variety ong>ofong> ways to integrate programs seamlessly at a substantial savings. Pearson Prentice Hall ong>Valueong> Packs make the most ong>ofong> dollars...and sense.

Island Sounds in the Global City: Caribbean Popular Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flores, Juan / Manuel, Peter / Kasinitz, Philip, PUBLISHER: New York Folklore Society, The Big Apple has been a crossroads for Caribbean music and culture since the early years ong>ofong> this century. This collection ong>ofong> critical essays surveys a rich mosaic ong>ofong> popular Caribbean styles and explores the fascinating relationship between music and cultural identity in America's largest, most diverse urban center.

Mot'rhead Action Figure Lemmy Kilmister Rickenbacker Guitar

Damaged packagingNearly 40 years ong>ofong> pure and honest Rock,n Roll - starting in the early 70s with the legendary HAWKWIND on the Silver Machine and celebrating the epic Space Ritual live on stage - were brought to us by this true Icon. during the past decades together with MOTRHEAD. LEMMY was one ong>ofong> the very last authentic heroes in music bizz - one ong>ofong> these guys who get on the stage for only one purpose: This 16 cm action figure ong>ofong> Lemmy will come in a window box together with bass guitar, accessories, MOTRHEAD name plate and backdrop.Damaged packaging. Product itself is not damaged

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servant Publications, In this fourth title in the series ong>ofong> contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough ong>ofong>fers a popular explanation ong>ofong> the meaning ong>ofong> the Trinity, ?the fundamental doctrine ong>ofong> the Catholic faith, ? and its relation to the body ong>ofong> Christian revelation. He presents a synthesis ong>ofong> the Catholic faith: the triune life ong>ofong> God; the Person ong>ofong> the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; creation; the Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments and sacramentals; love; life with God here and hereafter. McDonough relies on the theology ong>ofong> Saints John and Paul, the teachings ong>ofong> the Fathers ong>ofong> the church, and the spiritual ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> Sister Elizabeth ong>ofong> the Trinity, a contemporary ong>ofong> Saint Th?r?se ong>ofong> Lisieux. He sees the mystery ong>ofong> the Trinity as a secret?the Secret ong>ofong> Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes the pattern for true Christian living.

Pathology of Emerging Infections 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Ann Marie / Horsburgh, C. Robert, PUBLISHER: ASM Press, This second volume in the series Pathology ong>ofong> Emerging Infections covers the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, pathogenesis, pathology, treatment, and prevention ong>ofong> 18 additional emerging infections. With an emphasis on pathology and pathophysiology, Pathology ong>ofong> Emerging Infections 2 examines the causes ong>ofong> and dramatic changes in infectious diseases, including veterinary and other zoonotic diseases. The authors, internationally known experts in the field, cover many ong>ofong> the diseases that are not found in the standard texts. The volume is enhanced with extensive color photographs ong>ofong> histology and pathology. Pathology ong>ofong> Emerging Infections 2 illustrates the ong>valueong> ong>ofong> pathology in diagnosing emerging diseases and allows readers to better perform pathologic differential diagnoses.

Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business [With * and Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stim, Richard / Gima, Patti, PUBLISHER: NOLO, Today, it takes more than talent to thrive in the music industry. Bands need business savvy, solid legal agreements and practical know-how if they want to succeed on stage or in the studio, and they can find it in Music Law. Musician and lawyer Richard Stim tells musicians everything they need to know to get their band on the road to success and stay out ong>ofong> legal jams, including: -- booking performances -- choosing a name and protecting its use -- copyrighting song lyrics -- establishing legal ownership ong>ofong> songs -- sampling -- signing contracts -- working with agents, managers, distributors, clubs, studios, etc. -- writing a band partnership agreement -- and more The best guide available for bands today, Music Law gives them all the legal information and practical advice they need to keep from getting burned. All the legal forms and agreements they need are included, both as tear-outs and on disk.

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