This book traces the evolution of Chinese orchestra from its inception in 1919 to the present day, focusing on its foundation and development in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Clear, concise, practical, and up-to-date, Music Research: A Handbook, Fourth Edition, focuses on the three pillars of the graduate music bibliography course: research, writing, and citation.
This book is the ultimate resource for filmmakers who want to streamline their production process and ensure their films are completed on time and on budget, turning a film's vision into a reality.
Postgraduate Research in Music: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Thesis is an essential text for music students who are undertaking postgraduate research.
In the obituary that appeared soon after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach was described as "e;the world-famous organist"e; and "e;the greatest organist.
Postgraduate Research in Music: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Thesis is an essential text for music students who are undertaking postgraduate research.
Textile Shakespeare argues for the vital presence of the 'textile imagination' in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, as it explores the economic, cultural, and social centrality of textiles to life in early modern England.
Clear, concise, practical, and up-to-date, Music Research: A Handbook, Fourth Edition, focuses on the three pillars of the graduate music bibliography course: research, writing, and citation.
What does a sanctuary for Hawaiian crows have in common with a troop of robots programmed to perform the Maori haka, or recreations of World Heritage Sites built in Minecraft?
The first biography of a great American composer of the cinema ageJohn Williams is one of the most important film composers of all time, having almost singlehandedly revived the Hollywood symphonic scoring tradition and helped restore the livelihood of American orchestras through the popularity of film music programming.
This empowering book blends history, storytelling, and culturally grounded techniques to equip readers with the tools needed to promote self-reflection, personal growth, and diasporic healing.
An exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, Modal Counterpoint, Renaissance Style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to present guidelines for writing and analyzing 16th-century music.
A towering figure in music and film, Michel Legrand created some of the most creative and innovative film scores of the second half of the 20th century.
This is the story of the game-changing collaboration between director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann, who channelled their inner fears and desires into films that would become the nightmarish narratives and soundtracks of our lives.
Christopher Barney's Pattern Language for Game Design builds on the revolutionary work of architect Christopher Alexander to show students, teachers, and game development professionals how to derive best practices in all aspects of game design.
Pocos saben que, para la década de 1940, en medio de un ambiente unidireccionalmente masculino, Hermi Friedmann, graduada de la primera generación de fotógrafas profesionales que estudiaron en la Graphische Lehr und Versuchsanstalt de Viena, creó Foto Hermi, en el centro histórico de Bogotá.
In Chasin' the Sound: Learning Jazz Improvisation through Historical Models, authors Brian Levy and Keith Waters use solos by famous jazz musicians to outline a melodic and rhythmic vocabulary of jazz improvisation.