Basic is a series about the basic disciplines of graphic design. The first installment in the series was about logos. The second one is about Packaging and is classified into...
Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Bjoerling. A half century after his death in 1960, Swedish tenor Jussi Bjoerling remains one of the most...
George Szell was the Cleveland Orchestra's towering presence for over a quarter of a century. From the boardroom to the stage, Szell's powerful personality affected every aspect of a musical...
George Gershwin is often described as a quintessentially American composer. This Cambridge Companion explains why, engaging with the ways in which his music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural...
The image of Vienna as a musical city is a familiar one. This book explores the history of music in Vienna, focussing on three different epochs, 1700, 1800 and 1900....
De tand des tijds lijkt op Johann Sebastian Bach geen vat te krijgen. Waarom dit zo is, moeten we niet proberen te begrijpen. Laat ons vooral dankbaar zijn... Nu en...
1001 Classical Recordings is a guide concerned with excellence in every field of classical music. The reader becomes familiar with the Gregorian chants of the Medieval age (pre-1400), the madrigals...
This volume is a comprehensive and detailed survey of music and musical life of the entire Soviet era, from 1917 to 1991, which takes into account the extensive body of...
Over a century of history, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has taken different names and forms. It has weathered war, recession and social change, evolving from a part-time municipal...
A guide to ballroom dancing. It includes all the main ballroom dances, along with versions of most dances approved for championships. There are diagrams showing every step from both the...
In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By...
Ziektes van de bekendste figuren uit de Europese schilderkunst onder de loep genomen Met meer dan 300 schilderijen en afbeeldingen Stierf de Venus van Botticelli aan tuberculose? Hadden de vrouw...
Frida Kahlos Geschichte ist einzigartig: Ein schrecklicher Verkehrsunfall bringt sie auf den Weg zur Kunst, die zum Ausdruck ihrer Gemütszustände wird, zum gemalten Tagebuch, zum Spiegel ihrer Seele. Ihre Ehe...
