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Series
Publisher
Copper Beech Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Profiles some of the major artists of the early twentieth century and discusses such art movements of the time as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Dadaism in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at that time.
182) Rembrandt
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From one of our most astute art critics, an impassioned and elegant book that questions the demand for art's political relevance or its need to deliver a message, and insists on its power to take us out of the everyday world, and its most important role: to excite, disturb, inspire or unsettle us. As more and more critics and enthusiasts insist that art needs to promote a particular idea or message, be it political or social, as a brand, a means...
184) The Ayn Rand cult
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Despised by the intellectual establishment, Ayn Rand continues to attract many thousands of devoted followers. Her "Objectivist" movement preaches an uncompromising hard line on politics, art, sex, and psychological health. Though much has been written about Rand, The Ayn Rand Cult is the first book to explain the true origin of her ideas and to show how they were shaped into a new, atheistic religion. Jeff Walker shatters many myths about Rand, exposing...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elizabeth D. Samet and her students learned to romanticize the army "from the stories of their fathers and from the movies." For Samet, it was the old World War II movies she used to watch on TV, while her students grew up on Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan. Unlike their teacher, however, these students, cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, have decided to turn make-believe into real life.
West Point is a world away from...
187) Rembrandt
Author
Series
Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Surveys the life and work of the well-known seventeenth-century Dutch artist and discusses the reasons for the rise and fall of artists' reputations.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Cultural historian Rosenbaum gives readers a way of rethinking the greatest works of the human imagination, as he shakes up much that we thought we understood about a vital subject and renews our sense of excitement and urgency. Rather than raking over worn-out fragments of biography, Rosenbaum focuses on cutting-edge controversies about the true source of Shakespeare's enchantment and illumination--the astonishing language itself. He takes readers...
189) Cats
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
An exploration of painting through 2000 years of art history, focusing on the portrayal of cats by various artists.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
How can certain songs carry us through a tough workout, comfort us after a breakup, or unite 50,000 diverse fans? In this fascinating field guide, neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas investigates what music is and how it can change us for the better-from deep in our neurons to across our entire society. Whether hip-hop fans, classically trained pianists, or vinyl collectors, readers will think about their favorite songs in a whole new...
Author
Language
English
Description
The year of 2010 set the tone for mixtapes to come. Follow the list of 2010 mixtapes that would change music industry. Some of these artits would become the most talented for next generation rap artist. At each level these artist are becoming legend, eachs on right. Mixtapes, albums, underground, these artist have become the best and most creative.
Author
Language
English
Description
Fascinating introductory text explores scientific, aesthetic aspects of musical sounds. Noted educator, physicist, and flutist covers simple and complex vibrating systems, ear's reception of sound, sound-making capacities of the piano, violin, trumpet, bugle, trombone, oboe, clarinet, flute, saxophone, many other instruments. Also, how to build a working trumpet, flute, and clarinet. Includes 76 illustrations. Bibliography.
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Series
Language
Español
Description
Robert Schumann escribió este libro en 1848 como parte de la obra Album for the Young. Estos consejos siguen siendo hoy en día uno de los textos más influyentes para músicos de todas las categorías. Steven Isserlis, uno de los chelistas más famosos del mundo y autor de dos libros sobre las vidas de varios compositores que se han convertido en referencia por su humor y agudeza, ha ampliado el texto con comentarios y consejos de su propia cosecha,...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Perpetual Beginner is part memoir, part musical instruction manual. Relating stories of his experiences as a young musician and music student in 1980's New York, author Dave Isaacs describes the key lessons that shaped his musical life and how they can help any aspiring musician at any age.
The title refers to the average music hobbyist with more enthusiasm than skill or time to practice. Many people play for years without developing more than...
196) The cookie thief
Publisher
Sesame Workshop
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A cookie art museum has just opened on Sesame Street. Surrounded by beautiful cookie painting, like "Girl with the cookie earring" and the "Muncha Lisa", Cookie Monster and his friends feel as if they're in a whole new world. But when art suddenly starts to disappear, Cookie Monster quickly becomes a suspect. Can Cookie Monster clear his name? Will they find the missing art in time or will Cookie Monster be banished from the museum forever?
198) Diego
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Discusses the childhood of Diego Rivera and how it influenced his art.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One—and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. The audio is narrated by an all-star lineup including Bob Dylan, Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac, Helen Mirren, Rita Moreno, Sissy Spacek, Alfre Woodard, Jeffrey Wright, and Renée Zellweger!
Dylan,...
Dylan,...
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