The Classical Music Lover's Companion - Orchestral Music, 1700-1950 by Robert Philip
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Category: Music
An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950 Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compiled an essential handbook for lovers of classical music, designed to enhance their listening experience t ...Show more
Dramatic Exchanges: The Lives and Letters of the National Theatre by Daniel Rosenthal (Editor); Harry Scoble (Contribution by); National Theatre Letters
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Category: Theatre
There has been always as much drama offstage as on at the National Theatre, and much of it is to be found in the letters, telegrams, scribbled notes and colourful postcards of its main players. What drove Laurence Olivier to confess: 'The foolishness of my position starts to obsess me'?- Why did Magg ...Show more
101 Marvellous Movies You May Have Missed by STRATTON, DAVID
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Category: Film
Are you sick of trawling through movies you don't recognise on Netflix? Sick of reading short film descriptions that sound boring? Don't know what to watch next?Let much-loved film critic David Stratton introduce you to movies that you may not have heard of, and tell you why they are worth seeing.
KAZAN ON DIRECTING by KAZAN ELIA
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Category: Film | Series: Vintage
Elia Kazan was the twentieth century's most celebrated director of both stage and screen, and this monumental, revelatory book shows us the master at work. Kazan's list of Broadway and Hollywood successes--"A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, On the Waterfront," to name a few--is a testament ...Show more
Darcey Bussell: Evolved by Darcey Bussell
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Category: Theatre
The first book from Darcey Bussell in over six years, retired darling of the British Ballet and beloved judge of Strictly Come Dancing, this publishing extravaganza coincides with the the superstar ballerina's 50th birthday.Exquisitely produced, the book is filled with remarkable images of Dame Darcey i ...Show more
Mars By 1980 - The Story of Electronic Music by David Stubbs
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Category: Music
The definitive guide to electronic music. In FUTURE SOUNDS, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music from the earliest mechanical experiments in the late nineteenth century to the pre-World War I inventions of the Futurist Luigi Russolo, author of the "Art Of Noises" manifesto. He takes us ...Show more
The Sky Is Falling - How Vampires, Zombies, Androids and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism by Peter Biskind
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Category: Film
Are Batman and 24's Jack Bauer heroic loners defending our way of life - or right-wing vigilantes attacking it? Is Avatarjust a National Geographic version of Star Wars or a passionate assault on capitalism? And what about Game of Thrones- sword and sorcery fantasy, or lesson in mainstream politics? In ...Show more
Music As an Art by Roger Scruton
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Category: Music
As Scruton argues in this book, in earlier times, our musical culture had secure foundations in the church, the concert hall and the home; in the ceremonies and celebrations of ordinary life, religion and manners. Yet we no longer live in that world. Fewer people now play instruments and music is, for m ...Show more
The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters by Mark Wigglesworth
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Category: Music
A conductor is one of classical music's most recognizable figures. Many people who have never actually been to an orchestral concert have an image of what one looks like. But rarely does such a well-known profession attract so many questions: 'Surely orchestras can play perfectly well without you? Do yo ...Show more
Arthur Elgort: Jazz by Arthur Elgort
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Category: Music
This collector's edition of Arthur Elgort: Jazz is limited to 30 copies and contains a 11 x 14" gelatin silver print signed and numbered by Elgort. The black-and-white print is titled Wynton Marsalis, New York City, 1992.
Vogue X Music by Vogue Magazine Staff; Van Meter Jonathan (Foreword by)
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Category: Music
Vogue has always been on the cutting edge of popular culture, and Vogue x Music shows us why. Whether they're contemporary stars or classic idols, whether they made digital albums or vinyl records, the world's most popular musicians have always graced the pages of Vogue. In this book you'll find unforg ...Show more
When Words Fail: A Life with Music, War and Peace by Ed Vulliamy
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Category: Music