Stravinsky's Ballets by Charles M. Joseph
$49.95 AUD
Category: Theatre | Series: Yale Music Masterworks S.
Igor Stravinsky was a towering composer of the twentieth century and closely linked to dance. His early commissions for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - "The Firebird", "Petrouchka", and "The Rite of Spring" - put him on the international map. This survey analyses each of Stravinsky's ballet pieces.
Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim
$100.00 AUD
Category: Theatre
Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, giving us another remarkable glimpse into his life's work--and into his life. He richly annotates his lyrics with personal and theater history, discussions of his collaborations, and exacting, charming dissections of his work--both the suc ...Show more
The Rivered Earth by Vikram Seth
$29.95 AUD
Category: Music
"The Rivered Earth" consists of four libretti written to accompany music by Alec Roth - together with an account of the pleasures and pains of working with a composer and a musician. Entitled "Songs in Time of War", "Shared Ground", "The Traveller" and "Seven Elements", the libretti take us all over the ...Show more
Cinema: The Whole Story by Philip Kemp
$39.95 AUD
Category: Film
"Cinema: The Whole Story" takes a close look at the key time periods, genres and key works in world cinema. It places the burgeoning world of cinema in the context of social and cultural developments that have taken place since its beginnings. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of ...Show more
MetaMaus: Art Spiegelman Looks Inside his Modern Classic, MAUS (Book and DVD) by Art Spiegelman
$45.00 AUD
Maus is widely renowned as one of the greatest pieces of art and literature ever written about the Holocaust. It is adored by readers and studied in colleges and universities all over the world. But what led Art Spiegelman to tell his father's story in the first place? Why did he choose to depict the J ...Show more
Ravel by Roger Nichols
$54.95 AUD
Category: Music
A biography of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). As well as describing the circumstances in which Ravel composed, it explores new evidence to present radical views of the composer's background and upbringing, his notorious failure in the Prix de Rome, his incisive and often combative character, his sexual pref ...Show more
Audition Speeches 6-16 Yr Olds by MARLOW J
$37.00 AUD
Category: Film
Audition Speeches for 6-16 Year Olds offers a generous helping of carefully selected speeches that children can prepare for auditions. Each speech is introduced with commentary to set the scene and help the young actor.
The Film Book by Dorling Kindersley
$39.95 AUD
Category: Film
Lights, camera, action ...enter "The Film Book", stage left. Step into the world of cinema with "The Film Book" - the films, the directors, the genres and the styles. Profiling 100 of the world's most influential directors and 100 key cinematic works, the book will take you through the changing experien ...Show more
Weep, Shudder, Die : A Guide to Loving Opera by Robert Levine
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music
What, really, is opera? At the turn of the 20th century - and for the previous 260 years - opera houses all over the world were filled with all classes of people; Venice had a dozen filled houses in the mid-1700s. Opera was the movie business of its day-houses were abundant, prices went from high down t ...Show more
The Rolling Stone Years by Baron Wolman
$49.95 AUD
Category: Music
Featuring the work of Baron Wolman, the first photographer to work for America's legendary "Rolling Stone" magazine, many of whose images from the late sixties and early seventies have become iconic shots from rock's most fertile era. Alongside scores of classic photos is Baron's first-hand account of t ...Show more
ABBA Treasures: A Celebration of the Ultimate Pop Group by Elisabeth Vincentelli
$60.00 AUD
Category: Music
The ABBA brand of deliciously catchy pop music made the Swedish group an international sensation, and changed the landscape of pop music. In a fitting tribute ABBA Treasures will showcase photos and pieces of removable memorabilia to offer fans their own hands-on exploration of the band's career. With n ...Show more