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The art of Dennis Larkins ranges from retro-kitsch paintings of
multi-dimensional landscapes to his legendary and iconic series of
Grateful Dead concert posters. Larkins' images were forever burned
into the pop psyche by the groundbreaking stage monoliths he
created for promoter Bill Graham. At last, here is a definitive
collection of Larkins' works - four decades of his creative growth
and expression distilled in to a gorgeous, full-color hardcover.
Startling Art is an in-depth look at an artist immersed in the
visual vernacular of pop surrealism, uniquely drawn from a life
lived in the trenches of pop culture.
The Symphonic Poem in Britain 1850-1950aims to raise the status of
the genre generally, and in Britain specifically, by reaffirming
British composers' confidence in dealing with literary texts. The
Symphonic Poem in Britain 1850-1950 aims to raise the status of the
genre generally and in Britain specifically. The volume reaffirms
British composers' confidence in dealing with literary texts and
takes advantage of the contributors' interdisciplinary expertise by
situating discussions of the tone poem in Britain in a variety of
historical, analytical and cultural contexts. This book highlights
some of the continental models that influenced British composers,
and identifies a range of issues related to perceptions of the
genre. Richard Strauss became an important figure in Britain during
this time, not only in terms of the clear impact of his tone poems,
but the debates over their value and even their ethics. A focus on
French orchestral music in Britain represents a welcome addition to
scholarly debate, and links to issues in several other chapters.
The historical development of the genre, the impact of
compositional models, issues highlighted in critical reception as
well as programming strategies all contribute to a richer
understanding of the symphonic poem in Britain. Works by British
composers discussed in more detail include William Wallace's Villon
(1909), Gustav Holst's Beni Mora(1909-10), Hubert Parry's From
Death to Life (1914), John Ireland's Mai-Dun (1921), and Frank
Bridge's orchestral 'poems' (1903-15).
Written by a leading expert in the field, this volume contains
comprehensive numbering and building details of almost every
variety of Engineers Department wagon built by or for British
Railways between 1978 and 1994.
Essays on the synthesis of the musical and literary arts in German
Romanticism. The interrelationship between music and literature
reached its zenith during the Romantic era, and nowhere was this
relationship more pronounced than in Germany. Many representatives
of literary and philosophical German Romanticism held music to be
the highest and most expressive, quintessentially Romantic art
form, able to convey what cannot be expressed in words: the
ineffable and metaphysical. The influence was reciprocal, with
literature providing a rich source of inspiration for German
composers of both instrumental and vocal music, giving rise to a
wealth of new forms and styles. The essays in this volume are
selected from papers presented at an international,
interdisciplinary conference held at University College Dublin in
December 2000, and include contributions from Germanists,
musicologists, comparatists, and performance artists. This
interdisciplinarity makes for informed and complementary approaches
and arguments. The essays cover not only the "Romantic" nineteenth
century (commencing with the early Romanticism of the Jena circle),
but also look ahead to the legacy, reception, and continuation of
German Romanticism in the modern and postmodern ages. Alongside new
readings of familiar and established writers and composers such as
Goethe, Hoffmann, Wagner, and Schubert, a case is made for other
figures such as Wackenroder, Novalis, Schlegel, Schumann, Brahms,
Liszt, and Berlioz, as well as less-known figures such as Ritter,
Schneider, and Termen, and for a reconsideration of questions of
categorization. The essays will appeal to readers with a wide
variety of academic, musical, and literary interests. Siobhan
Donovan is a Lecturer in the Department of German at University
College Dublin. Robin Elliott is Jean A. Chalmers Chair in Canadian
Music at the University of Toronto.
This richly photographed volume is a celebration of what is, at
once, an ancient symbol of shelter and harvest and, as well, a
quintessential American architectural form. Widely revered yet
steadily vanishing from our cultural landscape, the barn is an
expression of pastoral romance, honest effort, painstaking
craftsmanship, and tradition - a tradition that we are in danger of
losing. Barn: Rescue and Adaptation, Revised and Expanded is a
magnificent, abundantly illustrated volume that examines the
remarkable story a true architectural icons. In this authoritative
exploration, the authors, both practitioners of barn restoration
and historic-barn moving, offer a tribute and guide to the many
extant forms of American barn, following the evolution of the form
from this country's earliest days, and, as well, tell the story of
their efforts to restore, adapt, and repurpose these simple,
soulful structures. Barns embody the ethos of another age and
harken back to those days when the world moved more slowly, an
ethos still to be found in these beautiful buildings - yet, due to
the ravages of time, weather, and neglect these essential American
edifices are threatened, as never before. This volume reminds us
that barns are as much a part of us as our love of apple pie, and
as such should be cherished for their artistry and cultural
significance. This revised and expanded edition of Barn coincides
with the premier of the PBS series Barnstruck and describes the
process of barn preservation through relocation, focusing on the
work of The New Jersey Barn Company, whose dedicated efforts over
35 years have saved more than 150 structures.
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