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A lively, engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory
to the present Human beings have always made music. Music can move
us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to
all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the
millennia? Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of
music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today's
mass-produced songs. This is a truly global story. Looking to
Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, Philip reveals how
musicians have been brought together by trade and migration and
examines the vast impact of colonialism. From Hildegard von Bingen
and Clara Schumann to Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, great
performers and composers have profoundly shaped music as we know
it. Covering a remarkable range of genres, including medieval
chant, classical opera, jazz, and hip hop, this Little History
shines a light on the wonder of music-and why it is treasured
across the world.
This text is designed to be used on its own, or as a companion
volume to the accompanying "American Cities and Technology Reader".
Chronologically, this volume ranges from 1790, when the first US
census reported 5 percent of the population living in urban areas,
to 1990, when 75 percent of the American population lived in urban
areas. Geographically, its focus is the continental USA. However,
the context for the study of modern electronic communications in
relation to cities transcends national boundaries just as the
technologies themselves do; consequently the contents of the last
two chapters in the volume range more widely around the globe.
Among the issues discussed are the rise of the skyscraper, the
coming of the automobile age, relations between private and public
transport, the development of infrastructural technologies and
systems, the implications of electronic communications and the
emergence of city planning.
This book, first published in 1987, is a landmark contribution to
macrosociology that extends the tradition of Sorokin, Durkheim,
Marx, Weber and other founders of the discipline in new and
exciting directions. Using their innovative content analysis
methodology to examine American and British political documents,
the authors show that the long-term dynamics of culture are subject
to their own laws and are independent of the actions of 'great men'
and other individual actors. This comprehensive volume brings
together over two decades of the authors' research on culture
indicators. Key findings include the identification of two
long-term cultural cycles in the United States and Great Britain:
one is related to party realignments, the other to long-term
economic fluctuations. In addition, the authors demonstrate how
culture provides the themes that political parties use to interpret
economic conditions in their appeal for votes. Other results show
that organizational cultures move in opposite directions from those
in the culture of the larger society. The book also includes
detailed discussions of both the methodology used to analyse text
content and related metatheoretical issues in the study of cultural
dynamics.
This book, first published in 1987, is a landmark contribution to
macrosociology that extends the tradition of Sorokin, Durkheim,
Marx, Weber and other founders of the discipline in new and
exciting directions. Using their innovative content analysis
methodology to examine American and British political documents,
the authors show that the long-term dynamics of culture are subject
to their own laws and are independent of the actions of 'great men'
and other individual actors. This comprehensive volume brings
together over two decades of the authors' research on culture
indicators. Key findings include the identification of two
long-term cultural cycles in the United States and Great Britain:
one is related to party realignments, the other to long-term
economic fluctuations. In addition, the authors demonstrate how
culture provides the themes that political parties use to interpret
economic conditions in their appeal for votes. Other results show
that organizational cultures move in opposite directions from those
in the culture of the larger society. The book also includes
detailed discussions of both the methodology used to analyse text
content and related metatheoretical issues in the study of cultural
dynamics.
Designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the American Cities and Technology textbook. Chronologically, this volume ranges from the earliest technological dimensions of Amerindian settlements to the 'wired city' concept of the 1960s and internet communications of the 1990s.Its focus extends beyond the US to include telecomunications in Asian cities in the late 20th century. The topics covered: * the rise of the skyscraper *the coming of the automobile age * relations between private and public transport * the development of infrastructural technologies and systems * the implications of electronic communications * the emergence of city planning.
Until recently, early recordings were regarded as little more than
old-fashioned curiosities. Scholars and musicians now are beginning
to realise their importance as historical documents which preserve
the performances of Elgar, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, and other
composers, and of the musicians with whom they worked. In a more
general way, recordings reveal the detailed performance practice of
the early twentieth century and illustrate how styles have changed
over the years. Early recordings also shed new light on
nineteenth-century performance, but at the same time they highlight
the limitations of our attempts to recreate the styles of the
period before the development of recording. In this fascinating and
detailed study, Robert Philip argues that recordings of the early
twentieth century provide an important, and hitherto neglected,
resource in the history of musical performance. The book
concentrates on aspects of performance which underwent the greatest
change in the early twentieth century: rhythm, including
flexibility of tempo, rubato, and the treatment of rhythmic detail;
the use of vibrato; and the employment of portamento by
stringplayers. The final chapters explore some of the implications
of these changes, both for the study of earlier periods and for the
understanding of our own attitudes to the music of the past. The
book contains information tables, music examples, and a discography
and will be of interest to scholars and students of music history
and performance practice as well as to musicians and collectors of
historical recordings.
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 to the full.
Covering four hundred works by sixty-eight composers from Corelli
to Shostakovich, this engaging companion explores and unpacks the
most frequently performed works, including symphonies, concertos,
overtures, suites, and ballet scores. It offers intriguing details
about each piece while avoiding technical terminology that might
frustrate the non-specialist reader. Philip identifies key features
in each work, as well as subtleties and surprises that await the
attentive listener, and he includes enough background and
biographical information to illuminate the composer's intentions.
Organized alphabetically from Bach to Webern, this compendium will
be indispensable for classical music enthusiasts, whether in the
concert hall or enjoying recordings at home.
Since the appearance of simplified 3D sketching programs like
SketchUp, architects and interior designers have been called on to
use both freehand and 3D CAD drawings, often at very earliest
stages of design. Since we must often go back and forth between
analytical plan views and 3D visual views, it's important that this
be a seamless process, requiring little disruptive action or break
in the workflow. Integrated Drawing Techniques closes the gap
between creativity and geometry, teaching beginner architects and
interior designers how to design their residential interiors using
freehand sketching and computer-aided design simultaneously. From
concept planning to 3D rendering, this book is a comprehensive
guide to designing residences by hand and computer.
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