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This valuable addition to the G.I. series is an illustrated guide
to America's armoured forces from the use of prototypes tanks
sputtering their way forward in 1918, to the complex technology of
Operation Desert Storm. With detailed commentary by John P.
Longellier, this book demonstrates just why these lethal troops
were known as 'Hell on Wheels'.
Max Reger (1873-1916) was a celebrated German composer, performer
on piano and organ, and conductor. Well known for his compositions
for keyboards and orchestra, Reger worked during the crucial
decades when Western music transformed itself from the misty veil
of Romanticism and Impressionism to the more hard-edged modernism
that would prevail in the 20th century. Less well known are his
writings about music and the composer's craft. Although he wrote a
major book on music theory published in 1903 (and translated into
English a year later), his extended essays on composition, his
fellow composers, and analysis have never appeared before in
English. Christopher Anderson, a noted Reger scholar, has gone back
to original manuscripts as well as the published versions of these
writings to produce definitive new texts. Additionally, Anderson
has written an opening essay placing Reger's writings and music in
the context of his time. This volume will appeal strongly to those
interested in the Late Romantic era, musical composition and
aesthetics, and of course those interested in the music and life of
Reger
Max Reger (1873-1916) was a celebrated German composer, performer
on piano and organ, and conductor. Well known for his compositions
for keyboards and orchestra, Reger worked during the crucial
decades when Western music transformed itself from the misty veil
of Romanticism and Impressionism to the more hard-edged modernism
that would prevail in the 20th century. Less well known are his
writings about music and the composer's craft. Although he wrote a
major book on music theory published in 1903 (and translated into
English a year later), his extended essays on composition, his
fellow composers, and analysis have never appeared before in
English. Christopher Anderson, a noted Reger scholar, has gone back
to original manuscripts as well as the published versions of these
writings to produce definitive new texts. Additionally, Anderson
has written an opening essay placing Reger's writings and music in
the context of his time.
This volume will appeal strongly to those interested in the Late
Romantic era; musical composition and aesthetics; and of course
those interested in the music and life of Reger.
The first thorough examination of the most renowned and influential
organist in early twentieth-century Germany and of his complex
relationship to his country's tumultuous and shifting
sociopolitical landscape. In the course of a multifaceted career,
Karl Straube (1873-1950) rose to positions of immense cultural
authority in a German musical world caught in unprecedented
artistic and sociopolitical upheaval. Son of a German
harmonium-builder and an intellectually inclined English mother,
Straube established himself as Germany's iconic organ virtuoso by
the turn of the century. His upbringing in Bismarck's Berlin
encouraged him to develop intensive interests in world history and
politics. He quickly became a sought-after teacher, editor, and
confidante to composers and intellectuals, whose work he often
significantly influenced. As the eleventh successor to J. S. Bach
in the cantorate of St. Thomas School, Leipzig, he focused the
choir's mission as curator of Bach's works and, in the unstable
political climate of the interwar years, as international emissary
for German art. His fraught exit from the cantorate in 1939 bore
the scars of his Nazi affiliations and issued in a final decade of
struggle and disillusionment as German society collapsed.
Christopher Anderson's book presents the first richly detailed
examination of Karl Straube's remarkable life, situated against the
background of the dynamic and sometimes sinister nationalism that
informed it. Through extensive examination of primary sources,
Anderson reveals a brilliant yet deeply conflicted musician whose
influence until now has been recognized, even hailed, but little
understood.
Max Reger (1873-1916) is perhaps best-known for his organ music.
This quickly assumed a prominent place in the repertory of German
organists due in large measure to the efforts of Reger's
contemporary Karl Straube (1873-1950). The personal and collegial
relationship between the composer and performer began in 1898 and
developed until Reger's death. By that time, Straube had
established himself as an important artist and teacher in Leipzig
and the central authority for the interpretation of Reger's organ
music. The Reger-Straube relationship functioned on a number of
levels with decisive consequences both for the composition of the
music and its interpretation over a period fraught with upheaval on
sociopolitical, religious and aesthetic fronts. This book evaluates
the significance of the relationship between the composer and
organist using primary source materials such as autograph
performing manuscripts, reviews, programmes, letters and archival
sources from contemporary organ building. The result is a much
enhanced understanding of Reger in terms of performance practice
and reception history, and a re-examination of Straube and, more
broadly, of Leipzig as a musical centre during this period.
Max Reger (1873-1916) is perhaps best-known for his organ music.
This quickly assumed a prominent place in the repertory of German
organists due in large measure to the efforts of Reger's
contemporary Karl Straube (1873-1950). The personal and collegial
relationship between the composer and performer began in 1898 and
developed until Reger's death. By that time, Straube had
established himself as an important artist and teacher in Leipzig
and the central authority for the interpretation of Reger's organ
music. The Reger-Straube relationship functioned on a number of
levels with decisive consequences both for the composition of the
music and its interpretation over a period fraught with upheaval on
sociopolitical, religious and aesthetic fronts. This book evaluates
the significance of the relationship between the composer and
organist using primary source materials such as autograph
performing manuscripts, reviews, programmes, letters and archival
sources from contemporary organ building. The result is a much
enhanced understanding of Reger in terms of performance practice
and reception history, and a re-examination of Straube and, more
broadly, of Leipzig as a musical centre during this period.
Renal Cancer: Current Status and Innovations provides a useful
guide to the fundamental basics and latest diagnostic and treatment
techniques for Renal Cancer. It features clearly structured and
easy-to-understand chapters enabling the reader to develop a
thorough understanding of screening, surveillance, diagnostics,
pathology, robotic and open surgical approaches, ablation, medical
treatment, psychology, and future innovations. Â The book
provides a valuable resource for the full spectrum of clinicians
involved in the multidisciplinary management of Renal Cancer.
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The Stolen Crown (Hardcover)
Christopher Anderson Moltzau; Edited by Jay Anderson Moltzau
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The Stolen Crown (Paperback)
Christopher Anderson Moltzau; Edited by Jay Anderson Moltzau
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The American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the
collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the
bloodiest conflicts in modern history, claiming the lives of at
least 600,000 soldiers and an unknown number of civilians. The
Civil War was also one of the world's first truly industrial
conflicts, involving railroads, the telegraph, steamships and
mass-manufactured weaponry. The eventual victory of the Union over
the Confederacy rang the death-knell for American slavery, and set
the USA on the path to becoming a truly world power. Paul
Christopher Anderson shows how and why the conflict remains the
nation's defining moment, arguing that it was above all a struggle
for power and political supremacy. Melding social, cultural and
military history, the author explores iconic battles like Shiloh,
Chickamauga, Antietam and Gettysburg, as well as the bitterly
contesting forces underlying them. He shows that while both sides
began the war in order to preserve - the integrity of the American
state in the case of the Union, the integrity of a culture and
value system in the case of the Confederacy - it allowed the South
to define a regional identity that has survived into modern times.
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