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Covering one of the most musically diverse regions in the world,
Musics of Latin America emphasizes music as a means of
understanding culture and society: each author balances an analysis
of musical genres with discussion of the historical and cultural
trends that have shaped them. Chapters cover traditional, popular,
and classical repertoire, and in-text listening guides ensure that
students walk away with a solid understanding of the music.
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Leon Polk Smith: Going Beyond Space
John Koegel, David M. Roche, Sabine Schaschl, Patterson Sims, Brandon Taylor, …
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R1,286
Discovery Miles 12 860
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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From today's perspective, Leon Polk Smith's artistic position can
be understood as a "missing link" in art history. His work connects
the European avant-garde with the American abstraction of the
1940s/1950s via references to the paintings of Piet Mondrian.
Smith's pioneering role in the Hard-Edge style and his Shaped
Canvases are in turn achievements that spread from the US to
Europe. With his unique Constellations, Smith became known beyond
the borders of the US. In recent years, his work has gained new
visibility thanks to numerous exhibitions in the US. The solo show
at Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich and the accompanying
publication are intended to contribute to the long overdue new
reception in Europe.
A history -- the first ever -- of the abundant traditions of
German-American musical theater in New York, and a treasure trove
of songs and information. Nineteenth-century New York was, after
Berlin and Vienna, the third largest German-populated city in the
world. German-language musical plays and light operas held an
important niche in the lives of German immigrants and their
families. John Koegel's Music in German Immigrant Theater: New York
City, 1840-1940, tells, for the first time, the engrossing story of
these theater works, and the many musical numbers from them that
became popular as separate songs. Koegel documents performances, in
German, of plays by Shakespeare and Goethe and operas by Offenbach,
Verdi, and Johann Strauss. And he draws long-needed attention to
German-American musical comedies written, beginning in the 1890s,
by ethnic parodist Adolf Philipp. As their titles suggest -- Der
Corner Grocer aus der Avenue A and Der Pawnbroker von der Eastside
-- these musicals related directly to the daily experiences of
theimmigrant population. Music in German Immigrant Theater is
enriched by copious photographs, sheet-music title pages, and
musical examples, as well as numerous sets of song lyrics -- some
uproarious, others touching --in German and in English translation.
The accompanying CD includes recordings of many of the songs
discussed in the book. John Koegel is Professor of Musicology at
California State University, Fullerton. WINNER - 2009 ForeWord
Reviews' Book of the Year Award, music category. This book is also
included in the AAUP's 2010 University Press Books Selected for
Public and Secondary School Libraries along with a number of other
URP books.
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