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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Isaac Albeniz is one of the most important figures in the history
of Spanish music. A legendary child prodigy, he went on to become
one of the leading concert pianists of his generation in Europe.
However, he aspired to compose music rooted in the folklore of his
native Spain, contributing seminal masterpieces that defined the
sound of Spanish art music in the 20th century and served as an
inspiration to his most eminent successors. This annotated
bibliography and research guide provides an up-to-date and thorough
presentation of all the sources any aficionado, performer, or
scholar would need to deepen his or her understanding of this
fascinating pianist and composer.
This book analyzes changes to campaigning and voting in the United
States in 2020. The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 upended
traditional campaign strategies, posed unprecedented challenges to
candidates, and possessed the potential to fundamentally alter how
campaigns think about running for office. At the same time, the
Trump administration's divisive handling of twin crises stemming
from the pandemic and rising racial tensions loomed over
congressional races as the most disruptive election cycle in living
memory. The ramifications of the 2020 congressional elections for
the direction of public policy in America-and perhaps for American
democracy itself-cannot be overstated. The Roads to Congress 2020
examines key House and Senate campaigns, candidates, and
controversies in the 2020 election to reveal what accounts for the
outcomes and point the way to America's political future.
While the roads to Congress are often full of potholes, in 2018
many of those roads looked like mine fields. With partisan control
of both chambers of Congress up for grabs in the first midterm of
the Trump presidency and the theme of potential impeachment looming
on both sides, The Roads to Congress 2018 offers inside views of
this critical election through expert analysis and case studies of
the year's most high-profile races. Thematic chapters examine the
intraparty battles occurring within both the Democratic and
Republican parties, the use of social media as part of House and
Senate campaigns (including Twitter use by and about President
Trump), and the potential impact of an increasingly diverse
Congressional candidate pool on the structure and functions of the
national legislative branch. Additionally, key case studies written
by local experts offer fresh analysis and original insights on a
sampling of major campaigns spread across the country, featuring
in-depth analyses of contentious U.S. House and Senate campaigns
across the nation. This book illuminates the key themes and trends
coming out of the 2018 midterm elections to help readers cast off
the uncertainty that surrounds our politics, and to understand the
dynamics of elections which may either herald the triumph or signal
the demise of Trumpism.
While the roads to Congress are often full of potholes, in 2018
many of those roads looked like mine fields. With partisan control
of both chambers of Congress up for grabs in the first midterm of
the Trump presidency and the theme of potential impeachment looming
on both sides, The Roads to Congress 2018 offers inside views of
this critical election through expert analysis and case studies of
the year's most high-profile races. Thematic chapters examine the
intraparty battles occurring within both the Democratic and
Republican parties, the use of social media as part of House and
Senate campaigns (including Twitter use by and about President
Trump), and the potential impact of an increasingly diverse
Congressional candidate pool on the structure and functions of the
national legislative branch. Additionally, key case studies written
by local experts offer fresh analysis and original insights on a
sampling of major campaigns spread across the country, featuring
in-depth analyses of contentious U.S. House and Senate campaigns
across the nation. This book illuminates the key themes and trends
coming out of the 2018 midterm elections to help readers cast off
the uncertainty that surrounds our politics, and to understand the
dynamics of elections which may either herald the triumph or signal
the demise of Trumpism.
When Mathilde's stepfather dies in Denmark, she is plagued by
worries about the potential death of her American father on the
other side of the Atlantic. In a desire to catalog her love for,
and memories with, her father, Mathilde travels to America and
writes a novel about their relationship that she has always known
she should write. Lone Star is about distances: the miles between a
father and daughter; the detachment between Mathilde's Danish
upbringing and her American family; the separation of language; and
the passage of time between Mathilde's adulthood and the summers
she spent as a child in St. Louis. These irrevocable gaps swirl as
Mathilde voyages to meet her father in Texas to explore a
relationship that still has time to grow. At once a travelogue and
family novel, Lone Star occupies the often-mythologized landscape
of Texas to share a story of being alive and claiming the right to
feel at home, even across the ocean.
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King Arthur in Music (Hardcover)
Richard Barber; Contributions by Derek Watson, Jeremy Dibble, Jerome V. Reel, Michael Hurd, …
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A survey of the influence of the Arthurian legends on musical
works. King Arthur in Music is the first book to be devoted to the
subject. The range of musical material is too wide for a single
author to tackle satisfactorily, and the nine contributors to this
volume are experts in the very different fields involved. The first
essay, by Robert Shay, deals with the late seventeenth century
semi-opera King Arthur, while the final essay by William Everitt
looks at the appearances of Arthur on stage and screen and the
scores that have accompanied these. Between these two extremes, the
main body of the book deals largely with opera as we now understand
it, from Wagner's 'Tristan' and 'Parsifal' to Harrison Birtwistle's
'Sir Gawain and the GreenKnight'. Some works have never been
performed, such as Hubert Parry's 'Guenever' and Rutland Boughton's
Arthurian cycle, while others have only recently been staged or
revived, such as Isaac Albeniz's 'Merlin' and Ernest Chausson's 'Le
roi Artus', both striking post-Wagnerian works in very different
styles: 'Merlin', for instance, begins with a passage based on
Gregorian chant. The range of music is therefore wider than one
might at first suspect, and other aspects of Arthurian music are
brought out in the introduction, which is a general survey of the
field, and in Jerome V.Reel's comprehensive listing of Arthurian
musical items which is printed as an appendix. Contributors ROBERT
ADLINGTON, RICHARD BARBER, WALTER A. CLARK, JEREMY DIBBLE, WILLIAM
A. EVERITT, TONY HUNT, MICHAEL HURD, JEROME V. REEL, NIGEL SIMEONE,
ROBERT SHAY, DEREK WATSON.
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