Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
The Four and the One
Author: David RoundsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Spotlighting the four women of the Lafayette Quartet, a leading Canadian ensemble, Rounds offers both a comprehensive history of the beloved instrumental form and an inside view of the complex world of professional quartet players, revealing the exultation and heatache that are the performing artists' daily fare. A treat for every music lover, whether player, listener or composer.
Musical Magazine and Musical Courier
Author: The Viola Da Gamba
Author: Bettina HoffmannPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367443757
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The viola da gamba was a central instrument in European music from the late fifteenth century well into the late eighteenth. Bettina Hoffmann offers an introduction to the instrument-its construction, technique and history-for the non-specialist with a wealth of original archival scholarship that experts will relish.
Classic CD.
Author: Twentieth Century Harmony
Author: Vincent PersichettiPublisher: London : Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571112166
Category : Harmony
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
The Gramophone
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Audio equipment industry
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
Distinction
Author: Pierre BourdieuPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113587316X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
Examines differences in taste between modern French classes, discusses the relationship between culture and politics, and outlines the strategies of pretension.
The Musicale
Author: Introduction to Information Retrieval
Author: Christopher D. ManningPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139472100
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Class-tested and coherent, this textbook teaches classical and web information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and text clustering from basic concepts. It gives an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections. All the important ideas are explained using examples and figures, making it perfect for introductory courses in information retrieval for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computer science. Based on feedback from extensive classroom experience, the book has been carefully structured in order to make teaching more natural and effective. Slides and additional exercises (with solutions for lecturers) are also available through the book's supporting website to help course instructors prepare their lectures.
Korngold and His World
Author: Daniel GoldmarkPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691198292
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. He was lauded in his youth by everyone from Mahler to Puccini and his auspicious career in the early 1900s spanned chamber music, opera, and musical theater. Today, he is best known for his Hollywood film scores, composed between 1935 and 1947.