The world of the fashionista is brought to vivid life with 101introductory lessons on such topics as how a designer anticipatescultural trends and "sees" the fashion consumer, the workings ofthe fashion calendar, the ways a designer collection is conceived,the manufacture of fabric, fashion illustration, and more. Illustrated in the distinctly unique packaged style of thebestselling101 THINGS I LEARNED IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL, this newbook on fashion design will be a perfect book for any fashionschool wannabe, a recent graduate, or even a seasonedprofessional.

Ines de la Fressange shares fifty-two new secrets in thiselegant and humorous weekly planner that is the chicest way toorganize your schedule in style. Following up on the success oftheir New York Times best seller Parisian Chic: A Style Guide byInes de la Fressange, the same author duo has teamed up to write ayear’s worth of weekly fashion tips in this new daily planner. Inesde la Fressange shares fresh style and beauty tips, as well as herlight-hearted guidelines for enjoying life to the fullest. FromJanuary through December, she offers specific pointers on how todress like a Parisian—including everything from how to add pizzazzto a simple jeans-and-t-shirt uniform to what to wear on New Year’sEve—and no-nonsense do’s and don’ts that will have you smiling andlooking your best throughout the year. This weekly planner is anelegant accessory in itself, featuring a deep red faux leathercover with gold foil stamp, rounded edges, a ribbon page marker foreasy place holding, creamy offset aquarel

Plug your music career into the lucrative new income streamsof the digital marketplace Record deals are so twentieth century. Today, music licensing isthe fastest route to widespread exposure and a steady income.Creators of films, television shows, commercials, video games,ringtones, podcasts and other digital-age media hunger for musicperfectly suited to their projects—providing endless, lucrativeopportunities for savvy musicians. Whether you’re an unknowncomposer, an up-and-coming songwriter, an independent-labelperformer, or a big label star, there’s a place for you in thisfast-growing field—as long as you learn to master thegame. How does music licensing work? Where are the most abundant andrewarding opportunities? Find the answers in this authoritative,up-to-the-moment overview of one of the most effective ways tomarket your talent. It’s all here: ul li The key players in the music licensingbusiness and the best ways to make contacts and bring your music totheir atte

A Tribe Called Quest - Beastie Boys - De La Soul - Eric B. andRakim - The Fugees - KRS-One - Pete Rock and CL Smooth - PublicEnemy - The Roots - Run-DMC - Wu-Tang Clan - and twenty-five morehip-hop immortals It's a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have alwaysbeen reduced to a list of producer and sample credits, a publicityphoto or two, and some hastily composed shout-outs. That's a damnshame, because few outside the game know about the true creativeforces behind influential masterpieces like PE's It Takes a Nationof Millions. . ., De La's 3 Feet High and Rising, and Wu-Tang'sEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A longtime scribe for the hip-hopnation, Brian Coleman fills this void, and delivers a thrilling,knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic andiconoclastic art form. The format: One chapter, one artist, onealbum, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from theoriginal sources. Performers, producers, DJs, and b-boys-includingBig Daddy Kane, Muggs and B-Real, Biz Markie, RZA, I

Whether Gould's subject is Boulez, Stokowski, Streisand, orhis own highly individual thoughts on performance and creation ofmusic, the reader will be caught up in his intensity, intelligence,passion and devotion.

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If the opera world is full of " intrigue, double meanings, anddevious dramatics, " then no place exemplifies this more than theworld-famous Metropolitan Opera, where politics, ambition, andoversized egos have traditionally taken center stage along withsome of the world' s richest music. Drawing on her fifteen years asits press representative, Johanna Fiedler explodes the traditionalsecrecy that surrounds the Met in this wonderfully entertainingaccount of its tumuluous history. Fiedler chronicles the Met' searly days as a home for legends like Toscanini, Mahler, andCaruso, and gives a fascinating account of the middle years whenhaughty blue-bloods battled stubborn adminstrators for control of acompany that would emerge as America' s premiere opera house. Shetakes us behind the grand gold-curtain stage in more recent yearsas well, showing how musical superstars like Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Kathleen Battle have electrified performances andscandalized the public. But most revelatory are Fiedler'

Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: onequarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas,his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots haveinfiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini's art stillcaptivates audiences and the popularity of such works as "Tosca, LaBoh?me, " and "Madama Butterfly" has never waned, he has long beena victim of critical snobbery and cultural marginalization.In thiswitty and informative guide for beginners and fans alike, WilliamBerger sets the record straight, reclaiming Puccini as a seriousartist. Combining his trademark irreverent humor with passionateenthusiasm, Berger strikes just the right balance of introductoryinformation and thought-provoking analysis. He includes abiography, discussions of each opera, a glossary, fun facts andanecdotes, and above all keen insight into Puccini's enduringpower. For anyone who loves Puccini and for anyone who just wonderswhat all the fuss is about, "Puccini Without Excuses" is funny,challe

The definitive study of heavy metal culture that "does for metalwhat Greil Marcus's Lipstick Traces did for the Sex Pistols" (-Chicago Sun-Times ).. Few forms of music elicit such strongreactions as does heavy metal. Embraced by millions of fans, it hasalso attracted a chorus of critics, who have denounced it as acorrupter of youtheven blamed it for tragedies like the murders atColumbine. Deena Weinstein argues that these fears stem from a deepmisunderstanding of the energetic, rebellious culture of metal,which she analyzes, explains, and defends. She interprets allaspects of the metal worldthe music and its makers, its fans, itsdress code, its lyricsand in the process unravels the myths,misconceptions, and truths about an irreverent subculture that hasendured and evolved for twenty years.

Stanley Spencer was the most intensely local of all greatartists, and his native village of Cookham was a central source ofinspiration. Yet he was far from parochial, and woven into DuncanRobinson's account of the artist's career is a just appreciation ofhis greatness and of his place in the wider context of Europeanart. This book celebrates both the range and the powerfulindividual quality of Spencer's achievements as a religiousvisionary, war artist, portrait painter and landscapist.

Few music lovers realize that the arrangement of notes ontoday’s pianos was once regarded as a crime against God and nature,or that such legendary thinkers as Pythagoras, Plato, da Vinci,Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and Rousseau played a role inthe controversy. Indeed, from the time of the Ancient Greeksthrough the eras of Renaissance scientists and Enlightenmentphilosophers, the relationship between the notes of the musicalscale was seen as a key to the very nature of the universe. In this engaging and accessible account, Stuart Isacoff leads usthrough the battles over that scale, placing them in the context ofquarrels in the worlds of art, philosophy, religion, politics andscience. The contentious adoption of the modern tuning system knownas equal temperament called into question beliefs that hadlasted nearly two millenia–and also made possible the music ofBeethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, and all who followed. Filledwith original insights, fascinating anecdotes, and portraits ofsome of th

Jazz is thriving in the twenty-first century, and The NewFace of Jazz is an intimate, illustrated guide to the artists,venues, and festivals of today's jazz scene. This book celebratesthe living legends, current stars, and faces of tomorrow as theycontinue to innovate and expand the boundaries of this greatmusical legacy. In their own words, artists such as McCoy Tyner, Arturo Sandoval,Diane Schuur, Terence Blanchard, Charlie Hunter, Nicholas Payton,George Benson, Maria Schneider, Christian McBride, Randy Brecker,Jean-Luc Ponty, Joe Lovano, Lee Ritenour, and more than 100 othersshare intimately about their beginnings, musical training,inspiration, and hard-earned lessons, creating a fascinating mosaicof the current jazz community. Photographer Ned Radinsky contributes 40 amazing black-and-whiteportraits of these musicians doing what they do best—playing. Anappendix offers resources for jazz education; an exclusive readinglist; and the lowdown on those organizations and societies doingtheir par

The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, itsgreat heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Danteand Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thoughtis credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern andproducing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation theworld has ever known. But what was it? In this masterly work, theincomparable Paul Johnson tells us. He explains the economic,technological, and social developments that provide a backdrop tothe age’s achievements and focuses closely on the lives and worksof its most important figures. A commanding short narrative of thisvital period, The Renaissance is also a universally profoundmeditation on the wellsprings of innovation.

本书的照片都是从国家地理学会超凡的馆藏摄影档案中精心挑选出来的，时间跨越了一个多世纪，反映的题材遍及地球上的每一个角落，也涉及了摄影艺术的每一个层面。这些照片既反映了一些*摄影大师观察生活的独特视角，也代表了我们人类某些共同的情感追求和人性的张扬。 The Collectors Seriesedition of "In Focus" is simply the existing book at a smaller trimsize. This magnificent collection of 280 photographs by many of theworld's greatest photographers tells the tale of portraitphotography over time in page after page of arresting images. Eachphotograph stands proudly on its own, yet taken together, they tella much more complex and subtle story of the ever-evolving art formin constant creative response to new ideas, new eras, and newtechnologies.

《不朽的小提琴家》再现了历史上不朽小提琴家的魅力，简要而有趣地叙述其生活、个性与事业。作者就他们对作曲者、公众品味的影响以及演奏技巧的贡献等各个方面，讲述了这些小提琴家的特殊成就。作者玛格丽特·坎贝尔参阅了大量的书信和私人文件，并且访问许多著名音乐家，很多人为《不朽的小提琴家》提供了从未发表过的回忆录和珍贵照片。《不朽的小提琴家》是一本献给音乐会听众、唱片收藏者（有“唱片目录”）、弦乐演奏者和学生等所有爱好小提琴演奏艺术者的书。

The Must-Have Guide for Breaking into the Music Business Completely revised and updated for the twenty-first century, TheMusic Business provides essential career advice and information onhow to get started and advance in all areas of the musicindustry—from an author who’s had careers in music as an artist andprofessor for more than two decades. This comprehensive volumegives you guidance and information on: · Starting your music career · The ins and outs of recording contracts · Record producing and music engineering · The distribution and sale of records · The Internet and MP3s, and their effects on the musicindustry · The latest computer programs · Copyright law · Composing music and songwriting · Music education · The international music industry · And much more The Music Business is an indispensable reference for anyone whowants to begin a career in any of the industry’s facets, as well asan invalua

At last An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learnthe cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed peoplewho speak of "Rickenbacker guitars" and "Gram Parsons." We've allbeen there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants musicfiends who natter on about "the MC5" or "Eno" or "the Hammond B3,"not wanting to let on that we haven't the slightest idea whatthey're talking about. Well, fret no more "The Rock Snob'sDictionary" is here to define "every single sacred totem "of rockfandom's know-it-all fraternity, from Alt.country to Zimmy. (That'swhat Rock Snobs call Bob Dylan, by the way.)