This rather odd book would be a great gift for any Sopranos-phile. Instead of just being a glorified fanzine, it is put together in a style that makes it both compelling and enlightening for even the most ardent fan. The book is written as if the author has put together a real life FBI dossier on New Jersey's leading crime family. Included are artifacts and ancedotes that supposedly provide insight to the agents who are trying to bring down Tony and the boys. It is a clever and amusing way to provide fans of the series with detailed background and insight into the show's myriad of characters. But not to fear, it also provides an episode by episode recap of every show from the first two seasons (hence its one drawback, it covers ONLY the first two seasons). Oddities abound, such as a nursing home report on Livia and a discarded credit card bill showing a month's worth of Meadow's purchases. In fact, were it the real thing, the author's obsession with both of Tony's "families" would be downright creepy. This is
Although his fame rests largely on other musical genres, Dvorák was a gifted composer for the piano. His mastery is evident in this 10-piece cycle for piano four hands. Sensitive and skillfully written, these poetic compositions brilliantly capture the era's romantic sentiment. Previously available only in 2 volumes, the complete Legends are reproduced here in a convenient, single-volume edition.
Two of Saint-Sa ns' most popular works appear in this affordable volume. First composed in song form, Danse Macabre was later rewritten as a symphonic poem about the dance of death. Havanaise is among the most challenging violin and orchestra pieces. Based on the Cuban dance.
Although composer Amy Beach (1867-1944) was precociously talented as a pianist (she made her professional debut at 16), she was largely self-taught as a composer. Through a careful study of the masters, she guided herself into a remarkably prolific and successful career. Her Gaelic Symphony, performed in 1896 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was the first symphonic work by an American woman. Later identified in print as Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, she produced many other orchestral works as well, along with songs, piano pieces, choral works, and even a one-act opera, most in an unpretentious Romantic vein a catalog of more than 300 published compositions. Some of Beach's most important work was written for solo piano. This volume of her piano music includes a rich selection of the elegant, stylish miniatures for which Beach is best known. Among them are Ballad, Op. 6; In Autumn, Dreaming, and Fire-Flies, all from Op. 15; Barcarolle, from Op. 28; the well-known Scottish Legend, Op. 54, No. 1; t
One of Indonesia's most highly developed art forms, batik designs can be traced back to ancient Egypt and other parts of the Middle East. Patterns created with dyes and a pen dipped into hot wax produce rich and unique color combinations. This stunning collection includes more than 200 of these highly stylized and often dramatic batik designs depicting florals, geometrics, winged creatures, and other fanciful images. Ideal for immediate practical use, this handy archive-reproduced directly from a rare, authoritative source-will supply artists and crafters with an unusual range of designs and serve as a delightful browsing book for enthusiasts of Asian art and culture.
A master of the art song, Brahms extended his exceptional artistry to the delightful solo vocal quartets contained in this volume. Included are the Liebeslieder, Op. 5"2, 18 songs for vocal quartet (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) and piano four hands; Neue Liebeslieder, Op. 65, 14 songs and a dosing piece for the same ensemble; and Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103, 11 songs for vocal quartet and piano (one player). Of the two sets of Liebeslieder, Grove's Dictionary remarks: "The former shows Brahms in his most genial Viennese vein . . . and some of the quieter pieces are unexpectedly touching. The second set is rather more sombre in colouring and ends with a remark- ably beautiful finale, to words by Goethe, in which the dance rhythm seems to fade away in the distance." The Zigeunerlieder elicit this comment: "... the general atmosphere of the music is essentially Brahmsian... and most delightful in quality."
Features 5 examples of the genre to which Schubert was most devoted — the solo piano sonata. Includes Sonata in C Minor, D. 958; A Major, D. 959; and B-flat Major, D. 960; Sonata in A Major, D. 664 — called the "little" sonata to distinguish it from the later work — the Sonata in A Minor, D. 784.
The artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the mostimportant 20th-century painters, and one of the few Latin Americanartists to have achieved a global reputation. Kahlo's arrestingpictures, most of them small self-portraits, express the burdensthat weighed upon her soul.
A complete guide to the art of collecting，pictures and using them to decorate the home，informative and inspiring, with advice from。 Ieading art experts and collectors around the world，practical tips on framing and displaying every type，of image, from photography to paintings。
A comprehensive visual journey through all the styles andtrends of modern urban art. 500 colour photographs show street artmasterpieces in dozens of cities around the world in many differentstyles: realistic, 3D, wild style and graphic.
Mendelssohn’s Lieder Ohne Worte, or "Songs without Words," is among the most loved, most played collections in the Romantic piano repertoire. Reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf & Hartel edition, this volume contains all of these popular compositions more than 40 pieces, including such favorites as Spinning Song, Spring Song, and Venetian Gondola Song. Composed at various points throughout his life, Mendelssohn compiled this collection of short works for the amateur pianist looking for high quality, yet not-too-difficult music. Still practiced and performed today, "Songs without Words" is often considered to be Mendelssohn’s greatest legacy as a composer. For study or play, this work represents an admirable addition to any music library.
"Girl before a Mirror" (1932), one of severalstandouts in MoMA's vast collection of Pablo Picasso's work, takesthe traditional artistic theme of a woman before her mirror andreinvents it in radically modern terms. The girl's profile andblonde hair identify her as Marie-Thérèse Walter, the artist'slover, muse and a profoundly transformative presence in both hislife and art, but the painting is far from a conventional portrait.Its dazzling jewel-like colors, boldly contoured shapes and surfacepatterning transform the girl and her shadowy reflection into adeeply mysterious image that is both captivating and strange. Inher essay, MoMA's Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Curator of Paintingand Sculpture, Anne Umland, explores this work in depth anddescribes the circumstances of its creation: the artist's privatelife, his practice as a sculptor, his rivalry with other artistsboth living and dead and his concern, at the age of 51, about hiscontemporary relevance and artistic legacy.
The rigid, straight line is fundamentally alien to humanity,life and the whole of creation". Hundertwasser applied thisphilosophy not only to the famous Viennese buildings for which hewas renowned, but all the media and art-forms he has experimentedwith during his wild career. Whether it be painting, sculpture,performance art or designing a kindergarten, Hundertwasser's worksare multi-coloured, organic, and shot through with a sense of themagical or fantastic. However, Hundertwasser's art has alwayscontained a political shade. He has consistently rebelled againstrationalist or determinist ideas, promoted ecological awareness,and mantained a passionate belief in the anarchy of theimagination. In this retrospective, Pierre Restany covers all thebases of Hundertwasser's eclectic development as an artist, fromthe tenant revolt and nude lecture of the early 70s, through thehousing projects in Vienna, right up to his designs for analternative society.
Get backstage with the boys! From humble beginnings to mega stardom, everything you ever wanted to know about the most successful boy band of the nineties is here. Relive the highs and lows with Gary, Robbie, Mark, Jason and Howard.
随着移动通信技术的不断发展和普及，人们对移动对象管理的需求越来越迫切。移动对象管理成为数据库研究领域的一个热门方向，它在许多领域都展现了广阔的应用前景。《移动对象管理:模型、技术与应用》比较系统地介绍了移动对象管理的相关内容，即移动对象管理模型（包括移动对象建模、移动对象更新、移动对象索引等），移动对象管理技术（包括移动对象查询、移动对象预测、移动数据不确定性研究等），移动对象管理应用（包括动态交通导航、动态交通网络、移动对象聚类分析、位置隐私保护等）。 《移动对象管理:模型、技术与应用》总结了国内外有关移动数据管理的研究工作和具有代表性的关键技术，并较详细地介绍了作者近年来的一些研究成果，具有较大的参考价值。 《移动对象管理:模型、技术与应用》的读者对象为高等院校计算机专业
Few works in the piano literature are as essential to an understanding ofeighteenth-century style as Mozart's solo sonatas. Almost without exception, they are works of great sensitivity, classic design, and a wonderful balance oflyricism and drama. This new compilation unites 6 of Mozart's most familiar sonatas, including Sonata No. 8 in A minor (K310); Sonata No. 10 in C major (K330); Sonata No. 11 in A major (K331); Sonata No. 12 in F major (K332); Sonata No. 14 in C minor (K457); Sonata No. 16 in C major (K545).
Paganini and Wieniawski were two of the most famous violin virtuosos of the 19th century, and composers of a number of the most treasured masterpieces in the violin repertory. Here, in a comprehensive playing edition, are three of their most celebrated works for solo violin: Paganini's innovative Caprices, Op. 1, and Wieniawski's maior collections of studies, L'Ecole Moderne, Op. 10, and Etudes-Caprices, Op. 18. Nicol6 Paganini （1782-1840） developed a phenomenal playing technique, and literally transformed violin playing with his dazzling technical breakthroughs-fingered octaves, double-triple-and quadruple-stop chords, and "ricochet" bowings among them. His twenty-four Caprices, reprinted here from the definitive C. F. Peters edition, are a virtual textbook summation of his extraordinary achievements. Henryk Wieniawski （1835-1880） greatly enriched the violin literature with his highly individual style, combining Paganini's technical advances with a soaring Romanticism and distinctive Slavonic
When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson's name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn't. The incident was the tip of the iceberg, the first hint of a scandal that shook Hollywood and rattled Wall Street. Soon powerful studio executives were engulfed in controversy; careers derailed; reputations died; and a ruthless, take-no-prisoners corporate power struggle for the world-famous Hollywood dream factory began. First published in 1982, this now classic story of greed and lies in Tinseltown appears here with a stunning final chapter on Begelman's post-Columbia career as he continued to dazzle and defraud . . . until his last hours in a Hollywood hotel room, where his story dramatically and poignantly would end.
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) is best-known for his "ready-mades"- such as the urinal, entitled "Fountain" and "signed" R. Mutt.This study tackles the enigma of this major 20th-century artist. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition ofthis title.
Features Deux Arabesques, Suite Bergamasque, Masques, 1st series of Images, etc. 9 others, in corrected editions.
From an exceptional collection of the finest examples of German ironwork comes this rich source of permission-free images for artists and craftspeople. More than 270 illustrations depict a broad variety of magnificent ironwork from the city of Dfisseldorf, with finely rendered examples of the craft ranging from elaborate castle gates to ornate weather vanes. Balustrades, screens, balcony railings, and other decorative ironwork abounds in this handsome compilation. Derived from a rare, turn-of-the-century portfolio, these splendid designs offer uncommon glimpses of a rich array of motifs that are sure to inspire and delight designers, architecture enthusiasts, antique lovers, and devotees of vintage ironwork. Dover (2005) original selection of plates reproduced from Die Schmiedekunst: zum praktischen Gebrauche fiir Schlosser und Schmiede, originally published in three volumes by F. Wolfrum, Dtisseldorf, 1892-1899. iv+92pp. 9 x 12. Paperbound. Free Dover Pictorial Archive and Clip Art Ca
Handsome, affordable treasury of outstanding works by French master: Pavane pour une infante défunte, Jeux d'eau, Sonatine, Miroirs, Menuet antique, Gaspard de la nuit, more. Influential works belong in the repertoire of every serious pianist.
