Adria - History & Criticism 1

En esta obra la cumbia no solo se escucha… se baila, se hereda, se transforma y se comparte. Los sonidos del acordeón, el bombo, la guacharaca, el cencerro, el güiro y los platillos resuenan desde C……続きを見る

The major essays of the distinguished and prolific Australian-born film critic Adrian Martin have long been difficult to access, so this anthology, which collects highlights of his work in one volum……続きを見る

In "Johann Sebastian Bach: The Organist and His Works for the Organ," André Pirro provides a meticulous exploration of Bach's life through the lens of his organ compositions. The book not only discu……続きを見る

'Playboys of the Western World is a model of contemporary performance studies.' 'The book is remarkably well-focused: half is a series of production histories of Playboy performances through the twe……続きを見る

The Theatrical Orchestra analyses experimental performances by British music ensembles in the twenty-first century. Orchestras are reconceiving how concerts are programmed and presented, how musicia……続きを見る

Mervyn LeRoy Comes to Town is the first book devoted to the career of one of the director/producers who in the early years of sound cinema was instrumental in establishing the Hollywood model of pro……続きを見る

In "Aspects of Modern Opera: Estimates and Inquiries," Lawrence Gilman meticulously explores the evolution of opera in the modern era, integrating rigorous analysis with personal reflections on nota……続きを見る

À l’instar de tout art, le rap possède sa propre histoire, sa culture et son champ d’expression, révélant une singularité narrative unique. Storytelling, une exploration narrative du rap francophone……続きを見る

The follow-up to The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, the most complete work on the life and work of Paul McCartney ever published. Volume 2 continues to paint the portrait of one of the world’s greatest……続きを見る

Music has been a significant part of life in Mi’kma’ki for many thousands of years, and classical music in particular since the founding of Halifax in 1749. Musicians of various European origins bro……続きを見る

The Year's Work in Showgirls Studies is a fan culture volume that deconstructs how and why Showgirls**, a 1995 drama with a female lead bent on becoming a famous performer in Las Vegas, became a muc……続きを見る

Qui aurait imaginé trouver Nekfeu aux côtés d’Aragon à la même table ? Découvrir sur les mêmes pages la riche discographie de Dosseh et les thèmes de la littérature picaresque ? Examiner, dans une é……続きを見る

ReSounding Poverty: Romani Music and Development Aid engages with global scholarship on development, poverty, and applied research. It addresses the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) wit……続きを見る

In the course of a 1935 USA Abbey Theatre tour of the plays of Sean O'Casey and others, an extensive collaboration was launched between director John Ford ('My real name is Sean Martin Aloysius O'Fe……続きを見る

This book explores the diversity of perspectives afforded by the emerging body of Scandinavian films produced by women. The author focuses on women filmmakers' use of their own vulnerability in repr……続きを見る

The 1970s has often been hailed as a great moment for American film, as a generation of “New Hollywood” directors like Scorsese, Coppola, and Altman offered idiosyncratic visions of what movies coul……続きを見る

D. Michael Rivage-Seul’s eye-opening new book, The Magic Glasses of Critical Thinking: Seeing Through Alternative Fact & Fake News, invites readers to try out what Baba Dick Gregory calls the "magic……続きを見る

Die Schweizer Popmusik ist längst in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen und seit einigen Jahren feiern jüngere Musikerinnen und Musiker auch international Erfolge, etwa Sophie Hunger, Bonaparte u……続きを見る

13 short essays on film covering subjects as wide ranging as Genre, cognitive/neo-formalist readings, signs in visual culture, editing and much more. A collection brought together over a 3 year peri……続きを見る

Over the course of the 19th century, ballads proliferated in German-speaking Europe in a truly remarkable range of contexts. Audiences were of course likely encounter balladry in the volumes of Goet……続きを見る

In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a perio……続きを見る

Starting with 1964's Goldfinger, every James Bond film has followed the same ritual, and so has its audience: after an exciting action sequence the screen goes black and the viewer spends three long……続きを見る

In "Stories of Symphonic Music," Lawrence Gilman intricately weaves narratives that illuminate the rich tapestry of orchestral compositions, transforming musical scores into vivid tales. Gilman's li……続きを見る

In "Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande," Lawrence Gilman delves into the intricate layers of Claude Debussy's only opera, exploring its rich interplay of music and drama. Gilman employs a scholarly yet ……続きを見る

A Concise History of the Electric Guitar by Adrian Ingram, one of the world's leading jazz guitar experts, charts the exciting history of the electric guitar from the early decades of the 20th centu……続きを見る

Detailing the genesis, production history and different versions of 'Once Upon a Time in America', this study considers the film within the context of Leone's evolution as a grand cinema stylist. It……続きを見る

Starting with 1964's Goldfinger, every James Bond film has followed the same ritual, and so has its audience: after an exciting action sequence the screen goes black and the viewer spends three long……続きを見る

Death in modern theatre offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying……続きを見る

"A truly comprehensive, multi-perspective, and up-to-date survey of the undeniable role of music in Woolf 's life and writings" ( Music and Letters). Through Virginia Woolf's diaries, letters, ficti……続きを見る

Fluid stages, morphing theatre spaces, ambulant spectators, and occasionally disappearing performers: these are some of the key ingredients of nomadic theatre. They are also theatre's response to li……続きを見る