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Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall

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An award-winning scholar and leading authority on American symphonic culture argues that classical music in the United States is peculiarly performance-driven, and he traces a musical trajectory rising to its peak at the close of the 19th century and receding after World War I.

Dvorak and His World by Michael Beckerman, ISBN 0691000972

Antonin Dvorak made his famous trip to the United States one hundred years ago, but despite an enormous amount of attention from scholars and critics since that time, he remains an elusive figure. Comprising both interpretive essays and a selection of fascinating documents that bear on Dvorak's career and music, this volume addresses fundamental questions about the composer while presenting an argument for a radical reappraisal.

The essays, which make up the first part of the book, begin with Leon Botstein's inquiry into the reception of Dvorak's work in German-speaking Europe, in England, and in America. Commenting on the relationship between Dvorak and Brahms, David Beveridge offers the first detailed portrait of perhaps the most interesting artistic friendship of the era. Joseph Horowitz explores the context in which the "New World" Symphony was premiered a century ago, offering an absorbing account of New York musical life at that time. In discussing Dvorak as a composer of operas,...

Dvorak and His World by Michael Beckerman, ISBN 0691000972

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The Purpose and Power of Love and Marriage

Probably no other dimension of human experience has been pondered, discussed, debated, analyzed, and dreamed about more than the nature of true love. Love is everywhere -- in songs and in books, on televisions and on movie screens. The Purpose and Power of Love and Marriage
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The Best in Tent Camping: Florida: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos

If you subscribe to the opinion that Japanese lanterns, televisions, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, then The Best in Tent Camping: Florida should be your constant outdoor companion.
From the sugar white beaches of the Gulf Coast to the vast mangrove stands of the Everglades, camping in Florida has never been better. The Best in Tent Camping: Florida is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper's boombox, or waking up to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs.
Each campground profile gives unbiased and thorough evaluations, taking the guesswork out of finding the perfect site. Essential information provided includes:
* Campground layout map
* Key information such as fees, restrictions, and dates of operation
* Ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security,... The Best in Tent Camping: Florida: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
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Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K550, and Symphony No. 41 in C Major. K551: Jupiter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ISBN 0486298493

The peak of Mozart� 2s symphonic works. This miniature-score version, an unabridged republication of the authoritative Breitkopf & H� 4rtel editions, is both handy and inexpensive. Instrumentation. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K550, and Symphony No. 41 in C Major. K551: Jupiter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ISBN 0486298493
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Crime Fiction

"Crime Fiction" provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
*presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
*explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as "Rational Criminal Investigation," "The Hard-Boiled Mode," "The Police Procedural" and "Historical Crime Fiction"
*locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context
*outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory
*considers contemporary television series like "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" alongside the "classic" whodunnits of Agatha Christie. Crime Fiction
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Symphonies NOS. 1-21 in Full Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ISBN 048641390X

The great composer's 21 early symphonies, written between 1764 and 1771 when he was still a boy, are reproduced here from the authoritative Breitkopf and Hartel Complete Works Edition. Rich in melody, musical invention, and a much-imitated but unsurpassed grace, they allow musicians and music lovers to savor and study the composer's youthful development and mastery of the symphonic form. Symphonies NOS. 1-21 in Full Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ISBN 048641390X
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