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The Piano

By: Jeremy Siepmann

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Jeremy Siepmann has treated his subject in two ways: as a musical instrument with its place in the development of musical style and as a social phenomenon with a profound influence on the spread of musical culture. The alternating development of these two themes, supported by perceptive observations on compositional procedure and richly illustrated with anecdotes and pen portraits from a stunning gallery of virftuoso pianists, offers an unrivalled survey of what is probably the single most influential instrument in the history of music, and the many geniuses, eccentrics, and drawing-room amateurs who helped to make it so. The immense riches of the EMI archive have been enthusiastically raided to provide classic recordings by Schnabel, Fischer, Solomon, Corot, Gieseking, Horowitz, Moiseiwitsch, Rubinstein, Lipatti and Michelangeli, as well as more recent lions of the keyboard.

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1857156021

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The Piano

By: Jeremy Siepmann

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The Piano

By: Jeremy Siepmann

(Book). For more than 200 years, the piano has been an inspirational force in the world of music. The Piano shows how this characterful instrument has won its place at the center of the affections of music lovers everywhere. This is the first popular book to cover every aspect of the instrument's dynamic history, including: origins, technical developments, novelties and experiments; piano music throughout the centuries; profiles of the instruments' musical giants and analyses of their greatest works; and much more. With over 200 photographs and full color throughout, The Piano is a handsome tribute to a great musical personality. 192 pages, 9 1/2 x 11 1/4

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0793599768

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9780793599769

Chopin, the Reluctant Romantic

By: Jeremy Siepmann

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Chopin, the Reluctant Romantic

By: Jeremy Siepmann

In the first major biography of Chopin to appear in English in many years, Jeremy Siepmann draws extensively on the correspondence and diaries of the composer and his intimate friends, including Liszt, Mendelssohn, and Delacroix, as well as on contemporary accounts to provide a revealing portrait of Chopin. Siepmann sets his vivid narrative against the backdrop of the turbulent times in which Chopin lived. He also provides a compassionate account of Chopin's relationship with George Sand, and he examines in detail his disputed love affair with Countess Delfina Potocka. Siepmann weaves penetrating discussions of Chopin's compositions throughout his text, illuminating Chopin's extraordinary transformations of such genres as the polonaise, mazurka, and waltz. An appendix on Chopin interpretation features the author's fascinating interviews with many leading pianists, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Tamas Vasary, Emanuel Ax, Mitsuko Uchida, and Alfred Brendel.

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280

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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1555532497

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9781555532499

Navigating the English Language Classroom

Effective Practices for Novice Teachers

By: Lía D. Kamhi-Stein,Bahiyyih Hardacre,Jeremy Kelley

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Navigating the English Language Classroom

Effective Practices for Novice Teachers

By: Lía D. Kamhi-Stein,Bahiyyih Hardacre,Jeremy Kelley

Guiding new teachers as they transition to the classroom

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University of Michigan Press

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0472039113

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9780472039111

Designing Modern Germany

By: Jeremy Aynsley

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Designing Modern Germany

By: Jeremy Aynsley

German design and architecture reflects the country’s rich and fraught political history in its structure and aesthetic philosophy. Jeremy Aynsley now offers an in-depth study of this relationship between German history and design since 1870 and the complex principles underlying it. Designing Modern Germany reveals how German attitudes toward national identity, modernity and technology are crucial to understanding German design. Aynsley traces the historical development of German design, beginning in the 1870s with the first dedicated Arts and Crafts schools and stretching through to the famous institutions of the Bauhaus and the Ulm Hochschule für Gestaltung. He analyses the works of leading figures such as Peter Behrens and Hannes Meyer, through to Ingo Maurer and Jil Sander, and many others in design specialties including graphics, industrial and furniture design, fashion and architecture. He also offers the first consideration of the contrasting design traditions of East and West Germany between 1949 and 1989. Whether examining the pre-First World War department store, the National Socialist fashion system or East Germany’s official design culture, Designing Modern Germany reveals that German design significantly affected citizens’ daily lives. An essential read for designers and scholars of German design and history, Designing Modern Germany is a key text for understanding Germany’s major contribution to twentieth-century design.

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Reaktion Books

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1861897448

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9781861897442

Graphic Design in Germany

1890-1945

By: Jeremy Aynsley

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Graphic Design in Germany

1890-1945

By: Jeremy Aynsley

A sweeping and comprehensive catalogue of the graphic arts in Germany from 1890 through World War II, this handsome oversized volume also deals with the methodology of art as a medium of persuasion.

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Univ of California Press

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0520227964

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9780520227965

Tchaikovsky

His Life & Music

By: Jeremy Siepmann

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Tchaikovsky

His Life & Music

By: Jeremy Siepmann

Tchaikovsky was a man of neurotic diffidence, his self-doubt increased by his homosexuality. His music is thoroughly Russian in character,

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Sourcebooks Mediafusion

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1402210019

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9781402210013

Brahms

By: Jeremy Siepmann

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Brahms

By: Jeremy Siepmann

Biography of an immensely complicated personality whose musical style and development is shown to have been shaped by his experiences, attitudes and characteristics - examples of which are included in the 3 CDs of his work included in the package

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Everyman's Library Limited

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1857156048

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9781857156041

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The Piano

The Piano

The Piano

The Piano

Chopin, the Reluctant Romantic

Chopin, the Reluctant Romantic

Navigating the English Language Classroom

Navigating the English Language Classroom

Designing Modern Germany

Designing Modern Germany

Graphic Design in Germany

Graphic Design in Germany

Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky

Brahms

Brahms

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