Rhiannon Henderson's Books

Lutyens, Maconchy, Williams and Twentieth-Century British Music

A Blest Trio of Sirens

By: Rhiannon Mathias

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Lutyens, Maconchy, Williams and Twentieth-Century British Music

A Blest Trio of Sirens

By: Rhiannon Mathias

Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983), Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) and Grace Williams (1906-1977) were contemporaries at the Royal College of Music. The three composers' careers were launched with performances in the Macnaghten-Lemare Concerts in the 1930s - a time when, in Britain, as Williams noted, a woman composer was considered 'very odd indeed'. Even so, by the early 1940s all three had made remarkable advances in their work: Lutyens had become the first British composer to use 12-note technique, in her Chamber Concerto No. 1 (1939-40); Maconchy had composed four string quartets of outstanding quality and was busy rethinking the genre; and Williams had won recognition as a composer with great flair for orchestral writing with her Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes (1940) and Sea Sketches (1944). In the following years, Lutyens, Maconchy and Williams went on to compose music of striking quality and to attain prominent positions within the British music scene. Their respective achievements broke through the 'sound ceiling', challenging many of the traditional assumptions which accompanied music by female composers. Rhiannon Mathias traces the development of these three important composers through analysis of selected works. The book draws upon previously unexplored material as well as radio and television interviews with the composers themselves and with their contemporaries. The musical analysis and contextual material lead to a re-evaluation of the composers' positions in the context of twentieth-century British music history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317103009

ISBN 13

9781317103004

Fifty Key Classical Authors

By: Alison Sharrock,Rhiannon Ashley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fifty Key Classical Authors

By: Alison Sharrock,Rhiannon Ashley

A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Including essays on Sappho, Polybius and Lucan, as well as on major figures such as Homer, Plato, Catullus and Cicero, this book is a vital tool for all students of classical civilization.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

456

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134709765

ISBN 13

9781134709762

The Labour Party and the world, volume 2

Labour's foreign policy since 1951

By: Rhiannon Vickers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Labour Party and the world, volume 2

Labour's foreign policy since 1951

By: Rhiannon Vickers

This is the second book in a unique two-volume study tracing the evolution of the Labour Party’s foreign policy throughout the 20th century to the present date. This is the first comprehensive study of the history of the Labour Party’s worldview and foreign policy. It argues that Labour’s foreign policy perspective should be seen not as the development of a socialist foreign policy, but as an application of the ideas of liberal internationalism. Volume Two provides a critical analysis of Labour’s foreign policy since 1951. It examines Labour’s attempts to rethink foreign policy, focusing on intra-party debates, the problems that Labour faced when in power, and the conflicting pressures from party demands and external pressures. It examines attitudes to rearmament in the 1950s, the party’s response to the Suez crisis and the Vietnam War, the bitter divisions over nuclear disarmament and the radicalisation of foreign and defence policy in the 1980s. It also examines Labour’s desire to provide moral leadership to the rest of the world. The last two chapters focus on the Blair and Brown years, with Blair’s response to the Kosovo crisis, to 9/11 and his role in the ‘war on terror’. Whereas Blair’s approach to foreign affairs was to place emphasis on the efficacy of the use of military force, Brown’s approach instead placed faith in the use of economic measures. This highly readable book provides an excellent analysis of Labour’s foreign policy. It is essential reading for students of British politics, the Labour Party, and foreign policy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

433

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1847795951

ISBN 13

9781847795953

The Labour Party and the world, volume 1

By: Rhiannon Vickers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Labour Party and the world, volume 1

By: Rhiannon Vickers

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This is the first comprehensive study of the political ideology and history of the Labour Party's world-view and foreign policy. It argues that the development of Labour's foreign policy perspective should be seen not as the development of a socialist foreign policy but as an application of the ideas of liberal internationalism. The first volume outlines and assesses the early development and evolution of Labour's world-view. It then follows the course of the Labour party's foreign policy during a tumultuous period on the international stage, including the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, the build up to and violent reality of the Second World War, and the start of the Cold War. This highly readable book provides an excellent analysis of Labour's foreign policy during the period in which Labour experienced power for the first time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

354

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1847795943

ISBN 13

9781847795946

The Quickening

By: Rhiannon Ward

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Quickening

By: Rhiannon Ward

If you like gothic mystery, buckle up! This atmospheric read has it all' Woman magazine 'An historical novel dripping with menace' Shari Lapena, author of The End of Her *********** England, 1925. Louisa Drew lost her husband in the First World War and her six-year-old twin sons in the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. Newly re-married and seven months pregnant, Louisa is asked by her employer to travel to Clewer Hall in Sussex where she is to photograph the contents of the house for auction. She learns Clewer Hall was host to an infamous séance in 1896, and that the lady of the house has asked those who gathered back then to come together once more to recreate the evening. When a mysterious child appears on the grounds, Louisa finds herself compelled to investigate and becomes embroiled in the strange happenings of the house. Gradually, she unravels the long-held secrets of the inhabitants and what really happened thirty years before... and discovers her own fate is entwined with that of Clewer Hall's. For fans of The Silent Companions, The Little Stranger and The Familiars, an exquisitely crafted and compelling mystery that invites the reader in to the crumbling Clewer Hall to help unlock its secrets. ********** 'Utterly brilliant... full of secrets and deliciously creepy' Lisa Hall, author of The Perfect Couple 'A spooky treat, which had me turning the pages faster and faster' Cass Green, author of In a Cottage in a Wood

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

Trapeze

Published Date

ISBN 10

1409192199

ISBN 13

9781409192190

All Change!

Best practice for educational transitions

By: Rhiannon Packer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

All Change!

Best practice for educational transitions

By: Rhiannon Packer

Examines transitions within education – between year groups, key stages and schools – and how they can be managed and supported for the maximum benefit of the pupil. There is recognition that educational experiences can have a profound impact on both employability and future well-being. Beneath the political rhetoric is the need for a deepened understanding of how to develop lifelong learners, who can react positively to change and who can think critically, reflectively and independently. Supporting and managing transitions within the educational system lies at the heart of this and is therefore vitally important for all pupils. Drawing upon theory, the book provides examples of practical strategies supported by real life case studies from both working practitioners and key stakeholders including pupils and parents. These raise awareness of both challenges and good practice, while also providing key opportunities for different sectors to learn from one another.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

118

Publisher

Critical Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1913063607

ISBN 13

9781913063603

Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought

By: Rhiannon Grant

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought

By: Rhiannon Grant

In Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought, Rhiannon Grant explores the changes and continuities in liberal Quaker theology over the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in multiple English-speaking Quaker communities around the world. The work involves a close analysis of material produced by Quaker meetings through formal, corporate methods; of material produced by individuals and small groups within Quaker communities; and of writing by individuals and small groups working primarily within academic or ecumenical theological settings. It concludes that although liberal Quaker theology is diverse and flexible, it also possesses a core coherence and can meaningfully be discussed as a single tradition. At the centre of liberal Quaker theology is the belief that direct, unmediated contact with the Divine is possible and results in useful guidance.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004431551

ISBN 13

9789004431553

Yr Alarch Du

By: Rhiannon Wyn

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Yr Alarch Du

By: Rhiannon Wyn

Nofel wedi'i gosod yn nhre Caernarfon, yn adrodd hanes perthynas tad alcoholig, ei fab a merch o stad Sgubor Goch. Cawn bortread byw o'r dre a'r cymeriadau trwy lygaid y tri. Nofel i'r arddegau hwyr ac oedolion.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

118

Publisher

Y Lolfa

Published Date

ISBN 10

1847715435

ISBN 13

9781847715432

Utopia Antiqua

Readings of the Golden Age and decline at Rome

By: Rhiannon Evans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Utopia Antiqua

Readings of the Golden Age and decline at Rome

By: Rhiannon Evans

Utopia Antiqua is a fresh look at narratives of the Golden Age and decline in ancient Roman literature of the late Republic and imperial period. Through the lens of utopian theory, Rhiannon Evans looks at the ways that Roman authors, such as Virgil, Ovid and Tacitus, use and reinvent Greek myths of the ages, considering them in their historical and artistic context. This book explores the meanings of the ‘Iron Age’ and dystopia for Roman authors, as well as the reasons they give for this decline, and the possibilities for a renewed Age of Gold. Using case studies, it considers the cultural effects of importing luxury goods and the way that it gives rise to a rhetoric of Roman decline. It also looks at the idealisation of farmers, soldiers and even primitive barbarians as parallels to the Golden Race and role models for now-extravagant Romans.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

440

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

113448786X

ISBN 13

9781134487868

Cambridge Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

By: Adam Polnay,Rhiannon Pugh,Victoria Barker,David Bell,Allan Beveridge,Adam Burley,Allyson Lumsden,C. Susan Mizen,Lauren Wilson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cambridge Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

By: Adam Polnay,Rhiannon Pugh,Victoria Barker,David Bell,Allan Beveridge,Adam Burley,Allyson Lumsden,C. Susan Mizen,Lauren Wilson

A unique and accessible guide to contemporary psychodynamic therapy and its applications. An author line-up of experienced educators guide the reader through the breadth of psychodynamic concepts in a digestible and engaging way. The key applications of psychodynamic psychotherapy to a range of presentations are explored, including anxiety, depression, problematic narcissism as well as the dynamics of 'borderline' states. Specific chapters cover the dynamics of anger and aggression, and working with people experiencing homelessness. A valuable resource for novice and experienced therapists, presenting a clear, comprehensive review of contemporary psychodynamic theory and clinical practice. Highly relevant for general clinicians, third-sector staff and therapists alike, the authors also examine staff-client dynamics and the development of psychologically-informed services underpinned by reflective practice. Part of the Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies series, offering all the latest scientifically rigorous, and practical information on a range of key, evidence-based psychological interventions for clinicians.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

351

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1009117815

ISBN 13

9781009117814

Smack That (a conversation)

By: Rhiannon Faith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Smack That (a conversation)

By: Rhiannon Faith

Smack That (a conversation) documents a participatory performance created with and performed by survivors of domestic abuse. Endlessly inventive choreographer Rhiannon Faith shines a light on this complex subject in an empowering performance highlighting human resilience. Beverly is having a party and you are one of her guests. There are games, drinks, shared conversation, energetic dance and heartbreaking moments as she bravely gives a raw and honest account of surviving an abusive relationship. Each member of the all-female cast, a close-knit group of non-performers and dance artists, fearlessly takes on the persona of Beverly to convey turbulent, real experiences. The unusual setting creates a safe space for them to reveal the challenges they have faced and celebrate their endurance with the audience. Faith's work with a support group at charity Safer Places underpins this show, which seeks to raise social consciousness around domestic abuse by supporting women to openly talk about it. The book also includes descriptions of the dances included in the piece, documenting the work, but also allowing it to be re-interpreted in future.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

102

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786825422

ISBN 13

9781786825421

My Life With? What's His Name?

A Cautionary Tale

By: Rhiannon Henderson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

My Life With? What's His Name?

A Cautionary Tale

By: Rhiannon Henderson

In the world of Internet dating I met Robbie Caine Massoli, the son of one of Australia's richest women. We had a whirlwind love affair, moved in together and got engaged. Over time I forged a close relationship with his mother, Nicola Massoli, exchanging hundreds of emails. This memoir follows the development of the relationship, our lives together, and the heart-wrenching discovery that my entire new life was a lie. I wasn't the first and I'm not the last. Fall down the rabbit hole with me and discover the dark twisted tapestry that lies beneath. It's not a love story, but it is a cautionary tale.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

372

Publisher

Publicious Pty Limited

Published Date

ISBN 10

0992397200

ISBN 13

9780992397203

Book's by Rhiannon Henderson

Lutyens, Maconchy, Williams and Twentieth-Century British Music

Lutyens, Maconchy, Williams and Twentieth-Century British Music

Fifty Key Classical Authors

Fifty Key Classical Authors

The Labour Party and the world, volume 2

The Labour Party and the world, volume 2

The Labour Party and the world, volume 1

The Labour Party and the world, volume 1

The Quickening

The Quickening

All Change!

All Change!

Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought

Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought

Yr Alarch Du

Yr Alarch Du

Utopia Antiqua

Utopia Antiqua

Cambridge Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Cambridge Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Smack That (a conversation)

Smack That (a conversation)

My Life With? What's His Name?

My Life With? What's His Name?

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email