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Performance studies in the Western art music tradition have often been dominated by the relationship of theoretical score-analysis to performance. This book presents a structured approach to analyzing the interpretation of a musical work from the perspective of a musically informed listener.
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Though the machines and technology have changed drastically over the past century, the themes of sacrifice, loyalty, and heroism have been felt by countless generations of American soldiers. While todays armed forces depend on the accuracy of satellites and smartbombs, the American soldier of the early twentieth century fought under much different circumstancesan era dominated by machine guns, massive artillery, gas masks, biplanes, and trench warfare. Our nations families, at that time, were full of patriotic pride and were more than willing to give their sons in the fight for democracy. Lancaster County, a rural community in the Palmetto States Upcountry, was proud to count many of its men...
Howard Hughes (1905-1976) was a true American original: legendary lover, record-setting aviator, idiosyncratic film producer, talented inventor, ultimate eccentric—and, for much of his lifetime, the richest man in the United States. His desire for privacy was so fierce and his isolation so complete that even several decades after his death, inaccurate stories continue to circulate about him. Richard Hack explodes the illusion of Hughes’ life and exposes the man behind the myth—a playboy whose sexual exploits with Hollywood stars were legendary, an entrepreneur without ethics, an explorer without maps, and ultimately, an eccentric trapped by his own insanity. Drawing on secreted letters, declassified FBI files, autopsy reports, more than 110,000 pages of court testimony, and exclusive interviews, Hack reveals a man so devious in his thinking and so perverse in his desires that his impact continues to be felt even today. From entertainment to politics, aviation to espionage, the author shows how and why Howard Hughes left an indelible and unique mark on the American cultural landscape.
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