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The Forging of a Golden Age
When he became King in 1740, Frederick reinvigorated cultural life in the Prussian capital. In creating a Kapelle of virtuosi and building an opera house not sequestered in the palace, but freestanding in the city's center, Frederick II created an unmistakably public and enduring example of the importance of music to his reign. On the cusp of the 300th anniversary of Frederick's birth (2012), the time is ripe for a reappraisal of his accomplishments and those of the remarkable musicians, such as C.P.E. Bach, whom he hired to realize his artistic vision. Fascination with the music of the past -- especially Bach's -- began in Frederick's time. Music collectors such as the kings sister, Princess Anna Amalia, and high-profile public figures such as Carl Friedrich Zelter then helped to transmit the era's musical values to the next generation, for whom the music of Frederick's rule became symbolic of a Classic age. Frederick, though, deserves sole credit for establishing the cultural foundations that not only helped determine music's role in his century but, because of Berlin's enduring artistic prominence, ours as well.
The Routledge Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach
The Ashgate Research Companion to Johann Sebastian Bach provides an indispensable introduction to the Bach research of the past thirty-fifty years. It is not a lexicon providing information on all the major aspects of Bach's life and work, such as the Oxford Composer Companion: J. S. Bach. Nor is it an entry-level research tool aimed at those making a beginning of such studies. The valuable essays presented here are designed for the next level of Bach research and are aimed at masters and doctoral students, as well as others interested in coming to terms with the current state of Bach research. Each author covers three aspects within their specific subject area; firstly, to describe the resu...
The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett
Peter Perez Burdett (1733–1793) was the first person to practise aquatint engraving in Britain. He was also an ambitious map-maker, publishing a prize-winning map of Derbyshire and inspiring the creation of a series of inter-connected county maps, from Lancashire to Warwickshire. Furthermore, after his emigration to Germany, he oversaw the mapping of Baden. He is perhaps best known as the friend and artistic advisor of Joseph Wright of Derby. It is usually assumed that his influence upon Wright ceased after his emigration to Germany in 1774. This book presents evidence that suggests that this may not have been the case. In the course of his adventurous life, Burdett crossed paths with many of the luminaries of the Enlightenment, including Erasmus Darwin, Matthew Boulton, Benjamin Franklin, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and the Holy Roman Emperor, to name but a few. This book is his first biography. By the same author: Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell.
Jiří Čart (Georg Czarth)
Czech-born composer, Jiři Czart (Čart), (pron. Yee-rrzhee Chart), (born in Bohemia 1708-1778), whose name has also been spelled; Czard, Czardt, Czarth, Schart, Scharch, Scharth, Szarth, Tzardt,Tzarth, Tzartd, Tzschardt, Qchart, Zard, Zardt, Zarth, and Zarthe. The various spellings of his name may explain why he seems to be somewhat forgotten. Czart was trained in Vienna in composition, violin, and flute. In 1734, he along with his good friend František Benda, accepted a position at the court of “Frederick the Great.” Czart remained in the King’s orchestra for over twenty years. Today, only a small portion of Jiři Czart’s compositions survive. This thematic catalog represents seve...
C.P.E. Bach
The second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, C.P.E. Bach was an important composer in his own right, as well as a writer and performer on keyboard instruments. He composed roughly a thousand works in all the leading genres of the period, with the exception of opera, and Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven all acknowledged his influence. He was also the author of a two-volume encyclopedic book about performance on keyboard instrument. C.P.E. Bach and his music have always been the subject of significant scholarship and publication but interest has sharply increased over the past two or three decades from performers as well as music historians. This volume incorporates important writings not only on the composer and his chief works but also on theoretical issues and performance questions. The focus throughout is on relatively recent scholarship otherwise available only in hard-to-access sources.
Scandalous Women
Throughout history women have caused wars, defied the rules, and brought men to their knees. The famous and the infamous, queens, divorcées, actresses, and outlaws have created a ruckus during their lifetimes-turning heads while making waves. Scandalous Women tells the stories of the risk takers who have flouted convention, beaten the odds, and determined the course of world events. *When Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) wasn't bathing in asses' milk, the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Egypt and forged an important political alliance with Rome against her enemies-until her dalliance with Marc Antony turned the empire against her. *Emilie du Châtelet (1706-1748), a mathematician, physic...
Wench
THE WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT THAT BECAME A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'SHATTERING' SIGRID NUNEZ 'BEAUTIFUL' USA TODAY 'UNFORGETTABLE' TAYARI JONES In 1850s Ohio, a free territory before the Civil War, Tawawa House is an idyllic retreat for Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their enslaved black mistresses. It's their open secret. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at the resort, building strong friendships over the years. But when they are joined by Mawu, as fearless as she is assured, the seeds of an escape are planted. To run away is to leave everything behind, and for some it will be harder to break the emotional and psychological bonds that bind them to their masters. When a fire on the resort sets off a string of tragedies, the women of Tawawa House soon learn that triumph and dehumanization are inseparable and that love exists even in the darkest circumstances - all while they bear witness to the end of an era.
Mafia Moll
Describes the life of Judith Exner and her ties to President John F. Kennedy, as well as the mafia; discussing information that claims she carried money, messages, and documents between the President and the Mafia; and examining her involvement in the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and other related topics.
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