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Program Notes for Band
"Program Notes for Band is a reference text for directors and members of bands, program note writers and announcers, record collectors, and teachers."--Page v.
Band Music Notes
Contains composer information and program notes for over 600 band compositions, also grading, estimated duration, and record information.
Intoxicating Manchuria
In China, both opium and alcohol were used for centuries in the pursuit of health and leisure while simultaneously linked to personal and social decline. The impact of these substances is undeniable, and the role they have played in Chinese social, cultural, and economic history is extremely complex. In Intoxicating Manchuria, Norman Smith reveals how warlord rule, Japanese occupation, and political conflict affected local intoxicant industries. These industries flourished throughout the early twentieth century, even as a vigorous anti-intoxicant movement raged. Through the lens of popular Chinese media depictions of alcohol and opium, Smith analyzes how intoxicants and addiction were understood in this society, the role the Japanese occupation of Manchuria played in their portrayal, and the efforts made to reduce opium and alcohol consumption. This is the first English-language book-length study to focus on alcohol use in modern China and the first dealing with intoxicant restrictions in the region.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'
Norman Kemp Smith's 'A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'' is a seminal work that distills and elucidates Immanuel Kant's magnum opus with precision and scholarly insight. Kemp Smith's commentary is not only a feat of exegesis but also offers an in-depth exploration of the complex philosophical ideas presented in Kant's work. His lyrical prose and organized structure provide a guiding light through the labyrinthine arguments and intricate concepts of Kant's original text. Poised within the larger conversation of Kantian scholarship, his analytical skills shine, making the daunting philosophical treatise more accessible to students and scholars alike, without diluting the profundi...
The Harvard Dictionary of Music
This reference includes: entries on all styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East; descriptions of instruments and their historical background; and articles reflecting the contemporary beat, including pop, jazz and rock.
