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The Agony of Modern Music
by Henry PleasantsMUSIC The Argument Modern music is not modern and is rarely music. # It represents an attempt to perpetuate a European musical tradition whose technical resources are exhausted, and which no longer has any cultural validity. # That it continues to be composed, performed, and discussed represents self-deception by an element of society which refuses to believe that this is true. # The hopelessness of the situation is technically demonstrable, and contemporary composers are aware of it. # What makes their own situation hopeless is that they cannot break with the tradition without renouncing the special status they enjoy as serious composers. # That they have this status is the result of a popular superstition that serious music is by definition superior to popular music. # There is good music, indifferent music and bad music, and they all exist in all types of composition. # There is more real creative musical talent in the music of Armstrong and Ellington, in the songs of Gershwin, Rodgers, Kern and Berlin, than in all the serious music composed since 1920. # New music which cannot excite the enthusiastic participation of the lay listener has no claim to his sympathy and indulgence. Contrary to popular belief, all the music which survives in the standard repertoire has met this condition in its own time. # The evolution of Western music continues in American popular music, which has found the way back to the basic musical elements of melody and rhythm, exploited in an original manner congenial to the society of which it is the spontaneous musical expression. # And it has found the way back to the basic musical nature of the ordinary mortal, from whom music derives, by whom and for whom it is produced, and without whom it cannot and does not exist.
Intermediate Art World A Student Pages Sem. 1 & 2
by K12Intermediate Art: World A is designed to complement the World History: From Prehistory Through the Middle Ages course. Following the timeline of the K12 History program, lessons introduce students to the artists, cultures, and great works of world art and architecture from ancient through medieval times.
Afterimages
by Arlene CroceDancing leaves nothing else behind--no record, no text--and so the afterimage becomes the subject of dance criticism. A dance critic tries to train the memory as well as the organs of sense; he tries to make the afterimage that appears in his writing match the performance. 10 years of reviews of dancing, from ballet to Balanchine to Twyla Tharp.
Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles
by Christipher Hitchens Robert Browning Graham BinnsThomas Bruce, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and 7th Earl of Elgin, gave friezes from the Parthenon to the British Museum, sparking a controversy about the Elgin Marbles. Should they be returned to Greece?
Oregon
by Dorothy Nafus Morrison Eric A. KimmelThe textbook contains many special features that will help you to read, understand, and remember the geography, history, and people of Oregon.
Creative And Mental Growth
by W. Brittain Viktor LowenfeldChildren are the essence of this book, but more than that, they are the essence of society. Creative and intellectual growth are the basis of any educational system, and it is the hope that this book can contribute to an understanding of the importance of this area so as to make the education of children a joyful and meaningful experience.
Homes, Today and Tomorrow (5th edition)
by Ruth F. SherwoodThe book contents include topics on the universal need of housing, careers in housing, architecture and home designs, homes from the 18th century to today, choosing a place to live-buying-renting, basics of construction, interiors, role of colors, home maintenance, safety, security, remodeling, renovating, etc.
Exploring Art
by Rosalind Ragans Gene MittlerEXPLORING ART takes a media approach to art, giving students insights into the ways artists are inspired, and the reasons they choose particular media to realize their artistic visions. Focusing on the elements and principles of art, students learn about various media and techniques, such as drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpting, as the chapters interweave compelling lessons on art, art history, aesthetics, and art criticism with opportunities for studio production.
Art in Focus (4th Edition)
by Gene A. MittlerTHE MOST IMPRESSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE ART PROGRAM AVAILABLECompletely redesigned, Art in Focus is filled with colorful reproductions, photographs, graphics, and student artwork, all designed to challenge, surprise, and inspire your students to create and appreciate art. Your students expect something a little different from art class. The 2000 edition of Art In Focus offers the kind of inspiration and challenge your students expect. It is filled with more colorful reproductions, photos, and graphics than ever before. It uses both words and graphics to highlight relevant art topics. It integrates technology resources. It even features student artwork, so your students can see that talent can be celebrated and acknowledged at any age.
Mechanical Drawing: CAD Communications (12th Edition)
by Thomas E. French Carl L. Svensen Jay D. Helsel Byron UrbanickThe nation's #1 drafting text – first published in 1919. The twelfth edition combines basic drafting elements and concepts with modern advancements in the technologies of the industry. Empowers students to move successfully from school to work by helping them visualize in three dimensions, build imaginations, think precisely, and understand the language of the industry.
Mechanical Drawing: CAD Communications (12th Edition)
by Thomas E. French Jay D. Helsel Carl L. Svensen Byron UrbanickThe nation's #1 drafting text – first published in 1919. The twelfth edition combines basic drafting elements and concepts with modern advancements in the technologies of the industry. Empowers students to move successfully from school to work by helping them visualize in three dimensions, build imaginations, think precisely, and understand the language of the industry.
Working with Wood
by Gilbert R. HutchingsThe authors of Working With Wood have endeavored to introduce beginning students to wood. To teach woodworking and keep motivation high, the text has been written in a "hands-on" manner.
Metalwork: Technology and Practice (9th edition)
by Victor E. ReppThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to metal fabrication technology. It is intended as a textbook for entry level courses that provide laboratory experiences in metal fabrication.
Architecture: Design, Engineering, Drawing
by William Perkins SpenceDesigned especially for college design courses and drafting classes, the text provides an overview of the planning and design of residential and commercial buildings
Beginning Woodwork (Seventh Edition)
by John L. Feirer"Beginning Woodwork, as a part of a modern industrial education program, includes the following as some of its major objectives: It teaches: 1. students about the woodworking industry. 2. students how to design, plan, and carry through a project in woodworking. 3. basic hand skills in woodworking that are useful to everyone. 4. students how to work safely with woodworking tools and materials and to protect themselves from accidents. 5. consumer values. 6. the conservation of natural resources."
The Stage and the School
by Harry H. Schanker Katharine Anne OmmanneyThe Stage and the School offers more of what you've always loved about the nation's most comprehensive high school drama program. More hands-on exercises. More teacher support. More discussion of the conventions of the theatre. More opportunities to creative expression through performance. More connections to the other arts. With all the hands-on exercises and application activities, scenes and monologues, chapter openers and reviews, students are provided with every opportunity for success.
Listening To Movies: The Film Lover's Guide To Film Music
by Fred KarlinThis text is a lay person's guide to the world of film music, from the silent era to the present day. Oscar-winning film composer Fred Karlin describes how music is written and recorded for the movies; who the composers are and how they work with film makers; and the music itself - what to listen for in a film score, and what makes one score better than another.
Holt World History, the Human Journey: Modern World
by Holt Rinehart WinstonHistory and geography share many elements. History describes important events that have taken place from ancient times until the present day. Geography describes how physical environments affect human events. It also examines how people's actions influence the environment around them. One way to look at geography is to identify essential elements of its study.
Arts & Ideas (7th edition)
by William FlemingIntended for courses in Western Humanities, this book chronologically explores the major styles as they appear in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, music, and philosophy from antiquity to present using lively anecdotes.
Adventures in Appreciation (Athena Edition)
by Glenda Zumwalt Carroll Moulton William BassellThe book is a collection of poems, stories, dramas and biographies from different books. It has questions at the end of each section, breaks down the process of essay writing and also defines some vocabulary at the end of each illustration.
When Everybody Wore a Hat
by William SteigFrom the book: This is the story of when I was a boy, almost 100 years ago, when fire engines were pulled by horses, boys did not play with girls, kids went to libraries for books, there was no TV, you could see a movie for a nickel, and everybody wore a hat.
Pictures of Adam
by Myron LevoyFourteen-year-old Lisa, a talented amateur photographer, becomes involved in a bittersweet relationship with an emotionally disturbed boy when she does a photo essay on his run-down home up in the hills.
Art Dog
by Thacher HurdSomeone has stolen the Mona Woofa from the Dogopolis Museum of Art and it's up to Art Dog, the mysterious, masked painter, to find the missing masterpiece. With the same high-spirited fun and adventure that have made Mystery on the Docks and Mama Don't Allow such perennially popular stories, Hurd serves up a new action-packed tale to delight young readers.
William Shakespeare and the Globe
by AlikiFrom "Hamlet", to "Romeo and Juliet", to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Shakespeare's celebrated works have touched people around the world. Aliki combines literature, history, biography, archaeology, and architecture in this richly detailed and meticulously researched introduction to Shakespeare's world-his life in Elizabethan times, the theater world, and the Globe, for which he wrote his plays. Then she brings history full circle to the present-day reconstruction of the Globe theater.