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Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, January 1982. Paper Back. New. Justinian the Great (483-565, reigned as Emperor from 527-565) was one of those rare figures in human hi… Mehr…

Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, January 1982. Paper Back. New. Justinian the Great (483-565, reigned as Emperor from 527-565) was one of those rare figures in human history who made hugely important contributions, not just in one or two, but in multiple dimensions of his world. Politically, he re-established a unified Roman Empire throughout the Mediterranean world. In the realm of law, Justinian's famous codification was a benchmark in the development of the Western legal tradition. Artistically, Justinian's building projects were numerous, immense, and usually emerged as lasting standards of excellence, crowned of course by the building of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Liturgically, a theological confession of Justinian (the Monogenes) became a permanent part of the liturgy of the Orthodox Church. Theologically, Justinian played an active role in the development of Christology confirming Chalcedon, leading to the Fifth Ecumenical Council in 553. After more than a century of scholarship that dismissed him rather cynically as an intolerant caesaropapist and ''theological dilettante,'' this book is an important contribution to a welcome rehabilitation of Justinian. 312 pp., Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 6, NY : Simon & Schuster, 1985, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st softcover printing] ; 252 p. : illustrations ; 23 cm. ; ISBN: 0671622552 (br); 9780671622558 (br) ; OCLC: 732906623 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; remainder mark at bottom ; crease on front cover ; Contents: Tchaikovsky and Balanchine -- Childhood -- St. Petersburg -- The man -- Reading and travel -- Predecessors and contemporaries -- But the music is so noble -- Operas -- Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty -- The Nutcracker -- Craftsmen -- Stravinsky -- Chronologies ; VG., NY : Simon & Schuster, 1985, 1985, 3, Book Palace Books, June 2018. Hard Cover. New/New. Arthur Barbosa. Limited Stock - Numbered Limited Edition of just 450 copies worldwide with custom dust jacket. A lavishly illustrated biography of Arthur Barbosa, the artist who, over more than sixty years, provided dust jackets for some of the twentieth century's most famous authors of fiction, including Georgette Heyer, Doris Leslie, C. S. Forester, Patrick O'Brian, Joanna Trollope, Graham Greene, Sax Rohmer, Jules Verne, Anthony Powell, Lytton Strachey and, of course, George MacDonald Fraser, plus The Radio Times and West End Theatre productions. Born in Liverpool, he moved to London at the end of the 1920s where he became a noted and respected illustrator and commercial artist. A lifelong friend of Rex Harrison, he also numbered among his friends and acquaintances Cecil Beaton, Frederick Ashton, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Available in a limited edition of just 500 copies worldwide, only four hundred and fifty of which will be for sale. It will not be reprinted. The first 50 copies (1 – 50) are numbered and signed by the author and have a specially designed slipcase and gold blocked page edges. THIS EDITION is from the next four hundred copies (51 – 450) that are numbered and have a specially designed dust jacket. The final fifty copies are for library and other deposits, review and private distribution. A Book Palace Books publication. 350 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 9" x 12" (220mm x 297mm). Dust Jacket. (2.8), Book Palace Books, 6, Paperback / softback. New. In Extended Play, one of the country's most innovative music writers conducts a wide-ranging tour through the outer limits of contemporary music. Over the course of more than twenty-five portraits, interviews, and essays, John Corbett engages artists from lands as distant as Sweden, Siberia, and Saturn. With a special emphasis on African American and European improvisers, the book explores the famous and the little known, from John Cage and George Clinton to Anthony Braxton and Sun Ra. Employing approaches as diverse as the music he celebrates, Corbett illuminates the sound and theory of funk and rap, blues and jazz, contemporary classical, free improvisation, rock, and reggae. Using cultural critique and textual theory, Corbett addresses a broad spectrum of issues, such as the status of recorded music in postmodern culture, the politics of self-censorship, experimentation, and alternativism in the music industry, and the use of metaphors of space and madness in the work of African American musicians. He follows these more theoretically oriented essays with a series of extensive profiles and in-depth interviews that offer contrasting and complementary perspectives on some of the world's most creative musicians and their work. Included here are more than twenty original photographs as well as a meticulously annotated discography. The result is one of the most thoughtful, and most entertaining, investigations of contemporary music available today., 6<

ISBN: 9780822314738

In Extended Play, one of the country's most innovative music writers conducts a wide-ranging tour through the outer limits of contemporary music. Over the course of more than twenty-fiv… Mehr…

In Extended Play, one of the country's most innovative music writers conducts a wide-ranging tour through the outer limits of contemporary music. Over the course of more than twenty-five portraits, interviews, and essays, John Corbett engages artists from lands as distant as Sweden, Siberia, and Saturn. With a special emphasis on African American and European improvisers, the book explores the famous and the little known, from John Cage and George Clinton to Anthony Braxton and Sun Ra. Employing approaches as diverse as the music he celebrates, Corbett illuminates the sound and theory of funk and rap, blues and jazz, contemporary classical, free improvisation, rock, and reggae. Using cultural critique and textual theory, Corbett addresses a broad spectrum of issues, such as the status of recorded music in postmodern culture, the politics of self-censorship, experimentation, and alternativism in the music industry, and the use of metaphors of space and madness in the work of African American musicians. He follows these more theoretically oriented essays with a series of extensive profiles and in-depth interviews that offer contrasting and complementary perspectives on some of the world's most creative musicians and their work. Included here are more than twenty original photographs as well as a meticulously annotated discography. The result is one of the most thoughtful, and most entertaining, investigations of contemporary music available today., Duke University Press Books, 1994-05, 6<