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Dance Books Ltd The Mastery of Movement
Book SynopsisLaban''s The Mastery of Movement on the Stage, first published in 1950, quickly came to be accepted as the standard work on his conception of human movement. When he died, Laban was in the process of preparing a new edition of the book, and so for some time after his death it was out of print. That a second edition appeared was solely due to the efforts of Lisa Ullmann, who, better than any other person, was aware of the changes that Laban had intended to make. The rather broader treatment of the subject made advisable the change of title, for it was recognised that the book would appeal to all who seek to understand movement as a force in life. In this fourth edition Lisa Ullmann has taken the opportunity to make margin annotations to indicate the subject matter referred to in a particular section of the text, so that specified topics may be easily found. Kinetograms have been added to most of the examples in Chapters 2 and 3, as Laban originally intended, for the growing number of people who read and write movement notation. Lisa Ullmann has also compiled an Appendix on the the structure of effort, drawing largely on material from an unpublished book by Laban. The relationship between the inner motivation of movement and the outer functioning of the body is explored. Acting and dancing are shown as activities deeply concerned with man''s urge to establish values and meanings. The student is introduced to basic principles underlying movement expression and experience and the numerous exercises are intended to challenge his or her intellectual, emotional and physical responses. The many descriptions of movement scenes and mine-dances are designed to stimulate penetration into man''s inner life from where movement and action originate.
£17.68
John Blake Publishing Ltd Martin Clunes - the Biography
Book SynopsisMartin Clunes has been a familiar face on British television for almost two decades. During that period he has starred in some of the best-loved shows of modern times, including Doc Martin, William and Mary, and of course he phenomenally successful Men Behaving Badly. He was introduced to acting at a young age. His father, a successful actor and theatre manager who gave Peter Ustinov his first break, tragically died of cancer in 1970, leaving his wife Daphne, their daughter Amanda, and 8-year-old Martin. Years later, it was Daphne's cousin, Jeremy Brett - the actor famous for playing Sherlock Holmes - who encouraged Martin to take up acting professionally. Martin worked regularly through the 1980s, but when he was spotted by comedian Harry Enfield and subsequently made regular appearances in his popular sketch shows, he was catapulted into the big time. After landing the role of Gary in Men Behabving Badly, he has gone from strengh to strength. Never one to be pigeonholed, Martin has played a broad range of roles, including a serial killer in A is for Acid anb Burbage n the Oscar winning film Shakespeare in Love. More recently, he has also presented two of the most popular documentaries on television: Islands of Britain and Martin Clunes: A Man and His Dogs.
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
Book SynopsisThe highly acclaimed dual biography of father and son Tim and Jeff Buckley, two of the most enduring musical icons of the late 20th-century When Jeff Buckley drowned in 1997, the music world was shaken to its foundations, not least because of the echoes of his father Tim’s demise. He too had been a brilliant and innovative musician with an extraordinary five-octave voice; and he too had died young, twenty-eight in fact, after an accidental drugs overdose. But there the similarities end. Jeff hardly knew Tim, spending little more than a few weeks with him as a boy. Their careers were very different, Tim releasing eight albums in his lifetime, including the beautiful HappySad and the extraordinary and still out-there Starsailor, while Jeff released just one – the brilliant Grace, generally acknowledged as one of the great albums of the 1990s. More than just a biography of two musicians, Dream Brother is the story of what happens when The Business hooks up with The Artist, ultimately to neither’s benefit.Trade Review‘Are the Buckleys the Kennedys of rock ‘n’ roll – talented but cursed?…A highly accomplished, dual biography by the well-respected writer David Browne has dug deep into both men's lives and the entire Buckley family history to throw some light on this enigmatic tale. Extensively researched and featuring previously unpublished letters and diaries, Dream Brother does a great service to the legacy of these two talented musicians.’ Irish Times ‘David Browne is a sensitive and committed writer eminently qualified to write the book his subjects so richly deserve…There is a wealth of detail and a series of memorable vignettes which will fascinate those who have embraced “Starsailor” and “Blue Afternoon” or “Grace and Live At Sin-E” as part of their lives.’ Uncut ‘A rich and moving portrait of two damaged, gifted people.’ Esquire
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Richard Wagner
Book SynopsisRichard Wagner is one of the influential and also the polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their experimentation, paving the way for modernism. This title offers an overview of Wagners life, work and times.Trade Review'An excellent book … lavishly illustrated, with photographs and portraits of the leading participants in Wagner’s astounding life … this book should be on every budding Wagnerian’s shelves' - Opera Now'The Wagner book of the bicentenary … sumptuous … If you only read one book about Wagner, make it this one … Puts the great man into context and perspective, and this is a wonderfully readable book about a musical genius. Simply fantastic' - Books Monthly'A balanced and beautifully illustrated compendium of life and works, written in Millington’s easy-to-read style' - Financial Times (Best Books of 2012)'Exemplary lucidity whether outlining an opera plot or musical structure, unravelling a complex philosophical argument or adjudicating a contentious socio-political issue' - Opera'The most readable of books, engagingly presented and beautifully produced - with striking illustrations on good paper that make it a pleasure to turn the pages' - Ham & HighTable of Contents1. Father of the Man: Paternity and Childhood • 2. Learning the Craft: Youthful Apprenticeship • 3. Earning his Keep: First Professional Appointments • 4. Under the Yoke: Kapellmeister in Dresden • 5. The Eternal Wanderer: Der fliegende Holländer • 6. Desperately Seeking Venus: Tannhäuser • 7. Swansong to Traditional Opera: Lohengrin • 8. Revolutionary Road: Uprising in Dresden • 9. The Zurich Years: Wagner’s Exile in Switzerland • 10. The Rise and Fall of Valhalla: Der Ring des Nibelungen • 11. ‘Most Excellent Friend': Franz Liszt • 12. Muses, Mistresses and Mother-Figures: Wagner’s Women • 13. The Behemoth of Bayreuth: Wagner’s Personality • 14. Always Short: Wagner and Money • 15. In the Pink: The Role of Silks and Satins in Wagner’s Life • 16. ‘My Adored and Angelic Friend’: Ludwig II • 17. Fatal Attraction: Tristan und Isolde • 18. ‘Art is What Matters Here’: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg • 19. Grit in the Oyster: Anti-Semitism in Wagner’s Life and Work • 20. Creative Spark: Sources of Inspiration in Wagner’s Work • 21. The Silent Sufferer: Cosima Wagner • 22. Tribschen Interlude: The Lucerne Years • 23. A Home for the Gods: The Bayreuth Project • 24. Wagner’s Last Card: Parsifal • 25. Death in Venice: The Events of Wagner’s Last Days • 26. Perfect and Imperfect Wagnerites: The Spread of the Wagner Cult • 27. Panning for Gold: Wagner and Cinema • 28. Swastikas Over Bayreuth: Wagner and the Third Reich • 29. Regime Change: The Grandsons Usher In the Era of New Bayreuth • 30. Renewing the Legacy: Bayreuth Today and in the Future • Family Tree
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Rudolf Steiner Press Music: Mystery, Art and the Human Being
Book Synopsis'Our neurosensory system is inwardly configured music, and we experience music as an artistic quality to the degree that a piece of music is in tune with the mystery of our own musical structure.' - Rudolf SteinerWhat is music? Rudolf Steiner regards the essence of music as something spiritual, inaudible to the senses. The world of tones, borne on the vibrations of air, is not the essential element. 'The true nature of music, the spiritual element in music', he says, 'is found between the tones, lies in the intervals as an inaudible quality.'Rudolf Steiner spoke repeatedly about music as something inherent both in the cosmos and the human being. It played an important role in many forms of ritual and worship, and people once perceived a link between music and the world of stars, which was seen as the dwelling place of the gods. Nowadays our view of music is divorced from such religious outlooks, but research repeatedly demonstrates the profound effect it continues to have on us. In this unique anthology of texts, compiled with a commentary and notes by Michael Kurtz, Steiner describes the realm of the spiritually-resonating harmonies of the spheres and our intrinsic connection to this cosmic music. He also explores the phenomenon of musical listening and experience, as well as Goethe's approach to music.
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University of California Press Shadow of a Mouse Performance Belief and
Book SynopsisAnimation variously entertains, enchants, and offends, yet there have been no convincing explanations of how these films do so. This book proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons.Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Six Cartoon Conundra Part One: Animation Performance 1. Performance in and of Animation 2. Live and in Person: Toons! Part Two: Historical Contingencies 3. The Acme of Variegated Entertainment 4. Shadow of a Mouse: Animation Performance Spaces Part Three: Instrumental Animation 5. Infectious Laughter 6. Animation and Autophagy: Art that Consumes Itself Coda: The Shadow of a Mouse's Tail Notes Bibliography Index
£25.50
Nick Hern Books Singing With Your Own Voice
Book SynopsisA comprehensive instruction manual, full of practical exercises, which starts with overhauling our attitude to our voice. Based firmly on the author's extensive teaching experience all over the world, and packed full of illustrations and exercises, Singing With Your Own Voice is the book for everyone who has always wanted to sing but has been too scared to try. Orlanda Cook was a member of the experimental Roy Hart Theatre in London and in France for over twenty years from 1972, after which she worked extensively as a voice coach and director in Sweden, France, Belgium, Hungary, the Middle East and Britain. She died in mid-career just after completing this book. 'Working with Orlanda was full of enjoyment. She created a safe climate around her which helped even the most shy to come forward and find new dimensions in his or her voice' Suzanne Osten, Director, Unga Klara, StockholmTable of ContentsOvercoming inhibition; breath and the body; sound and resonance; using your imagination; singing the song; singing for others.
£11.69
Nick Hern Books Handbook of Acting Techniques
Book SynopsisA unique survey of the twentieth century's most influential acting methods, offering invaluable practical insights for actors and drama teachers. Each of the ten famous techniques included in this handbook is described in detail by one of today's foremost practitioners. Each chapter outlines the development of the respective technique and offers practical guidance for actors wishing to explore it for themselves. • Lee Strasberg Technique by Anna Strasberg • Stella Adler Technique by Tom Oppenheim • Sanford Meisner Technique by Victoria Hart • Michael Chekhov Technique and The Mask by Per Brahe • Uta Hagen's Technique by Carol Rosenfeld • Physical Acting Inspired by Grotowski by Stephen Wangh • The Viewpoints by Mary Overlie • Practical Aesthetics by Robert Bella • Interdisciplinary Training by Fritz Ertl • Neo-classical Training by Louis ScheederTrade Review'A remarkable and significant book... The thing that makes it so special is that editor Arthur Bartow brings together chapters on all the major practitioners written by other highly respected teachers and practitioners' * ReviewsGate.com *Table of ContentsLee Strasberg's Method by Anna StrasbergStella Adler Technique by Tom OppenheimSanford Meisner Technique by Victoria HartMichael Chekhov Technique and The Mask by Per BraheUta Hagen Technique by Carol RosenfeldPhysical Acting Inspired by Grotowski by Stephen WangThe Viewpoints by Mary OverliePractical Aesthetics by Robert BellaInterdisciplinary Training by Fritz ErtlNeoclassical Training by Louis Scheeder
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Nick Hern Books Laban for Actors and Dancers: Putting Laban's
Book SynopsisA handbook, complete with graded exercises, for teachers and students wanting a practical introduction to Laban's famous system of movement. Rudolf Laban is to movement what Stanislavski is to acting. He devised the first wholly successful system for recording human movement, a system which is increasingly influential in the training of actors and dancers. 'Required reading for every young student of the theatre - and a lot of the older ones would reap enormous benefit from it' Murray Melvin
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Ballet and Modern Dance World of Art
Book SynopsisA guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the World of Art series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology.Trade Review'Immediately readable and impressively panoramic…with a wealth of illustrations and newly-researched detail' - Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsIntroduction (new, by JR) • 1. A Most Obedient Servant • 2. The Rise of Professionalism • 3. The Development of the Ballet d’Action • 4. Ascent and Descent • 5. Crystallization and Ferment in Russia • 6. First Steps towards a New Form • 7. ‘Astonish Me’ • 8. Truly Modern • 9. The Decentralization of Ballet • 10. The Metamorphosis of Growth • 11. A Time of Growth • 12. Moving into the New Millennium (revised and extended by JR) • Endmatter
£11.66
University of California Press Acting in the Cinema
Book SynopsisIn this richly detailed study, James Naremore focuses on the work of film acting, showing what players contribute to movies. Ranging from the earliest short subjects of Charles Chaplin to the contemporary features of Robert DeNiro, he develops a useful means of analyzing performance in the age of mechanical reproduction; at the same time, he reveals the ideological implications behind various approaches to acting, and suggests ways that behavior on the screen can be linked to the presentation of self in society. Naremore's discussion of such figures as Lillian Gish, Marlene Dietrich, James Cagney, and Cary Grant will interest the specialist and the general reader alike, helping to establish standards and methods for future writing about performers and their craft.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction PART ONE Performance in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 2 Protocols The Performance Frame What Is Acting? The Actor and the Audience 3 Rhetoric and Expressive Technique 4 Expressive Coherence and Performance within Performance 5 Accessories Expressive Objects Costume Makeup PART TWO Star Performances 6 Lillian Gish in True Heart Susie (1919) 7 Charles Chaplin In The Gold Rush (1925) 8 Marlene Dietrich in Morocco (1930) 9 James Cagney in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 10 Katharine Hepburn in Holiday (1938) 11 Marlon Brando In On the Waterfront (1954) 12 Cary Grant in North by Northwest (1959) PART THREE Film as a Performance Text 13 Rear Window (1954) 14 The King of Comedy (1983) Selected Bibliography Index
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Sher Music Co ,U.S. The Brazilian Guitar Book
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University of California Press Siegfried Kracauers American Writings
Book SynopsisSiegfried Kracauer (1889-1966), friend and colleague of Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, was one of the most influential film critics of the mid-twentieth century. This book assembles essays in cultural criticism, film, literature, and media theory that he wrote during the quarter century he spent in America after fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe.Trade Review"[A] fine work." -- Noah Isenberg Film Comment "There is an urgency in these pieces to convey exactly how powerful what he called "those movies with a message" could be." Los Angeles Review Of Books "American Writings shows that Kracauer was ... a cultural critic keenly attuned to the interplay of culture and politics as they collided on the cinema screen." Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "This edition is quite informative... [The editors' input] smoothly guides through the many facets of this important character." -- Alexander Ebert popcultureshelf.comTable of ContentsPreface: Notes on the Edition Acknowledgments Introduction: Affinities Part I. A Cultural Critic in New York 1. Why France Liked Our Films (1942) 2. Hollywood's Terror Films (1946) 3. Jean Vigo (1947) 4. The Revolt against Rationality (1947) 5. On Jewish Culture (1947) 6. Filming the Subconscious (1948) 7. Psychiatry for Everything and Everybody (1948) 8. Those Movies with a Message (1948) 9. National Types as Hollywood Presents Them (1949) 10. The Mirror Up to Nature (1949) 11. Preston Sturges, or Laughter Betrayed (1950) 12. Art Today (1961) 13. About the State of the Humanities 14. A Statement on the Humanistic Approach 15. Talk with Teddie (1960) Part II. Film Reviews 16. An American Experiment (1941) 17. Dumbo (1941) 18. Film Notes from Hollywood (1941) 19. A Few American Films (1941) 20. William Wyler's New Bette Davis Film (1941) 21. Flaherty, The Land (1942) 22. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) 23. Paisan (1948) 24. The Decent German (1949) 25. The Eternal Jew (1956) 26. A Few Notes on The Connection (1961) Part III. Book Reviews 27. In Eisenstein's Workshop (1943) 28. The Russian Director (1949) 29. The Movie Colony (1942) 30. A Lady of Valor (1947) 31. The Teutonic Mind (1948) 32. Consciousness, Free and Spontaneous (1948) 33. Indologian Holiday (1948) 34. Portrait in Film (1948) 35. Total Teaching (1949) 36. Pictorial Deluge (1950) 37. Movie Mirror (1950) 38. Reflexion faite (1952) Part IV. Toward a Theory of Film 39. Stage vs. Screen Acting (1950) 40. The Photographic Approach (1951) 41. Silent Film Comedy (1951) 42. The Found Story and the Episode (1956) 43. Letter to film 56 (1956) Afterword: Kracauer, the Magical Nominalist / Martin Jay Notes Index
£25.50
Amok Books,U.S. Flesh And Excess: On Underground Film
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£17.09
University of California Press Sovereign Feminine
Book SynopsisIn the German states in the late eighteenth century, women flourished as musical performers and composers, their achievements measuring the progress of culture and society from barbarism to civilization. This title restores this earlier musical history and explores the role that women played in the development of classical music.Trade Review"A significant book, which usefully applies gender studies to a previously neglected period of music history." -- Laura Hamer Women's History Review "Head's contribution is most welcome ... for the light that it sheds on a cultural field that was every bit as significant as literature and art." -- Joachim Whaley German History "Well-written and engaging ... a significant contribution to the musicological discourse on gender." Notes "A work filled with wisdom about the "strangeness of the past" ... [a] splendid book." -- Celia Applegate Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Fictions of Female Ascendance 1. Europe's Living Muses: Women, Music, and Modernity in Burney's History and Tours 2. "If the pretty little hand won't stretch": Music for the Fair Sex 3. Charlotte ("Minna") Brandes and the Beautiful Dead 4. An Evening in Tiefurt: Corona Schroter's Die Fischerin and Vegetable Genius 5. Sophie Westenholz and the Eclipse of the Female Sign 6. Beethoven Heroine: A Female Allegory of Music and Authorship in Egmont Conclusion Appendix: Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Two Prefaces to the Fair Sex Notes Bibliography Index
£56.80
University of California Press Ubiquitous Listening
Book SynopsisHow does the constant presence of music in modern life - on iPods, in shops and elevators, on television - affect the way we listen? In this title, the author investigates many sounds that surround us and argues that this ubiquity has led to different kinds of listening.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Ubiquitous Listening 2. Listening to Video Art and the Problem of Too Many Homelands 3. The Sound of a New Film Form 4. Musicals Hit the Small Screen: Attention, Listening, and TV Musical Episodes 5. Improvising Diasporan Identities: Armenian Jazz 6. Would You Like Some World Music with Your Latte?: Starbucks, Putumayo, and Distributed Tourism Conclusion Works Cited Notes Index
£21.25
Scarecrow Press The Contemporary Violin Extended Performance
Book SynopsisThis text is a comprehensive study of extended performance techniques found in violin literature of the latter half of the 20th-century. Drawing from both published and private manuscripts, the authors present extended performance options for the accoustic, modified, electric and MIDI violin.Trade Review...has been painstakingly compiled, with over 475 notated examples, many diagrams, and an invaluable index of scores, recordings and website addresses. * Music Teacher *This is a voluminous work, evidently a labor of love, and the product of intensive thought, research, and experience....well organized. * Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association *It's sure to enter the canon, becoming a basic reference guide for any string player performing music written in the last 50 years. * Strings *A wealth of detailed information about the technical possibilities of the modern violin is offered in The Contemporary Violin...a brilliant resource...a great asset to the modern violinist's bookshelf. * Classical Music *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Bowing Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Fingers Part 2 Appendices Chapter 3 Percussion Techniques Part 3 List of Figures Part 4 Notes Chapter 4 Harmonics Chapter 5 Tuning Systems Part 5 Bibliography Chapter 6 And Variations Part 6 Scores Chapter 7 Amplification and Signal Processing Part 7 Discography Chapter 8 Midi, Strings, and the Computer
£48.02
Taylor Trade Publishing Call Me Lumpy
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University of California Press Driven into Paradise
Book SynopsisMany artists and scholars were forced to migrate from Nazi Germany. Their story is twofold, of impoverishment for the countries the musicians left behind and enrichment for the United States. The latter is the focus of this collection, which approaches the subject from diverse perspectives.Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS: Milton Babbitt Reinhold Brinkmann Hermann Danuser Peter Gay Bryan Gilliam Lydia Goehr Stephen Hinton David Josephson Kim H. Kowalke Walter Levin Bruno Nettl Pamela M. Potter Alexander L. Ringer Anne C. Shreffler Christoph Wolff Claudia Maurer Zenck
£49.60
University of California Press Conventional Wisdom
Book SynopsisExploring the ways that shared musical practices transmit social knowledge, this book offers an account of our own cultural moment in terms of two dominant traditions: tonality and blues. It tackles big issues concerning classical, popular, and postmodern repertoires and their relations to the broader musical worlds that create and enjoy them.Trade Review"Conventional Wisdom is a contribution to musicology of the first order. The field will have to reckon with it for years to come, for it will become the point of departure for discussions not only on the foundation of classical tonality and the American blues, but also for its deconstruction of the borderlands of 'the purely musical'." - Jose David Saldivar, author of Border Matters "In Conventional Wisdom Susan McClary once again brings her unique blend of audacity and judiciousness to the project of rethinking the basis of musical history. Ranging nimbly from Vivaldi to the blues and beyond, McClary reanimates the tired (not to say conventional) concept of musical convention. She shows not only that 'purely musical' conventions are tools for doing cultural work, but also that they act as a kind of barometer for the cultural work that particular eras feel the need of doing. She advances recent debates on the social import of music in a spirit of dialogue without sacrificing anything in the way of cutting-edge thought. This is a scintillating and challenging book that will be read eagerly by specialists and non-specialists alike. No one who cares about music can afford to miss it." - Lawrence Kramer, author of After the LovedeathTable of ContentsPreface 1. Turtles All the Way Down (On the "Purely Musical") 2. Thinking Blues 3· What Was Tonality? 4· The Refuge of Counterconvention 5· Reveling in the Rubble: The Postmodern Condition Notes Index
£21.25
Granary Books Arcana: Musicians on Music
Book SynopsisAnswering a need for critical attention towards experimental and avant-garde music, Arcana is a ground-breaking work--as far-ranging and dynamic as the current generation of musicians. Through manifestoes, scores, interviews, notes and critical papers, performer/composers address composing, playing, improvising, teaching and thinking in and through music, Rather than an attempt to distill or define musicans' work, Arcana is a remarkable book--challenging and original--essential for composers, musicians, theorists and fans alike. Edited by John Zorn, it includes contributions from Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot (on earplugs), Ikue Mori (on drum machines), Bob Ostertag (on a string quartet) There's a discussion on plunderphonics with John Oswald, an overview from Elliott Sharp on his group Carbon, and David Mahler expounds his responses to a set of nine questions posed by Pauline Oliveros. The writings range from brief 2 or 3 page entries (Mike Patton's "How We Eat Our Young," Marilyn Crispell's "Elements of Improvisation") to long and elaborate essays (Scott Johnson's "Counterpoint," David Rosenboom's "Propositional Music"). Some of the contributions are more unusual, such as Zorn's "Treatment for a Film in Fifteen Scenes," Fred Frith's notebook extracts, or Peter Garland's journal of his trip to Australia's Northern Territory. All of them provide for inspiring and thought-provoking reading, making this an invaluable book for both fans of these artists and aspiring musicians of the avant garde. An appendix of brief bios for each artist ends the book, along with short lists of recommended listenings.
£25.50
Collector's Guide Publishing Metallica: Fuel & Fire -- The Illustrated
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£12.79
Collector's Guide Publishing Urban Legends of Rock & Roll: You Never Can Tell
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£11.04
University of California Press Earth Sound Earth Signal
Book SynopsisOffers a study of energies in aesthetics and the arts, from the birth of modern communications in the nineteenth century to the global transmissions of the present day. This book moves through the histories of science, media, music, and the arts to the 1960s.Trade Review"Another unmissable text in sound art research." NeuralTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Thomas Watson: Natural Radio, Natural Theology 2. Microphonic Imagination 3. The Aeolian and Henry David Thoreau's Sphere Music 4. The Aelectrosonic and Energetic Environments 5. Inductive Radio and Whistling Currents 6. Alvin Lucier: Brainwaves 7. Edmond Dewan and Cybernetic Hi-Fi 8. Alvin Lucier: Whistlers 9. From Brainwaves to Outer Space: John Cage and Karl Jansky 10. For More New Signals 11. Sound of the Underground: Earthquakes, Nuclear Weaponry, and Music 12. Long Sounds and Transperception 13. Pauline Oliveros: Sonosphere 14. Thomas Ashcraft: Electroreceptor 15. Black Sun, Black Rain 16. Star-Studded Cinema 17. Robert Barry: Conceptualism and Energy 18. Collaborating Objects Radiating Environments 19. Joyce Hinterding: Drawing Energy 20. Earth-in-Circuit Notes Index
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Wallflower Press Mise–en–scène – Film Style and Interpretation
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Wallflower Press The Undercut Reader – Critical Writings on
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Wallflower Press The Cinema of Nanni Moretti
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£13.49
FAB Press Cinema Sewer Volume Five
Book SynopsisThe celebrated underground smash that was Cinema Sewer Magazine has been transformed into Cinema Sewer: The Book! Get volume 5 now!
£14.24
Route Publishing The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall
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Route Publishing You Can Drum but You Can't Hide
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Manor House Publishing Inc Growing Up with the Hits!: Reliving the Best Time
Book SynopsisNevin on Nevin -- and the times of our lives: I became a serious collector of 45 rpm recordings in the mid-Fifties. I tried to collect every hit single... Id also buy any recording I really liked, whether a hit or not. Add on my Rhythm and Blues collection and you can see how I amassed a major collection with close to 15,000 45 rpm singles. I owe my parents very much for providing the magic of a background in music. I was always the flamboyant one attacking works by my favourite composers, Chopin and Rachmaninoff... I played piano in a Combo. You almost had to be there to imagine the impact of Elvis Presley on the world of pop music. My father always said my high school years would be the best years of my life - was he ever right! Motown would soon be taking a major chunk of the music market. The British invasion was a positive thing as it shook up the establishment. Collectively we held our breath as Kennedy stared down Russian Premier Kruschev in a scary game of nuclear roulette. Over the years CKOC would earn the reputation of being the Hitmaker, a leader in breaking new hits and new artists as over 25 framed gold and platinum record awards would attest.
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Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Ukrainian Musical Elements in Classical Music
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive account of the influence of Ukrainian motifs on the classical music of Europe.
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Kahn & Averill Cello
Book SynopsisThis volume is an introduction to cello playing by an outstanding recitalist, soloist and teacher of international repute whose natural wish - as a teacher - would be to sing, play and demonstrate what he means. Devoted pupil, Nona Pyron, herself a figure of some authority in the world of the cello, has guided and marshalled William Pleeth's brilliantly perceptive advice - based on his lifetime's playing and teaching - into the confines of this valuable book.Trade Review'Within these pages, William Pleeth deals with the complex relationships between player and instrument, and the ‘architecture’ of the music that provides the structure to guide the musician’s imagination. He also shares insights into letting the cello speak for itself at the composer’s bidding, in a voice appropriate to its musical context. A tutorial chapter is also included, as well as a personal account of the wide repertoire of the cello. This remains a comprehensive guide to the instrument for players and non-players alike.' - The StradTable of ContentsIntroduction by Yehudi Menuhin; Foreword by Jacqueline de Pré; Part One: The Philosophy of Playing the Cello; 1. Techniques in Perspective; 2. Completeness in Practising; 3. Right Attitudes towards the Study Book; 4. On the Life of the Left Hand; 5. The Marriage between the Left and Right Hands; 6. The Craft of the Bow; 7. The Limitation of technique through the Comfort of Habit; 8. Bowings and Musical shape; 9.The Architecture of Music; 10. The Ingredients of Architecture; 11. The Unbroken Circle of Imagination and Receiving; 12. Ensemble Playing; 13. Playing with Piano; 14. Some Thoughts on the Performance of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music; Part Two: The Basic Techniques of the Cello; 1. Holding the Cello; 2. Bow Command; 3. The Playing Position of the Left Hand; Part Three: Teachers and Parents; 1. Attitudes towards Teaching; 2. Developing Naturalness from the Start; 3. Teaching the Basics of Technique; 4. Practising in the Early Stages; 5. Assessing and Guiding Talent; 6. Parents Beware!; Part Four: The History and Repertoire of the Cello; 1. An Introduction to the History of the Cello by Nona Pyron; 2. The Repertoire of the Cello; 3. List of Lesser Known Works; Index
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Kahn & Averill Adorno, Modernism and Mass Culture: Essays on
Book SynopsisIn examining the work of Theodor Adorno, this collection of essays focuses on the German philosopher's ideas in the field of musicology. Though it addresses complex theories, this inquiry maintains a lucid style, describing the nuances of Adorno's thought while not relying on a great deal of prior knowledge to shed light on his contributions to music theory. Included is a discussion of the applicability of Adorno's ideas to popular music and an assessment of Adorno's continuing relevance in light of other commentaries.Trade Review"Paddison has assembled an accessible and timely collection of reflections on Adorno's aesthetics of music in service of showing just how it might compose a framework for the present critical interpretation of culture." - Tom Huhn, Professor of Philosophy, British Journal of Aesthetics.; "...a briliant piece of work..." Charles Rosen, The New York Review of BooksTable of ContentsPreface, Introduction, 1. Critical Theory and Music, 2. Adorno's Aesthetics of Modernism, 3. Adorno, Popular Music and Mass Culture, 4. Critical Reflections on Adorno, Bibliography, Indices
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Kahn & Averill The Classical Piano Sonata: From Haydn to
Book SynopsisMichael Davidson - author of the highly acclaimed Mozart and the Pianist - casts new light on some of the most masterly sonatas written for the piano and on the uniqueness of these great compositions and their composers. Excepting the considerable literature on Beethoven, few studies are available which explore the interpretation of this much played repertoire. This study is not only a detailed look at fourteen sonatas; one can also learn more about other works by these composers and about aspects of 'style' - that magical quality which differentiates Haydn from Mozart, Beethoven from Schubert, Liszt from Brahms.Trade Review"The real joy of this book, which lifts it above many a textbook, is that the selected sonatas, though discussed in depth, illustrate the staging posts and landmarks on a much broader and more valuable journey through the development of the sonata itself. Davidson provides a "field guide" suitable for performers, students and listeners, steering all his readers towards the most fulsome and enjoyable engagement with each sonata and with the repertoire as a whole. It is marvellous both for its analysis and practical advice. The book is undoubtedly essential reading for anyone interested in learning, performing or teaching any of the works discussed within. Moreover though, I must strongly recommend it to any serious pianist or classical music-lover. I suspect many others will find just the same; Davidson has surely succeeded in his aim to write "a useful guide to some of the most marvellous music ever conceived"! OUTSTANDING!" Andrew Eales - Pianodao; 'A guide post for anyone seriously interested in piano music at a professional level. The perceptions, humour, and above all, humanity shine through in every page' - Professor Both Lehel, Director, Liszt Music Academy, Budapest; 'Michael Davidson's Mozart and the Pianist, so unanimously acclaimed, struck an ideal balance between scholarship and performance practice. His eagerly awaited The Classical Piano Sonata; from Haydn to Prokofiev is exceptionally interesting, each chapter like a masterclass or masterly concert' - Malcom Troup, EPTA Piano Journal, London; 'Hugely stimulating and thought provoking but also enjoyable, this book will be a boon not only for pianists, but for all readers' - Eleanor Bailie (author of The Pianist's Repertoire series)Table of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Playing the piano music of the Classical Viennese School: some basic misconceptions, 2. Haydn: Sonata in C minor, Hob XVI:20, 3. Haydn: Sonata in E flat major, Hob XVI:49, 4. Mozart: Sonata in C major, K330, 5. Beethoven: Sonata in C minor "Pathetique", Op.13, 6. Beethoven: Sonata in D minor "Storm", Op.31/2, 7. Beethoven: Sonata in E major, Op.109, 8. Beethoven: Sonata in A flat major, Op.110, 9. Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op.111, 10. Schubert: Sonata in A major, D664 (Op.120), 11. Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D784 (Op.143), 12. Schubert: Sonata in A major, D959 (Op.posth), 13. Liszt: Sonata in B minor, 14. Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op.5, 15. Prokofiev: Sonata in C major, No.9, Op.103, Notes, Index
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Unisa Press Mulatu Astatke: The Making of Ethio Jazz
Book SynopsisMulatu was the first Ethiopian jazz music-maker to study abroad and thus be exposed to Western musical trends. When he returned to Addis Ababa he pursued his dream of drawing on the musical heritage of his homeland a heritage that has been buffeted by Ethiopia s turbulent history to produce a unique, compelling blend of music: Ethiopian sounds with a twist . In the late 1960 s, his Ethio jazz introduced, among other new ideas, the Afro-Latin soul where he played conga, piano, vibraphone and innovative musical arrangements. These included compositions of popular Ethio jazz music which took on a modern, funk, jazz-infused quality that soon had recording companies knocking at his door.
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Edition Peters First Tutor Op. 599 for Piano
Book SynopsisIn 1801 the ten-year-old Carl Czerny impressed Ludwig van Beethoven in a performance of Beethoven''s Pathétique Sonata. At the age of 15 he had launched a career as a piano teacher. Czerny was chosen by Beethoven not only to give the first performance of his First Piano Concerto, and the Vienna premiere of his Fifth Piano Concerto but also to teach his nephew Carl. It is impossible to understate Czerny''s importance as a teacher and his many educational works for pianists at all stages are as important today as when they were first produced. The First Tutor is aimed at beginner pianists, and carefully builds the fundamentals of technique. This classic Edition Peters publication is used by teachers and students across the world.Erster Lehrmeister op. 599 für KlavierCzernys Übungsstücke sind bis heute gängige Standards für den Einstieg in das Klavierspiel. Der erste Lehrmeister vermittelt Spaß am Lernen und bietet in seinen über 100 Stücken viele abwechs
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St Martin's Press Bear The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley
Book SynopsisThe creator of the dancing bear logo and designer of the Wall of Sound for the Grateful Dead, Augustus Owsley Stanley III, better known by his nickname, Bear, was one of the most iconic figures in the cultural revolution that changed both America and the world during the 1960s.Owsley''s high octane rocket fuel enabled Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters to put on the Acid Tests. It also powered much of what happened on stage at Monterey Pop. Owsley turned on Pete Townshend of The Who and Jimi Hendrix. The shipment of LSD that Owsley sent John Lennon resulted in The Beatles'' Magical Mystery Tour album and film. Convinced that the Grateful Dead were destined to become the world''s greatest rock ''n'' roll band, Owsley provided the money that kept them going during their early days. As their longtime soundman, he then faithfully recorded many of the Dead''s greatest live performances and designed the massive space age system that came to be known as the Wall of Sound.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Alien and Philosophy
Book SynopsisAlien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am presents a philosophical exploration of the world of Alien, the simultaneously horrifying and thought-provoking sci-fi horror masterpiece, and the film franchise it spawned. The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophy raised by one of the most successful and influential sci-fi franchises of modern times Features contributions from an acclaimed team of scholars of philosophy and pop culture, led by highly experienced volume editors Explores a huge range of topics that include the philosophy of fear, Just Wars, bio-weaponry, feminism and matriarchs, perfect killers, contagion, violation, employee rights and Artificial Intelligence Includes coverage of H.R. Giger's aesthetics, the literary influences of H.P. Lovecraft, sci-fi and the legacy of Vietnam, and much more! Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi About the Editors xiii List of Contributors xv 1 Introduction 1 Esa Metsälä and Juha Salmelin 1.1 Introducing 5G in Transport 1 1.2 Targets of the Book 3 1.3 Backhaul and Fronthaul Scope within the 5G System 3 1.4 Arranging Connectivity within the 5G System 4 1.5 Standardization Environment 5 1.5.1 3GPP and other organizations 5 References 8 2 5G System Design Targets and Main Technologies 11 Harri Holma and Antti Toskala 11 2.1 5G System Target 11 2.2 5G Technology Components 12 2.3 Network Architecture 14 2.4 Spectrum and Coverage 21 2.5 Beamforming 22 2.6 Capacity 24 2.6.1 Capacity per Cell 24 2.6.2 Capacity per Square Kilometre 24 2.7 Latency and Architecture 26 2.8 Protocol Optimization 28 2.8.1 Connectionless RRC 28 2.8.2 Contention-Based Access 28 2.8.3 Pipelining 29 2.9 Network Slicing and QoS 30 2.10 Integrated Access and Backhaul 32 2.11 Ultra Reliable and Low Latency 33 2.12 Open RAN 34 2.13 3GPP Evolution in Release 16/17 36 2.14 5G-Advanced 38 References 39 3 5G RAN Architecture and Connectivity – A Techno-economic Review 41 Andy Sutton 3.1 Introduction 41 3.2 Multi-RAT Backhaul 41 3.3 C-RAN and LTE Fronthaul 43 3.4 5G RAN Architecture 44 3.5 5G D-RAN Backhaul Architecture and Dimensioning 46 3.6 Integrating 5G within a Multi-RAT Backhaul Network 48 3.7 Use Case – BT/EE 5G Network in the UK 51 3.8 5G C-RAN – F1 Interface and Midhaul 55 3.9 5G C-RAN – CPRI, eCPRI and Fronthaul 56 3.10 Connectivity Solutions for Fronthaul 59 3.11 Small Cells in FR1 and FR 2 62 3.12 Summary 62 References 63 4 Key 5G Transport Requirements 65 Kenneth Y. Ho and Esa Metsälä 4.1 Transport Capacity 65 4.1.1 5G Radio Impacts to Transport 65 4.1.2 Backhaul and Midhaul Dimensioning Strategies 67 4.1.3 Protocol Overheads 68 4.1.4 Backhaul and Midhaul Capacity 69 4.1.5 Fronthaul Capacity 70 4.1.6 Ethernet Link Speeds 71 4.2 Transport Delay 73 4.2.1 Contributors to Delay in 5G System 73 4.2.2 Allowable Transport Delay 73 4.2.3 User Plane and Control Plane Latency for the Logical Interfaces 75 4.2.4 Fronthaul (Low-Layer Split Point) 76 4.2.5 Low-Latency Use Cases 77 4.3 Transport Bit Errors and Packet Loss 78 4.3.1 Radio-Layer Performance and Retransmissions 78 4.3.2 Transport Bit Errors and Packet Loss 79 4.4 Availability and Reliability 80 4.4.1 Definitions 80 4.4.2 Availability Targets 81 4.4.3 Availability in Backhaul Networks 82 4.4.4 Recovery Times in Backhaul and Fronthaul 84 4.4.5 Transport Reliability 84 4.4.6 Air Interface Retransmissions and Transport Reliability 87 4.4.7 Packet Duplication in 5G and Transport 88 4.4.8 Transport Analysis Summary for Availability and Reliability 90 4.5 Security 91 4.5.1 Summary of 5G Cryptographic Protection 91 4.5.2 Network Domain Protection 92 4.5.3 Security in Fronthaul 92 4.6 Analysis for 5G Synchronization Requirement 92 4.6.1 Frequency Error 93 4.6.2 Time Alignment Error (Due to TDD Timing) 93 4.6.3 Time Alignment Error (Due to MIMO) 100 4.6.4 Time Alignment Error (Due to Carrier Aggregation) 101 4.6.5 Time Alignment Accuracy (Due to Other Advanced Features) 102 References 102 5 Further 5G Network Topics 105 Esa Malkamäki, Mika Aalto, Juha Salmelin and Esa Metsälä 5.1 Transport Network Slicing 105 5.1.1 5G System-Level Operation 105 5.1.2 Transport Layers 105 5.2 Integrated Access and Backhaul 108 5.2.1 Introduction 108 5.2.2 IAB Architecture 109 5.2.3 Deployment Scenarios and Use Cases 110 5.2.4 IAB Protocol Stacks 111 5.2.5 IAB User Plane 113 5.2.6 IAB Signalling Procedures 114 5.2.7 Backhaul Adaptation Protocol 116 5.2.8 BH Link Failure Handling 117 5.2.9 IAB in 3GPP Release 17 and Beyond 118 5.3 Ntn 118 5.3.1 NTN in 3GPP 118 5.3.2 Different Access Types 119 5.3.3 Protocol Stacks 121 5.3.4 Transparent Architecture 123 5.3.5 Feeder Link Switchover 124 5.4 URLLC Services and Transport 125 5.4.1 Background 125 5.4.2 Reliability 127 5.4.3 Latency 128 5.5 Industry Solutions and Private 5G 129 5.5.1 Introduction to Private 5G Networking 129 5.5.2 3GPP Features Supporting Private 5G Use Cases 130 5.5.3 URLLC and TSC in Private 5G 133 5.6 Smart Cities 133 5.6.1 Needs of Cities 134 5.6.2 Possible Solutions 135 5.6.3 New Business Models 137 5.6.4 Implications for BH/FH 138 References 139 6 Fibre Backhaul and Fronthaul 141 Pascal Dom, Lieven Levrau, Derrick Remedios and Juha Salmelin 6.1 5G Backhaul/Fronthaul Transport Network Requirements 141 6.1.1 Capacity Challenge 141 6.1.2 Latency Challenge 143 6.1.3 Synchronization Challenge 144 6.1.4 Availability Challenge 144 6.1.5 Software-Controlled Networking for Slicing Challenge 145 6.1.6 Programmability and OAM Challenges 145 6.2 Transport Network Fibre Infrastructure 146 6.2.1 Availability of Fibre Connectivity 146 6.2.2 Dedicated vs Shared Fibre Infrastructure 147 6.2.3 Dedicated Infrastructure 149 6.2.4 Shared Infrastructure 149 6.3 New Builds vs Legacy Infrastructure 150 6.4 Optical Transport Characteristics 151 6.4.1 Optical Fibre Attenuation 151 6.4.2 Optical Fibre Dispersion 152 6.5 TSN Transport Network for the Low-Layer Fronthaul 153 6.6 TDM-PONs 154 6.6.1 TDM-PONs as Switched Transport Network for Backhaul and Midhaul 154 6.6.2 TDM-PONs as Switched Transport Network for Fronthaul 156 6.7 Wavelength Division Multiplexing Connectivity 156 6.7.1 Passive WDM Architecture 156 6.7.2 Active–Active WDM Architecture 158 6.7.3 Semi-Active WDM Architecture 160 6.8 Total Cost of Ownership for Fronthaul Transport Networking 161 References 163 7 Wireless Backhaul and Fronthaul 165 Paolo Di Prisco, Antti Pietiläinen and Juha Salmelin 7.1 Baseline 165 7.2 Outlook 166 7.3 Use Cases Densification and Network Upgrade 169 7.4 Architecture Evolution – Fronthaul/Midhaul/Backhaul 172 7.5 Market Trends and Drivers 172 7.5.1 Data Capacity Increase 173 7.5.2 Full Outdoor 174 7.5.3 New Services and Slicing 174 7.5.4 End-to-End Automation 175 7.6 Tools for Capacity Boost 176 7.6.1 mmW Technology (Below 100 GHz) 176 7.6.2 Carrier Aggregation 177 7.6.3 New Spectrum Above 100 GHz 181 7.7 Radio Links Conclusions 183 7.8 Free-Space Optics 183 7.8.1 Introduction 183 7.8.2 Power Budget Calculations 184 7.8.3 Geometric Loss 184 7.8.4 Atmospheric Attenuation 185 7.8.5 Estimating Practical Link Spans 186 7.8.6 Prospects of FSO 188 References 189 8 Networking Services and Technologies 191 Akash Dutta and Esa Metsälä 8.1 Cloud Technologies 191 8.1.1 Data Centre and Cloud Infrastructure 191 8.1.2 Data Centre Networking 194 8.1.3 Network Function Virtualization 196 8.1.4 Virtual Machines and Containers 198 8.1.5 Accelerators for RAN Functions 202 8.1.6 O-RAN View on Virtualization and Cloud Infrastructure 204 8.2 Arranging Connectivity 206 8.2.1 IP and MPLS for Connectivity Services 206 8.2.2 Traffic Engineering with MPLS-TE 208 8.2.3 E-vpn 208 8.2.4 Segment Routing 210 8.2.5 IP and Optical 211 8.2.6 IPv4 and IPv 6 212 8.2.7 Routing Protocols 212 8.2.8 Loop-Free Alternates 214 8.2.9 Carrier Ethernet Services 215 8.2.10 Ethernet Link Aggregation 216 8.3 Securing the Network 217 8.3.1 IPsec and IKEv 2 217 8.3.2 Link-Layer Security (MACSEC) 219 8.3.3 Dtls 220 8.4 Time-Sensitive Networking and Deterministic Networks 220 8.4.1 Motivation for TSN 220 8.4.2 IEEE 802.1CM – TSN for Fronthaul 221 8.4.3 Frame Pre-emption 223 8.4.4 Frame Replication and Elimination 223 8.4.5 Management 225 8.4.6 Deterministic Networks 226 8.5 Programmable Network and Operability 227 8.5.1 Software-Defined Networking Initially 227 8.5.2 Benefits with Central Controller 228 8.5.3 Netconf/YANG 229 References 230 9 Network Deployment 233 Mika Aalto, Akash Dutta, Kenneth Y. Ho, Raija Lilius and Esa Metsälä 9.1 NSA and SA Deployments 233 9.1.1 Shared Transport 233 9.1.2 NSA 3x Mode 235 9.1.3 SA Mode 237 9.2 Cloud RAN Deployments 237 9.2.1 Motivation for Cloud RAN 237 9.2.2 Pooling and Scalability in CU 240 9.2.3 High Availability in CU 242 9.2.4 Evolving to Real-Time Cloud – vDU 244 9.2.5 Enterprise/Private Wireless 250 9.3 Fronthaul Deployment 251 9.3.1 Site Solutions and Fronthaul 251 9.3.2 Carrying CPRI over Packet Fronthaul 252 9.3.3 Statistical Multiplexing Gain 253 9.3.4 Merged Backhaul and Fronthaul 255 9.4 Indoor Deployment 257 9.5 Deploying URLLC and Enterprise Networks 262 9.5.1 Private 5G Examples 262 9.5.2 Private 5G RAN Architecture Evolution 264 9.5.3 IP Backhaul and Midhaul Options for Private 5G 266 9.5.4 Fronthaul for Private 5G 266 9.5.5 Other Transport Aspects in Private 5G Networks 267 9.6 Delivering Synchronization 268 9.6.1 Network Timing Synchronization Using PTP and SyncE 269 9.6.2 SyncE 269 9.6.3 IEEE 1588 (aka PTP) 270 9.6.4 ITU-T Profiles for Telecom Industry Using SyncE and PTP 270 9.6.5 Example of Putting All Standards Together in Planning 271 9.6.6 Resilience Considerations in Network Timing Synchronization 275 9.6.7 QoS Considerations in Network Timing Synchronization 276 9.6.8 Special Considerations in Cloud RAN Deployment 276 9.6.9 Satellite-Based Synchronization 277 9.6.10 Conclusion for Synchronization 278 References 278 10 Conclusions and Path for the Future 279 Esa Metsälä and Juha Salmelin 10.1 5G Path for the Future 279 10.2 Summary of Content 280 10.3 Evolutionary Views for Backhaul and Fronthaul 280 Index 283
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Random House USA Inc The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz
Book SynopsisHector Berlioz'' (1803-69) autobiography is both an account of his important place in the rise of the Romantic movement and a personal testament. He tells the story of his liaison with Harriet Smithson, and his even more passionate affairs of the mind with Shakespeare, Scott, and Byron. Familiar with all the great figures of the age, Berlioz paints brilliant portraits of Liszt, Wagner, Balzac, Weber, and Rossini, among others. And through Berlioz''s intimate and detailed self-revelation, there emerges a profoundly sympathetic and attractive man, driven, finally, by his overwhelming creative urges to a position of lonely eminence.For this new Everyman''s edition of The Memoirs, the translator--the composer''s most admired biographer--has completely revised the text and the extensive notes to take into account the latest research.(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)
£25.20
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Playing Shakespeare
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£14.88
Sterling Cover Me The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover
Book SynopsisThe Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Fundamentals of Piano TechniqueThe Russian Method
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£15.29
Hodder & Stoughton I Am Brian Wilson
Book Synopsis''My life has been written about over and over again, and that''s mostly okay with me. Other people can talk about my life. Sometimes they''ll get it right and sometimes they''ll get it wrong. For me, when I think back across my own life, there are so many things that are painful. Sometimes I don''t like discussing them. Sometimes I don''t even like remembering them. But as I get older, the shape of that pain has changed. Sometimes memories come back to me when I least expect them. Maybe that''s the only way it works when you''ve lived the life I''ve lived: starting a band with my brothers that was managed by my father, watching my father become difficult and then impossible, watching myself become difficult and then impossible, watching women I loved come and go, watching children come into the world, watching my brothers get older, watching them pass out of the world. Some of those things shaped me. Others scarred me. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference. When I watched myTrade ReviewAll of it in Wilson's idiosyncratic voice...what a story! * Esquire *Surprisingly revealing and insightful memoir from the Beach Boys mastermind...Nearly every page opens up new windows into the mind of Brian Wilson. 4* * Mojo *Wilson and The Beach Boys' story has been told many times before and is one we may think we know, but it has never before been voiced with the clarity, honesty and insight on offer here. Surf's up. * Loud and Quiet Magazine *Beach Boy Brian Wilson's unflinching new autobiography ... it's quite a ride. * Daily Record *An accurate insight into the way his mind works * London Evening Standard *I Am Brian Wilson is a strange kind of surfing through the Beach Boy's interior life. Wilson dwells on the damage his violent dad did to his childhood without revealing the psychological consequence, except in the voice of a book that, though ghosted, sounds like his own. His genius, like all genius, he suggests is accidental. He was hit around the head by a lead pipe as a kid in a playground fight, and lost his hearing in one ear. After that, he always felt he had to tune in to experience as if trying to find a radio frequency. The Beach Boys' otherworldly sound, and the faltering attempts to locate its source in the deceptively simple sentences of this memoir, appear to be results of that distancing. * The Observer *An unflinchingly honest account * Choice Magazine *
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Little, Brown Book Group Careless Love
Book SynopsisEssential reading for anyone who loved Baz Luhrmann''s biopic Elvis, starring Austin Butler and Tom HanksLast Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick''s two-volume life of Elvis Presley, received unprecedented accolades. This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis''s life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms Guralnick''s status as one of the great biographers of our time. Beginning with Presley''s army service in Germany in 1958 and ending with his death in Memphis in 1977, Careless Love chronicles the unraveling of the dream that once shone so brightly, homing in on the complex playing-out of Elvis''s relationship with his Machiavellian manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It''s a breathtaking drama that places the events of a too often mistold tale in a fresh, believable, and understandable context. This is the quintessential American story, encompassing race, class, wealth, sex, music, religion, and personal transformationTrade Reviewbeautifully written and refreshingly sincere, sets new high standards * DAILY MAIL *Homeric in its play of beauty and folly, this is a monumental work * INDEPENDENT on Sunday *
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WW Norton & Co Study of Counterpoint
Book SynopsisThe essence of the most celebrated book on counterpoint, Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum.
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Orion Publishing Co The Beatles Lyrics
Book SynopsisOver 100 handwritten manuscripts of the Beatles'' original lyrics, tracked down from friends of the band, museums, universities and collectors.Hunter Davies, author of the only authorised biography of the Beatles, worked with the band in their heyday. Here he reveals each song''s context with vivid behind-the-scenes stories and gives a unique insight into the creative process of the world''s greatest songwriters. From ''Yesterday'' and ''Eleanor Rigby'' to ''Yellow Submarine'', The Beatles Lyrics is the definitive story of the band, uniquely told through their music.Trade Review[Davies] has managed to track down handwritten versions for 100 of the band's 182 lyrics, and it's undeniably fascinating to observe these scribbled seeds, particularly when they contain alterations, crossings-out and abandoned verses... The other main attraction of the book is Davies' unrivalled access to the group. As the only authorised Beatles biographer during the band's existence, he spent time observing Lennon and McCartney as they wrote songs, and his vivid account of the pair holding court amongst friends in the latter's music room... is just one of several fascinating behind-the-scenes moments -- Andy Gill * THE INDEPENDENT *Painstakingly researched and skilfully laid out over 350 engrossing pages, Davies gives us an incredible insight into the remarkable creative process of the band, and tells the story of the Beatles' lives through their work -- Colm O'Regan * HOT PRESS *Davies has tracked down and reproduced more than 100 of the Beatles' original handwritten manuscripts for their songs, nearly all of which are reproduced for the first time in this handsome coffee-table tome. Each song is given its context: what the band were doing at the time, how and when they came to write and record it, how the original version differs from the final one. A pretty essential addition to the library/bathroom of any serious Beatles fan * IRISH NEWS *This is not just one for the Beatlemaniacs and it is liberally illustrated with lyrics as they were originally written on table napkins, notepads, or on the back of a birthday card * RTE GUIDE *What's amazing is that these songs were so often scribbled down on whatever bits of paper were at hand - pages from notebooks, hotel stationery, backs of envelopes - and it's fascinating to see them with their hasty revisions, crossings out, lines being rewritten, ideas rethought even before they are fully complete, almost as if The Beatles can't keep up with their own creative momentum, colourful doodles and stoned illustrations accompanying some of them -- Allan Jones * UNCUT *They were just scraps of paper set for a cleaner's furnace - but now The Beatles' lyric sheets are precious jewels that reveal the secret history of the world's greatest band... beneath the scrawls and corssings-out lies a shadow history of The Beatles * LIVERPOOL ECHO *A forensic song-by-song exploration of the band's writing process... If you're a songwriter, the song manuscripts along are fascinating, and if you're a Beatles fan, the info here can't help but give you a fresh insight into their music * GUITARIST *No Lennon/McCartney obsessive should be without Hunter Davies' The Beatles Lyrics -- Olivia Cole * GQ Magazine *Fascinating facsimiles of scribbled lyric notes jotted onto scraps of paper... afford insights into the development from the germ of an idea to a finished song * THE INDEPENDENT 'Books of the Year' *He wrote the first comprehensive biography of The Beatles and now, in The Beatles Lyrics, Hunter Davies returns to examine each of the band's songs in forensic details, offering insights into the creative process and putting the songs in their social and personal context * CHOICE *A fascinating look at how these classics came into being as the manuscripts show how lines were altered and whole verses dumped * THE SUN *This delightful book will appeal to the millions of Beatles fans around the world who will surely enjoy reliving these iconic songs and learning something of their history * SIXTYPLUSSURFERS *Even fans who think they know it all already will treasure this forensic exploration of the Beatles' songs...a handsome coffee-table book by Hunter Davies that manages to shed new light on the creative process behind such songs as Eleanor Rigby, Across the Universe and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds...a treasure of a book, a forensic, song-by-song exploration of the band's creative process -- Paul Howard * THE IRISH TIMES *You may never read a more comprehensive, unpretentious account of the creative processes behind a band's body of lyrics. It seems fitting that band should be The Beatles... The book runs chronologically from A to Z through every self-penned song the Beatles recorded in their eight action-packed years together. With all those original handwritten manuscripts, it's a must buy for die-hard Beatles fans and, no doubt, many calligraphers too -- Joe Dermody * IRISH EXAMINER *
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Random House Publishing Group Youll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
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