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history painting
history painting the painting of scenes from classical and Christian history and mythology. It was taught in the academies of art , from the Renaissance to the 19th cent., as the highest form of art in an hierarchical grouping that ranked still-life painting lowest on the list. Included in the... Read more |
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Natural history
NATURAL HISTORY NATURAL HISTORY. Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492 transformed natural history perhaps more than any it did other early modern science. The ensuing development of European maritime empires of trade and commerce opened new routes for the acquisition of specimens,... Read more |
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Esquire History of Henry Esmond The
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Fernando Sor
Fernando Sor Spanish musician Fernando Sor (1778–1839), perhaps more than anyone else, took the guitar from being an instrument of Spanish minstrels and Italian serenaders to being a classical instrument. He has been given only brief mention in standard music histories, but a resurgence of... Read more |
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Harry Elmer Barnes
Harry Elmer Barnes 1889-1968, American historian and sociologist, b. Auburn, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1918 and taught economics, sociology, and history at various institutions of higher learning, notably at the New School for Social Research. His wide interests generally centered... Read more |
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Per Norgard
Per NØrga°rd Danish composer Per NØrga°rd (born 1932) had a big impact on music in Denmark as he continued to pursue the study of music. His use of the metamorphosis and infinity methods were often unpopular when first presented to the public but later became classics in the... Read more |
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German history 1871-1945
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Henry Morley
Henry Morley 1822-94, English man of letters. In 1850 he closed his successful school to assist Dickens in editing Household Words. After that he combined an editorial with an academic career, teaching English literature at several universities. Author of several biographies and critical studies,... Read more |
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Karl Lamprecht
Lamprecht, KarlWORKS BY LAMPRECHTSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYKarl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian, was born in Jessen an der Schwarzen Elster in 1856, the son of the theologian and rector C. N. Lamprecht, and died in Leipzig in 1915. Lamprecht attended the classical Gymnasium in Wittenberg and... Read more |
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oral history
oral history compilation of historical data through interviews, usually tape-recorded and sometimes videotaped, with participants in, or observers of, significant events or times. Primitive societies have long relied on oral tradition to preserve a record of the past in the absence of written... Read more |
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Teaching shifts
...classical music (as opposed...out in its history. The introduction...number of classical CDs available...Nonetheless CDs continue to...excellent classical musicians...classical ... |
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Radio station wants children to tune into classical music
...music and social history using a vocabulary...similar kids' classical radio program...her 12 years of classical radio experience...professor of music appreciation...different aspect of classical music, ... |
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International Jazz-man ; A devotee of Thelonious Monk, college music teacher,...
...Monk, college music teacher, author...extra miles to teach and share and...interpretations of the music of Thelonious...or to buy his CDs or book...to spread the history and craft of...respected as a music educator ... |
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Mull Over Beethoven
...who took a music appreciation...shopping for classical CDs. Similar courses...appreciates serious music. Personality...one course in classical-music appreciation...Discussions of music ... |
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Stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap
...Heymann's name in classical record industry...is part of the history of our label...who carries the music stands...wanted a few classical CDs in a hurry...complete Grieg piano music, a Lutoslawski...may be out to ... |
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RECYCLE CDS TO HELP KIDS IN WHEELCHAIRS
...recycle the CDs. To contribute...Dollars, drop off CDs with album jackets...Or, mail the CDs to: WOW, 2842...science, games and history as well as "Pals...breathing and teach asthma management...A Little Night Music," "The ... |
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CLASSICAL RECORDINGS;Listen and Learn: Leonard Bernstein's Young People's...
...music educator in history. He also had...their interest in music was first awakened...no interest in classical music become fascinated...can continue to teach future generations...In "What Is Classical ... |
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CLASSICAL AND POPULAR ART STUDIES CONTINUE TO GROW
...of the Boitsova Classical Ballet Company...master's in Music Performance at...apparel. "We were classical ballet. I decided...roll made the history books and now...its own, due to music historian Bob Conway. He will teach ... |
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GM Europe's Forst loves the sound of an engine.(News)
...be? I'd like to teach mechanical engineering...to. What kind of music do you listen to? I like classical and pop. What CDs are in your car...What figure from history would you like to...lot about Italian history and about ... |
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Symphony welcomes Nakahara ; New associate conductor will lead Friday concert
...century European history at Columbia University...really liked western classical music, so there were always CDs around the house and I listened to classical music on the radio. "The...returning to Andrews to ... |
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