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Dancing machines: choreographies of the age of mechanical reproduction, hardcover by mccarren, felicia mannotation (c) book news, incshe finds early the 20th-century versions of the double-edged image as american imported ideas and exiled american art in europe; and in dance forms that both incorporated and resisted american, african, and asian influences) looks at dancing machines epitomized by automobiles that are imagined dancing and dancers imagining themselves as automobilesportland, or ()isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk exploring the place of dance in modernity, mccaren (french, tulane u
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The title is the stars of country musicbroken heart 2:32this disk is a nearly perfectthe item format is a cdfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casingit should play perfectly
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The best of house music - disco nights voldispatched with royal mail 2nd class large lettercondition is very good
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Oxfam shop stafford hardback in excellent conditiondust cover sightly faded with tiny tears see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Its perspective and its insights will also make it illuminating for teachers, musicians and music loversoxfam bookshop shaftesbury engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is forpaul griffiths shows how music has evolved through the centuries, and suggests how its evolution has mirrored developments in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the computer's microsecondsuggestions for further reading and recommended recordings are given for each of the 24 short chapterssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book provides an enticing introduction for students and beginners, using the minimum of technical terms, all straightforwardly defined in the glossary
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Oxfam books & music totnes l'oiseau-lyre dslo 602 mozart: symphony no425 "linz" the academy of ancient music with jaap schroder and christopher hogwoodthe sleeve shows minor bruising, there is a small stain to the back (bottom right) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe record will look to be in superb condition once it has had a clean"haffner" symphony no
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Now, in the history of jazz, ted gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolvedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more a couple of small nicks at the top of the contents pageoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good condition paperbackjazz is the most colourful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colourful and varied cities, new orleansfrom the rent parties of harlem to the after-hours spots in kansas city, louis armstrong and duke ellington to wynton marsalis and pat metheny, this book captures all the vibrant colours of jazz on one glorious palatefrom the seed first planted by slave dances held in congo square and nurtured by early ensembles led by buddy bolden and joe 'king' oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across america and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms -- swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion -- and a thousand great musicians
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The american composer, poet, graphic artist and essayist john cage (): the largest exhibition since his passing places his work for the first time in the context of both music history, visual art and stage artrichly illustrated in black and white and in colourcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe meetings of john cage with artists as a departure pointcollaboration/exhibition with macba barcelona and heni onsted art centreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea comprehensive retrospective of his work, thoughts and influencesdutch edition - 305 ppwill be shipped with registrationexhibition catalogue schunck heerlen
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford the physics of quantum mechanics aims to give students a good understanding of how quantum mechanics describes the material worldhydrogen and helium are discussed in some detail and it is shown that quantum mechanics enables us to understand the structure of the periodic table without engaging with the complexities of many-electron atomsit stresses that stationary states are unphysical mathematical abstractions that enable us to solve the theory's governing equation, the time-dependent schroedinger equationevery opportunity is taken to illustrate the emergence of the familiar classical, dynamical world through the quantum interference of stationary statesthe connections between observables, operators and transformations are clearly explained and the standard commutation rules derived from the properties of spacetimeit shows that the theory follows naturally from the use of probability amplitudes to derive probabilitiesthe mathematical prerequisites are no more than simple vector algebra, taylor series expansion and the use of integrating factors to solve linear first order differential equationsa chapter is devoted to entanglement, quantum computation, density operators and their role in thermodynamics, and the measurement problemdirac notation is used from the outset and students are trained to move easily from one representation to another, choosing whichever representation is best suited to a particular problemscattering phenomena, including the origin of radioactivity, are handled early on in the accessible context of one dimension, and at the end of the book with some rigour in three dimensionsrigorous algebraic methods are preferred to the solution of partial differential equationsname written on inside facing page see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe text stresses the continuity between the quantum world and the classical world, which is merely an approximation to the quantum world
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Oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionit describes the mechanics taking place beneath the surface of our bodies and shows how we can consciously use yogic practices to direct and change our lives in positive waysyoga was created as a science for liberation, but in modern times it is used by many to improve physical and mental health, helping us become more productive at work, more caring in relationships, more responsible contributors to society, and better inhabitants of this planetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the front cover and spine there is some signs of wear to the dust jacketeddie stern's one simple thing: a new look at the science of yoga and how it can transform your life explains from both a yogic and a scientific perspective how the human nervous system is wiredif yoga does accomplish all that-as many practitioners report-how exactly does yoga do it? how does yoga work? believe it or not, the answers lie in how the human body and mind functioninternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
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The heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorealthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'in the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands onebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessoxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmology
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Oxfam books & music bridport this book has some slight shelf wear, which includes bumps to the cornersotherwise this book is in great condition, the inside is clean with no markings and the cd-rom is in great condition with no scratches see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In addition, derivations of important concepts and worked examples are includedan introduction to the evolution of single and binary stars provides physicists with an understanding of binary and single star evolution, beginning with a background and introduction of basic astronomical conceptsoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames almost as new basic concepts of astronomy, stellar structure and atmospheres, single star evolution, binary systems and mass transfer, compact objects, and dynamical systems are covered in the textsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno previous knowledge of astronomy is assumed, although a familiarity with undergraduate quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, and thermodynamics is beneficialreaders will understand the astrophysics behind the populations of compact object binary systems and have sufficient background to delve deeper into specific areas of interestalthough a general treatment of stellar structure and evolution is included, the text stresses the physical processes that lead to stellar mass compact object binaries that may be sources of observable gravitational radiationxii, 262 pages, including index
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Hi, mechanics of flight - book for salecollection onlyit is in good condition
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He was president of the civil and mechanical engineers' society, the institution of mechanical engineers and the institution of civil engineerscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available" small thin octavo, pp (ii), 75, with the errata slip loosely attached after the title page, with blank pages at the rear for notes (unused), original green cloth, the corners very slightly worn, a very faint mark on the upper cover[with the signature on the front endpaper of william henry maw, ()maw was a british civil engineer and astronomerplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepage 49 has been neatly annotated (see illustration)born into a seafaring family and orphaned at age 16, maw was taken into the workshops of the eastern counties railway as an assistant before progressing to the design office as a draughtsmanhe was made the head of the office and designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in indiaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store] a rare book, and in remarkably good conditionin he founded the journal engineering and remained an editor for the rest of his lifethe title concludes:- "being a short but complete description of the duties of the young engineer in preliminary and location surveys, and in constructionhe left the railway and became a consulting engineer; his many works include printing presses for several newspapers and magazines
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The book has four chapters: the rise of the mechanical view; the decline of the mechanical view; field, relativity; and quantathe growth of ideas from the early concepts to relativity and quanta - illustrated, mathematics, physics - quantity: 1 - first printing of einstein's 'the evolution of physics' - book first printing of einstein's 'the evolution of physics' “the book traces the development of ideas in physics, and originally published in by cambridge university presscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished by cambridge university pressplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelettered in gilt on the spinea physical collection of forces), moving on to descriptions of electric and magnetic fields”book dimensions: 19are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidescription albert einstein & leopold infeld - the evolution of physicsthe third chapter (field, relativity) examines lines of force starting with gravitational fields (iour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeitem description first editionpublishers’ original blue cloth boards with lettering and gilt design on upper boardit was a popular success5 cm & number of pages: 319 including indexillustrated with full-page black and white photographs, charts and diagrams
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Mike + the mechanics - hits cddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large lettercondition is good
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It will also provide a foundation of classical music understanding and give the reader the tools to appreciate a whole new world of musicover the course of three series of the bafta award-winning the choir, gareth has unearthed a passion for classical music in schoolchildren, reluctant teenage boys, and even a whole townoxfam shop colne road have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? the sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidatingwith his infectious enthusiasm and gift for explanation, gareth's very personal narrative takes you by the hand and leads you through a world of eccentric composers, flamboyant conductors, troubled geniuses and all the colourful personalities that make up the story of classical musicso whether you want to expand your horizons, spend time with the great composers, introduce an almost infinite variety into your ipod playlist, or are just curious about what you might be missing out on, music for the people will leave you entertained, informed and completely inspiredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this funny, evocative, personal book, gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure
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The music of tangerine dream is often assigned to the music genre new age(etangerine dream (german"mandarinentraum") is a music formation from germany,which is especially significant because of its pioneering work in the field of electronic musicrather,in addition to the occasional categorization of progressive rock,their music can also be described as symphonic music or a form of ambient with a focus on electronic sound generation and with influences from rock music) tangerine dream?–the electronic journey 1o cd box-set 600 minutes with the pioneers of electronic progressive music all mint "comprehensive, beautiful and important for music" tangerine dream (melody maker) read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe maker: edgar froese, was a friend of such artists as david bowie,brian eno,iggy pop,george moorse,volker schlöndorff,pop and bowie lived with froese and his family at their home in schöneberg before moving to their apartment on hauptstraßeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifroese also helped bowie with his recovery and introduced him to the berlin underground scene froese passed away on january)tangerine dream?–high voltage rare tangerine dream 4 cd box-set in wonderful condition ! including 20 page bookletour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein addition to ash ra tempel and agitation free, the band is considered a pioneer of the so-called berlin school, while the early phase of the group is also counted as krautrockthere was a grammy nomination in this category), but in interviews the band distances itself from this categorization
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Oxfam books & music norwich published to coincide with howard goodall's major new bbc tv series, this is an accessible history for all music lovers the story of music is the story of our urge to invent, connect, rebel -- and entertain for many of us, music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex and specialisedalong the way, he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is and how it works: what scales are all about, what happens in harmony, why some chords sound discordant in his energetic tour through years of music, from prehistoric instruments to pop, goodall does away with stuffy biographies, unhelpful labels and tired terminology and leads us through the story of music as it really happened, so that each musical innovation strikes us with its original forcesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe focuses on what changed when and why, picking out the discoveries that revolutionised man-made soundhoward goodall's beautifully clear and compelling account is both a hymn to human endeavour and a groundbreaking map of man's musical journey
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The text offers a view of world music from 'within,' building on original, qualitative, interview-based research with people from the british world music scenerace and music seem fatally entwined in a way that involves both creative ethnic hybridity and ongoing problems of racismthis book presents a sociological analysis of this enduring relationship and asks: how are ideas of race critical to the understanding of music genres and preferences? what does the 'love of difference' via music contribute to contemporary perspectives of racism? previous studies of world music have situated it within the dynamics of local/global musical production, the representation of nations and ethnic groups, theories of globalization, hybridization and cultural appropriationthese interviews provide unique insights into the discursive repertoires that underpin contemporary culture, and will make a significant contribution to the mainly theoretical debates about world musichaynes adds a conceptual and textual shift to these debates by utilizing world music as a lens for examining cultural imaginaries of race and analytical nuances of racializationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove minor shelf wear to hardcover, contents in very good, clean condition throughout
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Oxfam bookshop micklegate the hoffnung music festivals were a series of three humorous classical music festivals held in royal festival hall, london in and (and a reprise in )the selections included: "rigmarole" - introductory music played in the foyer (francis baines) festival anthem (francis baines) overture: leonora nothe production was the hoffnung astronautical music festival and was a memorial tribute to gerard hoffnung, who had died two years earlierthe actual arranger was not named, but the work of malcolm arnold was unmistakable) duet from the comic opera "the barber of darmstadt" (music by "bruno heinz jaja" alias humphrey searle; words by john amis) ballad of county down, mostly in d major (francis chagrin) excerpt from "belshazzar's feast" (conducted by the composer, sir william walton) horrortorio (music by joseph horowitz and words by alistair sampson) mobile for seven orchestras (lawrence leonard) includes a programme printed on cardartistic director: malcolm arnold see oxfam website for delivery information read more4 by ludwig van beethoven (featuring the happy wanderers street bandthey were created by cartoonist and amateur tuba player gerard hoffnung
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In all cases occurrence of fracture is a major concern and this is reflected in the large number of tests which are used to simulate the various conditions which promote failuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethermoplastics usually include various stabilisers, fillers and toughening agents so that a wide range of properties are encounteredthermosetting resins are used alone, but more frequently as the matrices of composites and rubbers, both natural and synthetic, are employed extensively in engineering in springs and damping mechanismsoxfam bookshop knutsford ellis horwood series in engineering science polymers in various forms are widely used in engineering
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The closed music rest does not let light shine through the music from behind, which greatly improves the readability of sheet musicthe height of the music stand adjustable from 66 cm to 120 cm (from the lower edge of music rest)
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Handbook of mechanical in-services inspection: training addition, cliff matthews p&p £3 read more condition is like new
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Delacour music by hermann lohr copyright read moreeardley-wilmot, music by hermann lohr copyright voice of eventide words by evintage sheet music the road of looking forward, voices of eventide and where my caravan has rested, music by hermann lohr all have original owner name and date on the top right of the front cover in fair condition for agechappell & co ltd where my caravan has rested from romany songs words by edward teschmacher, music by hermann lohr copyrightthe road of looking forward words by d
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Stroeher is professor of music history at marshall university where she is also coordinator of the music history & literature areaentertaining to read, domestic and intimate, the letters provide glimpses of cultural and artistic life in the twentieth century, including pacifism and conscientious objection, critical assessments of music and other artists, transport and communications development in the twentieth century, the 'aldeburgh corpses', art collecting, gossip, everyday life in an english country house, the development of the aldeburgh festival, performance practice in early music, looking after dachshunds, travel, and a host of other topicsthis volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence between benjamin britten and peter pears' from the foreword by fiona shaw nicholas clark is the librarian at the britten-pears foundation at the red house, britten and pears's home in aldeburgh, suffolk jude brimmer is an archivist at the britten-pears foundationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile the correspondence provides valuable evidence of the development of britten's works, more significant is the insight into his relationship with pears and their day-to-day life togetherthe 365 letters written throughout their 39-year relationship are here brought together and published, as pears intended, for the first timeoxfam shop magdelen street 'to read these letters is to climb up a wall and peer into the secret garden of two giantsabove all, when read together, britten and pears's letters allow the clearest possible look 'behind the scenes' of one of the most productive creative partnerships of the twentieth century
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The books titles are as follows; la laite parisienne faust ballet music by gounod william tell ballet music by rossini the story and music of delibes' ballet sylvia twelve melodies of the ballet see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop richmond in this set there are five very colourful, decorative books full of ballet music from the 's, theses books are in very good condition
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