by Roger Thomas (1998)
Introduces the role of musical instruments in Christian and gospel choirs, Tibetan and Japanese temples, Jewish and Hindu ceremonies, and use by concert, theater, and rock groups.
Wendy Greenhill
Introduces Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, discussing plot and characters, possible sources of inspiration for the play, the history of early performances, and how the productions have evolved over the years.
edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom
A collection of eight critical essays on Hardy's novel "The Return of the Native" arranged in chronological order of publication.
Robin Blaser
"Spanning four decades of meditation on the avant-garde in poetry, art, and philosophy, the essays collected in The Fire reveal Robin Blaser's strikingly fresh perspective on "New American" poets, deconstructive philosophies, current events, and the state of humanities now. His response to the cultural and political events of his time has been to construct a poetic voice that offers a singular perspective on a shareable world - and to pose that voice alongside others as a source of countermemory and potential agency. Conceived as conversations, these essays brilliantly reflect that ethos as they re-read the cultural events of the past fifty years."--Publisher description.
Richard Bunger
This definitive manual describes how to "prepare" a piano properly (for compositions by John Cage and other composers for prepared piano) without damaging the instrument. The book includes numerous photos, diagrams, drawings, "Checklist for a Basic Preparation Kit", "Where to Obtain Materials", an annotated list of compositions for prepared piano, etc. Second American Edition, revised and expanded. - Author website.