Aimed at those who have some knowledge of music but not formal training in composition, this concise introduction to composing starts right in with a brief composition exercise, then proceeds step by step through a series of increasingly complex and challenging problems, gradually expanding the stud[...]
This is a book of battles--savagely fought, often with great heroism on both sides, under brutal, subarctic conditions. Guerrillas on skis, heroic single-handed attacks on tanks, unfathomable endurance, and the charismatic leadership of one of this century's true military geniuses--these were the e[...]
A Renaissance painter and printmaker best known for his landscapes and peasant scenes, Bruegel's paintings were often unsentimental depictions of daily village life. Overflowing with impeccably reproduced images, this book offers full page spreads of masterpieces as well as highlights of smaller det[...]