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11 produkter
Johann Sebastian Bach
A Very Brief History
Av Andrew Gant
Inbunden, 2018
192 kr
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Part One: The History (What do we know?)This brief historical introduction to Bach explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of his life and work, and considers how those factors affected the way he was initially received. What was his impact on the world …
Deck the Hall
The Stories of our Favourite Christmas Carols
Av Andrew Gant
E-bok, 2023
44 kr
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''Christmas carols are sung in church, therefore Christmas carols have always been sung in church. Christmas carols have these words and this tune, therefore Christmas carols have always had these words and this tune. Well, not really. Our carol tradition, like us, is a rich and dynamic mixture. An …
Deck the Hall
The Stories of our Favourite Christmas Carols
Häftad, 2024
133 kr
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'Christmas carols are sung in church, therefore Christmas carols have always been sung in church.Christmas carols have these words and this tune, therefore Christmas carols have always had these words and this tune.Well, not really.Our carol tradition, like us, is a rich and dynamic mixture. An …
O Sing unto the Lord
A History of English Church Music
Av Andrew Gant
Häftad, 2016
149 kr
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Andrew Gant's compelling account traces English church music from Anglo-Saxon origins to the present. It is a history of the music and of the people who made, sang and listened to it. It shows the role church music has played in ordinary lives and how it reflects those lives back to us. The author …
Christmas Carols
From Village Green to Church Choir
Av Andrew Gant
Häftad, 2016
127 kr
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Everyone loves a Christmas carol - in the end, even Scrooge. They have the power to summon up a special kind of midwinter mood, like the aroma of mince pies and mulled wine and the twinkle of lights on a tree. It's a kind of magic.But how did they get that magic? In Christmas Carols Andrew Gant …
Five Straight Lines
A History of Music
Av Andrew Gant
Inbunden, 2021
334 kr
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'Fascinating ... Composer Andrew Gant is a masterful guide, introducing readers to the major players and key themes of an entrancing topic.' BBC History MagazineWhether you prefer Baroque or pop, Theremins or violins, the music you love and listen to shapes your world. But what shaped the …
O Sing unto the Lord
A History of English Church Music
Av Andrew Gant
E-bok, 2015
157 kr
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Andrew Gant''s compelling account traces English church music from Anglo-Saxon origins to the present. It is a history of the music and of the people who made, sang and listened to it. It shows the role church music has played in ordinary lives and how it reflects those lives back to us. The author …
Christmas Carols
From Village Green to Church Choir
Av Andrew Gant
E-bok, 2014
122 kr
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Everyone loves a Christmas carol - in the end, even Scrooge. They have the power to summon up a special kind of midwinter mood, like the aroma of mince pies and mulled wine and the twinkle of lights on a tree. It''s a kind of magic.But how did they get that magic? In Christmas Carols Andrew Gant …
Music: Ideas in Profile
Av Andrew Gant
E-bok, 2017
125 kr
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Ideas in Profile Series Is music a science or an art? It''s both, as Andrew Gant reveals in this lively and accessible account of what music is and what it''s for. Music has been central to life since the dawn of humankind and is intimately bound up with the origins of language. Andrew Gant …
Five Straight Lines
A History of Music
Av Andrew Gant
E-bok, 2021
221 kr
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''Fascinating ... Composer Andrew Gant is a masterful guide, introducing readers to the major players and key themes of an entrancing topic.'' BBC History MagazineWhether you prefer Baroque or pop, Theremins or violins, the music you love and listen to shapes your world. But what shaped the music? …
Making of Handel's Messiah, The
Av Andrew Gant
Häftad, 2020
225 kr
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The first performance of Handel’s 'Messiah' in Dublin in 1742 is now legendary. Gentlemen were asked to leave their swords at home and ladies to come without hoops in their skirts in order to fit more people into the audience. Why then, did this now famous and much-loved oratorio receive a somewhat …
