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17 produkter
Purcell
A Biography
Häftad, 2009
362 kr
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In the chaos of the English Civil War and Puritan Commonwealth, churches were defaced and organs broken, but the tradition of fine music survived. When Charles II returned from exile in 1660, one of the first things he demanded was music, sacred and profane, anthems and motets, pavannes and …
William III & Mary II (Penguin Monarchs)
Partners in Revolution
E-bok, 2015
57 kr
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William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the course of the entire country's history, coming to power through a coup (which involved Mary betraying her own father), reestablishing parliament on a new footing and, through commiting Britain to fighting …
Stendhal
Häftad, 2009
325 kr
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On the evening of 22 March 1842, Henri Marie Beyle collapsed on a Parisian pavement and died a few hours later. In death, as in his life, the writer we now know as Stendhal remained ignored and underestimated by his contemporaries.Why this should be is explored by the award-winning writer, Jonathan …
Allegro Postillions
Häftad, 2009
219 kr
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Massacre and revolution in the mountains of Calabria, passion and betrayal in a Venetian opera house, a web of baffled desire spun during a summer in Verona, a world where exile kills more swiftly than death itself, where innocence becomes a lethal weapon, where lies are saving graces - this is the …
Strangers' Gallery
Häftad, 2009
219 kr
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In 1847, Italy is on the brink of revolution. In Jonathan Keates' highly acclaimed first novel, a young Englishman, Edward Rivers, arrives in the small town of Villafranca and an intriguing tale of passion, jealousy and betrayal unfolds. 'An unusual historical novel of love and death in nineteenth …
Purcell
A Biography
E-bok, 2012
208 kr
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In the chaos of the English Civil War and Puritan Commonwealth, churches were defaced and organs broken, but the tradition of fine music survived. When Charles II returned from exile in 1660, one of the first things he demanded was music, sacred and profane, anthems and motets, pavannes and …
Siege Of Venice
Häftad, 2006
192 kr
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The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a century of Habsburg imperial rule, the Venetians drove out the occupying army and established their own republic. Led by the Jewish lawyer Daniele Manin, a man of immense courage and personal integrity, …
Handel
The Man & His Music
E-bok, 2009
170 kr
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Jonathan Keates original biography of Handel was hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. This fully revised and updated new edition - published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death - charts in detail Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his …
Siege Of Venice
E-bok, 2012
144 kr
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The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a century of Habsburg imperial rule, the Venetians drove out the occupying army and established their own republic. Led by the Jewish lawyer Daniele Manin, a man of immense courage and personal integrity, …
Messiah
E-bok, 2016
126 kr
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In 1741, in just 24 days, the German-born, British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias and choruses of robust grandeur. Coolly received in London at first, after Handel''s death Messiah enjoyed an extraordinary surge in popularity: it was performed at …
Messiah
Häftad, 2017
125 kr
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In 1741, in just 24 days, the German-born, British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias and choruses of robust grandeur. Coolly received in London at first, after Handel's death Messiah enjoyed an extraordinary surge in popularity: it was performed at …
La Serenissima
The Story of Venice
Häftad, 2023
191 kr
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‘Everything about Venice,’ observed Lord Byron, ‘is, or was, extraordinary – her aspect is like a dream, and her history is like a romance.’ Dream and romance have conditioned myriad encounters with Venice across the centuries, but the city’s story embodies the hard reality of an independent state …
La Serenissima
The Story of Venice
E-bok, 2022
189 kr
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A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as ''La Serenissima'' – ''the Most Serene Republic'' – to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today. ''Everything about Venice,'' observed Lord Byron, ''is, or was, extraordinary – her aspect is like a dream, and her …
Rome Stories
Inbunden, 2017
187 kr
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During its three-thousand-year history Rome has been an imperial metropolis, the capital of a nation and the spiritual core of a great world religion. For writers from antiquity to the present, however, the place holds an alternative significance as a realm of fantasy, aspiration and desire. …
Venice Stories
Inbunden, 2018
191 kr
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The sublime city of Venice has long offered inspiration to the world's storytellers. This anthology gathers a dazzling variety of stories with Venetian settings, including Daphne du Maurier's haunting "Don't Look Now," Anthony Trollope's wartime romance "The Last Austrian Who Left Venice," Vernon …
Handel
The Man & His Music
Häftad, 2009
253 kr
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Jonathan Keates original biography of Handel was hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. This fully revised and updated new edition - published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death - charts in detail Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his …
Canterbury Cathedral
Av Jonathan Keates, Angelo Hornak
Häftad, 2000
137 kr
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This publication incorporates a radically new presentation of the cathedral and its history. By means of a careful interaction of text and images, the guide conveys the sense of the Cathedral as a working institution and brings to life dynamically the history of the Cathedral. Canterbury Cathedral …
