A night on Bald Mountain

A night on Bald Mountain
Author: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486408574

This dramatic work was completed and orchestrated by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov after Moussorgsky's death. Full of intense effects, the piece is well known from its appearance in Disney's "Fantasia."

Night on Bald Mountain

Night on Bald Mountain
Author: Modest Mussorgsky
Publisher: Serenissima Music
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2018-09-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781608742295

One of the first Russian tone poems, Night on Bald Mountain had its genesis in the late 1850s when Mussorgsky started sketches for a projected opera: St. John's Eve (1858), later changed to The Witch (1860) - based upon a scenario about a witches' sabbath on St. John's Eve. These were abandonded by the early 1860s but Mussorgsky contemplated a tone poem using the material featuring piano and orchestra along the lines of Liszt's Totentanz. The work was finally completed on St. John's Eve (June 23) of 1867 as an orchestral tone poem entited St. John's Eve on the Bare Mountain. The symphonic poem was never performed in the composer's lifetime. After rejection for performance, Mussorgsky reworked the material two more times for operatic projects that never materialized. After the composer's death his friend Rimsky-Korsakov prepared a new arrangement based on the last version composed for the opera Sorochintsy Fair which was published in 1886. Rimsky's arrangement became very popular, especially after its use in the 1939 Walt Disney film Fantasia in a very bowldwerized orchestration made by Leopold Stowkowski. Rimsky's setting is the work offered here - in a newly engraved edition by Richard W. Sargeant, Jr. It is now often regarded as more of a fantasy on themes by Mussorgsky composed by Rimsky-Korsakov. IMSLP page Wikipedia article

Zen Ghosts

Zen Ghosts
Author: Jon J. Muth
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 043963430X

On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan, includes an author's note with a history of the story and facts about Zen koans.

Sight-Read It for Strings

Sight-Read It for Strings
Author: Andrew H. Dabczynski
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 36
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457423475

A comprehensive supplement for classroom or studio in a unique format, Sight-Read It for Strings will develop consistent reading habits and improve sight-reading for violin, viola, cello and bass students. Using a non-sequential unit format, materials are flexible and can be individualized. Sight-Read It for Strings develops consistent reading habits by addressing: -Counting System -Identification of musical and non-musical cues -Identification of musical patterns -Awareness of the music page layout (the "road map") -Special reading issues not necessarily related to notes

A Moving Subject

A Moving Subject
Author: Giannalberto Bendazzi
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2020-11-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 100020670X

Description: A Moving Subject offers a collection of essays from around the world. From Italy to the Middle East, from an analysis of A Night on Bald Mountain to African cinema animation, these essays help to paint the world of animation in a comprehensive and international manner. Handpicked by renowned animation historian and researcher Giannalberto Bendazzi, this book offers a look at the global foundations of animation from disparate regions, peoples and methods, and helps to demonstrate animation as a unifying factor of the human race. Key Features: A fresh perspective on animation from a global lens A new look into traditional animation produced from around the world Essays that reflect on the nature of colour, animation and light Author: A former professor at the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and the Università degli Studi of Milan, Italian-born Giannalberto Bendazzi has thoroughly investigated the history of animation for more than forty years. A founding member of the Society for Animation Studies, he has authored or edited various classics in various languages and has lectured extensively on every continent. He received an honorary doctorate from Lisbon University in 2019.

Night on Bald Mountain

Night on Bald Mountain
Author: Patrick White
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Australian drama
ISBN: 9780868194691

White set out to write what he believed to be the first Australian tragedy. Along the way he happily strayed into other genres. The result is the wild and curious tale of a hermit goatkeeper, gatekeeper to a lonely mountain top; a disaffected academic and his equally disaffected, alcoholic wife; and a lost soul retreating from her own life by attempting to fulfil the lives of others. The play is as irreverent and entertaining as it is intellectually challenging (3 acts, 5 men, 4 women).

The Judgment of the Nations

The Judgment of the Nations
Author: Christopher Dawson
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2011-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813218802

Christopher Dawson wrote The Judgment of the Nations in 1942, in the midst of the horrors of World War II.

Before the Animation Begins

Before the Animation Begins
Author: John Canemaker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1996-11-15
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Born from daydreams, meditations on color, character and form, and sheer inventiveness, Disney's pioneering animated films begin in the imagination of the "inspired sketch" artist. Now, for the first time ever, noted animation historian John Canemaker chronicles the lives and work of these artists, from the 1930s to the present, situating them in the history of modern art and analyzing their influence on the form. 300 illustrations.

The Stepsister's Tale

The Stepsister's Tale
Author: Tracy Barrett
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1488720975

From critically acclaimed author Tracy Barrett comes a captivating new take on the Cinderella story Jane Montjoy is tired of pretending to live up to the standards of her mother's noble family—especially now that the family's wealth is gone and their stately mansion has fallen to ruin. And matters only get worse after Jane’s mother returns from a trip to town with a new stepfather and a beautiful but spoiled new stepsister in tow. It seems to Jane that her family is destined for eternal unhappiness. But a mysterious boy from the woods—and an invitation to a royal ball—are certain to change her fate.... From the handsome prince to the evil stepsister, nothing is quite as it seems in this fresh take on the classic tale.

The Herstories Project

The Herstories Project
Author: Jessica Smock
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781493752973

The bonds of women's friendship can be more intimate than marriage, and just as essential to emotional health. From the childhood friend who broke your heart to the college roommate who witnessed you at your highest and lowest, from the lost friendship that ended bitterly to the devoted companion who is still in your life, from the bond that was forged due to shared grief to the shaky connection born with new motherhood, all women have stories to tell about their friendships. The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain, and Power of Female Friendship is a collection of essays from over 50 women writers, encompassing tales of friendship from the sandbox to the inbox. The book includes a foreword from Jill Smokler of Scary Mommy and several chapters on understanding friendship from friendship experts Shasta Nelson and Carlin Flora. In this book, you will read stories of childhood friendship, relationships between sisters, mothers, and daughters, grown-up friendships--both real life and online-- friendships during motherhood, and stories of friendship break-ups and losses. Whether you identify with the new mother who struggles with loneliness, the woman who looks forward to her social media notifications, the challenging and complex relationship of sisters, or the stories of friends that have drifted apart, you will recognize yourself somewhere in the pages of this book.