The Penguin opera guide
by Walsh, Stephen, Davis, Colin, Kenyon, Nicholas, Holden, Amanda
"Spanning four centuries of operatic history and drawing on the expertise of more than fifty international contributors, The Penguin Opera Guide is an essential reference for opera enthusiasts and beginners alike. Each of the more than 150 composer entries - from Handel, Mozart,…
Ancient drama in music for the modern stage
by Goldhill, Simon, Cowan, Robert, Walsh, Stephen, Belina, Anastasia, Forment, Bruno, Beard, David, Strohm, Reinhard, Savage, Roger, Heller, Wendy Beth, Ograjenšek, Suzana, Ewans, Michael, Attfield, Nicholas, Beta, Simon, Burden, Michael, Geary, Jason, Ketterer, Robert C., Napolitano, Michele, Thorp, Jennifer, Wolff, Christian, Wygant, Amy
Sharpshooters of the Civil War
by Katcher, Philip R. N., Walsh, Stephen
fromSoldier's life
Examines the recruitment, training, tactics, and deployment of sharpshooters for both the Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War.
Sharpshooters of the Civil War
by Katcher, Philip R. N., Walsh, Stephen
fromSoldier's life
This book examines the recruitment, training, tactics, and deployment of sharpshooters from both Union and Confederate forces.
"This, the second and final volume of Stephen Walsh's biography of Igor Stravinsky, begins in 1934, when Stravinsky is fifty-two and living in France. Already regarded by many as the most important composer of his generation, Stravinsky is nevertheless at this point a fairly unh…
The emergence of Russian classical music in the nineteenth century in the wake of Mikhail Glinka comprises one of the most remarkable and fascinating stories in all musical history. The five men who came together in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg in the 1860s, all compose…