Richard Wagner

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Tras los acontecimientos revolucionarios que tuvieron lugar en Dresde en la primavera de 1849, Wagner se vio forzado a exiliarse en Zurich. En esta ciudad suiza, entre los meses de octubre de 1850 y enero de 1851, llevó a cabo la redacción de la que está considerada como la obra clave de su pensamiento teórico-musical: Ópera y drama. A lo largo de las tres partes en que se articula, el genial alemán lleva a cabo una sopesada exposición de...

This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in classic literary works. The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie' was written by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas, and are here translated into English by Margaret Armour. The chief components include 'The Rhinegold' - the prelude, 'The Valkyrie' - the first day of the trilogy, 'Siegfried'...

From being drafted into the military during the Vietnam war to solving the so-called hard problem of consciousness, from playing in chess tournaments to working on space robots for interplanetary spacecraft, from attending public schools in John Steinbeck's hometown to teaching computer science at a major university, from riding the big surf at Waimea Bay to inventing the world's fastest sorting algorithm, from racing model cars as a teenager to mentoring...

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In this monograph, Professors Wagner and Tollison examine the important question of whether the United States should adopt a constitutional amendment requiring the government to balance its budget. Arguing that the government should be explicit and responsible about how much it spends and how it spends it, they determine that the balanced budget idea is fiscally sound and democratically necessary.

This is the first English paperback edition of Richard Wagner's autobiography. The appearance of this work in hard covers in 1983 was a major publishing event: this is a primary document of enormous importance for all Wagner enthusiasts, being virtually the sole source of information on the composer's childhood and youth. Written for Wagner's second wife, Cosima, and his patron, King Ludwig II, the autobiography runs from the composer's birth up to...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) is one of the most famous and influential classical musicians of all time. He was particularly instrumental in the transition from the Classic to the Romantic. He was born in Germany but lived from his early twenties in Vienna. There he studied under Haydn and became recognized for his prodigious talents. Though Beethoven declined into deafness from his twenties, he continued to compose, perform and conduct, even

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