Ditching Melody


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Melody


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The Science of Sci-Fi Music


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The 20th century saw radical changes in the way serious music is composed and produced, including the advent of electronic instruments and novel compositional methods such as serialism and stochastic music. Unlike previous artistic revolutions, this one took its cues from the world of science. Creating electronic sounds, in the early days, required a well-equipped laboratory and an understanding of acoustic theory. Composition became increasingly “algorithmic”, with many composers embracing the mathematics of set theory. The result was some of the most intellectually challenging music ever written – yet also some of the best known, thanks to its rapid assimilation into sci-fi movies and TV shows, from the electronic scores of Forbidden Planet and Dr Who to the other-worldly sounds of 2001: A Space Odyssey. This book takes a close look at the science behind "science fiction" music, as well as exploring the way sci-fi imagery found its way into the work of musicians like Sun Ra and David Bowie, and how music influenced the science fiction writings of Philip K. Dick and others.




中大汉英词典


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"This dictionary is intended for the use of foreign readers and thus pays special attention to the translation of the Chinese terms or the use of their English equivalents. Over 4,500 Chinese words and 70,000 entries of terms have been included, among them more than 20,000 are new entries. They are words and terms that appear since the 1990s and have a wide coverage."--BOOK JACKET.




The Encyclopedia of Popular Music


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This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on popular music, from the early 20th century to the present day.




Musical Standard


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CMJ New Music Monthly


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CMJ New Music Monthly, the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler, is the leading publication for the emerging music enthusiast. NMM is a monthly magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each magazine comes with a CD of 15-24 songs by well-established bands, unsigned bands and everything in between. It is published by CMJ Network, Inc.




Ditched 4 Murder


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An elderly aunt wants her wedding to be perfect—and not even murder will get in her way—in “a hoot” of a mystery featuring “scads of loony characters” (Kirkus Reviews). Moving to Arizona to work for a private investigator, Sophie “Phee” Kimball is much closer to her mother Harriet now. And while the antics at Harriet’s retirement community can drive Phee a little crazy, at least they’re together for Aunt Ina’s upcoming wedding. The seventy-four-year-old bridezilla has roped Phee into organizing the tent and the pastries for the lavish affair. But it’s Harriet who really gets demanding when a celebrity chef is found dead on the golf course just outside her front door. Working for a private investigator, Phee is drawn into the case. And with Harriet in a panic about her safety, Phee is doubly committed to solving it. But between planning a wedding and unveiling a murderer, Phee wonders which job might kill her first.




Crimson Melodies


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Ultimate Age Gap Romance Donovan Carter's ambition in life wasn't to become the lead singer of the band Maverick. His plan was to move to Brighton to assist his aunt run a halfway house, to get away from his past. Life for him would be settled. When he saw Alex Devlin, lead singer of the globally successful rock band, Fragile, peeling carrots at his aunt’s kitchen sink, he faltered on the threshold. His knew with certainty that his life would change forever. Leia Bryant, the internationally famous supermodel, has the world at her feet. However, her agent thinks otherwise and systematically drops her from all her campaigns, citing Leia is too old to model. At thirty-two. Devastated she is unable to walk down the best Milan runways, Leia is surprised when Red & Black record label want to meet her. After a single meeting, Leia is cosseted into the family of the record label. But, it’s her passionate encounter with Donovan Carter that changes her life forever. She sets the rules and is only prepared to have a fling, keep it quiet from the public, just a bit of fooling around. The plan is going well until one of them falls in love. Then both their lives change forever. Maverick quickly reach stardom, but at what cost? Especially as Donovan replaced the previous lead singer of Maverick, Casey Lowe, much to Casey's aggravation. They knew each other a long time ago. Old wounds split open. There is more than one man out for revenge. Whose lives are about to change again? The Series is complete, here is the order to be read: Book 1: Charcoal Notes Book 2: Crimson Melodies Book 3: Raven Acoustics Book 4: Cardinal Lyrics Book 5: Onyx Keys Book 6: Vermillion Chords Book 7: Inky Rhapsodies Book 8: Magenta Symphonies Book 9: White Wedding




Highways, Ditches, and Dirt Roads


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Life often takes us along paths we do not choose. How and where do we find meaning in these disappointments? This book is dedicated to these conversations.