Comber John (39 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Romney, Harri (illustrator).

Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 403 Seiten; Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. Einbandkanten sind leicht bestoßen. Leichte altersbedingte Anbräunung des Papiers. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 630.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Collaborative Creativity is a powerful methodology for groups that uses short bursts of creative challenges to help people go beyond rational/conscious thinking and uncover, with constructive consequences, the emotional/irrational sphere that influences behaviour. It was developed by Peter Comber specifically for the complex environment of the healthcare industry, and this how-to manual for managers of healthcare companies offers practical advice on how to employ creative processes in their sector.…

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Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 403 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. Einband folienkaschiert; Text in ENGLISCHER Sprache; Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 620. …

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Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Pictorial multi-coloured card covers, two silk bookmarks. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 0470166827. A good softcover, light shelf wear. 403 pages, tables, appendices, references. Examining the factors for between-country differences, and how these relate to the socioeconomic and educational environment. The authors examine differences between boys and girls in achievement and interest in science, and social bias at the upper secondary level. Contents are clean, tight and bright. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Collaborative Creativity is a powerful methodology for groups that uses short bursts of creative challenges to help people go beyond rational/conscious thinking and uncover, with constructive consequences, the emotional/irrational sphere that influences behaviour. It was developed by Peter Comber specifically for the complex environment of the healthcare industry, and this how-to manual for managers of healthcare companies offers practical advice on how to employ creative processes in their sector.…

Pp. Condition: Wie neu. 317 S. : Ill., Noten ; 22 cm Tadellos. - Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 -- Work and Oeuvre 13 -- Between romanticism and modernism 14 -- Style 17 -- The social-national dimension of creative output 17 -- Character of the sources 19 -- State of research 20 -- Periodisation of the oeuvre 25 -- Chapter 2: Early Romantic Output (i): Between -- Historicism and Folklorism (1876-84) 31 -- 2.1 The compositional interpretation of Romantic historicism 31 -- 2.2 From salon convention to personal lyric - the early -- instrumental miniature 40 -- 2.3 Folklore in the national spirit: Danses polonaises, -- Op. 5 and Op. 9 45 -- Chapter 3: Early Romantic Output (ii): in the Shackles -- of Berlin Academicism and the National -- Tradition (1882-84) 53 -- 3.1 In the sphere of the Chopin-Moniuszko tradition - -- VierLieder, Op. 7 and 'Maienblume' 53 -- 3.2 Around a Romantic topic - between Schumannian -- Charakterstuck and Lisztian programme 64 -- 3.3 The idea of syncretic form - the Variations et -- fugue in A minor, Op. 11 75 -- 3.4 Source folklore in the national spirit or salon-style -- musique orientale? The Tatra Album, Op. 12 79 -- 3.5 Berlin academicism and national style - chamber -- and orchestral works 97 -- Chapter 4: Mature Romantic Output (1884-96) 105 -- 4.1 Relative historicism: stile antico - stile moderno - -- Humoresques de concert.Op. 14 105 -- 4.2 A synthesis of the lyrical and the narrative in a cyclic form, -- Miscellanea. Sirie de morceaux pour piano, Op. 16; Canzone. 113 Ligende in A flat major, Ligende in A major 114 -- Melodie in G flat major, Nocturne in B flat major, -- Canzone 118 -- Thtme varie, Op. 16 No. 3 122 -- Un moment musical in A flat major, Minuet in A major 124 -- 4.3 Between the national and the universal in a large cyclic work 125 -- Thematic virtuosity - the Sonata in A minor, Op. 13 126 -- Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17 - a -- Schumannesque pendant? 129 -- Violin Concerto in G minor (sketches) 135 -- An apology of Polish folklore - the Fantaisie polonaise sur -- des thimes originaux pour piano et orchestre, Op. 19 139 -- 4.4 Romantic inspirations of the modernist watershed 146 -- Six Songs for voice and piano, Op. 18 146 -- Dans le desert. Tableau musical en forme d'une toccata, Op. 15 155 -- Chapter 5: Stylistic Polarisation in the Face of -- Modernist Trends (1893-1909) 161 -- 5.1 Manru. Lyrisches Drama, Op. 20 - eclecticism or syncretism? 161 -- From Manolo to Manru - genesis 162 -- The literary original and Alfred Nossigs libretto: -- structure and ideas 165 -- The symbolic drama and the 'Wagner method' 174 -- Synthetism, eclecticism or stylistic disintegration? 179 -- The conception of Manru in the light of foreign poetics 182 -- Manru as a parallel of the composer's identity? 185 -- 5.2 On the threshold of a modernist stylistic polarisation: the -- Sonata in E flat minor, Op. 21 and Variations etfugue in -- E flat minor, Op. 23 187 -- 5.3 Chansons & lafrangaise or a creative dialogue with -- French symbolism: the Douze Melodies, Op. 22 and -- 'Dans la forSt' to words by Thfophile Gautier 199 -- 'Dans la foret' - the Romantic roots of symbolism 199 -- Douze Melodies, Op. 22 'the marriage of love and death' 203 -- 5.4 In memoriam sursum corda: The 'Polonia' Symphony -- in B minor, Op. 24 223 -- Specifics of musical narrative 229 -- The symbolism of the semantic code 230 -- Opposition to tyranny and a declaration of unity - -- a critique of style 238 ISBN 9783631662151 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 472.…

Festeinband. Condition: Sehr gut. 463 p. Das Exemplar ist in einem sehr guten und sauberen Zustand ohne Anstreichungen. / The copy is in a very good and clean condition without markings. // Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Towards modernity -- 1. In the shadow of Wagner and Nietzsche -- 1.1. The idea of Zukunftsmusik and a new meaning of the term 'music' -- 1.2. The cult of Wagner and the unity of the arts -- 2. The ideas of pantheism, theosophy and futurism and their resonance in the art of musical composition -- 2.1. Pantheism and artistic symbolism, impressionism, experimentalism -- 2.2. Theosophy and symphonic mystery -- 2.3. The Nietzschean 're-evaluation of values, the expressionist Ur-schrei and futuristic sonorities -- 3. Interest in non-European and old pagan cultures -- 3.1 Inspirations from Eastern cultures -- 3.2. Old pagan culture; Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring -- 4. The controversial idea of national music -- 4.1 What constitutes 'German' or 'French' music? -- 4.2 Nationalist ideology and the question of 'national' music -- Part II. The height of modernity -- 5. The dispute over the aesthetics of modern music -- 5.1. Dada, nihilism and the ennoblement of noise, chaos and absurdity -- 5.2 Avant-garde music inspired by the ideas of Gebrauchsmusik and the Bolshevik Revolution, and music in the service of totalitarian systems -- 5.3. Preaching the Gospel in concert music -- 8 -- Contents -- 6. The dispute over 'unity in variety' in the art of composition and the notion of progress -- 6.1. 'New logic' in music: Schoenberg's Grundgestalt -- 6.2. A new concept of order in music: Stravinsky's idea of a discontinuous montage of 'sound-units' -- 6.3. A critique of the ideology of progress: Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress -- 7. Avant-garde ideas of serialism, aleatorism and sonorism -- 7.1. Promoting 'new music' in the West -- 7.2. Serialism (determinism) and aleatorism (indeterminism) in avant-garde composition -- 7.3. Sonorism: experimental 'sound blotches' and twelve-note chords -- 8. The Cold War in musical culture, the yearning for beauty and the joy of making music -- 8.1. The 'captive muse' behind the Iron Curtain -- 8.2. The Iron Curtain drawn aside: the 'Warsaw Autumn' Festival -- 8.3. The joy of music-making and the yearning for beauty: jazz improvisation and sung poetry -- Part III. In the fetters of late modernity -- 9. The decline of the idea of progress and the search for new creative ideas -- 9.1. Postmodernism and the phenomenon of 'rock culture' -- 9.2. New simplicity, new complexity, musique concrète instrumentale and musique spectrale -- 9.3. New spirituality and the 'cosmic theatre of the world': Stockhausen's Licht -- 10. Liberation from the pressure of the avant-garde: postmodern games with tradition, the 'musical ark' and the biblical world in music -- 10.1. Postmodern games with tradition in art music and jazz improvisation -- 10.2. The 'musical ark': symphonies, concertos and chamber music -- 10.3. The Bible in music -- 10.4. Christian spirituality, 'transcendent beauty' and 'perfect joy': Messiaen's opera-mystery play Saint François d'Assise -- 11. 'Eternal' classicism and existential dilemmas in music -- 11.1. 'Eternal' classicism and the artistic personality of Witold Lutos?awski -- 11.2. Existential dilemmas and the music of Krzysztof Penderecki -- 11.3. Music matters -- List of examples -- Selected bibliography - Index. ISBN 9783631864944 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 544.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. new edition. 298 pages. 8.27x5.83x1.19 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large-format hardcover 30 x 24 cm, 358 pages, copiously illustrated, pictorial endpapers, NOT ex-library. Weight 1815g). Minor handling wear. Book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Small scuff-marks on the boards; blacked-out price on the rear panel. Issued without a dust jacket. -- The musicologist Janusz Ekiert is known for his columns, essays, reports, magazines, music reviews, radio and television series and regular pieces for the Polish daily Express Wieczorny. He has worked as a correspondent for leading newspapers in Amsterdam, Vienna, Helsinki and Zagreb, and been a guest of many renowned music festivals and centres in Europe and America. The present album is not a factual chronicle but a collection of 17 essays which shed new light on situations and figures from Chopin's milieu. The text focuses on scenes and images that portray his character and behaviour, and inform an assessment of his oeuvre. We encounter Chopin as a satirist, a dreamer and a great patriot. The author shows us this outstanding composer as a man of many talents, not only musical - an accomplished drawer and brilliant parodist. There emerges from these essays a picture of Chopin as a caricaturist, a dandy and a man blessed with extraordinary sensitivity and a sense of humour; a picture of a creative artist who with his personality entertained the salons of both Warsaw and Paris. -- Contents: -- Warsaw: -- Growing Up; Father; Milieu; Satirist; Dreamer; Konstancja; Patriot; -- Paris: -- In the Shadows; In the Limelight; Delfina; Maria; George; In Summer; In Winter; Shock; Requiem; From a Distance; -- Chronicle of Chopin's Life; List of Compositions; List of Illustrations; Index.…

Condition: Near Fine. 922pp, illustrated, previous owners name on flyleaf otherwise unmarked.

Condition: New. Fountain of Youth examines the tactics and the strategies for youth mobilization. While the central focus of the book is on the role of local political parties in registering and getting young voters to the polls, the editors and contributors examine a broad range of possible_and long-term_solutions. Editor(s): Shea, Daniel M.; Green, John C. Series: Campaigning American Style. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531. . 2006. hardcover. . . . .…

Condition: New. Fountain of Youth examines the tactics and the strategies for youth mobilization. While the central focus of the book is on the role of local political parties in registering and getting young voters to the polls, the editors and contributors examine a broad range of possible_and long-term_solutions. Editor(s): Shea, Daniel M.; Green, John C. Series: Campaigning American Style. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531. . 2006. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. "The late Mr. John Comber, of Ashenhurst, Guildford, devoted a large portion of his leisure to compiling pedigrees of Sussex families. It was his life's hobby. He commenced by finding out all there was to be known of the Combers. This led to researches into allied families, and during the investigations he kept notes of all the Sussex names he came across. Mr. Comber's knowledge of the county, his skill in genealogical research, his infinite patience and diligence are apparent in all his work. He never put down a fact that he had not verified to his satisfaction." - dust jacket and Preface. vi, 406 p. Index of names. Average wear to original black cloth brightly lettered in gilt. Prior owner's bookplate inside front board, otherwise minimal markings. Binding intact with a slight lean. Heavy wear to clipped dust jacket which has some writing on the front and is now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this invaluable genealogical reference. ; 8vo.…

Hardcover. First Edition. "Mr. Comber's knowledge of the county, his skill in genealogical research, his infinite patience and diligence, are apparent in all his work. He never put down a fact that he had not verified to his satisfaction." - dust jacket. 362 p. Index of names. Partial opening in cloth between backstrip and front board. Prior owner's bookplate inside front board, along with a small vintage bookseller's sticker, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear to original black cloth brightly lettered in gilt. Average wear to complete just jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this precious genealogical reference. ; 8vo.…