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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463961503321

Autore

Tobin R. James <1937->

Titolo

Neoclassical music in America : voices of clarity and restraint / / R. James Tobin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8108-8440-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Collana

Modern Traditionalist Classical Music

Disciplina

780.973/0904

Soggetti

Music - United States - 20th century - History and criticism

Neoclassicism (Music) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 European Influences on American Neoclassicism; 3 Edward Burlingame Hill-A Link to Paris; 4 Walter Piston-Spanning Two Generations; 5 Harold Shapero; 6 Irving Fine; 7 Arthur Berger; 8 Lukas Foss-Early Career; 9 Alexei Haieff; 10 Ingolf Dahl; 11 Louise Talma; 12 John Lessard; 13 Nikolai Lopatnikoff; 14 Aaron Rabushka; 15 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Selected Discography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In Neoclassical Music in America: Voices of Clarity and Restrain, music reviewer and scholar, R. James Tobin explores the origins and fate of neoclassicism, arguing how efforts to define musical neoclassicism as a style largely fail because of the stylistic diversity of the music that fall within its scope. Tobin surveys the careers of various figures, drawing especially on early reviews of performances before offering his own critical assessment of individual works. His examination includes such European influencers, as Igor S



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791177303321

Autore

Lifset Robert <1974->

Titolo

Power on the Hudson : Storm King Mountain and the emergence of modern American environmentalism / / Robert D. Lifset

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8229-7955-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations

Collana

History of the Urban Environment

Classificazione

HIS036080HIS036060SCI026000SCI024000

Disciplina

333.91/4

Soggetti

Electric power-plants - Environmental aspects - New York (State)

Environmental policy - Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)

Environmentalism - Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) - History - 20th century

Storm King Mountain (N.Y.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Environmentalism energy, and the Hudson River Valley -- Part 1. The growing importance of ecology within environmentalism: Storm King, 1962-1965. 1. The co-optation of establishment environmentalism and the emergence of scenic Hudson -- 2. Scenic Hudson's losing effort -- 3. Scenic Hudson finds ecology and the Zeitgeist -- 4. The politics of Storm King -- 5. The scenic Hudson case. Part II. The struggle between energy and environmentalism: Storm King, 1966-1972. 6. 6. The Federal Power Commission versus environmentalists -- 7. Scenic Hudson attacks Con Ed's political support -- 8. The expansion of environmentalism in the Hudson River Valley. Part III. A new balance of power: Storm King, 1970-1980. 9. The proliferation of lawsuits in the Hudson River Valley -- 10. The sex life of striped bass and Con Ed's near-death experience -- 11. The Hudson River Peace Treaty of 1980 -- Epilogue. The legacy of Storm King, 1980-2012.

Sommario/riassunto

The story of the Storm King Mountain power project involves three things, each of which was undergoing tremendous change in the 1960's and 1970's: environmentalism, energy, and the Hudson River



Valley. Some historical background on these topics reveals how they influenced the struggle over the Storm King project.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780063303321

Titolo

Community colleges [[electronic resource] ] : policy in the future context / / edited by Barbara K. Townsend and Susan B. Twombly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Ablex, 2001

ISBN

0-313-00306-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

Educational policy in the 21st century ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

TownsendBarbara K

TwomblySusan B

Disciplina

378.1/543/0973

Soggetti

Community colleges - United States

Higher education and state - United States

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; 1 Governmental Policies Affecting Community Colleges; 2 Federal Policies and Community Colleges A Mix of Federal and Local Influences; 3 Statewide Governance Structures and Two Year Colleges; 4 Accountability in Community Colleges Looking toward the 21st Century; 5 The Buffered and the Buffeted Institution Globalization and the Community College; 6 Policy Directions for K-14 Education-Looking to the Future; 7 State Policies and the Community College's Role in Workforce Preparation

8 State Dual Credit Policy and Its Implications for Community Colleges Lessons from Missouri for the 21st Century9 Statewide Transfer and Articulation Policies Current Practices and Emerging Issues; 10 Reframing Remediation as a Systemic Phenomenon A Comparative Analysis of Remediation in Two States; 11 Teaching and Learning in the New Information Age State System Policies for Technology; 12 SUNY General Education Reform and the Community Colleges; 13 Institutional Policies That Promote Persistence among First Year Community College Students



Conclusion The Future of Community College Policy in the 21st CenturyIndex; About the Editors and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This text addresses the various federal, state, and institutional policies affecting community colleges and speculates about future policy options within the current policy context.