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UNINA9910463961503321 |
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Tobin R. James <1937-> |
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Neoclassical music in America : voices of clarity and restraint / / R. James Tobin |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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1 online resource (301 p.) |
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Modern Traditionalist Classical Music |
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Music - United States - 20th century - History and criticism |
Neoclassicism (Music) - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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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UNINA9910791177303321 |
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Lifset Robert <1974-> |
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Power on the Hudson : Storm King Mountain and the emergence of modern American environmentalism / / Robert D. Lifset |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2014 |
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1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations |
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History of the Urban Environment |
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HIS036080HIS036060SCI026000SCI024000 |
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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.) |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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. |
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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 |
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Valley. Some historical background on these topics reveals how they influenced the struggle over the Storm King project. |
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UNINA9910780063303321 |
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Community colleges [[electronic resource] ] : policy in the future context / / edited by Barbara K. Townsend and Susan B. Twombly |
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Westport, Conn., : Ablex, 2001 |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Educational policy in the 21st century ; ; v. 2 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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TownsendBarbara K |
TwomblySusan B |
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Community colleges - United States |
Higher education and state - United States |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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Conclusion The Future of Community College Policy in the 21st CenturyIndex; About the Editors and Contributors |
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This text addresses the various federal, state, and institutional policies affecting community colleges and speculates about future policy options within the current policy context. |
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