Thousand Mile Song

Author : David Rothenberg
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458759245
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thousand-Mile Song written by David Rothenberg and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Thousand Mile Song, musician and philosopher David Rothenberg uses the enigma of whale sounds to explore whether we can truly understand nonhuman minds. Interviewing scholars around the world as they attempt to decipher underwater music, Rothenberg tells the story of scientists and artists confronting an unknown as vast as the ocean. Along the way, he plays his clarinet live with whales in their native habitats, from Russia to Hawaii, making interspecies music that appears on the included CD. Richly detailed and deeply entertaining, Thousand Mile Song is an imaginative look at the most intriguing creatures of the ocean.

Author : Don McLeese
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292723814
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dwight Yoakam written by Don McLeese and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the musical life of the country star who has made a career of blending disparate influences, drawing on interviews to explore his authenticity and success as an artist.

Author : Lang Lang
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781314284
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey of a Thousand Miles written by Lang Lang and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey of a Thousand Miles tells the remarkable story of a boy who sacrificed almost everything – family, financial security, childhood and his reputation in China’s insular classical music world – to fulfil his promise as a classical pianist. Lang Lang was born in Shenyang in north-eastern China just after the end of the Cultural Revolution. He began piano lessons at three years old and by age ten had been awarded a place at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In order to continue his studies he moved thousands of miles from home, living with his exacting father in a cramped, shared apartment, while his mother stayed at home to earn the money to pay his fees. At fifteen he moved to the United States to take up a scholarship at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia; by nineteen he was selling out Carnegie Hall. His tutor and mentor Daniel Barenboim was perhaps the first to describe him as ‘extraordinarily talented’; today his assessment is shared by millions. Now in adulthood, Lang Lang tours relentlessly, delighting sell-out audiences with his trademark flamboyance and showmanship. Journey of a Thousand Miles is a tale of heartbreak, drama and ultimately triumph. His inspiring story demonstrates the courage and self-sacrifice required to achieve artistic greatness.

Author : Eunsun Kim
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466870885
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Thousand Miles to Freedom written by Eunsun Kim and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine escalated. By the time she was eleven years old, Eunsun's father and grandparents had died of starvation, and Eunsun was in danger of the same. Finally, her mother decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her sister, not knowing that they were embarking on a journey that would take them nine long years to complete. Before finally reaching South Korea and freedom, Eunsun and her family would live homeless, fall into the hands of Chinese human traffickers, survive a North Korean labor camp, and cross the deserts of Mongolia on foot. Now, Eunsun is sharing her remarkable story to give voice to the tens of millions of North Koreans still suffering in silence. Told with grace and courage, her memoir is a riveting exposé of North Korea's totalitarian regime and, ultimately, a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Author : David Rothenberg
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250018269
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bug Music written by David Rothenberg and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the Northeastern United States will yet again emerge from their seventeen-year cycle—the longest gestation period of any animal. Those who experience this great sonic invasion compare their sense of wonder to the arrival of a comet or a solar eclipse. This unending rhythmic cycle is just one unique example of how the pulse and noise of insects has taught humans the meaning of rhythm, from the whirr of a cricket's wings to this unfathomable and exact seventeen-year beat. In listening to cicadas, as well as other humming, clicking, and thrumming insects, Bug Music is the first book to consider the radical notion that we humans got our idea of rhythm, synchronization, and dance from the world of insect sounds that surrounded our species over the millions of years over which we evolved. Completing the trilogy he began with Why Birds Sing and Thousand Mile Song, David Rothenberg explores a unique part of our relationship with nature and sound—the music of insects that has provided a soundtrack for humanity throughout the history of our species. Bug Music continues Rothenberg's in-depth research and spirited writing on the relationship between human and animal music, and it follows him as he explores insect influences in classical and modern music, plays his saxophone with crickets and other insects, and confers with researchers and scientists nationwide. This engaging and thought-provoking book challenges our understanding of our place in nature and our relationship to the creatures surrounding us, and makes a passionate case for the interconnectedness of species.

Author : Ximeng Wang
Publisher : Royal Collection of Imperi
ISBN 13 : 9781487801731
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains written by Ximeng Wang and published by Royal Collection of Imperi. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handscroll; Blue and green ink on silk; 542cm(width)*22cm(height) This painting depicts rolling hills and vast rivers and lakes. The mountains and rocks in the painting are first drawn with the technique of "ink chapping," followed by the application of bright blue and green colors, shading the tops of the peaks with blue and green, showing off layers of green mountains. Water patterns are drawn in the water with fast strokes, providing a contrast to the "boneless" coloring. The painting employs a multi-perspective composition, making full use of distance. Level distances are interspersed, creating an attractive picture with ups and downs.

Author : John Muir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Thousand-mile Walk to the Gulf written by John Muir and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: /MUIR JOHN Originally published in 1916, this book is largely comprised of lightly edited diary entries Muir made during his memorable 1867 trek from Kentucky to Florida. Mixing deft observations of the human condition with lyrical responses to the beauties of the natural world, Muir creates his own stirring "song of the Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : David Rothenberg
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 0465018890
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thousand-Mile Song written by David Rothenberg and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes whale songs and the history of humans recording and attempting to decipher the meaning behind the sounds.

Author : Edmund Bogg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Edenvale to the Plains of York: Or, A Thousand Miles in the Valleys of the Nidd and Yore written by Edmund Bogg and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stan Hugill
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493068288
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shanties from the Seven Seas written by Stan Hugill and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains not only more than 400 sea shanties but as much of their history as Stan Hugill could collect in his extraordinary career as sailor, scholar, author, artist, and inspiration to new generations of sea-music enthusiasts and performers.