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Baboushka and the three kings / by Robbins, Ruth,author.(CARDINAL)152948; Sidjakov, Nicolas,illustrator.(CARDINAL)544375; Sanks, Mary Clement.Baboushka.; Thomas, Edith Matilda,1854-1925.Baboushka.; Hogan-Kaus Lithograph Company,lithographer.(CARDINAL)787939; Parnassus Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)787940;
An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.580L580LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader/Renaissance LearningAccelerated Reader ARReading Counts RCCaldecott Medal, 1961
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Magi; Gifts; Women; Folklore; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 60 / Total copies: 69
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Becoming an orchestral musician : a guide for aspiring professionals / by Davis, Richard(Conductor)(CARDINAL)840718;
Subjects: Orchestral musicians; Orchestra;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The courage consort : three novellas / by Faber, Michel.(CARDINAL)535993;
The courage consort -- The one hundred ninety-nine steps -- The Fahrenheit twins."The Courage Consort" tells of an a capella vocal ensemble sequestered in a Belgian chateau to rehearse a monstrously complicated new piece. But competing artistic temperaments and sexual needs create as much discordance as the avant garde music. In "The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps," a lonely woman joins an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey and unearths a mystery involving a long-hidden murder. In "The Fahrenheit Twins," strange children, identical in all but gender and left alone at the icy zenith of the world by their anthropologist parents, create their own ritual civilization.
Subjects: Fiction.; Excavations (Archaeology); Psychological fiction, English.; Twins; Vocal ensembles;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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How to look at and understand great art [videorecording] / by Hirsh, Sharon L.,teacher.(CARDINAL)162331; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references.Lecturer: Sharon Latchaw Hirsh, Rosemont College.Introduction to the essentials of art: color, line, perspective, composition, shape, point of view, time and motion, and light and texture.
Subjects: Feature films; Educational films.; Feature films.; Instructional films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Art appreciation.; Art;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Fundamentals of musical acoustics / by Benade, Arthur H.(CARDINAL)182185;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Preliminaries to a study of musical acoustics : Musical acoustics: the meeting place of music, vibration physics, auditory science and craftsmanship ; The organization of this book ; A brief operating manual -- 2. Impulsive sounds, alone and in sequence : Sequences of impulsive sounds ; A scale of reference pitches ; Repetition rates of rhythmic patterns ; Electronically controlled repetition rates ; Examples, experiments and questions -- 3. Simple relations of sounds and motions : Mechanical motion of sound source and eardrum ; The representation of motion ; Displaying motion: the strip chart recorder and the oscilloscope ; Oscilloscope display of a particular clang ; Examples, experiments and questions -- 4. Characteristic frequencies and the decay of composite sounds : A preliminary speculation on the pitch behavior of skillet clangs ; Repetitive properties of an impulsive motion ; Several simultaneous repetition rates ; Experimental search for vibrations having several repetition rates ; Patterns made by adding two different repeating motions ; Composite motions of a skillet ; The characteristic oscillations of a struck object ; The formal description of a decaying sound ; Examples, experiments and questions -- 5. Pitch: the simplest musical implication of characteristic oscillations : Perceived pitch of a composite sound: rectangle bars ; Small clock chimes ; Bells ; Frequency components of the sounds from a plucked or struck string: guitars and pianos ; Sounds having whole-number frequency ratios ; The pitch of chimes and bells: hints of pattern recognition ; Another pitch assignment phenomenon: the effect of suppressing upper or lower partials ; Pitch assignments and frequency patterns: summary and conclusions.6. The modes of oscillation of simple and composite systems : Properties of simple oscillators ; A chain of linked oscillators: properties of a single link ; Transverse oscillations of two masses connected by springs ; More than two masses connected by springs ; Characteristic modes of oscillation: a summary -- 7. Introduction to vibration recipes: the plucked string : Combinations of modes: the two-mass chain ; Vibration recipe of a stringlike beaded chain ; The basic recipe of a plucked or struck string -- 8. Broad hammers and plectra, soft hammers and the stiffness of strings : The equivalence of broad plectra to sets of narrow ones ; The effect of hammer width on the recipe for a struck string ; The effect of impact duration on the recipe for a struck string ; The effect of string stiffness on the excitation of strings ; The upper limits of the vibration recipe: a summary -- 9. The vibrations of drumheads and soundboards : Unraveling the mode shapes of a glockenspiel bar ; Mode shapes of a rectangular plate having free edges ; The effect of various boundaries ; Adjustment of frequency relations by variations of thickness ; An example: the kettledrum -- 10. Sinusoidally driven oscillations : Excitation of a pendulum by a repetitive force ; Properties of the initial transient motion ; The influence of variable damping on the steady response ; A flute player's unplanned experiment ; Steady excitation of a system having two characteristic modes of vibration ; A summary of the properties of a sinusoidally driven system ; The transfer response of a tin tray ; Some musical implications.11. Room acoustics I: excitation of the modes and the transmission impulses : Sound pressure: a way of describing the characteristic oscillatory modes of room air ; Excitation of room modes by a simple source ; Detection of room modes by a microphone or by the ear: interchangeability of source and detector ; Measured steady-state response: some apparent problems ; Transient response of rooms to sinusoidal excitation ; Response to impulse excitation I: signal delays and reverberation ; Response to impulsive excitation II: reflections and scattering -- 12. Room acoustics II: the listener and the room : Hearing sustained sounds in a room ; The role of early echoes: the precedence effect ; Localization by the ears of sound sources in a room ; Some examples of the interplay between room and ear -- 13. The loudness of single and combined sounds : Thresholds of hearing and pain for a 1000-hz sinusoid ; The decibel notation and its application to acoustical signals ; Hearing and pain thresholds at various frequencies ; Variations in the perceive loudness of a single-component sound: sones ; Loudness of combined single-component or narrow-band noise signals having identical or different pitches ; The combined loudness of two or more sinusoids: relationships advertised by beats ; A loudness experiment comparing two saxophone tones ; The sound level meter ; Examples, experiments and questions -- 14. The acoustical phenomena governing the musical relationships of pitch : Heterodyne components: their detection and frequency relationships ; Mechanical origins of the heterodyne components ; The musical tone: special properties of sounds having harmonic components ; Pitch matching: the unison and other special intervals -- 15. Successive tones: reverberations, melodic relationships and musical scales : Reverberation times and the audibility of decaying sounds in a room ; The effect of room reverberation and noise on musical pitch relationships ; Introduction to musical scales ; The function of equal temperament for adjustable-pitch instruments ; Basic scale relations in the music of India ; Other reasons for departures from the special intervals of a scale.16. Keyboard temperaments and tuning properties of the organ, harpsichord and piano : "Just" scales: the conventional basis for keyboard tunings ; Tuning procedure for setting equal temperament ; A useful unequal temperament: Andreas Werkmeister ; Some musical implications: key mood and modulation ; Vibration physics of real strings ; Temperaments for stringed keyboard instruments ; Further musical implications and summary -- 17. Sound production in pianos : The soundboard as seen by the strings; the concept of wave impedence ; The proportions of a mid-scale piano string and the necessity for multiple stringing ; The effect of multiple stringing on the sound of the piano ; The action of piano hammers ; Scaling the strings of a piano ; The sound of a piano -- 18. The clavichord and the harpsichord : The clavichord ; The harpsichord -- 19. The voice as a musical instrument : The voice: a source of controllable sound ; The larynx: a self-sustaining oscillatory flow controller ; Sound transmission through the vocal cavities and into the room ; The male voice and the singer's formant ; Formant tuning and the soprano singing voice ; Intermediate voices and the various musical implications -- 20. The brass wind instruments : A model of the brass player's excitation mechanism: the water trumpet ; Multiple-mode cooperations: regimes of oscillation ; Acoustical measurements and playing experiments on simple air columns ; The influence of the mouthpiece on the heights of resonance peaks; some useful playing properties of a trumpet ; Musically useful shapes: the flaring and conical families of brasses ; The selection of valve slides to give a complete scale ; Further properties of the mouthpiece; adjustment techniques ; The internal and external sound spectra of a trumpet ; The problem of clean attack.21. The woodwinds: I : Resonance curves and the characteristic shapes of woodwind vibrational modes: the tone-hole cutoff frequency ; The flow-control and elastic properties of reeds ; Woodwind regimes of oscillation; Worman's results ; Acoustical properties of a set of closed or open tone holes ; The higher registers of woodwinds; the function of register holes and cross-fingerings -- 22. The woodwinds: II : The reed cavity and neck proportions in conical instruments ; Reed cavity acoustics for cylindrical instruments ; Adjustment of natural frequencies by means of small changes of air-column shape ; The radiation of sound from a woodwind; some problems faced by recording engineers ; Characterization of a woodwind by its cutoff frequency ; The flute family of instruments ; The effect of wall material on the playing properties of wind instruments -- 23. The oscillations of a bowed string : The excitation mechanism of a bowed string ; The resonance curves and regimes of oscillation of a bowed string ; The effect of inharmonicity and damping on the setting-up of regimes ; A description of the bowing mechanism; Helmholtz and Raman ; The bridge driving force spectrum -- 24. Instruments of the violin family : The body and the bridge of instruments of the violin family ; High-frequency radiation properties of bowed string instruments ; Characteristic features of the violin, viola and cello; a recent development: the new family of large and small true violins ; The adjustment of violin plates and the required properties of their material ; Musical properties of bowed string instruments -- 25. Half-valved octaves, burrs, multiphones and wolf notes : The playing of half-valved octaves on brass instruments ; Brass-instrument burrs ; Reed woodwind multiphonics ; The wolf note on violin-family instruments.
Subjects: Music;
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Star! / [videorecording] by Chaplin, Saul,1912-1997; Fairchild, William; Wise, Robert, (1914-2005); Andrews, Julie; Crenna, Richard, (1927-2003); Craig, Michael; Massey, Daniel; Reed, Robert, (1932-1992); Forsyth, Bruce; Reid, Beryl, (1920-1996); Collin, John; Oppenheimer, Alan; Laszlo, Ernest; Reynolds, William, (1910-1997); Hayton, Lennie,(1908-1971); Van Heusen, Jimmy, (1913-1990); Brooks, Donald; Leven, Boris;
Director of photography, Ernest Laszlo ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Lennie Hayton, Jimmy Van Heusen ; costume designer, Donald Brooks ; production designer, Boris Leven.Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid, John Collin, Alan Oppenheimer.Gertrude Lawrence was a musical comedy star who started out as an ambitious bit actress and moved her way up to being the toast of London and Broadway. Her success is offset by a stormy private life, which is given some additional ballast when she falls in love with an American financier. Gertrude was temperamental, sarcastic, profane and at times, self-destructive.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, Dolby Digital 5.0 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Musical films.; Lawrence, Gertrude; Actresses; Man-woman relationships;
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Morning show mysteries : [videorecording] 3-movie collection. by Benson, Amber,1977-screenwriter.(CARDINAL)544900; Cooper, Charles(Television producer),film producer.; Evans, Shelly,screenwriter.; Fair, Kevin G.,film director.; Kahn, Harvey(Harvey M.),film producer.(CARDINAL)849734; Television adaptation of (work)Roker, Al,1954-Morning show mysteries series.; Peete, Holly Robinson,1964-actor.(CARDINAL)472731; Fox, Rick,1969-actor.; Robinson, Karen(Actress),actor.; Ingram, Terry(Film director),film director.(CARDINAL)873550; Hallmark Channel (Television network),publisher.(CARDINAL)350312; Show Road Productions (Firm),production company.; Front Street Pictures (Firm),production company.; Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Firm),presenter.;
DVD, region 1; wide screen; English Dolby 5.1.Mortal mishaps: Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Karen Robinson, Al Roker.Murder on the menu: Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Karen Robinson, Al Roker.Murder in mind: Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Karen Robinson, Al Roker.Mortal mishaps: Music by Hamish Thomson; editor, Alison Grace; director of photography Randal Platt.Murder on the menu: Music by Hamish Thomson; edited by Daniel Krieger; director of phtography Adam Sliwinski.Murder in mind: Music by Hamish Thomson; edited by Alison Grace; director of photographyTyler Walzak.Rating: Not rated.Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps: Billie Blessings has gone from beloved chef, restaurant owner, and morning show segment host to #1 suspect in a murder case when one of the executives at the network dies from poisoning. Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu: Beloved cooking show host Billie Blessings finds herself in hot water when a dead body turns up in the car of one of her guests, a temperamental celebrity chef, with dark secrets from his past. Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind: Billie Blessings investigates murder charges against friend and actress Katie Saunders when death is linked to her TV show based on a series of novels about a corrupt local lawyer.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Detective and mystery films.; Television adaptations.; Made-for-TV movies.; Roker, Al, 1954-; Murder; Television cooking shows; Television news anchors;
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Morning show mysteries [videorecording]. movie collection. by Benson, Amber,1977-screenwriter.(CARDINAL)544900; Cooper, Charles(Television producer),film producer.; Evans, Shelly,screenwriter.; Fair, Kevin G.,film director.; Kahn, Harvey(Harvey M.),film producer.(CARDINAL)849734; Television adaptation of (work)Roker, Al,1954-Morning show mysteries series.; Peete, Holly Robinson,1964-actor.(CARDINAL)472731; Fox, Rick,1969-actor.; Robinson, Karen(Actress),actor.; Ingram, Terry(Film director),film director.(CARDINAL)873550; Cineverse (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)899423; Front Street Pictures (Firm),production company.; Hallmark Channel (Television network),publisher.(CARDINAL)350312; Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Firm),presenter.; Show Road Productions (Firm),production company.;
Mortal mishaps: Music by Hamish Thomson; editor, Alison Grace; director of photography Randal Platt.Murder in mind: Music by Hamish Thomson; edited by Alison Grace; director of photography Tyler Walzak.Murder on the menu: Music by Hamish Thomson; edited by Daniel Krieger; director of phtography Adam Sliwinski.Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Colin Lawrence, Karen Robinson, Jesse Moss.Mortal mishaps: Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Karen Robinson, Al Roker.Murder in mind: Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Karen Robinson, Al Roker.Murder on the menu: Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Karen Robinson, Al Roker.Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps: Billie Blessings has gone from beloved chef, restaurant owner, and morning show segment host to #1 suspect in a murder case when one of the executives at the network dies from poisoning. Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu: Beloved cooking show host Billie Blessings finds herself in hot water when a dead body turns up in the car of one of her guests, a temperamental celebrity chef, with dark secrets from his past. Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind: Billie Blessings investigates murder charges against friend and actress Katie Saunders when death is linked to her TV show based on a series of novels about a corrupt local lawyer.Rating: Not rated.English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)DVD, region 1; wide screen; Dolby 2.0, 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Detective and mystery films.; Television adaptations.; Made-for-TV movies.; Murder; Television cooking shows; Television news anchors;
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FDR [videorecording] / by Bacon, Michael.(CARDINAL)214849; Fanshel, Susan.(CARDINAL)161853; Goodwin, Doris Kearns.No ordinary time.; Grubin, David.(CARDINAL)198608; McCullough, David G.(CARDINAL)122588; Ward, Geoffrey C.Before the trumpet.; Ward, Geoffrey C.First class temperament.; David Grubin Productions.(CARDINAL)185457; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259;
[v. 1.] Pt. 1. The center of the world ; Fear itself -- [v. 2.] Pt. 2. The grandest job in the world ; The juggler.Written and produced by David Grubin ; edited by Susan Fanshel; music, Michael Bacon.David McCullough.A documentary on the life and times of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Part one covers Roosevelt's early years and early political successes, his bout with polio at age 39, and ends with his election as president. Part two explores FDR's response to the Great Depression, and his leadership of the American people during World War II until his death in 1945.Ages 15-Adults.VHS.
Subjects: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.; Presidents' spouses; Presidents;
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Every good boy does fine : a love story, in music lessons / by Denk, Jeremy,author.;
"In this searching and funny memoir, based off his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult enough as a precocious, temperamental, and insufferable six-year-old piano prodigy in New Jersey. But then a family meltdown forces a move to New Mexico, far from classical music's nerve centers, and he has to please a new taskmaster while navigating cacti, and the perils of junior high school. Escaping from New Mexico at last, he meets a bewildering cast of college music teachers, ranging from boring to profound, and experiences a series of humiliations and triumphs, to find his way as one of the world's greatest living pianists, a MacArthur "Genius," and a frequent performer at Carnegie Hall. There are few writers working today who are willing to eloquently explore both the joys and miseries of artistic practice. Hours of daily repetition, mystifying early advice, pressure from parents and teachers who drove him on-an ongoing battle of talent against two enemies: boredom and insecurity. As we meet various teachers, with cruel and kind streaks, Denk composes a fraught love letter to the act of teaching. He brings you behind the scenes, to look at what motivates both student and teacher, locked in a complicated and psychologically perilous relationship. In his imaginative prose, Denk explores how classical music is relevant to "real life," despite its distance in time. He dives into pieces and composers that have shaped him-Bach, Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms, among others-and gives unusual lessons on melody, harmony, and rhythm. Why and how do these fundamental elements have such a visceral effect on us? He tries to sum up many of the lessons he has gotten, to repay the debt of all his amazing teachers; to remind us that music is our creation, and that we need to keep asking questions about its purpose"--Part One: Harmony. The Earliest Lessons -- Harmony, Lesson One -- Forty Days And Forty Nights -- Harmony, Lesson Two -- Moments Of Truth -- Harmony, Lesson Three -- Part Two: Melody. The Real World -- Melody, Lesson One -- Motivations, Pure And Otherwise -- Melody, Lesson Two -- Self-Destruction And Self-Salvation -- Melody, Lesson Three -- Part Three: Rhythm. "Nothing Is Done, Everything Is Done" -- Rhythm, Lesson One -- More Europeans! -- Rhythm, Lesson Two -- The End Of The Line -- Rhythm, Lesson Three -- So You Want To Go To Julliard -- Coda (Transitions).
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Denk, Jeremy.; Pianists;
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