Song in Gold Pavilions
Song in Gold Pavilions

Author: Ronald Stevenson

Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1920109684

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There is an undeniable fascination in reading the words that composers write. Whenever a composer puts finger to typewriter rather than pencil to manuscript paper, we inevitably hope that he might proffer us some insights into the workings of the creative musical mind ? that source of much mystery since the act of composition left the realm of low artisanship for that of High Art some two or three centuries ago. Composers who deal with words as naturally as they write notes are, however, a breed of exceeding rarity. Ronald Stevenson belongs amongst them and the proof of it is to be found amply in this book.

Gold Pavilion
Gold Pavilion

Author: Michael Saso

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1462907482

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The Gold Pavilion: Taoist Ways to Peace, Health, and Long Life is a step-by-step instruction of Taoist meditation from ancient China. The writings of the ancient Chinese Taoist masters tell us that when the mind, heart, and body are in tune with the harmonics of nature, a new inner peace emerges. This peace can be achieved through Taoist meditation, which is revealed in this fascinating book. Author Michael Saso provides a concise introduction to the history of and many sources from which Taoism is drawn. he outlines the essential Taoist texts, the Ching, the Tao-te Ching and the Chuang-tzu, as well as the different forms of Taoist and Tibetan Tantric meditation. he then offers an engaging translation of the Gold Pavilion classic, a Taoist meditation first practiced by a great forth-century mystic, Lady Wei Huacun, founder of a special kind of Taoism called the Highest Pure School. This important text teaches how to find Tao, "the Way," within by emptying the mind and heart of all desires and concepts. Combining discussions of Chinese philosophy, history and healing arts, The Golden Pavilion reveals a way to find inner peace and harmony in a world with little time for quiet contemplation.

The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion

Author: Xianzu Tang

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780253340979

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A celebrated translation of this masterpiece of Chinese literature, in an updated edition

Songs of Gold Mountain
Songs of Gold Mountain

Author: Marlon K. Hom

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1992-11-27

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780520913363

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Marlon Hom has selected and translated 220 rhymes from two collections of Chinatown songs published in 1911 and 1915. The songs are outspoken and personal, addressing subjects as diverse as sex, frustrations with the American bureaucracy, poverty and alienation, and the loose morals of the younger generation of Americans. Hom has arranged the songs thematically and gives an overview of early Chinese American literature.

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004
Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

Author: John Stewart

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2012-11-22

Total Pages: 6404

ISBN-13: 1476603294

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On March 31, 1943, the musical Oklahoma! premiered and the modern era of the Broadway musical was born. Since that time, the theatres of Broadway have staged hundreds of musicals--some more noteworthy than others, but all in their own way a part of American theatre history. With more than 750 entries, this comprehensive reference work provides information on every musical produced on Broadway since Oklahoma's 1943 debut. Each entry begins with a brief synopsis of the show, followed by a three-part history: first, the pre-Broadway story of the show, including out-of-town try-outs and Broadway previews; next, the Broadway run itself, with dates, theatres, and cast and crew, including replacements, chorus and understudies, songs, gossip, and notes on reviews and awards; and finally, post-Broadway information with a detailed list of later notable productions, along with important reviews and awards.

Passion, Poverty And Travel: Traditional Hakka Songs And Ballads
Passion, Poverty And Travel: Traditional Hakka Songs And Ballads

Author: Wilt Lukas Idema

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2015-05-22

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1938134672

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Translations from Chinese popular literature of the late-imperial and early republican periods are still very rare, and selections that are devoted to a specific genre or dialect rarer still. These translations of traditional Hakka popular literature are not only a contribution to a broader knowledge of traditional Chinese folk literature, but also contribute to the study of Hakka culture as reflected in these racy songs and exciting narratives.This book is the first extensive selection in English of traditional Hakka mountain songs (shange) and long narrative ballads in various genres. One chapter is devoted to songs and ballads on Hakka migration to Taiwan and Southeast Asia in 18th to 20th centuries. The selection of mountain songs is primarily based on a collection compiled before 1949. The ballads selected focus on texts that were widely popular in late-Qing and early Republican times, but post-Liberation performances and new compositions have been included for contrast. All translations are provided with an introduction and annotations.

The Song of Roland and Oliver
The Song of Roland and Oliver

Author: Thomas F. Motter

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2024-08-05

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13:

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Mr. Motter attended University of Missouri and Stephens College in Columbia where he received his BA degree in English Lit. Tom also attended Berkeley College of Optometry and studied for his MBA at Pepperdine. He served as VP of HGM Medical Lasers, headquartered in Paris France and is fluent in French. In his free time, he conducted research on French, Medieval History at the Bibliotheque Nationale and made numerous on-site visitations to historically documented locales known to have been visited by Charlemagne and often referenced in the Chansons. Mr. Motter is a long-time member of “Socie’te’ Roncesvalles” comprised of Romance Language Department Chairs of almost every college and university worldwide. The author was raised on a cattle ranch in the San Joaquin Valley of California, rode Saddle-Broncs in PRCA sanctioned Rodeos and is an expert equestrian. He is a certified Open-Water Diver and has dived all over the world. In addition, he is an expert surfer still paddling out a few days a year in Capitola, CA where he currently resides. Mr. Motter is also an expert skier having served on the National Ski Patrol for many years. This author is also a “Knight Hospitaller” having been knighted in 1997 by the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness, Alexi for contributions of medical equipment he made to East Block Countries on behalf of his NASDAQ company after the wall came down. Tom is also a Grand Nephew (once removed) of President Dwight D. (“Ike”) Eisenhower. “The Song of Roland and Oliver – Book I The Sons of Aymon” is the first book of the follow-on Trilogy to his first Trilogy series, “The Song of Charlemagne” all of which he asserts are based on known, historically documented events and real-life characters mentioned by Twelfth Century troubadours in the Chansons de Geste.

Pavilions, Pop Ups and Parasols
Pavilions, Pop Ups and Parasols

Author: Leon van Schaik

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1118829042

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Around the world, a new architectural form is emerging. In public places a progressive architecture is being commissioned to promote open-ended, undetermined, lightly programmed or un-programmed interactions between people. This new phenomenon of architectural form – Pavilions, Pop-Ups and Parasols – is presaged by rapidly changing social relationships flowing from social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The nexus between real and virtual meeting is effectively being reinvented by innovative and creative architectural practices. People meet in new and responsive ways, architects meet their clients in new forums, knowledge is ‘met’ and achieved in new and interactive frameworks. It contrasts bluntly with the commercially structured interactions of shopping malls and the increasingly deliberate interactions available in cultural institutions. These experiences imbue a new type of client; casually engaged, flocking, hacking, crowd funding and self-helping. Contributors include: Rob Bevan, Pia Ednie-Brown, Roan Ching-Yueh, Dan Hill, Martyn Hook, Minsuk Cho, Andrea Kahn, Felicity Scott, Akira Suzuki Contributing architects include: Alisa Andrasek/Biothing, Peter Cook/CRAB studio, CJ Lim/Studio 8, Tom Holbrook/5th Studio, Matthias Hollwich/HWKN, Mamou-Mani Architects, Benedetta Tagliabue/EMBT