"Art in the modern era has come to be defined by its styles, schools, and movements. This guide to three hundred movements from 1860 to the present is without peer - it is the key to understanding more than a century of dynamic change in Western painting, sculpture, architecture, and design."

The Path of Philosophy introduces college students to the study of philosophy through a compelling narrative in which the world's most important philosophers appear as characters. Framed by the concept of Wondrous Distress, the text traces the history of western philosophy from its beginnings in ancient Greece to contemporary developments in the modern world. Threads running through the text demonstrate how philosophy is unique and distinct from religion and science, while at the same time showing how all three disciplines are interrelated. Exceptionally well written, and unusual in its cohesiveness, the text leaves readers with a vivid picture of philosophy as a unique and important field of study.

Fundamentals of Musical Composition represents the culmination of more than forty years in Schoenberg's life devoted to the teaching of musical principles to students and composers in Europe and America. For his classes he developed a manner of presentation in which 'every technical matter is discussed in a very fundamental way, so that at the same time it is both simple and thorough'...

The essence of the most celebrated book on counterpoint, Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum.

The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work Gradus ad Parnassum. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the greatest composers...

Philosophy: Key Themes is a beginner's guide to understanding and critiquing philosophical arguments. Each chapter introduces one of the major themes in philosophy. Baggini's approach combines explanation with summary while encouraging the reader to question the arguments and positions presented.

A sequel to the pioneering volume, Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany, published in 1982, The Expanding Discourse contains 29 essays on artists and issues from the Renaissance to the present, representing some of the best feminist art-historical writing of the past decade. Chronologically arranged, the essays demonstrate the abundance, diversity, and main conceptual trends in recent feminist scholarship.

For readers of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, an equally irresistible volume that brings history's greatest philosophers to life

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it.

This illustrated edition of Sir Anthony Kenny’s acclaimed survey of Western philosophy offers the most concise and compelling story of the complete development of philosophy available.

Spanning 2,500 years of thought, An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy provides essential coverage of the most influential philosophers of the Western world, among them Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Jesus, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Berkeley, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Mill, Nietzsche, Darwin, Freud, Frege, Russell, and Wittgenstein.

The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies

Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this influential book presents Albers’s singular explanation of complex color theory principles

„…A zene, a művészetek iskolai megjelenése ma különösen fontos kérdés, hiszen, ha nem vigyázunk, szép lassan mindnyájan belenyugszunk abba, hogy az iskola nem más, mint a gazdaság alrendszere, beszállítója, s nincs is más funkciója, mint hibátlanul és hatékonyan működő alkatrészeket gyártani a munkaerőpiac számára. Természetesnek kezdjük tartani, hogy már csak úgy érvelhetünk a zeneoktatás fontossága mellett, ha a transzfer hatásai révén hajtott hasznokat listázzuk...

A zene, a művészetek iskolai megjelenése ma különösen fontos kérdés, hiszen ha nem vigyázunk szép lassan mindnyájan belenyugszunk abba, hogy az iskola nem más, mint a gazdaság alrendszere, beszállítója, s nincs is más funkciója, mint hibátlanul és hatékonyan működő alkatrészeket gyártani a munkaerőpiac számára. Természetesnek kezdjük tartani, hogy már csak úgy érvelhetünk a zeneoktatás fontossága mellett, ha a transzfer hatásai révén hajtott hasznokat listázzuk...

Piano/vocal selections with vocal melody included in the piano part from the classic musical that features: Bess, You Is My Woman Now • I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' • I Loves You Porgy • It Ain't Necessarily So • My Man's Gone Now • Summertime • A Woman Is a Sometime Thing.