Great American Fanfare
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Great American Fanfare
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Author : Richard Byrd
language : en
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company
Release Date : 2013-07
Great American Fanfare written by Richard Byrd and has been published by Alfred Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07 with Music categories.
Great American Fanfare was commissioned by the 2012 Great American Brass Band Festival to celebrate and salute one of America's most renowned performers, Vincent DiMartino, on the occasion of his retirement at Centre College. The work is written for 10 trumpets that can be arranged as two antiphonal trumpet choirs. This majestic fanfare is easily suited for multiple doubling of parts to form massed trumpet forces, as evidenced during the premiere performance where numerous former DiMartino students from all over the country participated in this tribute. (2:20)
The Great American Mission
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Author : David Ekbladh
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2011-08-08
The Great American Mission written by David Ekbladh and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-08 with History categories.
The Great American Mission traces how America's global modernization efforts during the twentieth century were a means to remake the world in its own image. David Ekbladh shows that the emerging concept of modernization combined existing development ideas from the Depression. He describes how ambitious New Deal programs like the Tennessee Valley Authority became symbols of American liberalism's ability to marshal the social sciences, state planning, civil society, and technology to produce extensive social and economic change. For proponents, it became a valuable weapon to check the influence of menacing ideologies such as Fascism and Communism. Modernization took on profound geopolitical importance as the United States grappled with these threats. After World War II, modernization remained a means to contain the growing influence of the Soviet Union. Ekbladh demonstrates how U.S.-led nation-building efforts in global hot spots, enlisting an array of nongovernmental groups and international organizations, were a basic part of American strategy in the Cold War. However, a close connection to the Vietnam War and the upheavals of the 1960s would discredit modernization. The end of the Cold War further obscured modernization's mission, but many of its assumptions regained prominence after September 11 as the United States moved to contain new threats. Using new sources and perspectives, The Great American Mission offers new and challenging interpretations of America's ideological motivations and humanitarian responsibilities abroad.
American Fanfare
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Author : Lukas Foss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
American Fanfare written by Lukas Foss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Fanfares categories.
Greater America
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Author : L. Ronald Scheman
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2003-11-01
Greater America written by L. Ronald Scheman and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-01 with Political Science categories.
Can democracy develop in Latin America without United States assistance? Why should the United States care? Why is Latin America relevant to U.S. economic growth in global competition? In Greater America: A New Partnership for the Americas in the 21st Century L. Ronald Scheman argues that our future lies not in Europe, Asia, or the Middle East but right here in our own backyard—the Western Hemisphere. He shows how the political and cultural legacy of colonization, immigration, assimilation and pluralism binds North, Central and South America, and how the trends in market growth and resources make the Americas a rich prize in global trade. Despite the tendency of many northerners to underestimate our ties, we are closer to our southern cousins than to any other societies. That relationship will be increasingly stronger given the growing and irrepressible influence of Latino and Caribbean populations in the U.S. For Latin America, the linkage to the U.S. is essential for attracting investment and creating the jobs necessary to overcome its oppressive heritage of poverty and to provide opportunity for a young population that will increasingly expect a better standard of living. Most important, Greater America demonstrates how closer ties with Latin America will help build a stronger U.S. economy while reducing illegal immigration and drug trafficking. He argues that only a NATO-like coalition in the Americas will defeat the drug traffickers, and that a major program to build infrastructure is essential to make trade agreements work. This book celebrates the contribution of the Americas as one of the more important factors in the spread of human freedom in the last half millennium. It makes the case for the unlimited potential of the Americas and shows how it can be unleashed through greater political and economic integration.
The Great American Symphony
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Author : Nicholas Tawa
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-26
The Great American Symphony written by Nicholas Tawa and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-26 with Music categories.
The years of the Great Depression, World War II, and their aftermath brought a sea change in American music. This period of economic, social, and political adversity can truly be considered a musical golden age. In the realm of classical music, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Howard Hanson, Virgil Thompson, and Leonard Bernstein -- among others -- produced symphonic works of great power and lasting beauty during these troubled years. It was during this critical decade and a half that contemporary writers on American culture began to speculate about "the Great American Symphony" and looked to these composers for music that would embody the spirit of the nation. In this volume, Nicholas Tawa concludes that they succeeded, at the very least, in producing music that belongs in the cultural memory of every American. Tawa introduces the symphonists and their major works from the romanticism of Barber and the "all-American" Roy Harris through the theatrics of Bernstein and Marc Blitzstein to the broad-shouldered appeal of Thompson and Copland. Tawa's musical descriptions are vivid and personal, and invite music lovers and trained musicians alike to turn again to the marvelous and lasting music of this time.
Great American Youth
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Author : Mike Scott
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011-04-04
Great American Youth written by Mike Scott and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-04 with True Crime categories.
Based on actual events, this soul-gripping tale is an account of survival in the urban jungle of Chicago, in the 1980s. While embarked on his own street-journey, Michael Scott enters a world in which a band of brothers are locked in a desperate engagement, an Alamo-like siege of their hood. Amidst turbulent conditions, the narrator gives us all a ticket to ride next to him on this roller coaster ride, with its twist and turns of horror and frustration, suspense and humor. Following in the tradition of profound gang tales such as "The Outsiders" and "West Side Story," this must-read book goes beneath the hardcore surface to show the struggle of the human spirit.
The Dream Of The Great American Novel
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Author : Lawrence Buell
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-10
The Dream Of The Great American Novel written by Lawrence Buell and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
“Magisterial . . . make[s] you suddenly see new things in familiar books . . . brilliant analyses of a dozen or so front-runners in the Great American Novel sweepstakes.” —Michael Dirda, Virginia Quarterly Review The idea of “the great American novel” continues to thrive almost as vigorously as in its nineteenth-century heyday, defying more than 150 years of attempts to dismiss it as amateurish or obsolete. In this landmark book, the first in many years to take in the whole sweep of national fiction, Lawrence Buell reanimates this supposedly antiquated idea, demonstrating that its history is a key to the dynamics of national literature and national identity itself. The dream of the G.A.N., as Henry James nicknamed it, crystallized soon after the Civil War. In fresh, in-depth readings of selected contenders from the 1850s onward in conversation with hundreds of other novels, Buell delineates four “scripts” for G.A.N. candidates and their themes, illustrated by such titles as The Scarlet Letter, The Great Gatsby, Invisible Man, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Beloved, Moby-Dick, and Gravity’s Rainbow—works dwelling on topics from self-invention to the promise and pitfalls of democracy. The canvas of the great American novel is in constant motion, reflecting revolutions in fictional fashion, the changing face of authorship, and the inseparability of high culture from popular. As Buell reveals, the elusive G.A.N. showcases the myth of the United States as a nation perpetually under construction. “Engaging and provocative . . . ultimately affirms the importance of literature to a nation’s sense of itself.” —Sarah Graham, Times Literary Supplement “Rich in critical insight . . . Buell wonders if the GAN isn’t stirring again in surprising new developments in science fiction. An impressively ambitious literary survey.” —Booklist (starred review)
The Great American Swindle
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Author : June Naugle
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2007
The Great American Swindle written by June Naugle and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
The major lessons we are here to learn are written within the pages of Life's Lessons. What lessons do you need to learn? What are you struggling with? Do you lose yourself in relationships? We ponder life's journey, our part in it, and the big picture. When at these crossroads of life, whichever particular lesson or lessons being learned currently, ask Self some of the questions in the ponderments section. Have a talk, make a list to aide Self in moving through the lesson, be it metaphysical, spiritual or magical moments, which is driven within you to find. May you learn life's lessons more wisely. Relationship, blame, unconditional love, blessings, betrayal, gifts and loss are some of the most difficult roads we travel. Would you like a personal poem written about you? Your kids, spouse. Whatever the occasion, a personal poem is waiting for your lesson.
The 100 Greatest American Athletes
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Author : Martin Gitlin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2018-10-15
The 100 Greatest American Athletes written by Martin Gitlin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this book, Martin Gitlin has ranked the 100 greatest American athletes across all sports, from football and baseball to the decathlon and skateboarding. Taken into consideration are the athletes’ achievements, mental toughness, versatility, athleticism, and overall impact on their sport.
The Death And Life Of The Great American School System
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Author : Diane Ravitch
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-06-28
The Death And Life Of The Great American School System written by Diane Ravitch and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-28 with Education categories.
An urgent case for protecting public education, from one of America's best-known education experts In this landmark book, Diane Ravitch - former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum - examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today's most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, the Common Core, standardized testing, the replacement of teachers by technology, charter schools, and vouchers. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril and includes clear prescriptions for improving America's schools. The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.
