Marina Abramovic (Routledge Performance Practitioners)

Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance. Marina Abramovic is the creator of pioneering performance art which transcends the form's provocative origins. Her visceral and extreme performances have tested the limits of both body and mind, communicating with audiences worldwide on a personal and political level. The book combines: <ul>
<li>a biography, setting out the contexts of Abramovic’s work</li> <li>an examination of the artist through her writings, interviews and influences</li> <li>a detailed analysis of her work, including studies of the Rhythm series, Nightsea Crossing and The House with the Ocean View</li> <li>practical explorations of the performances and their origins</li>
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As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.

Arts & Photography

Richards, Mary

Other Media

Routledge

Individual Artists

The stories behind some of the greatest artworks of all time, including the real life struggles and triumphs of the artists who created themSplat! is the history of art at its most exciting and outrageous. Organized by artist and covering both key events and major movements such as the Renaissance and Impressionism to Surrealism and contemporary art, it is a valuable resource for young people curious about art. Each artist is introduced with bulleted facts including their country of origin, most famous works, the greatest challenges they faced in creating their art, background information, the movement they belonged to, and techniques they employed. This overview is expanded with further insight into who these artists were and how they changed the course of art. Here are Michelangelo and the High Renaissance; Bruegel and his paintings of everyday peasant life; Manet and the shock of Impressionism; and Duchamp and the Dada revolution. Children can also read the real-life stories of artists, such as Caravaggio, Jan Vermeer, Henri Rousseau, Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, and Frida Kahlo, who dared to imagine new ways of depicting the world. Illustrated in color throughout

Splat!: The Most Exciting Artists of All Time (The Discovery Series, 3)

Children's Books

Biographies

Thames&Hudson

Product Description 
A global history of music for children, celebrating how and why we make music. 
Embark on a musical journey around the world to meet the diverse cast of composers, musicians, and performers who are famous for making the music we love. From Johann Sebastian Bach to Billie Eilish, Hildegard of Bingen to DJ Kool Herc, Wolfgang Mozart to Miriam Makeba, musicians come from many different times and places and introduce music from a wide variety of genres. 
Why do we make music? How does music affect our brains and emotions? These are just some of the fascinating questions addressed in A History of Music for Children, which looks at music’s transnational and boundary-breaking qualities. All over the world and throughout time, music has been recorded and passed down through different oral traditions and forms of notation. It has always been a powerful catalyst for change and connecting people. And what might the future of music hold? Exploring the technology used to listen to and create music, the authors imagine new possibilities such as computer-generated compositions and robot musicians. 
Woven into this absorbing narrative is a stellar cast of musicians, including Mozart and his sister Maria Anna, Clara Schumann, Maria Callas, Bob Dylan, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, David Bowie, Nina Simone, Charlie Parker, Kraftwerk, John Cage, Beyonce´, and Mali griot Toumani Diabaté, among others. This book even includes a playlist of songs that you can listen to as you read. Illustrated in color throughout 
 Review 
"What makes this volume unique is that it’s all about revealing the power of the arts through the lenses of creators from across the global African diaspora... Jackson offers a concise biography of each artist, explores the methods they utilize, and presents a full-color reproduction of one (or more) of their signature works... A magnificent assemblage of Black artists we all need to know and cherish." 
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Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 
 About the Author 
Mary Richards is an award-winning art publisher, writer, and illustrator. She adapted and edited David Hockney’s bestselling 
A History of Pictures for Children and is the author of 
Splat! The Most Exciting Artists of All Time.\nDavid Schweitzer is a composer and songwriter. He has written music for children’s TV shows, including 
Charlie & Lola, 
The Cat in the Hat, 
Angry Birds, and 
Miffy. He has also scored documentaries and dramas, including the 2020 film 
Emma. Together with Mary, he runs a children’s orchestra in London.\nRose Blake is an award-winning artist and illustrator who has illustrated numerous books for children, including 
A History of Pictures for Children.

A History of Music for Children (A History of…Series)

Schweitzer, David

Arts, Music & Photography

A children’s history of the world told via the development of language, featuring the wordsmiths, civilizations, and tools that have shaped the ways humans communicate. 
A History of Words for Children explores the uniquely human ability to share thoughts using words. Written in a lively narrative style, this book presents a history of the world through language, introducing young readers to the civilizations, inventions, and writers who have shaped the way we communicate. 
Divided into themed chapters to help young minds grasp difficult concepts, the book explores what words are and how humans communicate; the development of writing implements; the history of printed books; the process of learning another language; dialects and accents and the way language can reflect our identity; the power of words to calm, inspire, and rally crowds; graffiti’s role in spreading messages; codes and invented languages; the patterns of poetry; the future of words; and languages facing extinction. 
Featuring examples like the Grimm Brothers, Emily Dickinson, and King Ashurbanipal’s library, the book also includes illustrations by Rose Blake that add a cast of humorous and helpful characters to explain the wide variety of ideas. A History of Words for Children inspires creative minds and helps them understand how we communicate. Illustrated in color throughout

A History of Words for Children (A History of…Series, 1)

Education & Reference

Discover the real-life stories of some of the greatest artists of all time. Splat! traces art history through the artists who helped to make important artistic innovations, including Michelangelo and the High Renaissance; Bruegel and his paintings of everyday peasant life; Manet and the shock of Impressionism; and Duchamp and the Dada revolution. Read the real-life stories of artists, such as Caravaggio, Jan Vermeer, Henri Rousseau, Vincent Van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky and Frida Kahlo, who dared to imagine new ways of depicting the world. The achievements of these artists and the challenges, difficulties and dangers they faced are excitingly brought to life.

Splat!: The Most Exciting Artists of All Time (The Discovery Series, 4)

Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-traveling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through the history of music!\nStopping off at 10 key chronologically organized moments in history, in different places around the world, readers meet a great musician in each, and can press their instruments to hear a clip of their musical masterpieces!\nFrom 1600s England, where you can hear the harpsichord play Greensleeves, to 18th Century Munich, where you can hear Mozart’s piano sonata, to a classical Indian raga in 1700s Udaipur, to New York in the 1940s, where readers can press Charlie Parker’s saxophone to hear bebop Jazz, this book will teach children about cultural history, famous musicians and musical genres all while wanting to press the buttons and hear the music again and again.\nEach musician tells you about where they live, how their music was inspired, and what it means to them, teaching children about the origins of these most magical melodies.\nA great playtime or bedtime read, complete with a soundtrack that tracks key moments in musical history, children will love to listen to the most beautiful and important, genre defining bars of music time and time again.

Listen to the Music: A world of magical melodies - Press the Notes to Listen to a World of Music

Wide Eyed Editions

Listen to the Music : The Instruments /anglais

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Listen to the Music: The Instruments: A world of magical melodies - Press the Notes to Listen to a World of Music

Imagine having 5,000 of human history's most amazing artefacts at your fingertips! Go on a trip through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art without ever leaving your home! Prepare to explore the treasures of the world's civilizations--from ancient Egyptian amulets, Mayan jewelry, and prehistoric tools--to Medieval tapestries, Renaissance suits of armor, and modern-day baseball cards. Each page brings you closer to the past as you learn about the people of different ages through the objects they left behind.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Discover hand-picked highlights of the museum's huge collection as you travel through history, one incredible object at a time. This book combines exclusive Met photography with colorful and quirky illustrations in a resource that parents can trust, with a design that kids will love.&nbsp; © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Met 5000 Years of Awesome Objects: A History of Art for Children (DK The Met)

Hodge, Susie

Rosen, Aaron

BROOKS, SUSIE

DK Children

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