This encyclopedia looks at the history and development of early music, the main categories of instruments and the workings of a professional orchestra. It also provides fascinating insight into the lives and works of famous composers, musicians, and voca
The encyclopedia looks at the many aspects of performance, from its humble beginnings in early civilizations through to lavish modern-day opera productions. The book goes to reveal how the invention of film and television have had a powerful effect on pe
'Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you and belong to you. I've never belonged to anybody - not really.' When a scrawny, freckled girl with bright red hair arrives on Prince Edward Island, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are taken by surprise; they'd asked the orphanage for a quiet boy to help with the farmwork at Green Gables. But how can you reject a child like an unwanted …