Vistula Resonances

Maher Asaad Baker (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

180 Seiten

2024
tredition (Verlag)
978-3-384-38672-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Discover the beauty of Polish music and fables through "Vistula Resonances", an amazing journey through time and space. Travel through the remnants of pre-medieval themes, the majesty of Renaissance and Baroque movements and the patriotism in the Romantic period. Discover postwar Polish music creativity and the changes in the country's musical life in the post-communist period. This book is a tremendously detailed account of how Polish music is not just a mirror of the nation's character, but an active element in its formation. Starting with the eerie anthems of folk songs from prehistoric times, through dance and techno music of today's Poland, "Vistula Resonances" provides the unique opportunity to experience the gradual development of a nation that finds its essence in music. This outstanding compendium is specifically tailored for scholars, interested laymen as well as for anybody eager to discover more about the history of Poland and its music - a true masterpiece, which certainly furthers the understanding and appreciation of its profound subject.

Autor

Maher Asaad Baker (In Arabic: ماهر أسعد بكر) is a Syrian Musician, Author, Journalist, VFX & Graphic artist, and Director, he was born in Damascus in 1977. Since his teens, he has been building up his career, starting by developing applications and websites while exploring various types of media-creating paths. He started his career in 1997 with a dream of being one of the most well-known artists in the world. Reading was always a part of his life as he was always surrounded by his father's books, but his writing ability didn't develop until a later age as his most time was occupied with other things such as developing, writing songs and music, or in media projects production, he is most known for his book "How I wrote a million Wikipedia articles" and a novel entitled "Becoming the man".

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.10.2024
• Verlagsort: Cairo
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 401 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Cultural Identity • Eastern European Music • Folklore and Traditions • historical music analysis • music and nationalism • Poland • Polish Music History
• ISBN-10: 3-384-38672-8 / 3384386728
• ISBN-13: 978-3-384-38672-4 / 9783384386724
• Zustand: Neuware