Magician Of Sound

Author : Jessie Fillerup
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520379886

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Magician of Sound by Jessie Fillerup Pdf

French composer Maurice Ravel was described by critics as a magician, conjurer, and illusionist. Scholars have been aware of this historical curiosity, but none so far have explained why Ravel attracted such critiques or what they might tell us about how to interpret his music. Magician of Sound examines Ravel's music through the lens of illusory experience, considering how timbre, orchestral effects, figure/ground relationships, and impressions of motion and stasis might be experienced as if they were conjuring tricks. Applying concepts from music theory, psychology, philosophy, and the history of magic, Jessie Fillerup develops an approach to musical illusion that newly illuminates Ravel's fascination with machines and creates compelling links between his music and other forms of aesthetic illusion, from painting and poetry to fiction and phantasmagoria. Fillerup analyzes scenes of enchantment and illusory effects in Ravel's most popular works, including Boléro, La Valse, Daphnis et Chloé, and Rapsodie espagnole, relating his methods and musical effects to the practice of theatrical conjurers. Drawing on a rich well of primary sources, Magician of Sound provides a new interdisciplinary framework for interpreting this enigmatic composer, linking magic and music.

Author : Larry Kettelkamp
Publisher : William Morrow & Company
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0688014933

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The Magic of Sound by Larry Kettelkamp Pdf

Presents simple experiments which demonstrate the principles of hearing and acoustics, and discusses related topics such as sound in industry, communications, and sound effects.

Author : David Copperfield,Richard Wiseman,David Britland
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982112912

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David Copperfield's History of Magic by David Copperfield,Richard Wiseman,David Britland Pdf

In this personal journey through a unique performing art, David Copperfield profiles some of the world's most groundbreaking magicians. From the sixteenth-century magistrate who wrote an early book on conjuring, to the roaring twenties and the man who fooled Houdini, to the woman who levitated, vanished, and caught bullets in her bare hands, David Copperfield's History of Magic takes you on a wild journey through the remarkable feats of some of the greatest magicians in history. The result is a sweeping tale that reveals how these astonishing performers were outsiders who used magic to escape class, challenge conventions, transform popular culture, explore the innermost workings of the human mind, and inspire scientific discovery. Their incredible stories are complemented by more than 100 never-before-seen photographs of artifacts from Copperfield's exclusive Museum of Magic, including a sixteenth-century manual on sleight-of-hand; Houdini's straitjackets, handcuffs, and water torture chamber; Dante's famous sawing-in-half apparatus; Alexander's high-tech turban that allowed him to read people's minds; and even some coins that may have magically passed through the hands of Abraham Lincoln. By the end of the book, you'll be sure to share Copperfield's passion for the power of magic. --

Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher : Barron's Educational Series
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Conjuring
ISBN : PSU:000025742626

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Science Magic with Sound by Chris Oxlade Pdf

Ten magic tricks, each including a list of what you need, directions, and an explanation of the science behind the trick.

Author : Jim Kleefeld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0990387372

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The Book Test Book by Jim Kleefeld Pdf

An encyclopedic reference for mentalists, mind readers and magicians on the effect commonly known as "book tests."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Sound
ISBN : OCLC:989968

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The Magic of Sound by Anonim Pdf

Author : Raymond E. Feist
Publisher : Spectra
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525480051

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Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist Pdf

He held the fate of two worlds in his hands... Once he was an orphan called Pug, apprenticed to a sorcerer of the enchanted land of Midkemia.. Then he was captured and enslaved by the Tsurani, a strange, warlike race of invaders from another world. There, in the exotic Empire of Kelewan, he earned a new name--Milamber. He learned to tame the unnimagined powers that lay withing him. And he took his place in an ancient struggle against an evil Enemy older than time itself.

Author : Colm Toibin
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771096181

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The Magician by Colm Toibin Pdf

From the internationally bestselling author of Brooklyn and The Master comes the novel of a lifetime, Colm Tóibín's most dazzling and ambitious book yet. When the Great War breaks out in 1914 Thomas Mann, like so many of his fellow countrymen, is fired up with patriotism. He imagines the Germany of great literature and music, that had drawn him away from the stifling, conservative town of his childhood, might be a source of pride once again. But his flawed vision will form the beginning of a dark and complex relationship with his homeland, and see the start of great conflict within his own brilliant and troubled family. Colm Tóibín's epic novel is the story of a man of intense contradictions. Although Thomas Mann becomes famous and admired, his inner life is hesitant, fearful and secretive. His blindness to impending disaster in the Great War will force him to rethink his relationship to Germany as Hitler comes to power. He has six children with his clever and fascinating wife, Katia, while his own secret desires appear threaded through his writing. He and Katia deal with exile bravely, doing everything possible to keep the family safe, yet they also suffer the terrible ravages of suicide among Thomas's siblings and their own children. In The Magician, Colm Tóibín captures the profound personal conflict of a very public life, and through this life creates an intimate portrait of the twentieth century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Amusements
ISBN : CORNELL:31924029935727

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The Magician's Own Book, Or, The Whole Art of Conjuring by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tamora Pierce
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781439115176

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Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce Pdf

Discover a land of enchantment, legend, and adventure in this first book of the Immortals series, featuring an updated cover for longtime fans and fresh converts alike, and including an all-new afterword from Tamora Pierce. Thirteen-year-old Daine has always had a special connection with animals, but only when she’s forced to leave home does she realize it’s more than a knack—it’s magic. With this wild magic, not only can Daine speak to animals, but she can also make them obey her. Daine takes a job handling horses for the Queen’s Riders, where she meets the master mage Numair and becomes his student. Under Numair’s guidance, Daine explores the scope of her magic. But she encounters other beings, too, who are not so gentle. These terrifying creatures, called Immortals, have been imprisoned in the Divine Realms for the past four hundred years—but now someone has broken the barrier. And it’s up to Daine and her friends to defend their world from an Immortal attack.

Author : Lev Grossman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780452296299

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The Magicians by Lev Grossman Pdf

Lev Grossman’s new novel THE BRIGHT SWORD will be on sale July 2024 The New York Times bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, now an original series on SYFY “The Magicians is to Harry Potter as a shot of Irish whiskey is to a glass of weak tea. . . . Hogwarts was never like this.” —George R.R. Martin “Sad, hilarious, beautiful, and essential to anyone who cares about modern fantasy.” —Joe Hill “A very knowing and wonderful take on the wizard school genre.” —John Green “The Magicians may just be the most subversive, gripping and enchanting fantasy novel I’ve read this century.” —Cory Doctorow “This gripping novel draws on the conventions of contemporary and classic fantasy novels in order to upend them . . . an unexpectedly moving coming-of-age story.” —The New Yorker “The best urban fantasy in years.” —A.V. Club Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A high school math genius, he’s secretly fascinated with a series of children’s fantasy novels set in a magical land called Fillory, and real life is disappointing by comparison. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams have come true. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. The land of his childhood fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. . . . The prequel to the New York Times bestselling book The Magician King and the #1 bestseller The Magician's Land, The Magicians is one of the most daring and inventive works of literary fantasy in years. No one who has escaped into the worlds of Narnia and Harry Potter should miss this breathtaking return to the landscape of the imagination.

Author : L. Hass,F. Coppa,J. Peck
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230617124

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Performing Magic on the Western Stage by L. Hass,F. Coppa,J. Peck Pdf

Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.

Author : Kathy Kacer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 184234952X

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The Magician of Auschwitz by Kathy Kacer Pdf

Author : Mikki Lish,Kelly Ngai
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338665208

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The Magician's Map (The House on Hoarder Hill Book #2) by Mikki Lish,Kelly Ngai Pdf

Return to the magic of Hoarder Hill in this spellbinding sequel! Exploring the mysterious tunnels under their grandfather's house on Hoarder Hill, Hedy and Spencer discover the Fantastikhana, an underground tournament of magic. Here they find a group of powerful magicians called the Sleight and a mysterious living map, which tattoos itself onto Hedy's skin and seems to be directing her further underground. And so an extraordinary treasure hunt begins ...

Author : Donald Tyson
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738700002

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The Magician's Workbook by Donald Tyson Pdf

Contains everything that beginners need to start their esoteric training The Magician's Workbook has a single purpose: to present a graded and integrated series of practical exercises designed to teach the essentials of ritual magic. It contains no history or theory-just forty exercises that anyone can do without prior training, special tools, or costly materials. The content ranges from simple mental exercises to complete rituals that form templates for future work in Western magic. These exercises do not merely teach-they transform. When practiced regularly, they cause changes in the body, brain, perceptions, emotions, and the will-changes necessary for the successful working of magic in any of its ancient or modern traditions. A complete basic training manual for serious beginners who want to start performing ritual magic, rather than just reading about it Presents a progressive, forty-week schedule of daily study that fully integrates inner mental conditioning with external movements, gestures, and words Enables students to go on to study the Golden Dawn system in greater depth, or move forward with confidence to any other form of Western magic