Life in Bright Colors

The Artist's Secrets by Maya Green

by Maya Green

"Painting is my passion. Painting is as natural for me as breathing. Having been attached to painting since childhood, I felt that the necessity to paint grows bigger year after year. I respond ...

The File of Robert Siodmak in Hollywood:

1941 - 1951

by Joseph Greco

Robert Siodmak, who is considered the master of film noir thrillers and crime melodramas, has long been seen as a mere "assignment director," never an artist in complete control of his work. J. ...

A New History of Violin Playing

the vibrato and Lambert Massart's revolutionary discovery

by Zdenko Silvela

An in depth study of the most superlative violin performers and teachers in history.

1. The result of more than eleven years of deep investigation on the subject, this New History is ...

The Development of Harmony in Scriabin´s ...

by Peter Sabbagh

In the history of music there are seldom as rapid musical developments as we can find in Scriabin's works. In only 31 years Scriabin made a breathtaking development: in his early works he still uses ...

The DJ Aesthetic

A Look into the Philosophy and Technology That Enable ...

by Zachary F. Hellman

This thesis provides an examination of Disc Jockey (DJ) technology, technique, and aesthetics. The history of popular dance music is explored in an attempt to demonstrate the role that technology has ...

The Language of Music Revealed

A Real Easy Way for ANYONE to Learn to Read and Write ...

by Barry A. Kolman

There are millions of self-taught musicians in this world. Some can't read a stitch of music and can only play by ear. If this describes you and you want to learn how to read and write music in a ...

An Open Design for Computer-Aided ...

athenaCL

by Christopher Ariza

This dissertation introduces a new design for a computer-aided algorithmic music composition system. Rather than exploring specific algorithms, this study focuses on system and component design. The ...

The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai

Chinese and Western Culture Differences in Narrative ...

by Mengyang Cui

Wong Kar wai is one of the most famous Chinese directors in modern filmdom. The cinema of Wong Kar wai is important 20th century cinema in 90’s Hong Kong society, which was in a post-industrial and ...