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One of the few outstanding films of this early period was Broadway Melody (1929
), which won the Academy Award for best picture of 1928-29. In the early 1930s
the German director G.W. Pabst presented a serious musical film, The ...
One of the few outstanding films of this early period was Broadway Melody (1929
), which won the Academy Award for best picture of 1928-29. In the early 1930s
the German director G.W. Pabst presented a serious musical film, The ...
Page 695
Early life. Niebuhr was the son of Gustav and Lydia Niebuhr, who had emigrated
to the United States at an early age from Germany. Gustav Niebuhr was a
minister of the Evangelical Synod of North America, a denomination with a
Lutheran ...
Early life. Niebuhr was the son of Gustav and Lydia Niebuhr, who had emigrated
to the United States at an early age from Germany. Gustav Niebuhr was a
minister of the Evangelical Synod of North America, a denomination with a
Lutheran ...
Page 1009
Early in the 17th century there was a decisive change in vocal and instrumental
styles of composition, and two distinct national styles of ornamentation, Italian
and French, were founded. Vocal ornamentation was used expressly to heighten
the ...
Early in the 17th century there was a decisive change in vocal and instrumental
styles of composition, and two distinct national styles of ornamentation, Italian
and French, were founded. Vocal ornamentation was used expressly to heighten
the ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 8 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0852299613, 9780852299616 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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