Bohemian Harmonies

Maher Asaad Baker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

250 Seiten

2025
tredition (Verlag)
978-3-384-54498-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Explore the essence of European history through "Bohemian Harmonies," a complete study of Czech music history from ancient times to the present day.The book reveals Czech musical heritage by following its evolutionary path which started with early human rhythms of prehistory up until modern times with its living folk festivals. Learn about the historical combination of minstrels from medieval times and Renaissance musicians as they established Czech musical heritage together with Baroque artistic excellence and classical sophistication.Folk songs and ballads contain a soul of Czech identity. These ancient melodies convey fundamental Czech feelings about life, love, and legacy. For generations, these everlasting songs have conveyed narratives about legendary beings while documenting ordinary people together with legendary characters, keeping the Czech national spirit alive.This work examines the strength of Czech music during communist times along with twentieth-century folk music revivals and modern musical innovations which preserve Czech heritage today. Readers who are interested in how music interacts with culture should make "Bohemian Harmonies" their top choice because it presents comprehensive details about traditional musical instruments alongside national identity formation through music.

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: 3.3.2025
• Verlagsort: Cairo
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 365 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Schlagworte: bohemian • cultural heritage • Czech music • Czech Republic • Folklore • Folk Songs • Historical • musical legacy • Traditional instruments
• ISBN-10: 3-384-54498-6 / 3384544986
• ISBN-13: 978-3-384-54498-8 / 9783384544988
• Zustand: Neuware