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Title: The Church of Mary Tudor.(Book review)
Author: Linda Gibson Thorne
Publication: Renaissance Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 59Issue: 4Page: 1290(3)

Article Type: Book review

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! DavidEugene Tudor was an American pianist andcomposer of experimental music. Tudor was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied piano withIrma Wolpe and composition with Stefan Wolpe andbecame known as one of the leading performers ofavant garde piano music. He gave the first Americanperformance of the Piano Sonata No. 2 by PierreBoulez in 1950, and a European tour in 1954 greatlyenhanced his reputation. Karlheinz Stockhausendedicated his Klavierstück VI (1955) to Tudor. Tudoralso gave early performances of works by MortonFeldman and La Monte Young. The composer with whichTudor is particularly associated is John Cage. Hegave the premiere of Cage's Music of Changes,Concerto For Piano and Orchestra and the notorious4' 33". Cage said that many of his pieces werewritten either specifically for Tudor to perform orwith him in mind ... Read more

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Tudor on Charities is a well-respected practitioner guide providing a thorough analysis of the law relating to charities and their administration.* The eighth edition incorporates the provisions of the Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 and the ensuing Statutory Instruments * The tax chapter has been substantially amended to incorporate the VAT Act 1994, and a number of Charity Commission guidelines and documents are included ... Read more

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When the great chariot racer, Pegasus, is found stabbed to death, Marcus Corvinus is already on site. The District Watch—crooked to a man—claims the motive was theft, but Corvinus knows better. Tracking the murderer takes him deep into the world of Roman chariot racing with all its secrets, scams, and skullduggery. ... Read more

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gd life
it is "gd life" when u buy something w/out seeing it in person & turns out as described!!! rd it & it is as gd as reviewed!!!

A Long But Entertaining Read
After a lot of time spent in the literary company of Steven Saylor, Lindsey Davis, Robert Harris and John Maddox Roberts, this is my first encounter with David Wishart's Roman hero.The book was surprisingly long, but I enjoyed most of it, with a few comments.

First, I thought the murder, motivations, and the setting behind it were tightly constructed.While the storytelling itself wasn't nearly as tight, I still enjoyed it (such as the vividly described diversion to Sicily and Mt. Etna) -- mainly because I'm a sucker for period detail and color.

Second, like some others, I was a little put off by the constant, "Yeah, pal," and "How's it going, sunshine?" of Corvinus' dialogue.I understand wanting to create a colloquial, lived-in feel with the language -- but I find it hard to swallow from a "purple-striper."I don't know anyone who calls everybody "pal," and that's one thing I can do without.

On the other hand, Wishart's grasp of the Roman world feels effortless, he creates believable characters quickly and skilfully, and he meshes them together into a colorful reading experience.Everyone has a background, and that background is a colorful and consistent tapestry that holds together well.

Despite the voices of others here, I can easily accept his portrayal of the widely varied treatment of Roman slaves.Some were worked mercilessly to death, as in the mines; others were members of the family, as Bathyllus is in Marcus Corvinus' house; and some became very powerful in the civil service.Many slaves in many situations managed to buy their freedom and even become wealthy -- Trimalchio in Suteonius' Satyricon is one example; numerous gladiators and aurigae (charioteers) did it too.

If I were to apply a single editorial complaint, it would be the looseness of the storytelling.When you apply a strict standard -- "Does this advance the story?" -- you find it could easily be tightened up tremendously, cutting 600 pages to about half that.

Yet I find myself not wanting to complain.I enjoy the Roman world enough that time spent there -- even idle time climbing the slopes of Mt. Etna or relaxing in a wineshop -- is something I can do for a long time.If the excellent SPQR stories by John Maddox Roberts are too short, too tight for your taste, this might be just the thing.

still reading it, but it's beginning to pall
This is the first book by thie author that I have read.I am about halfway through, but have lots of questions, since I am unfamiliar with the series.First of all, what does this guy, Marcus, really do for a living, if anything?Does he have a job, did old Rome have banks where one could keep their coinage and then go and get more for their purse?I'll bet most Roman slaves weren't treated as well as those in his household.And what was really annoying was his constant use of the word "Pal" and "Yeah".Good thing he didn't have to go up before Judge Judy - the Yeah word is verboten in her courtroom.

I may try to get his first book about Marcus and then go from there.Not sure if I will finish this one, though.It's quite long.

White Murder is a great read

This is a long book, over 600 pages, but the story line holds you until the end.The author writes well, and develops his many characters with much skill.The hero's household staff are magnificent characters, and just believable in the context of Roman slavery.The story starts simply but develops into a very complex mystery that keeps one in the dark until the author chooses to "show you the light", in the last twenty pages.The explanation of the final solution holds water, and you can believe why the mystery was so difficult to solve.It is just a great "who done it" set in first century AD Rome, and benefits greatly from the research that the author has done on this period, and chariot racing in particular.A throughly recommended read, if you enjoy mysteries and history.

Entertaining but Long
There are so many Roman Mystery writers out there now: Davis, Saylor, etc.Wishart's characters are a little similar to others and maybe a little more contrived.But the story works and the detail on the racing scene in old Rome seems valid enough.The numerous Roman names serve to confuse the reader so the actual solution to the mystery becomes secondary to finishing the book, which weighs in at about 550 pages. ... Read more

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indeterminate beginnings
dedicated to the marvelous pianist David Tudor, for which much of the avant-garde piano music from the Fifties would be inconceivable.The first performance by Marcelle Mercenier was stopped because of audience reactions and disturbances.

Above the staff system of the piano here, Karlheinz gives a grid of tempi,"time fields" metronome indications to the extreme left margin, then a fluid like line accompanies the music above, where the performer is to follow this and have this fluid uninterrupted conception of time progressing.In reality you divide this grid into three regions, slowest, middle and fastest, for metronome indication of a few number differences cannot be conceived now, perhaps at some future date,when the human species evolves more.
The music materials without this tempi grid as well is quite difficult with a large array of timbral usage, harmonics, swirling textures, mixed textures, sustained combined with sharp single tone attacks, the work has a beauty.There is no shortage of recordings,vintage David Tudor, Herbert Henck, Kontarsky, Ellen Corver. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Europe, 1450 to 1789: An Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 201 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Explores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution. Includes articles written by eminent scholars covering major topics in art, government, and education as well as providing biographical entries on key figures of the period. Also covers topics specific to the era, such as apocalypticism, guilds, food riots, royal mistresses and lovers, the Spanish Inquisition, Utopia and others. ... Read more