The Oceanfront�s Cottage Line; the music halls of Seaside Park and dunes so large they dwarfed the old Cape Henry lighthouse are a memory. Gone; too; are many of the city�s iconic landmarks and open spaces; lost to storm; fire and the relentless onslaught of post�World War II development. With a deft hand and rare vintage images; historian Amy Waters Yarsinske recalls a time when the likes of Chuck Berry and Ray Charles played beneath the sizzling lights of the Dome and locals shagged the night away at the Peppermint Beach Club. Join Yarsinske as she takes one final stroll through a Virginia Beach lost to time.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. FabulousBy happy readerI love; love; love this book!!! I have been a music lover all my life; and I do know my instruments and technical terms. So I didnt have any trouble understanding the text and descriptions. But I have so much enjoyed following along as I listen to each piece again and again. Even I; who understands it; learned so much more from having read the descriptions. I have purchased all of the recordings that he recommends and have put them on my iPod; and I have enjoyed them immensely. Thank you so much for this excellent book.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Average informationBy Muzaffer MuctehitzadeDid not meet my expectations. I was hoping some technical and artistic explanations in judging the musical piece but all I perceived was a verbal description of the music that you could explain to someone how the symphony was performed. Violins followed by clavier than picolos etc;etc. So at the end I did not know any more than listening the actual piece and confirming the authors arguments that indeed clavier follows violins. Why is it so good; I still do not know.15 of 15 people found the following review helpful. For the classical music lover who wants to become a listenerBy Dean CampbellI have been a classical music lover for some years but I knew there was more that I could learn. I was familiar with the general history of the subject and had read a CD collecting guide. However; I wanted to know more about individual pieces of music and how to listen to them instead of just hear them. Then I found this book and it "hit the spot." The author gives the reader/listener a guided tour through forty pieces of classical music. Whether they are actually the "most popular and important" pieces is questionable; especially as to Bartoks Concerto for Orchestra; but they are all wonderful works. Most are instrumental; but the book includes Handels Messiah and Orffs Carmina Burana. They also have the benefit of spanning the spectrum of styles from baroque to modern. The pieces are arranged alphabetically; but I suggest starting with the programmatic pieces such as Smetanas Moldau; Berliozs Symphonie Fantastique and Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition; and moving toward the more abstract stuff such as Beethovens Fifth; Brahms First and Mahlers First. In order to follow the action as closely as possible you will need to have a watch you can reset; or to sit next to the CD player with the machine set to show time elapsed. The book provided two revelations. First; the music is full of subtleties of which I was unaware. Second; there are big differences in performances of the same piece. The most obvious difference is in whether repeats are observed or omitted. Highly recommended; and I hope Mr. Rudel will write another covering the next most popular forty.
