1985 celebrated the 300th anniversary of the births of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. This volume covers all three composers and contains essays from an international team of scholars. Some essays make a contribution towards a better understanding of one or other composer, but at least half of them are concerned with ideas connecting two or even all three of them. The essays are concerned with many aspects of the music - technical, chronological, critical, speculative, theoretical and (importantly) practical - and the distinguished contributors have often endeavoured to ask questions rather than jump to conclusions. Every essay makes fresh points and can open up new avenues for players and (in the broadest sense) students, especially in the present climate of wishing to return to 'authentic conditions of performance'.

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Product Description: Written by an interdisciplinary team of experts in ear, nose, and throat trauma; oral and maxillofacial surgery; neurosurgery; and accident surgery, this book is a state-of-the-art manual on the diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic techniques available to manage trauma injuries to the head and neck...read more

Product Description: Traumatic brain injury is one of the most difficult and challenging management problems facing clinicians. Research is increasingly clarifying the underlying physiological mechanisms involved in neuronal damage, offering the chance of better methods of diagnosis and treatment...read more

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Product Description: The one and only book available that emphasizes the practical care of the head-injured patient. A superior reference for neurosurgeons--and a must-have for trauma and emergency physicians. New to this edition: chapters on prevention and management of seizures, anesthetic considerations, nutrition and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: EMERGENCIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK provides the most comprehensive, practical information on ear, nose and throat emergencies. Written from a multi-specialty perspective, it's organized by anatomic region along with general topics on Evaluation of the Emergency Patient, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and Medical Emergencies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This rapid reference provides an easy-to-use source of information for clinicians dealing with head injuries. The book begins with a summary of current knowledge on the pathophysiological and surgical aspects of acute head injury...read more

Product Description: Contains 68 papers that provide up-to-date references on the fundamentals of human head-neck anatomy and the bio mechanics of impact injury and injury tolerances of these two body segments. Covering 1966 through 1991, the papers were chosen by a panel of internationally distinguished scientists, surgeons, researchers and doctors in the field of impact injury to the head-neck complex...read more

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Product Description: Since the publication of the two volumes devoted to `Injuries of the Brain and Skull' in the first series of the Handbook, much has changed in the field of neurotraumatology. In the development of knowledge, the emphasis has come to lie on the pathophysiology (as reflected in metabolic effects), the development of brain oedema and brain swelling and its effect on intracranial pressure...read more

Product Description: Written to combat the ignorance of the effects of brain trauma, this is written in the hope that some of the misconceptions surrounding head injury in children can be corrected.

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