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Thomas Negovan
Thomas Negovan (born November 8, 1971) is a writer, musician, and art historian from Chicago. He regularly lectures on Art Nouveau and Weimar-era Berlin cabaret. Biography In 1995, Negovan formed a rock band, Three Years Ghost, which released one album, Sidhe' (1995), and performed infrequently in the Chicago area until 2003. He recorded and performed under the ensemble name Ver Sacrum, releasing one CD single, ''The Ballrooms of Mars''. In 2011, Negovan gave a TEDx talk titled By Popular Demand' on his experience recording with archaic technologies, and both recorded and released a single on the early recording medium of wax cylinder, the first such release in nearly a century. A full album by the same name was recorded without electricity, mastered to tape, and then pressed to vinyl, making this a fully analog release. In 1999, Negovan foundeCentury Guild a private art gallery specializing in Art Nouveau, Symbolist Art, and German Expressionism. The gallery presented rare cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12-string Guitar
A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in octaves, with those of the upper two courses tuned in unison. The gap between the strings within each dual-string course is narrow, and the strings of each course are fretted and plucked as a single unit. The neck is wider, to accommodate the extra strings, and is similar to the width of a classical guitar neck. The sound, particularly on acoustic instruments, is fuller and more harmonically resonant than six-string instruments. The 12-string guitar can be played like a 6-string guitar as players still use the same notes, chords and guitar techniques like a standard 6-string guitar, but advanced techniques can be challenging as players need to play or pluck two strings simultaneously. Structurally, 12-string guitars, especially those built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Hohenstein
Adolfo Hohenstein (18 March 1854 – 12 April 1928) was a German Painting, painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. Hohenstein is considered the father of Italian poster art and an exponent of the ''Stile Liberty'', the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he is considered one of the most important Italian poster designers . Early years Adolfo Hohenstein was born in Saint Petersburg, the capital of Russian Empire, to German parents, Julius and Laura Irack. His father was a forest engineer, whose career prompted him to travel extensively. Adolfo moved to Vienna where he grew up and completed his studies. His travels took him to India, where he decorated the houses of the local nobility. The Italian experience In 1879, he settled down in Milan, Italy. He became a set and costume designer for La Scala and other theatres. There he met the musical publisher Giu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
