This book serves the need for an authoritative guide to the euphonium and tuba for students; teachers; and professional performers. The content and presentation as applied to the wind instruments are clearly stated. Detailed discussion by Phillips and Winkle includes many considerations for all levels of performance. The appendix includes study materials recommended for beginning; intermediate and advanced levels. This book also presents a pictorial history of the evolution and development of the tuba/euphonium family with a selected list of outstanding artists who make up its heritage.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An interesting look at Mamoru Oshiirsquo;s worksBy James SkempLike many others; my first introduction to Mamoru Oshii was via the first Ghost in the Shell movie. At the time I was looking for something like the Matrix; and the Internet of the time highly recommended looking at Ghost in the Shell.I would go on later to watch and enjoy Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence; another of Oshiirsquo;s works; and then in 2006 I discovered Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer; seemingly thanks to a forum post recommending it as being similar to the movie Waking Life.In 2007 I would watch the animated Blood: The Last Vampire; and then in 2010; Avalon. It was the use of the dog in the film that made me think of Innocence; and then to discovering that Mamoru Oshii had a part in all of these movies. So in 2014 when I saw a used copy of Mamoru Oshii: Cinema Trilogy; I immediately picked it up; with Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade and the first Patlabor film being additional recent purchases this year.I say all this because I came into Brian Ruhrsquo;s Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii with some level of experience with Mamoru Oshiirsquo;s works; and is definitely a creator (being much more than just a director) that Irsquo;m aware of and watch out for. So with Brian Ruhrsquo;s book I was hoping to get a better idea of just who Mamoru Oshii is; and for new insights into his various works.First; I must comment on the Kindle version of the book. This version appeared to be the easiest (and possibly only) way to get a copy of the Second Edition; which includes three additional chapters; including most importantly one on Innocence. Sadly; the Kindle version of the book (read on a Kindle Fire 7; in mid-March 2016) appears to have issues with some special characters. For instance; the Yen symbol; as well as oddly placed dashes and underscores; are mingled within Japanese names. This was slightly distracting; and is something I would hope would be corrected.Otherwise; this book covers Oshiirsquo;s major films; including a brief synopsis of the piece; characters of note; commentary; and analysis. With the book setup to cover a major work; or universe; in chronological order; you can truly see the transition and growth of Mamoru Oshii. Since I have not seen all of the works covered; of special note were the synopsis pieces; as Brian Ruh does quite a good job of retelling the stories.However; one thing that I would have hoped for was more on Mamoru Oshiirsquo;s The Red Spectacles; Stray Dog; and Talking Head. While mentioned briefly; they are some of the more cryptic works of Oshiirsquo;s; although that difficulty and obscurity may in fact be why Brian Ruh didnrsquo;t devote a chapter to them.Ultimately; however; the exclusion of an in-depth look at these works does not sufficiently detract from the works that are covered; and the level at which they are. The Second Edition of Brian Ruhrsquo;s Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii is definitely a good overview of Mamoru Oshii; and comes recommended with a full five of five stars. If some of the ideas brought up by the first two Ghost in the Shell movies are of interest to you; or yoursquo;ve seen more than a couple of his films; then you too may enjoy this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. well researched and easy to comprehendBy SuperSaiyan1001Very intriguing and insightful look into the mind of Oshii. Well written; well researched and easy to comprehend.10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Bring this Stray Dog Home.By Ghost in the MatrixI wrote a review of the book "Cinema of Mamoru Oshii: Fantasy; Technology and Politics by Dani Cavallaro"; describing it as "comprehensive; even if a bit dense." Well; Brian Ruhs book "Stray Dog of Anime" accomplishes the same goal that Cavallaro set out to accomplish; only minus the thick academic language. This is not a slight to Cavallaros work; which should help bring Oshiis genius into the line of sight of Western Academia. However; for the rest of us who appreciate an intelligent yet more accessible style of writing; there is Ruhs book.Whats interesting is that Ruhs book captures the same format as Cavallaros; walking the reader through Oshiis work in chronological order. Ruh follows a helpful outline approach that offers an introduction; description; synopsis and; finally; analytic commentary on each film. Ruhs dissection of each film is presented in a conversational format that is without pretense. Readers like myself will especially appreciate the Oshii interview excerpts throughout the book. In fact; I bought both books hoping to find not just a critical look at Oshiis films; but also some insight from the man himself. Its always a good feeling to come across an outside view of a movie or film director that is in line with my own. I really appreciated how Ruh takes notice of Oshiis maturation through each film; with Patlabor 2 being something of a pivotal point in Oshiis more subdued yet enriching approach to how dialog and mood is captured and conveyed in his films.Unfortunately; my favorite Oshii film -- Innocence -- was not yet finished at the time of the publishing of this book; so you wont find any discussion about this film. But it is a minor miss for an otherwise well written; comprehensive inspection of Oshiis other works.If you can afford it; buy this book and Cavallaros together.