Winner of the Marfield Prize; National Award for Arts Writingldquo;Tippins tells riveting stories about the Chelsearsquo;s artists; but she also captures a much grander; and more pressing; narrative: that of the ongoing battle between art and capitalism in the city.rdquo; mdash; The New YorkerSince its founding by a utopian-minded French architect in 1884; New Yorkrsquo;s Chelsea Hotel has been a hotbed of artistic invention and inspiration. Cultural luminaries from Bob Dylan to Sid Vicious; Thomas Wolfe to Andy Warhol; Dylan Thomas to Dee Dee Ramone mdash; all made the Chelsea the largest and longest-lived artistsrsquo; community in the world. Inside the Dream Palace tells the hotelrsquo;s story; from its earliest days as a cooperative community; through its pop art; rock-and-roll; and punk periods; to its present transformation under new ownership. By exploring what it takes to maintain a creative community and how artists have enhanced and informed New York City life; Tippins; author of the acclaimed February House; delivers a lively and masterly history of the Chelsea and those who cohabitated there."Not only essential to the understanding of this crucial New York City mdash; and therefore American mdash; cultural landmark; but as majestic and populous as the edifice itself; and completely entertaining." mdash; Daniel Menaker; author of My Mistakeldquo;With her lively Inside the Dream Palace; literary biographer Sherill Tippins succeeds where other historians studying New York landmarks have failed: She understands that even the most splendid buildings are mere settings for the personalities that inhabit them; and wisely bypasses rote chronology for the vigor of cultural excavation . . . The Chelsea Hotel may face an uncertain future; but Tippinsrsquo;s enchanting book guarantees its renown for generations to come.rdquo; mdash; Time Out New York
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful. Great little book; but . . .By Scooter DriverAlthough Max Regers 100+ examples all end with some flavor of either a V-I or vii-I chord progression; I would classify more than half of them as transitions from one key to another rather than a transition from one key to another with an exclamatory cadential ending. The book is a usable reference; but not for the beginning student of harmony or music theory. Line and smooth harmonic transition in his examples are frequently sacrificed apparently in the interest of brevity.Despite the negativity of the paragraph above; this little book proved to be a very valuable addition to my reference library; but not in the way I expected it would. I bought the book to use as a quick reference for a modulation while I was composing music; but found that it was far from the cookbook tool I expected. Some of Regers examples proved to have either a harsh; incomplete; or unconvincing cadential sound; and that spurred me to work to make them less harsh and more complete sounding to the ear with a strong cadential ending.In those efforts I found the real value in Max Regers work. I reworked 63 of the 100+ examples to make each smoother; more complete; and/or more convincing; and thats where the real learning took place. I now have a "library" of modulations which I can draw upon whenever I need to. I strongly recommend this book for anyone with an interest in music composition or analysis as a study guide to really teaching yourself all about transitions and modulations. However; I make this recommendation with a strong warning that it is not a cookbook for writing music with smooth; flowing transitions.Spend the $7 for the book and then use it to teach yourself modulations and transitions by creating your own set of reference modulations based upon Regers. Be economical and try to improve on an example with as few additional beats as possible. Unless you are a budding Mozart; that process may take a considerable amount of time; but it will be time well spent.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great resource for teaching advanced harmonyBy Adam E. ShanleyGreat resource for teaching advanced harmony; and for practicing at the piano. That he uses the same chord (a neapolitan) in every transition may mean that there is a bit of a lack of variety; but its still a great resource.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good as reference book; not too much new conceptsBy DanielIts mostly a reference book for looking at different chords.Not too much learning by comprehension but rather by extension.May find it more useful sometime; tho.