OFFENBACH AM MAIN

ôfˈənbäkh äm mīn or Offenbach, city (1994 pop. 116,870), Hesse, S central Germany, on the Main River. It is an industrial center long famous for the manufacture of leather goods; chemicals, electrical products, textiles, and machinery are also produced. Offenbach was first mentioned in the late 10th cent.; it passed to the counts of Isenburg in the 15th cent. and was annexed by Hesse-Darmstadt in 1816. A Renaissance-style palace (1564–78) and museums of leathercraft, typography, and graphics are located in the city.

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Illustrators of Children's Books, 1946-1956
Book by Ruth Hill Viguers, Marcia Dalphin, Bertha Mahony Miller; Horn Book, 1958
Subjects: Illustrators
...Students League, New York; Offenbacher Werkstatt, Offenbach-am-Main, Germany; and Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center...promotion department of a national magazine, then to Offenbach-am-Main where I learned punch-cutting and type...
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The Age of Beethoven, 1790-1830
Book by Gerald Abraham; Oxford University Press, 1982
Subjects: Music--18th Century--History And Criticism, Music--19th Century--History And Criticism
...a publishing concern in Vienna as did the Andres in Offenbach. Both Johann Andre and his son Johann Anton were good...see Wolfgang Matthaus, Johann Andre. Musikverlag zu Offenbach am Main. Verlagsgeschichte und Bibliographie 1772-1800...
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The Maiden of Ludmir: A Jewish Holy Woman and Her World
Book by Nathaniel Deutsch; University of California Press, 2003
Subjects: Volodymyr-Volyns?Ky?I (Ukraine)--Biography, Werbermacher, Chana Rochel--1815-1892, Women Rabbis--Biography
...V enbach: Die judische Heilsarmee des Jakob Frank (offenbach am Main: Stadtarchiv, 1965), 8, I6, 40 ;4I, 45 ;46...his surprise at encountering Catholic iconography in offenbach side by side with the kabbalistic symbols familiar to...
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The Great Disorder: Politics, Economics, and Society in the German Inflation, 1914-1924
Book by Gerald D. Feldman; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Economic Stabilization--Germany, Germany--Economic Conditions--1918-1945, Germany--Economic Policy--1918-1933, Inflation (Finance)--Germany--History--20th Century, Monetary Policy--Germany--History--20th Century
...and thus making an allegedly exceptional profit. In Offenbach am Main, for example, this led to a series of systematic but discreet visits by police and Offenbach Price Examination Agency officials to various shops...
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Haydn, Mozart, & Beethoven: Studies in the Music of the Classical Period
Book by Sieghard Brandenburg; Clarendon Press, 1998
Subjects: Beethoven, Ludwig Van--1770-1827--Criticism And Interpretation, Haydn, Joseph--1732-1809--Criticism And Interpretation, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus--1756-1791--Criticism And Interpretation, Music--18th Century--History And Criticism
...edition of the three-movement Sextet, published by Andre of Offenbach, was advertised for sale attributed to Johann Christian. 9...Apr. 1783. See W. Matthaus, Johann Andres Musikverlag zu Offenbach am Main Tutzing, 1973 127 .
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Shadow Theaters of the World
Journal article by Fan Pen Chen; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 62, 2003
Subjects: Shadow shows--International aspects, Shadow shows--Origin
...particular, seems to have remained the main saga for the Shadows of Burma, Cambodia...different points of origin. In Malaysia, four main types of shadow theater traditions have...of the sixteenth century on, it was a main staple in the court festivities of the...
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Selected Special Acquisitions (2000-2001) at the Beethoven Center
Journal article by Patricia Stroh; The Beethoven Journal, Vol. 16, 2001
...Anderson letter no. 467). I am pleased to report that the Ira F...nos. 1-2. Pianoforte Sonatas. Offenbach am Main: Andre ca. 1812. Opus 15. Pianoforte...major for Pianoforte. Frankfurt am Main: Dunst ca. 1830, Opus 62...
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Books Recently Published
Journal article by Julia Graepel, Karen R. Little; Music Library Association. Notes, Vol. 63, 2006
Subjects: American history, Books, Children & youth, Childrens literature, Music industry, Oral history, Rap music
...1842) und der Mozart-Nachlass: ein Notenschatz in Offenbach am Main. Weimar: VDG, 2006. 144 p. ISBN 3897395096 (pbk...Nemeth, Laszlo. Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda und die Musik am Hof von Donaueschingen. Hildesheim; New York: G...
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Decorated Bridles: Horse Tack in Plains Biographic Rock Art
Journal article by James D. Keyser, Mark Mitchell; Plains Anthropologist, Vol. 46, 2001
Subjects: Archaeology, Art, Horses, Stone
...Switzerland (Figure 6f). Finally, several examples are known from a Cheyenne robe now in the Deutsches Ledermuseum in Offenbach am Main, Germany, that predates 1849 (Keyser 1996:43-44). These robe art examples of chain bits show curved bottom...
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Social Cities and Social Inclusion: Assessing the Role of Turkish Residents in Building the New Berlin
Journal article by Janice Bockmeyer; German Politics and Society, Vol. 24, 2006
Subjects: European Union--Management, Immigrants, Multiculturalism
...urban areas where housing, employment and other opportunities are often perceived to be better. In Frankfurt am Main and nearby Offenbach, for example, the proportion of residents without German citizenship is approximately 26 percent and 31 percent...
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Profiles of Acculturation: Jewish Communities in 19th-Century Germany
Magazine article by Keith H. Pickus; Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought, Vol. 55, Summer-Fall 2006
Subjects: Acculturation--Evaluation, Assimilation (Sociology)--Evaluation, Germany--Religious aspects, Germany--Social aspects, Jewish organizations--History, Jewish organizations--Social aspects
...Reuter, 151-152. (21) Zur Geschichte der Juden in Offenbach am Main. Band 2: Von den Anfangen bis zum Ende der Weimarer Republik (Offenbach am Main: Stadtarchiv, 1990), 229-31. (22) Ibid...
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Mozart's Linnaeus
Magazine article by James F. Penrose; New Criterion, Vol. 26, October 2007
Subjects: Arrangement (Music)--Criticism and interpretation, Composers--Works, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus--Works
...of her remaining manuscripts to Johann Anton Andre of Offenbach, near Frankfurt. Constanze and Andre agreed that in...This concerto was performed by the author in Frankfurt-am-Main on the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Leopold II...
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David Parry: in Conversation with Brian Hick
Magazine article; Musical Opinion, Vol. 133, May/Jun 2010
...make sure I know exactly what I am letting myself in for. David...have comfortably covered the main repertoire. It is also true...the French repertoire and I am enjoying discovering the lesser known Offenbach. This will be the final year...
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Dance Magazine Fall Preview Critics' Choice 2002 and Calendar: September 1-November 30
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 76, September 2002
Subjects: Dancing--Calendars, schedules, etc.
...Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, Sherwood Hall, 940 N Main St, 831/757-4921 San Diego Sept 28-29, Jean...Delaware Newark Oct 12-13, Mid-Atlantic Ballet, Main Street Theater, 108 E Main St, 302/266-6362 District of Columbia Sept 5...
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My Grandfather's Last Tale
Magazine article by Lawrenc Weschler; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 278, December 1996
Subjects: Composers, Ernst Toch
...wrote to another friend, "I am in the midst of writing a string...of Young Werther: "Indeed I am a wanderer, a pilgrim on this...my hotel window onto the towns main square. Nor, for that matter...geschrieben! I do not press, I am pressed-- I do not write...
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Lyric Preparing for New Season
Newspaper article by By Bill Gowen; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 5, 2011
Subjects: Lang Lang
...lower ticket prices on the main floor for selected dates...On selected dates, main-floor tickets will start...previously noted, $59 on the main floor. This years operas...Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach (Oct. 1-29); Gaetano...Frederic Chopin. "I am honored and thrilled to...
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Dy Makes ITF Team
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 10, 2006
...14th International Junior Tournament in Offenbach (June 13-18), Eastbourne Training...in Wimbledon (July 1-9). One of the main reasons for forming the ITF 18-Under...division, teamed up with fellow Fil-Am Riza Zalameda to win the doubles title...


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Offenbach Am Main
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OFFENBACH AM MAIN of nbakh am min or Offenbach, city (1994 pop. 116,870), Hesse, S central Germany...electrical products, textiles, and machinery are also produced. Offenbach was first mentioned in the late 10th cent.; it passed to...


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