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Free Play

Free Play

by Stephen Nachmanovitch

Improvisation (Music)Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)Conduct of lifeArt, technique
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Improvisation (Music)Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)Conduct of lifeArt, technique

Author

Stephen Nachmanovitch

Pages

224

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≈ 6h

Editions

8

Language

English

Publisher

Canongate Books

ISBN

9781805301929

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