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Hardback. With roots in popular music traditions, improvisation, and the avant-garde, this book provides a lens through which we can better understand the meaning and creation of the counterculture community. It examines the wider significance and impact of its politics of improvisation. Editor(s): Meriwether, Nicholas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; AVC; AVGP; AVH; HBLX; HPCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286641
- ISBN
- 9780520286641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.76€ 69.44
€ 91.76
€ 69.44
Hardback. The "Treatise on Musical Objects" by Pierre Schaeffer is regarded as his most important work on music and its relationship with technology. Drawing on acoustics, physics, and physiology, but also philosophy and the relationship between subject and object, this book summarizes his theoretical and practical work in music composition. Translator(s): North, Christine; Dack, John. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 543 pages, 6 music ex, 7 b/w halftones, 55 line art. BIC Classification: AVC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 543
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294295
- ISBN
- 9780520294295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.76€ 70.81
€ 91.76
€ 70.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Kearney, Leslie. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602639
- ISBN
- 9780691602639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.35€ 44.63
€ 57.35
€ 44.63
Hardback. Placing the body at the center of critical improvisation studies, the contributors to Negotiated Moments explore the challenges of negotiating subjectivity through improvisation in various forms-from jazz, Japanese taiko drumming, and Iranian classical music to sound walking and political street theater. Editor(s): Siddall, Gillian; Waterman, Ellen. Series: Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice. Num Pages: 376 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360827
- ISBN
- 9780822360827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.41
€ 120.41
Hardback. In Terminated for Reasons of Taste, veteran rock critic Chuck Eddy brings lost, ignored, and maligned pop music to the fore, considering marginalized styles and artists right alongside pop music's heavyweights like Bruce Springsteen, the Beastie Boys, and Taylor Swift. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVC; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361893
- ISBN
- 9780822361893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.05
€ 120.05
Hardback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362821
- ISBN
- 9780822362821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.05
€ 120.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Corneilson, Paul. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 halftones 2 line illus. 4 tables music exs. BIC Classification: 3H; AVC; AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636870
- ISBN
- 9780691636870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.29€ 117.85
€ 158.29
€ 117.85
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601007
- ISBN
- 9780691601007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.62€ 40.56
€ 51.62
€ 40.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGR; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679393
- ISBN
- 9780816679393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Smith probes the songwriters' lives and work to reveal how two distinct, equally significant artists have learned from and contributed to an ongoing and important American musical tradition. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313361296
- ISBN
- 9780313361296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.76
€ 35.99
€ 33.76
paperback. BIC Classification: AVC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138271494
- ISBN
- 9781138271494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
paperback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA; AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018038
- ISBN
- 9780253018038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
The Historical Dictionary of Russian Music relates the history of Russian music through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, and organizations. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVC; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810853119
- ISBN
- 9780810853119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.94
€ 197.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 48 black & white halftones, 60 tables. BIC Classification: AVC; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882522
- ISBN
- 9780810882522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.87
€ 150.87
In Who Can Afford to Improvise?, Pavlic makes powerful connections between Baldwin, the structure of song, and the cultural politics of his time as well as their resonances within contemporary popular music and debates around issues of class, race, sexuality, and global warfare. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823268481
- ISBN
- 9780823268481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.34
€ 106.34
Hardcover. This masterful survey covers all genres of popular music, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists. Num Pages: 958 pages, 88 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVC; AVD; AVX; GBC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442254480
- ISBN
- 9781442254480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 292.76
€ 292.76
Improvisation Erforschen Improvisierend Forschen / Researching Improvi...
Gagel, Reinhard; Schwabe, Matthias
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVC. Dimension: 225 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837631883
- ISBN
- 9783837631883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 figs. 39 music examples. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630939
- ISBN
- 9780691630939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.97
€ 145.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742561274
- ISBN
- 9780742561274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.29
€ 75.29
Hardback. Series: Contextual Bach Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861367
- ISBN
- 9780810861367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.68
€ 214.68