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Music: styles & genres

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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. Whether recalling Philip Glass experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, this book affirms the power of music to change the world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323746
ISBN
9780571323746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labour songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 color Illustrations and 6 Black & White. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carquinez Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974412481
ISBN
9780974412481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609005
ISBN
9780835609005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556523687
ISBN
9781556523687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; AVX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613738375
ISBN
9781613738375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442245365
ISBN
9781442245365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Blackall, Eric; Harford, Vida. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544434
ISBN
9780714544434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. A selection of the author's critical essays on music, which includes an analysis of Beethoven's obsession with the key of C minor, an account of William Byrd as a spokesman for the Elizabethan Catholic minority, and papers on the operas "Don Giovanni", "The Magic Flute" and "Tristan and Isolde". Num Pages: 359 pages, 80 music examples, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213777
ISBN
9780520213777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This title provides a collection of the composer Steve Reich's writings on music, from his classic essay from 1968 on "Music as a Gradual Process," which was the founding call for the development of minimalism, to his work on non-western musics such as the Balinese and African music that contributed to "Drumming" and other compositions. Editor(s): Hillier, Paul. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous halftones and music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195151152
ISBN
9780195151152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044088
ISBN
9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Sheet music. .
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571539550
ISBN
9780571539550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Sheet music. Carl Vine's XX (2009) was commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra to honour the twenty years that Richard Tognetti had been its Director. A playful 4-minute exploration of the relationship between a chamber orchestra and its leader, this delightful work for solo violin and string orchestra makes the perfect concert opener. Num Pages: 12 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
12
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571572281
ISBN
9780571572281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. Yellow Music is the first history of the emergence of Chinese popular music and the larger urban media culture with which it was closely associated in early twentieth-century China. This book revises understandings of race, politics, popular culture, and technology in the making of modern Chinese culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AVGJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326946
ISBN
9780822326946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised and expanded edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613744147
ISBN
9781613744147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.51

A discussion of a century of music in Japan, detailing the music that was inspired by Western music after the Meiji Restoration in the 19th century, and its development through to the end of the 20th century. It also explores the aesthetical and theoretical aspect of Japanese musical thought. Translator(s): Mayes, Martin. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w photographs, line illustrations, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVGE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843257
ISBN
9780810843257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.56

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
1 Har/Com
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464093
ISBN
9781580464093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.41

Paperback. This is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before; now fully revised and updated to include the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. Num Pages: 512 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007435685
ISBN
9780007435685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550229325
ISBN
9781550229325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Hardcover. You Fascinate Me So takes readers into the world and work of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer/performer Cy Coleman, exploring his days as a child prodigy in the 1930s, his time as a hot jazz pianist and early television celebrity in the 1950s, and his life as one of Broadway's preeminent composers Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480355903
ISBN
9781480355903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.64

Paperback. When Sam Cooke was shot dead in a cheap motel in Hollywood, he was one of America's most successful pop stars. This title follows Cooke's life in a racist America where his voice was one of the first to reach beyond the segregated audiences and command a white following, Cooke himself becoming a player in the fledgling civil rights movement. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Virgin Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540022
ISBN
9780753540022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH; AVRJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412422
ISBN
9781770412422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just left the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he set out on the road, playing with his first touring group as a leader until he eventually formed what would become a revolutionary band. This book offers a comprehensive study of this seminal group. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142715
ISBN
9780226142715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just been dismissed from the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he brought a new group of musicians together into what would become a revolutionary band. This book offers a comprehensive study of this seminal group. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300047
ISBN
9780226300047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 78.49

Paperback. From bad music, fame and infomercials to raising kids, sex and airport security, this book is the result of a one-man mission to demonstrate the alarming rise in worldwide idiocy, buffoonery and out-and-out disregard for intelligent thought. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960339
ISBN
9780091960339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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