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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. Examines the important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, this title delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Canongate U.S./Payback Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862418595
- ISBN
- 9780862418595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871082500
- ISBN
- 9781871082500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.39
€ 24.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. Translator(s): Lankovsky, Masha. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVGC6; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199917624
- ISBN
- 9780199917624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.24
€ 63.24
Paperback. The story of Pussy Riot, punk icons and Russian dissenters, and the untold story of their infamous trial and on-going global significance Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMG; AVGU; AVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847089342
- ISBN
- 9781847089342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.51
€ 13.99
€ 10.51
Paperback. Gifted harpist Edna Phillips (1907-2003) joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1930, becoming not only that ensemble's first female member but also the first woman to hold a principal position in a major American orchestra. This book traces Phillips' journey through the competitive realm of Philadelphia's virtuoso players. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC4; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080111
- ISBN
- 9780252080111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.17
€ 38.17
Hardback. Breaking the gender barrier inside a world-class orchestra Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH; AVRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037368
- ISBN
- 9780252037368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.22
€ 51.22
Paperback. Covers Johnny Winter's career as a guitar slinger from toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock, his affair with Janis Joplin, his stadium-filling tours, and washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-per cent pure bluesman and resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters. Num Pages: 366 pages, Two 8-Page Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676. The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. 366 pages, Two 8-Page Photo Inserts. Covers Johnny Winter's career as a guitar slinger from toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock, his affair with Janis Joplin, his stadium-filling tours, and washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-per cent pure bluesman and resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight: 648.
- Publisher
- Backbeat Books
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879309732
- ISBN
- 9780879309732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.20
€ 25.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Mary. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 305 x 9. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851625430
- ISBN
- 9780851625430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.60
€ 33.99
€ 28.60
Hardback. Offers a view of opera buffa in the theatrical world of late-eighteenth-century Vienna. This book attributes opera buffa's success to its ability to provide 'sheer' pleasure and hence explores how the genre functioned as entertainment. It shows how the arias and ensembles convey a multifaceted picture of the repertory's social values and habits. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 312 pages, 54 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ADT; AVGC4; AVGC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058122
- ISBN
- 9780691058122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.55
€ 144.55
Paperback. On the surface Mary Forsberg Weiland had a fairy-tale life. She was a highly paid fashion model. This is a memoir of Weiland that offers a window into the world of modeling and rock 'n' roll celebrity while providing deep insights into a serious and misunderstood psychological disorder. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BM; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061719165
- ISBN
- 9780061719165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.16
€ 19.99
€ 18.16
Hardback. An in-depth analysis of the creation of Child's opus, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; AVGC5; AVGH; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252035944
- ISBN
- 9780252035944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.29
€ 59.29
Paperback. A musical composer who dabbled in the Dada movement, a Bohemian gymnopediste of fin-de-siecle Montmartre, and a legendary dresser known as The Velvet Gentleman for his sartorial choices, Erik Satie was nearly unprecedented in technique, style and philosophy among European composers in the early twentieth century. This book tells his story. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893215
- ISBN
- 9781861893215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.65
€ 29.65
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGC3; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138248373
- ISBN
- 9781138248373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 50 b/w Illus, Two-color Interior. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC8; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527739
- ISBN
- 9781556527739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.25
€ 19.25
Paperback. Born into a musical family, the author is a feisty tomboy who could hold her own when it came to sparring with her brothers and anyone else brave enough to take her on - began singing folk songs from the age of ten. This book offers an insight into the life and career of one of our most gifted singers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848271883
- ISBN
- 9781848271883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347224
- ISBN
- 9780822347224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. An exploration of Radiohead's game-changing album. Rather than simply reinforcing Kid A's canonical status, it situates the album in the temporal, examining it from various philosophical and cultural interpretations of time in order to arrive at its political and social stakes. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, ill. An exploration of Radiohead's game-changing album. Rather than simply reinforcing Kid A's canonical status, it situates the album in the temporal, examining it from various philosophical and cultural interpretations of time in order to arrive at its political and social stakes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight: 154.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826423436
- ISBN
- 9780826423436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 00306145th Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780793575671
- ISBN
- 9780793575671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.12
€ 25.99
€ 21.12
Num Pages: 336 pages, 69 b&w photographs, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835689
- ISBN
- 9780810835689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.89
€ 105.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062587
- ISBN
- 9780813062587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.73
€ 20.73
Paperback. A musical biography of one of bluegrass's true pioneers Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; AVRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078255
- ISBN
- 9780252078255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
Hardback. A gripping narrative non-fiction tale about the rise of the early drug culture in America, by the author of the acclaimed Can't Find My Way Home Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824753
- ISBN
- 9780306824753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.72
€ 33.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. Surveys over 50 years of rock 'n' roll movies, musicals and performance films. This book identifies the top guns involved in each film, provides a storyline, rates the film, and reviews its soundtrack. Num Pages: 896 pages, Three full colour plate sections. BIC Classification: APF; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847670038
- ISBN
- 9781847670038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.42
€ 9.42
Hardcover. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775050
- ISBN
- 9780226775050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.32
€ 143.32