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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
€ 22.32

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

€ 10.81

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

Paperback. 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: 164 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775067
ISBN
9780226775067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Paperback. Classic reissue of the very first biography of the world's biggest hard dance/rock act. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238. The Early Years. ill. Classic reissue of the very first biography of the world's biggest hard dance/rock act. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight: 238.
Publisher
IMP Publishing Ltd t/a Independent Music Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906191177
ISBN
9781906191177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.71

Paperback. This indispensable, innovatively designed book celebrates 50 years of British album charts, telling you everything you could possibly want to know about every album to reach the Top 100. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVD; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753517000
ISBN
9780753517000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 32.65

Hardcover. No Quarter: The Three Lives Of Jimmy Page explores the life, times and music of the man behind one of the 20th century's greatest bands: the mighty Led Zeppelin. Num Pages: 400 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783058211
ISBN
9781783058211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550226782
ISBN
9781550226782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413474
ISBN
9781770413474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.05

Hardback. A chronological celebration of the lives of the Motley Crue, featuring quotes collected first hand by the author and memorabilia photography of the band throughout Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour photos and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617136108
ISBN
9781617136108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 75 color & 50 b-w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222. .
Publisher
Voyageur Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760352205
ISBN
9780760352205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. Neil Young: American Traveller explores how place and travel affected one of North America's most prolific recording artists of all time. The book spans Young's career as a singer-songwriter from his musical collaborations to his film projects, recent memoirs and his interest in technologies new and old. Series: Reaktion Books - Reverb. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 288 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235318
ISBN
9781780235318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.53

Hardback. The first comprehensive study of the music of Frederick Delius (1862-1934), from his earliest works right up to his final works, with background information and a complete list of works. Num Pages: 560 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 250 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839590
ISBN
9781843839590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.24

Paperback. Dave Grohl: Times Like His is the fully updated edition of the bestselling biography on one of modern rock's most influential figures, drawing on interviews with key figures in the Grohl story to create an intimate, insightful portrait of the man himself. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784187552
ISBN
9781784187552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, he began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. This book tells the story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and social revolutions of his time. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284699
ISBN
9780226284699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Hardback. Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as the Flying Dutchman. This book explores key ideas in Wagner's life and works. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 halftones, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924618
ISBN
9780226924618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.18

Hardcover. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453880
ISBN
9780226453880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback. Looks into the many ways in which popular music and artists around the world are subjected to censorship. Series: Sound Matters. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566399906
ISBN
9781566399906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 colour photos & 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654289
ISBN
9780859654289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.96

Paperback. During the middle phase of his career, Guiseppe Verdi adopted new compositional procedures to create some of his best-known works. Focusing on the operas he composed during this period, this volume explores Verdi's work from three interlinked perspectives. Num Pages: 446 pages, 62 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226106595
ISBN
9780226106595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.27

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464222
ISBN
9781580464222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.79

Hardback. This text proposes a way of thinking about music that is faithful to the experience of playing or listening during a real performance. It refers to the rhythm of a piece, the way it shapes the succession of events, and the choice of details that can affect the way time appears to flow. Num Pages: 240 pages, 165 musical examples, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810847514
ISBN
9780810847514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Beckwith, Martha Warren. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: AVGE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824807719
ISBN
9780824807719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Hardback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. This book shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279490
ISBN
9780520279490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Paperback. Performed throughout Europe during the eighteenth century, Italian heroic opera, or opera seria, was the century's most significant and popular musical art form, engaging such figures as Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. This title takes an anthropological approach to the study of the genre. Num Pages: 584 pages, 4 colour plates, 46 halftones, 26 musical examples, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226241135
ISBN
9780226241135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.91

Paperback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; AVGC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292444
ISBN
9780520292444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. Presenting a historical overview of vocal performance practice and style, this title provides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, 84 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVG; AVS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136326
ISBN
9780300136326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.85

Paperback. This text traces popular music back to its roots in jazz, blues, and country through the rise of rock 'n' roll and the emergence of heavy metal, punk, and rap. The author argues that despite the balance of these origins, something has gone seriously wrong with the sound and sensibility of music. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVGL; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039596
ISBN
9780226039596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. The Story of American Vernacular Dance Num Pages: 508 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
Number of pages
508
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306805530
ISBN
9780306805530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Analysing the nature of the texts in the repertoire, this volume traces the history of p'ansori from its roots in shamanism and folktales through its 19th-century heyday under highly acclaimed masters, and discusses its evolution in the 20th century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AVGE; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012745
ISBN
9780674012745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.77

Paperback. Features text in German. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889313
ISBN
9788772889313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.73