Music: styles & genres
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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. Focuses on a neglected aspect of Verdi's operas: their effectiveness as theatre. This text argues that two main aesthetic conceptions underlie all of Verdi's works - that of the "melodrama", which dominates Verdi's early work, and the "musical drama", which is dominant in his later work. Translator(s): Roberts, Gilda. Num Pages: 430 pages, 26 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC5; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143705
- ISBN
- 9780226143705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.70
€ 56.70
Hardcover. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265049
- ISBN
- 9780226265049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Hardcover. Introduces Korean drumming and dance to the English-speaking world. This title offers detailed descriptions of its instrumentation, dance formations, costuming, actors, teaching lineages, and the complexities of training. It is suitable for those interested in ethnomusicology, world music, anthropology, sociology, and Asian studies. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 colour plates, 34 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 13 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AVGW; AVRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226330938
- ISBN
- 9780226330938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25
Hardcover. Louis, where new styles of jazz were soon produced, all the way up the Ohio River, where the music captivated audiences in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh alike. Jazz on the River concludes with the story of the decline of the old paddle wheelers - and thus riverboat jazz - on the inland waterways after World War II. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437330
- ISBN
- 9780226437330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Hardcover. Explores a variety of fields, considering questions of operatic textuality, dramaturgical practice, and performance theory. This book intends to initiate a dialogue between scholars of music, literature, and performance by addressing questions raised in each field in a manner that influences them all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475226
- ISBN
- 9780226475226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Paperback. Through extensive interviews and observations of performances, Ramnarine reveals how new folk musicians think and talk about past and present folk music practices. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 halftones, 45 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DNF; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226704036
- ISBN
- 9780226704036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.37
€ 47.37
Hardback. Tracing the genesis of great musical works Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black and white photographs, 45 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037160
- ISBN
- 9780252037160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.42
€ 132.42
Paperback. Highlights some of Southern Soul's most popular and important entertainers and provides first-hand accounts from the clubs, show lounges, festivals, and other local venues where these performers work. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK; AVGQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079085
- ISBN
- 9780252079085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.09
€ 25.99
€ 24.09
Paperback. A biography and critical investigation of Alec Wilder's music. Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white photographs, 18 musical examples, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079139
- ISBN
- 9780252079139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.50
€ 30.50
Paperback. A guide for rock aficionados, this book surveys the Detroit music scene of the 1960s and 70s - a pivotal era in rock music history, producing such legendary bands as The MC5, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, SRC, the Bob Seger System, Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, and Grand Funk Railroad. Num Pages: 416 pages, 68 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031900
- ISBN
- 9780472031900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.68
€ 20.68
Paperback. Collects pieces from Andre Hodeir's three books of jazz writings. This book introduces Hodeir to a different generation of jazz enthusiasts and scholars alike. Editor(s): Pautrot, Jean-Louis J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472068838
- ISBN
- 9780472068838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Hardcover. Fluid by design, the term Alt Country has forced even the genre's own mouthpiece, the magazine/website "No Depression", to declare its terrain to be 'alternative-country music (whatever that is)'. This book explores the influences, meanings, and identity of this significant contemporary music form. Editor(s): Fox, Pamela; Ching, Barbara. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070534
- ISBN
- 9780472070534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.45
€ 108.45
Hardcover. Black popular music and offbeat performance, from Eartha Kitt to Meshell Ndegeocello Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGQ; JFSK1; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071791
- ISBN
- 9780472071791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.96
€ 113.96
Hardcover. A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong s autobiographical practices" Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071807
- ISBN
- 9780472071807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
Hardcover. The first book to tell the story of country music in Detroit Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AVGL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072019
- ISBN
- 9780472072019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.49
€ 92.49
Hardcover. The first study to focus on jazz in postwar France, this book explores the ways that French musicians and critics received and remade an American music according to their own cultural concerns Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072422
- ISBN
- 9780472072422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Hardcover. Scholarly arguments about the blues have failed to acknowledge that in the post-war era the blues had spread far beyond the borders of the United States. As Christian O'Connell shows in Blues, How Do You Do? Paul Oliver's largely neglected scholarship - and the unique transatlantic cultural context it provides - is vital to understanding the blues. Num Pages: 296 pages, 39 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072675
- ISBN
- 9780472072675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.96
€ 113.96
Paperback. A full-scale examination of the amazing range of works resulting from the creative collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, music, portraits. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGM; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472084692
- ISBN
- 9780472084692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.17
€ 37.17
Hardcover. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472097722
- ISBN
- 9780472097722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Hardcover. A definitive study of the most important decade in post-World War II popular music history Series: Tracking Pop. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116379
- ISBN
- 9780472116379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.97
€ 57.97
Hardcover. Studies the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history. This title provides the story of how New Orleans jazz came to be recognizable as a discrete style and how that recognition affected the writing of American jazz history. It traces the conceptualization of jazz history derived from "Jazzmen" to its refuge in New Orleans. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116751
- ISBN
- 9780472116751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.99
€ 108.99
Paperback. In 1969 and 1970, the first Ann Arbor Blues Festivals brought together the greatest-ever selection of blues performers - an enormous blues party that seemed to feature every big name in the world of blues. Featuring thousands of photographs from these festivals, this title captures these legendary performances onstage and the goings-on backstage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 125 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; ASZP; AVGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116959
- ISBN
- 9780472116959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.94
€ 30.99
€ 28.94
Hardcover. The first scholarly account of the music and culture of collegiate a cappella Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 musical examples, 7 halftones, 3 figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118250
- ISBN
- 9780472118250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.46
€ 97.46
Hardcover. An ethnography of music and dance exploring the economic, social, and ideological constraints under which social classes and racial groups interact Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; AVA; AVGP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118489
- ISBN
- 9780472118489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.43
€ 102.43