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Hardback. The two-volume Duke's Diary provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the greatest figures in American music, the incomparable Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. Using contemporary photographs, newspaper reports, advertisements, reviews, and narrative, both volumes chronicle Duke's life, performances, and recording sessions. Num Pages: 456 pages, b&w photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810841192
ISBN
9780810841192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.05

paperback. Series: Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGJ; BGF; G; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848801
ISBN
9780810848801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.62

Hardback. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1357.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810854161
ISBN
9780810854161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.36

Hardback. This contributed volume explores the significant role that music plays in the works of Joss Whedon, investigating the uses and meaning of music and sound in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, and the Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Editor(s): Leonard, Kendra Preston. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, printed music items. BIC Classification: APFN; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810869455
ISBN
9780810869455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 226 x 5. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711906402
ISBN
9780711906402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. Personally enigmatic and often described as difficult to work with, Fritz Reiner was nevertheless renowned for the dynamic galvanization of the orchestras he led, a nearly unrivalled technical ability, and high professional standards. This book is a portrait of a man who was both his own worst enemy and one of the true titans of his profession. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 33 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077302
ISBN
9780252077302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Hardback. A personal glimpse into the musical life of legendary drummer Kenny Aronoff Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVRJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 263 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495007934
ISBN
9781495007934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372. 408 pages, Illustrations. Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 19. Weight: 372.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857866202
ISBN
9780857866202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. A new perspective on the forgotten Beach Boy - the voice of 'God Only Knows', 'Good Vibrations', and more. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black and white in plate selection. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279842
ISBN
9781908279842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Hardback. A behind-the-scenes journey through the rise and demise of the '70s and '80s classic rock era Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGP; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824371
ISBN
9780306824371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 41 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195388756
ISBN
9780195388756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.77
€ 45.82

Paperback. Beginning in 1970, with the transformative effects of the Kent State University shootings - which the band-members witness firsthand - and ending a decade later with Devo on the cusp of superstardom (with "Whip It"), this title traces the sounds and ideas that the group absorbed and in turn brought to prominence as unlikely rock stars. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour and black and white in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 775.
Publisher
Outline Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279392
ISBN
9781908279392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. In the spring of 1969, the inauspicious release of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica", a double-album featuring 28 stream-of-consciousness songs filled with abstract rhythms and guttural bellows, dramatically altered the pop landscape. This book examines how Beefheart's opus is informed by a variety of diverse sources. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 33. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. In the spring of 1969, the inauspicious release of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica", a double-album featuring 28 stream-of-consciousness songs filled with abstract rhythms and guttural bellows, dramatically altered the pop landscape. This book examines how Beefheart's opus is informed by a variety of diverse sources. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 33. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427816
ISBN
9780826427816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. The first full biography of 'the father of rock 'n' roll'. Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749929466
ISBN
9780749929466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. The author captured in photographs James, Sean, Richey and Nicky in their most uncompromising, glam-fixated early years. This is a unique record of a band on a mission to reclaim rock and roll through literature, image and thrilling guitar pop. Num Pages: 192 pages, chiefly illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 207 x 18. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571312139
ISBN
9780571312139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.81

paperback. Manchester, its bands, its fashions, its attitude, has defined pop culture for the best part of four decades. Whether it be on a rain-soaked stage in Brazil, a rented room in Whalley Range, or on the dancefloor of the legendary Hacienda, the author's photographs capture the anarchic energy of the Manchester pop moment. Num Pages: 400 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 253 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283385
ISBN
9780571283385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.24

Paperback. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 495 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138253261
ISBN
9781138253261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350477
ISBN
9780822350477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

hardcover. In 1974, the British progressive rock group Genesis released their double concept album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway". This study analyses "The Lamb" both within the context of progressive rock, examining its special place in Genesis' recorded output and in the progressive rock genre as a whole. Series Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B.; Burns, Professor Lori; Hawkins, Professor Stan. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Includes 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780754661399
ISBN
9780754661399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.08

Paperback. This edited collection will look at the breadth and diversity of recent film musicals, including adaptations from the stage such as Mamma Mia! (2008), Tim Burton's Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Rock of Ages (2012). Editor(s): Donnelly, Kevin J.; Carroll, Beth. Series: Music and the Moving Image. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474413121
ISBN
9781474413121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.33
€ 105.67

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623560652
ISBN
9781623560652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Hardcover. In Soul Unsung Le Gendre celebrates the contribution of players of instruments to soul. He analyses the inspiring creativity and imagination that several generations of musicians have brought to black pop, and highlights how they have broadened its sound canvas by adopting unusual stylistic approaches and embracing the latest technology. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845535438
ISBN
9781845535438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.33

Paperback. An encyclopaedia on Wexford Festival Opera that offers an A to Z of the festival's history from its foundation in 1951 onwards. It includes entries for the 154 operas staged since the founding of the event. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGC9; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845885977
ISBN
9781845885977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 19.69

paperback. Peace and violence, faith and mistrust, thriller and literary fiction - this is a supreme story of a young man caught between two worlds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; FA; HBWS5; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little Island
Condition
New
SKU
9781910411315
ISBN
9781910411315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A surrealist text loosely based on the life, suffering and reincarnation of Anne Frank, with guest appearances from a pair of Siamese twins menaced by the cold and carnivores, a two-headed boy bobbing in a jar, anthropomorphic vegetables and a variety of immature erotic horrors. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 33. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826416902
ISBN
9780826416902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Cooper, Kim; Smay, David. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBT; JFCA; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 728.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915699
ISBN
9780922915699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.13

Paperback. Filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a remarkable life, this book offers a chronicle of Kim Gordon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309351
ISBN
9780571309351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Hardback. Deals with Bob Marley's career and the history of reggae and dub music. This title features portraits, performance and personal photography of Marley and many of his contemporaries. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour & black & white photos. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 267 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848566972
ISBN
9781848566972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.64

paperback. A reclamation and interpretation of a once-dismissed aspect of American film history

Num Pages: 277 pages, 25|25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; ASDT; AVGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496802620
ISBN
9781496802620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. Seinfeld FAQ is a comprehensive guide to the sitcom, tracing its path from modest beginnings to water-cooler-show status and to its infamous, love-it-or-hate-it finale. Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557838575
ISBN
9781557838575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.07

Hardback. A comprehensive study of Jolson's career and touring data, providing extensive information on each of the performances. Bibliography. Num Pages: 808 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2183.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826335
ISBN
9780810826335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.59

Paperback. Reflects the fascinating diversity of regional and grassroots music in the United States. The book covers the diverse strains of American folk music - Latin, Native American, African, French-Canadian, British, and Cajun - and offers a chronology of the development of folk music in the United States. Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGH; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617032646
ISBN
9781617032646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.07

Paperback. The participatory tradition of Sacred Harp singing fosters a diverse musical community Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 black and white photographs, 14 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252077579
ISBN
9780252077579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Paperback. Series: Big Issues in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226407562
ISBN
9780226407562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.68

Hardback. Series: Big Issues in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226407425
ISBN
9780226407425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Plexus Publishing
Edition
Original
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654852
ISBN
9780859654852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. This is the first study of Brian Wilson to eschew chronology in favor of a topical organization that allows discussion of lyrical themes and musical motifs outside of any prejudicial presumptions about their place in the trajectory of his career. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845536633
ISBN
9781845536633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardcover. This is the first study of Wilson to eschew chronology for a topical organization that allows discussion of lyrical themes and musical motifs outside of any prejudicial presumptions about their place in the trajectory of his career. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781908049919
ISBN
9781908049919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.25

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP; AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 168 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623565428
ISBN
9781623565428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574707
ISBN
9780813574707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVG; JFC; JFFJ; JPFQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574714
ISBN
9780813574714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.62

Paperback. An exploration of the stories behind the extraordinary success of Michael Jackson Num Pages: 400 pages, black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480371064
ISBN
9781480371064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.51

Hardback. The prevailing essentialist assumptions about 'Jewish music,' maintain that ethnic groups, nations, or religious communities possess an essence that must manifest itself in art created by members of that group. This book scrutinizes concepts of Jewish identity and reorders ideas about twentieth-century 'Jewish music' in three case studies. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 468 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 tables, 115 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250888
ISBN
9780520250888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.61

Paperback. The African Imagination in Music offers a fresh introduction to the vast and complex world of Sub-Saharan African music. Through close readings of traditional music and references to popular music, Agawu considers topics including the place of music in society, musical instruments, language and music, and appropriations of African music. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AVGW; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190263218
ISBN
9780190263218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.19

Hardback. This is the first fully documented biography of the Italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the beloved and popular composer of the opera Pagliacci. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858800
ISBN
9780810858800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.19

Paperback. This is the first fully documented biography of the Italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the beloved and popular composer of the opera Pagliacci. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858732
ISBN
9780810858732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Paperback. The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white photograph, 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250034007
ISBN
9781250034007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Hardback. Charles Mingus is one of the most important - and most mythologized-composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260375
ISBN
9780520260375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. Arguing that jazz films create images of racial and sexual identity, many of which have become inseparable from popular notions of the music itself, this study explores the fundamental obsessions that American culture has brought to jazz in the cinema. Num Pages: 362 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; AVGJ; AVGK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
y First edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226277899
ISBN
9780226277899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.03

Paperback. Employing modes of criticism and theory that have transformed study in the humanities, this title addresses questions seldom if ever raised in jazz writing: What are the implications of building jazz history around the medium of the phonograph record? Why did jazz writers first make the claim that jazz is an art? Editor(s): Gabbard, Krin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780822315964
ISBN
9780822315964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AM; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653381
ISBN
9780859653381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. The book charts Suicide's uncompromising roller coaster from formative days in performance art and avant garde experimentation to chaotic early shows at drug-infested downtown hotbed the Project of Living Artists. With an introduction by Lydia Lunch. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783057887
ISBN
9781783057887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653480
ISBN
9780859653480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.90

Hardcover. The first in-depth biography of one of music's most fascinating, colourful and innovative characters. The definitive history of the last of the black music pioneers. Num Pages: 376 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783051540
ISBN
9781783051540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Plexus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653442
ISBN
9780859653442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.27

Hardback. Explores the female roles in Mozart's four most frequently performed operas, "Le nozze di Figaro", "Don Giovanni", "Cosi fan tutte", and "Die Zauberflote". Each chapter looks at the music, libretto text, literary sources, and historical factors that give shape to a character, re-evaluating common assumptions and proposing fresh interpretations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248021
ISBN
9780520248021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.61

Paperback. A collective biography of the women who shaped early country and western music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075247
ISBN
9780252075247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 832 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
648
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576874974
ISBN
9781576874974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Presents the author's diaries, which were found after his death in 1994. This title provides an account of the rise and fall of a great popular artist and icon. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustration. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 213 x 28. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141011462
ISBN
9780141011462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.76

Paperback. How the music of modern cinema puts us in touch with the transcendent Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: APF; AVG; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602585355
ISBN
9781602585355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. A bold innovator who redefined contemporary opera Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 4 charts, discography. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078873
ISBN
9780252078873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. This title offers the reader both an expert's analysis and highly personal interpretation of Cage's most divisive work. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171297
ISBN
9780300171297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.32

Paperback. A collection of articles that enlighten readers about the recording and song writing techniques that helped create 50 great albums, spanning as far back as 1967 and as recent as 2011, revealing the methodology of numerous talented artists, producers, and engineers. Editor(s): Swenson Gordon, Kylee. Series: Electronic Musician Presents. Num Pages: 242 pages, Black and White Photos throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402. Series: Electronic Musician Presents. 242 pages, Black and White Photos throughout. Editor(s): Swenson Gordon, Kylee. A collection of articles that enlighten readers about the recording and song writing techniques that helped create 50 great albums, spanning as far back as 1967 and as recent as 2011, revealing the methodology of numerous talented artists, producers, and engineers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617130410
ISBN
9781617130410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. Kyra Vayne was born in Petrograd in 1916. Her White Russian parents fled to London when she was a small child, amid scenes of great chaos. She became a singer and at the height of her career Kyra appeared with some of the greats of the era including Gigli, Gobbi, Bergonzi and the young Janet Baker. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRA0010848
ISBN
9781900850278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Editor(s): Jennings, La Vinia Delois. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938677
ISBN
9780813938677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476814452
ISBN
9781476814452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.28

Hardcover. Mission Impossible: My Life in Music is the engaging autobiography of Lalo Schifrin, the musician, conductor, and composer of more than 60 jazz and classical works and over 100 film and television scores including Mission Impossible. Editor(s): Palmer, Richard. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Har/Com
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859463
ISBN
9780810859463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.19

Paperback. Documents crucial changes in performance practice and live electronics, computer music, notation and event scores, theater and installations, intermedia and technology, politics and the social roles of composers and performers, and innovations in the sound of music. Editor(s): Austin, Larry; Kahn, Douglas; Gurusinghe, Nilendra. Num Pages: 396 pages, 68 b/w photographs, 128 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGC6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 988. Music of the Avant-Garde, 1966-1973. 396 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Austin, Larry; Kahn, Douglas; Gurusinghe, Nilendra. Documents crucial changes in performance practice and live electronics, computer music, notation and event scores, theater and installations, intermedia and technology, politics and the social roles of composers and performers, and innovations in the sound of music. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGC6. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 26. Weight: 950.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267459
ISBN
9780520267459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458432025
ISBN
9781458432025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.98

Spiral bound. Series: The Real Easy Books. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 285 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Sher Music Co ,U.S.
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883217181
ISBN
9781883217181
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0024465
ISBN
9780863223433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0033543
ISBN
9780863223433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Features the photos of the Rolling Stones band, showing band members in intimate shots on stage, in rehearsal, in concert, backstage (tuning up, waiting to go on stage and clowning around), dressing and relaxing, on vacations or en route to shows or cities, getting haircuts, bowling, recording in the studio, and at press events. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1364.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061960796
ISBN
9780061960796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.13

Hardback. Includes behind-the-scenes, intimate, and unguarded shots that have been unearthed after spending 45 years in a duffel bag of The Beatles and Rolling Stones' former tour manager, Bob Bonis. This collection captured a pivotal time in the bands' career. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 998.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061960789
ISBN
9780061960789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.90

Hardcover. The definitive history of the Broadway musical: the shows, the stars, the movers, and the shakers. Num Pages: 848 pages, 16 pages of four-color; 105 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393067156
ISBN
9780393067156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.43

Paperback. A definitive, accessible, and comprehensive history of the Broadway musical. Num Pages: 848 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
College ed
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393929065
ISBN
9780393929065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JF; AN; AVGC9; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804795777
ISBN
9780804795777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.93

Paperback. Presents a study of Haydn's keyboard sonatas. This title deals with Haydn's keyboard instruments and their development. It discusses performance practice and style, explains the peculiarities of Haydn's manuscripts in the context of 18th-century notation, and provides specific suggestions for playing ornaments, improvising, slurring, and dynamics. Translator(s): Greenspan, Charlotte. Num Pages: 416 pages, 220 musical examples & figures. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; AVRG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768137
ISBN
9780226768137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.28

Hardback. The account of Bartok's compositional processes stresses the composer's position as one of the masters of Western music history, and avoids a purely theoretical approach or one that emphasizes him as an enthusiast for Hungarian folk music. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 340 pages, 90 b&w illustrations, 84 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVH; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084858
ISBN
9780520084858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.81

Paperback. The Sacred Harp choral singing tradition originated in the American South in the mid-nineteenth century, spread widely across the country, and continues to thrive this day. This title offers a portrait of several Sacred Harp groups and an insightful exploration of how they manage to maintain a sense of community. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC8; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109596
ISBN
9780226109596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33