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Hardcover. On July 14, 1789, a crowd of angry French citizens en route to Bastille broke into the Paris Opera and helped themselves to any sturdy weapons they could find. This title tells the story of how this legendary opera house, despite being a lightning rod for charges of tyranny and waste, weathered the dramatic political upheaval in European history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 colour plates, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; AVGC9; HBJD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401959
ISBN
9780226401959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.22

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New impression
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429601
ISBN
9780226429601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Paperback. Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones, 28 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Enlarged edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468655
ISBN
9780226468655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. 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: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475233
ISBN
9780226475233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 365 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226504018
ISBN
9780226504018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardcover. A star par excellence, Dolly Parton is also one of country music's most likable personalities. More than a mere singer or actress, Dolly Parton is a true cultural phenomenon, immediately recognizable and beloved for her talent, tinkling laugh, and steel magnolia spirit. In this book, the author sets out to discover Parton's Tennessee. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; AVGL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226536521
ISBN
9780226536521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.04

Paperback. This volume explores the everyday lives of Nazarite women - part of one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa - through their songs and dances, dream narratives and fertility rituals, which come to life both musically and visually on CD-ROM. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVA; AVGD; HRK; HRLF; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226548203
ISBN
9780226548203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Paperback. Though thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking. This title connects their writings on jazz to the philosophical tradition of pragmatism, particularly its support for more freedom for individuals and more democratic societies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226554242
ISBN
9780226554242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226575162
ISBN
9780226575162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.04

Paperback. A timeless tale of love, lust, and politics, "Tosca" is one of the most popular operas ever written. In "Tosca's Rome," Susan Vandiver Nicassio explores the surprising historical realities that lie behind Giacomo Puccini's opera and the play by Victorien Sardou on which it is based. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 halftones, 12 line drawings, 1 table, 14 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226579726
ISBN
9780226579726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.35

Paperback. When the avant-gardist John Cage died, he was already the subject of many interviews, memoirs and discussions of his contribution to music. This text includes a revisionist treatment of the way Cage himself has composed and been "composed" in America. Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Junkerman, Charles. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660578
ISBN
9780226660578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.74

Paperback. This work traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous success of Hank Williams. The book also explores what it means to be authentic within popular culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662855
ISBN
9780226662855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.83

Paperback. By relating biography to the cultural and musical contours of contemporary American life, Ronald M. Radano observes jazz practice as part of the complex interweaving of postmodern culture. Radano accomplishes this by analyzing the creative life of Anthony Braxton. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGJ; AVGK; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226701967
ISBN
9780226701967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33 halftoens, 4 line drawings, 25 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703909
ISBN
9780226703909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. This work explores the popular Catholic musical ensembles of southeastern Brazil known as Folias de Reis (companions of kings).Focusing on urban folias, Suzel Ana Reily shows how participants use the ritual journeys and musical performance to create sacred spheres set apart from the everyday. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 6 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709413
ISBN
9780226709413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. This ethnography documents and interprets the history of folk music, song and dance in Bulgaria over a 70-year period of dramatic change. It aims to contribute to ethnomusicological theory and method, and provide a better understanding of Slavic folklore and Eastern European anthropology. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 67 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711225
ISBN
9780226711225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.20

Hardcover. Best-known as Mozart's envious nemesis, Antonio Salieri was actually among the leading opera composers of his age. This study seeks to restore Salieri's musical reputation, and identifies some orchestration, melodic style and form as distinctly "Salierian". It includes many excerpts from his works. Num Pages: 664 pages, 2 colour plates, 51 halftones, 223 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711256
ISBN
9780226711256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.29

Hardcover. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago blues-man of the 1930s. This title traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717456
ISBN
9780226717456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. This volume gathers both classic and previously unpublished essays from one of the leading stylists in contemporary American letters. Each essay celebrates art and the flesh, exploring the complexities of sexuality within the intellectual currents of the time. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AVGC9; DNF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226721835
ISBN
9780226721835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.39

Paperback. A practical guide to jazz composition, illustrating technical and instrumental variations on themes. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGJ; AVGK; AVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 123 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732091
ISBN
9780226732091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Paperback. This work examines the musical influences of a Malaysia's Portuguese community, whose roots lie in the conquest of Malacca in 1511 by the Portuguese seafarer Afonse D'Albuquerque. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 234 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMM; AS; AVGH; AVGW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734996
ISBN
9780226734996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. Presents new analytical approaches to thinking about eighteenth - and nineteenth-century opera through the lenses of its historical and cultural contexts. This title explores the concept of opera as a dramatic event and an essential moment in the history of theater. Translator(s): Weir, Mark. Num Pages: 328 pages, 37 musical examples, 8 tables. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226749143
ISBN
9780226749143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.74

Hardback. Donated in the late fifteenth century to the papal choir, the musical manuscript "Cappella Sistina 14" reflects a new style of mass composition used by some of the era's most noted composers. This book makes the complete contents of "Cappella Sistina 14". Editor(s): Sherr, Richard. Series: Monuments of Renaissance Music. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 halftones, 7 musical examples, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 304 x 228 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752594
ISBN
9780226752594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 514.97

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

Paperback. A guide to the musical discourse of ten of the most important German philosophers, from Kant to Adorno. Each chapter consists of a short biographical sketch of the philosopher concerned, a summary of his writings on aesthetics, and finally a detailed exploration of his thoughts on music. Editor(s): Sorgner, Stefan Lorenz; Furbeth, Oliver. Translator(s): Gillespie, Susan H. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768380
ISBN
9780226768380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.91

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. This work analyzes the music of Java and the development of the gamelan, an ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments. Drawing on sources ranging from 12th-century poetry to 20th-century nationalistic writing, it examines historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 24 line drawings, 51 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVGE; AVGH; AVRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226780115
ISBN
9780226780115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817002
ISBN
9780226817002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Paperback. This work focuses on the development of a unique style of music - combining the electric guitar with indigenous Shona music - that emerged in Zimbabwe during the 1980s. Turino examines this emergence of cosmopolitan culture among the black middle classes, and how it influenced politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; AVGW; JFC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817026
ISBN
9780226817026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Paperback. This volume explores the history of "musica tropical", analyzing its rise in the context of the development of the broadcast media, rapid urbanization, and regional struggles for power. Editor(s): Wade, Peter. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226868455
ISBN
9780226868455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Paperback. Love it or hate it, the world that radio made has steered popular music and provided the soundtrack of American life for more than half a century. The author studies the evolution of this multicentered pop landscape, along the way telling the stories of the Isley Brothers, Dolly Parton, A&M Records, and Elton John, among others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896182
ISBN
9780226896182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.16

Paperback. This work investigates the power behind classical music and dance in Bangkok, the capital and sacred center of Buddhist Thailand. Focusing on the ritual of honouring teachers of music and dance, Deborah Wong reveals a complex network of connections among kings, teachers, knowledge and performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 378 pages, 63 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AS; AVGD; AVGW; HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905860
ISBN
9780226905860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923956
ISBN
9780226923956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.54

Paperback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923963
ISBN
9780226923963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Hardback. Provides information on the music, libretto, and major roles of operas and music theater works by more that one hundred modern American composers, and includes selections from reviews of each work. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231069205
ISBN
9780231069205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.62

Paperback. This collection of original essays develops new, intertextual approaches to thinking about rock music. Editor(s): Dettmar, Kevin J. H.; Richey, William. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113991
ISBN
9780231113991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Focusing on the artists Ice Cube, Dr Dre, the Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Quinn explores the origins, development, and immense popularity of gangsta rap. Including detailed readings in urban geography, neoconservative politics, subcultural formations, black cultural debates, and music industry conditions, this book explains how and why this music genre emerged. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124096
ISBN
9780231124096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. Klezmer is a musical tradition that grows out of Eastern European Jewish culture, and its changes reflect Jews' interaction with other groups as well as their shifting relations to their own history. This title offers an understanding of racial, ethnic, and sexual categories in America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142786
ISBN
9780231142786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.00

Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: AVGC9; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st HARDCOVER
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148047
ISBN
9780231148047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.95

Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGC9; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148054
ISBN
9780231148054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Paperback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 222 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158756
ISBN
9780231158756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Figures: 60,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165822
ISBN
9780231165822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HRAM2; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172387
ISBN
9780231172387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.70

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252032776
ISBN
9780252032776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.11

Hardback. How the public debate on jazz shaped French identity Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035166
ISBN
9780252035166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.20

Hardback. A variety of viewpoints on Bach's oratorios, from contemporary repertory to analysis and theology Editor(s): Melamed, Daniel R. Series: Bach Perspectives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 17 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035845
ISBN
9780252035845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.41

Hardback. Discusses how race and blackness play out in opera Editor(s): Andre, Naomi. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings, 17 musical examples, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036781
ISBN
9780252036781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Hardback. With personal anecdotes and sometimes surprising intimacy and humour, these wide-ranging conversations represent the diversity of women composing music in the United States from the mid-twentieth century into the twenty-first. Series: New Perspectives on Gender in Music. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 black and white photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037597
ISBN
9780252037597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.55

Hardback. Contains interviews of many of the prominent white researchers and enthusiasts whose advocacy spearheaded the blues' crossover into the mainstream starting in the 1960s. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 424 pages, 89 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038334
ISBN
9780252038334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.72

Hardback. Collects material from mid-1970s through 2010 to trace the evolution of ethnomusicological thinking about women, gender, and music, offering a perspective of how questions emerged and changed in those years, as well as Koskoff's reassessment of the early years and development of the field. Series: New Perspectives on Gender in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 charts, 4 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038495
ISBN
9780252038495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Fillion, Michelle. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 46 black and white photographs, 12 musical examples, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039430
ISBN
9780252039430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.72

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065064
ISBN
9780252065064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. An authoritative source on Railroad Folksong. This book provides a discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. It contains a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones". Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2 Sub
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068812
ISBN
9780252068812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.00

Paperback. With notes and annotations that give insight into the larger story of the Jewish experience, this is a study of Yiddish folksongs of several types in both Yiddish and English. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069185
ISBN
9780252069185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Tracing the singing cowboy's roots in the performance tradition of blackface minstrelsy and its literary antecedents in novels, magazine fiction, and the novels of B M Bower, this title shows how silent cinema conventions, the developing commercial music media, and the prevailing conditions of film production shaped the 'horse opera' of the 1930s. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070495
ISBN
9780252070495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. A biography of Louis Prima, one of the most underrated jazz musicians and entertainers of the twentieth century. It explores Prima's ability to maintain a lifelong career, his knack for self-promotion, and how the cities in which he lived and performed - New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas - uniquely and indelibly informed his style. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070907
ISBN
9780252070907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072703
ISBN
9780252072703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073656
ISBN
9780252073656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.03

Paperback. Examines blues as literature, music, personal expression, and cultural product. This title contains pieces on Ella Fitzgerald, Son House, and Robert Johnson; on the styles of vaudeville, solo guitar, and zydeco; on a comparison of blues and African music; on blues nicknames; and on lyric themes of disillusionment. Editor(s): Evans, David S. Series: African American Music in Cultural Perspective. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 655.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074486
ISBN
9780252074486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.32

Paperback. The biography of a giant in the history of blues music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075285
ISBN
9780252075285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGT; 1HFGU; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076534
ISBN
9780252076534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.95

Paperback. The first comprehensive examination of the early blues industry and the music it produced Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 photographs; 9 tables; 688 lines of music. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; AVGK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076763
ISBN
9780252076763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077098
ISBN
9780252077098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.09

Paperback. Beginning in 1949, while Elvis Presley and Sun Records were still virtually unknown - and two full years before Alan Freed famously 'discovered' rock 'n' roll - Dewey Phillips brought rock 'n' roll to the Memphis airwaves. This book illustrates Phillips' role in turning a huge white audience on to previously forbidden race music. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077326
ISBN
9780252077326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077760
ISBN
9780252077760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078002
ISBN
9780252078002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

Paperback. Rewrites the history of early twentieth-century pop music in modernist terms. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078927
ISBN
9780252078927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078965
ISBN
9780252078965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. The first book devoted entirely to women in bluegrass, this book documents the lives of more than seventy women whose vibrant contributions to the development of bluegrass have been overlooked. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 528 pages, 66 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079177
ISBN
9780252079177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Randel, Don Michael; Shaftel, Matthew; Weiss, Susan Forscher. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081583
ISBN
9780252081583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black and white photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGJ; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081606
ISBN
9780252081606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082009
ISBN
9780252082009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253002334
ISBN
9780253002334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Hardback. Explores the relationship between listening and musical composition focusing on nine American women composers inspired by the sounds of the natural world Series: Music, Nature, Place. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 b&w illus., 72 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006622
ISBN
9780253006622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006684
ISBN
9780253006684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.98

Hardback. Not only the life story of a jazz musician and spokesman but also a commentary on racism and jazz as a social force Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009098
ISBN
9780253009098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. Combines ethnographic research with music, media, and policy analysis to examine how localized forms of hip hop create social and political spaces where an interracial youth culture can speak to issues of human rights and racial equality. Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 258 pages, 16 b&w illus., 18 video, 4 audio. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; AVGR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012005
ISBN
9780253012005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Helbig, Adriana N. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b&w illus, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023049
ISBN
9780253023049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. Series: Publications of the Early Music Institute. Num Pages: 146 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; AVGC4; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 8. Weight in Grams: 207.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024954
ISBN
9780253024954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Paperback. The first book in English to explore Brazilian choro. Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217523
ISBN
9780253217523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.95