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Paperback. The contradictions between Wagner's antipathy toward the amorphous entity "The Jews" and his genuine friendships with individual Jews, are the subject of this book. Drawing on sources, including his autobiography and the diaries of his second wife, this book places Wagner's anti - Semitism in perspective with his life and work. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786423705
- ISBN
- 9780786423705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97
Paperback. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) aimed to be more than just a composer. He set out to redefine opera as a 'total work of art' combining the highest aspirations of drama, poetry, the symphony, the visual arts, even religion and philosophy. This book examines his works. Editor(s): Grey, Thomas S. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 halftones. 50 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143668
- ISBN
- 9780691143668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as the Flying Dutchman. This book explores key ideas in Wagner's life and works. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 halftones, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924618
- ISBN
- 9780226924618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.52
€ 34.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231822
- ISBN
- 9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.14
€ 16.14
Hardcover. Richard Wagner is one of the influential and also the polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their experimentation, paving the way for modernism. This title offers an overview of Wagners life, work and times. Num Pages: 320 pages, 285 illustrations, 165 in colour. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500516430
- ISBN
- 9780500516430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.54
€ 32.99
€ 23.54
Paperback. This owner's manual, accompanied by a full-length audio CD, surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies, concertos, tone poems, operas, ballets, suites, and songs. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674422
- ISBN
- 9781574674422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781623561222
- ISBN
- 9781623561222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.56
€ 12.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623561222
- ISBN
- 9781623561222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.16
€ 15.99
€ 14.16
Hardback. He was blessed with a set of pipes that Elvis Presley claimed were the best in the business. His eyes hidden behind his perpetual Ray-Bans, Roy Orbison stood perfectly still onstage, singing songs of devastating heartbreak. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2x 8-Page Black and White and Colour Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476886794
- ISBN
- 9781476886794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. New in paperback - the definitive history of the songs of Bob Dylan. Every song Dylan wrote from his first poetic scribbles to the height of his fame in 1973 including some of his best loved and revolutionary songs: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie's Farm Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849012966
- ISBN
- 9781849012966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 13.13
€ 15.00
€ 13.13
Hardcover. Examines the decline and resurgence of Haydn's reputation in an effort to better understand the forces that shape critical reception on a broad scale. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 300 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465120
- ISBN
- 9781580465120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.94
€ 116.94
Hardback. Investigating the later music of Franz Schubert, this book explores the rich terrain of his impromptus and last piano sonatas. It explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 319 pages, 3 figures, 71 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520225640
- ISBN
- 9780520225640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54€ 52.29
€ 66.54
€ 52.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 67. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801499661
- ISBN
- 9780801499661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.57
€ 41.99
€ 37.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; YNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810847583
- ISBN
- 9780810847583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39
Hardback. Teddy Reig (1917-1984) was a larger-than-life character, a self-described hustler who had a profound effect on the music world from the 1940s to the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the work of dozens of leading jazz innovators. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 238 pages, 53ill. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- The Life and Times of a Jazz Hustler
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823266
- ISBN
- 9780810823266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.29
€ 104.29
Offers a detailed look at the day-to-day life of the Russian composer, and describes his opinions on his work, his colleagues, and other composers and conductors. Editor(s): Jonas, Florence. Num Pages: 578 pages, music,1port. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231052603
- ISBN
- 9780231052603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.29
€ 146.29
Hardback. The first black American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for music (for his composition Lilacs), George Walker recounts the most significant events in his life and distinguished career as a composer and a musician. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869400
- ISBN
- 9780810869400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
Paperback. The definitive account of Whitney Houston's astonishing life, ground-breaking career and tragic death - complete with never-before-seen photographs - from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines: her mother, Cissy Houston. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007501410
- ISBN
- 9780007501410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.06
€ 14.99
€ 11.06
Hardback. An official celebration of Nick Drake's life and music. Num Pages: 448 pages, throughout. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 267 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444792591
- ISBN
- 9781444792591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.62€ 41.02
€ 51.62
€ 41.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 144. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477584
- ISBN
- 9780801477584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.87
€ 26.99
€ 26.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574672022
- ISBN
- 9781574672022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.53
€ 40.53
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGP; AVH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 304 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495070648
- ISBN
- 9781495070648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762451487
- ISBN
- 9780762451487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Hardback. Although celebrated in his own day, 'Red' Nichols has been a neglected figure in jazz history. Stephen Stroff has written an analysis of Nichols' work, focusing on his jazz-oriented recordings made between 1925 and 1932. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 220 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830615
- ISBN
- 9780810830615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.93
€ 94.93