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Individual composers & Music & Entertainment
Paperback. This essential reader includes Thomson's essays on making a living as a musician; his articles on classic composers; his relation to his contemporaries; his articles on newcomers in the music world, including John Cage and Pierre Boulez; his autobiographical writings and commentary on his own works. Editor(s): Kostelanetz, Richard. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138986763
- ISBN
- 9781138986763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.78
€ 59.78
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270828
- ISBN
- 9781783270828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48
€ 99.48
Paperback. Victor Lederer surveys every one of the master's 28 operas and his greatest choral pieces, showing Verdi's growth as a musical dramatist. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674408
- ISBN
- 9781574674408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, four-colour, illustrated throughout with photos, classic scenes, and costume designs. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 255 x 14. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674484
- ISBN
- 9781574674484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.69
€ 46.69
Paperback. During the middle phase of his career, Guiseppe Verdi adopted new compositional procedures to create some of his best-known works. Focusing on the operas he composed during this period, this volume explores Verdi's work from three interlinked perspectives. Num Pages: 446 pages, 62 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106595
- ISBN
- 9780226106595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.56€ 61.91
€ 74.56
€ 61.91
Paperback. Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, the two greatest operatic composers of their time, had everything and nothing in common. Their achievements were comparable, but their personalities, their approaches to music and drama, and their complex legacies made them incompatible. Verdi thought of art as a comfort to mankind. Num Pages: 384 pages, 51 illustrations, 24 in colour. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500290859
- ISBN
- 9780500290859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.97
€ 24.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. In this third edition of the classic Verdi, renowned authority Julian Budden offers a comprehensive overview of Verdi the man and the artist, tracing his ascent from humble beginnings to the status of a cultural patriarch of the new Italy. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 halftones, 99 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190273989
- ISBN
- 9780190273989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.02
€ 45.99
€ 32.02
Hardcover. Examines the remarkable career of leading soprano castrato Venanzio Rauzzini (1746-1810), the first castrato to make Britain his home. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 414 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465328
- ISBN
- 9781580465328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.48
€ 133.48
Paperback. A tweedy purveyor of folklore; too many larks ascending and too much Linden Lea: no composer's work has ever been more cruelly stereotyped than that of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Fifty years after his death in 1958, Vaughan Williams' reputation is greater than ever before and there is a resurgence of interest in his music. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571315390
- ISBN
- 9780571315390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.71
€ 17.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770412637
- ISBN
- 9781770412637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. This is the legendary insider's account of the lives of the Rolling Stones. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 216. My Rollercoaster Ride with Keith Richards. 380 pages, Illustrations. This is the legendary insider's account of the lives of the Rolling Stones. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 180 x 131 x 27. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843582632
- ISBN
- 9781843582632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Hardback. Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers-Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers-the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 784 pages, 57 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 50. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835702
- ISBN
- 9780810835702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.25
€ 236.25
Paperback. The story of Joy Division told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471148330
- ISBN
- 9781471148330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.17
€ 14.99
€ 11.17
Hardcover. Meet Union J - the X Factor's newest boy band sensation. This is the full account of George, JJ, Josh and Jaymi's story so far. Num Pages: 256 pages, (2x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTG0001454
- ISBN
- 9780007529490
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This title provides the thrilling story of the rise of two boy bands: District 3 and Union J. Despite their similarities, both bands had to fight it out to remain contenders on X-Factor." Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, Illustrationsstrations (colour). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight: 216.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782193616
- ISBN
- 9781782193616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.69
€ 10.99
€ 9.69
Paperback. Born Declan Patrick MacManus, Elvis Costello was raised in London and Liverpool, grandson of a trumpet player on the White Star Line and son of a jazz musician who became a successful radio dance band vocalist. This book describes how his career has somehow endured for almost four decades through a combination of dumb luck and animal cunning. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241968123
- ISBN
- 9780241968123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
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
€ 81.44€ 62.16
€ 81.44
€ 62.16
Paperback. The history of Pulp via pop, class war and the erotic city. Num Pages: 135 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 135
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846948770
- ISBN
- 9781846948770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.99
€ 13.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and White Photos throughout Plus 8-Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466. The Golden Years. 176 pages, Black and White Photos throughout Plus 8-Page Colour Insert. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; AVRL. Dimension: 239 x 178 x 10. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781458416544
- ISBN
- 9781458416544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.40
€ 39.40
Hardback. A complete illustrated history of one of the most popular, influential, and philanthropically-invested rock bands today. Num Pages: 240 pages, 250. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 285 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1532. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003062
- ISBN
- 9781937994990
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Shaun Ryder has lived a life of glorious highs and desolate lows. As lead singer of the "Happy Mondays", he turned Manchester into Madchester, combining all the excesses of a true rock'n'roll star with music and lyrics. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165471
- ISBN
- 9780552165471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. A passionate, critically incisive biography of one of the most influential rappers of all time, Tupac Shakur, and how he came to dominate hip-hop in the 1990s Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568583877
- ISBN
- 9781568583877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
€ 19.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Afro-Cuban music evolved into one of the great musical traditions of the 20th century. This volume provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet players: Felix Chappottin and Alfredo Chocolate Armenteros. Num Pages: 304 pages, musical examples, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGE; AVH; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810846807
- ISBN
- 9780810846807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.34
€ 90.34
Paperback. Manic Street Preachers were and remain one of the most interesting, significant, and best-loved bands of the past thirty years. Their third album The Holy Bible (1994) is generally acknowledged to be their most enduring and fascinating work, and one of the most compelling and challenging records of the nineties. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Repeater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924983
- ISBN
- 9781910924983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.70
€ 11.99
€ 9.70