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Hardcover. David Kimbell sets Handel's operas in their biographical and cultural contexts, exploring drama, music and styles of performance. Num Pages: 265 pages, 34 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521818414
- ISBN
- 9780521818414
€ 101.97€ 37.22
€ 101.97
€ 37.22
Paperback. Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival. This memoir of Greenwich Village in the '60 offers a first-hand account by a major player in the social and musical history of the '50s and '60s. It also features encounters with young stars-to-be like Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, and Joni Mitchell. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pgs B&W photos. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306822162
- ISBN
- 9780306822162
€ 14.99€ 12.16
€ 14.99
€ 12.16
Hardcover. A compelling collection that looks at one of the most famed director-composer collaborations in film history. Editor(s): Rawle, Steven; Donnelly, Kevin J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095863
- ISBN
- 9780719095863
€ 100.74
€ 100.74
Paperback. ELO were formed by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne as a fusion of rock and classically-influenced music with strings. After their 1971 debut, Wood left and Lynne took them into more commercial pastures. They disbanded in 1986, but Lynne returned with an album in 2001 and as Jeff Lynne's ELO in 2014. This book examines all their studio albums in detail. Num Pages: 144 pages, 32 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781556009
- ISBN
- 9781781556009
€ 21.99€ 20.32
€ 21.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 64, 20 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 42 printed music items. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479533
- ISBN
- 9780801479533
€ 32.99€ 31.85
€ 32.99
€ 31.85
Paperback. Offers a selection of Philip Glass's successful and best-loved pieces for solo Piano, brought together in one collection. These pieces include selections from the BAFTA-winning and 2003 Academy Award[registered] nominated film "The Hours". This work also covers the "Trilogy Sonata for Piano" and pieces from the "Metamorphosis Suite". Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; AVQ; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846094743
- ISBN
- 9781846094743
€ 24.99€ 18.72
€ 24.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. Robbie Robertson's singular contributions to popular music have made him one of the most beloved songwriters and guitarists of his time. With songs like 'The Weight', and 'Up on Cripple Creek', he and his partners in the Band fashioned a music that has endured for decades. In this memoir, he tells his story. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099510956
- ISBN
- 9780099510956
€ 13.99€ 11.34
€ 13.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. The final word on music's greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, John Lennon: The Definitive Biography redefines a legend. Num Pages: 864 pages, 30 b/w, 20 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 49. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Harper
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007197422
- ISBN
- 9780007197422
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. The second volume of the bestselling history of Bob Dylan's songs. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 138 x 44. Weight in Grams: 494. The Songs of Bob Dylan. 1974-2008. 688 pages. A survey of the songs of Bob Dylan. It begins in 1974 with "Blood on the Tracks", the album filled with masterworks such as "Tangled Up in Blue" and "Simple Twist of Fate" that heralded a watershed in Dylan's creative journey, and continues to chart his never-ending fascination with music and the art of song up to 2006's "Modern Times". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG; AVH. Dimension: 196 x 138 x 44. Weight: 474.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849015981
- ISBN
- 9781849015981
€ 16.99€ 13.80
€ 16.99
€ 13.80
Paperback. The story of Pussy Riot, punk icons and Russian dissenters, and the untold story of their infamous trial and on-going global significance Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMG; AVGU; AVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Granta
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847089342
- ISBN
- 9781847089342
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. A contributory volume on the work of the influential twentieth-century French composer, Olivier Messiaen. Editor(s): Sholl, Robert. Series: Cambridge Composer Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 171 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521174534
- ISBN
- 9780521174534
€ 50.91
€ 50.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062307866
- ISBN
- 9780062307866
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408867709
- ISBN
- 9781408867709
€ 10.99€ 10.71
€ 10.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Few have combined the music with a message in such a radical way as Bob Marley. The best of Marley's work conveys elements of his social background and religious and political experience. This is an biographical examination of the output of material unleashed on a succession of superb singles and albums delivered by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 125 colour & b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314. The Stories Behind the Songs. 176 pages, 125 colour & b/w photographs. Few have combined the music with a message in such a radical way as Bob Marley. The best of Marley's work conveys elements of his social background and religious and political experience. This is an biographical examination of the output of material unleashed on a succession of superb singles and albums delivered by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH. Dimension: 200 x 154 x 16. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Carlton Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847327789
- ISBN
- 9781847327789
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. In a series of more than 50 interviews that span seven decades, many never before seen in print, this is the story of Led Zeppelin told by the people who knew it best - the members of the band. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 34. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783056330
- ISBN
- 9781783056330
€ 18.99€ 17.59
€ 18.99
€ 17.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): LoBalbo, Benedetta. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616893897
- ISBN
- 9781616893897
€ 11.99€ 10.53
€ 11.99
€ 10.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810891913
- ISBN
- 9780810891913
€ 54.21
€ 54.21
Paperback. A virtuoso performance by a writer at the peak of his powers, tackling one of his great obsessions: The Talking Heads. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158. Series: 33 1/3. 160 pages, ill. A virtuoso performance by a writer at the peak of his powers, tackling one of his great obsessions: The Talking Heads. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 182 x 123 x 10. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441121004
- ISBN
- 9781441121004
€ 11.49
€ 11.49
Hardcover. Every album and every song ever released by The Beatles--from "Please Please Me" (U.S. 1963) to "The Long and Winding Road" (U.S. 1970)--is discussed, analysed and dissected in lively detail by two music historians Editor(s): Freiman, Scott. Num Pages: 672 pages, 600 colour and b&w photos throughout. BIC Classification: AVD; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 212 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2638.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579129521
- ISBN
- 9781579129521
€ 45.99€ 35.14
€ 45.99
€ 35.14
Paperback. This book develops fresh ideas on harmony through analyzing the music of one of Western music's true innovators, Franz Schubert. Num Pages: 334 pages, 220 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC4; AVGC8; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107442580
- ISBN
- 9781107442580
€ 44.78
€ 44.78
Paperback. Iain Robertson was side-by-side with Oasis as their road manager and minder, twenty-four hours a day, eight days a week, as they took on the world and won. No one was closer to the maelstrom. His story is the defining chronicle of life on tour with Oasis. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Music Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786060389
- ISBN
- 9781786060389
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. With the 2001 release of "The Streets" debut single "Has It Come To This?" the landscape of British popular music changed forever. No longer did homegrown rappers have to anxiously defer to transatlantic influences. In this title, the author writes of his musical inspirations, role models and rivals. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165389
- ISBN
- 9780552165389
€ 13.99€ 11.34
€ 13.99
€ 11.34
Hardcover. In Sting and The Police: Walking in Their Footsteps, Aaron J. West explores the cultural and musical impact of Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, and Sting. West details the distinctive hybrid character of The Police's musical output, which would also characterize Sting's post-Police development as a musician. Series: Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810884908
- ISBN
- 9780810884908
€ 45.99€ 42.00
€ 45.99
€ 42.00
Paperback. To absorb Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash is to be taken on a wild voyage with a cast of downtrodden revolutionaries. Despite this notion, the epic themes of the Pogues' second full length record have been overlooked by both critics and biographers. This book discusses the record's articulation of what it is to be magnificently downtrodden. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. To absorb Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash is to be taken on a wild voyage with a cast of downtrodden revolutionaries. Despite this notion, the epic themes of the Pogues' second full length record have been overlooked by both critics and biographers. This book discusses the record's articulation of what it is to be magnificently downtrodden. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 167 x 122 x 8. Weight: 120.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429162
- ISBN
- 9780826429162
€ 11.52
€ 11.52