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Hardcover. In early 1964, Harry Benson got a call from the photo editor of London newspaper "The Daily Express". He was going with The Beatles to Paris to document French Beatlemania. Including hundreds of photographs, this title features an introductory essay by Benson as well as quotes and newspaper clippings from the period. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 380 x 277 x 35. Weight in Grams: 3318. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear and with sticker to spine and front. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taschen America Llc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0014197
ISBN
9783836533225
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. This book is a collection of essays on various aspects of the life and work of Brahms. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521088367
ISBN
9780521088367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.24

Hardback. An accessible study of the life and works of the twentieth-century composer Olivier Messiaen. Series: Musical Lives. Num Pages: 274 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521632201
ISBN
9780521632201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.58

Paperback. This book contains an examination of Elgar's most famous work, the 'Enigma' Variations. Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks. Num Pages: 128 pages, 6 tables 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVH; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521636377
ISBN
9780521636377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.51

Hardback. A 2007 study situating the music of the Hungarian composers Ligeti and Kurtag in political context. Series: Music in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 302 pages, 42 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVH; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521827331
ISBN
9780521827331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.84

hardcover. Ben Earle's study explores twentieth-century music and politics in two of their most extreme forms: modernism and fascism. Series: Music Since 1900. Num Pages: 316 pages, 67 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 195 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521844031
ISBN
9780521844031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 52.28

hardcover. An essential reference work which provides comprehensive coverage of Mozart's life and works. Editor(s): Eisen, Professor Cliff; Keefe, Simon P. Num Pages: 674 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1215.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
674
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521856591
ISBN
9780521856591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.36

hardcover. As the only encyclopedia of Richard Wagner available, this comprehensive reference work is an essential resource for enthusiasts and academics. Editor(s): Vazsonyi, Nicholas. Num Pages: 897 pages, 8 tables 48 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
825
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107004252
ISBN
9781107004252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.88
€ 119.96

hardcover. A multi-volume authoritative reference source for information about the life and career of George Frideric Handel. Editor(s): Burrows, Donald; Coffey, Helen; Greenacombe, John; Hicks, Anthony. Num Pages: 872 pages, 16 b/w illus. 4 colour illus. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
972
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107019546
ISBN
9781107019546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.38

Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044088
ISBN
9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. In this remarkable history of one of the most popular symphonic works of the modern period, Esteban Buch traces the complex and contradictory uses - and abuses - of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony since its premiere in 1824. Translator(s): Miller, Richard, QC. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078243
ISBN
9780226078243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. When we think of composers like Mozart or Beethoven, we usually envision an isolated artist separate from the orchestra. For most of Japan's musical history, however, no such role existed - composition and performance were deeply intertwined. This book offers fresh insights not just into Japanese music but Japanese modernity at large. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVA; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226085357
ISBN
9780226085357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.63

Hardcover. Offers a study of Verdi's operas in Florence in 1859, in the middle of the composer's career. This title features a systematic examination of Verdi's operas, it covered the twenty works produced between 1842 and 1857 - from Nabucco and Macbeth to Il trovatore, La traviata, and Aroldo. Editor(s): Castelvecchi, Stefano. Translator(s): Schneider, Edward; Castelvecchi, Stefano. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094915
ISBN
9780226094915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.50
€ 49.39

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; AVGC2; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226132136
ISBN
9780226132136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. With a glimpse of the daily life of European art and artists during the fertile last decades of the nineteenth century, this book is suitable for anyone passionate about opera. Editor(s): Conati, Marcello; Medici, Mario. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 halftones, musical examples throughout. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273891
ISBN
9780226273891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of Puccini's operas, complete with 190 musical examples. It considers his musical and dramatic techniques, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques and orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions. Translator(s): Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 453 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
453
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226297576
ISBN
9780226297576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.62
€ 92.90

Paperback. Puccini's operas are among the most popular and widely performed in the world, yet few books have examined his body of work from an analytical perspective. This volume remedies that lack in lively prose accessible to scholars and opera enthusiasts alike. Translator(s): Basani, Laura; Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 530 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226297583
ISBN
9780226297583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.01
€ 53.20

Hardcover. As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just been dismissed from the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he brought a new group of musicians together into what would become a revolutionary band. This book offers a comprehensive study of this seminal group. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226300047
ISBN
9780226300047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

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

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

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

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

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

€ 129.67
€ 107.41

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

€ 56.38
€ 48.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 275 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AS; AVH; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
39th Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076081
ISBN
9780231076081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.41
€ 97.06

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

€ 50.47

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