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Paperback. Benjamin Britten was one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. He wrote a feast of music from an early age. This book discusses Britten's music and explores his musical influences, his complex personality, his emotional and professional relationships, and the nooks and crannies of his daily life, normally overlooked. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571290734
- ISBN
- 9780571290734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 822 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 822
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810872646
- ISBN
- 9780810872646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 305.48
€ 305.48
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
€ 114.68€ 94.40
€ 114.68
€ 94.40
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119595
- ISBN
- 9780813119595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.66
€ 50.66
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
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Translator(s): Moreno, Rosario. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGFA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regan Arts United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632060198
- ISBN
- 9781632060198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.75
€ 16.99
€ 16.75
Hardback. Richard Wagner continues to be the most controversial artist in history, a perpetually troubling figure in our cultural consciousness. This book presents an overall picture of his musical dramas from the standpoint of literary and theatrical history. It also examines Wagner in relation to political figures including King Ludwig II and Bismarck. Translator(s): Ellis, Daphne. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114972
- ISBN
- 9780691114972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.08€ 62.30
€ 81.08
€ 62.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574671698
- ISBN
- 9781574671698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.53
€ 36.53
Paperback. A selection of Arnold Whittall's masterly writings on Wagner dealing with all major works in the context of 150 years' of critical reception - with copious music examples. Editor(s): Wintle, Christopher. Series: Defining Opera. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Plumbago Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993198311
- ISBN
- 9780993198311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.13
€ 19.99
€ 18.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845401207
- ISBN
- 9781845401207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.58
€ 21.58
Hardback. An indispensable biography for anyone interested in Constant Lambert, ballet and British musical life in the first part of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 622 pages, 67 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838982
- ISBN
- 9781843838982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.13
€ 45.99
€ 38.13
hardcover. Music and meaning in Puccini's last works Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 33 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355140
- ISBN
- 9780253355140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Todd, R. Larry. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 305 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607023
- ISBN
- 9780691607023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.71€ 49.62
€ 63.71
€ 49.62
Hardcover. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is one of the twentieth century's greatest composers. This biography explores the composer's formative experiences as a Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority. It traces Sibelius' relationships with his creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden age of music and art. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 colour plates, 36 halftones, 47 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 261 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304779
- ISBN
- 9780226304779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.67€ 76.71
€ 92.67
€ 76.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470550922
- ISBN
- 9780470550922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.73
€ 30.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486492230
- ISBN
- 9780486492230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. Two Frenchmen, an idea, and a blank piece of paper - that's how it started. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg are the creators of the multi-award-winning and much-loved musicals "Les Miserables", "Miss Saigon", "Martin Guerre", and "The Pirate Queen". "Les Mis" has been seen by over 50-million people. Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 full-colour & 35 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557837158
- ISBN
- 9781557837158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.64
€ 22.64
Paperback. A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. This is an account of this composer's life and work that explores the Mahler Effect, asking why Mahler's music has become the soundtrack to our twenty-first-century lives. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007669
- ISBN
- 9780571260799
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 492 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1970
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461596264
- ISBN
- 9781461596264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. The tale of Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, 18th century castrato, celebrity, and heart-throb, and his elopement and love affair with his teenage pupil Doroethea Maunsell, a story that opens up a new history of attitudes towards sex and celebrity in Georgian Britain, and explores questions about the meaning of marriage that resonate in our own time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199655267
- ISBN
- 9780199655267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.23
€ 13.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. Provides information about works by American composers, including biographical sketches, occasional comments by the composers, and in particular, information that might lead to a further exploration of his or her work and possible performance. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRD; AVRG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836082
- ISBN
- 9780810836082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.80
€ 161.80
Paperback. "In his tragically short life (1928--1964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or "new thing") from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity an" Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306805240
- ISBN
- 9780306805240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.59
€ 19.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. This new edition of Journeyman, Ewan MacColl's vivid and entertaining autobiography, has been re-edited from the original manuscript, and includes a new introduction by Peggy Seeger, for whom he wrote the unforgettable The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Num Pages: 512 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079368
- ISBN
- 9780719079368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.15
€ 49.15
Hardcover. Shows how Brahms organized musical elements for expressive purposes Editor(s): Smith, Peter H.; Platt, Heather A. Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 316 pages, 93 music exx., 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357052
- ISBN
- 9780253357052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.20
€ 52.20