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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. This volume examines the life and work of the composer Joan Tower, offering a detailed biography, musical analysis, a complete bibliography of musical works, a discography, and reflections from peers such as Zubin Mehta and Leonard Slatkin about one of the world's most admired and celebrated composers. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810856530
- ISBN
- 9780810856530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Paperback. A fresh look at Stravinsky's musical style, from a variety of analytical, critical and aesthetic angles. Series: Music Since 1900. Num Pages: 338 pages, 32 b/w illus. 4 tables 145 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107543621
- ISBN
- 9781107543621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. AC/DC FAQ spans AC/DC's 40-year career, starting from the band's inception in 1973. This book covers everything from their early days in Australia to their first tour of England and the United States. Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 35. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Backbeat Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480394506
- ISBN
- 9781480394506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.85
€ 26.99
€ 24.85
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
€ 51.47
€ 51.47
Paperback. Known for single-handedly saving Frank Sinatra's career with his stunning orchestral arrangements, Riddle's intelligent, seductive style also attracted such singers as Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Johnny Mathis and Linda Ronstadt. Presents the musical side of Riddle as well as the private. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589791633
- ISBN
- 9781589791633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.18
€ 12.18
Paperback. Gustav Mahler's music has provoked extreme responses from the public and from experts. This volume examines the broader political, social, and literary changes reflected in Mahler's music. It examines the composer's Jewish identity, and considers contemporary theories of memory, and the theatricality of Mahler's art and fin-de-siecle politics. Editor(s): Painter, Karen. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092447
- ISBN
- 9780691092447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.15
€ 45.99
€ 33.15
hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- PARKWEST PUBLICATIONS United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955788826
- ISBN
- 9780955788826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.39
€ 26.99
€ 23.39
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€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin (...
Taylor, Jeff, Israelson, Chad
Hardcover. This work illuminates, identifies, and characterizes the influences and expressions of Bob Dylan's Political World throughout his life and career. An approach nearly as unique as the singer himself, the authors attempt to remove Dylan from the typical Left/Right paradigm and place him into a broader and deeper context. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482341
- ISBN
- 9781137482341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
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€ 38.40
€ 45.99
€ 38.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 206 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572335660
- ISBN
- 9781572335660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 3H; AVGC2; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691624679
- ISBN
- 9780691624679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.50
€ 40.99
€ 28.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 632 pages, Includes 24 b&w illustrations and 196 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859678094
- ISBN
- 9780859678094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.68
€ 168.68
Hardcover. 176 pages, illustrations. Over the 15 years, photographer Autumn de Wilde and Beck Hansen's friendship and collaboration have yielded a body of work every bit as playful, and lyrical as his music. This title, created in collaboration with Beck himself collects the photographs, including images documenting the recording of his seminal album "Mutations". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 240 x 286 x 20. Weight: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811869522
- ISBN
- 9780811869522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.06
€ 36.99
€ 35.06
Paperback. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1220. The Infinite Art of Improvisation. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight: 1220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043814
- ISBN
- 9780226043814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.79
€ 43.99
€ 33.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schott
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783254084194
- ISBN
- 9783254084194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.76
€ 25.99
€ 21.76
hardcover. Simosko details the life and music of Serge Chaloff in an engaging style, from his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts, through his untimely death in 1957. He also provides a discography of Chaloff's recorded output, much of which has been made available by the 1993 Mosaic Records release of The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833968
- ISBN
- 9780810833968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.01
€ 113.01
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 402 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 43 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882034
- ISBN
- 9780810882034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.33€ 89.28
€ 91.33
€ 89.28
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
€ 314.12
€ 314.12
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
€ 36.94
€ 36.94
Paperback. From the pages of "Guitar Player" magazine, this title presents interviews with some of the key guitarists of the 1970s - spanning genres. It includes interviews with Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, David Gilmoour, Peter Frampton, Keith Richards, Marc Bolan, Johnny Ramone, Mick Jones, and many more. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and White Photos throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617130021
- ISBN
- 9781617130021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.50
€ 16.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Translator(s): Miriam John, by; John, M. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714504902
- ISBN
- 9780714504902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.17
€ 13.99
€ 13.17
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253352415
- ISBN
- 9780253352415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.76
€ 47.99
€ 47.76