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Hardback. Walter Piston (1894-1976) taught for over thirty years (1926-1960) at Harvard, where he taught such well-known composers as Harold Shapiro and Leonard Bernstein. The biographies, major accomplishments, stylistic developments, and technical resources of 33 of his students are described. Num Pages: 508 pages, Ill.100mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824935
ISBN
9780810824935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.87

Hardcover. This book explores how funk emerged in the mid-1960s at the very apex of the civil rights movement and shows how this music mirrored the broader changes taking place within the African-American community at a crucial political time and continues to underpin remix culture. It traces the extent of the Brown legacy, musically and culturally. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908049926
ISBN
9781908049926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.39

Hardback. Felix Mendelssohn is chiefly remembered for the oratorios "Paulus" and "Elijah". This is an analysis of "Paulus", beginning with an overview of the oratorio traditions of the early 19th century. He details phases of the compositional process as well as principles governing its development. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVGD; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840478
ISBN
9780810840478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.32

Hardcover. During his 13 year career between 1955 and 1968, Paul Chambers was one of the leading double bass players in jazz. Using interviews with family members, friends and colleagues with the jazz fraternity, this book represents the first time that much of his story has been told. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845536367
ISBN
9781845536367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.20

Hardcover. You Fascinate Me So takes readers into the world and work of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer/performer Cy Coleman, exploring his days as a child prodigy in the 1930s, his time as a hot jazz pianist and early television celebrity in the 1950s, and his life as one of Broadway's preeminent composers Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480355903
ISBN
9781480355903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.64

Hardback. This second volume of Chopin essays contains Chopin research by twelve leading scholars. Editor(s): Rink, John; Samson, Jim. Series: Cambridge Composer Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 b/w illus. 77 music examples. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521416474
ISBN
9780521416474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574671698
ISBN
9781574671698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.57

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

€ 43.62

Paperback. Bob Dylan's impact on popular music has been incalculable. Having transformed staid folk music into a vehicle for coruscating social commentary, he then swept away the romantic platitudes of rock 'n' roll with his searing intellect. This title includes interviews, essays, features and reviews from Dylan intimates and scholars. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 618 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 36. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849014663
ISBN
9781849014663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.90

Paperback. Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive notes, essay fragments and aides-memoires on the subject of Beethoven's music. This book brings together all of Beethoven's music in relation to the society in which he lived. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630458
ISBN
9780745630458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.15

William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career. Series: Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 halftone illustrations, 93 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195366921
ISBN
9780195366921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.70

Hardcover. Warren Roberts has discovered a Rossini that others have not seen, a composer who commented ironically and satirically on religion and politics in Post-Napoleonic Europe. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 254 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465304
ISBN
9781580465304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Argues that Schubert envisioned many songs as components of cyclical arrangements that were never published as such. By studying Schubert's original manuscripts, Kramer recovers some of these "distant cycles" and accounts for idiosyncrasies in the songs which other analyses have failed to explain. Num Pages: 246 pages, 3 halftones, 80 musical examples, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 243 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226452357
ISBN
9780226452357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027081
ISBN
9780691027081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.82
€ 64.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Perigee Trade
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399537547
ISBN
9780399537547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGFA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804244
ISBN
9781609804244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.67

Hardback. This first biography of Rudolph Ganz provides a balanced appraisal of his music and its effect on the western tradition. Illustrated. Extensive endnotes and appendixes. Num Pages: 211 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810828834
ISBN
9780810828834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.67

Paperback. Presents a selection of Mozart's letters, translated into English, complete with notes, linking commentary and chronology. Editor(s): Eisen, Professor Cliff. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BGH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
F First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441467
ISBN
9780141441467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.19

hardcover. These memoirs of the Russian-born German composer Georg von Alberecht are an important document in the history of 20th century music, particularly for the light they shed on the development of tonal systems and compositional methods. Editor(s): Antokoletz, Elliott. Translator(s): Albrecht, Michael von; Schwartz, Francis R. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810849693
ISBN
9780810849693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.05

Hardback. The author captured in photographs James, Sean, Richey and Nicky in their most uncompromising, glam-fixated early years. This is a unique record of a band on a mission to reclaim rock and roll through literature, image and thrilling guitar pop. Num Pages: 192 pages, chiefly illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 207 x 18. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571312139
ISBN
9780571312139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 6.75

Hardcover. Join the world's hottest pop star on his rollercoaster ride to superstardom..plus FREE wall poster, just for you! Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 982. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0016040
ISBN
9780007395934
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In Ravel: A Listener's Guide, Victor Lederer surveys and explores this master's refined and utterly distinctive oeuvre. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574674774
ISBN
9781574674774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.63

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

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613747889
ISBN
9781613747889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.93

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