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Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Time
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618931146
- ISBN
- 9781618931146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.59
€ 19.59
paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 92. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780801494215
- ISBN
- 9780801494215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 25.49
€ 49.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. Falco and Beyond is devoted to the most popular Austrian song-writer, singer and rapper of the twentieth century and one of the most successful European singers of all time. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 203 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532352
- ISBN
- 9781845532352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.02
€ 42.02
Paperback. Traces the influential careers of the three guitarists in rock and roll - Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page - with insightful interviews from the '60s and '70s onwards. This title shows how these guitar heroes developed their styles and sounds as they were doing it. It also contains details on legendary collaborations. Editor(s): Molenda, Michael. Series: Guitar Player Presents. Num Pages: 232 pages, Black and White Photos and Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Backbeat Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879309756
- ISBN
- 9780879309756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.25
€ 16.25
Paperback. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344. The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. Series: Stories Behind Every Song S. 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carlton Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847323392
- ISBN
- 9781847323392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Gignoux, Dany. Num Pages: 136 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1899
- Publisher
- Nieswand-Verlag GmbH. Germany
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783926048608
- ISBN
- 9783926048608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28€ 46.28
€ 65.28
€ 46.28
Paperback. Lee Morgan was a prodigy: recruited to Dizzy Gillespie's big band while still a teenager, joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. But Morgan's personal life remained troubled, and during a fight with his girlfriend at a New York club, he was shot and killed, aged 33. This is a biography of the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938-72). Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533823
- ISBN
- 9781845533823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Hardcover. Hot new boy band JLS welcome you to their world Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 b/w, 25 col illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 926. Clean copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0201444
- ISBN
- 9780007328635
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers-Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers-the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 784 pages, 57 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 50. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835702
- ISBN
- 9780810835702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.38
€ 234.38
Hardback. Presents a different view of Richard Wagner based on research that does not shy away from some truths about this controversial composer. This book tells what Wagner did, said, and wrote. It suggests that an estimation of Wagner does not lie in an all too easy condemnation of his many provocative actions and ideas. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 table, 31 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254534
- ISBN
- 9780520254534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.30€ 45.74
€ 58.30
€ 45.74
Hardback. This is the first biography of jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern. Drawing from Davern's many interviews and the recollections of his friends and family, Meyer tells the story of the man and his music and why both were unique and irreplaceable. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810876927
- ISBN
- 9780810876927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.93
€ 149.93
Paperback. This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Gloag, Kenneth; Jones, Nicholas. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 327 pages, 2 b/w illus. 12 tables 109 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. 327 pages, 2 b/w illus. 12 tables 109 music examples. Editor(s): Gloag, Kenneth; Jones, Nicholas. This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 18. Weight: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107606135
- ISBN
- 9781107606135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.04
€ 34.99
€ 33.04
Hardcover. No composer contributed more to film than Bernard Herrmann, who in over 40 scores enriched the work of such directors as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. This biography explores the interrelationships between Herrmann's music and his turbulent personal life. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition ~1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520071230
- ISBN
- 9780520071230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.79€ 48.30
€ 61.79
€ 48.30
Paperback. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532. South African Women Thinking in Jazz. Series: Refiguring American Music. 376 pages, 32 illustrations. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349143
- ISBN
- 9780822349143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.38
€ 35.99
€ 32.38
Hardcover. Examines the remarkable career of leading soprano castrato Venanzio Rauzzini (1746-1810), the first castrato to make Britain his home. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 414 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465328
- ISBN
- 9781580465328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.76
€ 136.76
Hardback. Offers a direct interpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's oeuvre and lasting mystique, audaciously reformulated for the postmodern age. This book explores themes of constancy, prodigy, freedom, and religion. It offers up bits of his own history, revealing his affinity for the creative geniuses of the eighteenth century. Translator(s): Mortimer, Armine Kotin. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035463
- ISBN
- 9780252035463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.23
€ 50.23
Paperback. The Beatles' "Revolver" has been shocking, provoking and delighting listeners for decades. This collection of essays attempts to define what it is that has enabled "Revolver" to endure as a complex and ambitious statement about the possibilities of popular music. Editor(s): Reising, Russell J. Series Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B.; Hawkins, Professor Stan; Burns, Professor Lori. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754605577
- ISBN
- 9780754605577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.16
€ 52.16
Hardback. When they were creating and releasing their most influential albums in the mid to late 1970s, Kraftwerk were far from the musical mainstream. This collection of original essays looks at Kraftwerk - their legacy and influence - from a variety of angles. Editor(s): Albiez, Sean; Pattie, David. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGV; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441165077
- ISBN
- 9781441165077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.91€ 131.78
€ 139.91
€ 131.78
Hardcover. In this collection of essays and interviews, nine gifted composers openly discuss their work. Editor(s): Slayton, Michael K. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810877429
- ISBN
- 9780810877429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.39
€ 150.39
Paperback. A brutally honest memoir of addiction and recovery by Mike Doughty, the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 tables/figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306818776
- ISBN
- 9780306818776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.18
€ 16.99
€ 15.18
Hardcover. Star Quality. 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). The Treasures of Noel Coward is a celebration of the life and work of this legendary figure, still a household name today, nearly 40 years after his death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ANB; AVH; BGF; DSG. Dimension: 301 x 257 x 35. Weight: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233003498
- ISBN
- 9780233003498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.49
€ 12.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527241
- ISBN
- 9781556527241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.48
€ 18.48
Paperback. A vibrant biography of one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers, the America that made him, and the America he made. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345841
- ISBN
- 9780393345841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.22
€ 18.99
€ 17.22
hardcover. This is the first book produced with access to the David Bowie archive of performance costume, ephemera and original artwork by the artist, which is brought together to present a completely new perspective on his creative work and collaborations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKT; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Abrams & Chronicle Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851777372
- ISBN
- 9781851777372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.87
€ 41.87