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Hardback. Explores how political pressures affected musical life on both sides of the iron curtain during the early years of the cold war. This study illuminates the pervasive political anxieties of the day through attention to artistic, music-theoretical, and propagandistic responses to the music of Hungary's renowned 20th-century composer, Bela Bartok. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 12 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVU; 3JJPG; AVGC6; AVH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249653
ISBN
9780520249653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.00
€ 64.94

Hardback. Series: Fallen Leaf Reference Books in Music. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914913290
ISBN
9780914913290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.84

Hardback. The incredible story of the Brit-nominated pop star and judge of Strictly Come Dancingand Britain's Got Talent Num Pages: 256 pages, 2x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; APT; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471102172
ISBN
9781471102172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 5.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Running Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762451487
ISBN
9780762451487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.85

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

€ 59.16
€ 50.25

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

€ 12.60

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

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardcover. First English-language study of Anton Heiller (1923-1979), one of the twentieth-century's most influential organists Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464970
ISBN
9781580464970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardback. Sergey Prokofiev, a compulsive diarist and gifted and idiosyncratic writer, possessed an incorrigibly sardonic curiosity about individuals and events. When he left Russia after the 1917 Revolution, his diaries were recovered from the family flat in.. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGFA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801445408
ISBN
9780801445408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.41

Paperback. During the middle phase of his career, Guiseppe Verdi adopted new compositional procedures to create some of his best-known works. Focusing on the operas he composed during this period, this volume explores Verdi's work from three interlinked perspectives. Num Pages: 446 pages, 62 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226106595
ISBN
9780226106595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 64.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 268 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021595
ISBN
9780253021595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Hardcover. From age ten, the author was determined to make a life in music-a decision that influenced every choice she would make. This title recounts this passionate young musician's coming-of-age from prairie small-town South Dakota to bar sets in Austin and New York City to the world stage at the Grammys. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061759598
ISBN
9780061759598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. A comprehensive overview of the magnificent, but relatively unknown, body of music by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach which makes the case for regarding him as one of the major classical composers Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574674675
ISBN
9781574674675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.11

Hardback. Born into Boston wealth, Harvard educated, and German trained (composition), Converse was considered by many to be the most important composer in America just prior to World War I. Performances of his operas by the Metropolitan and Boston Opera companies greatly stimulated acceptance of indigenous American opera. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 266 pages, Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810828438
ISBN
9780810828438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.96

Paperback. A bumper anthology of interviews, accounts and recollections of the Beatles. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Robinson
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845299439
ISBN
9781845299439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Afro-Cuban music evolved into one of the great musical traditions of the 20th century. This volume provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet players: Felix Chappottin and Alfredo Chocolate Armenteros. Num Pages: 304 pages, musical examples, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGE; AVH; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810846807
ISBN
9780810846807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.61

Paperback. This intimate biography takes an insightful and sensitive look at Cheryl's life and her whirlwind rise to the top, and why it hasn't always been easy. With new photographs and updated chapters on all the backstage gossip from The X-Factor, this book lifts the lid on the fascinating life of one of Britain's most famous and glamorous women. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Michael O'Mara
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0002214
ISBN
9781843173892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 328 pages, 94 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white halftones, 18 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442235946
ISBN
9781442235946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.14

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

€ 53.56

Paperback. A biography of Herbie Mann's five decade career, from his beginnings in a tiny Brooklyn nightclub to appearances on international stages. Series: Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hal Leonard Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458419811
ISBN
9781458419811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.82

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082009
ISBN
9780252082009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Hardcover. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. 200 pages, col. Illustrations. Editor(s): Baker, Eric R.; Mennell, Stephen. Like his father Leopold, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dependent on a court aristocracy in whose eyes he was little more than a domestic servant. This title presents an account of this extraordinarily gifted artist born into a society that did not yet possess either the concept of 'genius' or (at least in music) that of freelance artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 25. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359096
ISBN
9781906359096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.16
€ 54.36

Paperback. Brings together an international roster of scholars to explore fresh perspectives on the life and music of Igor Stravinsky. Situating Stravinsky in intellectual and musical contexts, this title includes essays that focuses on one of the important composers of the twentieth century. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 halftones. 18 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159881
ISBN
9780691159881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. Shows how the work of orchestral conductors was shaped by and enriched cultural life in Britain from the late Victorian era to World War I. Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; AVH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271450
ISBN
9781783271450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

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