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Hardback. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 399 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826342
ISBN
9780810826342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.97

Hardcover. A biography of Ignaz Friedman that offers the reader the behind and the between of the life and career of this extraordinary pianist. It examines Friedman's life as a cultured Jewish musician in Poland; his studies in Leipzig and Vienna; his relationship with Manya Friedman; and, his performing career, teaching, and retirement in Australia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 b&w illus., 10 music exx. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253353108
ISBN
9780253353108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.83

Hardback. This work not only discusses Blanchard's music and movies, but also provides an overview of the society in which Blanchard was raised, including the influence of slain civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr, and the prejudices he faced growing up with segregation. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843233
ISBN
9780810843233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.41

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
€ 11.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711958128
ISBN
9780711958128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.08

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

€ 114.65
€ 95.04

In this book, Xavier Puslowski presents a detailed study of the links between Liszt, his contemporaries, and his milieu. Using Saint Stanislas Oratorio as a focal point, Puslowski draws together the history of the Romantic period in classical music, and key figures and historical events in his story of Liszt's achievements. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442238022
ISBN
9781442238022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.92

Paperback. Broadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary. This detailed biography tells the story of how the stenographer from Queens, New York, became the queen of the Broadway musical in its golden age. Num Pages: 560 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260221
ISBN
9780520260221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.68

hardcover. An autobiography of composer and pianist Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), which originally appeared in German in 1922 (Leipzig). It includes an introduction providing an overview of Scharwenka's life and work, a comprehensive discography, and a CD of representative selections of Scharwenka's musical compositions. Translator(s): Petig, William E. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810856691
ISBN
9780810856691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Hardcover. The internment diary of Austrian composer Hans Gal (1890-1987) with a biographical study of his life and career. Includes a CD of first recordings of three of his works from the period. Translator(s): Fox, Anthony; Fox-Gal, Eva. Num Pages: 244 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AVH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Toccata Press United Kingdom
Edition
Har/Com
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907689751
ISBN
9780907689751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Womack, Kenneth; Kapurch, Katie. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 310 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137570123
ISBN
9781137570123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.30

Hardback. The composer's final decade sees a new outpouring of creativity. Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. Num Pages: 880 pages, 140, 50 black and white, 90 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1860. 1966-1976. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. 880 pages, 140, 50 black and white, 90 line drawing. Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn. The composer's final decade sees a new outpouring of creativity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BJ. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 64. Weight: 1848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837251
ISBN
9781843837251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.90
€ 53.43

hardcover. Seeks to understand the composer as he exists in the American imagination and explores how Beethoven became a cultural icon Num Pages: 418 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253357045
ISBN
9780253357045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.98

paperback. Hell-raiser Shane MacGowan's acclaimed and surprisingly lucid memoir. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780283072048
ISBN
9780283072048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.11

Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810869745
ISBN
9780810869745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.13

Paperback. Follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman - the paunchy, mentally ill Beatles fan - calmly fired his Charter Arms 38 Special into the rock icon, realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety. This title includes the epilogue examines the aftermath of the killing - the moment. Num Pages: 256 pages, One 8-Page Insert. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 369. The Day John Lennon Died. 256 pages, One 8-Page Insert. Follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman - the paunchy, mentally ill Beatles fan - calmly fired his Charter Arms 38 Special into the rock icon, realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety. This title includes the epilogue examines the aftermath of the killing - the moment. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPN; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 18. Weight: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Backbeat
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617130892
ISBN
9781617130892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Slipknot are a notoriously controversial band who combine a talent for outrage with their music. Incredibly, their apparel of masks and boiler suits, which they refuse to remove, means that their fans still do not know what they look like. This title includes interviews and information on the mysterious nine masked men of the band. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091879334
ISBN
9780091879334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Hardback. Although celebrated in his own day, 'Red' Nichols has been a neglected figure in jazz history. Stephen Stroff has written an analysis of Nichols' work, focusing on his jazz-oriented recordings made between 1925 and 1932. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 220 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830615
ISBN
9780810830615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.86

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

Paperback. Documents composer/conductor Gustav Mahler's tours with the New York Philharmonic during the 1909 and 1910 seasons. This book details the conditions surrounding touring, the preparations for the tours, the outcome of each concert, and the perceptions of audiences beyond New York City, and a history of touring and orchestral development. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857209
ISBN
9780810857209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.56

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

Paperback. Morrissey FAQ will put to rest any questions and doubts about the singer known around the world for his meaningful lyrics and biting wit. Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480394483
ISBN
9781480394483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.41

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

€ 72.45

Paperback. A riveting story of fatal attraction between a beguiling, strong-willed gypsy and a naive but passionate soldier who falls under her spell, Georges Bizet's Carmen pulses with seduction, obsession, and deadly betrayal. Series: The Metropolitan Opera Presents. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2-colour photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574674620
ISBN
9781574674620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.41

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