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Paperback. One of the only books written on the Modern Lovers and the only book written that puts the band and its music in a cultural context Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 165 x 2. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501322181
ISBN
9781501322181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. The first serious exploration of one of the most successful and enduring acts of the 60s-and the band that created the blueprint for popular culture in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279972
ISBN
9781908279972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Hardcover. A box set that provides a complete illustrated guide to the history of music, instruments of the orchestra and the most influential classical composers. It answers the question, "What is music?" And "what is a musical instrument?" It also covers the life and times and key works of over 100 great composers, from Bach to Tchaikovsky. Num Pages: 512 pages, over 1150 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; AVR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 181 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Slp
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754828525
ISBN
9780754828525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Toccata Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907689072
ISBN
9780907689072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520067479
ISBN
9780520067479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.84

Hardback. A detailed and long-overdue study of Frank Bridge's music and its socio-cultural and aesthetic contexts Num Pages: 259 pages, 108 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270590
ISBN
9781783270590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. The first large-scale study of the music of Herbert Howells, prodigiously gifted musician and favourite student of the notoriously hard-to-please Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Editor(s): Cooke, Phillip A.; Maw, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838791
ISBN
9781843838791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.73

Paperback. The first book to examine fully the work of John Cage, leading figure of the post-war musical avant-garde. Series Editor(s): Whittall, Arnold. Series: Music in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 53 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521565448
ISBN
9780521565448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Now in Paperback! J.J. Johnson, known as the spiritual father of modern trombone, has been a notable figure in the history of jazz. His career has embodied virtually every innovation and development in jazz over the past half-century. The first comprehensive biography, filmography, catalog of compositions, and discography of J.J. Johnson. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 496 pages, 25 b&w photographs, bibliography, indexes, filmography, discography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842472
ISBN
9780810842472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.15

Paperback. "Just reading these documents brings this great composer to life in a most exciting and vivid way. I love this book!" -Yo-Yo Ma Num Pages: 608 pages, facsimile illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC3; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised and enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393319569
ISBN
9780393319569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. Since the posthumous publication in 1979 of alleged memoirs by Shostakovich, the controversy about the composer and his music has escalated. This book presents the case for the dissident view, arguing that the meaning of the composer's music cannot be appreciated without a knowledge of the terrible times he lived through under Soviet Communism. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845950644
ISBN
9781845950644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238545
ISBN
9780199238545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Examines ways in which Britten's operas explored and articulated the inherent ambiguity and latent sexuality of music, particularly song, and suggests that they may illustrate his search for a public 'voice' which would embody, communicate, and perhaps resolve his private beliefs and anxieties. Num Pages: 370 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562. Expression and Evasion. 370 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Examines ways in which Britten's operas explored and articulated the inherent ambiguity and latent sexuality of music, particularly song, and suggests that they may illustrate his search for a public 'voice' which would embody, communicate, and perhaps resolve his private beliefs and anxieties. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight: 570.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843833147
ISBN
9781843833147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.77

Hardcover. Offers a study of Verdi's operas in Florence in 1859, in the middle of the composer's career. This title features a systematic examination of Verdi's operas, it covered the twenty works produced between 1842 and 1857 - from Nabucco and Macbeth to Il trovatore, La traviata, and Aroldo. Editor(s): Castelvecchi, Stefano. Translator(s): Schneider, Edward; Castelvecchi, Stefano. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094915
ISBN
9780226094915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.34
€ 51.18

Paperback. A classic study of Bach's organ works, fully revised in 2003 to take account of recent scholarship. Num Pages: 638 pages, 297 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1002. 638 pages, 297 music examples. A classic study of Bach's organ works, fully revised in 2003 to take account of recent scholarship. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; AVRG. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 32. Weight: 1022.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
638
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521891158
ISBN
9780521891158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Suitable for new and experienced collectors alike, this volume melds the artwork of talented concert poster artists with the melodies of great musicians as we investigate the influences of artists such as Wes Wilson, Bonnie MacLean, Rick Griffin and Frank Kozik with bands like Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AKLP; AVH; WCU. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gemstone Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603602013
ISBN
9781603602013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.40

Hardcover. This new edition of The Oxford Companion to Music is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work, which, like its famous predecessors, will be invaluable to both professional and amateur musicians, and general music lovers. A distinguished and international team of contributors covers a broad sweep of musical subjects, ranging from composers and performers to instruments and genres. Editor(s): Latham, Alison. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1448 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; AVH; AVR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 201 x 71. Weight in Grams: 2090.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198662129
ISBN
9780198662129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.85

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501321276
ISBN
9781501321276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. The powerful and bestselling memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. Made into a Bafta and Oscar-winning film. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1DVP; AVH; AVRG; BGFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753814055
ISBN
9780753814055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. To absorb Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash is to be taken on a wild voyage with a cast of downtrodden revolutionaries. Despite this notion, the epic themes of the Pogues' second full length record have been overlooked by both critics and biographers. This book discusses the record's articulation of what it is to be magnificently downtrodden. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Continuum Inter. Publis.
Condition
New
SKU
9780826429162
ISBN
9780826429162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401207
ISBN
9781845401207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848511
ISBN
9780810848511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.22

Paperback. Pauline Garcia Viardot, the daughter of the famous singer and composer Manuel Garcia and younger sister of the celebrated Malibran, was a singer of genius and a woman of outstanding intellect. The first biography of Viardot not only recreates the drama of the prima donna's own life, but perfectly captures the scintillating brilliance of nineteenth- Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
532
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714543710
ISBN
9780714543710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; AVGU; AVH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 452 x 355. .
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621063032
ISBN
9781621063032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.69

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