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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€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416590941
- ISBN
- 9781416590941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.24
€ 26.99
€ 22.24
Paperback. David Bowie: every single song. Everything you want to know, everything you didn't know. Num Pages: 574 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992440
- ISBN
- 9781780992440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
Paperback. One of Britain's leading music writers tells the stories behind seven musical lives that burned brightly, but all too briefly. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784291334
- ISBN
- 9781784291334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Hardcover. On the occasion of Blondie's fortieth anniversary, Chris Stein shares his iconic and mostly unpublished photographs of Debbie Harry and the cool creatures of the '70s and '80s New York rock scene. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: AJCP; AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1478.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847843633
- ISBN
- 9780847843633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.11
€ 51.11
Hardcover. Presents case studies of "inspiration" in five composers -- Wagner, Mahler, Furtwangler, R. Strauss, and Berg -- examining how the supposedly extrarational world of creative inspiration intersects with the highly rational world of money and politics. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 180 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464772
- ISBN
- 9781580464772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 59.26
€ 65.07
€ 59.26
Hardback. Bono (U2) once said, "More than any other band, The Who are our role models." Starting as a simple four-piece 'mod' band in the early 1960s, The Who went on to conquer the world with their unique and supremely powerful music that transcended any genre and appealed to fans across the world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 293 x 13. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780976198
- ISBN
- 9781780976198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. By the time she was 14, the author knew she had to get out of Akron, Ohio. Her perfect '50s American childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock 'n' roll, motorbikes and the 'get down boys' seen at gigs in and around Cleveland. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785031465
- ISBN
- 9781785031465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. An enchanting account of the great and controversial composer Richard Wagner, by an artist immersed in his music. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780228372
- ISBN
- 9781780228372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. This biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death) presents a picture of the composer that demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Num Pages: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 620
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199248841
- ISBN
- 9780199248841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.83
€ 38.99
€ 27.83
Hardcover. ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award winner A fresh look at the life of Mozart during his imperial years by one of the world's leading Mozart scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393050707
- ISBN
- 9780393050707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.34
€ 30.99
€ 25.34
Hardback. examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845 46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more contrapuntal, more densely motivic, and engaged in processes of thematic transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 116. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285569
- ISBN
- 9780520285569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.06
€ 65.07
€ 51.06
Hardback. A major study sure to fascinate musicians, Brahms enthusiasts and those interested in the history of recorded music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271009
- ISBN
- 9781783271009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837893
- ISBN
- 9781843837893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.97
€ 52.99
€ 43.97
Hardcover. Kathleen Ferrier, the greatest lyric contralto Britain has ever produced, lost her courageous battle with breast cancer. This collection of 300+ letters and twelve years of her personal diaries give a picture of her life in the muted post-war years. Editor(s): Fifield, Christopher. Num Pages: 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; AVG; AVH; BGFA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668. 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Fifield, Christopher. Kathleen Ferrier, the greatest lyric contralto Britain has ever produced, lost her courageous battle with breast cancer. This collection of 300+ letters and twelve years of her personal diaries give a picture of her life in the muted post-war years. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; AVG; AVH; BGFA; BJ. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 26. Weight: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843830122
- ISBN
- 9781843830122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Hardback. Christopher Fifield's remarkable study explores the personality, life and work of a conductor who influenced and inspired the leading composers, singers and instrumentalists of his day. Num Pages: 808 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 319 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270217
- ISBN
- 9781783270217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Gibbs, Christopher H.; Solvik, Morten. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163802
- ISBN
- 9780691163802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.98
€ 42.99
€ 30.98
paperback. In his roles as keyboard virtuoso, conductor, and master teacher, Franz Liszt reinvented the concert experience, advanced an agenda for symphonic and dramatic music, and transmitted the foundations of modern pianism. Placing emphasis on historical contexts, this book aims to advance our understanding of the composer with fresh perspectives. Editor(s): Gibbs, Christopher H.; Gooley, Dana. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 608 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129020
- ISBN
- 9780691129020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. Editor(s): Grogan, Christopher. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. Num Pages: 522 pages, 54, 2 colour, 52 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1182. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. 522 pages, 54, 2 colour, 52 black and white. Editor(s): Grogan, Christopher. This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen archival materials. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight: 1180.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 522
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835998
- ISBN
- 9781843835998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.99
€ 40.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. A collection of essays and source material that repositions Berg as the pivotal figure of Viennese musical modernism. It explores the specific qualities of Berg's brand of musical modernism, and present translated letters and documents that illuminate his relationship to the politics and culture of his era. Editor(s): Hailey, Christopher. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Remainder
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148564
- ISBN
- 9780691148564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. The tenor, Peter Pears, contributed to British musical life through his own singing, and as the inspiration of Benjamin Britten. This biography includes an account of Pears's childhood and school days at Lancing College, his academic career at Oxford and his early professional work as a BBC singer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571170722
- ISBN
- 9780571170722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
€ 26.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. Canadian progressive rock band Rush was the voice of the suburban middle class. This book assesses the band's impact on popular music and its legacy for legions of fans. It explores the ways in which Rush's critique of suburban life - and its strategies for escape - reflected middle-class aspirations and anxieties. Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AVGP; AVH; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221490
- ISBN
- 9780253221490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.07
€ 24.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429131
- ISBN
- 9780826429131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Ricks examines Dylan's songs through the biblical concepts of the seven deadly Sins, the four cardinal Virtues and the three Heavenly Graces. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857862013
- ISBN
- 9780857862013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51