Other Categories »
Individual composers & Music & Entertainment
Individual composers & Music & Entertainment
Results 25 - 48 of 1313
Individual composers & Music & Entertainment
Paperback. 318 pages, 300, 300 line drawing. This comprehensive survey shows how the larger scale works relate to Beethoven's chamber music and how the composer evolved an increasing freedom of form. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; AVRD. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837169
- ISBN
- 9781843837169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.79
€ 25.99
€ 22.79
Paperback. John Zorn is an active American composers/performer. This book offers a number of perspectives for understanding Zorn's music and musical practices, while challenging certain assumptions that limit the ways in which contemporary music is typically addressed. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 b&w photos, 46 figures. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220257
- ISBN
- 9780253220257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846142338
- ISBN
- 9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 14.67
€ 24.99
€ 14.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486497648
- ISBN
- 9780486497648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.45
€ 30.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AN; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574672046
- ISBN
- 9781574672046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.85
€ 43.85
Paperback. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1220. The Infinite Art of Improvisation. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight: 1220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043814
- ISBN
- 9780226043814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. A complete musical biography and an exhaustive bibliography with a catalog of David Diamond's works and premiere performances through 1986. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810820586
- ISBN
- 9780810820586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.49
€ 84.49
Hardback. This work traces Kochel's life and professional career. It aims to introduce the general music lover to Kochel and to demonstrate that his achievements in musicology are worthy of recognition, with or without his extensive Mozart collection. This volume is an English expansion upon Konrad's earlier work on Kochel's life. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVA; AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839397
- ISBN
- 9780810839397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.00
€ 163.00
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Musica Russica United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881883602
- ISBN
- 9780881883602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.54
€ 32.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119595
- ISBN
- 9780813119595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.66
€ 50.66
Paperback. Puccini's operas are among the most popular and widely performed in the world, yet few books have examined his body of work from an analytical perspective. This volume remedies that lack in lively prose accessible to scholars and opera enthusiasts alike. Translator(s): Basani, Laura; Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 530 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297583
- ISBN
- 9780226297583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.41€ 53.73
€ 63.41
€ 53.73
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
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Translator(s): Miriam John, by; John, M. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714504902
- ISBN
- 9780714504902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.09
€ 13.99
€ 13.09
Hardback. Richard Wagner continues to be the most controversial artist in history, a perpetually troubling figure in our cultural consciousness. This book presents an overall picture of his musical dramas from the standpoint of literary and theatrical history. It also examines Wagner in relation to political figures including King Ludwig II and Bismarck. Translator(s): Ellis, Daphne. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114972
- ISBN
- 9780691114972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71€ 62.30
€ 80.71
€ 62.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463614
- ISBN
- 9781580463614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.68
€ 47.68
Paperback. A selection of Arnold Whittall's masterly writings on Wagner dealing with all major works in the context of 150 years' of critical reception - with copious music examples. Editor(s): Wintle, Christopher. Series: Defining Opera. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Plumbago Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993198311
- ISBN
- 9780993198311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.13
€ 19.99
€ 18.13
hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529172
- ISBN
- 9780714529172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 22.70
€ 23.00
€ 22.70
Hardback. An indispensable biography for anyone interested in Constant Lambert, ballet and British musical life in the first part of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 622 pages, 67 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838982
- ISBN
- 9781843838982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.13
€ 45.99
€ 38.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Todd, R. Larry. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 305 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607023
- ISBN
- 9780691607023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.42€ 49.62
€ 63.42
€ 49.62
Paperback. Looks at the superstar Billy Joel's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, Captain Jack his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and, his continued artistic frustration. Num Pages: 300 pages, one eight-page photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572. The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man. 300 pages, one eight-page photo insert. Looks at the superstar Billy Joel's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, Captain Jack his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and, his continued artistic frustration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617130052
- ISBN
- 9781617130052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 354 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882225
- ISBN
- 9780810882225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.47
€ 69.47
Paperback. "One of the most entertaining and informative books of the year..to be enjoyed not only by rock fans, but by anyone interested in popular culture and social change."--NPR.org Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 484. The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970. 400 pages, 8 pages b&w illustrations. Set against a backdrop of world-changing historical and political events, this book tells the extraordinary story of one pivotal year in the lives and music of four legendary artists, and reveals how these artists and their songs both shaped and reflected their times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 28. Weight: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306820724
- ISBN
- 9780306820724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.75
€ 18.99
€ 13.75
Paperback. Since 1973, KISS has recorded over 20 studio albums that been recognised as an innovator in rock presentations, witnessed a firestorm of rumors and controversies, remain a thorn in critics' sides, and continues to surprise its massive fan-following, the KISS Army, with various career twists and turns. This book tells their story. Series: FAQ. Num Pages: 400 pages, Black and White Images Throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622. Series: FAQ. 400 pages, Black and White Images Throughout. Since 1973, KISS has recorded over 20 studio albums that been recognised as an innovator in rock presentations, witnessed a firestorm of rumors and controversies, remain a thorn in critics' sides, and continues to surprise its massive fan-following, the KISS Army, with various career twists and turns. This book tells their story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 26. Weight: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Backbeat
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617130915
- ISBN
- 9781617130915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.88
€ 26.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. This is the first study of Brian Wilson to eschew chronology in favor of a topical organization that allows discussion of lyrical themes and musical motifs outside of any prejudicial presumptions about their place in the trajectory of his career. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845536633
- ISBN
- 9781845536633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.68
€ 41.68