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Hardcover. Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Bjorling. Num Pages: 426 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796. A Recorded Legacy. 426 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Bjorling. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 38. Weight: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464062
- ISBN
- 9781580464062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.01€ 57.18
€ 62.01
€ 57.18
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
€ 17.99€ 14.04
€ 17.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music - the rock god who came from the stars - which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens. When Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he transformed Bowie from a prodigy to a superstar who changed the face of music forever. But who was Ziggy Stardust? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KJE0003162
- ISBN
- 9780091948894
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Johann Sebastian Bach's the "St Matthew Passion" stands as a singular expression of religious sensibility. Highlighting the inspiration Bach drew from opera, this book illuminates the hybrid forms that comprise the work, thereby clarifying many of the composer's dramatic strategies. Series: Magnum Opus. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVGD; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 166. A Closer Look. Series: Magnum Opus. 144 pages. Johann Sebastian Bach's the "St Matthew Passion" stands as a singular expression of religious sensibility. Highlighting the inspiration Bach drew from opera, this book illuminates the hybrid forms that comprise the work, thereby clarifying many of the composer's dramatic strategies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVGD; AVH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429407
- ISBN
- 9780826429407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.62
€ 32.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711978324
- ISBN
- 9780711978324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 10.39
€ 26.99
€ 10.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574672022
- ISBN
- 9781574672022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.66
€ 31.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. This is an account of this composer's life and work that explores the Mahler Effect, asking why Mahler's music has become the soundtrack to our twenty-first-century lives. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007669
- ISBN
- 9780571260799
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In this major biography, the late Timothy White explores both the career and the troubled personal journey of the legendary singer-songwriter. Num Pages: 432 pages, B/W PHOTOS. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849387736
- ISBN
- 9781849387736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 11.02
€ 25.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Diagnosed with a lower limb disability at birth, Ronan Tynan had his legs amputated when he was 20 years old. What followed was a remarkable story of determination which saw him gain 18 gold medals and 14 world records at the Paralympics, a medical degree and an international singing career. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGC9; AVH; BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000710
- ISBN
- 9780553814767
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In early 1964, Harry Benson got a call from the photo editor of London newspaper "The Daily Express". He was going with The Beatles to Paris to document French Beatlemania. Including hundreds of photographs, this title features an introductory essay by Benson as well as quotes and newspaper clippings from the period. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 380 x 277 x 35. Weight in Grams: 3318. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear and with sticker to spine and front. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taschen America Llc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0014197
- ISBN
- 9783836533225
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
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
€ 21.99€ 21.12
€ 21.99
€ 21.12
Paperback. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) aimed to be more than just a composer. He set out to redefine opera as a 'total work of art' combining the highest aspirations of drama, poetry, the symphony, the visual arts, even religion and philosophy. This book examines his works. Editor(s): Grey, Thomas S. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 halftones. 50 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143668
- ISBN
- 9780691143668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.10
€ 37.99
€ 28.10
Hardcover. From the Middle Ages onwards, writers, artists, and composers became self-consciously aware of the vast potential for external references to enrich their works. This volume represents a multidisciplinary approach to the themes of citation and intertextual play. It includes essays that investigate work by renowned authors, composers, and artists. Editor(s): Plumley, Yolanda; Di Bacco, Giuliano; Jossa, Stefano. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: ACK; AVA; AVH; AVQ; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898515
- ISBN
- 9780859898515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.53
€ 135.53
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270828
- ISBN
- 9781783270828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48
€ 99.48
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 49 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252040108
- ISBN
- 9780252040108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.26
€ 123.26
Paperback. Taking us into a composer's workshop, this title reevaluates what we call 'twentieth-century music' - a term used to refer to modern or contemporary music that represents a radical break from the tonal tradition, or 'common practice', of the preceding three centuries. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 202 pages, 149 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205185
- ISBN
- 9780520205185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 57 tables. BIC Classification: APF; AVGM; AVH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810891678
- ISBN
- 9780810891678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.95
€ 104.95
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 722 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 36 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 722
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882645
- ISBN
- 9780810882645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.38€ 70.34
€ 142.38
€ 70.34
Hardback. 536 pages, 41, 41 black and white. Makela's study brings together German, Nordic and Anglo-American work on Sibelius, and synthesizes these various strands of Sibelius reception into a single coherent critical narrative. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 41. Weight: 1344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836889
- ISBN
- 9781843836889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.40
€ 50.99
€ 48.40
Hardcover. Tito Puente was the popular and combative King of Latin rhythm who climbed from El Barrio to international fame and recognition, influencing multiple generations of jazzers and Latin rockers from Dizzy Gillespie to Santana. This book reclaims Tito's rightful place in the history of music, and tells the story of Tito's intensity for perfection. Num Pages: 512 pages, Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 918. My Journey with Tito Puente. 512 pages, Black and White Photo Insert. Tito Puente was the popular and combative King of Latin rhythm who climbed from El Barrio to international fame and recognition, influencing multiple generations of jazzers and Latin rockers from Dizzy Gillespie to Santana. This book reclaims Tito's rightful place in the history of music, and tells the story of Tito's intensity for perfection. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Backbeat
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617130298
- ISBN
- 9781617130298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 16.94
€ 31.99
€ 16.94
Hardcover. All-new interviews with 33 of the world's leading composers--from Adams and Crumb to Gubaidulina and Rihm--give unique insights into the creative process. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465939
- ISBN
- 9781580465939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.36
€ 50.99
€ 42.36
Paperback. Born in Slaton, Texas, some 15 miles southeast of Lubbock, the author has lived the kind of life that qualifies as a rock 'n' roll folktale. This title offers a picture of the coming-of-age of rock 'n' roll itself while celebrating how his raw talent and outsized personality have elevated him from sideman to a rock 'n' roll icon. Editor(s): Ditenhafer, Bill. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619021068
- ISBN
- 9781619021068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.60
€ 18.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Silman-James Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935247135
- ISBN
- 9781935247135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044088
- ISBN
- 9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.17
€ 41.99
€ 32.17