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Hardback. This work commemorates the 60th birthday of performer, composer, conductor, author and teacher, Anthony Newman. It contains a brief chronology of his life, reviews and interviews, personal reflections on Newman by his friends and Newman's own writing on his life. Editor(s): Donahue, Thomas. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838758
- ISBN
- 9780810838758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.19
€ 130.19
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€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Now in its third edition, Latin American Classical Composers provides a singular English-language resource for biographical information on hundreds of composers from Central and South America and the Hispanic Caribbean. Gathered from a variety of sources, it fills the gaps left by other major English-language music dictionaries and encyclopedias. Editor(s): Schleifer, Martha Furman; Galvan, Gary. Num Pages: 764 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGC; AVH; BK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 764
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810888708
- ISBN
- 9780810888708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.24
€ 190.24
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
€ 63.21€ 53.73
€ 63.21
€ 53.73
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
€ 63.21€ 48.94
€ 63.21
€ 48.94
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
€ 38.99
€ 33.15
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
€ 57.72€ 53.08
€ 57.72
€ 53.08
hardcover. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was the most influential composer for the organ in the 20th century. Using Messiaen's own analytical and aesthetic notes as a point of departure, this title offers commentary on the performance of Messiaen's 66 organ works. It provides background information on the composition and premiere of each piece. Num Pages: 428 pages, 7 b&w illus., 35 musical exx. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253353733
- ISBN
- 9780253353733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.73
€ 46.99
€ 46.73
Hardcover. Series: Listener's Companion. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810884670
- ISBN
- 9780810884670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.05
€ 81.05
Hardcover. The first book in nearly a century dedicated to a close examination of the musical works of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, first son of Johann Sebastian Bach. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463591
- ISBN
- 9781580463591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.99
€ 152.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838201061
- ISBN
- 9783838201061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Perigee Trade
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399537547
- ISBN
- 9780399537547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.24
€ 15.99
€ 15.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517902582
- ISBN
- 9781517902582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.64
€ 17.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411593
- ISBN
- 9781572411593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.02
€ 18.99
€ 15.02
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574671940
- ISBN
- 9781574671940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.19
€ 36.19
Paperback. Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this 1997 Companion examines Bach's work in the context of his age. Editor(s): Butt, John. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 b/w illus. 12 tables 27 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 674. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. 344 pages, 8 b/w illus. 12 tables 27 music examples. Editor(s): Butt, John. Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this 1997 Companion examines Bach's work in the context of his age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521587808
- ISBN
- 9780521587808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Hardback. An important study of horn-player Pee Wee Erwin and the big band era of music. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 453 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810819450
- ISBN
- 9780810819450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.05
€ 154.05
Paperback. The defintive biography of one of music's greatest legends. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 x 8pp colour and b&w. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444733693
- ISBN
- 9781444733693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845459
- ISBN
- 9780810845459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.42
€ 57.42
Paperback. A study of Dvorak's cello concerto, one of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire. Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks. Num Pages: 132 pages, 6 tables 42 music examples. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521669030
- ISBN
- 9780521669030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
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
€ 41.99
€ 35.08
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. Brings together several Leos Janacek scholars to look closely at a range of issues surrounding his life and work. This book features essays accompanied by translated writings by the composer himself. It includes essays on Naturalism, opera direction, and Tristan and Isolde and four impressionistic chronicles of the 'speech melodies' of daily life. Editor(s): Beckerman, Michael. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116761
- ISBN
- 9780691116761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.64
€ 53.99
€ 38.64
Hardback. Refreshing and insightful, Beatlemania offers a deeper understanding the days of the Fab Four and the band's long-term effects on the business and culture of pop music. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; JFC; KNTF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405247
- ISBN
- 9781421405247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.32
€ 65.32