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Paperback. Editor(s): Dick, Luke; Reisch, George A. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812697582
- ISBN
- 9780812697582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.10
€ 34.99
€ 29.10
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the music of Bob Dylan including an examination of the impact of his work over time and key critical responses. This book locates Dylan's work within a broader context of the history of the American popular song and its various antecedents, examining how his music draws on a heritage of folk, blues and pop tunes. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904768258
- ISBN
- 9781904768258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Hardcover. A well-researched and exhaustive analysis of the role of women in Wagner's operas. Translator(s): Walton, Chris. Num Pages: 248 pages, 41, 12 black and white, 29 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590. 248 pages, 41, 12 black and white, 29 line drawing. A well-researched and exhaustive analysis of the role of women in Wagner's operas. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 27. Weight: 598. Translator(s): Walton, Chris.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836858
- ISBN
- 9781843836858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.71
€ 42.99
€ 41.71
Paperback. The astonishing and wildly entertaining memoir of Nile Rodgers: legendary producer and co-founder of the band Chic. Num Pages: 336 pages, Section: 24, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780751542776
- ISBN
- 9780751542776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.20
€ 11.99
€ 10.20
Hardback. Although celebrated in his own day, 'Red' Nichols has been a neglected figure in jazz history. Stephen Stroff has written an analysis of Nichols' work, focusing on his jazz-oriented recordings made between 1925 and 1932. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 220 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830615
- ISBN
- 9780810830615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.58
€ 93.58
Hardback. Presents a different view of Richard Wagner based on research that does not shy away from some truths about this controversial composer. This book tells what Wagner did, said, and wrote. It suggests that an estimation of Wagner does not lie in an all too easy condemnation of his many provocative actions and ideas. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 table, 31 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254534
- ISBN
- 9780520254534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.48€ 45.44
€ 57.48
€ 45.44
Hardback. The first black American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for music (for his composition Lilacs), George Walker recounts the most significant events in his life and distinguished career as a composer and a musician. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869400
- ISBN
- 9780810869400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.19
€ 78.19
Hardback. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 41 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195388756
- ISBN
- 9780195388756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.02€ 42.04
€ 54.02
€ 42.04
Hardcover. A collection of songs, rhymes and stories from the childhood of the 'Mother of Folk', Jean Ritchie Num Pages: 80 pages, Nearly 100 colour and black and white photos and original illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 213. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495007880
- ISBN
- 9781495007880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.20
€ 35.20
Hardcover. No composer contributed more to film than Bernard Herrmann, who in over 40 scores enriched the work of such directors as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese. This biography explores the interrelationships between Herrmann's music and his turbulent personal life. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition ~1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520071230
- ISBN
- 9780520071230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.93€ 47.27
€ 60.93
€ 47.27
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
€ 79.70
€ 79.70
Paperback. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532. South African Women Thinking in Jazz. Series: Refiguring American Music. 376 pages, 32 illustrations. The life story of the outstanding jazz vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin sheds light on South African jazz history, women in jazz, and American music as a transnational art form. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349143
- ISBN
- 9780822349143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.70
€ 31.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940363172
- ISBN
- 9781940363172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.82
€ 20.99
€ 18.82
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
€ 23.00€ 22.79
€ 23.00
€ 22.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; AVGH; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892245
- ISBN
- 9788772892245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.77
€ 54.99
€ 38.77
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. This essential reader includes Thomson's essays on making a living as a musician; his articles on classic composers; his relation to his contemporaries; his articles on newcomers in the music world, including John Cage and Pierre Boulez; his autobiographical writings and commentary on his own works. Editor(s): Kostelanetz, Richard. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138986763
- ISBN
- 9781138986763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.78
€ 59.78
hardcover. A biography of Mozart, it presents a study of Mozart's life and works. It aims to reach a better understanding of the composer by viewing him in the context of his times. It considers how his extraordinary experiences as a child prodigy coloured his approach to the world and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 672 pages, 15 music examples; 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780198165293
- ISBN
- 9780198165293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Hardback. An official celebration of Nick Drake's life and music. Num Pages: 448 pages, throughout. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 267 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444792591
- ISBN
- 9781444792591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.62€ 40.62
€ 51.62
€ 40.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and White Photos throughout Plus 8-Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466. The Golden Years. 176 pages, Black and White Photos throughout Plus 8-Page Colour Insert. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; AVRL. Dimension: 239 x 178 x 10. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781458416544
- ISBN
- 9781458416544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.40
€ 39.40
Paperback. A cradle-to-grave study of Yehudi Menuhin, one of the known and loved of the twentieth century's classical musicians. Menuhin was born in New York of Russian Jewish immigrants. He demanded to play the violin when only four and proved prodigiously gifted; newspapers were soon dubbing him 'Miracle Boy'. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8pp integrated b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 42. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001787
- ISBN
- 9780571206797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633336
- ISBN
- 9780691633336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.32
€ 106.32
Hardback. Profiles are presented under the headings of orchestras and orchestra leaders, string players, wind and percussion players, keyboard players, and non-playing orchestra/band affiliates. Features 100 photographs. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834194
- ISBN
- 9780810834194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.63
€ 150.63
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€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33