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Paperback. Chronicles the life of one of the most remarkable musical minds of the American experience, the great nineteenth-century New Orleans-born composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk. This book recounts Gottschalk's experiences as he traveled and performed throughout the last decade of his life. Editor(s): Behrend, Jeanne. Num Pages: 504 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127163
- ISBN
- 9780691127163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464673
- ISBN
- 9781580464673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.13
€ 169.13
Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397650
- ISBN
- 9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.46
€ 51.99
€ 45.46
Hardcover. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. 200 pages, col. Illustrations. Editor(s): Baker, Eric R.; Mennell, Stephen. Like his father Leopold, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dependent on a court aristocracy in whose eyes he was little more than a domestic servant. This title presents an account of this extraordinarily gifted artist born into a society that did not yet possess either the concept of 'genius' or (at least in music) that of freelance artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 25. Weight: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359096
- ISBN
- 9781906359096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 52.12
€ 57.54
€ 52.12
Hardback. Leading composers, producers and writers consider the role of the composer in the community in Britain today and over the last fifty years. Editor(s): Wiegold, Peter; Kenyon, Ghislaine. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839651
- ISBN
- 9781843839651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.23
€ 54.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Sheehy, Colleen; Swiss, Thomas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816661008
- ISBN
- 9780816661008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.23
€ 25.99
€ 24.23
Hardcover. Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, he began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. This book tells the story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and social revolutions of his time. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284699
- ISBN
- 9780226284699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.18
€ 40.99
€ 31.18
Hardcover. 176 pages, illustrations. Over the 15 years, photographer Autumn de Wilde and Beck Hansen's friendship and collaboration have yielded a body of work every bit as playful, and lyrical as his music. This title, created in collaboration with Beck himself collects the photographs, including images documenting the recording of his seminal album "Mutations". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 240 x 286 x 20. Weight: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811869522
- ISBN
- 9780811869522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.19
€ 36.99
€ 35.19
Paperback. This book explores how funk emerged in the mid-1960s at the very apex of the civil rights movement and shows how this music mirrored the broader changes taking place within the African-American community at a crucial political time and continues to underpin remix culture. It traces the extent of the Brown legacy, musically and culturally. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10-12 photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537432
- ISBN
- 9781845537432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782194262
- ISBN
- 9781782194262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.11
€ 16.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. The story, based on extensive individual interviews, of the women's swing bands that toured extensively during World War II and after -- a kind of "League of their Own" for jazz. Num Pages: 424 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AVGF; AVH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328179
- ISBN
- 9780822328179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Hardback. Investigates Chadwick's symphonic compositions based on their historical background. Detailed musical analysis provides an understanding of the stylistic and structural tendencies. An exhaustive review of the critical reception of Chadwick's symphonic oeuvre places the works in a cultural context. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 238 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830387
- ISBN
- 9780810830387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.06
€ 117.06
Paperback. Attempts to capture the complexity of Claude Debussy's personal and artistic identity within the picture of the musical, social, and political world of fin-de-siecle Paris. This book traces his perpetual reinvention, both social and creative, from his earliest to his last works. Editor(s): Fulcher, Jane F. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 408 pages, facsimiles, music. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090429
- ISBN
- 9780691090429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.56
€ 53.99
€ 38.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869264
- ISBN
- 9780810869264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.76
€ 130.76
Paperback. This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Gloag, Kenneth; Jones, Nicholas. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 327 pages, 2 b/w illus. 12 tables 109 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. 327 pages, 2 b/w illus. 12 tables 109 music examples. Editor(s): Gloag, Kenneth; Jones, Nicholas. This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 18. Weight: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107606135
- ISBN
- 9781107606135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.52
€ 33.99
€ 32.52
Paperback. AC/DC FAQ spans AC/DC's 40-year career, starting from the band's inception in 1973. This book covers everything from their early days in Australia to their first tour of England and the United States. Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 35. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Backbeat Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480394506
- ISBN
- 9781480394506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.96
€ 26.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067479
- ISBN
- 9780520067479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.25
€ 37.99
€ 27.25
Hardcover. Series: Tempo: A Scarecrow Press Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810884267
- ISBN
- 9780810884267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.64
€ 72.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822314738
- ISBN
- 9780822314738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Falco and Beyond is devoted to the most popular Austrian song-writer, singer and rapper of the twentieth century and one of the most successful European singers of all time. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 203 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532352
- ISBN
- 9781845532352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.23
€ 42.23
Hardcover. Warren Roberts has discovered a Rossini that others have not seen, a composer who commented ironically and satirically on religion and politics in Post-Napoleonic Europe. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 254 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465304
- ISBN
- 9781580465304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.15
€ 105.15
Paperback. With a colleague's condour, sympathy, and expertise, Steenuisen discusses the creative process with thirty-two contemporaries. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644749
- ISBN
- 9780888644749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.00
€ 38.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Argues that Schubert envisioned many songs as components of cyclical arrangements that were never published as such. By studying Schubert's original manuscripts, Kramer recovers some of these "distant cycles" and accounts for idiosyncrasies in the songs which other analyses have failed to explain. Num Pages: 246 pages, 3 halftones, 80 musical examples, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 243 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226452357
- ISBN
- 9780226452357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.42
€ 45.99
€ 39.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperPB
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003173
- ISBN
- 9780062476784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99