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Paperback. Presents a study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries. This book covers the composer's life from his early successes to his struggles under the Stalinist regime, and his international recognition as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press Group Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128863
- ISBN
- 9780691128863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.60
€ 59.60
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036163
- ISBN
- 9780252036163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.54
€ 138.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Todd, R. Larry. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635699
- ISBN
- 9780691635699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.50
€ 187.50
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€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. Series: The Metropolitan Opera Presents. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2-colour photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674613
- ISBN
- 9781574674613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.44
€ 32.44
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
€ 64.25
€ 64.25
hardcover. An autobiography of composer and pianist Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), which originally appeared in German in 1922 (Leipzig). It includes an introduction providing an overview of Scharwenka's life and work, a comprehensive discography, and a CD of representative selections of Scharwenka's musical compositions. Translator(s): Petig, William E. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810856691
- ISBN
- 9780810856691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.14
€ 153.14
Hardback. This book is the most authoritative and up-to-date source of quick reference on the Baroque composer and theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Num Pages: 281 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 26 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839057
- ISBN
- 9781843839057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.48
€ 82.48
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 3H; AVGC2; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691624679
- ISBN
- 9780691624679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
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
Terry Gibbs, jazz vibraphonist and bandleader, was 12 years old when he began his career as a professional musician. This autobiography tracks jazz from the turbulent post-war years through the rise of bebop, traversing its changes through the eyes of a practitioner. A discography is included. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 b&w photographs, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845862
- ISBN
- 9780810845862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.99
€ 90.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486492230
- ISBN
- 9780486492230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.31
€ 27.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595800862
- ISBN
- 9781595800862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.62
€ 26.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Now available in paperback to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his death, this biography corrects many of the myths surrounding the often controversial Thomas Beecham. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0009048
- ISBN
- 9781843836261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
hardcover. John J. Weinzweig (b. 1913) has been considered the dean of Canadian music for over thirty years. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 337 pages, Fr.Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828490
- ISBN
- 9780810828490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.98
€ 117.98
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. Series: Modern Traditionalist Classical Music. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810857285
- ISBN
- 9780810857285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.28
€ 81.28
hardcover. An essential reference work which provides comprehensive coverage of Mozart's life and works. Editor(s): Eisen, Professor Cliff; Keefe, Simon P. Num Pages: 674 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1215.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 674
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521856591
- ISBN
- 9780521856591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.36
€ 232.36
Hardcover. You Fascinate Me So takes readers into the world and work of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer/performer Cy Coleman, exploring his days as a child prodigy in the 1930s, his time as a hot jazz pianist and early television celebrity in the 1950s, and his life as one of Broadway's preeminent composers Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480355903
- ISBN
- 9781480355903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.16
€ 34.99
€ 33.16
Hardcover. A reading of the letters between Mozart and his father, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the 18th-century epistolary tradition. The book argues that the letters reveal a rebelliousness deep within Mozart's life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVH; BGF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300075427
- ISBN
- 9780300075427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. This is the first fully documented biography of the Italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the beloved and popular composer of the opera Pagliacci. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810858732
- ISBN
- 9780810858732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.07
€ 111.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Saavedra, Leonora. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 halftones. 34 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169477
- ISBN
- 9780691169477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.49€ 72.97
€ 96.49
€ 72.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629630298
- ISBN
- 9781629630298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96
Hardcover. Examines Mendelssohn's relationship to the past, shedding light on the construction of historical legacies that, in some cases, served to assert German cultural supremacy only two decades after the composer's death. Editor(s): Thym, Jurgen. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464741
- ISBN
- 9781580464741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.76
€ 135.76