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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
€ 51.78€ 40.62
€ 51.78
€ 40.62
Paperback. Rickenbacker is the guitar maker who brought the electric 12-string to market and has been responsible for the idea of what such a guitar should do. This book tells the story of those heady days in the 60s, of the competitors who tried and failed to match the sound, and of the instrument's production by Rickenbacker and use by modern guitarists. Num Pages: 160 pages, 160 colour photos. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 652. The Story of the Guitars, the Music, and the Great Players. 160 pages, 160 colour photos. Rickenbacker is the guitar maker who brought the electric 12-string to market and has been responsible for the idea of what such a guitar should do. This book tells the story of those heady days in the 60s, of the competitors who tried and failed to match the sound, and of the instrument's production by Rickenbacker and use by modern guitarists. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL1. Dimension: 277 x 215 x 12. Weight: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Backbeat Books
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879309886
- ISBN
- 9780879309886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.86
€ 34.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. Irish rock'n'roll wild man Phil Lynott was a skillful survivor of rock trends and a world-class hellraiser. This eye-opening biography traces his life from 1950s Dublin, to the time in "Thin Lizzy", to his schizophrenic solo career, and the bitter feud that followed his tragic death. Num Pages: 228 pages, b&w photographs, discography. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330. 8vo.Original Printed wrappers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0307014
- ISBN
- 9780711991040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Richard Wagner's musical themes, dramatic structures and philosophical tropes recurred in the works of almost every major French composer before World war One. This research monograph studies and reinterprets the works and ideas of Wagner which have had such a profound influence on the artistic and intellectual life of France. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academica Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781930901803
- ISBN
- 9781930901803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.56
€ 94.56
Hardcover. Exploring many aspects of Mendelssohn's multi-faceted career as musician and how it intersects with his work as composer, this work discusses practical issues of music making such as: performance space, instruments, tempo markings, dynamics, phrasings, articulations, fingerings, and instrument techniques. Editor(s): Reichwald, Siegwart. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w photos, 41 figures. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253351999
- ISBN
- 9780253351999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.54
€ 46.99
€ 46.54
paperback. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the 'best all-women's swing band ever to perform.' This revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; AVR; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831605
- ISBN
- 9780810831605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.43
€ 83.43
Paperback. Tells the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid decline of the last great rock'n'roll band and the cultural moment they came to define. The critical reputation of England's Dreaming has grown over the past decade and a half, and now it joins the Faber Modern Classics list. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 198 x 53. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571326280
- ISBN
- 9780571326280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.08
€ 15.99
€ 11.08
Hardback. This work brings to light nearly 100 'new' recordings, broadcasts, and films discovered since the last Benny Goodman bio-discography published in 1996. It also examines in detail all 182 shows of Goodman's 'Camel Caravan' radio series and nearly 400 collector-oriented LP, tape, and CD releases. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1239.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810876859
- ISBN
- 9780810876859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.94
€ 138.94
Hardcover. Liszt's Final Decade reveals in the composer's own words to his confidantes Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein and Olga von Meyendorff how he resolved his conflicted self-image as a celebrated performer but underappreciated composer. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464840
- ISBN
- 9781580464840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.18
€ 152.18
Hardback. Explores the female roles in Mozart's four most frequently performed operas, "Le nozze di Figaro", "Don Giovanni", "Cosi fan tutte", and "Die Zauberflote". Each chapter looks at the music, libretto text, literary sources, and historical factors that give shape to a character, re-evaluating common assumptions and proposing fresh interpretations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248021
- ISBN
- 9780520248021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.70€ 62.16
€ 81.70
€ 62.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 140. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; AVGV; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Parco Publishing
- Edition
- Multilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784865060973
- ISBN
- 9784865060973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.14
€ 20.99
€ 19.14
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Toccata Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907689713
- ISBN
- 9780907689713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.53
€ 45.99
€ 37.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 25 b&w photos on insert. BIC Classification: AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574671742
- ISBN
- 9781574671742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.07
€ 43.07
Hardcover. A selection of Arnold Whittall's masterly writings on Wagner dealing with all major works in the context of 150 years' of critical reception - with copious music examples. Editor(s): Wintle, Christopher. Series: Defining Opera. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Plumbago Books and Arts United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993198304
- ISBN
- 9780993198304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.33
€ 54.33
Mixed media pr. CD included Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810843813
- ISBN
- 9780810843813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.43
€ 138.43
Hardback. The first large-scale study of the music of Herbert Howells, prodigiously gifted musician and favourite student of the notoriously hard-to-please Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Editor(s): Cooke, Phillip A.; Maw, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838791
- ISBN
- 9781843838791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.27
€ 38.99
€ 37.27
Paperback. Shows Charles Ives in the context of his world in a number of ways. This volume features essays which examine Ives' relationships to European music and to American music, politics, business, and landscape. It also shows Ives as a composer well versed in four distinctive musical traditions who blended them in his mature music. Editor(s): Burkholder, Peter J. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 halftones 3 b&w illus 1 map 50+ music exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691011639
- ISBN
- 9780691011639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 37.95
€ 53.99
€ 37.95
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838647
- ISBN
- 9781843838647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.43
€ 45.99
€ 37.43
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
€ 16.99€ 15.02
€ 16.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. Two Frenchmen, an idea, and a blank piece of paper - that's how it started. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg are the creators of the multi-award-winning and much-loved musicals "Les Miserables", "Miss Saigon", "Martin Guerre", and "The Pirate Queen". "Les Mis" has been seen by over 50-million people. Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 full-colour & 35 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557837158
- ISBN
- 9781557837158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.31
€ 22.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069000
- ISBN
- 9780252069000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.53
€ 51.99
€ 45.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 692 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1197.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804702331
- ISBN
- 9780804702331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.12
€ 133.12
Hardback. The author captured in photographs James, Sean, Richey and Nicky in their most uncompromising, glam-fixated early years. This is a unique record of a band on a mission to reclaim rock and roll through literature, image and thrilling guitar pop. Num Pages: 192 pages, chiefly illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 207 x 18. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571312139
- ISBN
- 9780571312139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 6.75
€ 32.99
€ 6.75
Hardback. An assessment of Clark's work and his place in the history of the development of piano technique. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840461
- ISBN
- 9780810840461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.00
€ 129.00