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Paperback. Luigi Russolo (1885-1947) - painter, composer, builder of musical instruments, and first-hour member of the Italian Futurist movement - was a crucial figure in the evolution of twentieth-century aesthetics. This title emphasizes the futurist's interest in the occult, showing it to be a leitmotif for his life and a foundation for his art of noises. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult. 296 pages, illustrations. Luigi Russolo (1885-1947) - painter, composer, builder of musical instruments, and first-hour member of the Italian Futurist movement - was a crucial figure in the evolution of twentieth-century aesthetics. This title emphasizes the futurist's interest in the occult, showing it to be a leitmotif for his life and a foundation for his art of noises. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AVH. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270640
- ISBN
- 9780520270640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. A biography of Ignaz Friedman that offers the reader the behind and the between of the life and career of this extraordinary pianist. It examines Friedman's life as a cultured Jewish musician in Poland; his studies in Leipzig and Vienna; his relationship with Manya Friedman; and, his performing career, teaching, and retirement in Australia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 b&w illus., 10 music exx. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253353108
- ISBN
- 9780253353108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.83
€ 69.83
Hardback. Vividly describes the life of jazz musician Johnny Blowers and the atmosphere of America during the time when the big band sound reigned supreme. Includes photos and a discography. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGF; AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831629
- ISBN
- 9780810831629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.43
€ 115.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 b&w illus., 31 music exx. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVC; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021991
- ISBN
- 9780253021991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869707
- ISBN
- 9780810869707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; AVGC2; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132136
- ISBN
- 9780226132136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.10
€ 49.99
€ 39.10
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
€ 154.81
€ 154.81
Hardback. Presents a volume of 453 letters written by and to composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). This book provides insight into one of the most paradoxical careers in American music history. It offers a view on Ives's personality and his creative process. It includes correspondence with musicians and critics such as John Cage, Aaron Copland, and others. Editor(s): Owens, Tom C. Num Pages: 410 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246065
- ISBN
- 9780520246065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.62€ 63.14
€ 81.62
€ 63.14
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. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Research Institute
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368235
- ISBN
- 9780892368235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.95
€ 50.99
€ 36.95
Paperback. Features eight insightful essays on the piano repertoire; each chapter focuses on a single composer: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, and Mendelssohn. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674521
- ISBN
- 9781574674521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Hardback. Articles, tributes and reminiscences of composer, pianist and author Peter Dickinson are here brought together for the first time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271061
- ISBN
- 9781783271061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.10
€ 51.99
€ 43.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 450 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507714
- ISBN
- 9788763507714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69€ 49.55
€ 64.69
€ 49.55
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 49 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252040108
- ISBN
- 9780252040108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardback. The first scholarly study of John Lewis and the Third Stream music of the Modern Jazz Quartet Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 tables, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472073207
- ISBN
- 9780472073207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.66
€ 111.66
paperback. In this title, Walter Frisch provides a sensitive, analytical commentary on Braham's four symphonies as well as a consideration of their place within his oeuvre, within the symphonic repertory of his day, and within the broader musical culture of 19th-century Germany and Austria. Series: Yale Music Masterworks. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099652
- ISBN
- 9780300099652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.97
€ 23.99
€ 17.97
Paperback. Translator(s): Mendel, Arthur; Broder, Nathan. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVH. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195007329
- ISBN
- 9780195007329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.95
€ 28.95
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€ 31.34
€ 34.99
€ 31.34
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
Hardback. Includes a catalog of each artist's work, a discography of Beach's music, photographs of sculptures, and numerous musical examples. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 321 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; AFK; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810819160
- ISBN
- 9780810819160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.07
€ 153.07
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. This text explores the influences of musicians, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal. Once musical partners, they both went on to have their own careers. Cooder was influenced by rag-time blues, while Mahal was swayed by Afro-Caribbean music, both to create an emotional centre of the musical experience. Series: American Folk Music and Musicians Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838185
- ISBN
- 9780810838185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.86
€ 151.86
Paperback. The contradictions between Wagner's antipathy toward the amorphous entity "The Jews" and his genuine friendships with individual Jews, are the subject of this book. Drawing on sources, including his autobiography and the diaries of his second wife, this book places Wagner's anti - Semitism in perspective with his life and work. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786423705
- ISBN
- 9780786423705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97