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Hardback. A detailed and long-overdue study of Frank Bridge's music and its socio-cultural and aesthetic contexts Num Pages: 259 pages, 108 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270590
ISBN
9781783270590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Brick Tower Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883283933
ISBN
9781883283933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

Hardback. Offers a direct interpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's oeuvre and lasting mystique, audaciously reformulated for the postmodern age. This book explores themes of constancy, prodigy, freedom, and religion. It offers up bits of his own history, revealing his affinity for the creative geniuses of the eighteenth century. Translator(s): Mortimer, Armine Kotin. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252035463
ISBN
9780252035463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.75

Paperback. Focusing on one of the legendary trumpet players in jazz, this book examines Miles Davis' often overlook music of the mid-1960s. It spotlights Davis during an extraordinarily creative period when the artist struggled with personal and musical reinvention and emerged the leader of a new wave in contemporary music. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 b&w illus., 23 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219527
ISBN
9780253219527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Presents a study of key musical works of the twentieth century. Here, the author brings a range of social and cultural questions to bear on the analysis of two composers he saw as polar opposites, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky. Series: Continuum Impacts. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826499608
ISBN
9780826499608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835609005
ISBN
9780835609005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

Hardcover. 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 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908049926
ISBN
9781908049926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.23

Hardcover. Born in 1766, Franz Xaver Niemetschek came from a musical family, which gave him a deep appreciation and admiration for Mozart's genius. This book, based on documents, letters and other sources, conveys a picture of the social and especially courtly life that formed the background of Mozart's sheer magical talents as composer and virtuoso. Translator(s): Mautner, Helene. Num Pages: 77 pages, 6 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
English ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452315
ISBN
9781845452315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.03

Hardback. Explores how political pressures affected musical life on both sides of the iron curtain during the early years of the cold war. This study illuminates the pervasive political anxieties of the day through attention to artistic, music-theoretical, and propagandistic responses to the music of Hungary's renowned 20th-century composer, Bela Bartok. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 12 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVU; 3JJPG; AVGC6; AVH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249653
ISBN
9780520249653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.55
€ 62.16

Hardback. Supplies a complete, chronological bio-discography to all issued recordings (including compact disc) as well as unissued material including radio and television appearances, concerts, interviews, and privately-owned home recordings spanning the period 1942-1965. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 746 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1007.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
746
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830967
ISBN
9780810830967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.07

Paperback. Keith Jarrett is probably the most influential jazz pianist living today: his concerts have made him world famous. He was a child prodigy who had his first solo performance at the age of seven. In the Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306804786
ISBN
9780306804786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.21

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

€ 129.84

Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044088
ISBN
9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. A serious examination of the creation of the band's seminal work, Destroyer, the tour and the hit singles that sprang from it. Num Pages: 304 pages, Two 8-page inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617136184
ISBN
9781617136184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Hardback. examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845 46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more contrapuntal, more densely motivic, and engaged in processes of thematic transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 116. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285569
ISBN
9780520285569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.17
€ 48.94

Paperback. A biography of Herbie Mann's five decade career, from his beginnings in a tiny Brooklyn nightclub to appearances on international stages. Series: Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hal Leonard Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458419811
ISBN
9781458419811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.11

Hardcover. The internment diary of Austrian composer Hans Gal (1890-1987) with a biographical study of his life and career. Includes a CD of first recordings of three of his works from the period. Translator(s): Fox, Anthony; Fox-Gal, Eva. Num Pages: 244 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AVH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Toccata Press United Kingdom
Edition
Har/Com
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907689751
ISBN
9780907689751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. The Beatles, perhaps more than any act before or since, were a quintessential product of their time, and Jonathan Gould here blends cultural history, musical analysis and group biography to show the unique part they played in the shaping of post-war Britain and America. Num Pages: 672 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 44. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Piatkus
Edition
paperback / softback
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749929886
ISBN
9780749929886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99

Hardback. The composer's final decade sees a new outpouring of creativity. Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. Num Pages: 880 pages, 140, 50 black and white, 90 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1860. 1966-1976. Series: Selected Letters of Britten. 880 pages, 140, 50 black and white, 90 line drawing. Editor(s): Reed, Philip; Cooke, Mervyn. The composer's final decade sees a new outpouring of creativity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BJ. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 64. Weight: 1848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837251
ISBN
9781843837251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.54
€ 52.26

paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Apogee Books (US) Canada
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926837291
ISBN
9781926837291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.29

hardcover. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was the most influential composer for the organ in the 20th century. Using Messiaen's own analytical and aesthetic notes as a point of departure, this title offers commentary on the performance of Messiaen's 66 organ works. It provides background information on the composition and premiere of each piece. Num Pages: 428 pages, 7 b&w illus., 35 musical exx. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253353733
ISBN
9780253353733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.73

Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781846142338
ISBN
9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 14.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061759291
ISBN
9780061759291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 304 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495080760
ISBN
9781495080760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.26

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