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Paperback. In this penetrating study, Russell Stinson considers how four of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century-Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Johannes Brahms-responded to the model of Bach's organ music. His book represents a major step forward in the literature on the so-called Bach revival. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones, 53 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4; AVH; AVRG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199747030
- ISBN
- 9780199747030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.16
€ 56.16
Paperback. The inspiring and life-enhancing memoir of the nineteen-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer who was the subject of two highly-praised Channel 4 documentaries: A Boy Called Alex in 2008 and A Passion for Life in 2009. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340978535
- ISBN
- 9780340978535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810884182
- ISBN
- 9780810884182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.54
€ 125.54
Paperback. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344. The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. Series: Stories Behind Every Song S. 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carlton Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847323392
- ISBN
- 9781847323392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, Two Black and White and Colour Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681. An Illuminated Man. 300 pages, Two Black and White and Colour Photo Inserts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG; AVH. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617803437
- ISBN
- 9781617803437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Hardcover. Hot new boy band JLS welcome you to their world Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 b/w, 25 col illus. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 926. Clean copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0201444
- ISBN
- 9780007328635
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 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. 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
Hardback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138913042
- ISBN
- 9781138913042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.99
€ 172.99
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
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€ 38.52
€ 49.99
€ 38.52
Paperback. In Ravel: A Listener's Guide, Victor Lederer surveys and explores this master's refined and utterly distinctive oeuvre. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674774
- ISBN
- 9781574674774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.76
€ 32.76
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
€ 81.55€ 62.16
€ 81.55
€ 62.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schott
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783795744656
- ISBN
- 9783795744656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.77
€ 20.99
€ 18.77
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€ 36.40
€ 50.99
€ 36.40
Paperback. The definitive look at one of the seventies' foremost punk bands: how they almost (but not quite) found fame. Series: Exploded Views. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 157.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Coach House Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452844
- ISBN
- 9781552452844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.20
€ 15.99
€ 14.20
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€ 42.44
€ 51.99
€ 42.44
Hardcover. Series: Danish Humanist Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 301 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; AVGC6; AVH; DNF; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891798
- ISBN
- 9788772891798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.79€ 57.01
€ 74.79
€ 57.01
Paperback. Traces the life, influences on fellow musicians, and struggles of a pioneer among American composers who turned to the island of Bali for inspiration. Presenting an unconventional life, this title is designed for scholars, musicians or those interested in 20th century American or Balinese music. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071805
- ISBN
- 9780252071805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Taking us into a composer's workshop, this title reevaluates what we call 'twentieth-century music' - a term used to refer to modern or contemporary music that represents a radical break from the tonal tradition, or 'common practice', of the preceding three centuries. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 202 pages, 149 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205185
- ISBN
- 9780520205185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.62
€ 35.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. In this third edition of the classic Verdi, renowned authority Julian Budden offers a comprehensive overview of Verdi the man and the artist, tracing his ascent from humble beginnings to the status of a cultural patriarch of the new Italy. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 halftones, 99 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190273989
- ISBN
- 9780190273989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.02
€ 45.99
€ 32.02
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. A vibrant biography of one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers, the America that made him, and the America he made. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345841
- ISBN
- 9780393345841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.90
€ 18.99
€ 16.90
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