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Hardback. This is the first biography of jazz clarinetist Kenny Davern. Drawing from Davern's many interviews and the recollections of his friends and family, Meyer tells the story of the man and his music and why both were unique and irreplaceable. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810876927
- ISBN
- 9780810876927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.34
€ 143.34
Paperback. When the avant-gardist John Cage died, he was already the subject of many interviews, memoirs and discussions of his contribution to music. This text includes a revisionist treatment of the way Cage himself has composed and been "composed" in America. Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Junkerman, Charles. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226660578
- ISBN
- 9780226660578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.64
€ 35.99
€ 27.64
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
Paperback. The description for this book, Thayer's Life of Beethoven, Part I, will be forthcoming. Editor(s): Forbes, Elliot. Num Pages: 656 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 208 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027173
- ISBN
- 9780691027173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84€ 46.53
€ 59.84
€ 46.53
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
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Plumbago Books and Arts United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956600752
- ISBN
- 9780956600752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.84
€ 21.99
€ 19.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574671964
- ISBN
- 9781574671964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.10
€ 56.10
Hardback. Separating fact from fiction, this book explores how the legendary violinist challenged the very notion of what it meant to be a musician. Num Pages: 304 pages, 29, 15 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white line drawings, 15 black and white, 1. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837565
- ISBN
- 9781843837565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVH; BJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897196
- ISBN
- 9788772897196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.77
€ 53.99
€ 38.77
Hardback. Investigating the later music of Franz Schubert, this book explores the rich terrain of his impromptus and last piano sonatas. It explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 319 pages, 3 figures, 71 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520225640
- ISBN
- 9780520225640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74€ 51.21
€ 66.74
€ 51.21
Hardback. Franz Liszt is most well-known for his compositions for piano and orchestra, but his influence is also strong in chamber music, choral music and orchestral transcriptions. This new collection of essays presents a scholarly overview of all the composer's work. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313306891
- ISBN
- 9780313306891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
hardcover. A biography of Mozart, it presents a study of Mozart's life and works. It aims to reach a better understanding of the composer by viewing him in the context of his times. It considers how his extraordinary experiences as a child prodigy coloured his approach to the world and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 672 pages, 15 music examples; 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780198165293
- ISBN
- 9780198165293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and White Photos throughout Plus 8-Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466. The Golden Years. 176 pages, Black and White Photos throughout Plus 8-Page Colour Insert. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; AVRL. Dimension: 239 x 178 x 10. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781458416544
- ISBN
- 9781458416544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.40
€ 39.40
Paperback. Slipknot are a notoriously controversial band who combine a talent for outrage with their music. Incredibly, their apparel of masks and boiler suits, which they refuse to remove, means that their fans still do not know what they look like. This title includes interviews and information on the mysterious nine masked men of the band. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091879334
- ISBN
- 9780091879334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.17
€ 20.99
€ 16.17
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Eulenburg London (Schott)
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783795766979
- ISBN
- 9783795766979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.87
€ 16.99
€ 14.87
Hardback. This work focuses on the work of the romantic composer Robert Schumann. Num Pages: 624 pages, frontispiece, halftones, music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195091809
- ISBN
- 9780195091809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.34
€ 69.34
Hardback. Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers-Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers-the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 784 pages, 57 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH; BGF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 50. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835702
- ISBN
- 9780810835702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.25
€ 236.25
Paperback. The first biography of the elusive musician who influenced an entire generation of country songwriters as his tragic life became the stuff of legend Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hachette Books United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306816048
- ISBN
- 9780306816048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.80
€ 23.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. Many musicians have enjoyed the solo and chamber music of Robert Valentine, especially that for flute or recorder, but few know anything of this composer's life and other music. This volume lists all of Valentine's known works, including original works, arrangements, and fragments. Series: MLA Index and Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 97 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 97
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914954460
- ISBN
- 9780914954460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.93
€ 73.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 390 pages, 250. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770412576
- ISBN
- 9781770412576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Paperback. Reassesses the legacy of one of America's best-loved composers at a pivotal moment. This collection of essays explores the stages of cultural change on which Aaron Copland's long life (1900 to 1990) unfolded. It critiques Copland's work in these shifting contexts. Editor(s): Oja, Carol J.; Tick, Judith. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 568 pages, 54 line art . 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124704
- ISBN
- 9780691124704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.20
€ 53.99
€ 38.20
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
Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397650
- ISBN
- 9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.31
€ 136.31