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Hardcover. From our first social bonding as infants to the funeral rites that mark our passing, music plays an important role in our lives, bringing us closer to one another. This title investigates this role, examining the features of human perception that enable music's uncanny ability to provoke, despite its myriad forms across continents. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226333281
- ISBN
- 9780226333281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.68
€ 92.06
€ 75.68
Paperback. There is a well-developed vocabulary for discussing classical music, but when it comes to popular music, how do we analyze its effects and its meaning? This text demonstrates how listeners form opinions about popular songs, and how they come to attribute a rich variety of meaning to them. Num Pages: 275 pages, 24 music examples, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390. 275 pages, Illustrations. There is a well-developed vocabulary for discussing classical music, but when it comes to popular music, how do we analyze its effects and its meaning? This text demonstrates how listeners form opinions about popular songs, and how they come to attribute a rich variety of meaning to them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Calif. Pbk
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520225411
- ISBN
- 9780520225411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.53
€ 35.99
€ 25.53
Paperback. What is tragedy? This work argues that it is, at once, art and science an absorbing art and precisely observed empirical inquiry into human psychology, whose subject matter is the dilemma of manhood under democracy. The author expands discussion of the Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190422
- ISBN
- 9781845190422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Hardback. A collection of essays that address the ways that writers, musicians, philosophers, politicians, critics, and scholars speak of music from varying standpoints and in varying ways. An introduction to the volume identifies common themes and issues. Editor(s): Chapin, Keith. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823251384
- ISBN
- 9780823251384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.62
€ 111.62
Paperback. Based on tested methods used by the author during many years of teaching, this book takes a step-by-step approach to the fundamentals of music theory and basic composition, engaging students through a combination of explanation and interaction. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 276 x 11. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780077407148
- ISBN
- 9780077407148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.26
€ 192.26
Hardback. Music, as any fine art, expresses human values, not merely musical values. In More than Meets the Ear, Gilbert R. Fischer shows what the ways are, through the work of particular composers in particular pieces, and how theoretical dogmas prevent meaningful expression. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 39. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817512
- ISBN
- 9780761817512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.34
€ 165.34
Paperback. Two popular collecting categories for sheet music are presented-music of the Broadway stage and silent screen movies. Over 560 full color photographs of sheet music covers accompany the informative text. Arranged alphabetically by cover personality, each section becomes a compendium of the major stars before and after the sound revolution in 1929. Num Pages: 188 pages, 561 color photos. BIC Classification: AVA; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764305528
- ISBN
- 9780764305528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.29
€ 36.99
€ 30.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783643903020
- ISBN
- 9783643903020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.26
€ 51.99
€ 43.26
Paperback. Why does music have such an effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most intangible of all forms of art. Anthony Storr believes that music today is a significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before, and in this book he explores why this should be so. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006861867
- ISBN
- 9780006861867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Translator(s): Biebuyck, B. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730066
- ISBN
- 9780226730066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.14
€ 54.99
€ 42.14
paperback. Bringing together reception history, music analysis and criticism, the history of music theory, and the philosophy of music, this book explores the nature and persistence of Beethoven's heroic style. It is of interest to those interested in canon formation in the arts and in music as a cultural, ethical, and emotional force. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691050584
- ISBN
- 9780691050584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.90
€ 51.90
Paperback. Tells the story of the remarkable life and career of John A. Lomax, pioneering American folklorist, canny businessman, influential educator, and patriarch of an extended family of artists, performers, and scholars. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780252069710
- ISBN
- 9780252069710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 53.93
€ 55.24
€ 53.93
Paperback. What is music, and what does it mean to humans? How do we process it, and how do we create it? Musician Leo Samama discusses these and many other questions while shaping a vibrant picture of music's importance in human lives both past and present. Num Pages: 242 pages, 0 black and white; 24 full color. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089649799
- ISBN
- 9789089649799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.66
€ 33.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. New and distinctive approaches to five central topics in musical aesthetics are provided in this outstanding book. The topics are: understanding, representation, expression, performance and profundity. Num Pages: 192 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609024
- ISBN
- 9780748609024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.49
€ 50.49
hardcover. A theory is outlined which distinguishes between the meanings of a music and some culture-insensitive element that interacts with context to produce the effect cultural relativists and postmodern ethnomusicologist cannot adequately explicate through their notion of an insider-outsider dichotomy. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index, chronology, footnotes. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841222
- ISBN
- 9780810841222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.19
€ 75.19
Paperback. Deciphers sounds and silences buried within the ghostly horrors of Arthur Machen, Shirley Jackson, Charles Dickens, M R James and Edgar Allen Poe, Dutch genre painting from Rembrandt to Vermeer, artists as diverse as Francis Bacon and Juan Munoz, and the writing of many modernist authors including Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360. The Mediumship of the Listener. 272 pages. Deciphers sounds and silences buried within the ghostly horrors of Arthur Machen, Shirley Jackson, Charles Dickens, M R James and Edgar Allen Poe, Dutch genre painting from Rembrandt to Vermeer, artists as diverse as Francis Bacon and Juan Munoz, and the writing of many modernist authors including Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441155870
- ISBN
- 9781441155870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.20
€ 32.20
Paperback. A collection of essays that illustrates the ways in which music - as a cultural practice, a commercial product, and an aesthetic form - has become enmeshed in debates about human rights, international law, and struggles for social justice. Editor(s): Weintraub, Andrew N.; Yung, Bell. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076626
- ISBN
- 9780252076626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. The last twenty years or so have seen a surge of interest in the philosophy of music. However there is comparatively little philosophical literature devoted specifically to songs, singing and vocal music in general. Series: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 6. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118524671
- ISBN
- 9781118524671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601922
- ISBN
- 9780691601922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.25
€ 44.25
Paperback. A companion to his The Symphony: A Listener's Guide , Steinberg's new book covers the orchestral concerto repertoire from Bach to the present and featuring all instruments. Num Pages: 528 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVGC; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139310
- ISBN
- 9780195139310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.09
€ 38.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Number of pages
- 39
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423458876
- ISBN
- 9781423458876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.04
€ 16.99
€ 15.04
Hardback. Examines what the role of the listener is, and has been, through the centuries. The author explains his love of musical arrangement (since arrangements allow him to listen to someone listening to music), and wonders whether it is possible in other ways to convey to others how we ourselves listen to music. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227990
- ISBN
- 9780823227990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.45
€ 105.45
Hardback. Musical understanding has evolved dramatically, principally through an appreciation of musical meaning in its social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions. This book examines the open and active circle between the values and valuations placed on music by individuals and societies, and the discovery, through music, of what and how to value. Editor(s): Chapin, Keith. Num Pages: 226 pages, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230099
- ISBN
- 9780823230099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.43
€ 101.43
Paperback. When we think of composers like Mozart or Beethoven, we usually envision an isolated artist separate from the orchestra. For most of Japan's musical history, however, no such role existed - composition and performance were deeply intertwined. This book offers fresh insights not just into Japanese music but Japanese modernity at large. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVA; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226085357
- ISBN
- 9780226085357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.63
€ 36.99
€ 28.63