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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

€ 65.27
€ 51.06

Hardcover. Examines the impact of contemporary ideas about the psyche and neglected yet crucial artistic influences on the psychological dimension of Wagner's operas, especially Die Feen, Der fliegende Hollander, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, and the Ring. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 276 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464826
ISBN
9781580464826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career. Series: Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 halftone illustrations, 93 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195366921
ISBN
9780195366921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.70

Paperback. A word-for-word translation of Wagners epic masterwork with the full German text. Translator(s): Spencer, Stuart. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500281949
ISBN
9780500281949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. H.F. Garten's fascinating study into the role of dramaturgy in the works of Wagner. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. .
Publisher
Overture Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714543772
ISBN
9780714543772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 302 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verlag fur moderne Kunst Nurnberg
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869844572
ISBN
9783869844572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.70

Paperback. For over a century the Wagners have presided over the Bayreuth Festival. Drawing on extensive interviews with members of the family and on both archive and recent material, this work presents a portrait of the Wagners and their circle; a story which presents a mirror of Germany's rise, fall and resurrection. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207909
ISBN
9780571207909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Hardback. Presents a different view of Richard Wagner based on research that does not shy away from some truths about this controversial composer. This book tells what Wagner did, said, and wrote. It suggests that an estimation of Wagner does not lie in an all too easy condemnation of his many provocative actions and ideas. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 table, 31 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254534
ISBN
9780520254534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 46.48

Hardback. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, 11 illus. 6 figs. 17 music exs. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634869
ISBN
9780691634869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, 11 illus. 6 figs. 17 music exs. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606026
ISBN
9780691606026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.91

Hardcover. Variations on a Theme. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. 370 pages, 18, 18 black and white. The first account of how Wagner's last years and his death in Venice have been mythologized in novels and other works of the creative imagination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 35. Weight: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464109
ISBN
9781580464109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.28

Paperback. Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. This title places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and offers a comprehensive study of the close links between Wagner and the philosophers - from the pre-Marxist socialists to Feuerbach and Schopenhauer. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AVH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140295191
ISBN
9780140295191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221636
ISBN
9780253221636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. Simon Callow plunges headlong into Wagner's world to discover what it was like to be Wagner, and to be around one of music's most influential figures. The perfect introduction to the Master. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. Includes newspaper cutting of review of the book in The Times
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0007672
ISBN
9780008105693
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical creativity. This title offers a journey that spans the snows of Ontario to the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962169
ISBN
9780241962169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863358006
ISBN
9783863358006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, 62 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 10. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9783863355425
ISBN
9783863355425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Imperfect Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981484655
ISBN
9780981484655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACN; AK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Imperfect Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981484600
ISBN
9780981484600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACN; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804834827
ISBN
9780804834827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFJ; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
North Light Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440340499
ISBN
9781440340499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. The beauty and essence of Japanese design through 300 objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 271 x 208 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714866963
ISBN
9780714866963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.14
€ 50.35

hardcover. Num Pages: 252 pages, 200 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 288 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Mer/Paper Kunsthalle
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789076979915
ISBN
9789076979915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.85

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349949854
ISBN
9781349949854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.29

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