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Introducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.
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Paperback. Takes you on an ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s. Written by a musical insider and from the perspective of salsa musicians, this study offers detailed accounts of these musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures. It addresses a range of issues, musical and social. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line art, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133161
- ISBN
- 9781592133161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. Traces the changing sounds of race across some of the best-known rap songs of the past thirty-five years, combining song-level analysis with historical contextualization to show how these representations of identity depend on specific artistic decisions, such as those related to how producers make beats. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 tables, 5 examples, 27 figures. BIC Classification: AVGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283992
- ISBN
- 9780520283992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Straus, Joseph; Lerner, Neil. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415979078
- ISBN
- 9780415979078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.33
€ 74.33
Paperback. Examines the role of sound and audio in the development of media theory and practice, including technologies and performance art events, with particular emphasis on sound, embodiment, art, and technological interactions. This book takes an historical approach, focusing on technologies that became available in the mid-twentieth century-electronics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AB; AV; JFD; TTA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368. Immersion and Embodiment in the Arts and Culture. 262 pages, illustrations. Examines the role of sound and audio in the development of media theory and practice, including technologies and performance art events, with particular emphasis on sound, embodiment, art, and technological interactions. This book takes an historical approach, focusing on technologies that became available in the mid-twentieth century-electronics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AB; AV; JFD; TTA. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258990
- ISBN
- 9780520258990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. This individual studies ask what specific sonorous qualities are capable of being registered by different modern media, and how sonic transpositions and transferences across media affect the ways in which human subjects attend to modern soundscapes. Editor(s): Murphet, Julian; Groth, Helen; Hone, Penelope. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474416368
- ISBN
- 9781474416368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.72
€ 106.47
€ 102.72
Paperback. Demonstrating the transformative power of sound in film Editor(s): Kalinak, Kathryn. Series: Behind the Silver Screen. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFX; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534059
- ISBN
- 9781784534059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Hardback. Appearing here in English for the first time, Michel Chion's Sound addresses the philosophical questions that inform our encounters with sound, stimulating our thinking about being open to new sounds and to explore the links between language, technology, culture, and hearing. Translator(s): Steintrager, James A. Num Pages: 309 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360223
- ISBN
- 9780822360223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.81
€ 115.81
Paperback. Appearing here in English for the first time, Michel Chion's Sound addresses the philosophical questions that inform our encounters with sound, stimulating our thinking about being open to new sounds and to explore the links between language, technology, culture, and hearing. Translator(s): Steintrager, James A. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360391
- ISBN
- 9780822360391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.59
€ 31.99
€ 28.59
Paperback. Addressing the little-known theoretical and artistic experimentation with sound in Soviet cinema, changing practices of voice delivery and translation, and issues of aesthetic ideology and music theory, this book explores the cultural and historical factors that influenced the use of voice, music, and sound on Soviet and post-Soviet screens. Editor(s): Kaganovsky, Lilya; Salazkina, Masha. Num Pages: 314 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011046
- ISBN
- 9780253011046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardback. Addressing the little-known theoretical and artistic experimentation with sound in Soviet cinema, changing practices of voice delivery and translation, and issues of aesthetic ideology and music theory, this book explores the cultural and historical factors that influenced the use of voice, music, and sound on Soviet and post-Soviet screens. Editor(s): Kaganovsky, Lilya; Salazkina, Masha. Num Pages: 314 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253010957
- ISBN
- 9780253010957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 49 b/w & 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: AVC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625684
- ISBN
- 9783837625684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Sound Unseen explores the phenomenon of acousmatic sound - a sound that one hears without seeing its source-and presents a powerful argument for the central yet overlooked role of acousmatic sound in music aesthetics, sound studies, literature, philosophy and the history of the senses. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190632212
- ISBN
- 9780190632212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.74
€ 51.74
Paperback. Setting out to broaden the previous field of research on sound, this book promises to renew the debate over the importance of sound to cinema, from a theoretical as well as an historical perspective. Editor(s): Altman, Rick. Series: AFI Film Readers. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415904575
- ISBN
- 9780415904575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.98
€ 49.98
Paperback. Representational technologies including photography, phonography, and the cinema have helped define modernity itself. This text seeks to examine these technologies, arguing that they allow us to track the relations between capital, science, and cultural practice. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: ANH; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115179
- ISBN
- 9780231115179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. Discusses about the place of music in the Iraq War and in contemporary American military culture in general. This book describes how American soldiers hear, share, use, and produce music both on and off duty. It studies the role of music from recruitment campaigns and basic training to its use 'in country' before and during missions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; AVG; HBWS5; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220875
- ISBN
- 9780253220875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.92
€ 23.99
€ 21.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 39 colour tables, 1 colour illustrations, 513 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: AVX; TTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731010
- ISBN
- 9780415731010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.17
€ 106.17
Paperback. The story of one musician's journey to discover how music can be used as a political tool, for good and bad. Series: Left Book Club. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399300
- ISBN
- 9780745399300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive introduction to the underlying principles and practical techniques applied to both commercial and research sound synthesizers. This book covers the technology and techniques in music production and sound design enabling the reader to get to grips with the shape of computer technology and music composition. Num Pages: 584 pages, Approx. 240 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRS; AVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 192 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780240521053
- ISBN
- 9780240521053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.85
€ 173.85
Paperback. For anyone with a modicum of electronics skills who wants to build an inexpensive sound studio from scratch. Num Pages: 298 pages, 240 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070213821
- ISBN
- 9780070213821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Paperback. Discussing how music possesses expressive properties, this title incorporates the text of "The Corded Shell", answering various criticisms. Series: The Arts & Their Philosophies S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877226772
- ISBN
- 9780877226772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.23
€ 38.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. Provides the information and description of acoustical and other technological issues specific to churches. This book offers coverage ranging from building design and understanding the purpose and use of the sound system to the technical aspects of the acoustic equipment and sound specification and types. Num Pages: 316 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780240813394
- ISBN
- 9780240813394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.90
€ 63.90
Paperback. Gives an account of the production of a mbaqanga album in a recording studio in Johannesburg. This work analyzes how the politics surrounding Zulu ethnic nationalism impacted mbaqanga artists' decisions of the studio. It explores how the global consumption of Afropop and African images fed back into mbaqanga during the recording process. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 illus., incl. 9 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822330141
- ISBN
- 9780822330141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516572
- ISBN
- 9780147516572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.31
€ 19.99
€ 17.31
Book. Series: SOUND INNOVATIONS. Student Violin. . BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 301 x 229 x 5. Weight: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Edition
- Pap/Com/Dv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739067888
- ISBN
- 9780739067888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.98
€ 16.99
€ 15.98