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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… 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. Offers a perspective on American film by tying the growth of spectatorship to the historical transformation of the public sphere. Focusing on silent films, this text examines how the spectator concept evolved, integrating ethnically, socially and sexually differentiated audiences. Num Pages: 390 pages, 57 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058316
ISBN
9780674058316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.18

Num Pages: 224 pages, 600+ step-by-step color photos. BIC Classification: AFKC; WD; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887405907
ISBN
9780887405907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.54

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347224
ISBN
9780822347224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822341659
ISBN
9780822341659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. In this new interpretation of the music of J.S. Bach, we gain a striking picture of the composer as a unique critic of his age. By reading Bach's music 'against the grain' of contemporaries such as Vivaldi and Telemann, Dreyfus explains how Bach's approach to musical invention in a variety of genres. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 5 line illustrations, 73 musical examples, 15 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013568
ISBN
9780674013568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480361867
ISBN
9781480361867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Vincent, Charles. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: AVQS; AVRG. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 304 x 226 x 5. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617804960
ISBN
9781617804960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443893
ISBN
9780801443893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Dirst, Matthew. Series: Bach Perspectives. Num Pages: 135 pages, 7 black and white photographs, 19 music examples, 1 table. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040191
ISBN
9780252040191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardback. A variety of viewpoints on Bach's oratorios, from contemporary repertory to analysis and theology Editor(s): Melamed, Daniel R. Series: Bach Perspectives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 17 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035845
ISBN
9780252035845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Hardcover. Presents current analytic views by established scholars of the traditional tonal repertoire, with essays on works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms. Editor(s): Beach, David; Goldenberg, Yosef. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 294 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 246 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465151
ISBN
9781580465151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.28

Sheet music. Demonstrating the range and popularity of Bach piano transcriptions during the early twentieth century, this collection contains exuberant fantasias and fugues, gentle transcriptions from instrumental works, and popular chorales. Includes introductory notes by the celebrated pianist and broadcaster David Owen Norris. Editor(s): Aston, Michael; Norris, David Owen. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 313 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193392618
ISBN
9780193392618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Johann Sebastian Bach's the "St Matthew Passion" stands as a singular expression of religious sensibility. Highlighting the inspiration Bach drew from opera, this book illuminates the hybrid forms that comprise the work, thereby clarifying many of the composer's dramatic strategies. Series: Magnum Opus. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVGD; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 166. A Closer Look. Series: Magnum Opus. 144 pages. Johann Sebastian Bach's the "St Matthew Passion" stands as a singular expression of religious sensibility. Highlighting the inspiration Bach drew from opera, this book illuminates the hybrid forms that comprise the work, thereby clarifying many of the composer's dramatic strategies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVGD; AVH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Continuum
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429407
ISBN
9780826429407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.07

Paperback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 95 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175753
ISBN
9780231175753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 95 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175746
ISBN
9780231175746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 90.18

Book. Extensive analyses of the most beloved of Bachs works Num Pages: 280 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218964
ISBN
9780253218964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. Presents musical case studies of Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven with a survey of philosophical, theological, and literary trends that influenced the artists during the period. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 44 music examples. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257979
ISBN
9780520257979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217209
ISBN
9780300217209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. "Follows the development of sound as an artistic medium and illustrates how sound is put to use within modes of composition, installation, and performance"-- Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 bw images. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628923520
ISBN
9781628923520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.09

Hardcover. On July 14, 1789, a crowd of angry French citizens en route to Bastille broke into the Paris Opera and helped themselves to any sturdy weapons they could find. This title tells the story of how this legendary opera house, despite being a lightning rod for charges of tyranny and waste, weathered the dramatic political upheaval in European history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 colour plates, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; AVGC9; HBJD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401959
ISBN
9780226401959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 49.67

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