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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

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
€ 28.70

Hardcover. An examination of the ultimate power opera grants to singing: the reversal of death. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408062
ISBN
9781935408062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. 33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books cut to the heart of the music. Part '80s musical retrospective, part angry social document, Prince's 1987 classic stands as pop's last great double album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Continuum New York
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826415479
ISBN
9780826415479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 mono images;19 color images in 16 page color plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGP; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628922189
ISBN
9781628922189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. One of The Sunday Times' 100 biographies to love The incredible story of a boy from a council estate, and the school that made him 'Hugely entertaining and inspiring' The Sunday Times Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DST; 3JJPR; 3JM; AVGC9; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473629400
ISBN
9781473629400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AV; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489006
ISBN
9780801489006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544304
ISBN
9780714544304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

paperback. Michael Tenzer offers a study of Balinese gamelan music, focusing on the pre-eminent 20th-century genre, gamelan gong kebyar. He applies music theory and analysis to this non-Western orchestral genre to discuss composition and structure, as well as looking at the ethographic background. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 halftones, 70 music examples, 26 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; AVGE; AVGH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226792835
ISBN
9780226792835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 60.16

Paperback. Taking account of the research, to which Vivaldi himself has made important contributions - including the discovery in 1973 of an unknown set of violin sonatas - this book examines the life and works of this remarkable musician, in their Venetian, Italian, and international settings. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp black and white halftones, 32 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198164975
ISBN
9780198164975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Paperback. The Vivaldi Compendium represents the latest in Vivaldi research, drawing on the author's close involvement with Vivaldi and Venetian music over four decades. Num Pages: 270 pages, 34, 16 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings, 16 black and white, 1. BIC Classification: AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838197
ISBN
9781843838197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.83

paperback. The Minutemen have enjoyed something of a revival, due to a chapter in Michael Azerrad's book "Our Band Could Be Your Life", and a documentary film, "We Jam Econo", showcasing the band's legacy. This book sheds light on the band's remarkable music and on an album. It includes interviews with Mike Watt, the band's bass player, and with others. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Condition
New
SKU
9780826427878
ISBN
9780826427878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.29

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780306813689
ISBN
9780306813689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623567309
ISBN
9781623567309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

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

€ 43.02

Paperback. In The Symphony, renowned critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms, with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers. Num Pages: 704 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126655
ISBN
9780195126655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.68

Paperback. Treating issues of language, aesthetics, semiotics, and cognition, this book offers an evaluation and an original theory of the ways our cultural values have informed the metaphors we use to address music. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 colour plate, 7 halftones, 95 line drawings, 76 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273136
ISBN
9780226273136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.13

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Figures: 60,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165822
ISBN
9780231165822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ama Verlag
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003122
ISBN
9783932587481
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Michael Rosen's favourite silly songs - with acrobatic actions, rappy rhymes and an orchestra of annoying noises - includes a singalong CD of all piano accompaniments. Illustrator(s): Rayner, Shoo. Editor(s): Roberts, Sheena. Series: Songbooks. Num Pages: 80 pages, b/w line. BIC Classification: JNUM; YQB. Category: (EJ) Primary; (JC) Children's (6-12); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 200 x 10. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713659351
ISBN
9780713659351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 17.82

Hardcover. The Birth of an Opera offers illuminating insight into how operas are written and the personalities, incidents, and musical circumstances that have shaped their composition. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393060430
ISBN
9780393060430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.81

Sheet music. These 18 fun tunes for violin and piano are ideal for every party time and conjure up a variety of scenes to fire the young player's imagination. They are skilfully written for beginners, with the shapes of tunes reinforcing basic fingering patterns and with simple matters gently presented. Many of the pieces are suited to ABRSM's Prep Test. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ; AVRG; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 303 x 3. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music United Kingdom
Number of pages
12
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854728685
ISBN
9781854728685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.82

Hardback. A full account of the making, during1909-10, of Der Rosenkavalier, with emphasis on its derivation from a French operette of 1907, L'Ingenu libertin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270491
ISBN
9781783270491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.41

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