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Hardback. Covers the San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 30 musical examples, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268913
ISBN
9780520268913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616. Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247116
ISBN
9780520247116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine and front cover. Lightly sunned spine, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1930
Publisher
RCA Victor Co., Educational Dept
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007913
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? This title details the array of stylistic devices and techniques used to represent or convey sentiment. It traces the use of radically changing intensities in the Romantic works of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, music examples throughout. BIC Classification: AVC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300178036
ISBN
9780300178036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Focuses on Benjamin Britten, one of the great British composers. Addressing urgent questions of how an artist's sexual, cultural, and personal identity feeds into specific musical texts, this title examines most of Britten's operas as well as his role in the British cultural establishment of the mid-twentieth century. Editor(s): Haggerty, George E. Num Pages: 295 pages, 15 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246102
ISBN
9780520246102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. CORK The aim of this book is to present a detailed account of music in Cork's civic life from the eighteenth century to 1900 and to examine the contexts in which it flourished. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; AVG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781782052203
ISBN
9781782052203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. 432 pages, 30, 30 line drawing. The book offers unprecedented access to primary sources that have been unavailable in English, or which lay unknown on archival shelves. Music and Soviet Power offers cultural history told through documents - both colourful and representative - with an extensive commentary and annotation throughout. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; AV. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 33. Weight: 896.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837039
ISBN
9781843837039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.69

Hardcover. Editor(s): Berger, Karol; Newcomb, Anthony. Series: Harvard Publications in Music. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 halftones, 28 line drawings & 54 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University, Department of Music,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780964031722
ISBN
9780964031722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. In May 1968, France teetered on the brink of revolution as a series of student protests spiraled into general strike. This title examines the social, political, and cultural effects of May '68 on a variety of music in France, from the initial shock of 1968 through the 'long' 1970s and the election of Mitterrand and the socialists in 1981. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 10 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268975
ISBN
9780520268975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.31

Hardback. Deals with classical issues in the philosophy of music, including metaphysics and ontology. This book argues that music is not a hieroglyph, nor a language or sign system. It argues that music is 'ineffable', because it cannot be pinned down, and has a capacity to engender limitless resonance in several domains. Translator(s): Abbate, Carolyn. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090474
ISBN
9780691090474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.46

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

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Hardcover. A radical re-assessment of the post-modern study of music Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 music exx. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253357038
ISBN
9780253357038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

paperback. Representing a broad range of academic disciplines and geographic regions, this work examines how the imagination of race has influenced musical production, reception, and scholarly analysis. It reviews the history of race in European and American, non-Western and global music. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 720 pages, 36 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; JFCX; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226702001
ISBN
9780226702001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. The music, religion, and relationships of the exceptional Wesley family Editor(s): Temperley, Nicholas; Banfield, Stephen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 black and white photographs, 47 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRCC95. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077678
ISBN
9780252077678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardback. The music, religion, and relationships of the exceptional Wesley family Editor(s): Temperley, Nicholas; Banfield, Stephen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 black and white photographs, 47 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035814
ISBN
9780252035814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

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

€ 50.87
€ 43.98

Hardback. Exploring the ideas of consensus, resistance and rupture, this book contributes an important and nuanced reflection to the current debate on modernism in music. Series: Music in Society and Culture. Num Pages: 269 pages, 37, 4 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings, 4 black and white, 33. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; 3JJG; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838104
ISBN
9781843838104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.62

Paperback. Voice and piano. Commissioning organisation: Words and Music by Robert Sayers. 4 p. 32 cm. 4 page song sheet. Good dulled and previously folded copy. Scores bright and clean. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
People's Songs
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1938
SKU
KEX0101732
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 90.73
€ 4.99

paperback. This book offers a groundbreaking account of how music interacts with young people's everyday lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623815
ISBN
9780748623815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.15

Hardcover. Previous owner's signature on ffep
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Columbia University, New York New Jersey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KNH0008698
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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