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Paperback. In this remarkable history of one of the most popular symphonic works of the modern period, Esteban Buch traces the complex and contradictory uses - and abuses - of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony since its premiere in 1824. Translator(s): Miller, Richard, QC. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078243
ISBN
9780226078243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. This work takes us back to the primal scene of the 1960s and asks: what happened when young people got high and listened to rock as if it really mattered - as if it offered meaning and sustenance, not just escape and entertainment? Num Pages: 210 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075624
ISBN
9780226075624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.66

Hardcover. Editor(s): Giger, Andreas. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 368 x 267. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226074511
ISBN
9780226074511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 296.87
€ 238.62

Paperback. This text provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. It examines topics such as role of melody in generating rhythm. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226055114
ISBN
9780226055114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044958
ISBN
9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.12

Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044941
ISBN
9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.20
€ 92.29

Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044088
ISBN
9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. Confronting a topic that has sparked considerable debate in recent years: how do musicians and music scholars "discipline" music in their efforts to confer order and meaning on it? This collection of essays addresses this issue by formulating questions about music's canons. Editor(s): Bergeron, Katherine; Bohlman, Philip V. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 halftone, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043708
ISBN
9780226043708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. This text traces popular music back to its roots in jazz, blues, and country through the rise of rock 'n' roll and the emergence of heavy metal, punk, and rap. The author argues that despite the balance of these origins, something has gone seriously wrong with the sound and sensibility of music. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVGL; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039596
ISBN
9780226039596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Relating the blues to American social and literary history and to Afro-American expressive culture, Baker offers the basis for a broader study of American culture at its vernacular level. He shows how the "blues voice" and its economic undertones are both central to the American narrative and characteristic of the Afro-American way of telling it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2ABM; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035383
ISBN
9780226035383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.35

Paperback. The history of Haiti has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords, but there has also been a history of resistance and sometimes triumph. This study aims to show that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been a important element in the power struggle. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Paper edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032924
ISBN
9780226032924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This volume explores this notion and the role of music in identity Editor(s): Applegate, Celia; Potter, Pamela M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; HBJD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021317
ISBN
9780226021317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. This work offers not only important statements by composers and critics, but also musical speculations by poets, novelists, philosophers, and others - all of which combine with Daniel Albright's commentary to place modernist music in the context of a broader intellectual history. Num Pages: 440 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: AV; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226012674
ISBN
9780226012674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Mitsui, Toru. Num Pages: 270 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVA; AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138961500
ISBN
9781138961500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.63

Hardback. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 41 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195388756
ISBN
9780195388756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.94

Hardback. This volume investigates the evolutionary origins of our musical abilities, the nature of music, and the earliest archaeological evidence for musical activities amongst our ancestors. It seeks to understand the relationship between our musical capabilities and the development of our social, emotional, and communicative abilities as a species. Num Pages: 464 pages, 26 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; HDDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 842. Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name to FFEP. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0014730
ISBN
9780199234080
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 145.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793548798
ISBN
9780793548798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.11

Hardcover. Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW with minor shelf wear. Light foxing to page edges but remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0014428
ISBN
9780701163235
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The 1869 English translation of the first full-length biography of the celebrated composer, incorporating reminiscences of his contemporaries. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108077972
ISBN
9781108077972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.34

Hardback. Through analysis, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the legacy of the leitmotif, from Wagner's Ring cycle to present-day Hollywood film music. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 tables 176 music examples. BIC Classification: APF; AVA; AVGC5; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107098398
ISBN
9781107098398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.77

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