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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€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
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€ 33.84
€ 42.99
€ 33.84
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
€ 113.93€ 94.89
€ 113.93
€ 94.89
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€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
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€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
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
€ 37.99€ 30.01
€ 37.99
€ 30.01
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
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
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€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 74
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029818
- ISBN
- 9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03€ 44.14
€ 51.03
€ 44.14
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€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
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€ 38.52
€ 48.99
€ 38.52
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
€ 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
€ 26.99€ 23.38
€ 26.99
€ 23.38
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
€ 4.99
Paperback. Burney's most famous work, based on research during two European tours, providing valuable insight into musical tastes of the time. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 610 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 209 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781108016407
- ISBN
- 9781108016407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Hardback. A challenging book which questions how much is really known about the way medieval music sounded. Series Editor(s): Butt, John; Dreyfus, Laurence. Series: Musical Performance and Reception. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 b/w illus. 5 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521818704
- ISBN
- 9780521818704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.95
€ 142.95
paperback. The first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. Editor(s): Christensen, Thomas. Series: The Cambridge History of Music. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 1024
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521686983
- ISBN
- 9780521686983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.54
€ 73.54
Paperback. A study of Mozart's Don Giovanni, one of the best known and most often performed opears of the last 200 years. Series Editor(s): Wagner, Richard. Series: Cambridge Opera Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, music, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521296632
- ISBN
- 9780521296632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.51
€ 28.51
Paperback. This book is a collection of essays on various aspects of the life and work of Brahms. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521088367
- ISBN
- 9780521088367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardcover. In early 1964, Harry Benson got a call from the photo editor of London newspaper "The Daily Express". He was going with The Beatles to Paris to document French Beatlemania. Including hundreds of photographs, this title features an introductory essay by Benson as well as quotes and newspaper clippings from the period. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 380 x 277 x 35. Weight in Grams: 3318. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear and with sticker to spine and front. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taschen America Llc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0014197
- ISBN
- 9783836533225
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00