×


 x 

Shopping cart

Music: styles & genres

Results 1345 - 1368 of 2567

Music: styles & genres

Hardback. This book will be of interest to scholars of Anglophone literary modernism and to musicologists interested in how music was given new literary and cultural meaning during that complex interdisciplinary period. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12, 3 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415239
ISBN
9781421415239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.12
€ 51.80

Paperback. A selection of the author's critical essays on music, which includes an analysis of Beethoven's obsession with the key of C minor, an account of William Byrd as a spokesman for the Elizabethan Catholic minority, and papers on the operas "Don Giovanni", "The Magic Flute" and "Tristan and Isolde". Num Pages: 359 pages, 80 music examples, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213777
ISBN
9780520213777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Hardcover. A revelatory history of the operatic masterpiece that both made and destroyed Rouben Mamoulian, its director and unsung hero. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393240139
ISBN
9780393240139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. Here, 16 scholars from Europe and the USA offer essays on topics such as the "Child ballads" in their British and American forms; aspects of the oral literatures of France, Ireland, Scandinavia, ancient Greece, modern Egypt and medieval England as well as recent literary ballads and popular songs. Series: English Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; AVGH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060463
ISBN
9780674060463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Tracing Fred Astaire's life from his birth in Omaha to his death in his late eighties in Hollywood, this book discusses his early days with his talented and outspoken sister Adele, his gifts as a singer, and his many movie dance partners, among them Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Betty Hutton. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDT; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158441
ISBN
9780300158441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. One of Broadway's foremost music directors emerges from the orchestra pit to tell how the music is put into a musical show. Part descriptive account, part instruction manual, this book offers a unique and invaluable look behind the scenes, from the point of view of the musical chief of staff, the music director. Num Pages: 416 pages, 73 music examples and 31 photographs. BIC Classification: ANF; AVGC9; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199993413
ISBN
9780199993413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGK; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 231. Weight in Grams: 739.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349638
ISBN
9780764349638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935247135
ISBN
9781935247135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 124 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623561833
ISBN
9781623561833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226348896
ISBN
9780226348896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Tales, dreadful and delightful, from the disaster-prone world of international opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857211699
ISBN
9780857211699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Discusses about the place of music in the Iraq War and in contemporary American military culture in general. This book describes how American soldiers hear, share, use, and produce music both on and off duty. It studies the role of music from recruitment campaigns and basic training to its use 'in country' before and during missions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; AVG; HBWS5; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220875
ISBN
9780253220875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.92

Paperback. A virtuoso performance by a writer at the peak of his powers, tackling one of his great obsessions: The Talking Heads. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158. Series: 33 1/3. 160 pages, ill. A virtuoso performance by a writer at the peak of his powers, tackling one of his great obsessions: The Talking Heads. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 182 x 123 x 10. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441121004
ISBN
9781441121004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, 18col.ill. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793572298
ISBN
9780793572298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.11

Hardcover. Album art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers. Paying tribute to this art form, this title brings you a compilation that includes 600 remarkable covers, from legendary to rare record releases. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: AKLB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 302 x 47. Weight in Grams: 4124.
Publisher
TASCHEN GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836545259
ISBN
9783836545259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.07
€ 51.41

Paperback. Though unquestionably one of the greatest and best-loved of all composers, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) had received little attention from biographers. This work charts Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951153
ISBN
9781845951153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Hardback. The story of the composition, first performances and cultural afterlife of one of the best-loved and most widely performed works in the entire history of music. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 col illus. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784974008
ISBN
9781784974008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.49

Hardback. Klezmer is a musical tradition that grows out of Eastern European Jewish culture, and its changes reflect Jews' interaction with other groups as well as their shifting relations to their own history. This title offers an understanding of racial, ethnic, and sexual categories in America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142786
ISBN
9780231142786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.97
€ 79.73

Paperback. Igor Stravinsky was a celebrity composer in an increasingly celebrity-obsessed age. He was a true modern, a man of his time. Stravinsky's extraordinary music reflected and shaped his own times, and resonates with audiences even today. Stravinsky tells of a colourful life lived against the backdrop of the twentieth century's wars and revolutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234946
ISBN
9781780234946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061958298
ISBN
9780061958298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.37

Hardback. Arguably no other 19th-century German composer was as literate or as finely attuned to setting verse as Robert Schumann. This book challenges assumptions about Schumann's Lieder, engaging traditionally held interpretations and argues against the belief that the "Year of Song" simply reflects Schumann's personal life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 72 musical examples; 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026292
ISBN
9780674026292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.92
€ 70.98

Paperback. Presents the history of music, fashion and attitude of some of the disparate and contentious personalities who emerged in the mid-70s as the harbingers of what became known as punk. This book features interviews with some of the major figures of the time - including all four original Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer, Chrissie Hynde, and Siouxsie Sioux. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 54. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571209316
ISBN
9780571209316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099588719
ISBN
9780099588719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Book. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 228 x 5. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
AMSCO Music United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825633249
ISBN
9780825633249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.15

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!