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Music: styles & genres

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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. Looks into the many ways in which popular music and artists around the world are subjected to censorship. Series: Sound Matters. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566399906
ISBN
9781566399906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 colour photos & 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654289
ISBN
9780859654289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. During the middle phase of his career, Guiseppe Verdi adopted new compositional procedures to create some of his best-known works. Focusing on the operas he composed during this period, this volume explores Verdi's work from three interlinked perspectives. Num Pages: 446 pages, 62 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226106595
ISBN
9780226106595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 64.58

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464222
ISBN
9781580464222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. This text proposes a way of thinking about music that is faithful to the experience of playing or listening during a real performance. It refers to the rhythm of a piece, the way it shapes the succession of events, and the choice of details that can affect the way time appears to flow. Num Pages: 240 pages, 165 musical examples, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810847514
ISBN
9780810847514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.45

Paperback. From Spandau Ballet and Kajagoogoo to Half Man Half Biscuit and Guns and Roses, this title focuses on the 1980s music scene. It includes questions: Who had a top five hit in October 1982 with "Starmaker"? What was U2's debut number one single, a 1988 chart-topper; Who had a No 1 hit in 1980 with "Working My Way Back to You - Forgive Me Girl"? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753516911
ISBN
9780753516911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Hardback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. This book shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279490
ISBN
9780520279490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.48

Paperback. Performed throughout Europe during the eighteenth century, Italian heroic opera, or opera seria, was the century's most significant and popular musical art form, engaging such figures as Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. This title takes an anthropological approach to the study of the genre. Num Pages: 584 pages, 4 colour plates, 46 halftones, 26 musical examples, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226241135
ISBN
9780226241135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.21

Paperback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; AVGC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292444
ISBN
9780520292444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Presenting a historical overview of vocal performance practice and style, this title provides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, 84 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVG; AVS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136326
ISBN
9780300136326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.66

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
€ 29.77

Paperback. The Story of American Vernacular Dance Num Pages: 508 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
Number of pages
508
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306805530
ISBN
9780306805530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Features text in German. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889313
ISBN
9788772889313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217209
ISBN
9780300217209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, over 371 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGV; AVRS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195394894
ISBN
9780195394894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458403889
ISBN
9781458403889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
75
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423499046
ISBN
9781423499046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. This stimulating Very Short Introduction throws open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, with a world-wide reach that goes far beyond America's shores to discuss folk music of every possible kind and in every corner of the globe. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195395020
ISBN
9780195395020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199351688
ISBN
9780199351688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.52

Paperback. A guide to some of the demanding aria excerpts, with insightful commentary from world-famous artists. Series: Indiana Repertoire Guides. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218100
ISBN
9780253218100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.72

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