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Paperback. Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in the music industry. How did a boy from a Welsh coal-mining family attain success across the globe? And how has he survived the twists and turns of fame and fortune to not only stay exciting, but actually become more credible and interesting with age? This book tells his story. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405920483
ISBN
9781405920483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. .
Publisher
Route Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927597
ISBN
9781901927597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. In 2003, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter came together and formed what would become one of the most popular and successful bands in the UK. This book deals with their life and work. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552168540
ISBN
9780552168540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Book. Series: Little Black Songbook. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQS; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 122 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847725028
ISBN
9781847725028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.10

Hardcover. Haydn's music has been performed continuously for more than two hundred years. But what do we play, and what do we listen to, when it comes to Haydn? This book delves deeply into eighteenth-century history and musicology to help us hear a properly complex Haydn. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 colour plates, 23 halftones, 69 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVA; AVGC3; AVGC4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226156774
ISBN
9780226156774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.08
€ 48.62

Hardcover. Looking Through You presents a selection of over 300 images from the precious Beatles Book photo archive, many unpublished or unseen in their original form from the original negatives, as well as the story behind the success of the regular Beatle bulletin. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 345 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2200.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783058679
ISBN
9781783058679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.70

Hardback. Looking Through You presents a selection of over 300 images from the precious Beatles Book photo archive, many unpublished or unseen in their original form from the original negatives, as well as the story behind the success of the regular Beatle bulletin. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 330 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1742.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785580062
ISBN
9781785580062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. How are conductors' silent gestures magicked into sound by a group of more than a hundred brilliant but belligerent musicians? From London to Budapest, Bamberg to Vienna, this title recreates great orchestral concerts as a collection of countless human and musical stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240487
ISBN
9780571240487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Book. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780634079023
ISBN
9780634079023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.80

Paperback. Shows how the domain of sound, a rich and culturally resonant aspect of the cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also shapes the American audience's engagement with soldiers and veterans as flesh-and-blood representatives of the nation. This book explores all three elements of film sound-dialogue, sound effects, music. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 music ex, 4 b/w, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APFA; AVC; AVGG; AVX; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; TTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282339
ISBN
9780520282339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. The author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2 Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216754
ISBN
9780803216754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. This title provides the thrilling story of the rise of two boy bands: District 3 and Union J. Despite their similarities, both bands had to fight it out to remain contenders on X-Factor." Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, Illustrationsstrations (colour). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight: 216.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782193616
ISBN
9781782193616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. This text draws on the author's personal experience as a musician, producer and teacher of popular music to discuss the ways in which audio technology and musical creativity in pop music are inextricably bound together. This relationship, the book argues, is exemplified by the work of Trevor Horn. Series Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B.; Burns, Professor Lori; Hawkins, Professor Stan. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 386 pages, discography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754631323
ISBN
9780754631323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.85

Paperback. An ethnographic study of Trinidadian gospel music that engages the multiple musical styles circulating in the nation's Full Gospel community and illustrates the carefully negotiated and contested spaces that they occupy in relationship to questions of identity. It explores gospelypso, jamoo ('Jehovah's music'), and gospel dancehall. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 230 pages, 4 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 6 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AVGQ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250680
ISBN
9780520250680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. This ethnography documents and interprets the history of folk music, song and dance in Bulgaria over a 70-year period of dramatic change. It aims to contribute to ethnomusicological theory and method, and provide a better understanding of Slavic folklore and Eastern European anthropology. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 67 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711225
ISBN
9780226711225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.14
€ 43.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442273276
ISBN
9781442273276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Hardcover. From the 13th through the 16th centuries, the city of Florence was the most powerful in Europe. This book follows the development of Florentine musical ensembles, describing their duties and repertories, placing them in their political and social context, and tracing their changes through the years of the Florentine Republic. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b&w illus., 15 music exx. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253353047
ISBN
9780253353047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. Considers how western cultures' understandings of racial, ethnic, and cultural difference have been reflected in music from seventeenth-century operas to the scores of late-twentieth-century television advertisements, arguing that the commonly used term "exoticism" glosses over such differences in many studies of western music. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illustrations, 3 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339687
ISBN
9780822339687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

paperback. A fully revised and updated edition of this widely adopted textbook. The First Edition was published in 2003 by Hodder. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446207727
ISBN
9781446207727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.89

Paperback. In this autobiography, Tim Rice writes about his early years. He describes his public school days, his early love of comics, cricket and women, his first marriage and his partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 8-page b/w sections. BIC Classification: AVGM; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 32. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Coronet
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001283
ISBN
9780340654590
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. This handy reference guide from Classic FM explores the world's most popular ballets, considering the great choreographers, dancers and, of course, composers who have created the most stunning performances of this incredible art form, along with plenty of musical recommendations along the way. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ASDL; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783960446
ISBN
9781783960446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Hardback. In Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor Tim Lawrence examines the city's party, dance, music, and art culture between 1980 and 1983, tracing the rise, apex, and fall of this inventive, vibrant, and tumultuous scene. Num Pages: 600 pages, 115 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AVGV; AVRS; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 38. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361862
ISBN
9780822361862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.41

Paperback. Opening with David Mancuso's seminal "Love Saves the Day" Valentine's party in February 1970, this title tells the definitive story of disco - from its murky subterranean roots in NoHo and Hell's Kitchen to its gaudy blossoming in midtown Manhattan to the out-of-town networks that emerged in the suburbs and alternative urban hotspots. Num Pages: 528 pages, 73 photos and Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774. A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979. 456 pages, 73 photographs & Illustrations. Disco is the music that America tried to forget. This book includes material from over three hundred interviews, including John 'Jellybean' Benitez, Michael Cappello, Ken Cayre, Alec Costandinos, Steve D'Acquisto, Michael Fesco, Rochelle Fleming and more. It contains a series of compiled discographies and a collection of more than seventy photos. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGV. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight: 774.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331988
ISBN
9780822331988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. In Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor Tim Lawrence examines the city's party, dance, music, and art culture between 1980 and 1983, tracing the rise, apex, and fall of this inventive, vibrant, and tumultuous scene. Num Pages: 600 pages, 115 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AVGV; AVRS; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362029
ISBN
9780822362029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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