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Paperback. Written by Dorothy's good friend Johnny Tudor, this fascinating first biography of a Welsh singing phenomenon is an unprecedented insight into the glitz and glamour of 1940s and '50s Hollywood. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJ; AVGN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750979009
ISBN
9780750979009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Reclusive, difficult and enigmatic, Van Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and an endlessly complicated man. This biography of the musician analyses the sense of place in Van Morrison work and the tortuous journey that took him from local fame in Belfast to international success. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 461.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099431831
ISBN
9780099431831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. In the summer of 1964, aged twenty, Ray Davies led the Kinks to fame with their number one hit 'You Really Got Me'. Within months, they were established among the pop elite, swamped by fans and fast becoming renowned for the rioting at their gigs. Based on countless interviews, this biography presents an intimate portrait yet of Ray Davies. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554080
ISBN
9780099554080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVRL; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 240 x 3. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711927896
ISBN
9780711927896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. This fascinating autobiography of the country music legend recounts the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs of his remarkable life. Num Pages: 320 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780002740807
ISBN
9780002740807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.37

Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040405
ISBN
9780252040405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.82

Paperback. A biography that offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression into a life of helpless, poignant sadness. It frees Schumann from one hundred and fifty years of myth-making and unjustified psychological speculation. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300163988
ISBN
9780300163988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardcover. Variations on a Theme. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. 370 pages, 18, 18 black and white. The first account of how Wagner's last years and his death in Venice have been mythologized in novels and other works of the creative imagination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 35. Weight: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464109
ISBN
9781580464109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.28

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780634061233
ISBN
9780634061233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Paperback. The frank, funny and intimate autobiography of Duran Duran's legendary bassist, John Taylor Num Pages: 448 pages, 2x8pp colour pics; integrated b/w throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751549034
ISBN
9780751549034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793502738
ISBN
9780793502738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. Crossovers brings together four decades of popular and academic writings by folklorist, anthropologist, and jazz scholar John Szwed. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219722
ISBN
9780812219722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Miles Davis was one of the crucial influences in the development of modern jazz. This book tells the story of Miles' childhood, his depressions and his relationship with heroin as well as the more familiar public career. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281832
ISBN
9780099281832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged from boogie-woogie to swing to be-bop to fusion to New Age, and his influence extended throughout the jazz and rock worlds. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841950556
ISBN
9781841950556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.83

Hardcover. The illustrated life story of the world's most beloved composer Num Pages: 288 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 285 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783962938
ISBN
9781783962938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.12

Paperback. The Sunday Times bestseller: how the Strauss family took Europe by storm during the nineteenth century Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783963256
ISBN
9781783963256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. How do you make a song a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make $millions? In this book, the author dissects the workings of this machine, travelling the world to reveal its hidden formulas, and interview its geniuses - 'the hitmakers' - at the centre of it all. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590453
ISBN
9780099590453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.84

Hardcover. This book explores how funk emerged in the mid-1960s at the very apex of the civil rights movement and shows how this music mirrored the broader changes taking place within the African-American community at a crucial political time and continues to underpin remix culture. It traces the extent of the Brown legacy, musically and culturally. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908049926
ISBN
9781908049926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.39

Paperback. This book explores how funk emerged in the mid-1960s at the very apex of the civil rights movement and shows how this music mirrored the broader changes taking place within the African-American community at a crucial political time and continues to underpin remix culture. It traces the extent of the Brown legacy, musically and culturally. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10-12 photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845537432
ISBN
9781845537432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.56

for SSA and piano or orchestra Originally published in a version for SATB, this tender piece will appeal to all fans of John Rutter's music. Composed in memory of the victims of Fukushima, it is both reflective and heartfelt. This is a dual language publication, allowing for performance in both Japanese and English. Num Pages: 8 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 256 x 3. Weight in Grams: 18.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193405004
ISBN
9780193405004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.35

Sheet music. An easy anthem for unison children's and/or SATB choir, with piano/organ or orchestra. This German translation of Look at the world is suitable for Harvest or for any occasion where God is praised for his creation. Also available in English in John Rutter Anthems and in German in Glory to God. An orchestral accompaniment is available on hire. Num Pages: 12 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 167 x 1. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
12
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193359352
ISBN
9780193359352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.35

Sheet music. A collection of over 50 examples of sacred choral music from continental Europe, ranging from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Rutter, John. Series: Oxford Choral Classics Collections. Num Pages: 384 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1D; AVGC8; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193436954
ISBN
9780193436954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.74

Sheet music. A collection of 35 classic opera choruses, arranged as separate concert works, with English singing translations and practical keyboard reductions. Editor(s): Rutter, John. Series: Oxford Choral Classics Collections. Num Pages: 384 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 193 x 22. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193436930
ISBN
9780193436930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.74

Sheet music. for SATB and organ Featuring beautifully arching phrases, an optional soprano solo, and exultant yet tender climaxes, this anthem will be an instant hit with all types of choirs. The text by Selwyn Image based on I Corinthians 13 makes it the perfect choice for weddings, but also for use all year round. Num Pages: 12 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC8; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 1. Weight in Grams: 27.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
12
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Vocal score
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193376458
ISBN
9780193376458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.35

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