×


 x 

Shopping cart

Music: styles & genres

Results 1945 - 1968 of 2565

Music: styles & genres

Hardcover. The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts-and has divided listeners ever since. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393242256
ISBN
9780393242256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the texts and tunes of an American musical tradition Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC8; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077609
ISBN
9780252077609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

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
€ 33.53

Paperback. A powerful examination of the passage of time, love, the power of music, and the power of dreams. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785355561
ISBN
9781785355561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.46

Paperback. Series: 20th Century Rock & Roll S. Num Pages: 200 pages, pictures. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896522258
ISBN
9781896522258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver! He also wrote the famous songs Living Doll (Cliff Richard) and From Russia With Love (Matt Munroe).He was a millionaire aged thirty in the Sixties, bankrupt in the Seventies and died in 1999. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849386616
ISBN
9781849386616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour and b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783055524
ISBN
9781783055524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. As the 1970s ended, Waits felt trapped by his persona and career. But at his low point: Francis Ford Coppola asked Tom to write the score for "One From the Heart". He cleaned up, and met Kathleen Brennan. This work tells the story of a man creating that elusive American second act, and also about finding the prefect collaborator in his wife. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, Illustrations. As the 1970s ended, Waits felt trapped by his persona and career. But at his low point: Francis Ford Coppola asked Tom to write the score for "One From the Heart". He cleaned up, and met Kathleen Brennan. This work tells the story of a man creating that elusive American second act, and also about finding the prefect collaborator in his wife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Dimension: 166 x 121 x 9. Weight: 134.
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427823
ISBN
9780826427823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Authorised biography of influential musician/producer/cultural commentator Brian Eno - the 'Father of Ambient Music'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: APB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409157625
ISBN
9781409157625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardcover. A reading of the letters between Mozart and his father, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the 18th-century epistolary tradition. The book argues that the letters reveal a rebelliousness deep within Mozart's life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVH; BGF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300075427
ISBN
9780300075427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Breaking down walls between genres - classical, jazz, and popular, this book offers an integrated view of twentieth-century music. It demonstrates how Duke Ellington's music is as vital to musical modernism as anything by Stravinsky, and has had a lasting impact on jazz and pop that reaches from Gershwin to contemporary R&B. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGJ; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580. 336 pages, Illustrations. Breaking down walls between genres - classical, jazz, and popular, this book offers an integrated view of twentieth-century music. It demonstrates how Duke Ellington's music is as vital to musical modernism as anything by Stravinsky, and has had a lasting impact on jazz and pop that reaches from Gershwin to contemporary R&B. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGJ; AVGP. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245877
ISBN
9780520245877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Series: Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138248380
ISBN
9781138248380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Hardback. Filled with memorable photographs, Rock Star will appeal to anyone interested in modern American popular culture or music history. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413921
ISBN
9781421413921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.42

paperback. An opera handbook, first published in 1998, on the popular and still performed opera Norma, by Vincenzo Bellini. Series: Cambridge Opera Handbooks. Num Pages: 156 pages, 5 b/w illus. 5 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521485142
ISBN
9780521485142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480354814
ISBN
9781480354814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of the Northern Soul scene. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages of photography. BIC Classification: AVGQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Anova Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907554230
ISBN
9781907554230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. In Japanoise, David Novak draws on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States to trace the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains Noise. Series: Sign, Storage, Transmission. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353928
ISBN
9780822353928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

In Japanoise, David Novak draws on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States to trace the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains Noise. Series: Sign, Storage, Transmission. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353799
ISBN
9780822353799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.61

Paperback. Jake Bugg: is he The Council Estate Bob Dylan, The Cockiest Lonnie Donegan Wannabe in Nottingham or The King of the Clifton Delta? Maybe he's all three. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183844
ISBN
9781784183844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099140
ISBN
9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

Hardback. The long overdue biography of the Bee Gees, by an acclaimed author Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306820250
ISBN
9780306820250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.81

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725843
ISBN
9780292725843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628929300
ISBN
9781628929300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!