Music: styles & genres
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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. A lively and accessible approach to the study of popular music. Moving beyond the typical analysis of 'popular music and society', Machin offers students a toolkit for looking at popular music, taking it apart and really understanding what makes it 'work'. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures,. BIC Classification: AVGP; GTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848600232
- ISBN
- 9781848600232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.89
€ 51.99
€ 51.89
paperback. Musical Form and Transformation collects four of David Lewin's analytic essays to stimulate thought about the general methodology of musical analysis and issues of large-scale form as they relate to transformational analytic structuring. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199759958
- ISBN
- 9780199759958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.30
€ 52.30
Paperback. Throughout the late-seventies and eighties, Van Halen were the archetypal American rock group. Whats more they were also the highest paid band in the history of show business, taking a cool $1 million for a night's work at a festival in 1983 and making the Guinness Book of Records. This autobiography tells their story. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091874803
- ISBN
- 9780091874803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. This collection of 8 essays introduces literary and cultural theorists into the domain of operatic textual analysis, long the exclusive preserve of musicologists. The contributors include some of the most distinguished critics of the past 30 years, most of them writing about opera for the first time. Editor(s): Levin, David J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722407
- ISBN
- 9780804722407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Explores the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. This book argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Fritz Lang's 1920s film "Die Nibelungen" exploits contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049717
- ISBN
- 9780691049717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
Paperback. Explores a variety of fields, considering questions of operatic textuality, dramaturgical practice, and performance theory. This book intends to initiate a dialogue between scholars of music, literature, and performance by addressing questions raised in each field in a manner that influences them all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475233
- ISBN
- 9780226475233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
hardcover. This collection of 8 essays introduces literary and cultural theorists into the domain of operatic textual analysis, long the exclusive preserve of musicologists. The contributors include some of the most distinguished critics of the past 30 years, most of them writing about opera for the first time. Editor(s): Levin, David J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 170 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722391
- ISBN
- 9780804722391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Hardback. How have Handel's 'lives' in biographies and histories moulded our understanding of the musician, the man and the icon? Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 536 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270613
- ISBN
- 9781783270613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.30
€ 52.99
€ 44.30
Paperback. An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables 39 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Music. 270 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables 39 music examples. An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGD. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 12. Weight: 538.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521690355
- ISBN
- 9780521690355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
Paperback. The Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again. By December rock had exploded into the mainstream. How did it happen? This book tells you how. It is the story of 1971, rock's golden year. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; HBG; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784162061
- ISBN
- 9781784162061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. An accessible and engaging second workbook on musical theatre, presenting students with the next steps for practising, developing and honing their performance skills. Packed with activities and examples, and offering expanded coverage of acting and dance, this text gives students the skills, rigour and independence to excel in this dynamic form. Num Pages: 8 pages, 12 black & white line drawings, 23 printed music items, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AN; ASZ; AVGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137605696
- ISBN
- 9781137605696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.04
€ 37.99
€ 32.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711994324
- ISBN
- 9780711994324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.18
€ 19.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957559363
- ISBN
- 9780957559363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.76
€ 19.76
Paperback. John Cage's disdain for records was legendary. He repeatedly spoke of the ways in which recorded music was antithetical to his work. In this book, the author argues that, following Cage, new genres in experimental and avant-garde music in the 1960s were particularly ill-suited to be represented in the form of a recording. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGC6; AVH; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822355908
- ISBN
- 9780822355908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Contains vignettes from both on and off the stage about the personalities of the Chicago blues scene in contemporary times. This book takes the readers on a tour of venues like East of Ryan and the Starlight Lounge; home to artists, such as Jumpin' Willie Cobbs, Willie D, and Harmonica Khan, and tells the stories behind the lives of past pioneers. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AVGH; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073090
- ISBN
- 9780252073090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Hardback. Explains how to analyse a script of libretto, shows how to develop a character building on material in the score, and gives the singing performer the tools to act believably. This book addresses the problems of concenration, trust, and projection, among others, and includes concrete examples from opera and musical theatre. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: ANC; AVGC9; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145403
- ISBN
- 9780195145403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Examines blues as literature, music, personal expression, and cultural product. This title contains pieces on Ella Fitzgerald, Son House, and Robert Johnson; on the styles of vaudeville, solo guitar, and zydeco; on a comparison of blues and African music; on blues nicknames; and on lyric themes of disillusionment. Editor(s): Evans, David S. Series: African American Music in Cultural Perspective. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074486
- ISBN
- 9780252074486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. A classic rock autobiography of Meat Loaf's bizarre life. After surviving an abusive childhood, during which he was almost murdered by his alcoholic father, he starred in one of the biggest stage and film musicals ever, then went on to record the third best-selling album of all time. This book shows the ups and downs of his life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1x8 b/w + 1x8 colour illustration sections. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753504437
- ISBN
- 9780753504437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Our fascination with Bob Dylan never ends. Timed for his 75th birthday in May 2016, and with a new Foreword, WHO IS THAT MAN? comes to paperback Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401311124
- ISBN
- 9781401311124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.23
€ 18.99
€ 14.23
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hyperion United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401308209
- ISBN
- 9781401308209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.52
€ 43.99
€ 42.52
Paperback. Presents all of George Petrie's original text "The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland", the melodies and his introduction. This book contains nearly two hundred melodies as well as song texts in Irish and English. It is prefaced with a biographical essay, which positions the collection in the context of the author's life and work. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183984
- ISBN
- 9781859183984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Paperback. Presents a social history, a diary of a nation's changing culture, and an in-depth appraisal of one of our greatest broadcasters, a man who can legitimately be called the most influential figure in post-war British popular music. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APW; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571327898
- ISBN
- 9780571327898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVQ; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 230 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Music Sales America
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946005390
- ISBN
- 9780946005390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Hardback. Locating representations of Ives within American cultural history Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037498
- ISBN
- 9780252037498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88