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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
€ 29.60

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
€ 29.60

Hardback. Grammy Award winning Wilco rose from the ashes of one of the most respected alt-country groups of the 1990s, Uncle Tupelo, to emerge as a celebrated act in their own right. Led by frontman Jeff Tweedy, Wilco have evolved from a country-rock band into an eclectic indie-rock collective. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780385488
ISBN
9781780385488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. The first full-length biography of the enduringly popular star of Grease Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; APB; APF; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909840
ISBN
9780749909840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Casts new and valuable light on English musical history and on Enlightenment culture more generally. Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 319 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839064
ISBN
9781843839064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.37

Paperback.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Viking
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780670921287
ISBN
9780670921287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.28

Paperback. After the success of his memoir, the author got in touch with people he admires, and asked them to suggest an album for him to track down on his travels, giving an insight into what makes them tick, while also giving him a chance to see how record shops around the world were faring in the digital age. This is the story of what came back. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVX; BM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314744
ISBN
9780571314744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. The Charlatans. Madchester. Britpop. Taking on the world. Here are the highs, the lows, the joys, the agonies, and the stories of what it's like to be in a rock band. This title tells the story of achievement and survival, from London to LA. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957974
ISBN
9780241957974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Features the history of the involvement of African Americans in the early recording industry and examines the first three decades of sound recording in the United States, charting the surprising roles black artists played in the period leading up to the Jazz Age and the remarkably wide range of black music and culture they preserved. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 656 pages, 57 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 255 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073076
ISBN
9780252073076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.28

Hardback. The world's most famous hymn book has been completely revised and now offers the broadest ever range of traditional hymns and modern compositions, from the Psalms to John Bell, Bernadette Farrell and Stuart Townend. Its 847 items have been specially selected for their singability, theological richness and relevance. Full music edition. Editor(s): Ruffer, Tim; Harrison, Anne; Barnard, John; Giles, Revd Gordon. Num Pages: 1904 pages. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRCL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 218 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Publisher
Canterbury Press Norwich
Number of pages
1904
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Full Music ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848252424
ISBN
9781848252424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.16

Paperback. This work focuses on the development of a unique style of music - combining the electric guitar with indigenous Shona music - that emerged in Zimbabwe during the 1980s. Turino examines this emergence of cosmopolitan culture among the black middle classes, and how it influenced politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; AVGW; JFC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817026
ISBN
9780226817026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 45.88

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817002
ISBN
9780226817002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

Paperback. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) aimed to be more than just a composer. He set out to redefine opera as a 'total work of art' combining the highest aspirations of drama, poetry, the symphony, the visual arts, even religion and philosophy. This book examines his works. Editor(s): Grey, Thomas S. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 halftones. 50 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143668
ISBN
9780691143668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black and white photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGJ; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081606
ISBN
9780252081606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. A new and comprehensive anthology of medieval lyrics and carols, in new editions, with introduction and commentary. Editor(s): Duncan, Thomas G. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC2; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832. 480 pages. Editor(s): Duncan, Thomas G. A new and comprehensive anthology of medieval lyrics and carols, in new editions, with introduction and commentary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight: 814.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843412
ISBN
9781843843412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300091052
ISBN
9780300091052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. What was it like at the opening night of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" or Wagner's "Das Rheingold"? This introduction to the world of opera takes us behind the scenes, during premiere performances of five operas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 88 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300115260
ISBN
9780300115260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. A collection of ten essays that constitutes the proceedings of a two-day conference which focused on three medieval manuscripts of Ambrosian chant owned by Houghton Library. It explores the manuscripts as physical objects and places them in their urban and historical contexts. Editor(s): Kelly, Professor Thomas Forrest; Mugmon, Matthew. Series: Houghton Library Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 120 color illustrations, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981885803
ISBN
9780981885803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. For many today Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stand as towering representatives of European music of the eighteenth century, composers whose works reflect intellectual, religious, and aesthetic trends of the period. This collection of essays offers a variety of perspectives on the two composers. Editor(s): Kelly, Professor Thomas Forrest; Gallagher, Sean R. Series: Isham Library Papers. Num Pages: 428 pages, 56 music examples, 14 tables, 24 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Harvard University Department of Music
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780964031753
ISBN
9780964031753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Hardcover. The definitive account of Louis Armstrong-his life and legacy-during the most creative period of his career. Num Pages: 608 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393065824
ISBN
9780393065824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.06

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