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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. Bringing together interviews with nineteen leading composers, lyricists, librettists, directors, choreographers, and producers, this book details the careers of the individuals who shaped popular performance art during its most prolific period. It gives insight into "a nightly miracle" - the creation of the American musical. Editor(s): Bryer, Jackson R.; Davison, Richard A. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813536132
ISBN
9780813536132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.11
€ 50.39

Hardcover. When Jimi Hendrix died, the idea of a black man playing lead guitar in a rock band seemed exotic. Yet ten years earlier, Chuck Berry had stood among the most influential rock and roll performers. Why did rock and roll become white? Jack Hamilton challenges the racial categories that distort standard histories of rock music and the 60s revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones, 5 music illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416598
ISBN
9780674416598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550229561
ISBN
9781550229561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793535842
ISBN
9780793535842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Paperback. In two elegant and masterly prefaces, James Weldon Johnson discusses the origin and history of more than 120 of the most significant spirituals known. Favorites like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Deep River," and "Go Down, Moses" are arranged for voice and piano by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and considered within their African tradition. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306812026
ISBN
9780306812026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. The definitive biography of Michael Jackson, fully updated. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330515658
ISBN
9780330515658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.23

Hardback. The underground is a multi-faceted concept in African American culture. Peterson uses Richard Wright, KRS-One, Thelonius Monk, and the tradition of the Underground Railroad to explore the manifestations and the attributes of the underground within the context of a more panoramic picture of African American expressivity within hip-hop. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137305244
ISBN
9781137305244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.79

Hardback. Affectionately known as 'Koss', Paul Kossoff's playing touched people. It still does today, more than forty years after his sad and untimely death at the age of twenty-five. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785898815
ISBN
9781785898815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 48.44

Hardback. Beloved of Clapton, Dylan and the Stones, Robert Johnson remains one of the most iconic and mythologised figures in popular music. Exploring the stories and legends that surround his life and death - his childhood, his womanising, his pact with the devil at the crossroads, this book is about his life. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 321 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328833
ISBN
9780571328833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; AVGU; AVH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 452 x 355. .
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621063032
ISBN
9781621063032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.69

Paperback. A selection of 100 films from one of the best-loved genres of Hollywood and world cinema, with entries ranging from 'Gold Diggers of 1933' to 'High School Musical' of 2006, and from the Reggae classic 'The Harder They Come' to Guru Dutt's 'Pyaasa' (1957). The authors' introduction outlines the history and key features of the film musical. Series: BFI Screen Guides. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0, 35 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFG; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406. Series: BFI Screen Guides. 296 pages, 0, 35 black & white halftones. A selection of 100 films from one of the best-loved genres of Hollywood and world cinema, with entries ranging from 'Gold Diggers of 1933' to 'High School Musical' of 2006, and from the Reggae classic 'The Harder They Come' to Guru Dutt's 'Pyaasa' (1957). The authors' introduction outlines the history and key features of the film musical. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APFG; AVGM. Dimension: 214 x 160 x 21. Weight: 404.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844573783
ISBN
9781844573783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller (1806-1874) was a popular Parisian pianist, skilled improviser and prolific composer. These varied studies will help develop technique and are also enjoyable to play in their own right. Series: Easier Piano Pieces (Abrsm). Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVQS; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 301 x 3. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music United Kingdom
Number of pages
36
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854722485
ISBN
9781854722485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.82

Hardback. Schoenberg's Program Notes and Musical Analyses is a comprehensive study of the composer's writings about his own music. The texts include program notes, letters, sketch materials, pre-concert talks, public lectures, scholarly writings, newspaper articles, interviews, pedagogical materials, publicity fliers, radio broadcasts, and liner notes. Editor(s): Jenkins, J. Daniel. Series: Schoenberg in Words. Num Pages: 504 pages, 364 music examples and 6 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195385571
ISBN
9780195385571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.55

Paperback. Shows Charles Ives in the context of his world in a number of ways. This volume features essays which examine Ives' relationships to European music and to American music, politics, business, and landscape. It also shows Ives as a composer well versed in four distinctive musical traditions who blended them in his mature music. Editor(s): Burkholder, Peter J. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 halftones 3 b&w illus 1 map 50+ music exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780691011639
ISBN
9780691011639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.15

Hardcover. Examines Mendelssohn's relationship to the past, shedding light on the construction of historical legacies that, in some cases, served to assert German cultural supremacy only two decades after the composer's death. Editor(s): Thym, Jurgen. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464741
ISBN
9781580464741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.77

Paperback. Joe Cocker is a rock legend. A gas fitter who went from playing Sheffield pubs to the stadiums of the world, he was the man who no one - not even himself - expected to survive the age of 30. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages of b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753509111
ISBN
9780753509111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. The Chicago musical has captured the imagination of audiences everywhere for many years. The film starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger brought the tale to an even wider audience. This album contains twelve songs from the stage production. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 230 x 4. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571528653
ISBN
9780571528653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.77

Hardcover. "McClatchy's heroic labor is a remarkable achievement.. Mozart and Da Ponte will be smiling down on this volume."-Richard Wilbur Translator(s): McClatchy, J. D. Num Pages: 1184 pages, 8 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
1216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393066098
ISBN
9780393066098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.36

Hardback. Series: Contextual Bach Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810861367
ISBN
9780810861367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.40

Hardcover. Series: Book of Akathists. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Holy Trinity Publications United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780884651413
ISBN
9780884651413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.72

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