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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka has ranked among the most important commentators on African American music and culture. Assembling his writings on music, this title combines autobiography, history, musical analysis, and political commentary to recall the sounds, people, times, and places he's encountered. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265820
ISBN
9780520265820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Explores how a tiny acoustic record has puttered and purred its way into the millennium. This book contains interviews of producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and the marketing team behind the VW commercial. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. Explores how a tiny acoustic record has puttered and purred its way into the millennium. This book contains interviews of producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and the marketing team behind the VW commercial. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 8. Weight: 120.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427908
ISBN
9780826427908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGW; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Route
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927450
ISBN
9781901927450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138678682
ISBN
9781138678682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.28
€ 126.34

Hardcover. Drawing on the collections of the V&A, Glam Rock narrates the story of glam & explores its impact on fashion, theatre & film. In the early 1970s, glam rock changed the face of popular culture in Britain and, against a backdrop of a nation racked by economical and social crises, its flamboyancy provided an escapist dream for musicians and fans alike Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851777648
ISBN
9781851777648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.75

Book. Extensive analyses of the most beloved of Bachs works Num Pages: 280 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218964
ISBN
9780253218964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. A fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductor Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219852
ISBN
9780300219852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Hardback. This guide looks at the key recordings in ten major areas of country music, selecting a main library of 100 discs. In addition, over 300 supplementary albums are listed and described. Crossover artists (who adapted their styles to the pop audience) are also discussed. Num Pages: 496 pages, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AVGL; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Unknown Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631191063
ISBN
9780631191063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

Paperback. An overview of blues and gospel music as an expression of twentieth-century black US experience. Editor(s): Moore, Allan. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 236 pages, 9 b/w illus. 12 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003109
ISBN
9780521001076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; AVA; AVGC6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138270534
ISBN
9781138270534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

Hardcover. This new edition of The Oxford Companion to Music is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work, which, like its famous predecessors, will be invaluable to both professional and amateur musicians, and general music lovers. A distinguished and international team of contributors covers a broad sweep of musical subjects, ranging from composers and performers to instruments and genres. Editor(s): Latham, Alison. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1448 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; AVH; AVR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 201 x 71. Weight in Grams: 2090.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198662129
ISBN
9780198662129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370644
ISBN
9781681370644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. "Remarkable.. Carried along by prose that is as sleek and slinky as its subject."-Christine Stansell, University of Chicago Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338911
ISBN
9780393338911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860497292
ISBN
9781860497292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Alice Cooper: Golf Monster is the full account of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Num Pages: 280 pages, b/w illustrations throughout, 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240. How a Wild Rock'n'roll Life Led to a Serious Golf Addiction. 280 pages, b/w illustrations throughout, 8pp colour illustrations. Alice Cooper: Golf Monster is the full account of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA; WSJG. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845133580
ISBN
9781845133580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Presents a collection of non-Occidental music, all from a single tribe. This book divides the songs into three categories: religious ones, sung by a certain class; social ones, involving dances and games; and ones to be sung singly, including dream songs, love songs, captive songs, prayer songs, death songs, sweat lodge songs, and songs of thanks. Num Pages: 152 pages, Songs. BIC Classification: 1KB; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Lincoln
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268876
ISBN
9780803268876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

hardcover. An illustrated history of musical thought in the nineteenth century and its relationship to the Romantic movement. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1947
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Later Printing
SKU
V9780393097337
ISBN
9780393097337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.53
€ 50.45

Paperback. Through his musical taste which defined a culture and his wildly popular Radio 4 show, "Home Truths", John Peel reached out to an audience that was as diverse as his record collection. This book, completed by the woman who knew him best, his wife, Shiela, presents an intimate portrait of his life, marriage and his family. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
CORGI BOOKS
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552551199
ISBN
9780552551199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The description for this book, Thayer's Life of Beethoven, Part I, will be forthcoming. Editor(s): Forbes, Elliot. Num Pages: 656 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 208 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027173
ISBN
9780691027173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 51.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 b&w illus., 31 music exx. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVC; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021991
ISBN
9780253021991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.66

Paperback. Cultural study of the effects of sound technologies--from the phonograph to the Walkman--on African American literature, art, and music in the twentieth century Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335900
ISBN
9780822335900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Includes a new chapter on John Cage. Alex Ross's award-winning international best-seller, 'The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century', has become a contemporary classic, establishing him as one of our most popular and acclaimed cultural historians; this is his much anticipated next book on the subject of music. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007319077
ISBN
9780007319077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Alex Ross's sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolution. Num Pages: 640 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVG; AVGC6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 233 x 52. Weight in Grams: 946.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841154763
ISBN
9781841154763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.47

paperback. The pulse of Africa's growing music scene Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 35 b&w illus., 1 map, 47 video. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; AVG; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222923
ISBN
9780253222923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

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