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Music: styles & genres

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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. This work analyzes the music of Java and the development of the gamelan, an ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments. Drawing on sources ranging from 12th-century poetry to 20th-century nationalistic writing, it examines historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 24 line drawings, 51 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVGE; AVGH; AVRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226780115
ISBN
9780226780115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.45

Paperback. The amazing life of Madness frontman and national treasure, Suggs Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857389558
ISBN
9780857389558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AB; ACXJ; AVGU; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924266
ISBN
9781910924266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749983
ISBN
9781780749983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.33

Paperback. An hilarious & touching coming-of-age from one of Britain's leading music broadcasters, this is the story of a boy's obsessive relationship with pop. A life lived through music, from Stuart's audience with the Beatles (aged 3) to living - and leaving - the sex, drugs (chiefly lager in a plastic glass) and rock and roll lifestyle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091897451
ISBN
9780091897451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Beginning with Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again', a song that reassured a nation parted from their loved ones by the turmoil of war, and culminating with the manic energy of 'Bonkers', Dizzee Rascal's anthem for the push and rush of the 21st century, this is an entertaining tour of Britain's popular music, and how it reflects society and the times. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AVGP; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091933807
ISBN
9780091933807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Drawing on dozens of interviews with performers, deejays, and industry professionals, Group Harmony details the emergence of vocal rhythm & blues out of black urban neighborhoods in the postwar period. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221084
ISBN
9780812221084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973666
ISBN
9781846973666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617456
ISBN
9780748617456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardcover. Features almost all Pink Floyd's iconic album covers, posters, singles bags, a selection of band photos, booklet pages and rough artwork that developed into iconic designs. This new edition incorporates an additional 32 pages of material used in re-issues created since 2007. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 329 x 259 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2264.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783056217
ISBN
9781783056217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVRL; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711983786
ISBN
9780711983786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711973961
ISBN
9780711973961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

Hardcover. John Ireland (1879-1962) is best known for his songs (such as "Sea Fever", "The Bells of San Marie" and the cycle of Housman settings, "The Land of Lost Content"), his piano and chamber music, his church music and his relatively small number of choral, orchestral and brass band works. This book lists his compositions from 1895 to 1961. Series Editor(s): Craggs, Professor Stewart R. Num Pages: 205 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: AVG; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859679411
ISBN
9780859679411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.04

Paperback. Series: Guitar Recorded Versions. Num Pages: 88 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Otab
Condition
New
SKU
V9780793540938
ISBN
9780793540938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Book. Series: Guitar Play-Along. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVQ; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 227 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780634074523
ISBN
9780634074523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. The long-awaited, never-before-told, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman. Finally, all the lurid tales of debauchery, sex, drugs and rock n' roll are told straight from the horse's lips as The Demon of Screamin' describes his unimaginable highs and unbelievable lows as lead singer of the biggest rock band in the world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 col plates (32pp), (2x16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007319206
ISBN
9780007319206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226265056
ISBN
9780226265056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226265025
ISBN
9780226265025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062889
ISBN
9780252062889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. "The Beach Boys have been rolling, like the tide their great songs evoke, for more than thirty years, reaching professional peaks and tragic personal depths. In this electrifying account Steven Gaines" Num Pages: 416 pages, 66 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306806476
ISBN
9780306806476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Hardback. Looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. This book describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. Num Pages: 328 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351481
ISBN
9780822351481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.91

Paperback. Five Musical Years in Ghana. 328 pages, 78 illustrations. Looks at the vernacular cosmopolitanism of a group of jazz players in Ghana, who have traveled widely, played with American jazz greats, and blended Coltrane with local instruments and philosophy. This book describes their cosmopolitan outlook as an accoustemology, a way of knowing the world through sound. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGJ. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 13. Weight: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351627
ISBN
9780822351627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. From original Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray and and intense 20-year struggle with addiction. Num Pages: 304 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007368488
ISBN
9780007368488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Metal and punk enjoyed a charged, intimate relationship that informed both genres in terms of sound, image, and discourse. This book traces this connection back to the early 1970s, when metal first asserted its identity and punk arose independently. Num Pages: 398 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGT; AVGU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257177
ISBN
9780520257177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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