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Music: styles & genres

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

Paperback. This owner's manual, accompanied by a full-length audio CD, surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies, concertos, tone poems, operas, ballets, suites, and songs. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574674422
ISBN
9781574674422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.31

Paperback. A comprehensive overview of the magnificent, but relatively unknown, body of music by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach which makes the case for regarding him as one of the major classical composers Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574674675
ISBN
9781574674675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.11

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
€ 43.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556523687
ISBN
9781556523687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.93

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

€ 33.40

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

€ 15.99
€ 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

Paperback. Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang revitalizes the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362221
ISBN
9781559362221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.53

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957559363
ISBN
9780957559363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.69

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
€ 26.39

Hardback. An important and oft-overlooked musician is the side-man in big bands of the 1930s and early 40s. David Griffiths has attempted to correct this oversight, by writing an interviewing many of the musicians of the age, including Lester Boone, Cliff Olson, Curtis Jones, Blanche Finlay, and Bill Dillard - in all, more than thirty musicians. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834156
ISBN
9780810834156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Fully illustrated with more than 100 pictures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; AVH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 170. .
Publisher
Red Planet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Ireland ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905959990
ISBN
9781905959990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Alfred Music
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576235621
ISBN
9781576235621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.61

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
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white photos, 8 colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859653978
ISBN
9780859653978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

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

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; 3JMC; AVGU; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621067665
ISBN
9781621067665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.78

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