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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

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

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

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
€ 18.40

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

€ 59.14
€ 48.57

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
€ 18.88

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
€ 21.95

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

€ 28.55

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
€ 28.91

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

€ 50.87
€ 50.78

Paperback. A study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. This book not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses the processes of stylistic transference and adaptation, suggesting how these may have contributed to differing performance practices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 b&w illus., 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; AVRL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219299
ISBN
9780253219299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. In hardback MY PRODIGAL SON received a huge amount of press attention, including a high-profile three-day serialisation in The Times, TV appearances on Richard and Judy and The Sharon Osbourne Show, and interviews on Woman's Hour and Simon Mayo's Radio 5 show Num Pages: 272 pages, 2x8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316090
ISBN
9780755316090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. This award-winning cultural history of black dance explores the meaning of dance in African-American life and the connections among music, song, and dance in African-American culture. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065088
ISBN
9780252065088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

paperback. The best of the cult-favorite music magazine Roctober s conversations with overlooked or forgotten artists, from the Outlaw Country singer David Allan Coe to the frustrated interstellar glam act Zolar X. Editor(s): Austen, Jake. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348498
ISBN
9780822348498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Spiral bound. .
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2010
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847867186
ISBN
9781847867186
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.18

Paperback. An authoritative survey of music and its context in the Renaissance. Editor(s): Haar, James. Series: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Num Pages: 598 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; AVGC2; AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838944
ISBN
9781843838944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.67

Paperback. Reviled by traditionalists for their frequently fast, often riotous interpretations of Irish folk songs, the Pogues rose from the chaos of backroom gigs in Camden pubs to world tours with the likes of Elvis Costello, U2 and Bob Dylan and had a huge commercial success with the Christmas song, "Fairytale of New York". This book tells their story. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571253975
ISBN
9780571253975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007153930
ISBN
9780007153930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.93

Paperback. James Gavin gives the reader a full account of the dark journey that was trumpet-player Chet Baker's life, from his emergence in the 1950s on the West Coast, to his becoming, virtually overnight, a giant of "cool" jazz, until his mysterious death in Amsterdam in 1988. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590514
ISBN
9780099590514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Corneilson, Paul. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 halftones 2 line illus. 4 tables music exs. BIC Classification: 3H; AVC; AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636870
ISBN
9780691636870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.72
€ 130.20

paperback. Editor(s): Corneilson, Paul. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 halftones 2 line illus. 4 tables music exs. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608402
ISBN
9780691608402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 53.36

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