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Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
901
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248649
ISBN
9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.52
€ 43.18

Hardback. Walter Piston (1894-1976) taught for over thirty years (1926-1960) at Harvard, where he taught such well-known composers as Harold Shapiro and Leonard Bernstein. The biographies, major accomplishments, stylistic developments, and technical resources of 33 of his students are described. Num Pages: 508 pages, Ill.100mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824935
ISBN
9780810824935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758504
ISBN
9781444758504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419707384
ISBN
9781419707384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906178888
ISBN
9781906178888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007333561
ISBN
9780007333561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Hardback. No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his antidote (as many saw him), Brahms. Num Pages: 224 pages, 64, 55 black and white, 9 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640. The Biography of a Year. 224 pages, 64, 55 black and white, 9 line drawing. No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his antidote (as many saw him), Brahms. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837183
ISBN
9781843837183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. David Bowie is holed up in his Bel-Air mansion, drifting into paranoia and confusion. Bowie has long been haunted by the emotional work of the Die Brucke movement and the Expressionists. Berlin is their spiritual home, and Bowie adopts this city as his new sanctuary. Immediately he sets to work on "Low", his own expressionist mood-piece. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826416841
ISBN
9780826416841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

paperback. Written by the author who during 1967 and 1968, spent eighteen months with the Beatles at the peak of their powers as they defined a generation and rewrote popular music. This book brings fresh insights to their legend. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Ebury
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091930516
ISBN
9780091930516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. From the series examining the development of music in specific places during particular times, this book looks at European countries at the time of the Renaissance, concentrating on Italy. It is to be published in conjunction with a television series. Editor(s): Fenlon, Iain. Series: Man & Music. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333526521
ISBN
9780333526521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220032
ISBN
9780812220032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Over the past two decades, Ian Bradley's Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan has become established as the authorized and definitive 'Bible' for all interested in the Savoy operas. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGC9; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1757.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Anniversary, Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199392421
ISBN
9780199392421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.14

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006530268
ISBN
9780006530268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.26

Hardcover. Contains profiles and interviews featuring leading jazz composers and musicians in Britain in the 1970s. This book documents their ideas, influences, enthusiasms and the efforts to continue playing the music to which they are committed. It also includes photographs. Num Pages: 220 pages, photos throughout the book. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430. Contemporary Jazz in Britain. 220 pages, photos throughout the book. Contains profiles and interviews featuring leading jazz composers and musicians in Britain in the 1970s. This book documents their ideas, influences, enthusiasms and the efforts to continue playing the music to which they are committed. It also includes photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; AVGJ. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight: 430.
Publisher
Northway Pubns
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955090868
ISBN
9780955090868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. Keith Jarrett is probably the most influential jazz pianist living today: his concerts have made him world famous. He was a child prodigy who had his first solo performance at the age of seven. In the Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306804786
ISBN
9780306804786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most influential songwriter and performer of the late twentieth century. Editor(s): Savage, Jon. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 281 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309573
ISBN
9780571309573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786061355
ISBN
9781786061355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817695
ISBN
9781906817695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. In this book, Ian Inglis provides a succinct critical appreciation of the group that is balanced, informative and objective. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Equinox Publishing (Indonesia)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845538651
ISBN
9781845538651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Inglis, Ian. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; AVG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903364710
ISBN
9781903364710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312222369
ISBN
9780312222369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. This is a biography of musician Nick Cave, from his early days with "The Birthday Party". Charting his career, it explores Cave's idiosyncratic, obsessive lyrical visions, which make no concession to prevailing musical fads. Insights into his turbulent personal life are also given. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107783
ISBN
9780349107783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. As dazzling as the decade they dominated, The Beatles almost single-handedly created pop music as we know it. Today, their songs are cited as seminal influences by stars like Oasis and Blur. This book goes back to the heart of The Beatles - their records. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526797
ISBN
9780099526797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844130931
ISBN
9781844130931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

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