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Music: styles & genres

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Music: styles & genres

Hardcover. In this, the fourth volume in the Norton Introduction to Music History series, Philip Downs traces the rise and decline of the "Classical" style from the birth of Haydn (1732) to the death of Beethoven (1827). Series: Norton Introduction to Music History. Num Pages: 720 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
714
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393951912
ISBN
9780393951912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.26
€ 77.63

Paperback. For this carefully selected anthology, the author of Classical Music has chosen representative works from the eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. All seventy-six selections--complete pieces, movements, or integral sections--are discussed at length in the companion text. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
566
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393952094
ISBN
9780393952094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.80
€ 68.51

Paperback. Whether recalling Philip Glass experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, this book affirms the power of music to change the world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323746
ISBN
9780571323746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Gives an account of how opera comes to the stage. This work reveals the problems, and occasionally the scandals, that attend the production of some of our favorite operas. It also traces the social history of nineteenth-century Italian theaters in order to explain the nature of the musical scores from which performers have long worked. Num Pages: 698 pages, 92 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
698
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304878
ISBN
9780226304878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.11

Hardcover. Gives an account of how opera comes to the stage. This work reveals the problems, and occasionally the scandals, that attend the production of some of our favorite operas. It also traces the social history of nineteenth-century Italian theaters in order to explain the nature of the musical scores from which performers have long worked. Num Pages: 704 pages, 92 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 186 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304823
ISBN
9780226304823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.05
€ 44.93

Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162647
ISBN
9780231162647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162654
ISBN
9780231162654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardback. A biography and critical investigation of Alec Wilder's music. Series: American Composers. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white photographs, 18 musical examples, discography. BIC Classification: AVG; AVGC6; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252037603
ISBN
9780252037603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571134762
ISBN
9780571134762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. The final word on music's greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, John Lennon: The Definitive Biography redefines a legend. Num Pages: 864 pages, 30 b/w, 20 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 49. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007197422
ISBN
9780007197422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Illuminating biography of legendary composer, musician and performer Paul McCartney. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226408
ISBN
9781780226408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A miracle of still-plentiful hair, raw sex-appeal, and strutting talent . The frontman of one of the most influential and controversial groups of all time. A musical genius with a career spanning over four decades. He is a testament to British glamour, the ultimate architect and demi-god of rock. Num Pages: 640 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007329519
ISBN
9780007329519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO). Num Pages: 184 pages, including 12 b&w plates & 4 colours plates. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
OVERTURE
Condition
New
SKU
9781847495389
ISBN
9781847495389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Drawing extensively on Tchaikovsky's uncensored letters and diaries, this biography explores the composer's life in the artistic culture of nineteenth-century Russian society, revealing how he became a figure of international renown. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236544
ISBN
9781780236544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Described, variously, as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll, Horses belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. This book demonstrates how Horses transformed the possibilities of both poetry and rock music. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427922
ISBN
9780826427922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Hardcover. Every album and every song ever released by The Beatles--from "Please Please Me" (U.S. 1963) to "The Long and Winding Road" (U.S. 1970)--is discussed, analysed and dissected in lively detail by two music historians Editor(s): Freiman, Scott. Num Pages: 672 pages, 600 colour and b&w photos throughout. BIC Classification: AVD; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 212 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2638.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129521
ISBN
9781579129521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 39.42

Hardback. Offers a direct interpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's oeuvre and lasting mystique, audaciously reformulated for the postmodern age. This book explores themes of constancy, prodigy, freedom, and religion. It offers up bits of his own history, revealing his affinity for the creative geniuses of the eighteenth century. Translator(s): Mortimer, Armine Kotin. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252035463
ISBN
9780252035463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.08

Paperback. Following the success of "Morrissey's Manchester", a guide book dedicated to locations associated with The Smiths, author Phill Gatenby has put together several tours featuring other world famous Manchester bands from the Buzzcocks via Joy Division to Oasis. An interesting guide for anyone with an interest in British music. Num Pages: 121 pages. Dimension: 177 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746716
ISBN
9781901746716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardback. The first large-scale study of the music of Herbert Howells, prodigiously gifted musician and favourite student of the notoriously hard-to-please Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Editor(s): Cooke, Phillip A.; Maw, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838791
ISBN
9781843838791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.88

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623567149
ISBN
9781623567149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

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