Music: styles & genres
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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. First published in 1970, this work on the art of the French "melodie", is suitable for singers, accompanists and concert-goers alike. The book covers 18 composers, including Berlois, Gounod and Duparc. Texts of nearly 200 songs are given in French, and also included are notes on pronunciation. Translator(s): Radford, Winifred. Num Pages: 352 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG; AVH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871082630
- ISBN
- 9781871082630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Suitable for those interested in contemporary musicology or media history, this title offers translation of the author's pioneering work - at once a journal of his experiments in sound composition and a treatise on the raison d'etre of concrete music. Translator(s): Dack, John; North, Christine. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 244 pages, 36 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265745
- ISBN
- 9780520265745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Explores the diverse religious dimensions of rap stemming from Islam, Rastafarianism, and Humanism, as well as Christianity Editor(s): Pinn, Anthony B. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Printing (Numerals Begin with 1)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814766996
- ISBN
- 9780814766996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Apogee Books (US) Canada
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926837291
- ISBN
- 9781926837291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.83
€ 27.99
€ 19.83
paperback. Forty years after his death, Elvis Presley remains one of the world's most beloved and iconic figures. With personal documents and previously unseen family photographs, this book also features interviews with family and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099497974
- ISBN
- 9780099497974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.83
€ 14.99
€ 11.83
Paperback. What binds this series together, and what brings it to life, is that all of the authors - musicians, scholars, and writers - are deeply in love with the album they have chosen. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826416193
- ISBN
- 9780826416193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Argues that on "Twenty Jazz Funk Greats", Throbbing Gristle modelled a critically promiscuous way of relating to or inhabiting musical genre, where punk rock was passionate and direct, TG were arch and mysterious. This title explores the album's multiple agendas: a series of close readings of each song, with key concepts, strategies and contexts. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 123 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826427939
- ISBN
- 9780826427939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838142
- ISBN
- 9781843838142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.63
€ 132.63
Hardcover. The Differentiation of Modernism analyzes the phenomenon of intermediality in German radio plays, film music, and electronic music of the late modernist period (1945-1980). Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; AP; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135728
- ISBN
- 9781571135728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. These letters span almost 22 years, from Mozart's first journey to Italy as a shy teenager to his final months in Vienna. The translations capture his unique idiom and spirit, retaining the misspellings and inaccuracies of the original German. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571222926
- ISBN
- 9780571222926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Paperback. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067725
- ISBN
- 9780472067725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.74
€ 34.74
Hardback. The extraordinary group of Russian composers who came together in St Petersburg in the 1860s - long known as 'The Mighty Handful', but, as the moguchaya kuchka, better translated as 'the great little heap' - gave rise to one of the most fascinating and colourful stories in all musical history. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571245628
- ISBN
- 9780571245628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.97
€ 40.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348. Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803. 252 pages, illustrations. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211582
- ISBN
- 9780520211582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work. Editor(s): Price, Curtis. Num Pages: 278 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393955286
- ISBN
- 9780393955286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.41
€ 27.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Novello & Co Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0006046
- ISBN
- 9780853602842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Music Sales Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711997202
- ISBN
- 9780711997202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.67
€ 33.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. 'LISTEN. The greatest feeling I ever had in my life -- with my clothes on -- was when I first heard Diz and Bird back in 1944. I've come close to matching the feeling of that night, but I've never quite got there. I'm always looking for it, trying to always feel it in and through the music I play ..' Num Pages: 432 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330313827
- ISBN
- 9780330313827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Hardback. The first full-length treatment of the operatic querelles in eighteenth-century France, placing individual querelles in historical context and tracing common themes of authority, national prestige and the power of music over popular sentiment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272013
- ISBN
- 9781783272013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.42
€ 98.42
Paperback. An extraordinary prodigy of Mozartean abilities, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a distinguished composer and conductor, a legendary pianist and organist, and an accomplished painter and classicist. This book offers a masterful blend of biography and musical analysis. Num Pages: 736 pages, 1 map, numerous halftones and musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195179880
- ISBN
- 9780195179880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.66
€ 45.66
hardcover. First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138133716
- ISBN
- 9781138133716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.37
€ 195.37
Paperback. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. The author offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, ill. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. The author offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP. Dimension: 127 x 166 x 15. Weight: 240.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441194497
- ISBN
- 9781441194497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Provides sound advice on the issues raised when performing music of the past. Series: Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 b/w illus. 64 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312. A Practical Guide. Series: Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music. 200 pages, 10 b/w illus. 64 music examples. Provides sound advice on the issues raised when performing music of the past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVRN. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight: 324.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521890809
- ISBN
- 9780521890809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.38
€ 42.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Harris, Rachel; Stokes, Martin. Series: SOAS Musicology Series. Num Pages: 386 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 23 b. BIC Classification: 1FB; AVA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138218314
- ISBN
- 9781138218314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.04
€ 174.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472451507
- ISBN
- 9781472451507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79