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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. The story, based on extensive individual interviews, of the women's swing bands that toured extensively during World War II and after -- a kind of "League of their Own" for jazz. Num Pages: 424 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AVGF; AVH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328179
ISBN
9780822328179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 704 color photos. BIC Classification: AVG; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 195 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306983
ISBN
9780764306983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Translator(s): David, Gwenda; Mosbacher, Eric. Num Pages: 424 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. .
Publisher
Zone Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951313
ISBN
9781890951313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. Exploring many aspects of Mendelssohn's multi-faceted career as musician and how it intersects with his work as composer, this work discusses practical issues of music making such as: performance space, instruments, tempo markings, dynamics, phrasings, articulations, fingerings, and instrument techniques. Editor(s): Reichwald, Siegwart. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w photos, 41 figures. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253351999
ISBN
9780253351999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.39

Hardcover. This book explores the crossroads between autobiographical narratives and musical composition in Alban Berg's Lulu, unveiling aspects of encoded social customs, gender identity, and personal experiences within musical structures. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 238 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464833
ISBN
9781580464833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Hardcover. Simon Callow plunges headlong into Wagner's world to discover what it was like to be Wagner, and to be around one of music's most influential figures. The perfect introduction to the Master. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper. Includes newspaper cutting of review of the book in The Times
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0007672
ISBN
9780008105693
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVC; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781257456
ISBN
9781781257456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Steven Patrick Morrissey is one of the most original and controversial voices in the history of popular music. With The Smiths, he led the most influential British guitar group of the 1980s, his enigmatic wit and style defining a generation. This title presents the portrait of the man and his music. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 191 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091927103
ISBN
9780091927103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.64

Paperback. "First published in 2002 under the title The Smiths - songs that saved your life"--P. 7. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781162583
ISBN
9781781162583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music - the rock god who came from the stars - which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens. When Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he transformed Bowie from a prodigy to a superstar who changed the face of music forever. But who was Ziggy Stardust? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
2015
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
SKU
KJE0003161
ISBN
9780091948894
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music - the rock god who came from the stars - which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens. When Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he transformed Bowie from a prodigy to a superstar who changed the face of music forever. But who was Ziggy Stardust? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
2015
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
SKU
KJE0003162
ISBN
9780091948894
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. This book probes beneath the surface of his career and contextualizes his contributions to music on both sides of the nascent Cold War divide. Editor(s): Morrison, Simon. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 592 pages, 22 halftones. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138954
ISBN
9780691138954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AVGC6; BGF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581789
ISBN
9780099581789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. The author takes you inside the world of popular music - not just a creative industry, but a business that has made people rich beyond their wildest dreams. He balances seductive anecdotes - pulling back the curtain on the gritty and absurd side of the industry - with an insightful exploration of the relationship between creativity and money. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783521043
ISBN
9781783521043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Pop manager Simon Napier-Bell had enough of pop groups. He'd had enough of the constant grief at home with his two ex-boyfriends bickering and bleeding him dry; and most of all he'd had enough of the music biz. But then he simultaneously fell in love with a passion - the Far East; and a dynamic duo - George and Andrew - jointly called Wham! Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091897628
ISBN
9780091897628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Hardback. Covering a period from the Ancient World to the present day, the book suggests that until very recently, falsettists and counter-tenors have been distinct vocal genres. Num Pages: 254 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839620
ISBN
9781843839620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. From rave's origins in Chicago house and Detroit techno, through Ibiza, Madchester and the anarchic free-party scene, to the pirate-radio underworld of jungle and UK garage, the author documents with insight and infectious enthusiasm the tracks, DJs, producers and promoters that soundtracked a generation. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571289134
ISBN
9780571289134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Taking a big-picture view of the post-punk period, this book recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. It presents many anecdotes and insights, and features the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads. It is of interest to fans of post-punk music. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGC6; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215706
ISBN
9780571215706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Intends to make sense of 21st Century pop. Pulling together parallel threads from music, fashion, art, and new media, this title confronts a central paradox of our era: from iPods to YouTube, we're empowered by mind-blowing technology, but too often it's used as a time machine or as a tool to shuffle and rearrange music from yesterday. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232093
ISBN
9780571232093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Features 32 interviews with the era's most innovative musicians and colourful personalities. From Ari Up, Jah Wobble, David Byrne, Green Gartside, Edwyn Collins, this title also includes conversations with influential of label bosses, managers, record producers, deejays and journalists - such as John Peel and Paul Morley. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 592.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235490
ISBN
9780571235490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.40

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