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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. A portrait of the life and work of Benjamin Britten. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714847719
ISBN
9780714847719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.81

Hardcover. Blending dynamic live shots with intimate portraits and candids, Dancehall Days is a collection of over 300 stunning black-and-white photographs drawn from Michael O'Reilly's personal archive. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AJB; AJC; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 298 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780717164608
ISBN
9780717164608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.73

Paperback. Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s, when rapping and Djing were just part of a lively, decidedly local scene that also venerated break-dancing and graffiti. Focusing on the music's fans - young men, both black and white, this book offers an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people's daily lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226395852
ISBN
9780226395852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s, when rapping and DJing were just part of a lively, decidedly local scene that also venerated break-dancing and graffiti. This book offers an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people's daily lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226395845
ISBN
9780226395845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31
€ 78.49

Paperback. Reveals the pivotal role of music - musical works and musical culture - in debates about society, self, and culture that forged European modernity through the 'long nineteenth century'. This book argues that from the late 1700s to the early 1900s, music not only reflected but also embodied modern subjectivity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVA; AVGC4; AVGC5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126166
ISBN
9780691126166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. The lives and careers of six pioneers of the style-Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo, Gene Austin, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Marvin, and Nick Lucas-are covered at length. Series: Studies & Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AS; AVG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840812
ISBN
9780810840812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
African American Images United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934155028
ISBN
9781934155028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.09

Hardback. A full account of the making, during1909-10, of Der Rosenkavalier, with emphasis on its derivation from a French operette of 1907, L'Ingenu libertin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270491
ISBN
9781783270491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.41

Hardcover. The Birth of an Opera offers illuminating insight into how operas are written and the personalities, incidents, and musical circumstances that have shaped their composition. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393060430
ISBN
9780393060430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.00
€ 31.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 299 x 11. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423400585
ISBN
9781423400585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.88

Hardcover. "City, Chant, and the Topography of Early Music "explores how space, urban life, landscape, and time transformed plainchant and other musical forms. Thirteen essays address a wide range of topics and regions--from Beneventan chant in Italy and Dalmatia, to music theory in medieval France, to later transformations of chant in Iceland and Spain. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Harvard University, Department of Music,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780964031746
ISBN
9780964031746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617136573
ISBN
9781617136573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.79

Hardback. Ringo: With a Little Help, is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 x 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617131202
ISBN
9781617131202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.90

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Figures: 60,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165822
ISBN
9780231165822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.45
€ 82.56

Hardcover. A provocative and innovative study of Adorno's writings on Beethoven Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 b&w photos, 85 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: AVGC4; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253347244
ISBN
9780253347244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Paperback. In The Symphony, renowned critic Michael Steinberg offers music lovers a monumental guide to this most celebrated of musical forms, with perceptive commentaries on some 118 works by 36 major composers. Num Pages: 704 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126655
ISBN
9780195126655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback. A companion to his The Symphony: A Listener's Guide , Steinberg's new book covers the orchestral concerto repertoire from Bach to the present and featuring all instruments. Num Pages: 528 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVGC; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195139310
ISBN
9780195139310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.84

Paperback. Michael Steinberg follows his warmly received The Symphony: A Listener's Guide and The Concerto: A Listener's Guide, with Choral Masterworks: A Listener's Guide, a book of descriptive-analytical essays on the great masterpieces in the supremely inspiring repertoire for chorus and orchestra. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195340662
ISBN
9780195340662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623567309
ISBN
9781623567309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

paperback. The Minutemen have enjoyed something of a revival, due to a chapter in Michael Azerrad's book "Our Band Could Be Your Life", and a documentary film, "We Jam Econo", showcasing the band's legacy. This book sheds light on the band's remarkable music and on an album. It includes interviews with Mike Watt, the band's bass player, and with others. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Condition
New
SKU
9780826427878
ISBN
9780826427878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. The Vivaldi Compendium represents the latest in Vivaldi research, drawing on the author's close involvement with Vivaldi and Venetian music over four decades. Num Pages: 270 pages, 34, 16 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings, 16 black and white, 1. BIC Classification: AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838197
ISBN
9781843838197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. Taking account of the research, to which Vivaldi himself has made important contributions - including the discovery in 1973 of an unknown set of violin sonatas - this book examines the life and works of this remarkable musician, in their Venetian, Italian, and international settings. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp black and white halftones, 32 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198164975
ISBN
9780198164975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.55

paperback. Michael Tenzer offers a study of Balinese gamelan music, focusing on the pre-eminent 20th-century genre, gamelan gong kebyar. He applies music theory and analysis to this non-Western orchestral genre to discuss composition and structure, as well as looking at the ethographic background. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 halftones, 70 music examples, 26 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; AVGE; AVGH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226792835
ISBN
9780226792835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73
€ 60.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544304
ISBN
9780714544304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

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