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Paperback. The Pixies have had a career unlike any other in alternative rock. "Doolittle" is their knotty masterpiece, the embodiment of the Pixies' abrasive, exuberant, enigmatic pop. Informed by interviews with the band, this book looks at the making of the album and its place in rock history, and studies its influence in light of the Pixies reunion. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826417749
ISBN
9780826417749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.32

Hardback. It is 150 years since Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables" was first published. In this book, the reader can find out how the musical came to life - the trials and tribulations of turning it from the initial concept into a thrilling musical extravaganza - and how the new film version has emerged from the show. Num Pages: 96 pages, 160 colour & b&w photographs & artworks. BIC Classification: APF; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 250 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1426.
Publisher
Carlton Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780972640
ISBN
9781780972640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Boretz, Benjamin; Cone, Edward T. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649061
ISBN
9780691649061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 94.84

Paperback. This newly commissioned opera guide contains a thematic guide, and an up-to-date bibliography, select discography and website guide. Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO). Num Pages: 184 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO). 184 pages, ill. This newly commissioned opera guide contains a thematic guide, and an up-to-date bibliography, select discography and website guide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 195 x 135 x 17. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495440
ISBN
9781847495440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544250
ISBN
9780714544250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Miles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. Blue Notes in Black and White charts the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s. Num Pages: 392 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: AJ; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226100746
ISBN
9780226100746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. Charting the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s, this title offers an account of the partnership between two of the twentieth century's innovative art forms. It introduces us to the great jazz photographers - including Gjon Mili, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, and more. Num Pages: 392 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226098753
ISBN
9780226098753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.31

Paperback. Focusing on New York City, this title examines five disparate events: the New York Philharmonic's disastrous performance of John Cage's Atlas Eclipticalis; Henry Flynt's demonstrations against the downtown avant-garde; Charlotte Moorman's Avant Garde Festival; founding of the Jazz Composers Guild; and, the emergence of Iggy Pop. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268517
ISBN
9780520268517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. This title examines five disparate events. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268500
ISBN
9780520268500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.60
€ 58.18

Hardback. The jazz musician describes his teenage years as a gifted saxophonist, his friendship with John Coltrane, his performances with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jimmy Heath, and his work as a composer for films and television. --Publisher's description. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913338
ISBN
9781439913338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 221 x 6. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781562220891
ISBN
9781562220891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. Bernard Gendron investigates five key historical moments when popular music and avant-garde art transgressed the rigid boundaries separating high and low culture to form friendly alliances. This volume offers a new way of thinking about the history of popular music. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226287379
ISBN
9780226287379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. This is a new edition of an account of the contribution of the Gypsies of Andalusia to the development of flamenco. It provides a fuller explanation of some of the technical terms and a biographical dictionary of the foremost Gyspy flamenco artists of the past. Translator(s): Shuinear, Sinaed. Series: Interface Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages, biographical notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ASDX; AVGH; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806051
ISBN
9781902806051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This work introduces the reader to Sardinian music through a series of encounters with individual musicians and their families. The vignettes presented portray an art still very much alive: the music of villages with an oral tradition, sung or played in the company of others. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Printing CD Included
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493411
ISBN
9780226493411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 245 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789461539625
ISBN
9789461539625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.09

paperback. Includes an account of Bernard's Salford childhood, the early days of Joy Division, the band's enormous critical and popular success, and the subsequent tragic death of Ian Curtis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170499
ISBN
9780552170499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Hardcover. Discusses the notorious opposition between absolute and program music as a true dialectic that lies at the heart of nineteenth-century German music. This work contributes to our knowledge about some of Europe's most important music - and to contemporary controversies over how music should be understood and experienced. Num Pages: 432 pages, 43 musical scores. 3 tables. 11 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001494
ISBN
9780691001494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.49
€ 85.82

Paperback. The personal account of a giant in American folklore and folk music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252075094
ISBN
9780252075094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. An intimate portrait of life with one of rock n roll s greatest songwriters and characters from the unique perspective of his first wife. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white and colour images. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911036067
ISBN
9781911036067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Explores one of the oldest traditions of American religious folksong: unaccompanied congregational singing in Appalachian Primitive Baptist churches. Using interviews, field observations, historical research, song transcriptions, and musical analysis, the author explores the dynamic relationship between singing and theology in these churches. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252070037
ISBN
9780252070037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

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