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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. Who 'speaks' to us in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", in Wagner's operas, in a Mahler symphony? This title opens nineteenth-century operas and instrumental works to new interpretations as the author explores the voices projected by music. Series: Princeton studies in opera. Num Pages: 304 pages, 88 pp music. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC4; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026084
ISBN
9780691026084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Paperback. Considers the nature of operatic performance and the acoustic images of performance present in operas from Monteverdi to Ravel. This book argues that operatic works are indelibly bound to the contingency of live singing, playing, and staging. It explores a spectrum of attitudes towards musical performance. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 halftones. 30 scores. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117317
ISBN
9780691117317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.92

Hardback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: AVGC9; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st HARDCOVER
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148047
ISBN
9780231148047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.32
€ 83.75

Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGC9; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148054
ISBN
9780231148054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. From the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney, a candid, funny, and deeply personal look at making a life-and finding yourself-in music. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 page black and white photo section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy. Front cover showing light shelf wear from sticker, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
DO NOT USE
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
9780349007953
ISBN
9780349007953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.99
€ 10.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Gerlitz, Carsten. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9783795758295
ISBN
9783795758295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Sums up the life of Julian Cannonball Adderley, a man who used a gargantuan technique on the alto saxophone, pride in heritage, devotion to educating youngsters, and insatiable musical curiosity, to bridge gaps between jazz and popular music in the 1960s and '70s. Series: Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8-Page Black and White and Colour Photo Insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458419798
ISBN
9781458419798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.45

Paperback. A biography of Herbie Mann's five decade career, from his beginnings in a tiny Brooklyn nightclub to appearances on international stages. Series: Hal Leonard Jazz Biography Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, photo insert. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hal Leonard Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781458419811
ISBN
9781458419811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.63

Paperback. Broadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary. This detailed biography tells the story of how the stenographer from Queens, New York, became the queen of the Broadway musical in its golden age. Num Pages: 560 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260221
ISBN
9780520260221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Tells the story of a band called Pixies and how they turned their distinctive, warped breed of dynamic surf-punk into music legend. This book describes the life, death and rebirth of this band. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1x8pp b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753513835
ISBN
9780753513835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0001970
ISBN
9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The book presents an in depth analysis of the choral compositions of Elisabeth Lutyens, Elizabeth Maconchy, and Thea Musgrave, complete with musical examples and texts. The introductory chapter gives historical perspective and places Lutyens, Maconchy and Musgrave in the context of twentieth-century British musical culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC8. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780810850293
ISBN
9780810850293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.60

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464802
ISBN
9781580464802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b+w photos. BIC Classification: AVGR; BTC; JFCA; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654371
ISBN
9780859654371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Book. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
62
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780634074394
ISBN
9780634074394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.07

Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825119
ISBN
9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.27

Paperback. Considers the political expression of rap artists within the historical tradition of black nationalism. Interweaving songs and personal interviews with hip-hop artists and activists, Cheney links late 20th-century hip-hop nationalists with their 19th-century spiritual forebears. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716137
ISBN
9780814716137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883. Tracing the offstage/onstage workings of this famed New York institution, this title tells how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene. Num Pages: 472 pages, 47 b/w images, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250338
ISBN
9780520250338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. Probes New Orleans' history, uncovering a web of racial interconnections and animosities that was instrumental to the creation of a vital American art form - jazz. This book shows how musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Nick La Rocca, and Louis Armstrong negotiated New Orleans' complex racial rules to pursue their craft. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328683
ISBN
9780226328683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Sheet music. An essential how-to guide for students and teachers. Designed for the complete beginner, it breaks down the process of learning jazz into simple activities and contains a range of easy music examples. It is an indispensable companion to the ABRSM Jazz Piano exams, with Part III dealing with the exam in detail. Comes with a full-length CD. Series: ABRSM Exam Pieces. Num Pages: 208 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVRG; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860960154
ISBN
9781860960154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.94

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