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Paperback. Using the history of both the Takacs Quartet and the Beethoven quartets as the backbone to his story, the author, first violinist of the Takacs since 1993, recounts the challenge of tackling these pieces. It takes the reader inside the daily life of a quartet, vividly showing the necessary creative tension between individual and group expression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571317141
ISBN
9780571317141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. Rewrites the history of early twentieth-century pop music in modernist terms. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078927
ISBN
9780252078927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Mahler's life was a remarkably complex one, his success as a conductor continually overshadowed by his craving for recognition as a composer. Recognition which never came in his lifetime. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780384450
ISBN
9781780384450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.43

Hardback. A guide to the art of conducting in the twenty-first century, by the founder of the RCM's Twentieth Century Ensemble. Num Pages: 235 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Har/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838029
ISBN
9781843838029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.43

Paperback. Shows how studying the women's music festivals provides insights into the role of music and lesbian community formation. This book argues that the women's music festival is a significant institutional site for the emergence of black feminist consciousness in the contemporary period. Series: African American Music in Global Perspective. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFSK1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076985
ISBN
9780252076985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. A new edition of the classic text on African American music. Num Pages: 704 pages, Over 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
702
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393971415
ISBN
9780393971415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.52
€ 60.75

Paperback. Jazz was born on the streets, grew up in clubs, and will die - so some fear - at the university. Facing dwindling commercial demand and the gradual disappearance of venues, many aspiring jazz musicians today learn their craft, and find their careers, in one of the many academic programs that now offer jazz degrees. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226125190
ISBN
9780226125190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Focusing on the artists Ice Cube, Dr Dre, the Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, Quinn explores the origins, development, and immense popularity of gangsta rap. Including detailed readings in urban geography, neoconservative politics, subcultural formations, black cultural debates, and music industry conditions, this book explains how and why this music genre emerged. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124096
ISBN
9780231124096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Part of a series of comprehensive practical guides for the solo piano. This volume provides a complete survey of Chopin's music for solo piano, including a graded list of his works together with detailed suggestions for study and performance. Series: Pianist's Repertoire S. Num Pages: 592 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; AVQ; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082678
ISBN
9781871082678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.66

Hardback. Two systems of timekeeping were in concurrent use in Venice between 1582 and 1797. This work defines the many ways in which time was discussed, resolving a long-standing fuzziness imposed on studies of personnel, institutions, and cultural dynamics by dating conflicts. Series: The Calendar of Venetian Opera. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC9; AVGM; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757652
ISBN
9780804757652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062366696
ISBN
9780062366696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival. This memoir of Greenwich Village in the '60 offers a first-hand account by a major player in the social and musical history of the '50s and '60s. It also features encounters with young stars-to-be like Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, and Joni Mitchell. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pgs B&W photos. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306822162
ISBN
9780306822162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195398939
ISBN
9780195398939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Talks about Josh Davis's (DJ Shadow) early years in California, the friends and mentors who helped him along the way, his relationship with Mo'Wax and James Lavelle, and the genesis and creation of his masterpiece, "Endtroducing" (released in 1996). This book includes several long conversations with him. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112. Series: 33 1/3. 136 pages. Talks about Josh Davis's (DJ Shadow) early years in California, the friends and mentors who helped him along the way, his relationship with Mo'Wax and James Lavelle, and the genesis and creation of his masterpiece, "Endtroducing" (released in 1996). This book includes several long conversations with him. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGR. Dimension: 166 x 122 x 8. Weight: 112.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826416827
ISBN
9780826416827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Hardback. The tonadilla, a satiric musical skit popular on the public stages of Madrid during the late Enlightenment, has played a significant role in the history of music in Spain. This book examines the musical, theatrical, and social worlds that the tonadilla brought together, and their lasting influence the historiography of Spanish music. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 8 tables, 24 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276307
ISBN
9780520276307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.80
€ 54.67

Paperback. 33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already, and cut to the heart of the music on each album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DNS; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 125 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Continuum New York
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826415462
ISBN
9780826415462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Originally published with records, this edition does not include the records. Editor(s): May, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 454 pages, illustrations, maps, music. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First edition thus.
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520047785
ISBN
9780520047785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Collects material from mid-1970s through 2010 to trace the evolution of ethnomusicological thinking about women, gender, and music, offering a perspective of how questions emerged and changed in those years, as well as Koskoff's reassessment of the early years and development of the field. Series: New Perspectives on Gender in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 charts, 4 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252080074
ISBN
9780252080074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. Collects material from mid-1970s through 2010 to trace the evolution of ethnomusicological thinking about women, gender, and music, offering a perspective of how questions emerged and changed in those years, as well as Koskoff's reassessment of the early years and development of the field. Series: New Perspectives on Gender in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 charts, 4 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038495
ISBN
9780252038495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Paperback. Shows how opera took root in the social and economic environment of seventeenth-century Venice and there developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognize as opera. This book examines critically the literary and musical documentation left by the Venetian makers of opera. It explains the mechanics of the proliferation of opera. Num Pages: 710 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 253 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
710
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254268
ISBN
9780520254268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 45.62

Hardback. Claudio Monteverdi was the first important composer of opera. This work examines the composer's celebrated final works - "Il ritorno d'Ulisse" and "L'incoronazione di Poppea". It casts light on the conflict between a world of emotional propriety and restraint and one of hedonistic abandon. Num Pages: 474 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 21 tables, 40 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC3; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249349
ISBN
9780520249349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 64.94

Hardcover. An intimate portrait of Handel's life and inner circle, modeled after one of the composer's favorite forms: the fugue. Num Pages: 496 pages, 43 illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 972.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088953
ISBN
9780393088953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Hardcover. The renowned treatise on music, by an eleventh-century monk, in a critical edition with annotated English translation, introduction, and detailed indexes. Editor(s): Ellinwood, Leonard. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463904
ISBN
9781580463904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.17

hardcover. This book explores the means by which the operas of Debussy and Bartok transform the structures of the traditional harmonic system into a musical language. It formulates theoretic-analytic principles and describes how these principles link various historical, cultural, philosophical and psychological issues of the early 20th century within opera. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 line illus. & 74 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195103830
ISBN
9780195103830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.84

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