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Music: styles & genres

hardcover. This collection of 8 essays introduces literary and cultural theorists into the domain of operatic textual analysis, long the exclusive preserve of musicologists. The contributors include some of the most distinguished critics of the past 30 years, most of them writing about opera for the first time. Editor(s): Levin, David J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 170 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722391
ISBN
9780804722391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

Paperback. Explores a variety of fields, considering questions of operatic textuality, dramaturgical practice, and performance theory. This book intends to initiate a dialogue between scholars of music, literature, and performance by addressing questions raised in each field in a manner that influences them all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475233
ISBN
9780226475233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Explores the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. This book argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Fritz Lang's 1920s film "Die Nibelungen" exploits contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049717
ISBN
9780691049717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. This collection of 8 essays introduces literary and cultural theorists into the domain of operatic textual analysis, long the exclusive preserve of musicologists. The contributors include some of the most distinguished critics of the past 30 years, most of them writing about opera for the first time. Editor(s): Levin, David J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722407
ISBN
9780804722407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. This work brings to light nearly 100 'new' recordings, broadcasts, and films discovered since the last Benny Goodman bio-discography published in 1996. It also examines in detail all 182 shows of Goodman's 'Camel Caravan' radio series and nearly 400 collector-oriented LP, tape, and CD releases. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1239.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810876859
ISBN
9780810876859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.38

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive listing of the 45s, 78s, LPs and CDs recorded by folk performer Pete Seeger as a solo artist and with the Almanac Singers, the Weavers and with other musicians and contributors. Series: American Folk Music and Musicians Series. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVD; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810877184
ISBN
9780810877184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.08

hardcover. The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theater, drama, sports, dance and politics. This work discusses African-American theatre art in the US during those years. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; AN; AVGC6; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312295905
ISBN
9780312295905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 49.16

Paperback. Starting with the origins of jazz, this title traces the genre's history as it evolved from ragtime in the clubs of New Orleans. It includes chapters that covers an era in jazz history by focusing on the people who shaped the music, from Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and others. Num Pages: 180 pages, Photos and Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Centerstream Publishing United States
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617742323
ISBN
9781617742323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Throughout the late-seventies and eighties, Van Halen were the archetypal American rock group. Whats more they were also the highest paid band in the history of show business, taking a cool $1 million for a night's work at a festival in 1983 and making the Guinness Book of Records. This autobiography tells their story. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091874803
ISBN
9780091874803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

paperback. Musical Form and Transformation collects four of David Lewin's analytic essays to stimulate thought about the general methodology of musical analysis and issues of large-scale form as they relate to transformational analytic structuring. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199759958
ISBN
9780199759958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.84

Paperback. A lively and accessible approach to the study of popular music. Moving beyond the typical analysis of 'popular music and society', Machin offers students a toolkit for looking at popular music, taking it apart and really understanding what makes it 'work'. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures,. BIC Classification: AVGP; GTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848600232
ISBN
9781848600232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.22

Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628929300
ISBN
9781628929300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725843
ISBN
9780292725843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardback. The long overdue biography of the Bee Gees, by an acclaimed author Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306820250
ISBN
9780306820250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.93

Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099140
ISBN
9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.02

Paperback. Jake Bugg: is he The Council Estate Bob Dylan, The Cockiest Lonnie Donegan Wannabe in Nottingham or The King of the Clifton Delta? Maybe he's all three. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784183844
ISBN
9781784183844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

In Japanoise, David Novak draws on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States to trace the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains Noise. Series: Sign, Storage, Transmission. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353799
ISBN
9780822353799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. In Japanoise, David Novak draws on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States to trace the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains Noise. Series: Sign, Storage, Transmission. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353928
ISBN
9780822353928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. The first complete guide and access point to the vast literature of the Broadway musical for the solo performer. Designed with the working actor in mind, the volume lists every song from over 210 Broadway shows, giving the name of the character(s) who sing(s) the song, its exact vocal range, and categorizing each by song style. Num Pages: 228 pages, indices. BIC Classification: AVGM; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833739
ISBN
9780810833739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.45

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