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paperback. An account of the five turning points in Western music, starting with the invention of notation by an 11th century monk, the invention of the piano and opera, and the first musical recording, and the development of musical styles ending with popular music of the 20th century. The book accompanies a 5-part Channel 4 series. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles, , music, portraits. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099283546
- ISBN
- 9780099283546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Traces the lives of the Snowdens, an African American family of musicians and farmers living in rural Knox County, Ohio. This book examines the Snowdens' musical and social exchanges with rural whites from the 1850s through the early 1920s and provides an exploration of the claim that the Snowden family taught the song "Dixie" to Dan Emmett. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071607
- ISBN
- 9780252071607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 901
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248649
- ISBN
- 9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.42€ 43.18
€ 54.42
€ 43.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444758504
- ISBN
- 9781444758504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.89
€ 13.00
€ 11.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906178888
- ISBN
- 9781906178888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007333561
- ISBN
- 9780007333561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Hardback. No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his antidote (as many saw him), Brahms. Num Pages: 224 pages, 64, 55 black and white, 9 line drawing. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640. The Biography of a Year. 224 pages, 64, 55 black and white, 9 line drawing. No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his antidote (as many saw him), Brahms. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837183
- ISBN
- 9781843837183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. David Bowie is holed up in his Bel-Air mansion, drifting into paranoia and confusion. Bowie has long been haunted by the emotional work of the Die Brucke movement and the Expressionists. Berlin is their spiritual home, and Bowie adopts this city as his new sanctuary. Immediately he sets to work on "Low", his own expressionist mood-piece. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826416841
- ISBN
- 9780826416841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
paperback. Written by the author who during 1967 and 1968, spent eighteen months with the Beatles at the peak of their powers as they defined a generation and rewrote popular music. This book brings fresh insights to their legend. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Ebury
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091930516
- ISBN
- 9780091930516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.57
€ 23.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220032
- ISBN
- 9780812220032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. Franz Schubert's Winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in Western culture. In this book, the author - one of the work's finest interpreters - focusses on the context, resonance and personal significance of a work which is possibly the greatest landmark in the history of Lieder. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571282814
- ISBN
- 9780571282814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.32
€ 26.99
€ 18.32
Hardcover. Contains profiles and interviews featuring leading jazz composers and musicians in Britain in the 1970s. This book documents their ideas, influences, enthusiasms and the efforts to continue playing the music to which they are committed. It also includes photographs. Num Pages: 220 pages, photos throughout the book. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430. Contemporary Jazz in Britain. 220 pages, photos throughout the book. Contains profiles and interviews featuring leading jazz composers and musicians in Britain in the 1970s. This book documents their ideas, influences, enthusiasms and the efforts to continue playing the music to which they are committed. It also includes photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; AVGJ. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight: 430.
- Publisher
- Northway Pubns
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955090868
- ISBN
- 9780955090868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.30
€ 26.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. Keith Jarrett is probably the most influential jazz pianist living today: his concerts have made him world famous. He was a child prodigy who had his first solo performance at the age of seven. In the Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306804786
- ISBN
- 9780306804786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.67
€ 23.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most influential songwriter and performer of the late twentieth century. Editor(s): Savage, Jon. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 281 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571309573
- ISBN
- 9780571309573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.07
€ 33.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786061355
- ISBN
- 9781786061355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Inglis, Ian. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; AVG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364710
- ISBN
- 9781903364710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.73
€ 25.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. As dazzling as the decade they dominated, The Beatles almost single-handedly created pop music as we know it. Today, their songs are cited as seminal influences by stars like Oasis and Blur. This book goes back to the heart of The Beatles - their records. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526797
- ISBN
- 9780099526797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844130931
- ISBN
- 9781844130931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): McCullough, Ian. Series: Little songbooks. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120. 8vo. Illustrated. Good copy in original wrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0308755
- ISBN
- 9780862812812
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Ian Wallis here provides a detailed overview of every UK tour made by American and Canadian rock 'n' roll artists. The details covered include tour itineraries, support acts and TV appearances, and the text is illustrated with stage and TV shots, tour programmes and period advertisements. Num Pages: 380 pages, 149 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956267931
- ISBN
- 9780956267931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.10
€ 32.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Attempts to chronicle every visit to the UK by American (and Canadian!) rock 'n' roll artists, and includes full tour itineraries, support acts, show reports, and TV appearances. This work features illustrations of programmes, tickets, vintage ads and atmospheric live shots. Num Pages: 422 pages, tables & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951988862
- ISBN
- 9780951988862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.46
€ 35.99
€ 24.46
Paperback. From the record-breaking success of 1991's 'Black Album' to the band's reinvention with the Load/Reload albums; from the Lulu album with Lou Reed to their hugely expensive feature film Through the Never, the second half of the Metallica story has been as eventful and controversial as it has triumphant. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571295784
- ISBN
- 9780571295784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Metallica have sold in excess of 100 million albums and won seven Grammys. This book takes us from the band's inception through to the recording and eve of release of their seminal, self-titled, 1991 album. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571294152
- ISBN
- 9780571294152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. Who was the greatest of all American guitarists? Bob Dylan called Davis "one of the wizards of modern music." This book takes readers through Davis' difficult beginning as the blind son of sharecroppers in the Jim Crow South to his decision to become an ordained Baptist minister and his move to New York in the early 1940s, and more. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234106
- ISBN
- 9780226234106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84