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Paperback. An accessible and engaging second workbook on musical theatre, presenting students with the next steps for practising, developing and honing their performance skills. Packed with activities and examples, and offering expanded coverage of acting and dance, this text gives students the skills, rigour and independence to excel in this dynamic form. Num Pages: 8 pages, 12 black & white line drawings, 23 printed music items, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AN; ASZ; AVGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137605696
ISBN
9781137605696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. In the fall of 1980 Richard and Linda Thompson (of Fairport Convention fame) had recently been dumped from their record label and were on the verge of divorce. Somehow they overcame these miserable circumstances and managed to make an album considered by many to be a masterpiece. This title puts Richard and Linda Thompson's album in context. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427915
ISBN
9780826427915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. The famous trombonist and arranger from the James Brown band and Parliament-Funkadelic tells his own story. Num Pages: 344 pages, 57 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335481
ISBN
9780822335481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive essay on understanding musical meaning and performing music meaningfully - 'interpreting music' in both senses of the term. This book argues that music, far from being closed to interpretation, is ideally open to it, and that musical interpretation is the paradigm of interpretation in general. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267060
ISBN
9780520267060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. In life, Elvis Presley went from childhood poverty to stardom, from world fame to dissipation and early death. As Greil Marcus shows, Presley's journey after death takes him even further, pushing him beyond his own frontiers to merge with the American public consciousness - and subconscious. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674194229
ISBN
9780674194229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AVGC6; BGF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581789
ISBN
9780099581789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Book. Series: Little Black Songbook. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 117 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Europe Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849380898
ISBN
9781849380898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Porter, Andrew. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544243
ISBN
9780714544243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Offers turbulent relationship between popular music and politics, through 33 songs that span seven decades and four continents, from Billie Holiday singing "Strange Fruit" to Green Day raging against Iraq war. This book explores individuals, ideas and events behind each song, showing how protest music has sound tracked and informed social change. Num Pages: 864 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 54. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571241354
ISBN
9780571241354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Shows how the domain of sound, a rich and culturally resonant aspect of the cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also shapes the American audience's engagement with soldiers and veterans as flesh-and-blood representatives of the nation. This book explores all three elements of film sound-dialogue, sound effects, music. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 music ex, 4 b/w, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APFA; AVC; AVGG; AVX; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; TTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282339
ISBN
9780520282339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Carlos Santana's guitar style brought the rhythms of Afro-Cuban music to generations of people who might otherwise never have heard them. This title presents the combination of musical notation and guitar tabulature together with backing tracks on the CD that gives you the opportunity to learn eight of Carlos' tracks note-for-note. Series: Jam with. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571528295
ISBN
9780571528295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Dusty Springfield made her name in the 60s with a string of top ten hits. Her unique singing style and distinctive bouffant blonde look made her famous throughout the world. Covering various areas of her career, this book sheds light on Dusty's life. It also looks at the period of her self-destruction while living in Los Angeles in the 80s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b/w pics. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340766743
ISBN
9780340766743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 greyscale images. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070678
ISBN
9781786070678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.01

Paperback. Examines just what makes the songs so affecting, how they work together as a suite, and how lyrics, melody, and arrangements combine to create an unusually potent mix. This book blends musical and literary analysis of the songs themselves, biography (where appropriate) and recording information (where helpful). Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166. Series: 33 1/3. 168 pages. Examines just what makes the songs so affecting, how they work together as a suite, and how lyrics, melody, and arrangements combine to create an unusually potent mix. This book blends musical and literary analysis of the songs themselves, biography (where appropriate) and recording information (where helpful). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP. Dimension: 171 x 121 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826417756
ISBN
9780826417756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238545
ISBN
9780199238545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Palca, Carol Borah. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544496
ISBN
9780714544496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623567149
ISBN
9781623567149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: APB; AVGT; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062131737
ISBN
9780062131737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.21

Paperback.

The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653655
ISBN
9780745653655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.29

Paperback. Part memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John Adams, one of today's most admired and frequently performed composers. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231164
ISBN
9780571231164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. A study of a pivotal moment in Ween's development, as they became one of the world's most endearing, and enduring, cult bands. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, illustrations. A study of a pivotal moment in Ween's development, as they became one of the world's most endearing, and enduring, cult bands. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 164 x 131 x 14. Weight: 180.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826431172
ISBN
9780826431172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. After the success of his memoir, the author got in touch with people he admires, and asked them to suggest an album for him to track down on his travels, giving an insight into what makes them tick, while also giving him a chance to see how record shops around the world were faring in the digital age. This is the story of what came back. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVX; BM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314744
ISBN
9780571314744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402. 300 pages, photos throughout. Examines the arrival of jazz in Britain, the influence of American musicians, the big-band era and then the advent of bop, the Musicians' Union ban, the development of jazz journalism and specialist clubs and the cloak and dagger plots culminating in the defiance of the Musicians' Union ban on the appearance of American musicians in Britain. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AVGJ. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight: 402.
Publisher
Northway Publications
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
4th edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955788819
ISBN
9780955788819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Negotiating identity in hip-hop culture Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078323
ISBN
9780252078323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

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