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Paperback. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1220. The Infinite Art of Improvisation. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight: 1220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043814
- ISBN
- 9780226043814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition offers one of the largest collections of Middle English lyrics ever made available to the college student. Editor(s): Hoffman, Richard L.; Luria, Maxwell S. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AVGC1; DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393093384
- ISBN
- 9780393093384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardback. 536 pages, 41, 41 black and white. Makela's study brings together German, Nordic and Anglo-American work on Sibelius, and synthesizes these various strands of Sibelius reception into a single coherent critical narrative. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 41. Weight: 1344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836889
- ISBN
- 9781843836889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.31
€ 57.31
Paperback. Gives an account of how opera comes to the stage. This work reveals the problems, and occasionally the scandals, that attend the production of some of our favorite operas. It also traces the social history of nineteenth-century Italian theaters in order to explain the nature of the musical scores from which performers have long worked. Num Pages: 698 pages, 92 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 698
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304878
- ISBN
- 9780226304878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.29
€ 27.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, hundreds of color posters. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1158. 207 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight: 1162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325311
- ISBN
- 9780764325311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.45
€ 37.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Woolley, Sara. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389799
- ISBN
- 9781934389799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.67
€ 18.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. This award-winning cultural history of black dance explores the meaning of dance in African-American life and the connections among music, song, and dance in African-American culture. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252065088
- ISBN
- 9780252065088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.33
€ 24.33
Paperback. Searching for the disappearing subject in Kid A and Amnesiac Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222725
- ISBN
- 9780253222725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. The author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216754
- ISBN
- 9780803216754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. The Renaissance era saw a significant ferment under the banners of humanism, discovery, and reform, deeply affecting music and the way it was understood. Editor(s): Strunk, W. Oliver; Tomlinson, Gary. Num Pages: 256 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393966961
- ISBN
- 9780393966961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. Five albums of graded pieces providing a wealth of jazz repertoire. Each presents 15 pieces in three lists: blues, standards and contemporary jazz. The head of each piece is set out with characteristic voicings, phrasing and rhythmic patterns. The improvised section gives guideline pitches and left-hand voicings as a practical starting-point. Series: ABRSM Exam Pieces. Num Pages: 28 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 308 x 2. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860960031
- ISBN
- 9781860960031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.13
€ 13.13
Paperback. Addresses black women's negotiation of race and gender in African American music. This work explores the ways African American women musicians of the twentieth century have negotiated feminisms, engaged in social activism, and worked within - or sometimes independent of - a male-dominated music industry. Editor(s): Hayes, Eileen M.; Williams, Linda F. Series: African Amer Music in Global Perspective. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780252074264
- ISBN
- 9780252074264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344. The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. Series: Stories Behind Every Song S. 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carlton Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847323392
- ISBN
- 9781847323392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Hardcover. Represents an attempt to provide objective criteria and analytical frameworks by which the quality and function of contemporary congregational music can be assessed. This book also considers how well modern music is serving the modern church, and also how effectively it is operating as a musical form in the secular culture that surrounds it. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845531867
- ISBN
- 9781845531867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.57
€ 133.57
Paperback. This book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the phenomenon of the tribute band by linking it to other types of imitative entertainment such as 'ghost', cover and parody bands. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 184 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532451
- ISBN
- 9781845532451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.44
€ 29.44
Hardcover. This book makes an important contribution to the understanding of the phenomenon of the tribute band by linking it to other types of imitative entertainment such as 'ghost', cover and parody bands. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 184 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845532635
- ISBN
- 9781845532635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.89
€ 44.89
Paperback. This book explores how funk emerged in the mid-1960s at the very apex of the civil rights movement and shows how this music mirrored the broader changes taking place within the African-American community at a crucial political time and continues to underpin remix culture. It traces the extent of the Brown legacy, musically and culturally. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10-12 photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537432
- ISBN
- 9781845537432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.15
€ 43.15
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the music of Bob Dylan including an examination of the impact of his work over time and key critical responses. This book locates Dylan's work within a broader context of the history of the American popular song and its various antecedents, examining how his music draws on a heritage of folk, blues and pop tunes. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904768258
- ISBN
- 9781904768258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.15
€ 43.15
Hardcover. This volume analyses the work of Nick Cave, a singular, idiosyncratic and brilliant musician, specifically through his engagements with theology and the Bible. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908049674
- ISBN
- 9781908049674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. This book explores how funk emerged in the mid-1960s at the very apex of the civil rights movement and shows how this music mirrored the broader changes taking place within the African-American community at a crucial political time and continues to underpin remix culture. It traces the extent of the Brown legacy, musically and culturally. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908049926
- ISBN
- 9781908049926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.13
€ 121.13