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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) aimed to be more than just a composer. He set out to redefine opera as a 'total work of art' combining the highest aspirations of drama, poetry, the symphony, the visual arts, even religion and philosophy. This book examines his works. Editor(s): Grey, Thomas S. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 halftones. 50 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143668
- ISBN
- 9780691143668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work. Editor(s): Bailey, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393954050
- ISBN
- 9780393954050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.41
€ 27.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as the Flying Dutchman. This book explores key ideas in Wagner's life and works. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 halftones, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924618
- ISBN
- 9780226924618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231822
- ISBN
- 9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Hardcover. Richard Wagner is one of the influential and also the polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their experimentation, paving the way for modernism. This title offers an overview of Wagners life, work and times. Num Pages: 320 pages, 285 illustrations, 165 in colour. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500516430
- ISBN
- 9780500516430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.49
€ 33.99
€ 24.49
Paperback. This owner's manual, accompanied by a full-length audio CD, surveys all the major works with orchestra: symphonies, concertos, tone poems, operas, ballets, suites, and songs. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674422
- ISBN
- 9781574674422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.31
€ 40.31
Hardback. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, in the enormous diversity of his activities, is arguably the most complete musician. Not only does he have a remarkable 300 commissioned concert works to his credit, he has also contrived to lead several completely different musical lives. This book studies this gifted musician. Num Pages: 596 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849385459
- ISBN
- 9781849385459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.90
€ 33.99
€ 24.90
paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781623561222
- ISBN
- 9781623561222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.87
€ 13.87
Paperback. Serving as an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, this work tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles. Num Pages: 704 pages, No. BIC Classification: AVGJ; GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026466
- ISBN
- 9780141026466
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.57
€ 32.99
€ 23.57
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€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. An absorbing account of the influence of African rhythms on contemporary black Brazilian music and the development of music worldwide. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps/ 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVA; AVGE; AVGH; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745307312
- ISBN
- 9780745307312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.34
€ 31.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. The art of the mix creates a new language of creativity. Series: Mediaworks Pamphlet. Num Pages: 136 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262632874
- ISBN
- 9780262632874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing
- Edition
- 3 Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455619511
- ISBN
- 9781455619511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.17
€ 26.99
€ 24.17
Hardback. He was blessed with a set of pipes that Elvis Presley claimed were the best in the business. His eyes hidden behind his perpetual Ray-Bans, Roy Orbison stood perfectly still onstage, singing songs of devastating heartbreak. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2x 8-Page Black and White and Colour Photo Inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476886794
- ISBN
- 9781476886794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.36
€ 29.99
€ 26.36
Hardcover. Revolve is a first-person account from the platinum-selling singer-songwriter John Newman, documenting the creative process involved in writing his second album. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGQ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 250 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quadrille Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849496506
- ISBN
- 9781849496506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.37
€ 25.99
€ 19.37
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. New in paperback - the definitive history of the songs of Bob Dylan. Every song Dylan wrote from his first poetic scribbles to the height of his fame in 1973 including some of his best loved and revolutionary songs: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie's Farm Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849012966
- ISBN
- 9781849012966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Hardcover. Examines the decline and resurgence of Haydn's reputation in an effort to better understand the forces that shape critical reception on a broad scale. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 300 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465120
- ISBN
- 9781580465120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.28
€ 115.28
Hardback. Explores ritualized performance in twentieth-century music. This book uncovers the range of political, didactic, and aesthetic intents that inspired the creators of modernist music theater. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 365 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223028
- ISBN
- 9780520223028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82€ 49.32
€ 62.82
€ 49.32
Hardback. Investigating the later music of Franz Schubert, this book explores the rich terrain of his impromptus and last piano sonatas. It explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 319 pages, 3 figures, 71 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520225640
- ISBN
- 9780520225640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74€ 53.41
€ 68.74
€ 53.41
Paperback. Parker's plan to re-establish Elvis Presley as a star after he left the army in 1960 had been successful at first, with the success of films like "G I Blues" and "Blue Hawaii" and their soundtracks. This book shows how Presley reclaimed his crown, making an extraordinary transition from fading MoR balladeer to engaged, vital artist. Num Pages: 270 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Outline Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906002282
- ISBN
- 9781906002282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
Paperback. Intends to make sense of 21st Century pop. Pulling together parallel threads from music, fashion, art, and new media, this title confronts a central paradox of our era: from iPods to YouTube, we're empowered by mind-blowing technology, but too often it's used as a time machine or as a tool to shuffle and rearrange music from yesterday. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232093
- ISBN
- 9780571232093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 67. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801499661
- ISBN
- 9780801499661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.82
€ 38.99
€ 37.82
Hardback. Rethinking Schubert offers a conspectus of issues in Schubert scholarship, a reappraisal of key debates, and an exploration of new avenues of research. It brings together twenty-two essays by some of today's most important Schubert scholars, which provide new insights into this composer, his music, his influence and his legacy. Editor(s): Bodley, Dr Lorraine Byrne; Horton, Julian. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190200107
- ISBN
- 9780190200107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.64
€ 194.64