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Music: styles & genres
Hardcover. A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio system era, cultural, industrial and stylistic circumstances transformed this once happy-go-lucky genre into one both fluid and cynical enough to embrace the likes of Rocky Horror and pave the way for Cannibal! and Moulin Rouge!. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN; AVGM; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444. Music, Masculinity and Mayhem. 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio system era, cultural, industrial and stylistic circumstances transformed this once happy-go-lucky genre into one both fluid and cynical enough to embrace the likes of Rocky Horror and pave the way for Cannibal! and Moulin Rouge!. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN; AVGM; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230491
- ISBN
- 9780230230491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Hardback. Examines the mechanisms through which 17th-century musicians simulated extreme affective states - desire, divine rapture, and ecstatic pleasure. This book demonstrates how major genres of the period, from opera to religious music to instrumental pieces based on dances, were part of this striving for heightened passions by performers and listeners. Num Pages: 360 pages, 75 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JD; AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247345
- ISBN
- 9780520247345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 65.36
€ 84.36
€ 65.36
Paperback. English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Kalisch, Alfred. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714544120
- ISBN
- 9780714544120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.55
€ 13.99
€ 13.55
Paperback. "The essential history of this distinctly American genre."-Atlanta Journal-Constitution Num Pages: 464 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 10.3.2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393337501
- ISBN
- 9780393337501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
€ 19.71
Hardback. The first detailed study of the vital role that Norway played in the life and work of Frederick Delius Num Pages: 333 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 49 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271993
- ISBN
- 9781783271993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.91
€ 56.91
Hardback. The first comprehensive study of the music of Frederick Delius (1862-1934), from his earliest works right up to his final works, with background information and a complete list of works. Num Pages: 560 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 250 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839590
- ISBN
- 9781843839590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.50
€ 46.99
€ 39.50
hardcover. Updated, expanded and richly detailed this new, text version of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the sublime compositions of Handel and Mozart and on to the groundbreaking works of Verdi, Wagner and beyond. Series: Definitive Encyclopedias. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; GBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 36. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Music
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783619900
- ISBN
- 9781783619900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.04
€ 24.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 788 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Publisher
- Music Sales America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844493050
- ISBN
- 9781844493050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.82
€ 38.99
€ 38.82
Paperback. Follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman - the paunchy, mentally ill Beatles fan - calmly fired his Charter Arms 38 Special into the rock icon, realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety. This title includes the epilogue examines the aftermath of the killing - the moment. Num Pages: 256 pages, One 8-Page Insert. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 369. The Day John Lennon Died. 256 pages, One 8-Page Insert. Follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman - the paunchy, mentally ill Beatles fan - calmly fired his Charter Arms 38 Special into the rock icon, realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety. This title includes the epilogue examines the aftermath of the killing - the moment. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPN; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 18. Weight: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Backbeat
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617130892
- ISBN
- 9781617130892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.75
€ 20.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; AVGP; AVX; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 194 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750952873
- ISBN
- 9780750952873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Traces the history of the Gregorian revival from its Romantic origins in a community of French monks at Solesmes, whose founder hoped to rebuild the moral foundation of French culture on the ruins of the Benedictine order. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 196 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVGD; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210080
- ISBN
- 9780520210080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.22€ 46.08
€ 58.22
€ 46.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253352392
- ISBN
- 9780253352392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Hardcover. Discusses Debussy's music in the context of pop culture Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 colour plates, 41 music excerpts. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357168
- ISBN
- 9780253357168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Hardback. Nearly one hundred years after the death of its composer, the music of Claude Debussy has lost none of its appeal. In this authoritative biography, author Eric Frederick Jensen brings together the most recent biographical research, including a revised catalogue of Debussy's compositions and the first complete edition of his correspondence. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 music examples, 15 halftones (gallery). BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199730056
- ISBN
- 9780199730056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 41.43
€ 52.86
€ 41.43
Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- first
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162647
- ISBN
- 9780231162647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. A biography of one of the most loved and iconoclastic British bands, Manic Street Preachers. It presents a visual history of the band in their various stages from "Generation Terrorists" through "Holy Bible" and right up to the album, "Postcards from a Young Man". Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2081.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278527
- ISBN
- 9780571278527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.21
€ 40.99
€ 32.21
Paperback. A new edition with a new after word and details of John Entwistle's death and The Who's ongoing career. Num Pages: 632 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844498079
- ISBN
- 9781844498079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Gratefu...
Kreutzmann, Bill; Eisen, Benjy
Paperback. The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white photograph, 16 page colour photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 43. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250034007
- ISBN
- 9781250034007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.48
€ 21.99
€ 19.48
paperback. Mark Rigney succinctly depicts the progress of one college-s production of the 1957 classic American musical West Side Story, from the clashes between the deaf high school cast members and their hearing counterparts to the final production. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781563681455
- ISBN
- 9781563681455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623567309
- ISBN
- 9781623567309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68