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Paperback. Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, the two greatest operatic composers of their time, had everything and nothing in common. Their achievements were comparable, but their personalities, their approaches to music and drama, and their complex legacies made them incompatible. Verdi thought of art as a comfort to mankind. Num Pages: 384 pages, 51 illustrations, 24 in colour. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500290859
- ISBN
- 9780500290859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. This text provides a detailed analysis of both the music and the cultural significance of children's songs among the Venda people of the northern Transvaal, South Africa. It examines topics such as role of melody in generating rhythm. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055114
- ISBN
- 9780226055114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Hardcover. Examines the remarkable career of leading soprano castrato Venanzio Rauzzini (1746-1810), the first castrato to make Britain his home. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 414 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465328
- ISBN
- 9781580465328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.69
€ 133.69
Paperback. 33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Each focuses on one album rather than an artist's entire output. Velvet Underground's first album - with the Andy Warhol banana cover - introduced, along with 'Sgt. Pepper', a new form of rock music: the artsy concept album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164. Series: 33 1/3. 128 pages. 33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Each focuses on one album rather than an artist's entire output. Velvet Underground's first album - with the Andy Warhol banana cover - introduced, along with 'Sgt. Pepper', a new form of rock music: the artsy concept album. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Dimension: 180 x 123 x 10. Weight: 164.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826415509
- ISBN
- 9780826415509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Reclusive, difficult and enigmatic, Van Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and an endlessly complicated man. This biography of the musician analyses the sense of place in Van Morrison work and the tortuous journey that took him from local fame in Belfast to international success. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099431831
- ISBN
- 9780099431831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711925922
- ISBN
- 9780711925922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.29
€ 30.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770412637
- ISBN
- 9781770412637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.41
€ 25.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Despite Warner Brothers Records' conviction that it had mid-wifed the American equivalent of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "Song Cycle" wasn't rock music, and it didn't sell like rock music. This title offers an intelligent take on a classic left-field album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, Illustrations. Despite Warner Brothers Records' conviction that it had mid-wifed the American equivalent of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "Song Cycle" wasn't rock music, and it didn't sell like rock music. This title offers an intelligent take on a classic left-field album. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Dimension: 166 x 120 x 9. Weight: 140.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429179
- ISBN
- 9780826429179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857850751
- ISBN
- 9780857850751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.90
€ 36.99
€ 30.90
Paperback. One of the most distinctive, intelligent and jubilant theatrical experiences of the twenty-first century. Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597175
- ISBN
- 9781854597175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.46
€ 15.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896522784
- ISBN
- 9781896522784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New impression
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226429601
- ISBN
- 9780226429601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Sheet music. Offers the author's take on songs such as Robbie Williams' "Angels", Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" and James Blunt's "You're beautiful" as well as her own composed pieces. Series: Up-Grade Pop!. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228 x 2. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Faber Music Ltd
- Number of pages
- 24
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571524747
- ISBN
- 9780571524747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.89
€ 11.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Unzipped is the legendary 70s rocker's utterly candid account of the highs and lows of a life lived hell for leather. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour pictures integrated. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340937518
- ISBN
- 9780340937518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Who 'speaks' to us in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", in Wagner's operas, in a Mahler symphony? This title opens nineteenth-century operas and instrumental works to new interpretations as the author explores the voices projected by music. Series: Princeton studies in opera. Num Pages: 304 pages, 88 pp music. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC4; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026084
- ISBN
- 9780691026084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.14
€ 53.51
€ 42.14
Paperback. Explores a variety of fields, considering questions of operatic textuality, dramaturgical practice, and performance theory. This book intends to initiate a dialogue between scholars of music, literature, and performance by addressing questions raised in each field in a manner that influences them all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475233
- ISBN
- 9780226475233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Revised and updated, this is Esther Salaman's distinctive teaching system which many singers - some now famous - have found beneficial in developing their voices. The book is illustrated with music examples, diagrams and halftones. Num Pages: 152 pages, halftones, illustrations, music examples. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 204 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871082708
- ISBN
- 9781871082708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. The story of Joy Division told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471148330
- ISBN
- 9781471148330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. This title provides the thrilling story of the rise of two boy bands: District 3 and Union J. Despite their similarities, both bands had to fight it out to remain contenders on X-Factor." Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, Illustrationsstrations (colour). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight: 216.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782193616
- ISBN
- 9781782193616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Born Declan Patrick MacManus, Elvis Costello was raised in London and Liverpool, grandson of a trumpet player on the White Star Line and son of a jazz musician who became a successful radio dance band vocalist. This book describes how his career has somehow endured for almost four decades through a combination of dumb luck and animal cunning. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241968123
- ISBN
- 9780241968123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Folksongs of North India. 320 pages, 30 photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes the folk songs from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of North India to explore how ideas of gender, caste, and class are socially constructed, transmitted, questioned, and reaffirmed through their performance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH; JFSJ. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 19. Weight: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351306
- ISBN
- 9780822351306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. Explores the female roles in Mozart's four most frequently performed operas, "Le nozze di Figaro", "Don Giovanni", "Cosi fan tutte", and "Die Zauberflote". Each chapter looks at the music, libretto text, literary sources, and historical factors that give shape to a character, re-evaluating common assumptions and proposing fresh interpretations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248021
- ISBN
- 9780520248021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.43€ 64.94
€ 84.43
€ 64.94
Paperback. Translator(s): Luborsky, P. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855842090
- ISBN
- 9781855842090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714544410
- ISBN
- 9780714544410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.45
€ 13.99
€ 13.45