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Music: styles & genres

Hardback. The first full length study of Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867), musical animateur and early champion of the music of Beethoven Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 343 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270644
ISBN
9781783270644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.77

Paperback. As the man whose voice and style came to define pop music in the eighties and beyond, George Michael will forever be remembered as one of the all-time greats of British music. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 195.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786064561
ISBN
9781786064561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. An updated biography and tribute to one of Britain's most successful pop stars. Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349417325
ISBN
9780349417325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
901
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248649
ISBN
9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.52
€ 43.18

Paperback. A songbook containing 50 of George Gershwin's best songs for piano and voice with guitar chords in a large 216 page volume. Series: Platinum Collection. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571526840
ISBN
9780571526840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. A colourful biography of George Gershwin, arguably the 20th-century's greatest songwriter. Num Pages: 240 pages. Dimension: 219 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008 printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714847726
ISBN
9780714847726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.81

Hardcover. An intimate portrait of Handel's life and inner circle, modeled after one of the composer's favorite forms: the fugue. Num Pages: 496 pages, 43 illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 972.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088953
ISBN
9780393088953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.87

Hardcover. The first in-depth biography of one of music's most fascinating, colourful and innovative characters. The definitive history of the last of the black music pioneers. Num Pages: 376 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783051540
ISBN
9781783051540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Features psychological warfare, bedroom drama, Catholic guilt, deception and the shame that coincide with relationships gone wrong. This story explores what happens when intellectual sophistication is star-crossed with outspoken braggadocio, a charismatic mixture that managed to alienate the mainstream horde and arms-folded indie scenesters. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429100
ISBN
9780826429100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923956
ISBN
9780226923956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.56
€ 82.26

Paperback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923963
ISBN
9780226923963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Provides understanding as to why we debate music categories, and why those terms are unstable and always shifting. This book examines the impact of rock and roll's explosion in the 1950s and 1960s on country music and jazz, and how the jazz and indie music scenes have intermingled to expand borders of their respective genres. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 halftones, 6 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226350394
ISBN
9780226350394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. "Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (1901-1974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized" Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306801068
ISBN
9780306801068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. Reynolds offers a guided tour of rave culture and techno music in this first critical history of the genre--and the drug culture that accompanies it. 40-page discography. of illustrations. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415923736
ISBN
9780415923736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Hardback. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 193 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVGT; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137554406
ISBN
9781137554406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.28

Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. This collection of essays explores the evolution of "geek rock" from songs about cars and girls to monster movies, outer space, and what it means to be "white and nerdy." Editor(s): DiBlasi, Alex; Willis, Victoria. Num Pages: 226 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442229754
ISBN
9781442229754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907112157
ISBN
9781907112157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Hardcover. A compelling portrait of composer-performer Julius Eastman's enigmatic and intriguing life and music. Editor(s): Packer, Renee Levine; Leach, Mary Jane. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGP; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465342
ISBN
9781580465342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. The neglected story of how Texan musicians pioneered and explored psychedelic rock, and the too-high price they often paid. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782790945
ISBN
9781782790945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal book, previously published as 'Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music', Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure. Num Pages: 352 pages, (with plate section). BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007448296
ISBN
9780007448296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623560652
ISBN
9781623560652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. This work analyzes the music of Java and the development of the gamelan, an ensemble dominated by bronze percussion instruments. Drawing on sources ranging from 12th-century poetry to 20th-century nationalistic writing, it examines historical sources and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 24 line drawings, 51 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVGE; AVGH; AVRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226780115
ISBN
9780226780115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jaman Mas Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955029509
ISBN
9780955029509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.82

paperback. Michael Tenzer offers a study of Balinese gamelan music, focusing on the pre-eminent 20th-century genre, gamelan gong kebyar. He applies music theory and analysis to this non-Western orchestral genre to discuss composition and structure, as well as looking at the ethographic background. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 halftones, 70 music examples, 26 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; AVGE; AVGH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226792835
ISBN
9780226792835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.12
€ 60.16

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