Music: styles & genres
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Music: styles & genres
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€ 27.53
€ 34.99
€ 27.53
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
€ 30.99€ 26.57
€ 30.99
€ 26.57
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
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.80
€ 113.80
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€ 21.31
€ 24.99
€ 21.31
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
€ 14.99€ 11.24
€ 14.99
€ 11.24
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€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
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€ 36.57
€ 47.99
€ 36.57
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€ 22.56
€ 33.99
€ 22.56
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
€ 70.08€ 59.33
€ 70.08
€ 59.33
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817695
- ISBN
- 9781906817695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.80
€ 19.99
€ 14.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 mono images. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501325229
- ISBN
- 9781501325229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.57
€ 36.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. Takes you on a trip of absurd excess, a cultural car crash of side-splitting hilarity and a glimpse (again) into the life of one of Britain's most legendary showmen, rock stars and all-time great raconteurs. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848091764
- ISBN
- 9781848091764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Book. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480368194
- ISBN
- 9781480368194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.01
€ 23.99
€ 21.01
Hardcover. Without scenery, costumes, and stage action, an opera would be little more than a concert. Offering a comprehensive history of the behind-the-scenes world of opera production and staging, this book follows the evolution of visual style and set design in continental Europe from its birth in the seventeenth century up to today. Num Pages: 416 pages, 189 colour plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: ANF; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 310 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2778.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035086
- ISBN
- 9780226035086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.92€ 67.62
€ 75.92
€ 67.62
Hardcover. U2 360-, the most successful concert tour of all time, came to an end in Moncton, Atlantic Canada on July 30, 2011. The massive 26 month undertaking by Live Nation Global Touring saw U2 play 110 concerts in front of more than 7.1 million fans in 30 countries. This title tells the inside story of U2 360-, along with photographs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 300. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 282 x 23. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Preface Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848093683
- ISBN
- 9781848093683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 20.14
€ 33.99
€ 20.14
From Musical Folklore to Twelve Tone Technique: Memoirs of a Musician ...
Albrecht, Georg Von. Ed(S): Antokoletz, Ellio...
hardcover. These memoirs of the Russian-born German composer Georg von Alberecht are an important document in the history of 20th century music, particularly for the light they shed on the development of tonal systems and compositional methods. Editor(s): Antokoletz, Elliott. Translator(s): Albrecht, Michael von; Schwartz, Francis R. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810849693
- ISBN
- 9780810849693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.10
€ 117.10
Hardback. Focuses on the works of Claudio Monteverdi, a master of both genres, to investigate how they reflect changing ideas about performance and role-playing by singers. This title traces the roots of dialogic subjectivity to Petrarch's love poetry arguing that Petrarchism exerted a powerful influence on late Renaissance literature art and music. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 7 tables, 19 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267688
- ISBN
- 9780520267688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.92€ 63.58
€ 82.92
€ 63.58
Paperback. Factory Records' reputation and fortune were founded on two bands - Joy Division and New Order - and one single-minded and stubborn personality: its media-friendly director, Anthony H. Wilson. Mick Middles tells the real story of Factory's spectacular history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: AVGU; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Virgin Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753506387
- ISBN
- 9780753506387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. Negotiating identity in hip-hop culture Series: African Amer Music in Global Perspective. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252036620
- ISBN
- 9780252036620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.55
€ 125.55