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Hardcover. From the 13th through the 16th centuries, the city of Florence was the most powerful in Europe. This book follows the development of Florentine musical ensembles, describing their duties and repertories, placing them in their political and social context, and tracing their changes through the years of the Florentine Republic. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b&w illus., 15 music exx. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253353047
- ISBN
- 9780253353047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Paperback. For many today Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stand as towering representatives of European music of the eighteenth century, composers whose works reflect intellectual, religious, and aesthetic trends of the period. This collection of essays offers a variety of perspectives on the two composers. Editor(s): Kelly, Professor Thomas Forrest; Gallagher, Sean R. Series: Isham Library Papers. Num Pages: 428 pages, 56 music examples, 14 tables, 24 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Department of Music
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780964031753
- ISBN
- 9780964031753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
paperback. Weaves together three dramatic narratives: the first features Bach and the missing manuscript of the suites; the next, the legendary Spanish Catalan cellist Pablo Casals and his historic discovery of the music; and finally, author's own infatuation. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546788
- ISBN
- 9780099546788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. This illustrated survey celebrates the panoramic holdings and colorful history of the Archivio Storico Ricordi, one of the world's most important musical archives. Editor(s): Bertelsmann SE&Co. KGaA; Archivo Storico Ricordi. Num Pages: 224 pages, 280 colour pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGC9; AVQ; GLMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216. .
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791356235
- ISBN
- 9783791356235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.68€ 49.75
€ 57.68
€ 49.75
Paperback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; AVGC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292444
- ISBN
- 9780520292444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. The tale of Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, 18th century castrato, celebrity, and heart-throb, and his elopement and love affair with his teenage pupil Doroethea Maunsell, a story that opens up a new history of attitudes towards sex and celebrity in Georgian Britain, and explores questions about the meaning of marriage that resonate in our own time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199655267
- ISBN
- 9780199655267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.12
€ 13.99
€ 6.12
Paperback. An overview of blues and gospel music as an expression of twentieth-century black US experience. Editor(s): Moore, Allan. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 236 pages, 9 b/w illus. 12 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003109
- ISBN
- 9780521001076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. By the time Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke entered the studio to begin work on this album, they were falling apart at the seams. The fact that it turned out to be one of the defining albums of the 60s psychedelic pop experience was either a sheer stroke of luck, or testament to McGuinn and Hillman's determination. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826417176
- ISBN
- 9780826417176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.32
€ 14.32
Hardback. The first complete guide and access point to the vast literature of the Broadway musical for the solo performer. Designed with the working actor in mind, the volume lists every song from over 210 Broadway shows, giving the name of the character(s) who sing(s) the song, its exact vocal range, and categorizing each by song style. Num Pages: 228 pages, indices. BIC Classification: AVGM; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833739
- ISBN
- 9780810833739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.45
€ 113.45
Hardback. The first detailed examination of the place of pop music film in British cinema, Stephen Glynn explores the interpenetration of music and cinema in an economic, social and aesthetic context through case studies ranging from Cliff Richard to The Rolling Stones, and from The Beatles to Plan B. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFN; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392229
- ISBN
- 9780230392229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. An encyclopedia survey of Brazilian popular music--now updated and expanded Num Pages: 280 pages, 175 halftones, 12 maps,12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139293
- ISBN
- 9781592139293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.41
€ 48.99
€ 44.41
Hardback. This reference covers 1960s and 1970s bootleg recordings. Within its pages lies a history of rock at its best, as performed on stage or in the studio. Each entry is catalogued by title, date, featured tracks and contains a quality rating and comments on the nature and origin of the recording. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGC6; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 219 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1941.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845824
- ISBN
- 9780810845824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.27
€ 226.27
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Mary. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 305 x 9. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851625430
- ISBN
- 9780851625430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.74
€ 35.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. In two elegant and masterly prefaces, James Weldon Johnson discusses the origin and history of more than 120 of the most significant spirituals known. Favorites like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Deep River," and "Go Down, Moses" are arranged for voice and piano by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and considered within their African tradition. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306812026
- ISBN
- 9780306812026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.07
€ 30.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, photos. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGH; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613740637
- ISBN
- 9781613740637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.38
€ 27.99
€ 25.38
Multiple-component retail product. Explores the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century, moving into profiles of such players as Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Son House. Num Pages: 256 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVRL1; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1148. A Complete Course in Techniques and Styles. 256 pages, black and white illustrations. Explores the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century, moving into profiles of such players as Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Son House. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVRL1; AVS. Dimension: 276 x 236 x 23. Weight: 1154.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Spi Har/Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617130113
- ISBN
- 9781617130113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.59
€ 37.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195398939
- ISBN
- 9780195398939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073656
- ISBN
- 9780252073656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.27
€ 24.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" is the best selling piece of music in the history of jazz, and for many listeners among the most haunting in all of twentieth-century music. It is also, notoriously, the only jazz album many people own. This title presents the history of the album. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571245079
- ISBN
- 9780571245079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Opening with a history of music and musicians in Tudor England, this book covers composition and performance, as well as the changing functions of music over the period. It also contains chapters that are devoted respectively to secular vocal music, to keyboard music, and to ensemble and lute music. Editor(s): Bray, Roger. Series: Blackwell History of Music. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; AVGC2; AVGC3; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179245
- ISBN
- 9780631179245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.71
€ 233.71