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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
€ 29.08

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

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464673
ISBN
9781580464673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.37

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

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

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199351688
ISBN
9780199351688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.52

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

€ 107.06

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

€ 64.29

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837985
ISBN
9781843837985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. Undiscovered gem of the UK Beat scene - West London's Eel Pie Hotel - unearthed for rock fans everywhere. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of music in the UK. With interviews, photographs and contributions from musicians, fans, critics and the original Eel Pie clubbers. Editor(s): Wheatley, J. C. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Aurora Metro Publications
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906582470
ISBN
9781906582470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

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
€ 44.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVQ; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 230 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Music Sales America
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946005390
ISBN
9780946005390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

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

€ 212.43

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
€ 21.87

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

€ 36.99
€ 34.65

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

€ 13.29

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
€ 23.14

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
€ 12.95

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

€ 230.33

Hardback. This guide looks at the key recordings in ten major areas of country music, selecting a main library of 100 discs. In addition, over 300 supplementary albums are listed and described. Crossover artists (who adapted their styles to the pop audience) are also discussed. Num Pages: 496 pages, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AVGL; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Unknown Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631191063
ISBN
9780631191063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Hardback. In this collection of provocative essays, leading thinkers, preachers, and scholars from around the country challenge both the Black church and the hip-hop generation to realize their shared responsibilities to one another and to the greater society. Editor(s): Price, Emmett G., III. Series: African American Cultural Theory and Heritage. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGR; AVGR; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882362
ISBN
9780810882362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

Hardcover. Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Bjorling. Num Pages: 426 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796. A Recorded Legacy. 426 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Bjorling. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 38. Weight: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464062
ISBN
9781580464062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Hardcover. The Birth of an Opera offers illuminating insight into how operas are written and the personalities, incidents, and musical circumstances that have shaped their composition. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393060430
ISBN
9780393060430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Rosemont, Franklin; Salerno, Salvatore; Roediger, David. Num Pages: 548 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 217 x 39. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
PM PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631295
ISBN
9781629631295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.74

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