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Music: styles & genres

Hardback. Florence Cathedral, familiarly called Il Duomo, is an architectural masterpiece and home to celebrated works of art. Perhaps the most beloved example is Luca della Robbia's sculptural programme for the organ loft. In this title, Luca's sculptures are examined alongside illuminated manuscripts commissioned for musical performances. Series: High Museum of Art Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AMN; AVGC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209181
ISBN
9780300209181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Between the world wars, Paris welcomed not only a number of glamorous American expatriates including Jospehine Baker and F Scott Fitzgerald, but also a dynamic musical style emerging in the United States: jazz. This title examines how and why jazz became so widely performed in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s and also why it was so controversial. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331247
ISBN
9780822331247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience, for both the specialist and general reader. Series Editor(s): Tripp, Charles; Clancy-Smith, Julia A.; Gershoni, Israel; Owen, Roger; Sayigh, Yezid; Tucker, Judith E. Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521316859
ISBN
9780521316859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Hardback. Presents a social analysis of new music dissemination at the Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music, one of the most important venues for East-West cultural contact during the Cold War. The author examines the festival's institutional organization, negotiations among its various actors, and its reception in Poland. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w, 3 music ex, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGC6; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 271 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292543
ISBN
9780520292543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.06

Paperback. By tracing the careers of Rio's pioneering black musicians from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s, Marc A. Hertzman revises the histories of samba and of Brazilian national culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354307
ISBN
9780822354307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. By tracing the careers of Rio's pioneering black musicians from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s, Marc A. Hertzman revises the histories of samba and of Brazilian national culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354154
ISBN
9780822354154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.40

Paperback. This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. It looks at the work of major figures in the avant-garde movement, such as John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AVGC6; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328928
ISBN
9780226328928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations, ports., music. BIC Classification: 1HBT; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851382
ISBN
9780810851382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.56

Paperback. A bumper anthology of interviews, accounts and recollections of the Beatles. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Robinson
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845299439
ISBN
9781845299439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. One man's impact on the performing arts in Russia Series: Russian Music Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; AN; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 813. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253354686
ISBN
9780253354686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.49

Paperback. Following the success of "Morrissey's Manchester", a guide book dedicated to locations associated with The Smiths, author Phill Gatenby has put together several tours featuring other world famous Manchester bands from the Buzzcocks via Joy Division to Oasis. An interesting guide for anyone with an interest in British music. Num Pages: 121 pages. Dimension: 177 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746716
ISBN
9781901746716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

paperback. Manchester, its bands, its fashions, its attitude, has defined pop culture for the best part of four decades. Whether it be on a rain-soaked stage in Brazil, a rented room in Whalley Range, or on the dancefloor of the legendary Hacienda, the author's photographs capture the anarchic energy of the Manchester pop moment. Num Pages: 400 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 253 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283385
ISBN
9780571283385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. This work traces the origins of one of Africa's richest and most sophisticated music cultures, from its beginnings in the 13th century Mali Empire, to the recording studios of Paris and New York. It focuses on four spheres of Mande music: hunter's music, music of the jelis or griots, and jembe. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 440 pages, 78 halftones, 30 line drawings, 36 musical examples, 8 maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGE; AVGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101620
ISBN
9780226101620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Tracey, Edmund. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544267
ISBN
9780714544267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVGC2; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482380
ISBN
9780801482380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGG; AVS; JNU; YQB. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 282 x 14. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350870
ISBN
9780764350870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.42

Hardback. The official memoir of Margo O'Donnell, legendary Irish Country Music singer. For fifty years now the name 'Margo' has been synonymous with everything that is positive and enriching in Country and Irish music. This is the story of her life, the successes and difficult times, in her own words. Num Pages: 192 pages, 47 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGL; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847176745
ISBN
9781847176745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Through his musical taste which defined a culture and his wildly popular Radio 4 show, "Home Truths", John Peel reached out to an audience that was as diverse as his record collection. This book, completed by the woman who knew him best, his wife, Shiela, presents an intimate portrait of his life, marriage and his family. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
CORGI BOOKS
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552551199
ISBN
9780552551199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Legendary soprano Maria Callas, whose singing was as sensational as her life, is the subject of this biography by author and columnist Huffington. Huffington tells of Callas' transformation from a shy, chubby girl into one of the greatest opera singers of all time, her passionate love affair with Aristotle Onassis, and her ill-fated marriage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412281
ISBN
9780815412281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.65

Paperback. This book captures the fabulous and tumultuous times of the greatest romantic tenor of the twentieth century. Compiled by acclaimed Lanza biographer Derek Mannering and drawing on exclusive photographs from the tenor's closest friend, the book offers an unrivalled pictorial history of the tenor's extraordinary life and career. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVGN; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 277 x 13. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719817991
ISBN
9780719817991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

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