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Paperback. Are Ye Dancin'? - The first-ever inside story of how Scotland's ballrooms and dance halls remained a central part of Scottish culture throughout the 20th Century. Told by the people who made it happen, the agents, managers and promoters. Eddie Tobin is the author. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour throughout. BIC Classification: AMGC; ASD; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849340458
ISBN
9781849340458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Offers an exploration of a best-selling gospel album. Through interviews, musical and theological analyses as well as archival discoveries, this book sets the scene, traces the recording's traditional origins and pop infusions and describes the album's enduring impact. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441148889
ISBN
9781441148889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Hardback. This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires. Translator(s): Vila, Pablo; Westwell, Peggy. Series: Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America. Num Pages: 182 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ASD; AVGP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498538510
ISBN
9781498538510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 67.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Larsen, Robert L. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Number of pages
269
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480328471
ISBN
9781480328471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14
€ 54.52

Paperback. His inimitable voice, the poetry of his trumpet and his mastery of improvisation made Louis Armstrong 'Mr Jazz'. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 170 pages, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. 170pp. Signed and inscribed
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0023156
ISBN
9781904341468
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Investigates the meanings attached to the work as it circulated through Europe during the early Cold War in a kind of symbolic musical remigration, focusing on six case studies: West Germany, Austria, Norway, East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b/w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; AVC; AVGC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281868
ISBN
9780520281868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.76

Paperback. Traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133864
ISBN
9781592133864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. "The two sides of Shaw .. are at the center of .. [this] compulsively readable biography."-Daniel Akst, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340105
ISBN
9780393340105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Conversations on jazz and literature with some of America's most important artists and writers Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha. Num Pages: 472 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253218766
ISBN
9780253218766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. An analysis of Wagner, his music, stage directions, prose and his influence on the culture of our age, with a discussion of the reasons for the reactions his work has provoked. Magee sheds light on Wagner's anti-semitic ideas and the way these were used by the Nazis for their own ends. Num Pages: 112 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF; BGH; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 173 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Revised & enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192840127
ISBN
9780192840127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.12

Hardback. The author captured in photographs James, Sean, Richey and Nicky in their most uncompromising, glam-fixated early years. This is a unique record of a band on a mission to reclaim rock and roll through literature, image and thrilling guitar pop. Num Pages: 192 pages, chiefly illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 207 x 18. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571312139
ISBN
9780571312139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. From Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to Ornette Coleman and Quincy Jones, this title explores the jazz greats, and traces their art to gospel, blues, and many other forms of American music. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269811
ISBN
9780520269811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 315 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1444.
Publisher
Insight Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608874965
ISBN
9781608874965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.16

Paperback. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths, Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades. This book deals with his work and life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394817
ISBN
9780141394817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGW; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Route
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927450
ISBN
9781901927450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. Describing the music and cutting through the hype, this book was written with a simple purpose to catch the feel, the pulse of Rock. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781784870485
ISBN
9781784870485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.82

Paperback. In the age of global capitalism, vaporwave celebrates and undermines the electronic ghosts haunting the nostalgia industry. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 186 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782797593
ISBN
9781782797593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347224
ISBN
9780822347224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. In this new interpretation of the music of J.S. Bach, we gain a striking picture of the composer as a unique critic of his age. By reading Bach's music 'against the grain' of contemporaries such as Vivaldi and Telemann, Dreyfus explains how Bach's approach to musical invention in a variety of genres. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones, 5 line illustrations, 73 musical examples, 15 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013568
ISBN
9780674013568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Hal Leonard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480361867
ISBN
9781480361867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.08

Hardback. A variety of viewpoints on Bach's oratorios, from contemporary repertory to analysis and theology Editor(s): Melamed, Daniel R. Series: Bach Perspectives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 17 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035845
ISBN
9780252035845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Sheet music. Demonstrating the range and popularity of Bach piano transcriptions during the early twentieth century, this collection contains exuberant fantasias and fugues, gentle transcriptions from instrumental works, and popular chorales. Includes introductory notes by the celebrated pianist and broadcaster David Owen Norris. Editor(s): Aston, Michael; Norris, David Owen. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 313 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193392618
ISBN
9780193392618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Johann Sebastian Bach's the "St Matthew Passion" stands as a singular expression of religious sensibility. Highlighting the inspiration Bach drew from opera, this book illuminates the hybrid forms that comprise the work, thereby clarifying many of the composer's dramatic strategies. Series: Magnum Opus. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVGD; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 166. A Closer Look. Series: Magnum Opus. 144 pages. Johann Sebastian Bach's the "St Matthew Passion" stands as a singular expression of religious sensibility. Highlighting the inspiration Bach drew from opera, this book illuminates the hybrid forms that comprise the work, thereby clarifying many of the composer's dramatic strategies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC8; AVGD; AVH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Continuum
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429407
ISBN
9780826429407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.07

Book. Extensive analyses of the most beloved of Bachs works Num Pages: 280 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218964
ISBN
9780253218964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

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