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Music: styles & genres

paperback. Organized around the idea of crisis and adversity, be it personal, social, or categorical, the contributors to Pop When the World Falls Apart showcase the range of ways that pop music studies has responded to the social, political, and cultural shifts that are reshaping the world today. Editor(s): Weisbard, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351085
ISBN
9780822351085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred. Motti Regev argues that pop-rock is best understood as a single musical form defined by the use of electric and electronic instruments, amplification and related techniques. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661728
ISBN
9780745661728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred. Motti Regev argues that pop-rock is best understood as a single musical form defined by the use of electric and electronic instruments, amplification and related techniques. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661735
ISBN
9780745661735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Paperback. An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work. Editor(s): Lockwood, Lewis. Series: Norton Critical Scores. Num Pages: 152 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393092424
ISBN
9780393092424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 mono images;19 color images in 16 page color plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGP; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628922189
ISBN
9781628922189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Inglis, Ian. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; AVG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903364710
ISBN
9781903364710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. A interdisciplinary sociocultural account of music as a feature and a force in the shaping of Israeliness. Maps not only the complex field of Israeli popular music but also Israeli culture in general. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236547
ISBN
9780520236547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.36

Paperback.

The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653655
ISBN
9780745653655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.29

Hardback. The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653648
ISBN
9780745653648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.05

Paperback.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617456
ISBN
9780748617456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. aeo This is a clear and straightforward introduction to the main issues raised by the study of popular music, written by a leading authority in the field. aeo It is wide--ranging and covers the main studies and theoretical contributions to the field, including studies of the industry, and of the reception and use of popular music in everyday life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613185
ISBN
9780745613185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.97

Paperback. Previous edition: published as Popular singing. 2006. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGP; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472518644
ISBN
9781472518644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. In the late eighties and early nineties, Moby, then an underground DJ and musician, was scraping out a living in New York City. In a scene popular chiefly among working-class African-Americans and Latinos, Moby - a poor, skinny, white Christian, vegan and teetotaller - looked like he would never make it. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 287 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780571321490
ISBN
9780571321490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. The author offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, ill. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. The author offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP. Dimension: 127 x 166 x 15. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441194497
ISBN
9781441194497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AB; ACXJ; AVGU; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924266
ISBN
9781910924266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Hardback. .
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810816985
ISBN
9780810816985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.53
€ 13.08

Paperback. Long-overdue biography of the enigmatic Western Canadian luthier, musician, and guitar virtuoso Frank Gay. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120479
ISBN
9781772120479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195395570
ISBN
9780195395570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.89

paperback. The making of the 25 greatest extreme metal albums of all time, as told via exclusive band-member interviews, drawn and expanded from Decibel's "Hall of Fame" Editor(s): Mudrian, Albert. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 photos througout. BIC Classification: AVGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306818066
ISBN
9780306818066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.19

Paperback. Editor(s): DeCurtis, Anthony. Num Pages: 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822312659
ISBN
9780822312659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. This volume of the Music in American Life series recounts the story of Roni Stoneman, the youngest daughter of a pioneering country music family who, in spite of poverty and abusive husbands, eventually became "The First Lady of Banjo," a fixture on the Nashville scene, and "Hee Haws" Ironing Board Lady. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVRL; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074349
ISBN
9780252074349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. The first book devoted entirely to women in bluegrass, this book documents the lives of more than seventy women whose vibrant contributions to the development of bluegrass have been overlooked. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 528 pages, 66 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079177
ISBN
9780252079177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Legendarily reticent, perverse and misleading, Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars who still, perhaps, remains unexplained. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as 'Purple Rain', 'Sign o' the Times' and 'Parade' regularly feature in Best Ever Album polls, Prince is still, as he ever was, an enigma. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780571232482
ISBN
9780571232482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. 33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books cut to the heart of the music. Part '80s musical retrospective, part angry social document, Prince's 1987 classic stands as pop's last great double album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Continuum New York
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826415479
ISBN
9780826415479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

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