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Music: styles & genres
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
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Reissue of this key biography of Prince, from music journalist and author Brian Morton. Reissued following the death of Prince in April 2016. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119746
- ISBN
- 9781782119746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. In April 2016 the world lost a music legend. This is the biography of the iconic composer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - the inimitable Prince. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409169222
- ISBN
- 9781409169222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
paperback. An edition of largely anonymous trouvere devotional songs from the rich medieval French vernacular tradition, designed for both scholars and performers, from two late-13th-century manuscripts. Editor(s): Epstein, Marcia J. Series: Toronto Mediaeval Texts & Translations S. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGD; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802078261
- ISBN
- 9780802078261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.89
€ 34.99
€ 31.89
Hardcover. Discusses the notorious opposition between absolute and program music as a true dialectic that lies at the heart of nineteenth-century German music. This work contributes to our knowledge about some of Europe's most important music - and to contemporary controversies over how music should be understood and experienced. Num Pages: 432 pages, 43 musical scores. 3 tables. 11 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001494
- ISBN
- 9780691001494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 85.82
€ 112.39
€ 85.82
Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099140
- ISBN
- 9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.62
€ 49.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. Focuses on the socially relevant aspects of Hip Hop music: its treatment of the identity of the black subject in a white society, new definitions of blackness and its commercialization. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334460
- ISBN
- 9780822334460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Bryne Bodley, Lorraine. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: AVGC9; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Carysfort Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004235
- ISBN
- 9781904505273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents the country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. This work explores how migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 b/w photos 1 line drawing 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248892
- ISBN
- 9780520248892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and the emergence of psychedelic music 100 groundbreaking albums of the era - from the Beatles to the Grateful Dead and beyond All the facts, including line-ups, producers, studios and record labels The ultimate guide for all fans of the psychedelic music phenomenon Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 full-colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 248. .
- Publisher
- Palazzo Editions Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786750280
- ISBN
- 9781786750280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.00
€ 40.99
€ 33.00
Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252772
- ISBN
- 9781781252772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.70
€ 13.00
€ 11.70
Paperback. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429131
- ISBN
- 9780826429131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of Puccini's operas, complete with 190 musical examples. It considers his musical and dramatic techniques, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques and orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions. Translator(s): Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 453 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297576
- ISBN
- 9780226297576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.12€ 97.14
€ 117.12
€ 97.14
Paperback. Puccini's operas are among the most popular and widely performed in the world, yet few books have examined his body of work from an analytical perspective. This volume remedies that lack in lively prose accessible to scholars and opera enthusiasts alike. Translator(s): Basani, Laura; Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 530 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297583
- ISBN
- 9780226297583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 55.55
€ 65.07
€ 55.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33 halftoens, 4 line drawings, 25 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703909
- ISBN
- 9780226703909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
paperback. In Punk and Revolution Shane Greene radically uproots punk from its place in Western culture to situate it as a crucial element in Peru's culture of subversive militancy and political violence. Experimenting with form and content, Greene redefines how we think about punk subculture and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 63 illustrations, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGU; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362746
- ISBN
- 9780822362746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.35
€ 27.99
€ 26.35
Hardback. In Punk and Revolution Shane Greene radically uproots punk from its place in Western culture to situate it as a crucial element in Peru's culture of subversive militancy and political violence. Experimenting with form and content, Greene redefines how we think about punk subculture and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 63 illustrations, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGU; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362593
- ISBN
- 9780822362593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.75
€ 110.75
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; AVGU; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Carpet Bombing Culture
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908211446
- ISBN
- 9781908211446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. Presents the history of a radical movement in Seventies Britain. With its own clothes, hair, artwork, fanzines and radical politics, Punk boasted a DIY ethos that meant anyone could take part. This book gives the inside view on events such as the Sex Pistols' anti-Jubilee riverboat party, famous gigs at the Roxy and 100 Club, and their records. Editor(s): Craske, Oliver. Num Pages: 576 pages, 50. BIC Classification: AVGU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091905118
- ISBN
- 9780091905118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.02
€ 30.99
€ 22.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Clr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550228724
- ISBN
- 9781550228724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.51
€ 13.99
€ 10.51
Sheet music. In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th-century England. By interweaving the events during a period of social and political change with the life and music of Purcell, Wood creates an account of this elusive English genius that is hard to put down. Series: An Extraordinary Life (Abrsm). Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264. An Extraordinary Life. Series: Extraordinary Life (Abrsm). 192 pages, Illustrations. In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th-century England. By interweaving the events during a period of social and political change with the life and music of Purcell, Wood creates an account of this elusive English genius that is hard to put down. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Abrsm (Publishing) Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860962981
- ISBN
- 9781860962981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.43
€ 21.99
€ 21.43
Hardback. Leslie's story of talent, determination and a little bit of luck will take you on a fascinating journey from humble beginnings through this hardest of businesses to dizzying heights. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Faber Music Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571539307
- ISBN
- 9780571539307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.02
€ 35.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Drawing extensively on Tchaikovsky's uncensored letters and diaries, this biography explores the composer's life in the artistic culture of nineteenth-century Russian society, revealing how he became a figure of international renown. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 250 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236544
- ISBN
- 9781780236544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. In an intimate and eye-opening story, roundly praised as the best available insight on Queen, Peter Hince recounts twelve years on the road with Freddie Mercury, Brian May and co. This truly is the definitive book on the 20th century's most iconic rock band. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784187712
- ISBN
- 9781784187712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.65
€ 13.00
€ 11.65