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Music: styles & genres

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Music: styles & genres

Hardback. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, in the enormous diversity of his activities, is arguably the most complete musician. Not only does he have a remarkable 300 commissioned concert works to his credit, he has also contrived to lead several completely different musical lives. This book studies this gifted musician. Num Pages: 596 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849385459
ISBN
9781849385459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.90

Hardcover. Richard Wagner is one of the influential and also the polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their experimentation, paving the way for modernism. This title offers an overview of Wagners life, work and times. Num Pages: 320 pages, 285 illustrations, 165 in colour. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500516430
ISBN
9780500516430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.49

Paperback. Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness's Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner's great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231822
ISBN
9781780231822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Hardback. Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as the Flying Dutchman. This book explores key ideas in Wagner's life and works. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 halftones, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924618
ISBN
9780226924618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.69

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): Bailey, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393954050
ISBN
9780393954050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) aimed to be more than just a composer. He set out to redefine opera as a 'total work of art' combining the highest aspirations of drama, poetry, the symphony, the visual arts, even religion and philosophy. This book examines his works. Editor(s): Grey, Thomas S. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 halftones. 50 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143668
ISBN
9780691143668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. The contradictions between Wagner's antipathy toward the amorphous entity "The Jews" and his genuine friendships with individual Jews, are the subject of this book. Drawing on sources, including his autobiography and the diaries of his second wife, this book places Wagner's anti - Semitism in perspective with his life and work. Num Pages: 200 pages, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
McFarland
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786423705
ISBN
9780786423705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.24

Paperback. Explores the relationship between aesthetics and anti-Semitism in two controversial landmarks in German culture. This book argues that Richard Wagner's opera cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" and Fritz Lang's 1920s film "Die Nibelungen" exploits contrasts between good and bad aesthetics to address the question of what is German and what is not. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; AVGC9; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049717
ISBN
9780691049717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Hardback. Indispensable reading for historians and musicologists as well as those interested in Wagner's philosophy and the aesthetics of music. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839583
ISBN
9781843839583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; AJC; AVGU; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 305 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Publisher
Damiani
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862085106
ISBN
9788862085106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. The definitive biography of the late T-Rex front man Marc Bolan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444758795
ISBN
9781444758795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. "The most imposing figure in jazz writing today" (JazzTimes) on artists from Duke Ellington to Elvis Presley to Irving Berlin--all with that pervasive "blue note" of jazz in common. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306809248
ISBN
9780306809248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Paperback.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544182
ISBN
9780714544182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Series: Overture Opera Guides. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Overture Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496263
ISBN
9781847496263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. Displays dedication to Wagner's musical requirements and to putting into practice his own belief that a stereo recording could create a 'theatre of the mind. This book tells the story of how the recording evolved, and how it frequently almost came to grief. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951948
ISBN
9781845951948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. A startling evocation of the social and artistic revolution that took place in Los Angeles in 1965-66 and gave birth to The Byrds, Love, The Doors, and more Num Pages: 400 pages, 50 black and white and colour in plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 35. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279903
ISBN
9781908279903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Taking a big-picture view of the post-punk period, this book recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. It presents many anecdotes and insights, and features the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads. It is of interest to fans of post-punk music. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGC6; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215706
ISBN
9780571215706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. This volume explores the everyday lives of Nazarite women - part of one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa - through their songs and dances, dream narratives and fertility rituals, which come to life both musically and visually on CD-ROM. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVA; AVGD; HRK; HRLF; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226548203
ISBN
9780226548203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 163 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559363419
ISBN
9781559363419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 14.32

Book. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations,strationsstrations. BIC Classification: AVGM; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Omnibus Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780387772
ISBN
9781780387772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.53

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