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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and queens of Africa to the spirited work songs and "shouts" of freedmen, this title traces the course of early black folk music in various its guises. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071508
ISBN
9780252071508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. 160 progressive exercises to introduce simple sightsinging. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; AVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 146 x 2. Weight in Grams: 48.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
24
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193301405
ISBN
9780193301405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.20

Paperback. The personal account of a giant in American folklore and folk music Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252075094
ISBN
9780252075094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. John Rosselli introduces all those singers, members of the chorus as well as stars, who have sung Italian opera from 1600 to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 292 pages, 26 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521426978
ISBN
9780521426978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

Paperback. An invaluable resource on the pronunciation of historic European languages for singers, scholars, actors, and readers of early music and literature With CD Editor(s): McGee, Timothy J. Series: Music: Scholarship & Performance. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210265
ISBN
9780253210265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. In smoky rooms above pubs, bare rooms with battered stools and beer-stained tables, an acoustic revolution took place in Britain in the 1950s and '60s. This was the folk revival, where a generation of musicians, would rediscover the native songs of their own tradition. This book tells the story of this movement. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571305452
ISBN
9780571305452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Presenting a historical overview of vocal performance practice and style, this title provides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, 84 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVG; AVS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136326
ISBN
9780300136326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.74

Hardback. A defining moment in Catholic life in early modern Europe, Holy Week brought together the faithful to commemorate the passion, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This title presents the study of ritual and music. Series: Music and the Early Modern Imagination. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 music exx., 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253011565
ISBN
9780253011565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Hardback. Seven years in development, Singing the Faith is authorised by the Methodist Conference and replaces Hymns and Psalms, published almost 30 years ago. Containing the classic, best loved hymns of the Christian tradition it also incorporates many bold and exciting elements including hymns, songs and liturgical chants from the world church. Editor(s): Methodist Church. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Canterbury Press Norwich
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Words only edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848250680
ISBN
9781848250680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801432330
ISBN
9780801432330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.88

Paperback. A comprehensive instruction manual on how to liberate the singing voice that is within each one of us. Full of practical exercises, the book starts with an overhaul of our attitude to our voice. Topics covered include: overcoming inhibition; sound and resonance; and using your imagination. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
illustrated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854596123
ISBN
9781854596123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. A practical guide to the integration of voice, acting, and movement in opera performance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: ANC; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
49695th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215321
ISBN
9780253215321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498516006
ISBN
9781498516006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 40.73

Paperback. It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. This work explores the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come with it, on the music, words, and staging of opera. It combines readings of specific scenes with efforts to situate these musical moments within the observed historical contexts. Editor(s): Smart, Mary Ann. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 illus, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC9; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058139
ISBN
9780691058139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. It seems excessive..but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007257775
ISBN
9780007257775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.37

Paperback. Slayer's Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal: a seamless procession of ten blindingly fast songs in just twenty-eight minutes, delivered in furious bursts of instrumental precision, with lyrics so striking that Tori Amos was moved to record a cover. This book explores the creation of this album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429094
ISBN
9780826429094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628929768
ISBN
9781628929768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Presents a thorough history of Slint, and the Louisville scene that surrounded the band, leading up to and focusing on the creation of their masterpiece, "Spiderland". This book attempts to break through some of the mystery surrounding "Spiderland" and the band that made it. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, 8 bw illustrations. Presents a thorough history of Slint, and the Louisville scene that surrounded the band, leading up to and focusing on the creation of their masterpiece, "Spiderland". This book attempts to break through some of the mystery surrounding "Spiderland" and the band that made it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 10. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441170262
ISBN
9781441170262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Tells the story behind the making of the album that signaled the descent of Sylvester Sly Stone Stewart into a haze of drug addiction and delirium. In the spacious attic of a Beverly Hills mansion belonging to John and Michelle Phillips during the fall of 1970, Sly Stone began recording his follow-up to 1969's "Stand!". Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826417442
ISBN
9780826417442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Think 'Woodstock' and the mind turns to the seminal 1969 festival. But Woodstock itself was over sixty miles away, and already a key location in the rock landscape as a community of brilliant, and freaks dazed and confused by the search for spiritual truth. This is a study of a vital music scene in a revolutionary time and place. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309764
ISBN
9780571309764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGV; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924228
ISBN
9781910924228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Using insight, the author shares journals from his gruelling world tours of 1997 and 1998, as well as a record of the fulfilment of his longstanding dream to journey through Africa. He takes us through highs and lows, frustrations and exhilaration - from roving gangs of baboons in Kenya to haggling with immigration officials in Madagascar. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753510308
ISBN
9780753510308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Winning awards, losing love, longing for stability and affection, being pitted against Amy Winehouse by the press - Lily's meteoric rise to fame has been peppered with extreme highs and lows, no lower than when she tragically suffered a miscarriage in 2008. This title presents her story. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004403
ISBN
9781849380614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Dennis Dunaway, the bassist and co-songwriter for the Alice Cooper band, tells a story just as over-the-top crazy as their (in)famous shows. Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! is the riveting account of the band's creation in the '60s, strange glory in the '70s, and the legendary characters they met along the way. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783059935
ISBN
9781783059935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

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