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Music: styles & genres
Hardback. Rubini, Chopin, Nourrit, Liszt, Donzelli, Thalberg, Velluti, Sontag, and Malibran were prominent celebrity pianists and singers who plied their trade between London and Paris, the most dynamic musical centers of nineteenth-century Europe. This title examines how key musicians and their contemporaries made sense of musical and physical abilities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 29. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279391
- ISBN
- 9780520279391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 46.96
€ 59.41
€ 46.96
Paperback. "What is the real business of the critic?", Charles Rosen asks of George Bernard Shaw in one of his essays. It is a question he answers throughout this collection as he demonstrates and analyzes various critical approaches. Num Pages: 272 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC5; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002029
- ISBN
- 9780674002029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. A candid, no-holds-barred romp through forty years of drugs, sex and rock n roll Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330445047
- ISBN
- 9780330445047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Ronnie Gilbert had a long and colorful career as a singer, actor, playwright, therapist, and independent woman. Her lifelong work for political and social change was central to her role as a performer. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253087
- ISBN
- 9780520253087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.31
€ 31.99
€ 23.31
Paperback. A compelling testament to Rory Gallagher and the musical life of a shy and retiring working-class hero, distinguished by his check shirts and his astounding dexterity on acoustic and electric guitar - the guitarist and blues man who blazed a trail for others to follow. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893184
- ISBN
- 9781848893184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Warren Roberts has discovered a Rossini that others have not seen, a composer who commented ironically and satirically on religion and politics in Post-Napoleonic Europe. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 254 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465304
- ISBN
- 9781580465304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. Roy Orbison's music - whether heard in his own recordings or in cover versions of his songs - is a significant part of contemporary American culture despite the fact that he died almost a generation ago. This book looks at the long span of Orbison's career and probes into the uniqueness of his songs, singing, and performance style. Series: Sound Matters. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130375
- ISBN
- 9781592130375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 276 pages, 300 illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; AVGF; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 252 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1716.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763544313
- ISBN
- 9788763544313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.86€ 72.36
€ 93.86
€ 72.36
Hardback. This first biography of Rudolph Ganz provides a balanced appraisal of his music and its effect on the western tradition. Illustrated. Extensive endnotes and appendixes. Num Pages: 211 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828834
- ISBN
- 9780810828834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73
€ 107.73
Paperback. Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 142 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781795194
- ISBN
- 9781781795194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.82
€ 42.82
Hardcover. Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973) is famous around the world for his multi-faceted musical style, shown through both his recorded output and his engaging live performances. In this book, Katherine Williams combines his aspects of his life story with scholarly readings drawn from several methodologies. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 2204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532932
- ISBN
- 9781845532932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.89
€ 54.89
Paperback. Canadian progressive rock band Rush was the voice of the suburban middle class. This book assesses the band's impact on popular music and its legacy for legions of fans. It explores the ways in which Rush's critique of suburban life - and its strategies for escape - reflected middle-class aspirations and anxieties. Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AVGP; AVH; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221490
- ISBN
- 9780253221490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 75 color & 50 b-w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222. .
- Publisher
- Voyageur Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760352205
- ISBN
- 9780760352205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. This volume considers the development and practice of liturgical chant in Russia, including its origins, extant manuscripts, notation performance sylistic evolution, early composers, its relationship to the liturgy, the language and its various problems that arose over the centuries. Num Pages: 400 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881410464
- ISBN
- 9780881410464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Hardback. This historical survey of the Russian folk musical tradition provides educators with authentic material for integration into practical work, a classificational survey, and discussion of musical genres and categories relating the folk songs to their social and historical contexts. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841277
- ISBN
- 9780810841277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Paperback. In our divided, post-Cold War, and now post-9/11 world, Russian music, formerly a quiet corner on the margins of musicology, has become a site of noisy contention. The author assesses the political and cultural stakes that attach to it in the era of Pussy Riot and renewed international tensions. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23 music examples, 15 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288096
- ISBN
- 9780520288096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. In our divided, post-Cold War, and now post-9/11 world, Russian music, formerly a quiet corner on the margins of musicology, has become a site of noisy contention. The author assesses the political and cultural stakes that attach to it in the era of Pussy Riot and renewed international tensions. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23 music examples, 15 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 39. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288089
- ISBN
- 9780520288089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 73.24
€ 95.06
€ 73.24
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725843
- ISBN
- 9780292725843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Hammond, Tom. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714544380
- ISBN
- 9780714544380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Hardcover. The Samaveda contains the earliest tradition of music from India, which is largely Rigvedic textual material in a form arranged for singing in the solemn Srauta ritual. This work presents an accented edition that is based on manuscripts collected from all over India and Europe. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 946 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 2BBA; AVGE; HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 946
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009356
- ISBN
- 9780674009356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.00€ 86.20
€ 95.00
€ 86.20