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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. Using the history of both the Takacs Quartet and the Beethoven quartets as the backbone to his story, the author, first violinist of the Takacs since 1993, recounts the challenge of tackling these pieces. It takes the reader inside the daily life of a quartet, vividly showing the necessary creative tension between individual and group expression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571317141
ISBN
9780571317141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

paperback. Bringing together reception history, music analysis and criticism, the history of music theory, and the philosophy of music, this book explores the nature and persistence of Beethoven's heroic style. It is of interest to those interested in canon formation in the arts and in music as a cultural, ethical, and emotional force. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691050584
ISBN
9780691050584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

hardcover. Seeks to understand the composer as he exists in the American imagination and explores how Beethoven became a cultural icon Num Pages: 418 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253357045
ISBN
9780253357045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Amadeus Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574671698
ISBN
9781574671698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.57

Paperback. In this remarkable history of one of the most popular symphonic works of the modern period, Esteban Buch traces the complex and contradictory uses - and abuses - of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony since its premiere in 1824. Translator(s): Miller, Richard, QC. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078243
ISBN
9780226078243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Limelight Editions United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574671940
ISBN
9781574671940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.33

Hardcover. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453880
ISBN
9780226453880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Presenting a biography of Beethoven, this book offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571312566
ISBN
9780571312566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive notes, essay fragments and aides-memoires on the subject of Beethoven's music. This book brings together all of Beethoven's music in relation to the society in which he lived. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630458
ISBN
9780745630458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.15

Paperback. 318 pages, 300, 300 line drawing. This comprehensive survey shows how the larger scale works relate to Beethoven's chamber music and how the composer evolved an increasing freedom of form. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; AVRD. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837169
ISBN
9781843837169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.54

Multiple-component retail product. Makes available both a complete facsimile and transcription of Beethoven's "Eroica" sketchbook for the first time, along with a detailed commentary on the origins, contents, and significance of this vitally important source. Editor(s): Lockwood, Lewis; Gosman, Alan. Series: Beethoven Sketchbook Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, 182 colour photographs, 6 b&w photographs, 13 line drawings, 219 music. BIC Classification: AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 326 x 255 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3120.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037436
ISBN
9780252037436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 272.18

Paperback. An exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven's symphonies, from a leading scholar of the composer's works. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations; 10 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353853
ISBN
9780393353853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.78

Paperback. Written for the collaborative community that supports children's choirs in school, church, and community contexts, Before the Singing is appropriate for artistic directors, conductors, music educators, board members, volunteers, administrators, staff, and university students studying music education or nonprofit arts management. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC8; AVR; AVS; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199920709
ISBN
9780199920709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

Paperback. As musically creative as his performances are destructive, the Who's main man gets the full biographical treatment from his childhood to his current role as a rock sage. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410706
ISBN
9780815410706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.20

Paperback. Promises to redefine the study of blackface minstrelsy, charting new directions for future inquiries by scholars in American studies, popular culture, and musicology Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 472 pages, 56 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252066962
ISBN
9780252066962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 black and white halftone and 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: APFX; AVA; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195327649
ISBN
9780195327649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

Paperback. Including various areas of Dylan's life - his immigrant antecedents, his business dealings, his various addictions and his romantic attachments - this title provides a picture of Dylan, who changed the whole course of popular music in the sixties and, over thirty years later, won three Grammys. Illustrator(s): Bernstein, Joel. Num Pages: 928 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571272402
ISBN
9780571272402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. The intimate yet unsparing biography of the world's first and most iconic rock star. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474604574
ISBN
9781474604574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Unscrupulous, devilishly ambitious and undeniably charismatic, Domenico Barbaja was the most celebrated Italian impresario of the early 1800s and one of the most intriguing characters to dominate the operatic empire of the period. Dubbed the 'Viceroy of Naples', Barbaja managed both the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323255
ISBN
9781908323255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Provides perspective on how Belle & Sebastian transformed themselves, over the space of a decade, from an underground, slightly shambolic cult secret into a polished, highly entertaining, mainstream pop group. This work includes interviews with band members, producers, management, and a range of fans. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826428189
ISBN
9780826428189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Rod Ismay has a passion for the Tour de France. If you think you know someone who is obsessed, think again, but fortunately Rod's issues found their natural home when his native Yorkshire became the host for the 2014 Grand Depart. Rod also has another passion - as well as cycling he is quite keen on bell-ringing, so why not combine the two? Num Pages: 200 pages, 24pp colour photo section. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 1DDF; AVGD; AVRJ; HRCC; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Bells & Bikes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st edition, December 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461475
ISBN
9781909461475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. This book is the first-ever study of Malta's major eighteenth-century composer, Benigno Zerafa (1726 - 1804), a specialist in sacred music composition. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 97 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AVGC4; AVGD; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 28. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270866
ISBN
9781783270866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. A portrait of the life and work of Benjamin Britten. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714847719
ISBN
9780714847719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.81

Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781846142338
ISBN
9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.46

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