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Paperback. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1220. The Infinite Art of Improvisation. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. 904 pages, 2 halftones, 250 music examples. Explores how musicians, both individually and collectively, learn to improvise. Chronicling musicians from their first encounters with jazz to the development of a unique improvisatory voice, Berliner demonstrates that a lifetime of preparation lies behind the skilled improviser's every note. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVH. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 48. Weight: 1220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
904
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043814
ISBN
9780226043814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. Series: Global Music Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199844869
ISBN
9780199844869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.37

Paperback. Series: Fallen Leaf Monographs in Contemporary Composers. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914913429
ISBN
9780914913429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.67

Paperback. Metal and punk enjoyed a charged, intimate relationship that informed both genres in terms of sound, image, and discourse. This book traces this connection back to the early 1970s, when metal first asserted its identity and punk arose independently. Num Pages: 398 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGT; AVGU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257177
ISBN
9780520257177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. John Kruth analyzes the songs and making of Rubber Soul putting the album in context of the turbulent times in which it was created Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617135736
ISBN
9781617135736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.77

Hardback. An important study of horn-player Pee Wee Erwin and the big band era of music. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 453 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: AVGF; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
453
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810819450
ISBN
9780810819450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.69

Paperback. 'Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.' Num Pages: 400 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 292. Very good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KEX0270440
ISBN
9780007391233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of photography and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism, darkness, and determination that shape author's work. It offers the compelling insights of an artist and a man struggling to survive, connect, and find a happy ending-a search that fuels the author's being. Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour Photos and Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062061881
ISBN
9780062061881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220032
ISBN
9780812220032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. A songbook that includes the songs from the debut album of Scottish teen singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald arranged for piano, voice and guitar. It includes four pages of colour photographs. Num Pages: 80 pages, 4 pages of colour artwork. BIC Classification: AVG; AVQS; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571530960
ISBN
9780571530960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150. .
Publisher
Plexus Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859654982
ISBN
9780859654982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Offers a compendium of the greatest sad songs and artists of the modern era and a collection of essays that attempts to explain what exactly draws us to sad music, and how sad music actually makes us happy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061719677
ISBN
9780061719677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754668459
ISBN
9780754668459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.64
€ 102.41

Hardback. A lavishly-illustrated and meticulously-documented catalogue of the Cobbe Collection, which includes over forty keyboard instruments around half of which were owned and played by composers such as Purcell, Mahler, Chopin and Elgar. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 239 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839576
ISBN
9781843839576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.00

Paperback. In 1948, at the age of 15, Manu Dibango left Africa for France, bearing three kilos of coffee for his adopted family and little else. This autobiography chronicles his life, from his birth in Cameroon to his achievements as a composer, producer, performer, film-score writer and humanitarian. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 158 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226144900
ISBN
9780226144900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551641768
ISBN
9781551641768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Series: Bayreuth African Studies. Num Pages: 105 pages, Ill.2col.ill.2mus.exs. BIC Classification: 2HCWVY; AVGC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bayreuth African Studies,Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783927510777
ISBN
9783927510777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Argues that on "Twenty Jazz Funk Greats", Throbbing Gristle modelled a critically promiscuous way of relating to or inhabiting musical genre, where punk rock was passionate and direct, TG were arch and mysterious. This title explores the album's multiple agendas: a series of close readings of each song, with key concepts, strategies and contexts. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 123 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427939
ISBN
9780826427939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850187
ISBN
9780810850187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.30

Paperback. Career-spanning biography of one of the most acclaimed and innovative musicians of the past three decades. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white and colour in plate section. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908279606
ISBN
9781908279606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Hardcover. Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s, when rapping and DJing were just part of a lively, decidedly local scene that also venerated break-dancing and graffiti. This book offers an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people's daily lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226395845
ISBN
9780226395845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 78.49

Paperback. Hip-hop has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx in the 1970s, when rapping and Djing were just part of a lively, decidedly local scene that also venerated break-dancing and graffiti. Focusing on the music's fans - young men, both black and white, this book offers an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people's daily lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226395852
ISBN
9780226395852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. One of Britain's most popular and enduring rock bands over the last 25 years, Thunder have opened up their archives for the first time for this lavish visual, oral history. Num Pages: 192 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 421 x 19. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785581373
ISBN
9781785581373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226405469
ISBN
9780226405469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.46

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