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Music: styles & genres

Hardback. Updated, expanded and richly detailed this new, text version of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Opera examines the history and development of opera, from its roots in the theatrical choral dances of Ancient Greece, through the sublime compositions of Handel and Mozart and on to the groundbreaking works of Verdi, Wagner and beyond. Series: Definitive Encyclopedias. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; GBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 36. .
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783619900
ISBN
9781783619900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.22

Hardback. The first comprehensive study of the music of Frederick Delius (1862-1934), from his earliest works right up to his final works, with background information and a complete list of works. Num Pages: 560 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 250 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839590
ISBN
9781843839590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.28

Hardback. The first detailed study of the vital role that Norway played in the life and work of Frederick Delius Num Pages: 333 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 49 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271993
ISBN
9781783271993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.12

Paperback. "The essential history of this distinctly American genre."-Atlanta Journal-Constitution Num Pages: 464 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
482
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
10.3.2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337501
ISBN
9780393337501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.46

Paperback. English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Kalisch, Alfred. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition, Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544120
ISBN
9780714544120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Hardback. Examines the mechanisms through which 17th-century musicians simulated extreme affective states - desire, divine rapture, and ecstatic pleasure. This book demonstrates how major genres of the period, from opera to religious music to instrumental pieces based on dances, were part of this striving for heightened passions by performers and listeners. Num Pages: 360 pages, 75 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JD; AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247345
ISBN
9780520247345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.15
€ 64.45

Hardcover. A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio system era, cultural, industrial and stylistic circumstances transformed this once happy-go-lucky genre into one both fluid and cynical enough to embrace the likes of Rocky Horror and pave the way for Cannibal! and Moulin Rouge!. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN; AVGM; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444. Music, Masculinity and Mayhem. 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio system era, cultural, industrial and stylistic circumstances transformed this once happy-go-lucky genre into one both fluid and cynical enough to embrace the likes of Rocky Horror and pave the way for Cannibal! and Moulin Rouge!. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFN; AVGM; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230491
ISBN
9780230230491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973666
ISBN
9781846973666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623563448
ISBN
9781623563448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. Conversations with ten prominent African-American operatic artists. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9; AVH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831476
ISBN
9780810831476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061759291
ISBN
9780061759291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.22

Hardcover. From age ten, the author was determined to make a life in music-a decision that influenced every choice she would make. This title recounts this passionate young musician's coming-of-age from prairie small-town South Dakota to bar sets in Austin and New York City to the world stage at the Grammys. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061759598
ISBN
9780061759598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062302649
ISBN
9780062302649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

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): Price, Curtis. Num Pages: 278 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393955286
ISBN
9780393955286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Novello & Co Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0006046
ISBN
9780853602842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 272 x 10. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Dover Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486413839
ISBN
9780486413839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.76

Paperback.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544205
ISBN
9780714544205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. The guide contains articles on the complex historical and political background to the opera, a detailed examination of its musical structure and a survey of its sometimes contentious performance history. It also includes the full libretto with English translation, sixteen pages of illustrations, a musical thematic guide and more material. Series: Overture Opera Guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Overture Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847495587
ISBN
9781847495587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Voss, Egon. Series: Wagner Urtext Piano/vocal Scores. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 212 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schott & Co
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9783795798734
ISBN
9783795798734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.90
€ 68.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Translator(s): Porter, Andrew. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544229
ISBN
9780714544229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This is life on the road with James Blunt, with the backdrop story being the 'All the Lost Souls' tour, including photos never seen before Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319954
ISBN
9780755319954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846687600
ISBN
9781846687600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.31

Hardback. A year after Prince's death at the age of 57, acclaimed writer brilliantly anatomizes the star's dramatic career and an aesthetic that at times seemed otherworldly. In thematically structured chapters that blend critical consideration of Prince's art with the author's personal connection to the music. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333264
ISBN
9780571333264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka has ranked among the most important commentators on African American music and culture. Assembling his writings on music, this title combines autobiography, history, musical analysis, and political commentary to recall the sounds, people, times, and places he's encountered. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265820
ISBN
9780520265820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.42

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