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paperback. Takes a look at what many consider to be U2's most fully formed album through the prisms of politics, spirituality, and culture. This work features interviews with Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Flood, and more. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780826427847
ISBN
9780826427847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. The first biog of the acclaimed musician and political activist. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 B/W photos. BIC Classification: AVGH; BGF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745321653
ISBN
9780745321653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. A new edition of the classic, definitive biography of Crosby, Stills & Nash, fully updated with more than 300 photographs and a new foreword by David Crosby Num Pages: 432 pages, more than 350 photographs throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758. The Biography. 432 pages, ill. Crosby, Stills and Nash created some of the most indelible songs and beautiful harmonies of the late 1960s and early 1970s: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Woodstock," and "Teach Your Children." This book presents an illustrated account of the trio's personal and musical history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 236 x 189 x 31. Weight: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306816154
ISBN
9780306816154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 92. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780801494215
ISBN
9780801494215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Reveals the drift in twentieth-century music from composers to non-musicians, from strict rules to no rules and from the single note to the sample. Num Pages: 544 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGC6. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 30. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747557326
ISBN
9780747557326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. "Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (1901-1974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized" Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306801068
ISBN
9780306801068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.88

Hardcover. Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, he began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. This book tells the story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and social revolutions of his time. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284699
ISBN
9780226284699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.46

paperback. The pulse of Africa's growing music scene Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 35 b&w illus., 1 map, 47 video. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; AVG; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222923
ISBN
9780253222923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099140
ISBN
9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

paperback. Musical Form and Transformation collects four of David Lewin's analytic essays to stimulate thought about the general methodology of musical analysis and issues of large-scale form as they relate to transformational analytic structuring. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199759958
ISBN
9780199759958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Paperback. Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO). Num Pages: 184 pages, including 12 b&w plates & 4 colours plates. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
OVERTURE
Condition
New
SKU
9781847495389
ISBN
9781847495389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Hardback. Provides an overview of the ongoing Colombian political and economic crisis and the dynamics of Colombian immigration to metropolitan Miami Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KLSC; AVG; JFC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716915
ISBN
9780814716915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Paperback. Explores the allure of Cash's contradictory persona Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; AVH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220615
ISBN
9780253220615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

paperback. This work, first published in 1618, is a detailed reference of musical instruments of the period. It will be of particular interest, in the light of the current revival in early instrumental music, to those making and playing Renaissance and early baroque instruments. Editor(s): Crookes, David Z. Series: Early Music Series. Num Pages: 124 pages, 42 pp halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780198162605
ISBN
9780198162605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.59

Paperback. This is a chronological study of the musical life of the Beatles, from 1956 up to 1965. The main focus is on the materials and structures of the Beatles' melodies, harmonies, counterpoint, rhythms, and the ways these portray the themes of their poetry. The book also addresses performance practice, recording procedure, historical context and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, numerous music examples and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195141054
ISBN
9780195141054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.36

hardcover. This book explores the means by which the operas of Debussy and Bartok transform the structures of the traditional harmonic system into a musical language. It formulates theoretic-analytic principles and describes how these principles link various historical, cultural, philosophical and psychological issues of the early 20th century within opera. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 line illus. & 74 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195103830
ISBN
9780195103830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.84

Paperback. Traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133864
ISBN
9781592133864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23ill.4tabs.22mus.exs.1M. BIC Classification: 1QSC; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310428
ISBN
9780226310428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. In this penetrating study, Russell Stinson considers how four of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century-Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Johannes Brahms-responded to the model of Bach's organ music. His book represents a major step forward in the literature on the so-called Bach revival. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones, 53 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4; AVH; AVRG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199747030
ISBN
9780199747030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.00

Paperback. A companion to his The Symphony: A Listener's Guide , Steinberg's new book covers the orchestral concerto repertoire from Bach to the present and featuring all instruments. Num Pages: 528 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVGC; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195139310
ISBN
9780195139310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.02

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