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Music: styles & genres

Paperback. 'Musical arts in Africa: theory, practice and education' is the collabrative result of 31 African music scholars who draw on the multidisciplinary perspectives of musicology, compositions, performing practice, ethnomusicology and education. Editor(s): Agawu, Kofi; Herbst, Anri; Nxewi, Meki. Num Pages: 317 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Unisa Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868882793
ISBN
9781868882793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; AVGR; JFCA; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626372795
ISBN
9781626372795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.38

Hardcover. This volume includes multiple renditions of every prayer. In accordance with the traditional role assigned to the prayer leader of each service, renditions are presented at levels appropriate to the lay cantor (baal t'filo) as well the professional cantor (chazz'n). Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 1784 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; AVGD; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 177. Weight in Grams: 7008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630777
ISBN
9780815630777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610038
ISBN
9780815610038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.59

Paperback. Shares the author's experience teaching a hip-hop centered English literature course in a Philadelphia high school where rap music, turntablism, breakdancing, graffiti culture, and other aspects of hip-hop were incorporated into the curriculum. This book shows that hip-hop culture is the opportunity to affect students' lives in extraordinary ways. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; JMS; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807749609
ISBN
9780807749609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.78

Paperback. Reflects the fascinating diversity of regional and grassroots music in the United States. The book covers the diverse strains of American folk music - Latin, Native American, African, French-Canadian, British, and Cajun - and offers a chronology of the development of folk music in the United States. Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGH; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617032646
ISBN
9781617032646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

paperback. The late 19th century was a time of extreme racial tension in the United States, yet it witnessed the emergence of ragtime and birth of an African American popular entertainment industry. This title presents a landmark exploration of one of this defining periods in American culture and African American popular music. Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, 168 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781604732443
ISBN
9781604732443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.48

hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578064533
ISBN
9781578064533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 521 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ANH; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574416381
ISBN
9781574416381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. Series: North Texas Lives of Musician Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415759
ISBN
9781574415759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.34

Hardcover. "Foreword: Wynton Marsalis."--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGC; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574413069
ISBN
9781574413069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardcover. Presents an oral history of the tradition and influence of jazz and the blues in the Palmetto State. This book features performers who recall their love affairs with the sounds of jazz and blues, indoctrinations into the musical word, early gigs, life on the tour bus, fans, drugs, military service, and amateur night at the Apollo Theater. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; AVGJ; AVGK; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037436
ISBN
9781570037436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. This study reconstructs the history of the folk-music revival in the States, tracing its origins to the early decades of the 20th century. Cohen shows how a broad range of traditions - from hillbilly and sea shanties to cowboy and ethnic - all contributed to the genre known as folk. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493483
ISBN
9781558493483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

paperback. Series: Popular music series. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879725747
ISBN
9780879725747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Hardcover. This work collects, analyzes, and systematically presents in over 160 examples a magnificent tradition to future generations of cantors, scholars of Jewish music, and music enthusiasts worldwide. It reacquaints acculturated Jews with a largely unknown part of their heritage. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, index, glossary, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGD; HBT; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629276
ISBN
9780815629276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.80

Paperback. Includes discography (p. 155-161) and index. Num Pages: 192 pages, 163 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Painted Turtle
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814335017
ISBN
9780814335017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. Pursuing the social and historical contexts of a particularly unfinished theatrical genre, this book demonstrates Broadway's ability to bridge seemingly insoluble tensions in soceity - from economic and political anxiety surrounding WWII to generational conflict and youth counterculture to corporate America and the "me" generation. Series: Theater in the Americas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809326679
ISBN
9780809326679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; KNTF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625340122
ISBN
9781625340122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.54

Hardcover. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as "The Stage Mother from Hell" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was 75 percent fictionalized. This book tells her full story. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617038532
ISBN
9781617038532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Hardcover. Anshel Brusilow played with or conducted many top-tier classical musicians, and he has opinions about each and every one. This memoir offers a fascinating and unique view of American classical music during an important era, as well as an inspiring story of a working-class immigrant child making good in a tough arena. Series: Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of North Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574416138
ISBN
9781574416138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415704
ISBN
9781574415704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Hardcover. Celebrating 125 years of Purdue Bands, this beautifully-illustrated book (which includes a musical CD) traces the history of Purdue University's Department of Bands from its humble origins as a drum unit for the student army training corps to the 2010 appearance of the All-American Marching Band as leader of the Macy's Day Parade in New York. Series: Founders Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535962
ISBN
9781557535962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 49.31

Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825119
ISBN
9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.40

Paperback. "Sampling virtually all of the old-time styles within the musical tradition still extant in north Georgia, [this work] is a collection of eighty-two songs and instrumentals, enhanced by photographs, illustrations, biographical sketches of performers, and examples of their narratives, sermons, tales, and reminiscences."--P. [4] of cover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346137
ISBN
9780820346137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

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