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Music: styles & genres

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226337098
ISBN
9780226337098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.89
€ 48.54

Paperback. From the 6th to the 10th century, Gregorian chants existed only in song as medieval musicians relied on their memories and voices to pass each verse from one generation to the next. This work examines how these melodies were created, memorized, performed and modified. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 222 pages, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC1; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226395807
ISBN
9780226395807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.66

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

€ 94.82
€ 78.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401577
ISBN
9780226401577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.89
€ 48.76

Hardcover. On July 14, 1789, a crowd of angry French citizens en route to Bastille broke into the Paris Opera and helped themselves to any sturdy weapons they could find. This title tells the story of how this legendary opera house, despite being a lightning rod for charges of tyranny and waste, weathered the dramatic political upheaval in European history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 colour plates, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; AVGC9; HBJD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401959
ISBN
9780226401959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.08
€ 49.30

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New impression
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226429601
ISBN
9780226429601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones, 28 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Enlarged edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468655
ISBN
9780226468655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Explores a variety of fields, considering questions of operatic textuality, dramaturgical practice, and performance theory. This book intends to initiate a dialogue between scholars of music, literature, and performance by addressing questions raised in each field in a manner that influences them all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475233
ISBN
9780226475233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. This work introduces the reader to Sardinian music through a series of encounters with individual musicians and their families. The vignettes presented portray an art still very much alive: the music of villages with an oral tradition, sung or played in the company of others. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Printing CD Included
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493411
ISBN
9780226493411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 28.58

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 365 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226504018
ISBN
9780226504018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Hardcover. A star par excellence, Dolly Parton is also one of country music's most likable personalities. More than a mere singer or actress, Dolly Parton is a true cultural phenomenon, immediately recognizable and beloved for her talent, tinkling laugh, and steel magnolia spirit. In this book, the author sets out to discover Parton's Tennessee. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; AVGL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226536521
ISBN
9780226536521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.16

Paperback. This volume explores the everyday lives of Nazarite women - part of one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa - through their songs and dances, dream narratives and fertility rituals, which come to life both musically and visually on CD-ROM. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVA; AVGD; HRK; HRLF; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226548203
ISBN
9780226548203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.09

Paperback. Though thought of as rivals, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka shared a range of interests. Jazz, in particular, was a decisive influence on their thinking. This title connects their writings on jazz to the philosophical tradition of pragmatism, particularly its support for more freedom for individuals and more democratic societies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226554242
ISBN
9780226554242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226575162
ISBN
9780226575162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.37

Paperback. A timeless tale of love, lust, and politics, "Tosca" is one of the most popular operas ever written. In "Tosca's Rome," Susan Vandiver Nicassio explores the surprising historical realities that lie behind Giacomo Puccini's opera and the play by Victorien Sardou on which it is based. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 halftones, 12 line drawings, 1 table, 14 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226579726
ISBN
9780226579726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. When the avant-gardist John Cage died, he was already the subject of many interviews, memoirs and discussions of his contribution to music. This text includes a revisionist treatment of the way Cage himself has composed and been "composed" in America. Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Junkerman, Charles. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660578
ISBN
9780226660578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 28.58

Paperback. This work traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous success of Hank Williams. The book also explores what it means to be authentic within popular culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662855
ISBN
9780226662855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 28.58

Paperback. By relating biography to the cultural and musical contours of contemporary American life, Ronald M. Radano observes jazz practice as part of the complex interweaving of postmodern culture. Radano accomplishes this by analyzing the creative life of Anthony Braxton. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGJ; AVGK; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226701967
ISBN
9780226701967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33 halftoens, 4 line drawings, 25 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703909
ISBN
9780226703909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This work explores the popular Catholic musical ensembles of southeastern Brazil known as Folias de Reis (companions of kings).Focusing on urban folias, Suzel Ana Reily shows how participants use the ritual journeys and musical performance to create sacred spheres set apart from the everyday. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 6 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709413
ISBN
9780226709413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This ethnography documents and interprets the history of folk music, song and dance in Bulgaria over a 70-year period of dramatic change. It aims to contribute to ethnomusicological theory and method, and provide a better understanding of Slavic folklore and Eastern European anthropology. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 3 line drawings, 67 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711225
ISBN
9780226711225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 43.65

Hardcover. Best-known as Mozart's envious nemesis, Antonio Salieri was actually among the leading opera composers of his age. This study seeks to restore Salieri's musical reputation, and identifies some orchestration, melodic style and form as distinctly "Salierian". It includes many excerpts from his works. Num Pages: 664 pages, 2 colour plates, 51 halftones, 223 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711256
ISBN
9780226711256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.30
€ 111.45

Hardcover. A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta home after World War I, headed north, and became the leading Chicago blues-man of the 1930s. This title traces Big Bill's career from his rise as a nationally prominent blues star, including his historic 1938 appearance at Carnegie Hall. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717456
ISBN
9780226717456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. A practical guide to jazz composition, illustrating technical and instrumental variations on themes. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGJ; AVGK; AVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 123 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732091
ISBN
9780226732091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.82

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