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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. Bruno Walter, one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This book is a biography of Walter. It tells of Walter's close friendship with Gustav Mahler, his relations with Thomas Mann and his family, and his romantic involvement with the soprano Delia Reinhardt. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC4; BGF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803290082
- ISBN
- 9780803290082
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Collects letters and essays that are published during the 1850s and 1860s. This title highlights the notorious 1850 article "Judaism in Music". It includes prose pieces such as "On the Performing of Tannhauser"; "On Musical Criticism"; and, "Music of the Future". It offers suggestions for the reform of opera houses in Vienna, Paris, and Zurich. Translator(s): Ellis, William Ashton. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297661
- ISBN
- 9780803297661
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. This collection of 8 essays introduces literary and cultural theorists into the domain of operatic textual analysis, long the exclusive preserve of musicologists. The contributors include some of the most distinguished critics of the past 30 years, most of them writing about opera for the first time. Editor(s): Levin, David J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 half-tones. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722407
- ISBN
- 9780804722407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Two systems of timekeeping were in concurrent use in Venice between 1582 and 1797. This work defines the many ways in which time was discussed, resolving a long-standing fuzziness imposed on studies of personnel, institutions, and cultural dynamics by dating conflicts. Series: The Calendar of Venetian Opera. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AVGC9; AVGM; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757652
- ISBN
- 9780804757652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JF; AN; AVGC9; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804795777
- ISBN
- 9780804795777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Paperback. Electric Ladyland is a social and cultural history that tracks the changing conception of female sexuality and gender roles, and the ways women musicians, journalists, and groupies gained influence despite confining double standards applied by male writers and performers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218992
- ISBN
- 9780812218992
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Drawing on dozens of interviews with performers, deejays, and industry professionals, Group Harmony details the emergence of vocal rhythm & blues out of black urban neighborhoods in the postwar period. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221084
- ISBN
- 9780812221084
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Now in an updated third edition, The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual presents both the fundamentals and the advanced techniques that are essential for successful leadership of college and high school marching bands. Num Pages: 320 pages, 140 illus. BIC Classification: AVGG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223293
- ISBN
- 9780812223293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 53.33
€ 53.47
€ 53.33
Hardcover. Explores the complex ideas about race, racism, and racial identity that have grown up among Afro-Brazilians in the black music scene Num Pages: 237 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709221
- ISBN
- 9780814709221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Considers the political expression of rap artists within the historical tradition of black nationalism. Interweaving songs and personal interviews with hip-hop artists and activists, Cheney links late 20th-century hip-hop nationalists with their 19th-century spiritual forebears. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716137
- ISBN
- 9780814716137
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
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Paperback. The artistic evolution of hip hop from the South Bronx to Eminem Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716717
- ISBN
- 9780814716717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APF; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645848
- ISBN
- 9780816645848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Sheehy, Colleen; Swiss, Thomas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816661008
- ISBN
- 9780816661008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 b&w illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669882
- ISBN
- 9780816669882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJPK; ACV; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693191
- ISBN
- 9780816693191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. Editor(s): DeCurtis, Anthony. Num Pages: 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822312659
- ISBN
- 9780822312659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Looks at how jazz music has actually been heard and felt at different levels of American culture. Editor(s): Gabbard, Krin. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822315940
- ISBN
- 9780822315940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.87
€ 31.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. Employing modes of criticism and theory that have transformed study in the humanities, this title addresses questions seldom if ever raised in jazz writing: What are the implications of building jazz history around the medium of the phonograph record? Why did jazz writers first make the claim that jazz is an art? Editor(s): Gabbard, Krin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780822315964
- ISBN
- 9780822315964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Yellow Music is the first history of the emergence of Chinese popular music and the larger urban media culture with which it was closely associated in early twentieth-century China. This book revises understandings of race, politics, popular culture, and technology in the making of modern Chinese culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AVGJ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326946
- ISBN
- 9780822326946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. From the silent era to the present day, popular music has been a key component of the film experience. This title aims to fill this gap, as its contributors provide detailed analyses of individual films as well as historical overviews of genres, styles of music, and approaches to film scoring. Editor(s): Knight, Arthur; Wojcik, Pamela Robertson. Num Pages: 504 pages, 36 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APF; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327974
- ISBN
- 9780822327974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25