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Music: styles & genres
Paperback. This collection presents intriguing explanations of extraordinary musical creations from across the world, concentrating on how the music works as sound in process. Editor(s): Tenzer, Michael; Roeder, John. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, recorded music items. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195384574
- ISBN
- 9780195384574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. Editing Early Music is designed as a guide to editorial procedures suitable for music written from the Middle Ages to about 1830. In this revised edition the opportunity has been taken to make a number of corrections and to add a Postscript entitled 'Stemmatics and Textual Criticism'. The bibliography has been updated. Series: Early Music Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, music examples, tables. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198165446
- ISBN
- 9780198165446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.13
€ 79.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446199513
- ISBN
- 9780446199513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.72
€ 21.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Based on more than five years of anthropological fieldwork in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this book highlights race, class, gender and territory to argue that Brazilian hip hoppers are subjects rather than objects of history and everyday life. This is the first ethnography in English to analyze Brazilian hip hop Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGR; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120716
- ISBN
- 9780230120716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.70
€ 48.99
€ 38.70
Hardcover. This book offers an evocative cross-cultural exploration into the everyday lives and music practices of young people from their own broad social, cultural and ethnic perspectives. Youth from seven urban locales in Australia, the UK, the US and Europe document and reflect on their own learning processes and music activities. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230200586
- ISBN
- 9780230200586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.89
€ 67.89
Hardcover. This new study of British popular music shows how it engages with class in mythical ways that allow audiences to perform class-based identities. Case studies on folk rock, punk and indie rock show how this performance works and explore the implications for listeners and audiences. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219496
- ISBN
- 9780230219496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. The highly performative categories of 'Irish culture' and 'Irishness' are in need of critical address, prompted by recent changes in Irish society, the arts industry and modes of critical inquiry. This book broaches this task by considering Irish expressive culture through some of the paradigms and vocabularies offered by performance studies. Num Pages: 269 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; ASZP; AVGH; DSBH; DSG; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219984
- ISBN
- 9780230219984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
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
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Hardcover. Bringing the study of Chinese theatre into the 21st-century, Lei discusses ways in which traditional art can survive and thrive in the age of modernization and globalization. Building on her previous work, this new book focuses on various forms of Chinese 'opera' in locations around the Pacific Rim, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and California. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AN; ASD; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245655
- ISBN
- 9780230245655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. This book presents the current and future issues facing opera houses and opera companies. Problems in different environments need different solutions. In particular, it opposes the American method of managing cultural institutions, preferring a European one where public support and funds plays a major role. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANS; AVGC9; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247260
- ISBN
- 9780230247260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.58
€ 194.58
Hardcover. Music and the Making of the Middle Class explores the making of middle-class culture by analyzing and comparing the ethos and organization of Leipzig's Gewandhaus and Birmingham's Triennial Festival. It employs a multidisciplinary approach to identify the social processes which formed the cultural configurations and meanings of art. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC4; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545137
- ISBN
- 9780230545137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. Based on more than five years of anthropological fieldwork in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this book highlights race, class, gender and territory to argue that Brazillian hip hoppers are subjects rather than objects of history and everyday life. This is the first ethnography in English to analyze Brazilian hip hop. Num Pages: 222 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604650
- ISBN
- 9780230604650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. An extended study of the writings of Lil' Kim, the multi-platinum selling Hip Hop artist. Examines Lil' Kim's anti-sexist, gender-defiant and ultra-erotic verse alongside issues of race and the politics of imprisonment. This is the first study to apply the tools of literary criticism to Hip Hop's lyrical writings. Num Pages: 231 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APB; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230611801
- ISBN
- 9780230611801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.57€ 73.53
€ 86.57
€ 73.53
Paperback. A brutally honest memoir of addiction and recovery by Mike Doughty, the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 tables/figures. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306818776
- ISBN
- 9780306818776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.76
€ 17.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312222369
- ISBN
- 9780312222369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
hardcover. The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theater, drama, sports, dance and politics. This work discusses African-American theatre art in the US during those years. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; AN; AVGC6; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295905
- ISBN
- 9780312295905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 49.16
€ 52.90
€ 49.16
Hardback. In this attempt to shed new light on Alban Berg's life and music, the three main sections are each devoted to a particular genre. The first essay in each section surveys Berg's development within the genre concerned, whilst the subsequent chapters discuss particular works in more detail. Editor(s): Jarman, Douglas. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333427187
- ISBN
- 9780333427187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.14
€ 141.14
Hardback. In this study, Erik Levi explores the ambiguous relationship between music and politics during one of the darkest periods of recent cultural history. Utilizing material drawn from contemporary documents, journals and newspapers, he traces the place of music in the Third Reich. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333471166
- ISBN
- 9780333471166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.73
€ 194.73
Paperback. This study has been revised to include new finds about the composition dates of several Mozart works. A new bibliography and a collation with the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe edition of letters, edited by O.E.Deutsch, W.A.Bauer and J.H.Eibl: Baerenreiter, 1962-75 is also included. Editor(s): Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Anderson, Emily; Sadie, Stanley; Smart, Fiona. Num Pages: 1089 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 1369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 1089
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333485453
- ISBN
- 9780333485453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
Hardcover. Presenting records discovered after 1965, this book provides descriptions and supporting documentation of the events of Mozart's life. The book is organized so that documents dealing with the reception of Mozart's life are presented first and those on the reception of his music last. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Uk Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333495865
- ISBN
- 9780333495865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.69
€ 140.69