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Paperback. Gives an account of how opera comes to the stage. This work reveals the problems, and occasionally the scandals, that attend the production of some of our favorite operas. It also traces the social history of nineteenth-century Italian theaters in order to explain the nature of the musical scores from which performers have long worked. Num Pages: 698 pages, 92 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 698
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304878
- ISBN
- 9780226304878
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.11
€ 27.99
€ 23.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, hundreds of color posters. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1158. 207 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKLP; AVGP. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 19. Weight: 1162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325311
- ISBN
- 9780764325311
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.37
€ 37.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. This award-winning cultural history of black dance explores the meaning of dance in African-American life and the connections among music, song, and dance in African-American culture. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252065088
- ISBN
- 9780252065088
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Searching for the disappearing subject in Kid A and Amnesiac Series: Profiles in Popular Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 music exx. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222725
- ISBN
- 9780253222725
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.15
€ 25.99
€ 24.15
Paperback. The author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216754
- ISBN
- 9780803216754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. The Renaissance era saw a significant ferment under the banners of humanism, discovery, and reform, deeply affecting music and the way it was understood. Editor(s): Strunk, W. Oliver; Tomlinson, Gary. Num Pages: 256 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393966961
- ISBN
- 9780393966961
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.38
€ 40.99
€ 36.38
Paperback. Five albums of graded pieces providing a wealth of jazz repertoire. Each presents 15 pieces in three lists: blues, standards and contemporary jazz. The head of each piece is set out with characteristic voicings, phrasing and rhythmic patterns. The improvised section gives guideline pitches and left-hand voicings as a practical starting-point. Series: ABRSM Exam Pieces. Num Pages: 28 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRG; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 308 x 2. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860960031
- ISBN
- 9781860960031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.03
€ 13.03
Paperback. Addresses black women's negotiation of race and gender in African American music. This work explores the ways African American women musicians of the twentieth century have negotiated feminisms, engaged in social activism, and worked within - or sometimes independent of - a male-dominated music industry. Editor(s): Hayes, Eileen M.; Williams, Linda F. Series: African Amer Music in Global Perspective. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780252074264
- ISBN
- 9780252074264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. "Lauterbach's tribute .. is welcome and overdue." -Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393342949
- ISBN
- 9780393342949
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.65
€ 18.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344. The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. Series: Stories Behind Every Song S. 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carlton Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847323392
- ISBN
- 9781847323392
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dervan, Michael. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; AVGC6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 251 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848405745
- ISBN
- 9781848405745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. This book unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked 'race records' recorded between 1923 and 1949. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076602
- ISBN
- 9780252076602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Series: Counterpoints: Music and Education. Num Pages: 198 pages, 6 b&w illus., 6 music exx., 6 tables. BIC Classification: 5AC; AVG; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253022103
- ISBN
- 9780253022103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Conversations on jazz and literature with some of America's most important artists and writers Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha. Num Pages: 472 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253218766
- ISBN
- 9780253218766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Microgroove continues John Corbett's exploration of diverse musics, with essays, interviews, and musician profiles that focus on jazz, improvised music, contemporary classical, rock, folk, blues, post-punk, and cartoon music, as well as painting, design, dance, and poetry. Num Pages: 496 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AVC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822358701
- ISBN
- 9780822358701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardcover. The Birth of an Opera offers illuminating insight into how operas are written and the personalities, incidents, and musical circumstances that have shaped their composition. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393060430
- ISBN
- 9780393060430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.81
€ 37.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. This collection offers the first critical assessment of the music and culture of reggaeton, a popular genre that blends reggae and rap, Spanish-language lyrics, and Latin-Caribbean aesthetics. Editor(s): Rivera, Raquel Z.; Marshall, Wayne; Pacini Hernandez, Deborah. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; AVGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343837
- ISBN
- 9780822343837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Offers a collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art forms. This book brings together all the classic folk songs and many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGH; AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141194622
- ISBN
- 9780141194622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Hardcover. The definitive account of Louis Armstrong-his life and legacy-during the most creative period of his career. Num Pages: 608 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065824
- ISBN
- 9780393065824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.06
€ 42.99
€ 36.06
Paperback. A vibrant biography of one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers, the America that made him, and the America he made. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345841
- ISBN
- 9780393345841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.54
€ 18.99
€ 17.54