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Hardback. With roots in popular music traditions, improvisation, and the avant-garde, this book provides a lens through which we can better understand the meaning and creation of the counterculture community. It examines the wider significance and impact of its politics of improvisation. Editor(s): Meriwether, Nicholas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; AVC; AVGP; AVH; HBLX; HPCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286641
ISBN
9780520286641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 73.01

Hardback. In our divided, post-Cold War, and now post-9/11 world, Russian music, formerly a quiet corner on the margins of musicology, has become a site of noisy contention. The author assesses the political and cultural stakes that attach to it in the era of Pussy Riot and renewed international tensions. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23 music examples, 15 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 39. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288089
ISBN
9780520288089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 73.01

Paperback. Enka, a sentimental ballad genre, epitomizes for many the nihonjin no kokoro (heart/soul of Japanese), and to older members of the Japanese public this music evokes a direct connection to the traditional roots of "Japaneseness". Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 halftones, 8 musical examples, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGJ; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012769
ISBN
9780674012769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Shows Charles Ives in the context of his world in a number of ways. This volume features essays which examine Ives' relationships to European music and to American music, politics, business, and landscape. It also shows Ives as a composer well versed in four distinctive musical traditions who blended them in his mature music. Editor(s): Burkholder, Peter J. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 halftones 3 b&w illus 1 map 50+ music exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780691011639
ISBN
9780691011639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.32

Paperback. Reveals the pivotal role of music - musical works and musical culture - in debates about society, self, and culture that forged European modernity through the 'long nineteenth century'. This book argues that from the late 1700s to the early 1900s, music not only reflected but also embodied modern subjectivity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVA; AVGC4; AVGC5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126166
ISBN
9780691126166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Kearney, Leslie. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691602639
ISBN
9780691602639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604145
ISBN
9780691604145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, 11 illus. 6 figs. 17 music exs. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606026
ISBN
9780691606026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 50.91

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 294 pages, 176 music exs., 2 tables. BIC Classification: AVG; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607931
ISBN
9780691607931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 3H; AVGC2; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691624679
ISBN
9780691624679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Kearney, Leslie. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632100
ISBN
9780691632100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.15
€ 127.16

Hardback. Editor(s): Boretz, Benjamin; Cone, Edward T. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649061
ISBN
9780691649061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 94.84

Paperback. An absorbing account of the influence of African rhythms on contemporary black Brazilian music and the development of music worldwide. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps/ 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVA; AVGE; AVGH; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745307312
ISBN
9780745307312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Explores the impact of hip hop on culture worldwide. Editor(s): Basu, Dipannita; Lemelle, Sidney. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 photos. BIC Classification: AVGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745319407
ISBN
9780745319407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Walker, Alan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801440762
ISBN
9780801440762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 589 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGE; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
589
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803266315
ISBN
9780803266315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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
€ 34.17

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

€ 86.98

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

€ 149.36

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