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Paperback. An exploration of the delights and demands of the piano. It considers various aspects of the instrument: from what makes a beautiful sound to suffering from stage fright, from the physical challenges of playing to tales of great musicians, including Vladimir Horowitz's recording tricks, and why Artur Rubenstein applied hairspray to the keys. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140298635
- ISBN
- 9780140298635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. An exhilarating exploration of the musical language forms and styles of the Romantic period, "The Romantic Generation" captures the spirit that enlivened a generation of composers and musicians, and in doing so conveys the very sense of Romantic music. 728 musical examples. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 744 pages, 728 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Fifth Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674779341
- ISBN
- 9780674779341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.07
€ 38.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. Originally the content of three lectures given in Rome in 1993, this work offers a study of music, as text, as performance, and as listening experience. Num Pages: 148 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871082654
- ISBN
- 9781871082654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. The Classical Style Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228126
- ISBN
- 9780571228126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.65
€ 29.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? This title details the array of stylistic devices and techniques used to represent or convey sentiment. It traces the use of radically changing intensities in the Romantic works of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, music examples throughout. BIC Classification: AVC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178036
- ISBN
- 9780300178036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Berg develops an innovative theory of stereotyping that accounts for the persistence of demeaning images of Latinos in US popular culture Series: Texas Film & Media Studies Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 b&w illus., 7 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709072
- ISBN
- 9780292709072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.14
€ 27.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. 'Charles R Cross has got as close to the truth as anyone yet in his exhaustive and ground-breaking account of the life of the greatest guitarist in the history of rock.' Observer Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340826843
- ISBN
- 9780340826843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Hardback. By exploring the use of film in mid-twentieth-century institutions including libraries, classrooms, and professional organizations, film scholars show how moving images became an ordinary feature of American life. Editor(s): Acland, Charles R.; Wasson, Haidee. Num Pages: 400 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349976
- ISBN
- 9780822349976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Paperback. By exploring the use of film in mid-twentieth-century institutions including libraries, classrooms, and professional organizations, film scholars show how moving images became an ordinary feature of American life. Editor(s): Acland, Charles R.; Wasson, Haidee. Num Pages: 400 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634. 400 pages, 56 illustrations. Editor(s): Acland, Charles R.; Wasson, Haidee. Challenges preconceived notions about just what cinema is. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 26. Weight: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350095
- ISBN
- 9780822350095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Looks at how the commercial movie industry has altered conceptions of movie going both within the industry and among audiences. This title shows how studios, in their increasing reliance on revenues from audiences around the world, have cultivated a global understanding of their products over the years. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations, 34 tables. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331636
- ISBN
- 9780822331636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Discusses the transition to sound in the French cinema. Num Pages: 216 pages, 24 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217202
- ISBN
- 9780253217202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.76
€ 20.99
€ 20.76
Paperback. Serving as a guide to the 175 most popular operas, this book consists of entries that set each opera within the context of its composer's career, outline the plot, discuss the music, and give relevant background information on the libretto, the staging, and the most famous and influential interpreters of the principal roles. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300123739
- ISBN
- 9780300123739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.18
€ 27.99
€ 21.18
Paperback. Chiefly papers presented at a conference held January 1995, Yale University. Editor(s): Musser, Charles; Gaines, Jane Marie; Bowser, Pearl. Num Pages: 384 pages, 155 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1203.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780253021359
- ISBN
- 9780253021359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. The Documentary Film Reader brings together an expansive range of writing by scholars, critics, historians, and filmmakers to provide a stimulating foundational text for students and others who want to undertake study of nonfiction film. Editor(s): Kahana, Jonathan. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 91 halftones. BIC Classification: APFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739653
- ISBN
- 9780199739653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.07
€ 131.07
Hardback. Igor Stravinsky was a towering composer of the twentieth century and closely linked to dance. His early commissions for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - "The Firebird", "Petrouchka", and "The Rite of Spring" - put him on the international map. This survey analyses each of Stravinsky's ballet pieces. Series: Yale Music Masterworks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300118728
- ISBN
- 9780300118728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.96
€ 40.99
€ 26.96
hardcover. Editor(s): Silet, Charles L. P. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780810857360
- ISBN
- 9780810857360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.71
€ 142.71
Hardback. This volume provides a collection of critical writings by professional film critics about Steven Spielberg and his films, bringing together many articles and reviews. The entries are both complimentary and critical and provide a comprehensive overview of the films and the director. Editor(s): Silet, Charles L. P. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes, filmography. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841826
- ISBN
- 9780810841826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.33
€ 141.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGL; AVGQ; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469633428
- ISBN
- 9781469633428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; AVX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613738375
- ISBN
- 9781613738375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.15
€ 20.99
€ 20.15
Book.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617806391
- ISBN
- 9781617806391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.03
€ 18.99
€ 17.03
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€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Despite its long and difficult production history, in 1967 Charlie Chaplin told an interviewer, 'I think I like "City Lights" the best of all my films'. This work offers a history of the film's production and reception, as well as an examination of the film itself, with attention to the sources of the final scene's emotional power. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844571758
- ISBN
- 9781844571758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.19
€ 17.99
€ 14.19
Hardback. Presents a volume of 453 letters written by and to composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). This book provides insight into one of the most paradoxical careers in American music history. It offers a view on Ives's personality and his creative process. It includes correspondence with musicians and critics such as John Cage, Aaron Copland, and others. Editor(s): Owens, Tom C. Num Pages: 410 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246065
- ISBN
- 9780520246065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.65€ 64.59
€ 83.65
€ 64.59
Paperback. Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres - including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music - and well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 tables, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254879
- ISBN
- 9780520254879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36