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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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.11
€ 27.99
€ 23.11
Paperback. Whether recalling Philip Glass experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, this book affirms the power of music to change the world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571323746
- ISBN
- 9780571323746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.55
€ 19.99
€ 14.55
Paperback. Offers a selection of Philip Glass's successful and best-loved pieces for solo Piano, brought together in one collection. These pieces include selections from the BAFTA-winning and 2003 Academy Award[registered] nominated film "The Hours". This work also covers the "Trilogy Sonata for Piano" and pieces from the "Metamorphosis Suite". Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; AVQ; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846094743
- ISBN
- 9781846094743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.77
€ 33.99
€ 24.77
Hardcover. Questions how cinema is ranked and, in doing so, uncovers a history of critical conflict, with different aesthetic positions battling for dominance. This book contains chapters which provide a summary of the film's plot and discuss the historical context, the individuals who made the film, and initial and subsequent popular and critical responses. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- English Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845206529
- ISBN
- 9781845206529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.79€ 136.86
€ 153.79
€ 136.86
Paperback. For this carefully selected anthology, the author of Classical Music has chosen representative works from the eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. All seventy-six selections--complete pieces, movements, or integral sections--are discussed at length in the companion text. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393952094
- ISBN
- 9780393952094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.80€ 68.51
€ 69.80
€ 68.51
Hardcover. In this, the fourth volume in the Norton Introduction to Music History series, Philip Downs traces the rise and decline of the "Classical" style from the birth of Haydn (1732) to the death of Beethoven (1827). Series: Norton Introduction to Music History. Num Pages: 720 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVGC4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 714
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393951912
- ISBN
- 9780393951912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.26€ 77.63
€ 79.26
€ 77.63
Paperback. "Wild Strawberries" is probably Ingmar Bergman's most personal film and one which explores his relation to the history of Swedish cinema. This study is written by Philip French, film critic of "The Observer". It features a brief production history and detailed filmography. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 78 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 199 x 7. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 78
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851704814
- ISBN
- 9780851704814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Hardcover. Unscrupulous, devilishly ambitious and undeniably charismatic, Domenico Barbaja was the most celebrated Italian impresario of the early 1800s and one of the most intriguing characters to dominate the operatic empire of the period. Dubbed the 'Viceroy of Naples', Barbaja managed both the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGC9; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323255
- ISBN
- 9781908323255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.97
€ 40.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Offers a detailed account of "High Noon's" troubled production and its early public reception, along with career summaries of the key participants. This book analyzes the dramatic organization of the film with close reference to the original short story. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851704944
- ISBN
- 9780851704944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Features Phil Collen the lead guitarist in Def Leppard, whose signature song Pour Some Sugar on Me is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. This is Collen's story, starting with his first real taste of success and wild rock and roll excess as a member of the seminal glam rock outfit Girl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170451
- ISBN
- 9780552170451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Focuses on Benjamin Britten, one of the great British composers. Addressing urgent questions of how an artist's sexual, cultural, and personal identity feeds into specific musical texts, this title examines most of Britten's operas as well as his role in the British cultural establishment of the mid-twentieth century. Editor(s): Haggerty, George E. Num Pages: 295 pages, 15 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246102
- ISBN
- 9780520246102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
paperback. Why have all human cultures - today and throughout history - made music? Why does music excite such rich emotion? And how do we make sense of musical sound? This title explores how the research in music psychology and brain science is piecing together the puzzle of how our minds understand and respond to music. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099535447
- ISBN
- 9780099535447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
paperback. Editor(s): Alperson, Philip. Num Pages: 176 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271017693
- ISBN
- 9780271017693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.47
€ 43.99
€ 34.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929398389
- ISBN
- 9780929398389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Hardback. Sets out the debates that define television and examines how they can be applied to the study of particular programmes. By asking how production, consumption, technology and social change are changing our experience of TV, students are encouraged to consider and develop their own responses. Uses a range of examples from British and American TV. Series: Understanding the Moving Image. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844571710
- ISBN
- 9781844571710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 95.71
€ 106.47
€ 95.71
Hardback. Step inside the Lucasfilm art departments for the creation of fantastical worlds, unforgettable characters, and unimaginable creatures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 287. .
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419717802
- ISBN
- 9781419717802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.70
€ 33.99
€ 23.70
Hardcover. Editor(s): Powrie, Phil. Series: 24 Frames. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 194 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904764472
- ISBN
- 9781904764472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 72.77
€ 94.64
€ 72.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Powrie, Phil; Davies, Ann; Babington, Bruce. Num Pages: Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904764090
- ISBN
- 9781904764090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 73.01
€ 94.64
€ 73.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Powrie, Phil; Davies, Ann; Babington, Bruce. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904764083
- ISBN
- 9781904764083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 13.87
€ 23.99
€ 13.87
Hardback. This book is the first major study of a French silent cinema star: Pierre Batcheff, a prominent popular cinema star in the 1920s. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; APB; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621972
- ISBN
- 9780748621972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.13€ 125.17
€ 130.13
€ 125.17