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Paperback. This compact guide to the history and performance of music contains entries drawn and condensed from the "New Harvard Dictionary of Music" and its companion "Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music". It is a reference for home or classroom and professional and amateur musicians. Editor(s): Randel, Don Michael. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 768 pages, 150 line illustrations and musical examples. BIC Classification: AV; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009783
ISBN
9780674009783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.68

hardcover. This is the first of a two-volume set which covers the life and music of this legendary jazz leader. Covering the early years from 1890 to 1930, the text tells of the life of one of the major influencers of jazz music while also providing a glimpse of what life was like during the roaring 20s. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 840 pages, 44 b&w photographs, bibliography, index, chronology, discography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780810845794
ISBN
9780810845794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.51

Paperback. Described as "the hardest-working man in show business" James Brown's life story is that of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life. Anecdotes from a forty-year friendship and details of his life "at home" are featured in this comprehensive biography of The Godfather of Soul. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599219646
ISBN
9781599219646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGS; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569800447
ISBN
9781569800447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. Essential advice for any choral conductor who is "face to face" with an orchestra Num Pages: 224 pages, 43 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AVGC8; AVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Second, Expanded
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216991
ISBN
9780253216991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172097
ISBN
9780231172097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172080
ISBN
9780231172080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.21

Hardcover. Folio. Good copy in oriiginal cloth
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Browne & Nolan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0308636
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 195.00

Hardback. Thompson's book provides a glimpse into a society in which cultures intersect and in which magic was born in the form of the popular salsa. Musicians, musicologists, historians, students of Hispanic culture, and anyone interested in the musical foundations of Puerto Rican life will fund Music in Puerto Rico a valuable resource. Editor(s): Thompson, Donald. Series: Studies in Latin American Music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVGE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839144
ISBN
9780810839144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 120 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429537
ISBN
9780826429537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.94

Paperback. A fascinating look at the musical artistry of Amy Winehouse, focusing on her second album Back to Black. Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8-page inserts. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617136290
ISBN
9781617136290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Hardcover. Series: Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810884205
ISBN
9780810884205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.55

Hardback. Unlike most other horror and SF surveys, which only venture as far afield as England and Europe, Willis truly reaches around the world, including many little-known or rarely documented movies from China, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; APF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810815179
ISBN
9780810815179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AKLC; APFV; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637457
ISBN
9780691637457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.65

Paperback. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 651 pages, 188 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 3 graphs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110. American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 651 pages, 182 b&w photographs. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight: 1110.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
651
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221284
ISBN
9780520221284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.82

Paperback. Animation variously entertains, enchants, and offends, yet there have been no convincing explanations of how these films do so. This book proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons. Num Pages: 411 pages, 21 color images, 72 black & white images. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658. Performance, Belief, and World-Making in Animation. 411 pages, illustrations. Proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons. This title presents methods that draw on film and theater studies, art history, aesthetics, cultural studies, and performance studies to outline a personal view of animated cinema. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFV. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight: 658.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
411
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
November 5, 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261044
ISBN
9780520261044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. An in-depth history of animation from 1898-1928 that includes accounts of mechanical ingenuity, marketing and art. The text explains techniques of sketching and camera work, and discusses the styles of such animators as Winsor McCay and Ladislas Starevitch, placing work in its social and economic context. Num Pages: 436 pages, 141ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226116679
ISBN
9780226116679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.59

Paperback. Presents an autobiographical portrait that touches on everything from the cultural figures that mattered the most to him as a teenager, to author's years in the late 1960s at Bard College, to an account of a recent tour he made with Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593331
ISBN
9780099593331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Sheet music. Professor Sir Donald Tovey's celebrated bar-by-bar analysis of Beethoven's 32 Pianoforte Sonatasremains a key text for pianists, students, scholars and music lovers. This new imprint is prefaced with an introduction by Dr Barry Cooper, Lecturer in the Music Department of Manchester University. Editor(s): Cooper, Barry. Series: Signature Series (Abrsm). Num Pages: 304 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVRG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Analysis. Series: Signature Series (Abrsm). 304 pages, mus.exs. Editor(s): Cooper, Barry. Professor Sir Donald Tovey's celebrated bar-by-bar analysis of Beethoven's 32 Pianoforte Sonatasremains a key text for pianists, students, scholars and music lovers. This new imprint is prefaced with an introduction by Dr Barry Cooper, Lecturer in the Music Department of Manchester University. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVRG. Dimension: 217 x 135 x 18. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Abrsm (Publishing) Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860960864
ISBN
9781860960864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. Presents the biography of the important American inventor Charles Francis Jenkins (1867-1934). This book documents the life of Jenkins from his childhood in Indiana and early life in the West to his work as a prolific inventor whose productivity was cut short by an early death. Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 black & white photographs, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: APF; APT; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038280
ISBN
9780252038280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Hardback. The first full-length analytic study devoted to the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, combining sketch studies, musicological context, and straightforward analyses of all three movements. Num Pages: 176 pages, 73 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465137
ISBN
9781580465137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.58

Paperback. Through interviews with some of today's most accomplished and renowned concert and operatic singers, Master Singers provides vocalists making the transition from student to professional. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199324187
ISBN
9780199324187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.01

Hardback. Traces the developments in the evolution of musical drama. This book aims to reveal the genre's beginnings in the seventeenth century and its progress. It examines the standard performance repertoire and works considered important for the genre's development. It also presents an investigation of opera from Eastern European countries and Finland. Num Pages: 992 pages, 30 photos, 143 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
992
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
fourth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119580
ISBN
9780231119580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.46

Hardcover. Series: Tempo: A Scarecrow Press Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: AVGH; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810884267
ISBN
9780810884267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.73

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