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Explaining the bias of union members - most of whom were classical or jazz music performers - against rock music and musicians, this book addresses issues of race and class; questions of what qualified someone as a "skilled" or professional musician. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354635
ISBN
9780822354635
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Paperback. Learn to play the fiddle? Easy. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRL; AVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118930229
ISBN
9781118930229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Boutique Acoustics: 160 Years of Hand-Built Guitars tells the history behind the important acoustic guitar makers - some recognisable, some obscure - who all have played a key part in the evolution of the instrument and the myriad acoustic guitar models we have on the market today. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 281 x 14. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480367128
ISBN
9781480367128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. Folk singer and labor organizer John Handcox was born to illiterate sharecroppers, but went on to become one of the most beloved folk singers of the prewar labor movement. This beautifully told oral history gives us Handcox in his own words, recounting a journey that began in the Deep South and went on to shape the labor music tradition. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 244 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111271
ISBN
9780230111271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. Folk singer and labor organizer John Handcox was born to illiterate sharecroppers, but went on to become one of the most beloved folk singers of the prewar labor movement. This beautifully told oral history gives us Handcox in his own words, recounting a journey that began in the Deep South and went on to shape the labor music tradition. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 244 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111288
ISBN
9780230111288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.71

Hardback. The author sheds some much-needed light on one of the most interesting anomalies in American musical history_Septimus Winner a.k.a. Alice Hawthorne. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 b&w photographs, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845404
ISBN
9780810845404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.65

Paperback. Culled from the original sheet music publications and presented unedited, this volume explores twenty-two of Winner's best loved songs including 'Ten Little Injuns,' 'Whispering Hope,' 'Listen to the Mocking Bird,' 'The Deitscher's Dog', and 'Give Us Back Our Old Commander.' Num Pages: 144 pages, musical examples, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810847491
ISBN
9780810847491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.00

Hardcover. In this collection of essays and interviews, nine gifted composers openly discuss their work. Editor(s): Slayton, Michael K. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810877429
ISBN
9780810877429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.94

Paperback. Gives an account of the polarizing transformation of talk radio, from the author's early days at KGO commercial radio, through to his role at NPR, where he manages to keep the flow of talk in his San Francisco based show animated and politically balanced. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763370
ISBN
9780804763370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Michael Friedmann's Ear Training for Twentieth-Century Music is a skills text; using non-tonal materials, students are asked to improvise at the keyboard, sing at sight, take dictation, memorize melodies by rote, and identify selected set classes by eye and ear. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300045376
ISBN
9780300045376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Hardcover. The music industry is undergoing immense change. This book argues that the transformations occurring across the various music industries - recording, live performance, publishing - can be characterised as much by continuity as by change, raising complex questions about the value of music commodities. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230291485
ISBN
9780230291485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Paperback. On the afternoon of August 15, 1969, Richie Havens took the stage at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, welcoming a crowd of several hundred thousand to the green fields of Max Yasgur's farm. Havens was the first act - the legendary festival, years in the making, was finally beginning. This title tells the story from inspiration to celebration. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Ecco
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061576584
ISBN
9780061576584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones, 28 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Enlarged edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468655
ISBN
9780226468655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. An illustrated celebration of the Best Beatles songs, ranked from 1 to 100. Each selected song is explained with an expert commentary, historical context, interview material and fascinating facts and trivia. Like all "best of" lists, the book's opinionated stance generates animated discussion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579128425
ISBN
9781579128425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

paperback. Explores the ways in which 'classical' music made its way into late twentieth-century American mainstream culture - in pop songs, movie scores, and print media. This book proposes a holistic musicology in which disparate musical elements might be brought together in dynamic and humane conversation. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 11 music examples. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780520257207
ISBN
9780520257207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Michael Wiese Productions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615932634
ISBN
9781615932634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.59

Hardback. The figure of contamination as developed in this book offers a new perspective of negativity which questions the current influence of Hegelian dialectics in contemporary theory and philosophy. The book also offers a critical introduction to the critique of dialectics to which it at the same time contributes as an original piece of research. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474411363
ISBN
9781474411363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Music Mentor Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956267979
ISBN
9780956267979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. 192 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APT. Dimension: 233 x 169 x 11. Weight: 426.
Publisher
Auteur
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906733049
ISBN
9781906733049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Michael McIntyre is Britain's biggest comedy star. He has released two record-breaking DVDs, "Live and Laughing" and "Hello Wembley"; hosts his own BAFTA-nominated BBC1 series, "Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow"; and has picked up British Comedy Awards for Best Live Stand-Up and Best Male TV Comic. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: APB; BGFA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141045672
ISBN
9780141045672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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