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Attempts to answer the question of why people sing, by focusing on the transmission and performance of songs on a small, Gaelic-speaking island community. In an exposition of the links between music, text, and performance, the vicissitudes of island life are revealed, while these tensions are shown to be leavened by the singing of humorous items. Editor(s): Mac Ruairi, Eamonn; Mhic Ruairi, Belle; McClafferty, Teresa; O Dugain, Seamas. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810851368
ISBN
9780810851368
Condition: New

€ 181.14

Hardback. Collects together Knox's writings, published and unpublished, on various performers with whom he worked or was familiar, and on the art and craft of acting. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834996
ISBN
9780810834996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.01

Paperback. Series: Legacy Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JHB; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182850
ISBN
9780231182850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.55

Hardback. Series: Legacy Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JHB; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182843
ISBN
9780231182843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVC; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781257456
ISBN
9781781257456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. A love letter to David Bowie, and a celebration of his life and his music from a lifelong fan and Rolling Stone magazine columnist. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AV; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472241078
ISBN
9781472241078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Kartomi first moves through a culture-specific inspection of several societies in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and then, synthesizing current ethnomusicological trends, proceeds to make a large-scale comparative study of classification schemes and the concepts which govern them. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 350 pages, 67 line drawings, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: AVR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425498
ISBN
9780226425498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN; HPQ; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138796850
ISBN
9781138796850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. This volume collects three previously published books of Wenders' essays. He discusses his development as a film-maker from the moment he picked up a camera, and offers a broad analysis of his passions - rock music, avant-garde cinema, questions of German identity, and the influence of America. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207183
ISBN
9780571207183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Porton, Richard. Series: Dekalog. Num Pages: 164 pages, 12. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906660062
ISBN
9781906660062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571211258
ISBN
9780571211258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Presents a study of Stanley Kubrick's career, beginning with his earliest feature, "Fear and Desire" (1953), and ending with his posthumous production of "AI, Artificial Intelligence" (2001). This work offers an analysis of each of Kubrick's films together with information about their production histories and cultural contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
303
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571420
ISBN
9781844571420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.10

hardcover. Num Pages: 117 pages, 1facsim., 1port. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
117
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714526003
ISBN
9780714526003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APB; BM; VFJD; WSWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062379108
ISBN
9780062379108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Offers insights into the fundamentals of piano playing technique. This title offers advice for musicians. It includes a chapter about the world of competitions (local, national and international). Num Pages: 56 pages, black & white line drawings, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571525195
ISBN
9780571525195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Provides a complete picture of musical taste and performance practice in the 18th century. This book offers a programme for training musicians of all types, with information on intonation, ornamentation, dynamics, the 'duties' of the various accompanying performers, including the leader of the orchestra, and principal forms and styles of the time. Translator(s): Reilly, Edward R. Num Pages: 464 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4; AVRN; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207800
ISBN
9780571207800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.29

Hardback. This lively account uncovers for the first time how great love songs came to be, and explains who the 'Galway Girl' was, or if there was a real-life 'Nancy Spain'. Learn the often surprising, sometimes bittersweet but always absorbing stories of the real women who inspired some of the world's finest love songs. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892873
ISBN
9781848892873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Hardcover. On Repeat offers an in-depth inquiry into music's repetitive nature. Drawing on a diverse array of fields, it sheds light on a range of issues from repetition's use as a compositional tool to its role in characterizing our behavior as listeners, and considers related implications for repetition in language, learning, and communication. Num Pages: 224 pages, 36 figures. BIC Classification: AVA; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199990825
ISBN
9780199990825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.49

Paperback. Features thirty-six essays on composers ranging from Bortnyansky in the eighteenth century to Tarnopolsky in the twenty-first, as well as all of the famous names in between. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588. 416 pages, Illustrations. Features thirty-six essays on composers ranging from Bortnyansky in the eighteenth century to Tarnopolsky in the twenty-first, as well as all of the famous names in between. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AV. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 25. Weight: 578.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268067
ISBN
9780520268067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. As a hot new maverick director/writer John Carpenter invited photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker onto the sets of some of his most iconic films: Halloween, Halloween II, The Fog, Christine and Escape From New York. This book collects together the best of that on-set photography, accompanied by exclusive interview material with those involved. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white & colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: AJC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 263 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783294688
ISBN
9781783294688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.77

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