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Hardback. This volume examines Hong Kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts. Editor(s): Fu, Poshek; Desser, David. Num Pages: 348 pages, 36 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521772358
- ISBN
- 9780521772358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.16
€ 97.16
Paperback. This volume examines Hong Kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts. Editor(s): Fu, Poshek; Desser, David. Num Pages: 348 pages, 36 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521776028
- ISBN
- 9780521776028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.87
€ 35.99
€ 34.87
Hardback. A challenging book which questions how much is really known about the way medieval music sounded. Series Editor(s): Butt, John; Dreyfus, Laurence. Series: Musical Performance and Reception. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 b/w illus. 5 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521818704
- ISBN
- 9780521818704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.42
€ 141.42
Hardback. An important 2004 study of Bruckner's symphonies from a comparative, inter-disciplinary perspective. Num Pages: 292 pages, 57 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; AVRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521823548
- ISBN
- 9780521823548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 95.96
€ 106.37
€ 95.96
Hardback. A 2007 study situating the music of the Hungarian composers Ligeti and Kurtag in political context. Series: Music in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 302 pages, 42 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVH; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521827331
- ISBN
- 9780521827331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.20
€ 107.20
Hardback. Through analysis, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the legacy of the leitmotif, from Wagner's Ring cycle to present-day Hollywood film music. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 tables 176 music examples. BIC Classification: APF; AVA; AVGC5; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107098398
- ISBN
- 9781107098398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.77
€ 134.77
Paperback. Burney's most famous work, based on research during two European tours, providing valuable insight into musical tastes of the time. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 610 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 209 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781108016407
- ISBN
- 9781108016407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.94
€ 77.94
Paperback. The 1869 English translation of the first full-length biography of the celebrated composer, incorporating reminiscences of his contemporaries. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108077972
- ISBN
- 9781108077972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.03
€ 43.03
Hardcover. Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW with minor shelf wear. Light foxing to page edges but remains a good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0014428
- ISBN
- 9780701163235
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780793548798
- ISBN
- 9780793548798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.11
€ 25.99
€ 22.11
Hardback. This volume investigates the evolutionary origins of our musical abilities, the nature of music, and the earliest archaeological evidence for musical activities amongst our ancestors. It seeks to understand the relationship between our musical capabilities and the development of our social, emotional, and communicative abilities as a species. Num Pages: 464 pages, 26 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; HDDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 842. Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name to FFEP. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0014730
- ISBN
- 9780199234080
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 145.00
€ 145.00
Hardback. Series: Master Musicians Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 41 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195388756
- ISBN
- 9780195388756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.28
€ 109.28
Paperback. The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar! Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409120582
- ISBN
- 9781409120582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.95
€ 21.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: APF; APT; GBC; JNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557835840
- ISBN
- 9781557835840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.73
€ 17.99
€ 16.73
Paperback. With guidance on moviemaking for the low budget director, this text is a candid look at the technical aspects of how directors work on a set. It includes practical knowledge on shooting, staging, camera style, rehearsing, editing and how to get a job directing with a studio or production company. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANH; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780028638195
- ISBN
- 9780028638195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.92
€ 23.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. This work offers not only important statements by composers and critics, but also musical speculations by poets, novelists, philosophers, and others - all of which combine with Daniel Albright's commentary to place modernist music in the context of a broader intellectual history. Num Pages: 440 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: AV; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226012674
- ISBN
- 9780226012674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Hardcover. Focuses on the terrifying notion of murder committed against one's will in silent cinema and contemporaneous literature in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book helps readers understand anxieties about the onslaught of visual media and the reach of vast corporations that seem to absorb our own identities. Series: Cinema and Modernity Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020549
- ISBN
- 9780226020549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.24
€ 52.99
€ 40.24
Paperback. Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This volume explores this notion and the role of music in identity Editor(s): Applegate, Celia; Potter, Pamela M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; HBJD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021317
- ISBN
- 9780226021317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 74
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029818
- ISBN
- 9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 43.70
€ 50.82
€ 43.70
Paperback. The history of Haiti has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords, but there has also been a history of resistance and sometimes triumph. This study aims to show that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been a important element in the power struggle. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032924
- ISBN
- 9780226032924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. Offers an account of Dickens and early American film by tracing the unexpected history and intricate strategies of the sentimental mode and showing how it has been reimagined over the past three centuries. This title begins with a look at Frank Capra and the Capraesque in American public life. Num Pages: 392 pages, 68 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; APFA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226034959
- ISBN
- 9780226034959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.15
€ 54.99
€ 42.15
Paperback. Relating the blues to American social and literary history and to Afro-American expressive culture, Baker offers the basis for a broader study of American culture at its vernacular level. He shows how the "blues voice" and its economic undertones are both central to the American narrative and characteristic of the Afro-American way of telling it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2ABM; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035383
- ISBN
- 9780226035383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.35
€ 35.99
€ 28.35
Paperback. This text traces popular music back to its roots in jazz, blues, and country through the rise of rock 'n' roll and the emergence of heavy metal, punk, and rap. The author argues that despite the balance of these origins, something has gone seriously wrong with the sound and sensibility of music. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVGL; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226039596
- ISBN
- 9780226039596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.38
€ 37.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Confronting a topic that has sparked considerable debate in recent years: how do musicians and music scholars "discipline" music in their efforts to confer order and meaning on it? This collection of essays addresses this issue by formulating questions about music's canons. Editor(s): Bergeron, Katherine; Bohlman, Philip V. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 halftone, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043708
- ISBN
- 9780226043708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86