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Hardcover. As a composite portrait of this complex, paradoxically private figure, 'John S. Beckett' is a fascinating record of an era seen through the character and achievements of a singular individual whose varied career touched many lives. Num Pages: 567 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516651
ISBN
9781843516651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 30.68

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 3H; AVGC2; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691624679
ISBN
9780691624679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Investigating the later music of Franz Schubert, this book explores the rich terrain of his impromptus and last piano sonatas. It explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 319 pages, 3 figures, 71 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520225640
ISBN
9780520225640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.97

Hardback. Presents a volume of 453 letters written by and to composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). This book provides insight into one of the most paradoxical careers in American music history. It offers a view on Ives's personality and his creative process. It includes correspondence with musicians and critics such as John Cage, Aaron Copland, and others. Editor(s): Owens, Tom C. Num Pages: 410 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246065
ISBN
9780520246065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. The Classical Style Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228126
ISBN
9780571228126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. The best and most ambitious book about Jimi Hendrix, being reissued with a new introduction on the 70th anniversary of Hendrix's birth. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226. Jimi Hendrix and Post-war Pop. 336 pages. The best and most ambitious book about Jimi Hendrix, being reissued with a new introduction on the 70th anniversary of Hendrix's birth. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; AVRL1. Dimension: 164 x 199 x 22. Weight: 226.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857867742
ISBN
9780857867742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. A vivid biography of John Lee Hooker, from a critically acclaimed journalist Num Pages: 656 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 454. The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century. 656 pages, ill. A vivid biography of John Lee Hooker, from a critically acclaimed journalist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862037
ISBN
9780857862037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 268 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021595
ISBN
9780253021595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Paperback. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344. The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. Series: Stories Behind Every Song S. 192 pages, 100 colour/bw photographs. Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Dimension: 195 x 150 x 14. Weight: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Carlton Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847323392
ISBN
9781847323392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. One of Britain's leading music writers tells the stories behind seven musical lives that burned brightly, but all too briefly. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784291334
ISBN
9781784291334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Presents case studies of "inspiration" in five composers -- Wagner, Mahler, Furtwangler, R. Strauss, and Berg -- examining how the supposedly extrarational world of creative inspiration intersects with the highly rational world of money and politics. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 180 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464772
ISBN
9781580464772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 60.10

Hardback. Bono (U2) once said, "More than any other band, The Who are our role models." Starting as a simple four-piece 'mod' band in the early 1960s, The Who went on to conquer the world with their unique and supremely powerful music that transcended any genre and appealed to fans across the world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 293 x 13. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780976198
ISBN
9781780976198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. By the time she was 14, the author knew she had to get out of Akron, Ohio. Her perfect '50s American childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock 'n' roll, motorbikes and the 'get down boys' seen at gigs in and around Cleveland. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785031465
ISBN
9781785031465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. An enchanting account of the great and controversial composer Richard Wagner, by an artist immersed in his music. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228372
ISBN
9781780228372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. This biography (first published in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death) presents a picture of the composer that demonstrates the intimate connection between Bach's life and his music, showing how the composer's superb inventiveness pervaded his career as a musician, composer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Num Pages: 640 pages, frontispiece; numerous halftones; 1 map, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
620
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199248841
ISBN
9780199248841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardcover. ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award winner A fresh look at the life of Mozart during his imperial years by one of the world's leading Mozart scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393050707
ISBN
9780393050707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845 46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more contrapuntal, more densely motivic, and engaged in processes of thematic transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 116. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285569
ISBN
9780520285569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Hardback. A major study sure to fascinate musicians, Brahms enthusiasts and those interested in the history of recorded music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271009
ISBN
9781783271009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.40

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837893
ISBN
9781843837893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.57

Hardback. Christopher Fifield's remarkable study explores the personality, life and work of a conductor who influenced and inspired the leading composers, singers and instrumentalists of his day. Num Pages: 808 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 319 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270217
ISBN
9781783270217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.88

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