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Paperback. Examines ways in which Britten's operas explored and articulated the inherent ambiguity and latent sexuality of music, particularly song, and suggests that they may illustrate his search for a public 'voice' which would embody, communicate, and perhaps resolve his private beliefs and anxieties. Num Pages: 370 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562. Expression and Evasion. 370 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Examines ways in which Britten's operas explored and articulated the inherent ambiguity and latent sexuality of music, particularly song, and suggests that they may illustrate his search for a public 'voice' which would embody, communicate, and perhaps resolve his private beliefs and anxieties. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight: 570.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843833147
- ISBN
- 9781843833147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.77
€ 34.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199238545
- ISBN
- 9780199238545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Since the posthumous publication in 1979 of alleged memoirs by Shostakovich, the controversy about the composer and his music has escalated. This book presents the case for the dissident view, arguing that the meaning of the composer's music cannot be appreciated without a knowledge of the terrible times he lived through under Soviet Communism. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950644
- ISBN
- 9781845950644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.41
€ 25.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. "Just reading these documents brings this great composer to life in a most exciting and vivid way. I love this book!" -Yo-Yo Ma Num Pages: 608 pages, facsimile illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC3; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised and enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393319569
- ISBN
- 9780393319569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Paperback. Now in Paperback! J.J. Johnson, known as the spiritual father of modern trombone, has been a notable figure in the history of jazz. His career has embodied virtually every innovation and development in jazz over the past half-century. The first comprehensive biography, filmography, catalog of compositions, and discography of J.J. Johnson. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 496 pages, 25 b&w photographs, bibliography, indexes, filmography, discography. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842472
- ISBN
- 9780810842472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.15
€ 104.15
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632810
- ISBN
- 9780691632810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.20
€ 106.20
Hardcover. The first book in nearly a century dedicated to a close examination of the musical works of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, first son of Johann Sebastian Bach. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463591
- ISBN
- 9781580463591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55
Paperback. The first book to examine fully the work of John Cage, leading figure of the post-war musical avant-garde. Series Editor(s): Whittall, Arnold. Series: Music in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 53 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521565448
- ISBN
- 9780521565448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Hardback. The first large-scale study of the music of Herbert Howells, prodigiously gifted musician and favourite student of the notoriously hard-to-please Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Editor(s): Cooke, Phillip A.; Maw, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838791
- ISBN
- 9781843838791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.73
€ 40.99
€ 38.73
Hardback. A detailed and long-overdue study of Frank Bridge's music and its socio-cultural and aesthetic contexts Num Pages: 259 pages, 108 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270590
- ISBN
- 9781783270590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardcover. In this first comprehensive examination of the music of the most prolific Bach son, David Schulenberg offers new perspectives on the career, style, and originality of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Num Pages: 440 pages, 59 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464819
- ISBN
- 9781580464819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.76
€ 184.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067479
- ISBN
- 9780520067479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Toccata Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907689072
- ISBN
- 9780907689072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Hardcover. A box set that provides a complete illustrated guide to the history of music, instruments of the orchestra and the most influential classical composers. It answers the question, "What is music?" And "what is a musical instrument?" It also covers the life and times and key works of over 100 great composers, from Bach to Tchaikovsky. Num Pages: 512 pages, over 1150 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; AVR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 181 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Slp
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754828525
- ISBN
- 9780754828525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93
Paperback. The first serious exploration of one of the most successful and enduring acts of the 60s-and the band that created the blueprint for popular culture in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Jawbone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908279972
- ISBN
- 9781908279972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. One of the only books written on the Modern Lovers and the only book written that puts the band and its music in a cultural context Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 165 x 2. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501322181
- ISBN
- 9781501322181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Hardback. Million Dollar Quartet' is the name given to recordings made on Tuesday December 4, 1956 in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The recordings were of an impromptu jam session among Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780385143
- ISBN
- 9781780385143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.85
€ 30.99
€ 26.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226180762
- ISBN
- 9780226180762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.05€ 78.49
€ 94.05
€ 78.49
Paperback. Series: The Metropolitan Opera Presents. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2-colour photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674613
- ISBN
- 9781574674613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.12
€ 34.12
The Metropolitan Opera Presents: Georges Bizets Carmen: Libretto, Back...
Meilhac, Henri, Halevy, Ludovic
Paperback. A riveting story of fatal attraction between a beguiling, strong-willed gypsy and a naive but passionate soldier who falls under her spell, Georges Bizet's Carmen pulses with seduction, obsession, and deadly betrayal. Series: The Metropolitan Opera Presents. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2-colour photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674620
- ISBN
- 9781574674620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.62
€ 32.62