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Hardback. Leslie's story of talent, determination and a little bit of luck will take you on a fascinating journey from humble beginnings through this hardest of businesses to dizzying heights. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Faber Music Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571539307
- ISBN
- 9780571539307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30
Sheet music. In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th-century England. By interweaving the events during a period of social and political change with the life and music of Purcell, Wood creates an account of this elusive English genius that is hard to put down. Series: An Extraordinary Life (Abrsm). Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264. An Extraordinary Life. Series: Extraordinary Life (Abrsm). 192 pages, Illustrations. In this vivid portrait, Bruce Wood illuminates the sometimes shadowy figure of Henry Purcell, richly evoking the atmosphere of 17th-century England. By interweaving the events during a period of social and political change with the life and music of Purcell, Wood creates an account of this elusive English genius that is hard to put down. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVH. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Abrsm (Publishing) Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860962981
- ISBN
- 9781860962981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.26
€ 21.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 33 halftoens, 4 line drawings, 25 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703909
- ISBN
- 9780226703909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Puccini's operas are among the most popular and widely performed in the world, yet few books have examined his body of work from an analytical perspective. This volume remedies that lack in lively prose accessible to scholars and opera enthusiasts alike. Translator(s): Basani, Laura; Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 530 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297583
- ISBN
- 9780226297583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 54.16
€ 64.49
€ 54.16
Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of Puccini's operas, complete with 190 musical examples. It considers his musical and dramatic techniques, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques and orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions. Translator(s): Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 453 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297576
- ISBN
- 9780226297576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.09€ 95.07
€ 116.09
€ 95.07
Paperback. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429131
- ISBN
- 9780826429131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099140
- ISBN
- 9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.00
€ 48.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Miriam John, by; John, M. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714504902
- ISBN
- 9780714504902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. In April 2016 the world lost a music legend. This is the biography of the iconic composer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - the inimitable Prince. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409169222
- ISBN
- 9781409169222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. Reissue of this key biography of Prince, from music journalist and author Brian Morton. Reissued following the death of Prince in April 2016. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119746
- ISBN
- 9781782119746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Legendarily reticent, perverse and misleading, Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars who still, perhaps, remains unexplained. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as 'Purple Rain', 'Sign o' the Times' and 'Parade' regularly feature in Best Ever Album polls, Prince is still, as he ever was, an enigma. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571232482
- ISBN
- 9780571232482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195395570
- ISBN
- 9780195395570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. Long-overdue biography of the enigmatic Western Canadian luthier, musician, and guitar virtuoso Frank Gay. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120479
- ISBN
- 9781772120479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.96
€ 29.99
€ 21.96
This entire volume is organized in a clear, readable format, resulting in a book that will help to make productions of The Cunning Little Vixen in the original Czech much easier a task than ever before. Series: Opera Librettis. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 line illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810846715
- ISBN
- 9780810846715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.54
€ 116.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838201061
- ISBN
- 9783838201061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.41
€ 44.99
€ 32.41
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780383071
- ISBN
- 9781780383071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.63
€ 21.99
€ 17.63
Hardback. Dimension: 120 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Hardie Grant Books (UK)
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784880446
- ISBN
- 9781784880446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Hardback. Genre-hopping, gender-bending: Bowie has never been afraid to push the boundaries. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 118 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Hardie Grant Books (UK)
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784880729
- ISBN
- 9781784880729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Wakefield, Stacy. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Akashic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936070626
- ISBN
- 9781936070626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.11
€ 16.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. Domingo is the subject of this first opera book in the "Royal Opera House Heritage" series, which focuses on the special relationship he has enjoyed with the Company and with the Royal Opera House since his debut there in 1971. This book shows Domingo in rehearsal as well as in performance and includes pictures lent by the Domingo family. Editor(s): Franchi, Cristina. Num Pages: 136 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 225 x 10. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840026221
- ISBN
- 9781840026221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.49
€ 29.99
€ 25.49