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Paperback. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348. Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803. 252 pages, illustrations. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211582
- ISBN
- 9780520211582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.76
€ 35.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Using the history of both the Takacs Quartet and the Beethoven quartets as the backbone to his story, the author, first violinist of the Takacs since 1993, recounts the challenge of tackling these pieces. It takes the reader inside the daily life of a quartet, vividly showing the necessary creative tension between individual and group expression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571317141
- ISBN
- 9780571317141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.54
€ 14.99
€ 11.54
paperback. Bringing together reception history, music analysis and criticism, the history of music theory, and the philosophy of music, this book explores the nature and persistence of Beethoven's heroic style. It is of interest to those interested in canon formation in the arts and in music as a cultural, ethical, and emotional force. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691050584
- ISBN
- 9780691050584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.77
€ 45.99
€ 33.77
hardcover. Seeks to understand the composer as he exists in the American imagination and explores how Beethoven became a cultural icon Num Pages: 418 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357045
- ISBN
- 9780253357045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.69
€ 49.99
€ 47.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574671698
- ISBN
- 9781574671698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.37
€ 39.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Limelight Editions United States
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574671940
- ISBN
- 9781574671940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Hardcover. From one of the leading scholars of the composer's works, an exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven's symphonies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations; 10 music examples. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393076448
- ISBN
- 9780393076448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.96
€ 32.99
€ 27.96
Paperback. Presenting a biography of Beethoven, this book offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571312566
- ISBN
- 9780571312566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.04
€ 40.99
€ 26.04
Paperback. An authoritative work offering a fresh look at Beethoven's life, career, and milieu. "Magisterial" -New York Review of Books. Num Pages: 624 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326383
- ISBN
- 9780393326383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.89
€ 26.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive notes, essay fragments and aides-memoires on the subject of Beethoven's music. This book brings together all of Beethoven's music in relation to the society in which he lived. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630458
- ISBN
- 9780745630458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.40
€ 27.40
Paperback. An exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven's symphonies, from a leading scholar of the composer's works. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations; 10 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353853
- ISBN
- 9780393353853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.70
€ 19.99
€ 18.70
Hardcover. One of America s most renowned conductors tells the unforgettable story of his life in music. Num Pages: 304 pages, Two colour photograph inserts. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Amadeus Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574674767
- ISBN
- 9781574674767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive biographical study of Bartok as man, composer, and folklorist, including the background and development of his unique musical language and the impact of his pioneering investigations of multinational musical folklore on his composed works. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes, tables. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840768
- ISBN
- 9780810840768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.21
€ 106.21
Hardback. The account of Bartok's compositional processes stresses the composer's position as one of the masters of Western music history, and avoids a purely theoretical approach or one that emphasizes him as an enthusiast for Hungarian folk music. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 340 pages, 90 b&w illustrations, 84 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVH; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084858
- ISBN
- 9780520084858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.26€ 61.08
€ 77.26
€ 61.08
Hardback. This book is the first-ever study of Malta's major eighteenth-century composer, Benigno Zerafa (1726 - 1804), a specialist in sacred music composition. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 97 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AVGC4; AVGD; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 28. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270866
- ISBN
- 9781783270866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.48
€ 116.48
Paperback. A portrait of the life and work of Benjamin Britten. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714847719
- ISBN
- 9780714847719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.88
€ 19.88
Paperback. Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations, 32pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846142338
- ISBN
- 9781846142338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099537366
- ISBN
- 9780099537366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.58
€ 24.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. This work brings to light nearly 100 'new' recordings, broadcasts, and films discovered since the last Benny Goodman bio-discography published in 1996. It also examines in detail all 182 shows of Goodman's 'Camel Caravan' radio series and nearly 400 collector-oriented LP, tape, and CD releases. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1239.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810876859
- ISBN
- 9780810876859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.02
€ 150.02
Hardback. The much-awaited story of celebrated singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist George Benson, with a foreword by Bill Cosby. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306822292
- ISBN
- 9780306822292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.65
€ 29.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- McNidder & Grace
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857161017
- ISBN
- 9780857161017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.90
€ 11.99
€ 10.90
Hardback. Charles Mingus is one of the most important - and most mythologized-composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260375
- ISBN
- 9780520260375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. An intimate, definitive celebration of the world's most adored and most successful star - contains a revised and updated chapter. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473607354
- ISBN
- 9781473607354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. Leading composers, producers and writers consider the role of the composer in the community in Britain today and over the last fifty years. Editor(s): Wiegold, Peter; Kenyon, Ghislaine. Series: Aldeburgh Studies in Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839651
- ISBN
- 9781843839651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02