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Paperback. Why does music have such an effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most intangible of all forms of art. Anthony Storr believes that music today is a significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before, and in this book he explores why this should be so. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006861867
- ISBN
- 9780006861867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Hardback. Deals with classical issues in the philosophy of music, including metaphysics and ontology. This book argues that music is not a hieroglyph, nor a language or sign system. It argues that music is 'ineffable', because it cannot be pinned down, and has a capacity to engender limitless resonance in several domains. Translator(s): Abbate, Carolyn. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090474
- ISBN
- 9780691090474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 46.61
€ 58.89
€ 46.61
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 halftone, 20 tables, 15 music examples. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVA; AVGC1; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730332
- ISBN
- 9780226730332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.81
€ 34.99
€ 27.81
Hardcover. Combining cultural analysis with historical and personal accounts of a century of musical life at the American Academy in Rome, this volume provides a history of the AAR's Rome Prize in Composition. Editor(s): Brody, Martin. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 348 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580462457
- ISBN
- 9781580462457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.80
€ 113.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Robinson, Jenefer. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483677
- ISBN
- 9780801483677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.74
€ 34.99
€ 31.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634636216
- ISBN
- 9781634636216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.24€ 124.61
€ 167.24
€ 124.61
hardcover. Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w illus., 10 music exx., 7 tables. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021601
- ISBN
- 9780253021601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.88
€ 51.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Levi, Erik; Scheding, Florian. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810863798
- ISBN
- 9780810863798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.84
€ 149.84
Paperback. Examines both music, and discourse about music, as products of human activity that are perceived in varying ways by various cultures. This book proposes a global theory for the interpretation of specific pieces, the phenomenon of music, and the human behaviors that music elicits. It also reviews issues raised by the notion of the musical sign. Translator(s): Abbate, Carolyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027142
- ISBN
- 9780691027142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 41.59
€ 53.00
€ 41.59
Paperback. A collection of essays that illustrates the ways in which music - as a cultural practice, a commercial product, and an aesthetic form - has become enmeshed in debates about human rights, international law, and struggles for social justice. Editor(s): Weintraub, Andrew N.; Yung, Bell. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076626
- ISBN
- 9780252076626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.15
€ 28.15
Paperback. A timely exploration of music's role in conflict situations across the globe Editor(s): O'Connell, John; Castelo-Branco, Salwa El-Shawan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 photographs, 2 maps, 3 charts, 8 music examples, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; GTJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077388
- ISBN
- 9780252077388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801499609
- ISBN
- 9780801499609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.39
€ 34.99
€ 33.39
Hardback. Music, as any fine art, expresses human values, not merely musical values. In More than Meets the Ear, Gilbert R. Fischer shows what the ways are, through the work of particular composers in particular pieces, and how theoretical dogmas prevent meaningful expression. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 39. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817512
- ISBN
- 9780761817512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.82
€ 160.82
Paperback. The study of South Asian music falls under the purview of ethnomusicology; whereas that of South Asian literature falls under South Asian studies. This book examines the history of Sinhala-language song and poetry in twentieth-century Sri Lanka. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 171 pages, 6 music ex, 4 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FM; AVA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294714
- ISBN
- 9780520294714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, 14 colour plates. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 264 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816651597
- ISBN
- 9780816651597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Over the course of three decades, Modern Music and After has earned its place as the standard work on the processes of musical renewal that began in 1945. It is essential reading for the enquiring listener, and is used widely in university and conservatory courses. Num Pages: 480 pages, 100 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740505
- ISBN
- 9780199740505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190616892
- ISBN
- 9780190616892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.62
€ 51.62
Paperback. A comprehensive presentation of the techniques and aesthetics of composition with sound particles. Num Pages: 424 pages, 68 illus. BIC Classification: AVA; UYU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262681544
- ISBN
- 9780262681544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.54€ 48.48
€ 56.54
€ 48.48
Paperback. A guide to the performance of Baroque and early Classical music, including discussions of notes inegales, fingerings, woodwind tonguings, and string bowings. Series: Music: Scholarship & Performance. Num Pages: 188 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; AVA; AVGC3; AVGC4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213914
- ISBN
- 9780253213914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.87
€ 23.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. Treating issues of language, aesthetics, semiotics, and cognition, this book offers an evaluation and an original theory of the ways our cultural values have informed the metaphors we use to address music. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 colour plate, 7 halftones, 95 line drawings, 76 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273136
- ISBN
- 9780226273136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.13
€ 50.99
€ 40.13