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Paperback. Examines what the role of the listener is, and has been, through the centuries. The author explains his love of musical arrangement (since arrangements allow him to listen to someone listening to music), and wonders whether it is possible in other ways to convey to others how we ourselves listen to music. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228003
- ISBN
- 9780823228003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Using classical, popular, and avant-garde music as texts, this title addresses such questions as: why do bodies develop goose bumps when listening to music and why does music sound so good when heard 'all around'. It shows how the historical conditions under which music is created affect the listening experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 65 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822319221
- ISBN
- 9780822319221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.63
€ 27.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. Reveals the pivotal role of music - musical works and musical culture - in debates about society, self, and culture that forged European modernity through the 'long nineteenth century'. This book argues that from the late 1700s to the early 1900s, music not only reflected but also embodied modern subjectivity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVA; AVGC4; AVGC5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126166
- ISBN
- 9780691126166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Although "Exile in Guyville" was grudgingly celebrated as one of 1990's top records by "Spin" and the "New York Times", it was also some people's idea of an abomination: a mockery of the Rolling Stones' revered record and a rare glimpse into the psyche of a shrewd, independent, strong young woman. This title presents a re-assessment of this album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441162571
- ISBN
- 9781441162571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
€ 14.16
Paperback. Traces the history of the term lyric from its classical origins through the early modern, Romantic and Victorian periods and up to the twentieth-first century. This book demonstrates the influence of lyric on poetic practice, literature, music and other popular cultural forms. It is suitable for students of literature, music and cultural studies. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415319560
- ISBN
- 9780415319560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Aalborg Universitetsforlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771248005
- ISBN
- 9788771248005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Paperback. Madness came to prominence in the UK in the wake of the Punk/New Wave explosion and must be seen in the context of Britain in the late 70s, musically, socially and politically. Through interviews with the band, this title tells the inside story of how Madness rose to be the most successful singles band of the 1980s in the UK charts. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429063
- ISBN
- 9780826429063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.32
€ 14.32
Paperback. Gustav Mahler's music has provoked extreme responses from the public and from experts. This volume examines the broader political, social, and literary changes reflected in Mahler's music. It examines the composer's Jewish identity, and considers contemporary theories of memory, and the theatricality of Mahler's art and fin-de-siecle politics. Editor(s): Painter, Karen. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092447
- ISBN
- 9780691092447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. In Western Civilization mathematics and music have a long common history. This book journeys into recent work relating music and mathematics, covering historical aspects, influence of logic and mathematical thought in composition, perception and understanding of music and computational aspects. Editor(s): Assayag, Gerard; Feichtinger, Hans G.; Rodrigues, Jose Francisco. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437277
- ISBN
- 9783540437277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.80
€ 133.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Assayag, Gerard; Feichtinger, Hans G. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642078361
- ISBN
- 9783642078361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
An informal historical approach that shows the evolution of both theory and application at the intersection of physics and music. It features an examination of psycho-acoustics and its role in the design of MP3s. It also includes information on the gamelan and other Asian percussion instruments. Num Pages: 454 pages, 384 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; PHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781420093476
- ISBN
- 9781420093476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.23
€ 116.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780991894
- ISBN
- 9781780991894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Book. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 650. Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs. 182 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA. Dimension: 303 x 228 x 12. Weight: 614.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780634006388
- ISBN
- 9780634006388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.27
€ 32.99
€ 29.27
Hardcover. This book looks at the historic and contemporary links between music's connection to emotions and men's supposed discomfort with their own emotional experience. Looking at music tastes and distaste, it demonstrates how a sociological analysis of music and gender can actually lead us to think about emotions and gender inequalities in different ways. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10. BIC Classification: AVA; JFSJ2; JFSK2; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436085
- ISBN
- 9781137436085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.91
€ 182.91
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
€ 51.99€ 40.43
€ 51.99
€ 40.43
Hardcover. Metaphysics and Music in Adorno and Heidegger explains how two notoriously opposed German philosophers share a rethinking of the possibility of metaphysics via notions of music and waiting. This is connected to the historical materialist project of social change by way of the radical Italian composer Luigi Nono. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; HPCF; HPJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137487247
- ISBN
- 9781137487247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
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€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
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
€ 57.07€ 49.03
€ 57.07
€ 49.03
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
€ 67.08
€ 67.08
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€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79