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Paperback. An anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio. Editor(s): Taylor, Timothy Dean; Katz, Mark; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APW; AVX; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349464
ISBN
9780822349464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. A account of the development of multiculturalism in music education. A historical account is followed by the implications for the music education profession and methodologies for instruction together with classroom materials. To assist music educators at both undergraduate and graduate level. Num Pages: 288 pages, halftones, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNU; YNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195106091
ISBN
9780195106091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.51

Paperback. Describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. This book examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. It includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, and the ritual characteristics of solo recitals. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398916
ISBN
9781566398916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; GLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835214
ISBN
9780810835214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.95

Hardback. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this book shows that musical diplomacy had vastly different meanings for its various participants, including government officials, musicians, concert promoters, and audiences. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284135
ISBN
9780520284135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.00
€ 50.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APF; AVA; AVGF; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Upd Sub
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879505377
ISBN
9781879505377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813062587
ISBN
9780813062587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.19

paperback. A collection that represents the cream of the more than five hundred articles written for the "Village Voice" by Kyle Gann, a leading authority on experimental American music of the late twentieth century. It also includes interviews with Yoko Ono, Philip Glass, Glenn Branca, and other leading musical figures. Num Pages: 333 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520229822
ISBN
9780520229822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Hardback. Goss' biography of Carol Robinson (1889-1979) presents the life of a serious American pianist within the larger context of American intellectual life. Num Pages: 285 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826267
ISBN
9780810826267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39

Hardback. Traces the development and growth of community schools of the arts, now found in every region of the U.S. and in Canada. Num Pages: 489 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
489
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810821170
ISBN
9780810821170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.04

Hardback. Covers the San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 30 musical examples, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268913
ISBN
9780520268913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.00
€ 50.14

Hardcover. Offering a one-of-a-kind approach to music and literature of the Americas, this book examines the relationships between musical protagonists from Colombia, Cuba, and the United States in novels by writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Zora Neale Hurston, and John Okada. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 2AB; 2ADS; AV; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137433329
ISBN
9781137433329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.39

Hardcover. In December 1863, Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. This book examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 photographs, 9 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245099
ISBN
9780803245099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Nikolic, Teodora. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTD; KNTF; LNRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621004516
ISBN
9781621004516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.58
€ 113.56

Paperback. With its dense forests and plentiful rainfall, West Virginia and the rest of the Central Appalachian region is an almost perfect habitat for hundreds of varieties of wild mushrooms. This work serves as an introduction to the mushrooms of the region. Num Pages: 448 pages, 412 colour photographs, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBFW; GBC; PSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190396
ISBN
9780813190396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.54

Hardcover. Serves as a comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. Featuring more than 450 species, this volume includes descriptions and color photographs. It contains the useful detail required by advanced students and professional mycologists, and emphasizes identification based on macroscopic field characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 517 colour illustrations, 1 map, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; GBC; PSQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1393.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631125
ISBN
9780815631125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 775 Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607748175
ISBN
9781607748175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Lone Pine
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772130003
ISBN
9781772130003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.72

Hardback. This text is a comprehensive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 colour illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species. Num Pages: 192 pages, 144 colour photographs, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; PSG; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606871
ISBN
9780815606871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 1MBF; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118274835
ISBN
9781118274835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.47

Paperback. Examining various museums, this text argues that Americans built the institutions with the confidence that they could collect, organize, and display the sum of the world's knowledge. It discovers how they gave definition to different bodies of knowledge and how that knowledge was presented. Num Pages: 310 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114934
ISBN
9780226114934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486425603
ISBN
9780486425603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.29

Paperback. One form of the new manly culture practised by American men in the late 19th century, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. This study details how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC9; JFSJ2; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011250
ISBN
9780674011250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Motorbooks International United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760338377
ISBN
9780760338377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.75

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