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Theory of Music & Entertainment

Paperback. One of the most important documents in 20th-century musical thought finally available in an affordable paperback edition Editor(s): Neff, Severine. Translator(s): Carpenter, Patricia. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218353
ISBN
9780253218353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. A radical re-assessment of the post-modern study of music Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 music exx. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253357038
ISBN
9780253357038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. "Derek Bailey's Improvisation, originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its for" Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Edition
1st US - 1st Printing
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306805288
ISBN
9780306805288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. The art of the mix creates a new language of creativity. Series: Mediaworks Pamphlet. Num Pages: 136 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262632874
ISBN
9780262632874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 376 figures. BIC Classification: AVA; PHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486217697
ISBN
9780486217697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.90

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

Hardback. Musical understanding has evolved dramatically, principally through an appreciation of musical meaning in its social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions. This book examines the open and active circle between the values and valuations placed on music by individuals and societies, and the discovery, through music, of what and how to value. Editor(s): Chapin, Keith. Num Pages: 226 pages, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230099
ISBN
9780823230099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590307328
ISBN
9781590307328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Downes, Stephen. Num Pages: 324 pages, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138213388
ISBN
9781138213388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 215 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408161
ISBN
9781935408161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Leonard Meyer proposes a theory of style and style change that relates the choices made by composers to the constraints of psychology, cultural context, and musical traditions. The latter part of this book contains a sketch-history of 19th-century music. Num Pages: 376 pages, musical examples throughout. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521527
ISBN
9780226521527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

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

Paperback. Set against the legendary 1980s scene, this book maps the bipolarities of rap and pop, rebellion and acceptance, glitz and gangsterdom, with an energy and exuberance which is as fresh today as when it was written. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968314
ISBN
9780241968314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. How can an abstract sequence of sounds so intensely express emotional states? In the past ten years, research into the topic of music and emotion has flourished. This book explores the relationship between music and emotion, bringing together contributions from psychologists, neuroscientists, musicologists, musicians, and philosophers Editor(s): Cochrane, Tom; Fantini, Bernardino; Scherer, Klaus R. Translator(s): Jafflin, Kristen. Series: Series in Affective Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVA; HPM; JMQ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199654888
ISBN
9780199654888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393095395
ISBN
9780393095395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 52.19

Paperback. Examines drumming and beating as musical practice (musicological meaning), as the channelling of violence or shock (sociological meaning), and as a subjective, embodied agent (psychoanalytic meaning). This title contributes to the cultural studies, popular and critical musicology, the theorisation of the body, and the sociology of music. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329190
ISBN
9780822329190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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
€ 32.13

Paperback. Suitable for scholars and students in popular music studies and American Studies as well as general readers interested in popular music, this book brings voices and perspectives to the study of popular-and particularly rock-music. Editor(s): Beebe, Roger; Fulbrook, Denise; Saunders, Ben. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 b&w photos, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822329152
ISBN
9780822329152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Book. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 882. The Encyclopedia of Jazz Theory for All Musicians. 265 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; AVGJ. Dimension: 304 x 230 x 17. Weight: 886.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780634086786
ISBN
9780634086786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.98

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