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Theory of Music & Entertainment

Hardback. This text proposes a way of thinking about music that is faithful to the experience of playing or listening during a real performance. It refers to the rhythm of a piece, the way it shapes the succession of events, and the choice of details that can affect the way time appears to flow. Num Pages: 240 pages, 165 musical examples, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810847514
ISBN
9780810847514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262836
ISBN
9780520262836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVA; HBJK; HBTV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629632315
ISBN
9781629632315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Focuses on the genius of Elliott Smith's 1998 debut that remains his defining album, "XO". This book provides a take on this widely beloved album, steering clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Smith's extraordinary work. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429001
ISBN
9780826429001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082814
ISBN
9781871082814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 516 pages, 219 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; TTA; UMB; UYS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319357652
ISBN
9783319357652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.29

Hardback. Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illus., 8 audio. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; AVA; HBJF1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 313 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018335
ISBN
9780253018335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

paperback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA; AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018038
ISBN
9780253018038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. This text explains the science of musical sound without the encumbrance of detailed mathematics. It should appeal to music lovers as well as students of music and students of physics. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306467103
ISBN
9780306467103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.66

Hardback. George Grove, founder of the "Dictionary of Music and Musicians", was also an engineer, biblical scholar, administrator, educationalist and writer. This study surveys his life and assesses the qualities that led him to play a major role in Victorian cultural life. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AVA; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948040
ISBN
9780333948040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

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

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

Paperback. A companion to his The Symphony: A Listener's Guide , Steinberg's new book covers the orchestral concerto repertoire from Bach to the present and featuring all instruments. Num Pages: 528 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVGC; AVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195139310
ISBN
9780195139310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Puccini's operas are among the most popular and widely performed in the world, yet few books have examined his body of work from an analytical perspective. This volume remedies that lack in lively prose accessible to scholars and opera enthusiasts alike. Translator(s): Basani, Laura; Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 530 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226297583
ISBN
9780226297583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 55.72

Paperback. This title explores the relationship between music, people and places through an analysis of Bolivian music performances by a non-governmental organization involved in musical activities, by a music performing ensemble and by the people living in two rural areas of Potosi. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; AVA; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312240158
ISBN
9780312240158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Hardcover. Guide to Brain-Computer Music Interfacing Editor(s): Miranda, Eduardo Reck; Castet, Julien. Num Pages: 313 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; MQW; PSAN; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447165835
ISBN
9781447165835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Paperback. This is a study of the ideas and creative forces that went into shaping the language of 20th-century music. The author's argument is based on a consideration of Schoenberg and Stravinsky, during the course of which he makes forays into the related arts. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571161935
ISBN
9780571161935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVA; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 76.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711978249
ISBN
9780711978249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.56

Book. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
159
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423429524
ISBN
9781423429524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.07

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