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Theory of Music & Entertainment

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Theory of Music & Entertainment

Paperback. Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry and process, and their relation to history and its meaning. Series: African American Cultural Theory and Heritage. Num Pages: 446 pages, 81 black & white halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442229716
ISBN
9781442229716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.24

Paperback. Series: The essential dictionary series]. Num Pages: 351 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Alfred Pub Co
Number of pages
351
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882847306
ISBN
9780882847306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. In West Java, Indonesia, all it takes is a woman's voice and a drumbeat to make a man get up and dance. The author draws on decades of ethnographic research to explore the reasons behind this phenomenon, arguing that Sundanese men use dance to explore and enact contradictions in their gender identities. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 9 musical examples, 14 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769592
ISBN
9780226769592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 318 pages, 104 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392. Series: Phoenix Books. 318 pages, 104 musical examples. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: AVA. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight: 340.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521398
ISBN
9780226521398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. One is a science, the other an art; one useful, the other seemingly decorative, but mathematics and music share common origins in cult and mystery. This work explains how mathematics makes sense of space, how music tells a story, how theories are constructed, how melody is shaped. It argues that they are images of the mind at work and play. Num Pages: 284 pages, 2 halftones, tables, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226729541
ISBN
9780226729541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

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

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Elements of Sonata Theory is a comprehensive rethinking of the basic principles of sonata form in the decades around 1800. This foundational study outlines a new, up-to-date paradigm for understanding the compositional choices found in the instrumental works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven: sonatas, chamber music, symphonies, overtures, and concertos. Num Pages: 692 pages, 88 music examples, 9 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVA; AVGC4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199773916
ISBN
9780199773916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Schott Music Corp.(division of B. Schott's Sohne)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780901938169
ISBN
9780901938169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. In this new edition of the classic text on the history and evolution of electronic music, Peter Manning extends the definitive account of the medium from its birth to include key developments from the dawn of the 21st century to the present day. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 halftones, 21 music examples, 24 line illus. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGV; AVRS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199746392
ISBN
9780199746392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.89

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144803
ISBN
9780231144803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.95
€ 82.56

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144810
ISBN
9780231144810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Editing Early Music is designed as a guide to editorial procedures suitable for music written from the Middle Ages to about 1830. In this revised edition the opportunity has been taken to make a number of corrections and to add a Postscript entitled 'Stemmatics and Textual Criticism'. The bibliography has been updated. Series: Early Music Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, music examples, tables. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198165446
ISBN
9780198165446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.55

Hardback. An overview and descriptions of the auditory commitments of ancient Greek song, drama, and acoustic theory from the time of Homer to the death of Euripides, this is the first complete study of the cultural system of sound in Greece. Series: Idiom: Inventing Writing Theory. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269655
ISBN
9780823269655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. Confronting a topic that has sparked considerable debate in recent years: how do musicians and music scholars "discipline" music in their efforts to confer order and meaning on it? This collection of essays addresses this issue by formulating questions about music's canons. Editor(s): Bergeron, Katherine; Bohlman, Philip V. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 halftone, 3 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043708
ISBN
9780226043708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

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

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Deleuze and Music is the first volume to explore Deleuze's ideas from the perspective of music and sound. Editor(s): Buchanan, Ian; Swiboda, Marcel. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618699
ISBN
9780748618699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Applying gesture to explore performance, therapeutic, and compositional practices Series: Musical Meaning & Interpretation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 90 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780253222237
ISBN
9780253222237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. A groundbreaking look into the connections between music, dance, emotion, and trance Num Pages: 210 pages, 17 b&w photos, 26 figures, 8 color photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC; JMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216724
ISBN
9780253216724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. A major new book in the Polity series of publications which make available Adorno's previously unpublished writings. This volume comprises some of Adorno's most important writings on music and radio and deals with themes for which he is particularly well known, such as the critique of the culture industry. Editor(s): Adorno, Theodor W. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, recorded music items. BIC Classification: APW; AVA; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642864
ISBN
9780745642864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 516 pages, 113 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; TTBM; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 968.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319453682
ISBN
9783319453682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.10

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