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Theory of Music & Entertainment

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Theory of Music & Entertainment

Hardback. Leonard Meyer proposed that when musical tendencies or expectations are inhibited by musical ambiguity of the unexpected, those inhibitions and their subsequent resolutions are likely to be provocative or engaging. This text explores the relevance of this theory to music and other disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838901
ISBN
9780810838901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.29

Paperback. A new and exciting interdisciplinary resource which integrates the worlds of music and literature. The first primary and secondary source collection of its kind to focus on the relationship between words and music and between musical and literary forms. Editor(s): Clayton, Martin. Num Pages: 328 pages, Printed music items|Illustrations, colour. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077883
ISBN
9780719077883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.10

hardcover. Intends to transform students into active participants in the Music Appreciation space. Helping inculcate active listening, active reading, and active learning, this book empowers students by providing tools that make assessment easier, learning more engaging, and studying more efficient. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
McGraw Hill United States
Edition
12th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781259892707
ISBN
9781259892707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.05

Paperback. The best concise introduction to a very large subject: Music. Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 160 pages, c. 30 b/w line and half-tone in text. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781256428
ISBN
9781781256428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.65

hardcover. This is a pioneering attempt to rearticulate the relationship between music and the problem of mimesis, of presentation and re-presentation. Four "scenes" compose this book, all four of them responses to Wagner: two by French poets (Baudelaire and Mallarme), two by German philosophers (Heidegger and Adorno). Translator(s): McCarren, Felicia. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723763
ISBN
9780804723763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.89

Paperback. This is a pioneering attempt to rearticulate the relationship between music and the problem of mimesis, of presentation and re-presentation. Four "scenes" compose this book, all four of them responses to Wagner: two by French poets (Baudelaire and Mallarme), two by German philosophers (Heidegger and Adorno). Translator(s): McCarren, Felicia. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723855
ISBN
9780804723855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. It will interest English-language medievalists of several other disciplines: intellectual historians and specialists of English, as well as scholars of Italian and Iberian literature. Translator(s): Curley, Michael J.; Rendall, Steven. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 568 pages, 14, 12 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; DSA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 43. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411248
ISBN
9781421411248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.49
€ 75.66

This volume presents a new collection of essays on music by Jerrold Levinson, one of the most prominent philosophers of art today. The essays are wide-ranging and represent some of the most stimulating work being done within analytic aesthetics. Three of the essays are previously unpublished, and four of them focus on music in the jazz tradition. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199669660
ISBN
9780199669660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.88

paperback. Musical Form and Transformation collects four of David Lewin's analytic essays to stimulate thought about the general methodology of musical analysis and issues of large-scale form as they relate to transformational analytic structuring. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199759958
ISBN
9780199759958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Hardback. Felix Mendelssohn is chiefly remembered for the oratorios "Paulus" and "Elijah". This is an analysis of "Paulus", beginning with an overview of the oratorio traditions of the early 19th century. He details phases of the compositional process as well as principles governing its development. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVGD; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840478
ISBN
9780810840478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.32

Paperback. A collection of essays that explores the relationship between sound and movement. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to the fundamental issues of this subject, drawing on ideas, theories and methods from disciplines such as musicology, music perception, human movement science, cognitive psychology, and computer science. Editor(s): Godoy, Rolf Inge; Leman, Marc. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 black & white tables, 44 black & white halftones, 62 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415998871
ISBN
9780415998871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.29

Paperback. Covers topics such as the creative minds of Mozart and Beethoven, the place of improvised musics in Western and non-Western societies, and the development of jazz as a musical and cultural phenomenon. Editor(s): Solis, Gabriel; Nettl, Bruno. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 photographs; 6 tables; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076541
ISBN
9780252076541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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

€ 97.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848215610
ISBN
9781848215610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.55

paperback. Editor(s): Alperson, Philip. Num Pages: 176 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271017693
ISBN
9780271017693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780823230648
ISBN
9780823230648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. This practical guide to learning to read and write music contains easy-to-follow examples and clear explanations. It describes the basics including staves, clefs and where to find the notes, followed by rhythm, key signatures, chords and intervals, and how to write it all down. Num Pages: 120 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVA; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222. 120 pages, b&w photos. This practical guide to learning to read and write music contains easy-to-follow examples and clear explanations. It describes the basics including staves, clefs and where to find the notes, followed by rhythm, key signatures, chords and intervals, and how to write it all down. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA; AVS. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 8. Weight: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879305703
ISBN
9780879305703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.96

This material has been prepared to offer guidance for ABRSM Practical Musicianship exams. Music teachers will find it a useful basis on which to plan a scheme of study in this important aspect of music learning. Each book contains a wide range of specimen tests, practice exercises and general advice. Series: Musicianship in Practice (Abrsm). Num Pages: 60 pages, mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVA; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 307 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854726155
ISBN
9781854726155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819522573
ISBN
9780819522573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.01

Paperback. Addressing Western and non-Western music, composers from Francesca Caccini to Charles Ives, and musical communities from 12th-century monks to contemporary opera queens, these essays explore questions of gender and sexuality. Editor(s): Solie, Ruth A. Num Pages: 353 pages, 5 figures, 17 music examples, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201460
ISBN
9780520201460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

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