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Singing in the Age of Anxiety Lieder Performances in New York and London between the World Wars
ISBN: HB: 9780226563572, University of Chicago Press, July 2018
256 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 13 halftones
In New York and London during World War I, the performance of lieder – German art songs – was roundly prohibited, representing as they did the music and language of the enemy. But as German musicians returned to the transatlantic circuit in the 1920s...
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£41,00
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Musical Composition Craft and Art
ISBN: PB: 9780300218992, Yale University Press, June 2018
272 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 125 black&white illus.
This essential introduction to the art and craft of musical composition is designed to familiarize beginning composers with principles and techniques applicable to a broad range of musical styles, from concert pieces to film scores and video game mus...
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£17,99
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Biographic: Bowie Great Lives in Graphic Form
ISBN: HB: 9781781453278, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, May 2018
96 pp., 21x14.8 cm, colour illus.
The Biographics series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all...
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£9,99
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Biographic: Hendrix Great Lives in Graphic Form
ISBN: HB: 9781781453155, GMC Group, Ammonite Press, May 2018
96 pp., 21x14.8 cm, colour illus.
The Biographics series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all...
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£9,99
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Tchaikovsky Papers Unlocking the Family Archive
ISBN: HB: 9780300191363, Yale University Press, April 2018
320 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 22 black&white illus.
This fascinating collection of letters, notes, and miscellanea from the archives of the Tchaikovsky State House-Museum sheds new light on the world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Most of these documents have never before been available in English, and...
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£35,00
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Franz Liszt Musician, Celebrity, Superstar
ISBN: PB: 9780300228755, Yale University Press, April 2018
368 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 20 black&white illus.
Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was an anomaly. A virtuoso pianist and electrifying showman, he toured extensively throughout the European continent, bringing sold-out audiences to states of ecstasy while courting scandal with his frequent...
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£14,99
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Bela Bartok
ISBN: PB: 9780300234374, Yale University Press, April 2018
352 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 16 black&white illus.
<p>This deeply researched biography of Bela Bartok (1881-1945) provides a more comprehensive view of the innovative Hungarian musician than ever before. David Cooper traces Bartok's international career as an ardent ethno-musicologist and compose...
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£19,99
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Art & Vinyl
ISBN: HB: 9782912794291, DAP, Fraenkel Gallery, April 2018
450 pp., 27.9x27.9 cm, 250 colour illus.
Not for sale in Estonia! "Art & Vinyl" is an exhilarating new look into the history of the vinyl record as a medium for modern and contemporary visual art. This beautifully designed and printed publication is the first book to focus in-depth on wor...
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£65,00
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Notes from the Pianist's Bench
ISBN: PB: 9780300221527, Yale University Press, February 2018
256 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 177 black&white illus.
In this newly revised edition of a comprehensive guide to piano technique, performance, and music interpretation, renowned performing musician, recording artist, and teacher Boris Berman addresses virtually every aspect of musical artistry and pedago...
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£23,00
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I due Foscari Tragedia lirica in Three Acts by Francesco Maria Piave
ISBN: SET: 9780226074511, University of Chicago Press, February 2018
670 pp., 36.8x26.7 cm, 8 halftones, 28 tables
"I due Foscari" enjoys pride of place among Verdi's early operas for its commanding music and striking use of recurring themes to identify the principal characters. Here, the young composer can be seen experimenting with new means of musical and dram...
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£221,50
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