Amy Asch, ed.

The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II

Knopf, 2008. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9780375413582 A very well-kept copy, in as new condition. Clean bright and unmarked. 422 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9780375413582. Inventory No: dscf10187.

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Stephen Downes

Music and Decadence in European Modernism: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe

Cambridge University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 9780521767576 Pencil underlining and annotations to the first two chapters, slight wear to covers. Decadence is a crucial yet often misunderstood aspect of European modernism. This book demonstrates how decadence as an idea, style or topic informs Central and Eastern European music of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Combining close analysis with hermeneutic interpretation and cultural critique, Stephen Downes examines works by composers including Wagner, Richard Strauss, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Mahler and Bartók, considering structural and expressive forms of decay, deformation, mannerism, nihilism, sickness and convalescence. Drawing upon critical and cultural theory, these musical works are contextualized, relating the relationship of music and musical discourse to wider cultural discourses. The study will enhance the understanding of musical forms and aesthetics for the reader. Exploring crucial aspects of modernism and the place of music in the development and diversity of decadence, Downes refines and redefines our understanding of musical modernism. 386 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9780521767576. Inventory No: dscf11237.

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Edward Dusinberre

Beethoven for a Later Age: The Journey of a String Quartet SIGNED

Faber, 2016. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780571317134 Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. Clean unmarked pages, firm binding; slight wear to jacket. For the past 40 years, the Takacs Quartet (originally Hungarians, but long based in America) has been one of the most respected and celebrated chamber-music ensembles in the world. Dusinberre, an Englishman fresh out of music college, joined them in 1993 as first violinist. This account captures vividly his excitement and sense of discovery at tackling, above all, Beethoven’s mighty cycle of quartets. (Adam Lively The Times Books of the Year) 272 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9780571317134. Inventory No: dscf11191.

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Francis Child, ed.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads: v.1

Dover Publications Inc. 2003. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. 9780486431451 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, pencil mark on flyleaf, slight wear to covers. Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume 1 includes Parts I and II of the original set - ballads 1-53: "Edward," "Lord Randal," "Tam Lin," "Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight," more. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9780486431451. Inventory No: dscf12044.

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Ruth Glasser

My Music is My Flag – Puerto Rican Musicians & their New York Communities 1917–1940

1995. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. 9780520081222 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, age spotting to closed text block; clean bright jacket. Puerto Rican music in New York is given centre stage in this study. Exploring the relationship between the social history and forms of cultural expression of Puerto Ricans, it focuses on the years between the two world wars. The book's material integrates the experiences of the mostly working-class Puerto Rican musicians who struggled to make a living during this period with those of their compatriots and the other ethnic groups with whom they shared the cultural landscape. 278 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9780520081222. Inventory No: dscf11863.

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Peter Guralnick

Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues and Rock'n'Roll

HarperCollins, 1991. Softcover. 9781841952819 Clean unmarked pages, slight smudge mark to fore edge, slight wear to covers. Beautifully written and an excellent, intimate insight into the lives of these wonderful musicians who came to fame through such difficult times. Fascinating and a particularly eye-opening interview with Muddy Waters in his later days. (reader review) 261 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9781841952819. Inventory No: dscf10810.

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Steven Isoardi

The Dark Tree – Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles. CD included.

University of California Press, 2006. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9780520245914 CD included. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, bump to lower corner of rear board; clean bright jacket with minor creasing. Based primarily on one hundred in-depth interviews with current and former participants, "The Dark Tree" is the first history of the important and largely overlooked community arts movement of African American Los Angeles. 408 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9780520245914. Inventory No: dscf11851.

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Tim Lawrence

Love Saves the Day: A History Of American Dance Music Culture, 1970–1979

Duke University Press, 2004. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780822331988 Creasing and curling to front cover, firmly bound, clean unmarked pages. "Tim Lawrence's disco culture tome is one of the sharpest books on dance music to date, striking a balance between you-are-there club descriptions, socioeconomic analysis, and musical critique." -- Tricia Romano - Village Voice. Illustrated 522 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9780822331988. Inventory No: dscf11600.

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Donald Macauley

The Power of Robert Simpson [Composer]: A Biography

Xlibris, 2013. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. 9781479794379 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, small mark on fore edge, clean bright covers. Robert Simpson (1921-1997) is widely regarded as the most important British composer in the generation following Benjamin Britten. He wrote 11 symphonies, 15 string quartets, much other chamber music and works for brass band. This is the authorised biography and follows a narrative of his life and works with a series of articles by the composer 424 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; ISBN/EAN: 9781479794379. Inventory No: dscf11905.

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Michael Norris

London Choir School An Anthology

2008. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Clean unmarked pages, firmly bound, a few surface scratches to rear board. A Collection of memoirs from pupils of the famous London Choir School between the 1920's and the 1950's. The memoirs reflect a way of school life that would be unrecognizable by today's standards particularly since the school continued to supply church choirs all through the London Blitz when most other choirs had been evacuated from the capital.281 pages with over 70 photographs. 279 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; Inventory No: dscf11003.

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Keywords: BZDB229 Music; London Choir School An Anthology Michael Norris