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Alfred USA Premier Piano Course
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£9.45
Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. Jazz Rags Blues Bk 5 8 Original Pieces for the
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£8.50
Alfred USA Suzuki Violin School Vol 5 Violin Part
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£12.71
Alfred UK Syncopation 2 Ted Reed Publications
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£8.54
Edinburgh University Press Film Genre
Book SynopsisFilm Genre: Hollywood and Beyond provides a detailed account of genre history and contemporary trends in film genre, alongside the critical debates they have provoked. The book ranges widely across the field, dealing separately and in detail with not only classic genres - including the Western, the musical, the war film, the gangster film, and film noir - but also more recent trends such as body-horror, Holocaust film, and the action blockbuster. Throughout the book, genre is presented as a constantly evolving phenomenon. Writing in a sophisticated yet accessible style, Barry Langford shows how notions of genre help shape the ways that filmmakers, critics and audiences view films and how the often complex scholarly debates around genre reflect important differences in the ways cinema is understood in relation to its social and historical contexts. The book encourages students to interrogate and broaden received ideas about genre.Trade ReviewFilm Genre presents a thoroughgoing historical analysis, addressing the history of film production, the history of style, the history of individual genres and the history of genre criticism for each genre. Film International The author offers a hugely impressive yet concise account of genre theory, cycles and contemporary reportage - from Hollywood and beyond! Langford's book is a majextically informed achievement and a prodigiously detailed production. SCOPE: An Online Journal of Film Studies Film Genre presents a thoroughgoing historical analysis, addressing the history of film production, the history of style, the history of individual genres and the history of genre criticism for each genre. The author offers a hugely impressive yet concise account of genre theory, cycles and contemporary reportage - from Hollywood and beyond! Langford's book is a majextically informed achievement and a prodigiously detailed production.Table of Contents1. Who needs genres?; 2. Before Genre: Melodrama; Part One: Classical Paradigms; 3. The Western: Genre and History; 4. The Musical: Genre and Form; 5. The War/Combat Film: Genre and Nation; 6. The Gangster Film: Genre and Society; Part Two: Transitional Fantasies; 7. The Horror Film; 8. The Science-Fiction Film; Part Three: Post-Classical Genres; 9. Film Noir; 10. The Action Blockbuster; 11. Genre: Breaking the Frame; (i) Documentary; (ii) Holocaust Film; (iii) Pornography; 12. Conclusion: Transgenre?.
£24.69
Hodder & Stoughton The LongPlayer Goodbye
Book SynopsisFor nearly 60 years, since the arrival of the long-playing record in 1948, the album has provided the soundtrack to our lives. Our record collections, even if they''re on CD, or these days, an iPod, are personal treasure, revealing our loves, errors of jugdement and lapses in taste. Self-confessed music obsessive, Travis Elborough, explores the way in which particular albums are deeply embedded in cultural history, revered as works of art or so ubiqitous as to be almost invisible. But in the age of the iPod, when we can download an infinite number of single tracks and need never listen to a whole album ever again, does the concept of an album still mean anything? THE LONG-PLAYER GOODBYE is a brilliant piece of popular history and a celebration of the joy of records. If you''ve ever had a favourite album, you''ll love Travis Elborough''s warm and witty take on how vinyl changed our world.Trade ReviewHe's got a happy knack of stuffing sentences with facts, colour and incident * Scotland on Sunday *Pleasingly compelling... Elborough is a charming, funny and frequently fascinating guide * Daily Telgraph *Reassuring air of cultural authority... impressive depth of perspective... admirably persuasive * Independent on Sunday *Fascinating... very fresh and clear * Guardian *Wonderful book... a great thundering roar of nostalgia for the LP record. * Spectator *Elborough has the passion of a true enthusiast... but he's also an indefatigable researcher, who has somehow seen a clear path through the vast amount of material to write a book that reads easily and well but also wholly coherently. Richly enjoyable. * Mail on Sunday *highly entertaining * Independent *an affectionate adieu to the format * The Long-Player Goobye *Lovingly researched * TLS *pacey narrative * New Statesman *Very good * Herald *a P.G. Wodehouse guide to pop history * Times Online *a timely paean to the sound of the needle hitting the record * Metro *
£9.49
Alfred Music Sonata in C Major K 545 Kalmus Edition
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£8.50
Hodder & Stoughton Parky My Autobiography
Book SynopsisThe Sunday Times BestsellerAll Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, so he became a journalist.Television beckoned and for three decades Parkinson interviewed the movers and shakers of the late twentieth century, making his television programme the must-see event of the week. In singing with Bing Crosby, dancing with Billy Connolly, flirting with Miss Piggy and sparring with Muhammad Ali, Parkinson proved himself one of the most engaging and durable hosts in both Britain and Australia.In Parky he recalls a full life with honesty, insight and humour.Praise for Parky:''Nothing less than riveting.'' Mirror''Joyous'' Telegraph''Wonderfully readable'' Daily Mail''One of the finest broadcasters of any Trade ReviewI recommend it heavily. It's a wonderful book * Melvyn Bragg *Parky's book is a joyous, breezy read, as much for the improbability of his early escapades as for his backstage anecdotes about the stars. It is also beautifully written * Daily Telegraph *The early chapters about his childhood and early career ... are disarmingly modest and offer a proper glimpse into another world * Independent *Crisp and detailed prose ... with an especially impressive account of a pre-second world war childhood in the north * Mark Lawson, Guardian *Funny and self-deprecating and just as laid-back as he is on camera * Boyd Tonkin, Independent *This autobiography is just like an extended edition of a brilliant Parkinson on television - engrossing and entertaining * Irish Times *
£18.75
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Broken Music
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£12.59
The University of Chicago Press Pilgrimage to Dollywood
Book SynopsisA star par excellence, Dolly Parton is also one of country music's most likable personalities. More than a mere singer or actress, Dolly Parton is a true cultural phenomenon, immediately recognizable and beloved for her talent, tinkling laugh, and steel magnolia spirit. In this book, the author sets out to discover Parton's Tennessee.Trade Review"Under an aquamarine parasol, perched on a white cube atop a three-tiered, silver-sashed wedding cake of a float sprinkled with silver, blue and purple butterflies, was Dolly Parton. I fought to take in the shimmering lavender and silver lame dress, the silver fairy wings, silver high heels, and blonde wig. The blonde wig. Unmistakably Dolly Parton, smiling and waving at the yelling throng." (from chapter one)"
£20.00
Oxford University Press Position Changing for Violin
Book Synopsis22 melodies for violin and piano designed to help students learn the correct method of shifting from one position to another. The position changes are from 1st to 3rd and vice versa and when mastered the same technique can be applied to all other position changes. This book is suitable for individual and class tuition.
£11.30
Random House USA Inc An Empire of Their Own
Book SynopsisA provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America''s motion picture industry. The names Harry Cohn, William Fox, Carl Laemmle, Louis B. Mayer, Jack and Harry Warner, and Adolph Zucker are giants in the history of contemporary Hollywood, outsiders who dared to invent their own vision of the American Dream. Even to this day, the American values defined largely by the movies of these émigrés endure in American cinema and culture. Who these men were, how they came to dominate Hollywood, and what they gained and lost in the process is the exhilarating story of An Empire of Their Own.
£16.00
WW Norton & Co R. Crumb The Complete Record Cover Collection
Book SynopsisA landmark work that pays splendid homage to a forgotten era of seminal American music.
£19.79
WW Norton & Co The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression
Book SynopsisHow the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation.Trade Review"Fascinating biography..." -- The Bookseller"Compelling... This isn't a traditional biography; Kasson is more interested in the context in which Temple became such an icon..." -- The Boston Globe"Kasson's fascinating biography…" -- The Sunday Herald
£12.34
WW Norton & Co A History of Opera
Book Synopsis“The best single volume ever written on the subject, such is its range, authority, and readability.”—Times Literary SupplementTrade Review"Fantastically clear-sighted and down-to-earth . . . focuses on what opera is and was rather than what it should be or would like to have been. . . . Their virtuosic spring-clean of opera’s past reveals an art form quite different to the one that we come across today." -- The Telegraph (UK)"Reason to applaud . . . vast scholarly authority is put to the service of a narrative both lucid and sweeping." -- Jeremy Eichler - Boston Globe"Unfailingly intelligent . . . their coverage of every period in opera’s history is scrupulous and provocative." -- Kirkus Reviews"Will surely become essential reading for anyone seeking an engaging and highly informed chronicle of the great composers and their works." -- Daniel Snowman - Opera"A highly idiosyncratic and personal history of opera. [It] has a brio, insouciance, and even irreverence that are very much their own." -- G.W. Bowersock - The New Republic"Fresh . . . brave, challenging and, above all, useful." -- Literary Review
£17.09
University of California Press Eloquent Gestures
Book SynopsisDemonstrating how D.W. Griffith played a key role in reformulating the modern film's narrative techniques, this study charts the emergence of the realistic "verisimilar" style of acting used by Griffith, which replaced the "histrionic" style derived from the 19th-century stage.
£24.30
Penguin Putnam Inc A Dream of Passion The Development of the Method
Book SynopsisBeginning with his early experiences and his discovery of the actor's central problem--achieving consistency, of inspiration--Strasbery analyzes the work of Constantin Stanislavsky, showing how he and others added to that work to develop the acting system known as the Method.Trade Review“The definitive source book on acting.”—Los Angeles Times “A must for young actors—for old ones, too, for that matter.”—Paul Newman “An exploration of the creative process that will reward all who are interested in the nature of inspiration.”—Library Journal “An important cultural document.”—BooklistTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionThe Beginning of My Voyage: The Search and the DiscoveryStanislavsky and the Search for His SystemThe American Laboratory TheatreThe Voyage Continues: I. Discoveries at the Group TheatreThe Voyage Continues: II. The Actors Studio and My ClassesThe Fruits of the Voyage: Procedures for the Actor's TrainingThe Method and Nonrealistic Styles: Artaud, Grotowski, and BrechtIn Conclusion
£14.40
University of California Press Spectacle of Deformity
Book SynopsisIn 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference.Trade Review"This is a marvelously researched and engagingly written work of history." Bulletin Of The History Of Medicine "Spectacle of Deformity is a detailed and provocative history of the Victorian freak show in Great Britain." Victorian StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Exhibiting Freaks 1. Monstrosity, Masculinity, and Medicine: Reexamining "the Elephant Man" 2. Two Bodies, Two Selves, Two Sexes: Conjoined Twins and "the Double-Bodied Hindoo Boy 3. The Missing Link and the Hairy Belle: Evolution, Imperialism, and "Primitive" Sexuality 4. Aztecs and Earthmen: Declining Civilizations and Dying Races 5. "When the Cannibal King Began to Talk": Performing Race, Class, and Ethnicity Conclusion / The Decline of the Freak Show Notes Bibliography
£56.80
Little, Brown Book Group The Lives Of The Great Composers
Book SynopsisIn the new edition of this highly successful book, Harold Schonberg traces the consecutive line of composers from Monteverdi to the tonalists of the 1990s through a series of fascinating biographical chapters. Music is a continually evolving art, and there have been no geniuses, however great, who have not been influenced by their predecessors. The great composers are here presented as human beings who lived and related to the real world. All of the important figures - Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Verdi, Wagner, Mahler, and many others - are included, their lives woven into a fabric rich in detail and anecdote. For this new edition, Schonberg has extended the book''s coverage with informative and astute descriptions of later composers. What has not been changed is the character of the book, which remains an object of delight to all music lovers.Trade ReviewExtremely readable... well founded in scholarship and well written * TLS *Panoramic, wittily detailed... equally pleasing to read from end to end, to dip casually, or to consult * NEW YORK TIMES *Packed with fruity anecdotes * OBSERVER *Peerless ... the first book any young music lover should read * GUARDIAN *
£15.29
WW Norton & Co Delta Blues
Book Synopsis“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTrade Review"...the passionate blues singing of Mississippi's steamy cotton fields ultimately gave rise to rock'n'roll. Ted Gioia expertly traces its colourful history and heroes." Books of the Year 2008, The Economist "[A] rich and illuminating study... Gioia, who has researched thoroughly and listened carefully, does a splendid job of telling the story on a broad canvas..." Mick Brown, The Daily Telegraph "Gioia's depth of research is breathtaking...The author's sheer passion for the music comes through on every page, and you can almost hear those old shellac 78s as you read his descriptions." thebookbag.co.uk "He uses original research, interviews with reliable sources and his own calm, argument-closing incantations to draw a line through a century of the Delta blues." International Herald Tribune "Gioia's intermittently brilliant and always compelling investigation of the blues is marked with a musician's ear for the form and a fan's enthusiasm for both the recordings and the artists." The Herald
£15.19
WW Norton & Co Music in the Medieval West
Book SynopsisMedieval music in its cultural, social, and intellectual contexts.Table of Contents**Contents subject to change 1. The Making of the Middle Ages 2. The Foundations of the Western Middle Ages: Music and Music Theory in the Late Roman Empire 3. Chant and the Carolingians 4. The Office, the Mass Ordinary, and Varied Practices of Troping 5. Sound and Spaces, Theory and Practice in the Eleventh Century 6. Conquest, Changing Tastes, and Pilgrimage in the Twelfth Century 7. Poet-Composers in an Age of the Individual 8. The Thirteenth Century: "Then Truly Was the Time of Singing Come" 9. Music and Learning in the Thirteenth Century 10. Music and Narrative in Fourteenth-Century France 11. The Fourteenth Century in Italy and England 12. Epilogue: On the Edges
£39.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd National Association of Broadcasters Engineering
Book SynopsisThe NAB Engineering Handbook is the definitive resource for broadcast engineers. It provides in-depth information about each aspect of the broadcast chain from audio and video contribution through an entire broadcast facility all the way to the antenna. New topics include Ultra High Definition Television, Internet Radio Interfacing and Streaming, ATSC 3.0, Digital Audio Compression Techniques, Digital Television Audio Loudness Management, and Video Format and Standards Conversion. Important updates have been made to incumbent topics such as AM, Shortwave, FM and Television Transmitting Systems, Studio Lighting, Cameras, and Principles of Acoustics.The big-picture, comprehensive nature of the NAB Engineering Handbook will appeal to all broadcast engineerseveryone from broadcast chief engineers, who need expanded knowledge of all the specialized areas they encounter in the field, to technologists in specialized fields like IT and RF who are interested Table of Contents1.1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum- John Norgard and Gregory L. Best1.2 Fundamentals of Broadcast Coverage- Doug Vernier1.3 Distance and Bearing Calculations- Dane E. Ericksen2.1 Broadcast-Related Organizations and Information- Loren White2.2 Broadcast-Related Regulatory Considerations: Environmental, Aeronautical, Safety, Online- David Oxenford2.3 Frequency Coordination for Broadcast Auxiliary Services- Dane E. Ericksen2.4 Frequency Allocation for Broadcasting and the Broadcast Auxiliary Services- William R. Meintel2.5 Analog and Digital Terrestrial Radio Standards- Stanley Salek and Lawrie Hallett2.6 HF Shortwave Radio: Allocation, Design Methods, and Regulation- James E. O'Neal2.7 Worldwide Standards for Analog and Digital Television- Aldo G. Cugnini2.8 Digital Audio Standards and Practices- Chip Morgan, Randall Hoffner, and Tim Carroll2.9 Digital Video Standards and Practices- Karl J. Kuhn2.10 Broadcasting Emergency Information- Gary E.Timm 3.1 Broadcast Engineering Management- Norman R. Swan3.2 Broadcast Engineering Documentation Management- David M. Baden3.3 Systems Integration and Project Management- Stephen Pumple3.4 Managing Workplace and Environmental Hazards- David Maxson3.5 Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy- Robert D. Weller3.6 Broadcast Facility Security, Safety, Disaster Planning, and Recovery- Richard Rudman, Thomas G. Osenkowsky, and Joseph Pollet4.1 Principles of Acoustics and Noise Control for Broadcast Applications- Ronald Eligator4.2 Planning a Radio Studio or Audio Production Facility- Stephen Poole4.3 Microphones for Broadcast Applications- Ty Ford and Greg Silsby4.4 In-studio Audio Recording for Radio and TV- Rich Rarey and Jeff Brugger4.5 Telephone Network Interfacing- Kirk Harnack and Joe Talbot4.6 Radio Remote Broadcasts- Lorna White4.7 Radio Station Automation, Networks, and Audio Storage- Eugene Novacek4.8 Digital Audio Compression Technologies- Schuyler Quackenbush and Fred Wylie5.1 Principles of Light, Vision, and Photometry- Jerry Whitaker5.2 Planning a Video Production and TV Studio Facility; Systems, Principles, Design, Architecture Ralph S. Blackman and David Guerrero 5.3 Lighting for Television- Bill Marshall and Cindy Hutter Cavell5.4 Television Playout and Content Delivery- Peter Wharton5.5 Television Camera Systems- Michael Bergeron, Steven Mahrer, Idin Roshan, and Martin Marietta5.6 Camera Supports- Martin Marietta5.7 Closed Caption Services- Chris Homer5.8 Workflow and Professional Media Networks- Brad Gilmer5.9 Digital Asset Management- Wendy Allen5.10 ATSC 1.0 Encoding, Transport, and PSIP Systems- Richard Chernock, Matthew S. Goldman, and Chris Lennon5.11 Video Compression- Peter Symes and Matthew S. Goldman5.12 Video Recording, Servers, and Storage- Karl Paulsen5.13 Format and Standards Conversion- Paola Hobson5.14 Digital Television Audio Loudness Management- Jim Starzynski5.15 Weather Radar Systems- Baron Services, Inc.5.16 Television Graphics- Kevin Entrekin, Chris Kelly, and Paul Lacomb5.17 ENG, SNG, and Remote Video Production- Tom Jennings and Stephen Alhart 5.18 Television Audio: Analog and Digital Systems- Tim Carroll and Jeffrey Riedmiller5.19 Intercom and IFB Systems- Vinnie Macri and Kari Eythorsson5.20 Ultra-High Definition Television- Matthew S. Goldman6.1 Audio Contribution and Distribution Methods- Skip Pizzi and John Kean6.2 Video Contribution and Distribution Methods Cindy Hutter Cavell6.3 Satellite Uplinks and Downlinks for Contribution and Distribution- Sidney M. Skjei6.4 STL Systems for Radio and TV- Ernest M. Hickin, James H. Rooney III, and Doug Irwin6.5 Transmitter Remote Control and Monitoring Systems- Paul Shulins6.6 Fiber Optic Transmission Systems- Jeff Juniet7.1 Planning Radio Transmitter Facilities- Paul Shulins and Thomas R. Ray III7.2 Transmission Audio Processing- Robert Orban7.3 Internet Radio Interfacing and Streaming- Greg Ogonowski7.4 AM Radio Broadcasting- Thomas G. Osenkowsky7.5 Medium Wave (AM) Transmitters- Jeff Welton and John Stanley7.6 AM and FM IBOC Systems and Equipment- Jeff Detweiler7.7 Worldwide Digital Radio Systems- Kenneth E. Colwell7.8 Medium Wave AM Broadcast Antenna Systems- Ronald D. Rackley7.9 Antenna Coupling and Phasing Systems- Tom King, Bobby Cox, and James Moser7.10 AM Diplexing, Combining, and Filter System Design- Ronald D. Rackley7.11 Synchronous AM Broadcasting- Stephen F. Smith7.12 AM Antenna System Maintenance- John F. Warner7.13 Antenna System Moment Method Modeling- W. Cris Alexander7.14 FM Radio Broadcasting- Geoff N. Mendenhall and Tim Anderson7.15 VHF (FM) Radio Transmitters- Jeff Welton7.16 Radio Data System- Scott A. Wright and Alan W. Jurison7.17 FM Broadcast Antennas- Thomas B. Silliman and Eric R. Wandel7.18 FM Combining and Filter System Design- Robert A. Surette and Shively Labs7.19 FM and AM Translators and Boosters- Ron Castro7.20 HF Shortwave Radio- J. Fred Riley and John O. Stanley7.21 Hybrid Radio and the Radio DNS Open Standards- Nick Piggott8.1 Planning a Television Transmitter Facilit-y David Sanderford and Matthew A. Sanderford8.2 Analog Television Transmitters- Fred Baumgartner8.3 Digital Television Transmitters- Fred Baumgartner8.4 Next-Generation DTV Systems- Walter Fischer8.5 Single-Frequency Networks for DTV Systems- Walter Fischer8.6 Single-Frequency Networks (SFNs) for Television – Digital On-Channel Repeaters, Distributed Transmitters, and Distributed Translators- S. Merrill Weiss8.7 Television Antenna Systems- Andre J. Skalina8.8 Television Filters, Combiners, and RF Components: Broadcast Television Co-Location Site Management- Daniel S. Fallon, Shane O'Donoghue, and Peggy Miles9.1 Tower Design, Erection, and Maintenance- John Wahba9.2 Lightning Protection for Tower Structures- Edward A. Lobnitz9.3 Tower Lighting and Monitoring- Richard G. Hickey9.4 Transmission lines for AM, FM, HF, and TV Stations and Associated Systems- Phillip Young, Nicholas Paulin, and Bill Harland10.1 Audio Signal Analysis- Stanley Salek., Thomas Kite, David Mathew, and John Kean10.2 AM Radio Performance Measurements- David Maxson10.3 AM Radio Antenna System and Field Strength Measurements- Jack Sellmeyer10.4 FM Antenna Performance Measurements- Martyn Gregory and Peter Long10.5 FM Radio Field Strength Measurements- Clarence M. Beverage and William P. Weeks10.6 Digital Television Proof of Performance Measurements- Mark H. Bricker and Steve Ramer10.7 TV Transmission Line and Antenna System Measurements- Todd R. Loney and Stephen N. Heazlewood10.8 VHF and UHF Television Antenna Test Range Measurements- John L. Schadler 10.90 VHF and UHF Television Field Strength Measurements- Daniel M. Barton11.1 Electrical Power Systems, Specification, Conditioning, Fault Protection- John N. West11.2 Facility Grounding Practice and Lightning Protection- Jeff Welton11.3 Media Archives- James Snyder
£199.50
Penguin Putnam Inc Sorry Not Sorry Dreams Mistakes and Growing Up
Book SynopsisFunny and deeply personal, Sorry Not Sorry recounts Glee star Naya Rivera's successes and missteps, urging young women to pursue their dreams and to refuse to let past mistakes define them.Navigating through youth and young adulthood isn't easy, and in Sorry Not Sorry, Naya Rivera shows us that we're not alone in the highs, lows, and in-betweens. Whether it's with love and dating, career and ambition, friends, or gossip, Naya inspires us to follow our own destiny and step over--or plod through--all the crap along the way. After her rise and fall from early childhood stardom, barely eking her way through high school, a brief stint as a Hooters waitress, going through thick and thin with her mom/manager, and resurrecting her acting career as Santana Lopez on Glee, Naya emerged from these experiences with some key life lessons:Sorry:- All those times I scrawled I HATE MY MOM in my journal. So many moms and teenage daughters don'
£18.40
Hodder & Stoughton Richard and Judy
Book SynopsisTV's golden couple give us - fully and frankly - both sides of their fascinating and extraordinary life storiesTrade Review'A compelling look at a fascinating marriage... You won't want to put it down' -- She magazine 'Thoroughly entertaining and revealing' -- heat magazine 'Strikingly frank and open-hearted autobiography... intimate and exceptionally revealing' -- Daily Mail 'highly enjoyable... a must for all fans' -- Metro
£10.44
Tavin Press The Audition Bible
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£17.60
Random House Worlds Stranger Things The Complete Scripts Season 1
£22.50
McGraw-Hill Education Music An Appreciation 2025 Release ISE
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£53.99
Velocity Press A Darker Electricity
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£13.49
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Clarinet Exam Pack from 2026 ABRSM Grade 3
Book SynopsisThis Exam Pack is the ideal resource to help you prepare for your exam.
£18.52
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation First 50 Chord Progressions You Should Play on
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£14.45
Dover Publications Inc. A first book of great composers
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£10.99
Dover Publications Inc. The Art of Hand Shadows
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£5.99
Little, Brown Book Group Paul Weller Dancing Through the Fire
£24.00
Crown Nicholson
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£12.74
University of Illinois Press I Hear a Voice Calling
Book SynopsisA sensitive remembrance of bluegrass dreams and lessonsTrade Review"One cannot overrate the important of either the photographs or the memoir in terms of [Bill] Monroe, who is one of the most important American vernacular musicians of the last century. Highly recommended."--Choice "A welcome addition to the growing list of bluegrass memoirs."--Bluegrass Unlimited"The sense of an era that has passed, of a time now far distant when giants walked the earth and played the Grand Ole Opry is perfectly captured in dozens of rare and relishable on-stage and behind-the-scenes images."--R2"Bluegrass insiders will delight in Lowinger's detailed descriptions of [Bill Monroe's] interactions alongside candid photographs."--Sing Out!"An outstanding job in characterizing Bill Monroe in his stories, and the reader gets a good sense of what the life as a Bluegrass Boy in the mid-1960s must have been like, living and working with Monroe."--Journal of Folklore Research"I've known Gene Lowinger since our early days in the urban bluegrass scene of the sixties. His photographs have always offered unique perspectives on unique subjects. Now they are skillfully melded with personal remembrances of his own singular career as a 'Jewish Blue Grass Boy.'"--David Grisman, mandolinist and composer"A vivid, emotional, and poignant look at a unique era in bluegrass music, captured in words and photographs by a man who not only studied the music, but performed it and toured with the master as a member of his band."--Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug), guitarist and vocalist of Riders in the Sky and author of Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy"A fascinating meditation on the nature of creativity and mentorship. Intimate and moving, funny and profound, Lowinger's photographs powerfully represent the indomitable Bill Monroe in his last years as a performer."--Erika Brady, author of A Spiral Way: How the Phonograph Changed EthnographyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1. Beginnings, 1942-62 7 CHAPTER 2. Learning Bluegrass, 1963-65 14 CHAPTER 3. Nashville, 1965-66 22 CHAPTER 4. Home to Study Violin, 1966-92 42 CHAPTER 5. Back to Monroe, Bluegrass, and the Violin, 1991-96 57 CHAPTER 6. After Monroe, 1996 to the Present 72 Index 79 Illustrations follow pages 41 and 71
£15.19
Indiana University Press A Performers Guide to Medieval Music
Book SynopsisAn excellent reference by leading performers in the field.Trade ReviewI would recommend this book to all who have an interest in medieval music, thought and culture.May 2004 * Early Music *Table of ContentsPart 1: RepertoireI. Sacred 1. Chant 2. Organum 3. Motet & Cantilena 4. Polyphonic Mass OrdinaryII. Non-Liturgical Monophony 5. Introduction 6. Latin 7. Occitan 8. French 9. Iberian 10. Sephardic 11. Italian 12. German 13. English III. Lyric Forms post 1300 14. French Ars Nova 15. Italian Ars Nova 16. Ars Subtilior 17. Early Du FayIV. Drama 18. Litugical 19. VernacularPart 2: Voices & InstrumentsV. The Voice in the Middle Ages 20. Poetics as Technique VI. Bowed Strings 21a. Vielle before 1300 21b. Vielle after 1300 22. Rebec 23. SymphoniaVII. Plucked Strings 24a. Harp 24b. Imagining the Early Medieval Harp 24c. Playing the Late Medieval Harp 25. Lute, Gittern, & CitoleVIII.Winds 26. Flutes 27. Reeds & Brass 28. BagpipeIX. Keyboard & Related Types 29. Organ 30. String Keyboards 31. Psaltery & DulcimerX. Percussion 32. PercussionXI. Instrumental Usage 33. Untexted Repertoire 34. Improvisation & Accompaniment before 1300 35. Ornamentation & Improvisation after 1300Part 3: Theory & PracticeXII. Essential Theory for Performers 36. The Gamut, Solmization & Modes 37. Musica ficta 38. Proportion 39. Notation & Editions 40. Tuning Select DiscographySelect BibliographyIndex
£28.80
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Designs on Film
Book SynopsisIlluminates the role of art direction and production design in the creation of some of the most memorable moments in film history. This title narrates the story of art direction - from the massive Roman architecture of "Ben Hur", to the infamous Dakota apartment in "Rosemary's Baby", to the digital CGI enhanced city of Gotham in "Batman Begins".Trade Review"[Designs on Film] traces the art of building pretend worlds. Starting back in the pre-talkie years, and moving through Hollywood's golden age and the epic-crazy '60s, right up to contemporary Hollywood, the book is packed with insider tidbits about the wildly inventive-and improvisational-business of movie-making." -- Wall Street Journal "Whitlock makes a major contribution to movie literature by saluting undersung production designers, set decorators and art directors." -- Los Angeles Times "An amazing glimpse into art direction." -- The New Yorker "This lush book of pictures and drawings showcases big-screen glamour over the decades, from the opulence of Cleopatra to the more modern majesty of Batman. -- Entertainment Weekly "A compendium of images celebrating iconic interiors and architecture...[Whitlock] sifted through decades of archival photographs to assemble this rare glimpse into the world of Hollywood art direction and set design. " -- Dwell
£44.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc How to Shoot a Feature Film for Under 10000
Book SynopsisRight now, you''re wondering, Gee, what kind of information is in this cute yet stylish guide? Sure, there are a bunch of other books that will take you through the filmmaking process, and if your name is Beaver Cleaver, you might be interested in them. But you should know that filmmaking is a war, and this book will lead you through it like no other. These pages contain information learned from years spent in the filmmaking trenches. Anyone with a credit card can rent a camera and buy film stock -- but who can: Rent a camera for two weeks and pay for only two days? Set the exposure on the camera without a light meter? Feed a crew of twenty with yesterday''s chicken soup? Not many. You want more? Then turn the book over and crack her open. Still here? Fine -- we''ll do it the hard way: This book will tell you how to shoot a sex scene, tell you what a stinger is. And if you need help writing your script, we''ll give you some scenes to copy r
£14.39
John Wiley & Sons Inc Trumpet For Dummies
Book SynopsisHow to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and LatinListening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Ta-Da! A Prelude to Trumpet Playing 7 Chapter 1: The Instrument of Royalty 9 Chapter 2: How the Trumpet Works 23 Chapter 3: Choosing Your Weapon 35 Chapter 4: A Primer on Music Notation 51 Part II: The Noble Sound of the Trumpet 69 Chapter 5: Making Buzzing Beautiful 71 Chapter 6: Sound the Trumpet! 83 Chapter 7: Adding More Notes, Making More Music 99 Chapter 8: Becoming Articulate on the Trumpet 113 Chapter 9: Warming Up for Greater Success 125 Part III: Developing Your Technique 139 Chapter 10: Lower! Slower! 141 Chapter 11: Higher! Faster! 153 Chapter 12: Arpeggios: Leaps of Faith 167 Chapter 13: Developing Strength and Endurance 177 Chapter 14: Becoming More Articulate 191 Chapter 15: The Different Characters of the Trumpet 217 Part IV: The Complete Trumpeter: Knowledge and Skills for the Advancing Player 231 Chapter 16: A Practice Routine for Success 233 Chapter 17: Becoming More Versatile 269 Chapter 18: Valves, Slides, and Leadpipes: The Greasy Side of Trumpet Playing 293 Chapter 19: Collecting Stuff for Your Trumpet 309 Chapter 20: Studying with a Teacher 325 Chapter 21: Get ting in the Game 333 Part V: The Par t of Tens 345 Chapter 22: Ten Trumpet Kings and Queens 347 Chapter 23: Ten Bad Habits to Avoid 353 Chapter 24: Ten Ways You Can Be Your Best 357 Appendix: About the CD 361 Index 369
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Penguin Putnam Inc Sound Man
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Basic Books The Moment of Psycho How Alfred Hitchcock Taught
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Oxford University Press CRITIQUE OF PURE MUSIC C
Book SynopsisWhy do we value music? Many people report that listening to music is one of life''s most rewarding activities. In Critique of Pure Music, James O. Young seeks to explain why this is so. Formalists tell us that music is appreciated as pure, contentless form. On this view, listeners receive pleasure, or a pleasurable ''musical'' emotion, when they explore the abstract patterns found in music. Music, formalists believe, does not arouse ordinary emotions such as joy, melancholy or fear, nor can it represent emotion or provide psychological insight. Young holds that formalists are wrong on all counts. Drawing upon the latest psychological research, he argues that music is expressive of emotion by resembling human expressive behaviour. By resembling human expressive behaviour, music is able to arouse ordinary emotions in listeners. This, in turn, makes possible the representation of emotion by music. The representation of emotion in music gives music the capacity to provide psychological insTable of Contents1. Music and Expressiveness ; 2. Music and the Arousal of Emotion ; 3. The Content of Music ; 4. Music and Lyrics ; 5. The Value of Music ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Inc Ethnomusicology A Very Short Introduction Very
Book SynopsisEthnomusicology, an academic discipline founded in 1950, has been defined as the study of the music of others. This definition, at once whimsical and very nearly true, is incomplete. Many of its strongest threads have emerged because a person or a people have wanted to understand themselves, their history, and their identity.Trade Review"Rice's short book delivers a well-structured and comparatively accessible look both into the development of ethnomusicology and into important areas of research, introduces influential studies and researchers, and can well be recommended as a concise alternative to Bruno Nettl's more comprehensive The Study of Ethnomusicology."--Die MusikforschungTable of ContentsList of illustrations ; Chapter 1: Defining ethnomusicology ; Chapter 2: A bit of history ; Chapter 3: Conducting research ; Chapter 4: The nature of music ; Chapter 5: Music and culture ; Chapter 6: Individual musicians ; Chapter 7: Writing music history ; Chapter 8: Ethnomusicology in the modern world ; Chapter 9: Ethnomusicologists at work ; References ; Further reading ; Suggestions for listening
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Penguin Putnam Inc Romeo And Juliet
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Penguin Putnam Inc A Midsummer Nights Dream
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Columbia University Press Slow Movies Countering the Cinema of Action
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSuperb... A brilliant writer, Jaffe deftly... [gives] the reader a window into a much wider world of cinema. Yet another excellent film book from Wallflower Press... commands the reader's attention. ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction Deadpan: Stranger Than Paradise, Deadman and The Second Circle Stillness: Elephant and Mother and Son Long Shot: Distant and Climates Wait Time: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and Safe Drift and Resistance: Liverpool and Ossos Death-Drive, Life-Drive: A Talking Picture, Taste of Cherry, Five Dedicated to Ozu and Still Life Rebellion's Limits: The Turin Horse, Werckmeister Harmonies and 12:08 East of Bucharest Notes Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc House and Philosophy
Book SynopsisAn unauthorised look at the philosophical issues raised in the Emmy Award-winning TV drama, House House is one of the top three television dramas on the air, pulling in more than 19 million viewers for each episode. House and Philosophy takes a deeper look at the issues it raises offering answers to the ethical questions viewers have about Dr.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments: What? You Want Me to Thank You? ix Introduction: Read Less, More TV: A Cranky, Slightly Rude Introduction 1 Henry Jacoby Part One “Humanity Is Overrated”: House on Life 1 Selfish, Base Animals Crawling Across the Earth: House and the Meaning of Life 5 Henry Jacoby 2 House and Sartre: “Hell Is Other People” 17 Jennifer L. McMahon 3 Is There a Superman in the House?: A Nietzschean Point of View 30 David Goldblatt 4 House and Moral Luck 39 Jane Dryden Part Two “Welcome to the End of the Thought Process:” House’s Logic and Method 5 The Logic of Guesswork in Sherlock Holmes and House 55 Jerold J. Abrams 6 It Explains Everything! 71 Barbara Anne Stock 7 The Sound of One House Clapping: The Unmannerly Doctor as Zen Rhetorician 84 Jeffrey C. Ruff and Jeremy Barris 8 “Being Nice Is Overrated”: House and Socrates on the Necessity of Conflict 98 Melanie Frappier 9 Is There a Daoist in the House? 112 Peter Vernezze Part Three “It Is the Nature of Medicine That You Are Going to Screw Up”: House And Ethical Principles 10 “You Care for Everybody”: Cameron’s Ethics of Care 125 Renee Kyle 11 To Intubate or Not to Intubate: House’s Principles and Priorities 137 Barbara Anne Stock and Teresa Blankmeyer Burke 12 House and Medical Paternalism: “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” 150 Mark R. Wicclair 13 If the End Doesn’t Justify the Means, Then What Does? 164 Catherine Sartin 14 House vs. Tritter: On the Clash of Theoretical and Practical Authority 174 Kenneth Ehrenberg Part Four “The Drugs Don’t Make Me High, They Make Me Neutral”: Virtues And Character on House 15 House and the Virtue of Eccentricity 187 John R. Fitzpatrick 16 Love: The Only Risk House Can’t Take 198 Sara Protasi 17 A Prescription for Friendship 209 Sara Waller 18 Diagnosing Character: A House Divided? 222 Heather Battaly and Amy Coplan Contributors: Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital Staff 239 Index: Index of Differential Diagnoses 247
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University of California Press Hollywood Made in China
Book SynopsisChina's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 ignited a race to capture new global media audiences. This book examines this compelling dynamic, where the distinctions between Hollywood's dream factory and the PRC's Chinese dream of global influence become increasingly blurred.Trade Review"Timely and informative." * H-Diplo *"Hollywood Made in China is a timely contribution to film studies, media studies, and communication studies... impressive, far-reaching." * China Review *"Hollywood Made in China is an elegant account of Hollywood’s evolving engagements in China’s commercial film environment... an accessible, intriguing study of an unlikely liaison." * Modern Chinese Literature and Culture *"Like High Concept, scholar and industry consultant Justin Wyatt’s landmark 1994 book about Hollywood’s pivot towards packaged promotion - and merchandising-ready properties, Aynne Kokas’s Hollywood Made in China will be the seminal guidebook to understanding media in the era of the world’s pivot to China." - Karen Fang, University of Houston * China Review International *"A concise and lucid analysis." * China Quarterly *"...an informative book with updated real-world cases and textual analysis on Sino-US film co-production. For those less familiar with the topic, this book serves as a great introduction and resource." * Global Media and Communication *“Kokas’ work provides an insightful analysis of Sino-US co-ventures, and exemplifies an important approach to global media industries in general. . . .this is a groundbreaking book with an analysis that helps us understand how the Chinese government’s policy-making and Hollywood’s economic ambitions in the Chinese market complicate Sino-US media collaborations and construct ‘multilayered systems that unite the American and Chinese economies’.” * Asian Journal of Communication *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Policy and Superheroes: China and Hollywood in Sino-US Relations 2. Hollywood's China: Mickey Mouse, Kung Fu Panda, and the Rise of Sino-US Brandscapes 3. Soft Power Plays: How Chinese Film Policy Influences Hollywood 4. Whispers in the Gallery: How Industry Forums Build Sino-US Media Collaboration 5. Compradors: How Above-the-Line Workers Brand Sino-US Film Production 6. Farm Labor, Film Labor: How Below-the-Line Workers Shape Sino-US Film Production Conclusion Appendix 1: Examples of Sino-US Film Collaboration by Type Appendix 2: Chinese Character Glossary Notes Filmography Bibliography Index
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