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The Death Of Rhythm and Blues
by Nelson George
This passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society. In a fast-paced narrative, Nelson George’s book chronicles the rise and fall of “race music” and its transformation into the R&B that eventually dominated the airwaves only to find itself diluted and submerged as crossover music.
The Interpretation Of the Music Of the Xviith and Xviiith Centuries Revealed By Contemporary Evidence Appendix Containing Twenty-Two Illustrative Pieces
by Arnold Dolmetsch
Music History Books & Ephemera
Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road: When Old Time Music Met Bluegrass
by John Cohen
PowerHouse Books, 2019. Hardcover. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2019 PowerHouse Books hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Speed Bumps on a Dirt Roadis a living document of country music's founding fathers and mothers. John Cohen photographed musicians, at home, backstage at public events, from the wings at fiddlers' conventions, out in country music parks, and in the...
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£13.72
Las jiras
by Federico Arana
All our books are in good to very good condition unless otherwise noted (no markings, not ex-library). We are happy to provide detailed pictures of book covers and contents upon request. We ship out of Mexico City by registered mail or FedEx/DHL. Please ask for a detailed shipping quote. Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX. We specialize in hard to find books on the arts and rare editions of 20th Century literature, in many languages. Todos nuestros libros están en buen o muy buen estado, a...
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£20.24
A Mammal's Notebook (Atlas Arkhive Five / Documents of the Avant-Garde)
by Satie, Erik (author), Antony Melville (translator), Ornella Volta (editor)
London: Atlas Press, 2002. 2nd edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Square 8vo, 208pp, printed wrappers. The uncommon 2002 edition of this important collection of writings by Satie. Unmarked copy, light soil and wear.
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£36.43
Feedback: The Who and Their Generation
by Casey Harison
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014. Hardcover. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2014 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In Feedback: The Who and Their Generation, historian Casey Harison offers a cultural and social history of one of the most successful bands of the 1960s British Invasion. .
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£12.10
Debussy: Man and Artist
by Oscar Thompson
New York: Dover, 1968. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Faint scratches to laminate on front cover. Lower front corner is lightly creased. Binding is sound and tight. No writing/highlighthing. Includes bibliography, index. 393 pages. Originally written in 1937, this book was the first American biography of Debussy. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.
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£9.03
A History of Western Music
by Donald Jay Grout
W. W. Norton & Co., 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.35
The Making of Guys and Dolls
by Keith Garebian
Mosaic Press, 2010. Paperback. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2010 Mosaic Press softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The latest installment in the widely successful 'Making of The Great Broadway Musicals' series. This book goes behind the scenes of the making of original Broadway Production in 1950.
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£17.77
1000 Days that Shook the World
1000 Days that Shook the World: The Psychedelic Beatles - April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967 Mojo, London, 2002, Special Limited Edition (22,240 of 90,000), large format, softback with stiff card wraps with cut outs, VG+, illustrated throughout from b/w and colour photographs, 146 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, pale mark to back cover (see scan), gentle rubs to edges and corners, price unclipped. MUSIC, COLLECTABLE, THE BEATLES,...
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£41.50
Die Schönste Lengevitch
by Kurt M. Stein
Vorstellung auf English. Texte auf Deutch.All our books are in good to very good condition unless otherwise noted (no markings, not ex-library). We are happy to provide detailed pictures of book covers and contents upon request. We ship out of Mexico City by registered mail or FedEx/DHL. Please ask for a detailed shipping quote.Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX. We specialize in hard to find books on the arts and rare editions of 20th Century literature, in many languages.Todos nuestros libros...
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£28.33
Five Centuries of Music in Venice
by Robbins Landon, H. C. and Norwich, John Julius
London: Thames & Hudson, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. Small 4to. Boards. Pp. 200. Includes 231 illustrations, 49 in color. Venice has always been associated with music--for example Rossini and Verdi saw some of their greatest triumphs there. Here is a beautifully illustrated history of that association.
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£28.33
Wagner's Ring: A Listener's Companion & Concordance
by J.K. Holtman
Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author Amadeus Press, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by author with initials on front flyleaf. Dust jacket has very mild shelfwear. Cover has mild shelfwear. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. A listeners companion and concordance to Wagner's opera 'The Ring', exploring the mythology behind it , story, music, characters and language. Very...
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£39.42
Young Music Makers: Boyhoods of Famous Composers
by Irene Wicker
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1961. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Jules Gotlieb. Signed by Author The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1961. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear with several chips and tears on edges, small chip in title on front, and some mild foxing. Cover has mild shelfwear. Inscription by author on front flyleaf with some writing by previous owner. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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£30.76
The String Instrument Owner's Handbook
by Michael J. Pagliaro
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015. Hardcover. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2015 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In The String Instrument Owner's Guide, Michael Pagliaro surveys the complete "ownership life cycle" of bowed string instruments.
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£34.77
Fichthorn's Letter System of Music Reading : A Pupil's Book for Class and Home Study
by Field, Eugene (edited By C. Merton Babcock)
Self-published By Author, 1931. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Gray softcover, 39 pp. Complete title: "Fichthorn's Letter System of Music Reading With Essentials for Vocal Classes : Also Useful in private Voice and Instrumental Teaching as well as Class Instrumental Instruction. One Letter Position for all Keys Applicable to all Texts. A Pupil's Book for Class and Home...
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Producing Country: The Inside Story of the Great Recordings
by Michael Jarrett
Wesleyan University Press, 2014. Paperback. New. New softcover in matte printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes index and B&W photographs. 320 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Legendary producers describe the making of country music's great recordings Musicians make music. Producers make records. In the early days of recorded music, the producer was the "artists-and-repertoire man," or A&R man, for short. A powerful figure, the A&R man chose...
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Off the Wall [Nos. 1 to 3]
by Wilson, Wes (editor)
Aurora, MO: POSTER Project, 1992. First Edition. Ephemera. Fine. The first three issues of Wilson's "journal about events posters & the arts of happenings." The newspapers are printed on white heavy newsprint and folded like tabloid magazines. The issues have drawings by Robert Crumb. The second issue is dedicated to Rick Griffin, the poster artist who had recently died. Roughly 17 by 23 inches. Volume I, numbers 1, 2, and 3. Fine copies.
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£97.14
Pink Floyd: A Kaleidoscope of Conundrums
by Michael O'Neill
UK: Danann Publishing Limited, 2017. Hardcover. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2017 Danann Publishing hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The story of Pink Floyd is embedded in the story of an era, of a generation tasting personal freedom from the first time and their musical heroes, the musicians who accompanied them and attempted to blaze the trail for them, often at...
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£13.72
Quattro Pezzi Sacri
by Giuseppe Verdi
Quattro Pezzi Sacri di Giuseppe Verdi, riduzione per canto e pianoforte di G. Luporini. Ricordi, Milano / Boosey, NYCuarto, 67 pp. en rústica con portada ilustrada en estilo Art Nouveau. Primera edición de 1898, con el anuncio que ofrece las piezas por separado, en papel albanene. Sellos de biblioteca, un par de anotaciones a lápiz y una a color (ver fotos), las esquinas de algunas hojas un poco manchadas. Una rotura, reparada hace tiempo, en la cubierta posterior. En muy buen estado generalFirst...
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£145.71
A History of Western Music
by Grout, Donald Jay
Condition: Very Good+. Dust jacket condition: Good. Clean, tight, unmarked copy. Some staining to outside edges. Previous owner's name inscribed. Dust jacket is chipped. Wrapped in dull mylar cover. Third edition (1980) with Claude V. Palisca of standard text in music history. Extensive B/W illustrations and music scores.
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£6.07
Musiques formelles
by Iannis Xenakis
Paris, Richard Masse, 1963. Quarto (27 cm), broché. Édition originale (pas de grand papier). Quelques taches de rousseur sur les pages de garde, sinon un bel exemplaire qui a été lu, mais est en bon état de conservation. Envoi depuis le Mexique, par DHL, UPS ou FedEx dans tout le monde. Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX
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£121.42
AL COMPAS DEL ROCK & ROLL
by RICARDO HOMS
td [border: 1px solid #cccccc;]br [mso-data-placement:same-cell;]All our books are in good to very good condition unless otherwise noted (no markings, not ex-library). We are happy to provide detailed pictures of book covers and contents upon request. We ship out of Mexico City by registered mail or FedEx/DHL. Please ask for a detailed shipping quote.Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX. We specialize in hard to find books on the arts and rare editions of 20th Century literature, in many languages.Todos...
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£20.24
BLUES OFF THE RECORD: THIRTY YEARS OF BLUES COMMENTARY
by Oliver, Paul
8vo First edition thus. 297 pages, illustrated, index. Near Fine or better copy. .
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£10.36
