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Serbian ℜGreek Art Music: A Patch to Western Music History (Hardback - 15 Sep 2009)

Serbian ℜGreek Art Music
The music of Serbia and Greece has long been a vital part of Balkan culture, but it has been excluded from the academic canon of Western music history. Katy Romanou corrects this oversight with Serbian and Greek Art Music, the first book in English on the subject. Written by seven renowned musicologists, the book stresses the interaction between music and politics and relates the efforts of local musicians to...

Edited by Katy Romanou

ISBN-13: 9781841502786 ; ISBN-10: 1841502782

Price: £25.46 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Life Flows On in Endless Song: Folk Songs and American History (Hardback - 28 Aug 2009)

Life Flows On in Endless Song
An engaging survey of what folk songs tell us about the American past Life Flows on in Endless Song explores American folk songs as a frame for the American experience. Robert V. Wells discusses how folk songs emerged from particular historical circumstances and evolved as they migrated from one region to another. Crafting a thematic map of four centuries of American history, Wells investigates how...

By (author) Robert V. Wells

ISBN-13: 9780252034558 ; ISBN-10: 0252034554

Price: £47.00 £43.10 Not Available

The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music (Hardback - 15 Aug 2009)

The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers
The influence of Jimmie Rodgers on 20th-century American country music The songs of country music pioneer Jimmie Rodgers have been appropriated by dozens of musicians and radically transformed since he first recorded them nearly 90 years ago. His songs have often resurfaced at critical moments, when country music has been forced to confront issues of style, gender, race, and tradition. In this cultural and...

By (author) Jocelyn R. Neal

ISBN-13: 9780253353153 ; ISBN-10: 0253353157

Price: £39.00 £36.70 Not Available

WHISPERING PINES: THE NORTHERN ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC...FROM HANK SNOW TO THE "BAND" (Hardback - 12 Aug 2009)

WHISPERING PINES
The Northern Roots of American Music From Hank Snow to the Band.

By (author) JASON SCHNEIDER

ISBN-13: 9781550228748 ; ISBN-10: 1550228749

Price: £20.99 £16.17 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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THE BALLAD OF BRITAIN: HOW MUSIC CAPTURED THE SOUL OF A NATION (Paperback - 3 Aug 2009)

THE BALLAD OF BRITAIN
Offers a look at the relationship the British have with music, and helps in understanding how the country has represented itself through song. This travel book presents a portrait of Britain as an adventure into lyric and melody. It spans the entire British Isles, from John O'Groats to Land's End.

By (author) WILL HODGKINSON

ISBN-13: 9781906032548 ; ISBN-10: 1906032548

Price: £12.99 £10.39 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Abba: Thank You for the Music: The Stories Behind Every Song (Hardback - 1 Aug 2009)

Abba: Thank You for the Music

By (author) Robert Scott

ISBN-13: 9781847323309 ; ISBN-10: 1847323308

Price: £9.99 £7.99 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Life Flows On in Endless Song: Folk Songs and American History (Paperback / softback - 29 Jul 2009)

Life Flows On in Endless Song

By (author) Robert V. Wells

ISBN-13: 9780252076503 ; ISBN-10: 0252076508

Price: £16.49 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Family: Photographs by Lauren Dukoff (Hardback - 1 Jul 2009)

Family

By (author) Lauren Duckoff; Devendra (FRW) Banhart

ISBN-13: 9780811866620 ; ISBN-10: 0811866629

Price: £19.99 £15.59 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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THE HISTORY OF THE BAGPIPES (Paperback - 30 Jun 2009)

THE HISTORY OF THE BAGPIPES

By (author) HUGH CHEAPE

ISBN-13: 9781847581358 ; ISBN-10: 1847581358

Price: £7.47 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity (Hardback - 15 Jun 2009)

Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity
Explores the allure of Cash's contradictory persona Throughout his career, Johnny Cash has been depicted - and has depicted himself - as a walking contradiction: social protestor and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H. Edwards explores the allure of this paradoxical image and its cultural significance. She argues that Cash...

By (author) Leigh Edwards

ISBN-13: 9780253352927 ; ISBN-10: 0253352924

Price: £43.48 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity (Paperback / softback - 15 Jun 2009)

Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity
Explores the allure of Cash's contradictory persona Throughout his career, Johnny Cash has been depicted - and has depicted himself - as a walking contradiction: social protestor and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H. Edwards explores the allure of this paradoxical image and its cultural significance. She argues that Cash...

By (author) Leigh Edwards

ISBN-13: 9780253220615 ; ISBN-10: 0253220610

Price: £12.99 £12.94 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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GOING TO THE WELL FOR WATER: THE SEAMUS ENNIS FIELD DIARY 1942-1946 (Hardback - 1 Jun 2009)

GOING TO THE WELL FOR WATER
Features a translation of the diaries of Seamus Ennis, fulltime collector of music and song with the Irish Folklore Commission describing his work, the people he met, the material he gathered and his communication with the head office of the commission in Dublin. This book also illustrates life in the Gaeltacht during the Second World War.

Translated by RIONACH UI OGAIN

ISBN-13: 9781859184370 ; ISBN-10: 1859184375

Price: £45.00 £34.75 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Americas All-Time Favorite Piano Pieces: 166 Best-loved Piano Solos (Paperback - 1 Jun 2009)

Americas All-Time Favorite Piano Pieces

By (author) Amy (COM) Appleby

ISBN-13: 9780825636660 ; ISBN-10: 0825636663

Price: £17.47 Not Available

The Dance of Politics: Gender, Performance, and Democratization in Malawi (Hardback - 28 May 2009)

The Dance of Politics

By (author) Lisa Gilman

ISBN-13: 9781592139859 ; ISBN-10: 159213985X

Price: £39.00 £30.35 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Bollywood Piano Favourites (Paperback - 1 May 2009)

Bollywood Piano Favourites

By (author) Oksana L. (COM) Bukxari

ISBN-13: 9781847722829 ; ISBN-10: 1847722822

Price: £14.95 £11.96 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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American Ballads and Songs (Paperback / softback - 10 Apr 2009)

American Ballads and Songs

By (author) Louise Pound

ISBN-13: 9781103956708 ; ISBN-10: 1103956701

Price: £14.24 UK delivery 4 to 7 days

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John Henry: Roark Bradford's Novel and Play (Hardback - 9 Apr 2009)

John Henry
Roark Bradford's 1931 novel and 1939 play dealing with the legendary folk-hero John Henry (both titled John Henry) were extremely influential in their own time but have long been unavailable or extremely hard to find. In this unique collection, Steven C.Tracy has joined Bradford's seminal works in a new critical edition to help contextualize both the novel and play, making these vital texts widely available again...

Edited by Steven C Tracy

ISBN-13: 9780195371048 ; ISBN-10: 0195371046

Price: £45.00 £38.35 Not Available

Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory (Paperback - 7 Apr 2009)

Pitch Perfect
High notes, high drama, and high jinks collide as elite collegiate a cappella groups compete to be the best in the nation Journalist Mickey Rapkin follows a season in collegiate a cappella, covering the breathtaking displays of vocal talent, the groupies (yes, a cappella singers have groupies), the rock-star partying (and run-ins with the law), and all the bitter rivalries. Along the way are encounters with a...

By (author) Mickey Rapkin

ISBN-13: 9781592404636 ; ISBN-10: 1592404634

Price: £16.27 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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