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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.
Big Day Coming
by Jesse Jarnow
The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found a third way. Going behind the scenes of one of the most remarkable eras in American music history, Big Day Coming traces the patient rise of husband-and-wife team Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who—over three decades—helped forge a...
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Music History Books & Ephemera
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
by Johann Sebastian Bach ; Alfred Dürr (editor)
Bach composed the first version of this piece in 1723 using the key of E-flat major for the Christmas Vespers in Leipzig which contained several Christmas texts. Over the years he removed the Christmas-specific texts to make it suitable for year-round performance, and transposed it to D major, providing better sonority for the three trumpets, which is the standard version of the work encountered today. The Magnificat is divided into twelve parts which can be grouped into three movements, each beginning...
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$11.95
Crossover the Edge: Where Hardcore, Punk And Metal Collide
by Anesiadis, Alexandros
Cherry Red Books, 2019-10-01. paperback. Good. 6x1x9. Unmarked. Text appears to be free of highlighting, underlining or writing. Softcover book shows corner crease, corner and edge wear from normal use / storage. Binding is solid, square. Cherry Red Books. A book that is currently Out-Of-Print, Uncommon, A First Edition, or Collectable. Photos included with this listing are of the actual book you will receive. Ships quickly and with care.
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$149.77
Marcel Godet, Directeur de la Bibliothèque Nationale Suisse, 1954 First Edition, Signed
by Bourgeois, Pierre
No copies of this small but nicely bound book are found for sale. OCLC only shows five libraries worldwide having copies of this book. Signed by the Author, Pierre Bourgeois to Milton Lord, who became the Boston Public Library head. written in French and in near perfect as printed and bound condition. Some slight toning and sunnint along the cloth spine on the front board with some minor bumps. Otherwise, interior is clean, bright and in excellent condition. A very rare publication about the head of the...
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$115.00
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 LibrerÃa 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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$25.00
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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$38.00
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 LibrerÃa 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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$25.00
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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$7.50
Australasian Music at Home and Abroad
by Kirby, Sarah & Gabriel, John (Edited by)
North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2023. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. MINT - a NEW copy. ii, 277 pages. Combining approaches from Western art music, First Nations music, pop music, studies of contemporary community practice, and anthropological and ethnomusicological field work, Australasian Music, At Home and Abroad presents peer-reviewed chapters that critically reflect on Australasian music-making in the last 125 years. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for...
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$29.43
O fons Bandusiae, splendidior vitro (To the Fountain of Bandusia)
by Thompson, Randall
E. C. Schirmer Music Co, 1932. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 15 pages. E.C.S. No. 740. Horace: Odes III, 13. For Chorus of Mixed Voices. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback). Covers separated at fold.
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$25.00
Rosemary: Four Choruses for Women's Voices (Three- and Four-part, Unaccompanied)
by Randall Thompson
E. C. Schirmer Music Co, 1930. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 32 pages. Lyrics from 'Tiger Joy' by Stephen Vincent Benet. First edition (first printing). Near fine in wrappers (paperback, stapled).
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$50.00
DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE: MUSICAL MEMOIRS
by Young, Al
Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press, 1995. This is the Advance Uncorrected Proofs which came out before the hardcover first. Good acquisition for the collector. VF in wraps. Great stuff from Coleman Hawkins to Spike Jones! A knowledgeable and sensitive writer travels through musical memories--jazz, blues, pop, latin, classics, country-western, all there.. 1st Edition. Paperback.
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$27.50
REVOLUCION MUSICAL NEGRA, LA
by NOE CUBAS COLMENARES
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 LibrerÃa 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 menos que se...
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$50.00
A Matter of Records
by Moore, Jerrold Northrop
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company. 1977. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 248 pages. Fred Gaisberg and The Golden Era of the Gramaphone . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$16.72
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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$48.70
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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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$120.00
The Blue Aspic / Der Traurige Zwölfpfünder
by Edward Gorey
Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear. tiny indents on front, corners lightly worn, tiny tear on front bottom edge, small tear on bottom back edge. Cover has very slight shelfwear, a few tiny indents on front. Short gift note on front flyleaf. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Very nice copy.
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$203.00
The Dead Straight Guide to Led Zeppelin (Dead Straight Guides)
by Nigel Williamson
Red Planet, 2015. Paperback. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2015 Red Planet Books 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. One of the first books in this new series, this pocket guide features the story of Led Zeppelin: from the first meeting of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant to the untimely death of John Bonham; the music: their fifty best songs unpicked and coverage of their...
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$14.95
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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$180.00
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 LibrerÃa Anticuaria, CDMX
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$150.00
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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$11.15
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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$15.00
Toscanini: Musician of Conscience
by [Toscanini, Arturo] Sachs, Harvey
Liveright, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 923 pages. A biography of the Italian conductor (1867-1957). First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Minor edge wear and a light crease to the front flap. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. It may be difficult to imagine today, but Arturo Toscanini--recognized widely as the most celebrated conductor of the twentieth century--was once one of the most famous people in the world. Like Einstein in science or...
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$25.00
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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$45.00
