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Concise History Of Western Music
by Barbara Russano Hanning
Includes bibliographical references (p. A1-A5) and index.
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Get In the Van
by Henry Rollins
Get in the Van is a memoir by singer, writer, and spoken word artist Henry Rollins first published in 1994 by, Rollins' own company, 2.13.61 Publications. The book is composed of journal entries that Rollins kept while he was lead singer of the band Black Flag from 1981 to its breakup in 1986. Other text includes reminiscences of times when he had yet to start, or had lapsed in, his journal-keeping.
Musica Practica the Social Practice Of Western Music From Gregorian Chant To Postmodernism
by Michael Chanan
The Third and Last Booke Of Songs or Aires 1603 English Lute Songs 1597 - 1632 a Collection Of Facsimile Reprints, General Editi
by John Dowland
Music History Books & Ephemera
Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
by Johann Sebastian Bach ; Aleksandr Gedike (arranger) ; Richard W. Sargeant Jr. (editor)
There have been several orchestrations of Bach's famous organ masterwork over the years, including some by notable conductors such as Leopold Stokowski, Eugene Ormandy, Rene Leibowitz, Andrew Davis plus a couple by composers: Ottorino Respighi and the one offered here by the Russian Aleksandr Gedike. The exact date of Gedike's orchestration is unknown but could date from before the Russian revolution of 1917 which would make it one of the earliest orchestral settings. It's a splendid example of Gedike's...
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México en un himno
by Juan Cid y Mulet
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 menos que se indique lo contrario. Con gusto podemos subir fotos detalladas de interiores y cubiertas. Envíos por correo registrado o FedEx/DHL. Favor de pedir una cotización de envío detallada. Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX, especializada en libros de arte, música y ediciones raras de...
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NZ$59.29
South Australiana. Vol. 22, No. 2. September, 1983 14/Jul/2023 A journal for the publication and study of South Australian historical and literary manuscripts.
by Various
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia. 1983. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Good Condition. Card Covers, cloth spine. Age-toning to covers. Three black & white plates. 71 pages. Contents inlcude: Heinecke's Grand Orchestra: The Reminiscences of Hermann Heinecke. (Krips & Woodburn); The King George V Memorial Fund (Thornton); C.R. Jury and the authorship of Fiction: A University Satire: A correction (Wall). Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all...
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Le Lacrime di San Pietro di Luigi Tansillo Poema Sacro con Gli Argomenti, ed Allegorie Di Lucrezia Marinella ed Un Discorso Di Tommaso Costo. Giuntavi in Questa nuova Edizione la Raccolta delle sue Rime notabilmente accredsciuta. First Edition, 1738
by Tansillio, Luigi
Extremely Rare Book Publication! The only library that has a copy of this book is the: Bayerishe Staatsbibliothek. Le Lacrime di San Pietro di Luigi Tansillo Poema Sacro con Gli Argomenti, ed Allegorie Di Lucrezia Marinella ed Un Discorso Di Tommaso Costo. Giuntavi in Questa nuova Edizione la Raccolta delle sue Rime notabilmente accredsciuta. In Venezia Appresso Francesco Piagentini. MDCCXXXVIII (1738). ConLicenza De Superiori, E Privilegio.In Venice: Francisco Piacentini 1738, 1738. 3 parts in a volume...
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NZ$2,200.51
autograph letter signed
by Spilka, Frantisek
1911. Ephemera. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages, written on leaves one and three. Dated 13, XII, 1911, addressed 'Herr Director!' About 170 words. Frantisek Spilka (1887-1960) was a Czech conductor, teacher and composer. Letter previously folded for mailing.
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NZ$84.70
Les Concerts du Domaine Musical presentent un Concert Special pour le 75 Anniversary de Igor Stravinsky qui Dirige la Creation Europeenne de AGON
by Stravinsky, Igor. Hans Rosbaud (conductor)
Les Concerts du Domaine Musical, 1957. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 18 unnumbered pages. B/W illustrations. Performed by Orchestre du Sudwestfunk, conducted by Hans Rosbaud. Program also included work by Anton Webern, Arnold Schonberg and Alan Berg. Tipped-in B/W photograph, 6 x 8 inches, of Stravinsky on front cover. First edition (first printing). Very good copy with tipped-in B/W photograph of Stravinsky on front cover, Cover with mild wear. Lower right corner of photograph is creased with craese...
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NZ$84.70
Musical Articles from the Encyclopaedia Britannica
by Tovey, Donald Francis
London: Oxford University Press, 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oxford University Press, 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear, minor chipping, sunned. Name on front pastedown and free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned.An excellent overview for those who have no intention of reading Professor Tovey's Essays in Musical Analysis. Good definitions abound.
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NZ$64.37
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Recorded Opera
by Gammond, Peter
London: Salamander Books. 1979. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 256 pages. A comprehensive guide to over 550 operas with available recordings and biographies of 100 singers. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$22.25
Gibson Electrics - The Classic Years
by Duchossoir, A.R
Hal Leonard, 1998-05-31. paperback. Good. 9x0x12. Unmarked, text appears free of highlighting, underlining and writing. Corner bumping, some page tips show bumping/tip creasing. Softcover book, cover shows a bit of creasing, several scratches, some edge, corner and shelf wear from regular use. Binding is solid. A book that is currently OOP / NP (Out-Of-Print edition / No Longer in Print), uncommon, a first edition, collectable or hard to find. 1998. Hal Leonard. Ships quickly and with care.
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NZ$236.77
Virgil, Publius. (b. BC 70) The Works of Virgil: Containing his Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. Translated into English verse; by Mr. Dryden.
by John Dryden
Virgil, Publius. (b. BC 70) The Works of Virgil: Containing his Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. Translated into English verse; by Mr. Dryden. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1697. Large Folio, 423 x 265. First edition. 640pp One hundred and three full paged engraved illustrations. This is a large paper copy excepting for the first few pages exceptionally white and crisp. Complete with full introduction to Lord Clifford and large plate of Virgil at the Senate. Contains the Life of Virgil, and an...
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NZ$19,481.00
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Versos camino a casa [Poems for the Trip Home]
by Montalvo, Rey
Matanzas, Cuba: Ediciones Vigía, 2016. [10] pages, plus an audio DVD. About 8-1/2 inches square. An edition of 100 copies. Colección Andante. Lyrics for a song photocopied on brown recycled paper. Designed by Elizabeth Valero and bound in crumpled paper and fabric over cardboard. The DVD has one short musical track. OCLC: DEIAI FQG FXG HLS IQU NDD NOC STF VWM. Fine. Inscribed by Montalvo with a small drawing of a guitar.
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NZ$254.10
![Views of a Nearsighted Cannoneer [Revised, Expanded]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/764/344/1473344764.0.b.jpg)
Views of a Nearsighted Cannoneer [Revised, Expanded]
by Krim, Seymour
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co, 1968. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near fine. Essays by the beat writer associated with the New Journalism movement, which was in its earliest stages with this publication. Forward by Norman Mailer. This is a revised and expanded edition, and the first hardcover edition (the original 1961 edition was a paperback original). 256 pages. First hardcover edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a like dust jacket (publisher's imprint on spine printed in red and...
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The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley ... Consisting of those which were formerly printed; and those which he design'd for the press, publish'd out of the author's original copies. With The cutter of Coleman-street.
by Cowley, Abraham
The Works of Abraham Cowley, Printed and Published by Jacob Tonson, 1707-08, 3 Volumes with 33 beautifully engraved plates, including one folding linen-backed plate. Volume 2 has 2 pages of advertising at the rear. The text is trimmed by the book binder (not affecting text) with occaisonal light browning and spotting. Volume 3, M2 has a marginal repair and boards are loose on Volume 1 and Volume 3 has upper joint split. Cloth Slip-case, a little rubbed at the extremities but the binding is superb and...
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NZ$889.35
Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild, BWV 79
by Johann Sebastian Bach ; Bernhard Todt (arranger) ; Wilhelm Rust (editor)
Composed for Reformation Day (October 31) in 1725, this cantata was re-scored for a performance given five years later. With its colorful orchestration and musical allusions to Luther's nailing of the 98 theses to the back door of the Schlosskirche in Wittenberg, the cantata has remained a popular one ever since its first publication in 1870.
This new vocal score is a digitally restored reprint of the one first issued in the early 20th century by G. Schirmer, New York, with Henry Sandwith Drinker's... Read more about this item
This new vocal score is a digitally restored reprint of the one first issued in the early 20th century by G. Schirmer, New York, with Henry Sandwith Drinker's... Read more about this item
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NZ$16.86
Stories of Famous Operas
by Guerber, H. A
Dodd, Mead and Company, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Dodd, Mead and Company,1900. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Ex-Library book. Cover has very slight shelfwear with light rubbing on the corners and edges. Other than having library markings, pages are clean. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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NZ$36.76
The New Lost City Ramblers Song Book
by John Cohen and Mike Seeger
Oak Publications, 1964. Good. Cover shows significant shelf and handling wear with edge wear, creasing, staining, age-toning, and a tear at the upper spine. Interior is clean except for a colored pencil price mark on pg 5. The half title page and pg 13/14 were cut and bound wrong at manufacture. Interior is otherwise clean and beautiful. Photo is of the book at Barbed Wire Books.
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NZ$296.45
Christ lag in Todsbanden, BWV 4
by Johann Sebastian Bach ; Bernhard Todt (arranger) ; Moritz Hauptmann (editor) ; Henry Sandwith Drinker (translator)
For this beloved Cantata, the classic vocal score arranged by Bernhard Todt as a companion to the renowned Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe was re-engraved by G. Schirmer in the early part of the 20th century with Henry Drinker's English translation added beneath the original German text. Now available in an easy-to-use, convenient size designed to fit comfortably in choral folders.
Sinfonia
Versus I: Christ lag in Todesbanden (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)
Versus II: Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (soprano,... Read more about this item
Sinfonia
Versus I: Christ lag in Todesbanden (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)
Versus II: Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (soprano,... Read more about this item
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Euterpe
by Rafael Lozano
.Firmado y numerado por el autor.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...
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Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129
by Johann Sebastian Bach ; Bernhard Todt (arranger) ; Alfred Dörffel (editor)
This exceptional cantata was probably first heard at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig on June 16, 1726, though scholars cannot rule out it being composed for a festival later that year or early in 1727. The new digitally-enhanced vocal score presented here is reproduced from the series first issued to coincide with the monumental Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe by Breitkopf und Hartel of Leipzig just over a century ago with keyboard reductions by Bernhard Todt.
Coro: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott
Aria (bass):... Read more about this item
Coro: Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott
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NZ$15.16
Love with Arthur Lee, James Gang, Black Sabbath, Sha Na Na, Elvin Bishop Tower of Power (Bill Graham 1970 #257-258 Norman Orr postcard)
by Orr, Norman (artist). Bill Graham
Bill Graham, 1970. Poster. Postcard, oblong format, 7 x 9.25 inches. For performances in San Francisco November 19-20-21-22. With November/December calendar on rear Very good copy. Postcard has staple pinholes and impression at top edge corners.
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NZ$105.88
If It Ain't Baroque... More Music History As It Ought To Be Taught
by Barber, David W
Toronto: Sound And Vision. 1992. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations by Dave Donald. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 143 pages. . Reprint. Trade Paperback.
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NZ$15.58
Opera Prive de Paris: Premiere Saison 1929
by Rimsky-Korsakoff (music). N. E.-J Bilibin (cover illustration)
Édité par Publicité commerciale & théatrale, 1929. Trade Paperback. 40 pp. Program distributed for performances of 'Snegourotchka' with music by Rimsky-Korsakoff. The cover illustration is signed 'J. Bilibine, 1928'; the illustrations of stage designs and costumes are signed 'A. Korovine.' Some color illustrations are tipped-in. Advertisements appear on front cover, and are also interspersed with the text. Text in French. 9.75 x 12.5 inches. First edition (first printing), presumed. Very good copy...
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Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31
by Johann Sebastian Bach ; Gustav Rösler (arranger) ; Wilhelm Rust (editor)
Composed for an Easter Sunday performance in 1715 during Bach's tenure as court composer at Weimar, this cantata has long been a favorite among the more than 250 he wrote. Unabridged electronically enhanced reissue of the vocal score first published by C. F. Peters in ca.1880 based on the Bach Gesellschft volume which first appeared in 1857.
Sonata
Coro: Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret
Recitativo: Erwunschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh (bass)
Aria: Furst des Lebens, starker Streiter (bass)... Read more about this item
Sonata
Coro: Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret
Recitativo: Erwunschter Tag! Sei, Seele, wieder froh (bass)
Aria: Furst des Lebens, starker Streiter (bass)... Read more about this item
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NZ$13.47
Beautiful Columbia: Glory of the West (sheet music)
by Kolar, Mildred H
Mildred H. Kolar, 1923. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Sheet music, 5 pages. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Signature in ink on upper front cover of prior owner. Mild soiling of covers.
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NZ$52.94
Los copistas
by Hernández Benítez, Leticia
Matanzas, Cuba: Ediciones Vigía, 2016. 73 pages plus an audio CD. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. An edition of 200 copies. Colección Andante. An artist's book celebrating music copyists, who are hired to produce neat copies from a composer's or arranger's manuscript, interpreting the composer's intentions. Among the Matanzas musicians highlighted are Sigfrido Anastasio Tortoló Carrillo; Sergio Pichardo López; Rafael Somavilla; Betsy C. de la Victoria Macón; y Marta Valdés. Examples of their work are also...
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