Beatles Blue Grass Banjo Song Book
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Ryckman and Beck, 1978. Paperback. Blue and white stapled wraps with color illustration and black lettering; 70 pp. More
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Ryckman and Beck, 1978. Paperback. Blue and white stapled wraps with color illustration and black lettering; 70 pp. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1987. Hardcover. white boards w/ dark spine printing. xxvi, 355 pgs w/ bw illustrations. white, blue & grey illustrated dustjacket; protective plastic. A nice, ex-college library copy. "...Comprehensive collection of his letters to friends and close associates such as the composers Stravinsky and Chausson, the..... More
London: Novello and Company Limited, 1948. Hardcover. Light blue boards with dark blue cloth at spine; Light green paper dj.; 84 pp.; 9 bw, 1 color illustrations. Lectures about John Braham, The Garcia Family, and Sir Charles Santley delivered by John Mewburn Levien. More
Moskva: Izd. Isskust. 1962. Hardcover. Beige linen cloth with black title block and gilt lettering; piano keyboard on spine. 711 pp. with occasional bw photos. 40-page section of additional bw photos at end. Errata sheet laid in at p. 711. Text in Russian. Anecdotes and more about many of the..... More
Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Softcover. glossy wraps w/ bw illustration & blue printing. book xlviii, 676 pages, 44 unnumbered pages of plates. "Founded in 1965 and still active today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. From..... More
Waltham, Massachusetts: Brandeis University, 1979. Hardbound. Grey-green cloth with white lettering; 881 single-sided pp. total, with additional pp. of examples. A doctoral dissertation, extremely complete, about the Venetian music publisher. More
North Pomfret, Vermont: Hamish Hamilton, 1981. Hardbound. Blue cloth with gold lettering; red dj with white and black lettering; 246 pp. with no illustrations. The true account, from 1946 to 1980, of the missing music manuscripts of some of the world's most revered composers; a thrilling read. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Red cover with blacklettering. (ix), 1139 pp : illustrations. "This work is [primarily a thematic index,] designed to complement but not supplant the various Vogel catalogs."--Page viii. Contents as follows: Composer index with incipits -- Index to first lines -- Thematic locator index..... More
Leipzig: J. Schuberth & Co., 1871. 1871 or that era. Folio. Tan paper over boards; Dark brown cloth at spine; 129 pp. comprised totally of a musical score. Oversize (15 x 21.5 inches) and heavy (7.5 pounds / 3.4 kilos). The mass was composed by Franz Liszt between 1855 and..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1913. Hardcover. Green cloth, library binding; 486 pp., 458 pp.; BW frontispiece in each volume. Translated and abridged from the fourth edition by Grace E. Hadow; Includes a preface by W. H. Hadow; A biography of the noted German composer and musician, one of the..... More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1988. Softcover. black illustrated wraps w/ orange printing. 412 pgs w/ bw illustrations. From a college library. Pages have been inspected and appear clean, but, may have instances of marginalia, notations. Remains tightly bound. Due date card has one removal stamp. A nice copy... More
Chicago: Nelson Hall, 1984. Hardcover. Black boards with silver lettering; black dj, bw illustrated, red, gray and white lettering; mylar cover; vii, 199 pp. A cultural history of the United States as reflected in rock music. Includes index. More
Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers, 1985. Hardcover. grey boards w/ silver spine printing. book xv, 167 pgs. grey illustrated dustjacket w/ protective plastic. From a college library. Pages clean an remains tightly bound. A nice copy. "This first book-length examination of Waller's music demonstrates his art as an important current running..... More
Oxford, England / New York, NY: Clarendon Press/ Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; green dj, tan lettering, bw illustration; mylar cover; 230 pp, bw illustrated frontispiece. "Contemporary editors and translators made available the material for Wagner's 'Ring', while the illuminating or obscuring work..... More
Milano: Giorgio Borletti Editore, 1974. Hardbound. Navy cloth with white lettering; bw photographic dj with bw lettering; 371 pp. with numerous bw illustrations. Text in Italian; an excellent biography of the Italian composer and his works, with examples of his poetry interspersed throughout to bring a more intimate component of..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986. Hardcover. Purple cloth boards with silver lettering; bw illustrated dj, mylar cover; xxii, 222 pp; bw illustrations. Contents: The art of ko tsuzumi drum making -- Japanese drum lessons -- General principles of Japanese music -- Shakky , a bridge between noh and kabuki..... More
Parma: Grafiche Step Editrice, 1983. Hardbound. Cream boards with grey lettering; white dj with color photograph and black lettering; 220 pp. with color photographs throughout; grey cardboard slipcase with black lettering. Text in Italian; photography by Angelo Ceresa and with a foreword by William Weaver (noted music critic, opera expert..... More
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire: Longwood Academic, 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; white dj with red lettering, mylar cover; ii, 125 pp; 1 unnumbered leaf of plates; bw illustrations. "In this book Professor Marsh draws on his years of experience as a teacher to present a consistent philosophy..... More
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1970. Hardcover. green boards w/ gilt spine printing. 409 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Remains a nice, sharp and bright copy. Greenwood Press' reprinting of the The Macmillian Company's 1938 edition. More
Paris: Heugel, 1909, circa. Hardbound. Red library buckram. 355 pp. Reprinted chiefly from the plates of G. Hartmann, 1881. Text in English and French. More
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Purple cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; purple illustrated dj, mylar cover; xiv, 334 pp; bw illustrations and music. "Dance Music of the French Baroque brings together information on rhythm from the interrelated fields of music, dance, poetry, rhetoric, and philosophy. Part I is..... More
Oxford, England; New York: Clarendon Press/ Oxford University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gilt lettering; green illustrated dj, mylar cover; 227 pp; bw music illustrations. " This book is an intensive new study of the background to the Requiem and the music itself. Maunder, who after many years'..... More
Warren, MI: Harmonie Park Press, 1995. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with silver lettering; xviii, 196 pp; bw portrait frontispiece; bw illustrations. Contents include: Illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgments, Scenes From Childhood, Music Study in Germany, Celebrity, The Windy City, New York City, Appendices, Bibliography and Index. More
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Hardcover. black boards w/ silver & blue spine plate. 180 pgs. blue illustrated dustjacket w/ black & white printing; protective plastic. Opening pages have a few instances of pencil underlining and notations; remaining text appears clean. A few, light stain spots to pages 49-53..... More
New York / London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1994. Hardcover. green cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. book xli, 153 pgs w/ bw illustrations & music. Due date card has no removal stamps. A nice, bright copy. More