Farväl Sverige : En musikbok om svenskarna som korsade atlanten för ett bättre liv
102: Sounds Like a Good Story, 2014. Hardcover. Text in Swedish. 172 pp + CD.
History & Criticism
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Nouse, ole kirkas : Helvi Leiviskän elämä ja teokset - Finnish Composer
94: Finnish Semiotic Society, 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Explore the life of Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982) and her siblings through this complete guidebook of 20th-century Finnish music culture. Richly illustrated with rare photos, portraits, and facsimile prints, this big book tracks down her musical works, philosophy, and reviews based.....
Mazurki kompozytorów polskich na fortepian : Antologia ze zbiorów Biblioteki Narodowej = Piano Mazurkas of Polish Composers : Anthology from the Collection of the National Library 1-3 - all three volumes in a cardboard case
43: Warzaw National Library, 1995. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Three volumes sold together in a cardboard case. Volumes 1 & 2 have the sheet music, third volume has textual information and commentary. Text in Polish and English. Books themselves are in near fine condition. Pages have yellowed a bit. The.....
Phonograph Cylinder Histories 1 : Britannia, British Lambert & Star : CLPGS Reference Series No. 9
64: City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society, 2011. 1st Edition. Softcover. This specialized booklet covers early British sound recording and cylinder manufacturing companies. Based on archival research, it comes with an accompanying CD. Text in English. 28 pp.
Rumberos de ayer : Músicos cubanos en México 1930 A 1950
82: Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Text in Spanish. 167 pp. General wear. A stain on bottom edge on the pages.
Gentlemen and Spectators : Studies in Journals, Opera and the Social Scene in Late Stuart London : Bibliotheca historica 7
23: Finnish Literature Society, 1995. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Interesting study about the music scene in late 17th and early 18th century London! Little wear to the covers. Some small pencil marking and few underlinings. 302 pp.
Chasing the Bird : Functional Harmony in Charlie Parker's Bebop Themes
68: The Finnish Society for Musicology, 1998. 1st Edition. Softcover. Explore Charlie Parker’s jazz world through a study of his bebop themes and improvisations, showing how his unique musical language develops within a functional harmonic framewor Text in English. 222 pp. Bookplate on the inside cover. Slight edge wear.
A Theory of Multicultural Texts : The Music of Erik Bergman As a Phenomenon of Multicultural Europe
21: The Semiotic Society of Finland, 2016. Soft cover. Book in near fine condition. Erik Bergman was an academic and modernist composer from Finland. This book is a comprehensive theory that proposes background, terminology, and several tools and strategies for interpreting and deconstructing musical cultural mixtures semiotically defined as multicultural.....
Reach Out : Photos from the Helsinki Punk/HC Underground 2008-2012
8: Combat Rock Industry, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Text in English. 144 pp. 283 photographs, 88 bands, 36 venues, 59 interviews. A look into the punk/hc scene in Helsinki. Finland between 2008 and 2012 Rubbing on covers.
Inspired by Tradition : Kalevala Poetry in Finnish Music
18: Finnish Music Information Centre Fimic, 2004. Soft Cover. Text in English. 151 pp. Slight wear to corners. The Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, has been a major source of national self-esteem and inspiration in Finnish culture and art ever since it was first published. Its ancient poetry has.....
Cover Art : Eläköön vinyyli! = Long Live Vinyl!
38: Artsi, 2016. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Text mainly in Finnish. Couple of articles also in English. Showcases Finnish and foreign album covers, from big name classics to more obscure works, across a variety of genres. Old and new. Richly illustrated, in color. 232 pp. DO NOTE: Doesn't include any.....
Studies in Scandinavian-American Discography 1
104: Finnish Institute of Recorded Sound, 1977. 1st Edition. Softsover. Text in English. 107 pp. Includes a letter in Finnish from Pekka Gronow to Johan Vikstedt (Discophon). Date 02/07/1977. The book includes all Finnish records released in the USA by Victor and Edison, as well as Odeon/OKeh's total known.....
On Singers and Singing : Lectures and Essay
14: Amadeus Press, 1990. Hardcover. Text in English. 244 pp. Price sticker on the back cover. Light rubbing on the dust jacket. Reynaldo Hahn, born in Venezuela in 1874, was a classmate of Maurice Ravel, an intimate friend of Marcel Proust and Sarah Bernhardt, a student of Massenet, and.....
World Musicians
83: Asahi Shimbun, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fascinating vintage book featuring a large number of musicians and artists from around the world, with photography by Shoji Otake. Filled with large black-and-white images. Text in English and Japanese. 100 pages of photographs plus 24 pages of text. Tears along.....
El Sonadore : I 100 anni della Filarmonica "Vincenzo Bellini" di Rosolina
72: Abao Aqu, 2008. Soft Cover. Text in Italian. 207 pp.
Vaggvisor i Kvevlax : Språkliga strukturer och konstruktioner
136: Helsingfors universitet, 2011. 1st Edition. Softcover. An engaging doctoral dissertation on lullabies from Kvevlax (Koivulahti), a village in western Finland. The study explores how these traditional songs are linguistically structured and how different language patterns function within folk tradition and Swedish-speaking Finnish culture. Text in Swedish. 352 pp.....
Romantic Poetry as Inspiration of Brahms : description and analysis of an early poem collection of the composer
10: Sibelius Academy, 2010. Hardcover. 208 pp. Author writes: "Brahms was the subject of my doctoral studies. The title of my Thesis was Romantic poetry as inspiration of Brahms. Description and analysis of the early poem collection of the composer. The translation work was supported by a generous scholarship of.....
Kanteleen kielin : Baltian kantelekansat
81: Kanteleen kielin & Sibelius-Akatemia, 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book about the classic instrument kantele, an important piece of folk history and culture in Finland, Russia and the Baltics. This book follows it's journey through northern Europe, the people who play it and it's impact on life and culture. Text.....
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