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Conducting Beethoven: Volume 2: Overtures, Concertos, Missa Solemnis

Conducting Beethoven: Volume 2: Overtures, Concertos, Missa Solemnis

Del Mar, Norman · Clarendon Press, 1993

New £97.99

Conducting Brahms

Conducting Brahms

Del Mar, Norman · Clarendon Press, 1993

New £117.99

The Life and Music of Béla Bartók

The Life and Music of Béla Bartók

Gillies, Malcolm, Stevens, Halsey · Clarendon Press, 1993

New £81.99

Mozart: A Musical Biography

Mozart: A Musical Biography

Whittall, Mary, Küster, Konrad · Clarendon Press, 1996

New £160.99

Francis Poulenc

Francis Poulenc

Mellers · Oxford University Press, 1995

New £80.99

The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): A Catalogue

The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): A Catalogue

Schmidt, Carl B. · Clarendon Press, 1995

New £296.99

Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalogue of his Complete Works. Volume I: The Instrumental Works

Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalogue of his Complete Works. Volume I: The Instrumental Works

Ratner, Sabina Teller · Oxford University Press, 2002

New £488.99

Handel and his Singers: The Creation of the Royal Academy Operas, 1720-1728

Handel and his Singers: The Creation of the Royal Academy Operas, 1720-1728

LaRue, C. Steven · Clarendon Press, 1995

New £206.99

Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular Music

Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular Music

Merwe, Peter van der · Oxford University Press, 1992

New £102.99

The Piano Trio: Its History, Technique, and Repertoire

The Piano Trio: Its History, Technique, and Repertoire

Smallman · Clarendon Press, 1992

New £73.99

Music, Imagination, and Culture

Music, Imagination, and Culture

Cook · Clarendon Press, 1992

New £117.99

A Catalogue of Polyphonic Songs 1415-1480

A Catalogue of Polyphonic Songs 1415-1480

Fallows, David · Oxford University Press, 1999

New £521.99

The Oxford History of English Music: Volume 2: c.1715 to the Present Day

The Oxford History of English Music: Volume 2: c.1715 to the Present Day

Caldwell, John · Clarendon Press, 1999

New £347.99

Mozart's Symphonies: Context, Performance Practice, Reception

Mozart's Symphonies: Context, Performance Practice, Reception

Zaslaw, Neal · Clarendon Press, 1991

New £145.99

Vaughan Williams's Ninth Symphony

Vaughan Williams's Ninth Symphony

Frogley, Alain · Oxford University Press, 2001

New £247.99

Beethoven's Folksong Settings: Chronology, Sources, Style

Beethoven's Folksong Settings: Chronology, Sources, Style

Cooper, Barry · Clarendon Press, 1994

New £198.99

The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century: A Historical Introduction and Guide for Students and Musicians

The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century: A Historical Introduction and Guide for Students and Musicians

Harper · Clarendon Press, 1991

New £94.99

Songs of Mortals, Dialogues of the Gods: Music and Theatre in Seventeenth-Century Spain

Songs of Mortals, Dialogues of the Gods: Music and Theatre in Seventeenth-Century Spain

Stein, Louise K. · Clarendon Press, 1993

New £273.99

Agostino Agazzari and Music at Siena Cathedral, 1597-1641

Agostino Agazzari and Music at Siena Cathedral, 1597-1641

Reardon, Colleen · Clarendon Press, 1993

New £180.99

The Operas of Verdi: Volume 3: From Don Carlos to Falstaff

The Operas of Verdi: Volume 3: From Don Carlos to Falstaff

Budden, The late JulianJ. · Clarendon Press, 1992

New £89.99

The Operas of Verdi: Volume 2: From Il Trovatore to La Forza del destino

The Operas of Verdi: Volume 2: From Il Trovatore to La Forza del destino

Budden, The late Julian · Clarendon Press, 1992

New £91.99

The Operas of Verdi: Volume 1: From Oberto to Rigoletto

The Operas of Verdi: Volume 1: From Oberto to Rigoletto

Budden, The late Julian · Clarendon Press, 1992

New £87.99

Benjamin Britten: The Spiritual Dimension

Benjamin Britten: The Spiritual Dimension

Elliott, Graham · Oxford University Press, 2005

New £216.99

Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion: Genesis, Transmission, and Meaning

Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion: Genesis, Transmission, and Meaning

Clayton, Alfred, Dürr, Alfred · Oxford University Press, 2000

New £229.99

First Philharmonic: A History of the Royal Philharmonic Society

First Philharmonic: A History of the Royal Philharmonic Society

Ehrlich, Cyril · Clarendon Press, 1995

New £175.99

Mensuration and Proportion Signs: Origins and Evolution

Mensuration and Proportion Signs: Origins and Evolution

Berger, Anna Maria Busse · Clarendon Press, 1993

New £216.99

The Mozart-Da Ponte Operas: The Cultural and Musical Background to Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte

The Mozart-Da Ponte Operas: The Cultural and Musical Background to Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte

Steptoe, Andrew · Clarendon Press, 1990

New £85.99

Conducting Beethoven: Volume 1: The Symphonies

Conducting Beethoven: Volume 1: The Symphonies

Del Mar, Norman · Clarendon Press, 1992

New £98.99

North German Church Music in the Age of Buxtehude

North German Church Music in the Age of Buxtehude

Webber, Geoffrey · Clarendon Press, 1996

New £198.99

Debussy's 'Ibéria'

Debussy's 'Ibéria'

Brown, Matthew · Oxford University Press, 2003

New £193.99

Gesualdo: The Man and His Music

Gesualdo: The Man and His Music

Watkins · Clarendon Press, 1991

New £91.99

Handbook of Conducting

Handbook of Conducting

Del Mar, Norman, Calvocoressi, M. D., Scherchen, Hermann · Oxford University Press, 1989

New £78.99

The Language of Music

The Language of Music

Cooke, Deryck · Clarendon Press, 1989

New £90.99

Studies in the History of Italian Music and Music Theory

Studies in the History of Italian Music and Music Theory

Palisca, Claude V. · Clarendon Press, 1994

New £252.99

Italian Opera in Late Eighteenth-Century London: Volume 1: The King's Theatre, Haymarket, 1778-1791

Italian Opera in Late Eighteenth-Century London: Volume 1: The King's Theatre, Haymarket, 1778-1791

Hume, Robert D., Milhous, Judith, Price, Curtis · Clarendon Press, 1995

New £329.99

Classical and Romantic Performing Practice 1750-1900

Classical and Romantic Performing Practice 1750-1900

Norrington, Sir Roger, Brown, Clive · Clarendon Press, 1999

New £329.99

The Music of Hans Pfitzner

The Music of Hans Pfitzner

Williamson, John · Clarendon Press, 1992

New £201.99

Authenticity and Early Music: A Symposium

Authenticity and Early Music: A Symposium

Kenyon, Nicholas · Oxford University Press, 1988

New £80.99

Music in the English Courtly Masque, 1604-1640

Music in the English Courtly Masque, 1604-1640

Walls, Peter · Oxford University Press, 1996

New £173.99

The Oxford History of English Music: Volume 1: From the Beginnings to c.1715

The Oxford History of English Music: Volume 1: From the Beginnings to c.1715

Caldwell, John · Oxford University Press, 1991

New £122.99

Documents of Ancient Greek Music: The Extant Melodies and Fragments edited and transcribed with commentary

Documents of Ancient Greek Music: The Extant Melodies and Fragments edited and transcribed with commentary

West, Martin L., Pohlmann, Egert · Oxford University Press, 2001

New £265.99

A Shakespeare Music Catalogue: Volume IV: Indices

A Shakespeare Music Catalogue: Volume IV: Indices

Haywood, Charles, Long, Odean, Thatcher, David, Gooch, Bryan N. S. · Clarendon Press, 1991

New £102.99

Dr Charles Burney: A Literary Biography

Dr Charles Burney: A Literary Biography

Lonsdale, Roger · Oxford University Press, 1986

New £67.99

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music: Re-envisioning a National Tradition

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music: Re-envisioning a National Tradition

Morcom, Anna · Oxford University Press Inc, 2026

New £74.99

Dreaming and Thinking in Music: Exercises for Exploring Inspiration and Imagination in Musical Creativity

Dreaming and Thinking in Music: Exercises for Exploring Inspiration and Imagination in Musical Creativity

Adolphe, Bruce · Oxford University Press Inc, 2025

New £51.99

Unsound Supplies: Noisy Matter and the Making of Modern Soundscapes

Unsound Supplies: Noisy Matter and the Making of Modern Soundscapes

Tkaczyk, Viktoria, Pantalony, David, Gribenski, Fanny · Oxford University Press Inc, 2026

New £68.99

Unsound Supplies: Noisy Matter and the Making of Modern Soundscapes

Unsound Supplies: Noisy Matter and the Making of Modern Soundscapes

Tkaczyk, Viktoria, Pantalony, David, Gribenski, Fanny · Oxford University Press Inc, 2025

New £174.99

Sounds for a New World: The Christianizing Soundscapes of Late Antiquity

Sounds for a New World: The Christianizing Soundscapes of Late Antiquity

Abbott, Philip · Oxford University Press Inc, 2026

New £40.99

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