Musica

The Symphony. Vol.2. Elgar to the Present Day.

SIMPSON, ROBERT. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1977. "The two volumes of The Symphony provide, composer by composer, a comprehensive introduction to the whole symphonic scene from Haydn to the present day". Pp 281, toning to pages. P/b, slight scuff to rear cover, illustrated cover. G+.

The Armchair Conductor. How to Lead a Symphony Orchestra in the Privacy of Your Own Home.

CARLINSKY, DAN AND GOODGOLD, ED. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

London: Titan Books. 1994. "A crash course in baton basics". Pp 96, slight toning to lower edge of pages, many b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

English Song Book. (Collected and Edited with an Introduction by Harold Scott.)

SCOTT, HAROLD. · 1926 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd, 1926. 2nd imp. A Collection, words and music, of the most genuinely popular English songs from the Eighteenth Century to the present day. Pp. 18/149, frontis, 3 b/w illustrations, owner's name to fep, toning and spotting to endpapers. Dark blue clo...

The Romance of Sacred Song.

BEATTIE, DAVID J. · 1954 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, Ltd, 1954. Rep. "All who are fond of our sacred songs will appreciate them more after reading this book .." Pp. 240, frontis. Turquoise cloth, illustrated d/w chipped and with small losses. G+/G.

In Search of Music. (Drawings by Richard Kennedy.)

YOUNG, PERCY M. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Lutterworth Press, 1961. 2nd imp. "In Search of Music .. is a charming and stimulating guide to music." Pp. 208, line drawings to chapter headings. Red cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Collins Encyclopedia of Music .

WESTRUP, SIR JACK AND HARRISSON, F. LI. REVISED BY CONRAD WILSON AND WITH AN INTRO BY ANDRE PREVIN . · 1977 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

London: BCA / Book Club Associates, 1977 . Heavy book - 26cm x 20cm x 4.5cm. Clean brown cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine, in clean illustrated dustwrapper. Clean text throughout covering over 6,000 articles. VG/VG . - An Ideal Gift! . From the rear of the dustwrapper: ...

The History Of Music With Numerous Illustrations - Original Magazines

NAUMANN, EMIL - PRAEGER, F. ( TRANSLATOR ) - GORE OUSELEY, REV. SIR F. A. ( EDITOR ). · 1882 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. [ no date - adverts indicate 1882 ] . 40 original magazines: Part 2 - Part 41. All in original brown illustrated covers, priced at 7d. And all with adverts to inside covers and to the rear. Covers slightly soiled, otherwise clean text in all magaz...

Standard Stories from the Operas.

DAVIDSON, GLADYS. · 1947 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1947. 2nd imp. Stories of 154 operas. Short biographies of composers are included in the book. Pp. 23/968, colour frontis (Eva Turner as Turandot), 16 b/w illustrations. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w fly clipped and has sun...

Rabboni: Festival Service Book for the Millennium.

SALISBURY DIOCESAN CHOIR FESTIVALS. · 2000 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

2000. "The main purpose of this festival is to express a living faith but not a comfortable faith through the gift of word and music". 29.5cms x 21cms. Pp 65. P/b, slight creasing to front cover. G+.

Parish Music. A Working Guide for Clergy and Organists.

DAKERS, LIONEL. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Norwich: The Canterbury Press, 1991. 1853110329. "A comprehensive guide for clergy, organist and choirtrainers seeking to achieve both a smooth working relationship and a high musical standard within the limitations of their local situation". Pp.143. Pbk. VG.

A Miniature History of Music.

SCHOLES, PERCY A. · 1943 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Oxford University Press. 1943. Contents Include:- Music as Woven Tone: Sonatas and Symphonies: Music as Romance: Music as Drama: Impressionism in Music: The Music of To-day. Pp 53. P/b, slight creasing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

Antiquity and the Middle Ages. From Ancient Greece to the 15th Century.

MCKINNON, JAMES. (EDITOR). · 1991 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1991. 1st N. American ed. Music and Society Series. ".. treats the beginning of the Western musical tradition." Pp. 10/337, b/w illustrations throughout + 2 maps. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

The Singing Church. An outline history of the music sung by choir and people.

PHILLIPS, C. HENRY. · 1946 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Rep. "Dr. Phillips follows the historical method, and his history is not just a history of music, but the interpretation of music set against a background of liturgy .." Pp. 279, 10 illustrations, 62 music examples, notation to fep. Blue cloth, gil...

The Proms and the Men who made them.

HALL, BARRIE. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1981. 1st ed. "Packed with detail and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs, 'The Proms and the Men who made them' will bring lasting pleasure to the millions of music lovers who have sat or stood through the concerts or who have...

God Save the King! Its History and its Romance.

SCHOLES, PERCY. · 1942 · Chilton Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,215)

London: Oxford University Press, 1942. 0. "After running through this little book the reader should have gained a pretty clear idea of the circumstances in which the most frequently sung song in the world, 'God save the King', first became popular, of the probable origin of it...

Music in the Village Church. An attempt at something practical.

MORGAN, STUART M. · 1939 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: SPCK, 1939. "The problem of what to do about the music in a small country church where there is little musical talent available to form or to train a choir..is explored by the author from his own experience." Pp.8/87. Paperback. G.

Music and the Alternative Service Book. A Practical Guide.

DAKERS, LIONEL. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Croydon: Addington Press. 1980. 1st ed. "Detailed suggestions as well as some general guidelines for the music and spoken parts of the new services". Pp 47. Pbk. G+.

Church Music in a Changing World.

DAKERS, LIONEL. · 1984 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Mowbray, 1984. 1st ed. "The book examines what changes have taken place in church music, and why; the use of music in worship with particular attention to the use and choice of hymns and psalms." Pp.113, pages slightly toned. P/b. G+.

The 'Word' in song: The Life of Our Lord.

SCARRE, ELFRIDA. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Langley: St. Paul Publications. 1969. 1st ed. "The word in song is part of life. A child hears its mother crooning it to sleep, and later becomes familiar with nursery rhymes. It is for these well-known tunes that the author has written the 'Word' of God in song". Pp unpaginat...

Understanding Pop.

JASPER, TONY. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: SCM, 1972. 1st ed. About pop music. Pp. 192, frontis, 11 b/w illustrations, occasional marginal notations. Turquoise cloth, illustrated d/w (by Mel Calman), pen marks to rear wrap. G+/G+.