Toft Robert (155 results)

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Royal octavo in dust jacket, viii, 199 pp., musical notation throughout, notes, glossary, bibliography, list of examples, index of names and titles, general index.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Publisher's Address Stamp On The Ffep. Publisher's Brochure Laid In. The Cover Has Light Dust Soiling And Minor Edge Wear. Pettus, Robert C. (Photography) (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: as new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. 199 pages-Through a comparative study of vocal sources, intabulations of vocal music, and theoretical treastises, Toft documents the range of theoretical possibilities open to the performer and indicates which sharps and flats practising musicians actually incorporated in their performances.; 7 x 10 1/4 ".…

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good softcover photographs by Robert C. Pettus. Pettus, Robert (photographer) (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. This is a tall and wide trade size softcover book. Corners and bottom of spine are lightly bumped. Front cover fore edge is lightly rubbed. 200 pages with many illustrations.

Paperback. Condition: New. Many singers today perform Elizabethan and Jacobean lute-songs. Robert Toft offers the first help for singers in understanding the principles which governed song performance and composition in the early seventeenth century. He shows how these historical principles may be used to move and delight modern audiences. The main purpose of early seventeenth-century singing was to persuade listeners using a style of utterance that had two principal parts - to sing eloquently and to act aptly. Toft discusses these two facets of singing within a broad cultural context, drawing upon music's sister arts, poetry and oratory, to establish the nature of eloquence and action in relation to singing. He concentrates on these techniques which can be transferred easily from one medium to the other. Specifically, he draws on the two aspects of oratory which directly bear on singing: elocutio, the methods of amplifying and decorating poetry and music with figures, and pronunciatio, techniques of making figurative language inflame the passions of listeners. The arrangement of the material has been inspired by the method of schooling William Kempe prescribed in 1588. The first part of the book examines elocutio, for singers need to understand the structure of songs before they can sing them well. The second part considers pronunciatio and focuses on the techniques used to capture and inflame the minds of listeners, that is, the role of pronunciation in utterance, the methods for making figures and other passionate ornaments manifest, the application of divisions and graces to melodies, and the art of gesture. In the final section of the book, Toft applies the techniques of early seventeenth-century eloquent delivery to two songs - 'Sorrow sorrow stay' and 'In darknesse let mee dwell' - by one of the greatest English songwriters ever to have lived, John Dowland.…

Condition: New. pp. 204.

Condition: New. 1993. paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Good. No markings. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Condition: new.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good softcover photographs by Robert C. Pettus. Pettus, Robert (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. This is a concise and insightful piece of popular music scholarship, analyzing the creative processes behind some very familiar hit singles from the 1960s. "Hits and Misses" examines a selection of songs and recordings through the lens of textual criticism and delineates the creative process as it unfolds from the initial conception of a song to the final mix presented on disc. The book takes as its subject top 40 singles released between 1963 and 1971 in the USA, Britain, and Canada, and considers the songs themselves and their transformation in the studio. Robert Toft studies the methods by which recordists (songwriters, arrangers, band members, producers, and engineers) impart their ideas to audiences. The first part of the book concentrates on songs and examines lyrics and the strategies songwriters employ to develop a story, as well as the music that enhances the telling of those stories. The second part of the book investigates the sonic surface of recordings and considers how recordists fashion musical material into effective musical discourse. "Hits and Misses" will be an invaluable text for all those who are studying the sound, craft, and context of pop music.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Florida. 1st edition 1982. Signed by Robert Toft. Illustrated by William Olendorf. Illustrated soft cover. This book is gorgeous! Pages, text and covers bright, clean, tight. 143 pages with many b/w illustrations. A Very Scarce title! Selling quality books for 35 years. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: New. pp. 204.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. 1993. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Top corner at the spine is bent as though it took a hit. Binding still very good. Internally pages near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, no dj. Light shelfwear to covers. Some notations and marks to the text. Evidence of a paper clip used to first few pages. 194 pages, index, notes, bibliography.