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The first book-length inquiry into the twisted romantic ballad, giving a sense of both its history and contemporary currency. The first book-length inquiry into the twisted romantic ballad, giving a...

Every developing guitarist wants to know how to produce those amazing sounds familiar to us all - the awesome solos and guitar virtuosity, the signature riffs of the most memorable...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat , Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies...

Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe collects the extraordinary output of Vivien Goldman from 1975 onwards; spanning a time when punk burnt its scalding flame to scorch our musical earth...

FULLY UPDATED AND REVISED, INCLUDING TWO NEW CHAPTERS TO BRING THE STORY UP TO DATE 'Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.' He has sold over...

The Definitive Jazz & Blues Encyclopedia, now fully updated from the illustrated edition, is the ultimate guide to two musical styles that have fundamentally influenced popular music. Divided into chapters,...

For more than thirty years Francesco Lotoro, an Italian pianist and composer has been on an odyssey to recover music written by the inmates of Adolf Hitler's concentration camps and...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILLY BRAGG Over the last seven decades, some of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theatre of the Third Reich....

The book titled Opera Today by the author Meirion Harries. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For musicians, by musicians, the latest guide by the best-selling music learning author Jake Jackson. A new compact format from best-selling music author Jake Jackson. A clear, simple, direct solution...

The third and final volume of Prokofiev's Diaries covers the years 1924 to1933 when he was living in Paris. Intimate accounts of the successes and disappointments of a great creative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the grand concert halls of Europe to the humble origins of the world's most celebrated composers, Story-Lives of Master Musicians by...

Michael Brown undertakes a thorough study of Eyeliner's BUY NOW , a vaporwave homage to the kitsch electronic sounds of the 1980s and 1990s. Eyeliner's BUY NOW (2015) belongs to...

The definitive guide to the band offering song-by-song analysis, full chronology and gig guide, full bootleg guide, and exclusive interviews with surviving members. Pink Floyd formed in London in 1965,...

From the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents' home in Hibbing, he'd had a pretty good idea that big things were happening. When Bob...

Carol Easton, who knew Jacqueline du Pre well, draws on this friendship to create a moving and insightful portrait of a singularly complex person. Jacqueline du Pre (the subject of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew bands defined the sound of an era quite like Fleetwood Mac, and Mirage — their 1982 chart-topping...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA rare and intimate portrait of a largely undocumented craft tradition, Violin and Bow Makers of Australia brings into sharp focus the dedicated...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the twentieth century's most revolutionary musical minds tells his own story in An Autobiography, a candid...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhat does it mean to grow up in the shadow of a legend — to be named after a celestial body by a father...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhen the King of Rock 'n' Roll died on August 16, 1977, the world mourned — but none felt the loss more...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFrom the cultural heart of Australia's southern capital, The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: An Introduction and Appreciation chronicles the remarkable journey of one of the nation's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFrom the heart of the Holy See comes one of the most extraordinary musical recordings ever produced under papal authority — Music from the Vatican: Alma...

Tame Impala's psychedelic third album Currents (2015) is emblematic of a cultural shift in music production and consumption in the early days of streaming and a project that cemented its...

The once derided musical hybrid that is 1970s Jazz Fusion has since become one of the most influential genres of music in jazz, rock, soul, and hip-hop. The once derided...

When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason's eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she could not have been prouder. Watching years of hard work transform into a...

Strikingly original' The Times 'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal 'Just as a cello's voice is divided across four strings, each with its own colour and character, this is a journey in...

Strikingly original' The Times 'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal Shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Prize 2024 NPR Radio's Book of the Day 'Just as a cello's voice is divided across...

Winner of the Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. 'Sharp, elegiac...

Revolution is a detailed exploration into the era of Prince's most prolific and groundbreaking music made with considerable inspiration and performed by a unique cadre of musicians he gathered and...

The sounds of new wave pop music and the early days of MTV were defined by the work of a handful of iconic musicians, and few stood taller in that...

The narrative of Tumult! The Incredible Life and Music of Tina Turner is an extended exploration of the magical transformation of shy country girl Anna Mae Bullock into the boisterous...

From the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents' home in Hibbing, he'd had a pretty good idea that big things were happening. When Bob...

Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale...

The book titled Dictionary of Composers by the author Charles Osborne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A Dream Come True is an extensive investigation of the working relationship between two revered artists, David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, as an insightful collage that bridges the gap between...

Intertextual, passionate and personal throughout, Crowded House's Together Alone is a key addition to the surprisingly limited range of scholarship on one of Australasia's most successful and adored bands. Fusing...

Strikingly original' The Times 'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal 'Just as a cello's voice is divided across four strings, each with its own colour and character, this is a journey in...

Named a best book of the year by BookPage and California Review of Books From National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Sam Quinones, the story of a demanding instrument, the...

This latest entry in Backbeat's best-selling handbook series starts by exploring the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century, moving into profiles of such...

Rory Gallagher, Steve Marriott, Rick Derringer and Robin Trower are guitar legends. The glue behind legendary barn-busting, hard-touring outfits like Taste, The Small Faces, Procol Harum and Humble Pie, and...

Palgrave's intention in compiling his anthology in the 1860s was to collect the finest lyrical poems in the English language. The measure of his success is the great critical acclaim...

Some of the world's best-loved songs have had remarkable origins. Had Robert Burns not heard an old man sing a quavering version of an ancient Scottish country song, we would...

An anthology of sacred Native American songs that have the power to merge the soul with the essential harmony of all life. First published in 1918, this song book presents...

Embrace the art of listening seasonally with BBC Radio 3 presenter Dr Hannah French as she explores Antonio Vivaldi's evergreen work: The Four Seasons . 'The Four Seasons', Antonio Vivaldi's...