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Granta 164: Last Notes
Featuring non-fiction by Lydia Davis, Brian Dillon, Peter Englund (tr. Sigrid Rausing) Diana Evans, Wiam El-Tamami, Tabitha Lasley, Adele Rosenfeld (tr. Jeffrey Zuckerman), Anjan Sundaram, Ed Vulliamy, Ada Wordsworth. Fiction...
Phew, Eh Readers?: The Life and Writing of Tom Hibbert
Idiosyncratic. Iconoclastic. Acerbic. Hilarious. The influence of Tom Hibbert's music writing across print, radio, TV and podcasts is incomparable. From his genre-defining work at Smash Hits to his 'Who the...
The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the
In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker (the manager of the number-one country music star of the day) heard that an unknown teenager from Memphis had just drawn a crowd of...
Hip-Hop Is History: The New York Times bestseller
A must-read for old-school hip-hop heads and burgeoning fans alike Time 'Hip Hip is not History, it's Our story. Brilliant book' Craig Charles ' Hip-Hop Is History melds a detailed...
A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics
Billy Bragg is one of Britain's most distinctive and accomplished songwriters, whose work has articulated the passions, both personal and political, of Britain during the past five decades. A Lover...
Orchestra: The LSO: A Century of Triumphs and Turbulence
In 2004 the London Symphony Orchestra celebrates its hundredth birthday. The centenary finds the orchestra acclaimed as one of the best in the world, making music with the most charismatic...
Talkin' Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America's
The definitive history of the revolutionary Greenwich Village music scene, which fostered some of the most iconic musicians in American history--and fought for its identity every step of the way....
Famous Pianists and Their Technique, New Edition
Famous Pianists and Their Technique has been a standard in the field since its first publication in 1974. This widely used and acclaimed history of piano technical thought includes insights...
Clubland: How the working men's club shaped Britain
The untold story of a British institution 'Brilliant.' Alan Johnson 'Compelling.' David Kynaston 'The beer drinkers' Bill Bryson.' Times Literary Supplement Ferment Magazine's Best Beer Book of the Year Pete...
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music
'An absolutely masterly work' Stephen Fry Alex Ross, renowned author of the international bestseller The Rest Is Noise , reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art...
Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance
'Empathy is the currency of all music and Joe Mulhall does a great job of explaining how that quality has been used to generate solidarity for the struggle and sympathy...
The Lost Music of the Holocaust: Bringing the music of the camps to
Scores sewn into coat linings, instruments hidden in suitcases, sheet music stashed among dirty laundry, concertos written on discarded food wrappers - these are just some of the ingenious ways...
Shouting Out Loud: Lives of The Raincoats
'A must-read about these punk trailblazers' KATHLEEN HANNA Art students Gina Birch and Ana da Silva formed The Raincoats in 1977. Since the release of their seminal early records, the...
In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me
A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year A Classic Pop Book of the Year Nominated for the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards...
Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk
A Louder than War Book of the Year A Waterstones Book of the Year A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year 'All Ian Broudie's...
Phew, Eh Readers?: The Life and Writing of Tom Hibbert
Idiosyncratic. Iconoclastic. Acerbic. Hilarious. The influence of Tom Hibbert's music writing across print, radio, TV and podcasts is incomparable. From his genre-defining work at Smash Hits to his 'Who the...
The Closest Thing to Crazy: My Life of Musical Adventures
'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY 'Wildly entertaining' DAILY EXPRESS 'Rollicking ... ebullient ... Christmas present problems are instantly solved' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A rollercoaster ride through music... His world has a...
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer
'MAGNIFICENT!' CAITLIN MORAN 'A riveting read about a pop revolution hiding in plain sight' PETE PAPHIDES 'Very funny and very moving' JUDE ROGERS In 1984, pop came out of the...
Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners
'Skilfully written, engaging and sensitive' HELEN O'HARA 'Hugely readable' MOJO 'A compelling, moving book' THE TIMES In the early 1980s, the pop charts were dominated by musicians tarted up in...
The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth - A BBC Radio 4 'Book of
A FINANCIAL TIMES SUMMER BOOK OF 2021 PICK A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Full of delightful nuggets' Guardian online 'Entertaining, informative and philosphical ... An essential read' All...
The Lost Music of the Holocaust: Bringing the music of the camps to
Scores sewn into coat linings, instruments hidden in suitcases, sheet music stashed among dirty laundry, concertos written on discarded food wrappers - these are just some of the ingenious ways...
Volcanic Tongue: A Time-Travelling Evangelist's Guide to Late
Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings. Keenan has been writing about music since publishing his first fanzine, inspired by The Pastels and...
Volcanic Tongue: A Time-Travelling Evangelist's Guide to Late
Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings. Keenan has been writing about music since publishing his first fanzine, inspired by The Pastels and...
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival
'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE 'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS 'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZ What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women...
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival
'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE 'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS 'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZ What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women...
Songs In The Key of MP3: The New Icons of the Internet Age
It's 2013. You're a teenager squinting at your laptop in the dead of night, flicking between iTunes and YouTube and PirateBay. Endless reams of artists unspool at the click of...
Mozartiana
The book titled Mozartiana by the author J. Solman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Britpop!: Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock
Beginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on...
Messiah: The Wordbook for the Oratorio
The book titled Messiah: The Wordbook for the Oratorio by the author Handel, George Frederic. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Art & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give...
When Drummers Were Women
For millennia, the sacred drummers of pre-Christian Mediterranean and western Asia were women. In this inspiring book, Layne Redmond, herself a renowned drummer, tells their history. Artistic representations reveal that...
Mini Music Guides: Guitar Chord Dictionary
$12.00 AUD
Over 1,100 chord fingerings for all 12 keys! Alfred's Mini Music Guides provide essential information in a convenient size. Take these books anywhere you want to go. With over 1,100...
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
Although we are acquainted with the music of J. S. Bach through countless performances and recordings, the composer himself continues to come across as the somewhat enigmatic figure depicted in...
The Book Of Australian Country Music
$20.00 AUD
Author: Jazzer SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerUnknown
The New Oxford Companion to Music
This complete encyclopedia encompasses music of all kinds from ancient times to the present day. Written by a team of 90 expert contributors, these 6,600 articles cover composers, and individual...
Guitar Man: Six Strings of Separation
If you haven't heard this man's music on the airwaves, there's good reason. To quote the great Jelly Roll Morton, He can't play his way out of no paper bag....
The Great Symphonies
$15.00 AUD
Author: Clive Unger-HamiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsUnknown
Encyclopedia Of Music
$15.00 AUD
Author: Alan BlackwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: CHARTWELL BOOKS INC, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive reference work, Encyclopedia Of Music, presents a vast collection of musical knowledge, spanning genres,...
Superm
$15.00 AUD
Author: SupermBinding: HardbackPublished: Dreamus Company, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA powerhouse of music and performance comes alive as this group blends energy, talent, and charisma in every song...
Grove's Dictionary Of Music And Musicians (Ten-Volume set)
$100.00 AUD
Author: Eric BlomBinding: PaperbackPublished: Macmillan, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, spine creasing, minor stains on book block, otherwise fineThis...
Percy Grainger
$30.00 AUD
Author: John BirdBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography Percy Grainger chronicles the extraordinary life of the eccentric Australian composer and pianist. John...
The Savoy Operas: Bring The Complete Text Of The Gilbert And Sullivan Operas As Originally Produced In The Years 1871-1896
$20.00 AUD
Author: Sir W. S. GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Maximus Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume presents the complete libretti of the iconic Gilbert and Sullivan...
I Am Brian Wilson: The genius behind the Beach Boys
'My life has been written about over and over again, and that's mostly okay with me. Other people can talk about my life. Sometimes they'll get it right and sometimes...
The Wurlitzer Pipe Organ: An Illustrated History
$450.00 AUD
Author: David L. JunchenBinding: HardbackPublished: The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWurlitzer: Opus 1558 chronicles the fascinating history and intricate mechanics behind a monumental musical instrument....
Learn to Play on Sitar
$10.00 AUD
Teaches you the elements of music and the basics of learning the sitar, an immensely popular Indian string instrument.
Turn It Up!: My Time Making Hit Records In The Glory Days Of Rock
Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Tom Werman was deeply affected by pop music from a young age. He long dreamed of a career in music-first as Elvis, then as...
The Story Of The Savoy Opera
$50.00 AUD
Author: S. J. Adair Fitz-GeraldBinding: HardbackPublished: Da Capo Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear of external cover;...