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Comprising a vivid and varied series of miniature biographies, revealing profiles, thought-provoking essays and a multitude of previously unknown anecdotes and quotes, Hercules!: The A to Z of Elton John...

'The Definitive Biography' - PETE PAPHIDES The world is full of Bee Gees fans. Yet, for a band of such renown, little is known about Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb....

A collection of deeply depraved, searingly honest and often hilarious autobiographical stories by one of the top hip-hop radio hosts on Sirius Satellite radio. Jude Angelini's tales of depravity are...

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...

SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A...

What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do...

'An absolute landmark/joy/gossip-fest/door to Narnia: the history of pop music before rock'n'roll. Fascinating. I can't recommend it enough.' - CAITLIN MORAN 'An encyclopaedic introduction to the fascinating and often forgotten...

"Unnervingly raw and honest, this book is timeless wisdom that was earned the hard way."-Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck From the author of...

Adele touches the hearts of millions of people who love her for her music and share the real and honest emotion she brings to each and every song. In a...

'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...

'WHEN AN ARTIST IS RELENTLESSLY AUTHENTIC, IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN THEM AND TO BELIEVE IN THEIR WORK. AND THE GALLAGHERS BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER ONCE MORE.' Gallagher chronicles...

From prolific metal guitarist and songwriter for Exodus (and formerly Slayer) Gary Holt comes an entertaining and deeply personal memoir of Holt's "destruction-laden" life, along with a firsthand account of...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards 2018 'Raw, beautiful' Dolly Alderton 'Unflinching, unputdownable' Guardian 'Witty, dark, devastating' Caitlin Moran 'An amazing read. Brutally...

*THE INCREDIBLE STORY BEHIND THE BETTER MAN FILM* 'It's much more interesting to be a little bit broken and talk about your vulnerabilities.' An intimate, funny and frank account of...

The book titled Musical Instruments: World Encyclopedia by the author Max Wade-Matthews. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Traces the life of the famous modern British composer, and looks at the production of each of his musicals

In 1940 Sergei Rachmaninoff, living in exile in America, broke his creative silence and composed a swan song to his Russian homeland. What happened in those final haunted years and...

This book is about the kind of ordinary dancing you and I might do in our kitchens when a favourite tune comes on. It's more than a social history: it's...

A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Genuinely eye-popping.' - Guardian 'Electrifying.' - Kerrang 'Essential.' - Classic Rock 'Required reading.' - Irish Times...

One of the most fascinating rock bands ever, Pink Floyd was formed in 1965. After a year in the London 'underground' when they experimented with revolutionary techniques like lights which...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis autobiography, Playing My Part, chronicles the extraordinary life...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Appears to be a facsimile copy of the original 1923 edition, rebound...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive musicological work presents a detailed analysis of every opera composed by Richard Strauss. Charles Osborne, a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerIn The Music Makers, Clive James presents a captivating collection of essays that illuminate the diverse landscape of musical artistry....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding slightly shaky. Clean text. This comprehensive reference work...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic achievements of the renowned composer Richard Strauss. It presents a detailed...

Who is Ariana Grande? This candid book traces the US pop star's story from her childhood in Florida, through her teenage years on Broadway and Nickelodeon, and onto her gleaming...

Emerging from the gritty streets of Manchester, Oasis ignited the Britpop movement and defined a generation with their raw energy and insightful lyrics. From their explosive debut album Definitely Maybe...

Explores the many facets of the life, persona, artistic world and musical achievement of a unique Australian musician.

"Chita Rivera blazed a trail where none existed so the rest of us could see a path forward."-Lin-Manuel Miranda "This deserves a standing ovation."- Publishers Weekly The wildly entertaining memoir...

Sixty extraordinary years of Eurovision, from Celine Dion to Dustin the Turkey, from Abba to Conchita Wurst - the drag acts, the bad acts and all the nul points heroes....

' Words for My Comrades ambitiously sets out to transcend the standard pop star biography, carefully knotting the evolution of hip-hop into a sweeping account of 20th-century radical US politics'...

Factory Records has become the stuff of legend. The histories of the label have been told from many perspectives, from visual catalogues and memoirs to exhibitions. Yet no in-depth history...

Today, more than a century after its first performance, Richard Wagner's The Ring of Nibelung endures as one of the most significant artistic creations in the history of opera. This...

Break out the flannel, scrunchies, and high-rise jeans and indulge in this nostalgic illustrated trip through the 1990s' most influential albums across all genres. In 501 Essential Albums of the...

I am a composer. A composer of classical music. Quite honestly I am not quite sure how that happened to a girl born in Belize and brought up in Tottenham...

Drawing on a vast amount of source material, much of it previously unpublished, Moore here presents Sir Edward Elgar's life and works as inseparable parts of a single creative whole.

This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present...

Written exercises-The Second Edition includes new exercises for each chapter that reflect changes in the text, in particular changes in the chapters on fundamentals and diatonic harmony. Exercises require students...

'Sometimes fate deals up a wild card. There's a lot to be said for one of these wild cards and from what I've learned over the fifty or so years...

Feel Like Going Home vividly brings to life such early blues masters as Muddy Waters , Skip James, and Howlin' Wolf, along with illuminating excursions into the blues-based rock 'n'...

Edition: First editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis authoritative volume chronicles the vibrant evolution of Italian opera during its most celebrated era, spanning from the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCharles Osborne's The Dictionary Of Composers presents a comprehensive biographical and critical overview of significant figures in musical history. This...

The Corrs are one of the biggest music success stories to come out of Ireland in decades. This account of their history traces the family's musical upbringing and influences as...

The book titled The Encyclopedia of Classical Music by the author Robert Ainsley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: significant chipping along bottom and top of bookArthur Hutchings's Mozart: The Man · The...

Bitter Crop is an unconventional portrait of arguably America's most eminent jazz singer. Acclaimed biographer Paul Alexander shrewdly focuses on the last year of her life - with relevant flashbacks...

Bitter Crop is an unconventional portrait of arguably America's most eminent jazz singer. Acclaimed biographer Paul Alexander shrewdly focuses on the last year of her life - with relevant flashbacks...