Performing Arts

Author: Thérèse RadicBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMelba: The Voice Of Australia chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Dame Nellie Melba, one...

Author: Gladys DavidsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Bibliophile Books., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive collection of narratives from the world's most beloved operas. It...

ClŽment is an enthusiast whose passion for opera struggles with revulsion at much of its content. Critics are dry, remote--and male. She prefers a poetic, Freudian approach that leaves out...

Contains what the new or intermediate guitar player needs to know to really get to grips with making music on this most popular of instruments. This book leads you from...

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,...

How can music - an artform - have anything to do with science? Yet there are myriad ways in which the two are intertwined, from the basics of music theory...

Author: Maynard SolomonBinding: HardbackPublished: CASSELL LONDON, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear and fraying to dust cover; pages in good conditionMaynard Solomon's acclaimed biography, Beethoven,...

Author: E. N. MatthewsBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, Historical Organs And Organ Builders, chronicles the intricate evolution of the pipe organ...

Puppets & Puppet Theatre has been essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing puppets for over 25 years. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, it...

It used to be a secret that, in its post-war heyday, the Broadway musical recruited a massive underground following of gay men. But though this once silent social fact currently...

Evie is forever crossing swords with her twin sister Tallulah. When Tallulah goes to Hollywood, Evie goes too-as her sister's stand-in. But soon Evie's the one enjoying the limelight ......

Choreography is the highly creative process of interpreting and coordinating movement, music and space in performance. By tracing different facets of development and exploring the essential artistic and practical skills...

Boldly discover how NASA, the Smithsonian, and the aerospace community helped craft, legitimize, and popularize the beloved television show Star Trek. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry sought to create a...

This wonderful book is packed with a range of quick, inexpensive ways to make the main types of puppets using objects that are spare, scrap, recycled or easily accessible. With...

An unexpected journey through Italy, led by the voice of a violin From the moment she hears Lev's violin for the first time, Helena Attlee is captivated. She is told...

A comprehensive guide for athletes and an effective teaching aid for coaches. More than three and a half million young athletes, female and male, participate in all-star cheerleading in North...

The sound of Maria Callas, artist and woman. Maria Callas was one of the most influential and renowned opera singers of the 20th century. Callas 100 recounts the diva's unparalleled...

Accompanying a London Weekend Television series, this book traces the history of popular entertainment in London from the end of the 19th century to the present day. From the Victorian...

Provides an introduction to the basic elements in harmony and musical structure. Covers the basics of rhythm and tempo, an introduction to pitch, intervals and transposition, articulation, ornaments, and reiterations.

The essential, illustrated, song-by-song story of one of the most enduring acts in rock music history. Fleetwood Mac has a long and complicated history, strewn with tumultuous relationships and substance...

Author: Deborah Howard And Laura MorettiBinding: HardbackPublished: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2009Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSound & Space In Renaissance Venice uncovers the intricate relationship between auditory...

Author: David Holbrook And Elizabeth PostonBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe The Cambridge Hymnal presents a comprehensive collection of sacred songs, offering a...

Finding the right rhyme can be excruciating, songwriters too often choosing ridiculous words in desperation. This is an invaluable resource for any budding songwriter or even an experienced lyricist with...

Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic of twentieth-century British composers. He was by turns a sensitive songwriter of remarkable genius, a witty and caustic...

The Memory of Music is a moving and evocative memoir that will appeal to music lovers everywhere. In this evocative and moving book, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford shares the...

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world. 'Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [ Sounds and Sweet Airs ] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible,...

Does an opera producer do anything besides tell the singers where to stand? Can a single note be played more or less beautifully on the piano? In these essays, five...

The book titled The Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments: Histories, Descriptions and by the author Robert Dearling. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

By the time he was forty, Lorenzo Da Ponte had been a poet, priest, lover and libertine, a friend of Casanova, collaborator then enemy of Salieri, and ultimately the librettist...

Matchbox Theatre presents a miniature sketch show: thirty dialogues and monologues by Michael Frayn, to be played in the smallest theatre in the world - the theatre of your own...

In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First...

Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez VegaraBinding: HardbackPublished: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis inspiring biographical picture book, part of the acclaimed Little People, Big Dreams series, chronicles...

Author: Norman LloydBinding: HardbackPublished: Golden Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative reference work chronicles the vast landscape of musical history, from ancient melodies to modern compositions. It presents...

The book titled Music in London: A History and Handbook by the author Norman Lebrecht. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Baily, LeslieBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings-

Author: Gary M. RadkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 2014Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the vibrant artistic and musical landscape of Renaissance Florence, focusing specifically...

Author: Mick Fleetwood With Stephen DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles the tumultuous and exhilarating journey of one...

Author: Albert MccarthyBinding: HardbackPublished: PERIGEE BOOKSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the vibrant history of big band jazz, tracing its evolution from the early 20th...

Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 'Unique, dreamlike and poetic. I loved it.' DEBSEY WYKES, SAINT ETIENNE AND DOLLY MIXTURE It is 1994. In a loft bedroom in North...

A guidebook that explores the diversity of London's musical heritage. Arranged as a series of walks around places of classical music interest in the capital, the book offers a wide...

Author: John CargherBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson Australia., Melbourne, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles a life deeply intertwined with the world of classical music and the...

Author: Manuel KomroffBinding: HardbackPublished: LUTTERWORTH PRESS, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerManuel Komroff's Mozart chronicles the extraordinary life and prodigious talent of...

Author: Ray ColemanBinding: HardbackPublished: SIDGWICK & JACKSON, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSurvivor: The Authorized Biography Of Eric Clapton chronicles the extraordinary life and musical journey of one...

Author: Evelyn GatliffBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on fep.The Savoy Stories: Transcribed From The Gilbert...

"Introducing Jessi Klein, a Nora Ephron for a new generation." "Both a tomboy and a late bloomer, Jessi Klein grew up always feeling like more of an observer than a...

Author: Pro HartBinding: HardbackPublished: RIGBY, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis vibrant volume presents the iconic Australian ballad Waltzing Matilda through the unique artistic vision of Pro Hart....