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A Distant Music: The Life & Times Of Alfred Hill 1870-1960

A Distant Music: The Life & Times Of Alfred Hill 1870-1960

$20.00 AUD
Author: John Mansfield ThomsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear and fading DJ. Minor rip...
The Doors: Complete Music

The Doors: Complete Music

$15.00 AUD
Author: The DoorsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Wise Publications, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe comprehensive volume presents an exhaustive collection of the...
La Stupenda: A Biography Of Joan Sutherland (SIGNED)

La Stupenda: A Biography Of Joan Sutherland (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Author: Brian AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedBrian Adams chronicles the extraordinary life and career of one of opera's most revered figures in La...
Jerome Robbins: That Broadway Man, That Ballet Man

Jerome Robbins: That Broadway Man, That Ballet Man

$39.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
In this first illustrated book of the celebrated choreographer's life and work, extracts from personal journals and letters with photographs from his own collection reveal how some of the masterpieces...
The Music Sellers

The Music Sellers

$20.00 AUD
Author: Peter GameBinding: HardbackPublished: Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Music Sellers by Peter Game chronicles the vibrant and often tumultuous world of the music...
Australian Aboriginal Music

Australian Aboriginal Music

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jennifer IsaacsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Aboriginal Artists Agency, Sydney, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work, Australian Aboriginal Music, presents a comprehensive...
Les Six: The French Composers and Their Mentors Jean Cocteau and Erik

Les Six: The French Composers and Their Mentors Jean Cocteau and Erik

$79.95 AUD$15.00 AUD
Les Six are Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud and Germaine Tailleferre. They were a group of talented composers who came together in a unique collaboration...
The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart

The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart

$72.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
A wide-ranging look at the interplay of opera and political ideas through the centuries The Politics of Opera takes readers on a fascinating journey into the entwined development of opera...
The Life And Times Of Johann Sebastian Bach

The Life And Times Of Johann Sebastian Bach

$15.00 AUD
Author: Hendrik Willem Van LoonBinding: HardbackPublished: G.G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1947Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA richly illustrated biographical...
Secondhand Plays Bargain Book Box DSH1118

Secondhand Plays Bargain Book Box DSH1118

$120.00 AUD
Secondhand Theatre History and Drama Studies Bargain Book Box This extensive collection of 21 secondhand volumes provides a comprehensive look into the world of drama, spanning from classical Bernard Shaw...
Her Majesty's Pleasure: A Centenary Celebration for Adelaide's Theatre

Her Majesty's Pleasure: A Centenary Celebration for Adelaide's Theatre

$39.95 AUD$30.00 AUD
This unique book raises the curtain on the hidden history of Adelaide's most remarkable playhouse - Her Majesty's Theatre. For one hundred eventful years 'the Maj' has hosted an extraordinarily...
Broadway Musicals of the 30s

Broadway Musicals of the 30s

$20.00 AUD
Author: Stanley GreenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Da Capo Press., 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor creasing and bumps to cover, tanning and foxing to pages.Broadway Musicals...
Noel Mcgrath's Australian Encyclopaedia Of Rock & Pop

Noel Mcgrath's Australian Encyclopaedia Of Rock & Pop

$15.00 AUD
Author: Noel McgrathBinding: PaperbackPublished: Outback Press, Collingwood, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive reference work chronicles the vibrant history of Australian...
Listen

Listen

$15.00 AUD
Author: Joseph Kerman With Vivian KermanBinding: HardbackPublished: Worth Publishers, Inc., 1980Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsListen: Third Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to the world of classical music,...
The World Theatre Of Wagner: A Celebration Of 150 Years Of Wagner Productions

The World Theatre Of Wagner: A Celebration Of 150 Years Of Wagner Productions

$20.00 AUD
Author: Charles OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan Pub Co., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the rich history of Richard Wagner's operatic productions across 150 years, presenting...
Gypsy

Gypsy

$27.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
The musical tale of a domineering stage mother's inadvertent creation of a burlesque stripper, now available in paperback for the first time.
Platform Papers 41: Education and the Arts:: Creativity in the

Platform Papers 41: Education and the Arts:: Creativity in the

$18.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
As the National Curriculum gears up to offer fresh opportunities to teachers and students, our arts institutions are considering what a national arts curriculum will mean for them. Arts and...

Laban for Actors and Dancers: Putting Laban's Movement Theory Into

$48.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
This handbook, complete with graded exercises, is for teachers and students of both drama and dance, who want to use the Laban system of movement. Although almost every professional actor...
Stage Works of Bela Bartok

Stage Works of Bela Bartok

$19.80 AUD$10.00 AUD
The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in...
Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

$89.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
The son of Russian immigrants, Aaron Copland (1900-1990) became America's most loved and esteemed composer. Commonly referred to as the American composer - 'the best we've got' in the words...
Harlequin Years, The:Music in Paris 1917-1929: Music in Paris

Harlequin Years, The:Music in Paris 1917-1929: Music in Paris

$75.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
Based on the author's series of 12 programmes broadcast on BBC Radio 3, this book fills a large gap in the literature of 20th-century music, being an account of the...
Space in Performance: Making Meaning in the Theatre

Space in Performance: Making Meaning in the Theatre

$46.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Theater, as distinct from other dramatic media, is essentially a relationship between performer, spectator, and the space in which both come together. Space in Performance examines the way theater buildings...
Shaw's Music: Complete Musical Criticism: v. 3: 1893-1950

Shaw's Music: Complete Musical Criticism: v. 3: 1893-1950

$42.95 AUD$15.00 AUD
This is the third of three volumes of musical criticisms by Bernard Shaw reflecting his great breadth of knowledge of the works of Wagner, Bach and Mozart to more contemporary...
The Story And The Song: A Survey Of English Musical Plays, 1916-78

The Story And The Song: A Survey Of English Musical Plays, 1916-78

$15.00 AUD
Author: Derek And Julia ParkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Chapell & Company., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the evolution of English...
La Stupenda: A Biography Of Joan Sutherland

La Stupenda: A Biography Of Joan Sutherland

$15.00 AUD
Author: Brian AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsBrian Adams chronicles the extraordinary life and career of one of opera's...
Leaving Home: a Conducted Tour of 20th C

Leaving Home: a Conducted Tour of 20th C

$50.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
The story of music in this century is one of leave-takings. Traditional relationships with tonality, rhythm, form and sound have been left behind or radically reinterpreted. Western Europe has been...
Opera in America: A Cultural History

Opera in America: A Cultural History

$109.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
Winner of the 1993 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism "I hear the chorus, it is a grand opera, Ah this indeed is music-this suits me."-Walt Whitman, "Song of...
The Oxford Companion To Music

The Oxford Companion To Music

$20.00 AUD
Author: Percy A. ScholesBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Oxford Companion To Music presents an exhaustive compendium of musical knowledge, spanning centuries of...
The Encyclopedia Of Jazz & Blues

The Encyclopedia Of Jazz & Blues

$45.00 AUD
Author: Keith ShadwickBinding: PaperbackPublished: New Burlington, London, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative reference work presents a comprehensive overview of two...
My Life Of Song

My Life Of Song

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gladys MoncrieffBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor bumps to spine, foxed edges. My Life Of Song by Gladys Moncrieff presents...
The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Opera

The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Opera

$15.00 AUD
Author: Harold Rosenthal And John WarrackBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative reference work presents a comprehensive overview of the operatic world. It details...
The Borderline Psychotic Child: A Selective Integration

The Borderline Psychotic Child: A Selective Integration

$20.00 AUD
Author: Trevor LubbeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Routledge, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Opera; Second Edition presents an authoritative compendium...
The Musical Companion: Revised Edition

The Musical Companion: Revised Edition

$15.00 AUD
Author: A.L. Bacharach & J.R. PearceBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe authoritative The Musical Companion: Revised Edition presents a comprehensive overview of the world...
Ancient And Oriental Music

Ancient And Oriental Music

$25.00 AUD
Author: Egon WelleszBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1957Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe New Oxford History Of Music:...
Elementary Harmony (Part I & II)

Elementary Harmony (Part I & II)

$45.00 AUD
Author: C. H. KitsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1933Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis foundational music theory text presents...
David Bowie's Serious Moonlight: The World Tour

David Bowie's Serious Moonlight: The World Tour

$75.00 AUD
Author: David BowieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson Limited., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages have slightly detached from binding, slight tanning and foxing to...
My Many Years

My Many Years

$30.00 AUD
Author: Arthur RubinsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chips and yellowing to DJ, some...
Yehudi Menuhin: Unfinished Journey

Yehudi Menuhin: Unfinished Journey

$15.00 AUD
Author: Yehudi MenuhinBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald and Jane's., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life of a musical...
Daybreak: An Intimate Journal

Daybreak: An Intimate Journal

$30.00 AUD
Author: Joan BaezBinding: HardbackPublished: MACGIBBON & KEE, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDaybreak presents the candid reflections of an iconic voice, chronicling a life intertwined with music, activism, and...
Chant The Names Of God: Music And Culture In Bhojpuri Speaking India

Chant The Names Of God: Music And Culture In Bhojpuri Speaking India

$15.00 AUD
Author: Edward O. HenryBinding: PaperbackPublished: San Diego State Univ. Press., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic work chronicles the intricate relationship...
Bernie Taupin: The One Who Writes The Words Elton John; Complete Lyrics From 1968 To Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

Bernie Taupin: The One Who Writes The Words Elton John; Complete Lyrics From 1968 To Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan Aldridge, Mike DempseyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling collection presents the foundational lyrical artistry behind some of rock and...
Photograph: Ringo

Photograph: Ringo

$50.00 AUD
Author: Ringo StarrBinding: HardbackPublished: Genesis Publications, 2013Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling photographic memoir Photograph: Ringo chronicles the extraordinary life...
From Russia To The West: The Memoirs Of Nathan Milstein

From Russia To The West: The Memoirs Of Nathan Milstein

$75.00 AUD
Author: Nathan Milstein And Solomon VolkovBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear to DJ. Minor denting to spine of board. Good...
Elton: It's A Little Bit Funny

Elton: It's A Little Bit Funny

$15.00 AUD
Author: Bernie TaupinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis candid memoir, Elton: It's A Little Bit Funny,...
Stardust Memories: Talking About My Generation

Stardust Memories: Talking About My Generation

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ray ConnollyBinding: HardbackPublished: Pavilion, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsStardust Memories: Talking About My Generation chronicles the vibrant cultural landscape of a pivotal era, offering...
My Favourite Music Stories

My Favourite Music Stories

$15.00 AUD
Author: Yehudi MenuhinBinding: HardbackPublished: Lutterworth Press., 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMy Favourite Music Stories by Yehudi Menuhin presents a captivating collection of personal anecdotes and reflections from...
Prince The Beautiful Ones (SIGNED)

Prince The Beautiful Ones (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Author: Dan PiepenbringBinding: HardbackPublished: Century, London, 2019Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Number 675 of 1000 copies'The Beautiful Ones presents an intimate look into the formative years and...