Performing Arts

"Let's Put on a Musical" is a Backstage favourite, entertaining, indispensable and now revised and updated to include the latest shows and the freshest ideas. It tells you which plays...

Global comedy sensation tells his story Everyone has an opinion about Matt Rife, who at twenty-eight years old is both the hottest and most controversial comedian in America. Now, in...

From "Gymnopedies" to the scandalous ballet "Relache", Erik Satie's creations are paradoxical and extraordinary, and the mask the composer created for himself was as deliberately ambiguous as his music. This...

Magic enjoyed a vigorous revival in sixteenth-century Europe, attaining a prestige lost for over a millennium and becoming, for some, a kind of universal philosophy. Renaissance music also suggested a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew artistic achievements in Western civilization match the ambition and grandeur of Richard Wagner's monumental opera cycle, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew books capture the anarchic joy of music-making quite like The Hoffnung Music Festival, a riotous celebration of...

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Edition: Twelfth EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of aesthetic philosophy and moral inquiry stands Music and Morals, the...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners,Previous ownerFew...

Edition: 7th ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of science and art stands one of the most enduring works in acoustics: The Physics of Music,...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of medieval polyphony and Renaissance brilliance, Ars Nova and the Renaissance: 1300–1540 stands as one...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the ancient modes of medieval chant to the sweeping harmonies of the Romantic era, A Concise History...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA monumental achievement in musicological scholarship, The New Oxford Companion to Music stands as the definitive two-volume reference work for anyone serious about...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the smoky clubs of New Orleans to the concert halls of the world, jazz has shaped the...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodOne of the most monumental works of musical biography ever written, Alexander Thayer's Life of Beethoven stands as the definitive chronicle of Ludwig van...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; worn edges. A testament to Kylie Minogue's enduring status as a global entertainment phenomenon, this programme illustrates...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedBefore Elton John became a global phenomenon, there was a quiet, visionary poet crafting the words that would define...

Ella and Olivia love to have fun! Whether it's planting a new garden, making cupcakes or dancing and singing, being creative together is the best!

Peter Kay's unerring gift for observing the absurdities and eccentricities of family life has earned himself a widespread, everyman appeal. These vivid observations coupled with a kind of nostalgia that...

For more than 40 years Nana Mouskouri has been a global singing sensation, from her earliest childhood memories of mid-Thirties Greece to her unstoppable rise to the summit of her...

Known by many as the greatest dancer of her time, Isadora Duncan was the matriarch of creative self-expression. A pioneer in the dance world and the women's movement, her name...

This lavishly illustrated book provides the definitive reference to Western classical music. It travels on a musical journey through time, revealing how composers and performers, priests, princes and patrons, and...

Dan Alexander Audio reveals the origins and history of vintage recording gear, told by the man who coined the term. It discusses the products of 22 manufacturers, illustrated with over...

Liszt once said that Mozart composed more bars than a trained copyist could write in a lifetime. One of the world's most enduringly popular musicians, Mozart had a profound influence...

This completely revised edition of the "Penguin Guide" reviews the major classical recordings issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which dominate the catalogue because of their...

This concise dictionary has been updated. Based on the 20 volume "New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", it is designed to meet the needs of a wide readership, from...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodBehind every legendary voice lies an extraordinary life — and few voices of the twentieth century were as luminous, or...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of sacred tradition and musical artistry stands one of the most comprehensive and authoritative guides to church...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of poetry and music lies one of Western art's most intimate and searching forms —...

Fans of the Queen of Country Pop can bring a little joy and inspiration to their day with a little help from Shania! This officially licensed, boldly stylish oracle deck...

The book titled The Complete Operas of Richard Strauss by the author Charles Osborne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Follow the misadventures of Ian Moore as he chronicles the charming and chaotic escapades of his family and their eccentric assembly of animals, on their continued search for serenity in...

A Rough Trade Book of the Year 'From lists to experiences and stories, there are no rules. A good song is a good song whoever writes it and however the...

The definitive musical autobiography from internationally acclaimed Australian pianist Roger Woodward. This is the remarkable story of one of the world's leading musicians. In Beyond Black And White , the...

Andre Previn, the internationally renowned conductor and composer talks for the first time about his life: of his family's flight from Nazi Germany and arrival in America, where his once...

Ray Charles: Man and Music is a complete biography of this seminal singer/pianist who has been active on the American music scene since the mid-1950s. Originally published in 1995 by...

In A POCKET FULL OF DREAMS, the first volume of THE definitive Crosby biography, award-winning music critic Gary Giddins chronicles the ascension of Bing's career. From his early days in...

Who were the singers, musicians, composers, instrumentalists, and conductors who made the music of the 20th century? What inspired Benjamin Britten to compose Peter Grimes? How did music save Malcolm...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedIn the golden age of Hollywood, one studio unit stood apart from all others — the Freed Unit at MGM...