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Dictators Of The Baton
$50.00 AUD
Author: David EwenBinding: HardbackPublished: Alliance Book Corporation, 1943Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some markings and holes to board, tanning and foxing to pages.Dictators Of The Baton...
Shaw's Music: 2
$30.00 AUD
Author: Bernard ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-faded spine, top-edge discoloured from tanning.Shaw's Music: 2 compiles the incisive and...
Maestro: Encounters With Conductors Of Today
$15.00 AUD
Author: Helena MatheopoulosBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsHelena Matheopoulos's Maestro: Encounters With Conductors Of Today offers an intimate look into the world of...
The Orchestra
$15.00 AUD
Author: Michael HurdBinding: PaperbackPublished: Phaidon Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive volume chronicles the rich history and intricate...
Who's Who In Mozart's Operas: From Alfonso To Zelina
$30.00 AUD
Author: Joachim KaiserBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-fading to spine, minor foxing to page edges.This comprehensive guide illuminates the...
Great Operatic Disasters
$12.00 AUD
Author: Hugh VickersBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis engaging non-fiction work chronicles a collection of the most memorable and often hilarious mishaps to...
A History Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden: 1732-1982
$25.00 AUD
Author: Andrew SaintBinding: PaperbackPublished: THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing to page edges.This comprehensive historical account, A History Of...
Carmen: An Opera In Four Acts
$15.00 AUD
Author: Georges BizetBinding: HardbackPublished: Pagoda Books, Simon & Schuster., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsGeorges Bizet's Carmen: An Opera In Four Acts presents a vibrant and...
The All-Time Favourite Australian Song Book
$15.00 AUD
Author: Patrick CookBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis vibrant collection, The All-Time Favourite Australian Song Book, presents a comprehensive anthology of...
The Larousse Encyclopedia Of Music
$12.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey HindleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Larousse, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear, rubbing and tanning of cover; some chipping on...
Gustav Holst
$15.00 AUD
Author: Imogen HolstBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markThis compelling biography, Gustav Holst, chronicles the life and musical legacy of the celebrated composer through the unique...
Definitely Maybe: The Birth, Death and Resurrection of Oasis
Few bands in British musical history have achieved the mythical status of Oasis. Emerging from the streets of 1990s Manchester, their meteoric rise was fuelled by a relentless drive and...
La Stupenda: A Biography Of Joan Sutherland
$20.00 AUD
Author: Brian AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of Australia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor rubbing on edges of cloth cover; minor scratches to dust jacket; spine tanned;...
Music Library Piano Scores
$50.00 AUD
Author: CasioBinding: PaperbackPublished: CASIO, 2004Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: in almost new conditionThe "Casio Music Library Piano Scores 1" is...
A Voice, A Life: Autobiography
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Author: Joan HammondBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1970Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis autobiography chronicles the remarkable journey of a celebrated soprano, offering...
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...
Mortification: Eight Deaths and Life After Them
'Mark Watson is a national treasure' Richard Osman Whatever I now know about life - or think I know - I found out through failure, disappointment, mortification. I'm writing it...
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (updated): The History of the Disc
To celebrate 100 years of DJing, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton have expanded and updated their classic account of the history of the disc jockey. The DJ was born on...
Dancing in the Dark
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When her life's passion is forbidden, how much will Ditty risk to follow her dream? When Ditty Cohen first sees a ballet on TV, the beautiful, gravity-defying dancing captivates her....
A History of Opera: The Last Four Hundred Years
This definitive work tells the entire story of the world's most extraordinary artistic medium of the last four hundred years. Opera paints the human passions with astonishing power and drama....
Never Mind the Moon
In 1988 Jeremy Isaacs took over the job of running the Royal Opera House, and with it he inherited a plan. The Victorian building was to be closed for a...
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...
Tales from Shakespeare
Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition...
Tales from Shakespeare
Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Tales from Shakespeare These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings...
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...
Secondhand Cinema & Film Scripts Bargain Book Box DSH1085
$90.00 AUD
Secondhand Cinema & Film Scripts Bargain Book Box Immerse yourself in the golden age of auteur cinema with this curated collection of ten books focusing on film history, theory, and...
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...
Jokes, Jokes, Jokes: My Very Funny Memoir
*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards* 'Really funny & engaging. A breeze and a pleasure to read' Katherine Ryan 'As hilarious and outrageous as you might expect'...
Running the Light: 'The best novel I've ever read about comedy' Megan
'A thrilling, nauseating and painfully real depiction of what happens as youth, talent and charisma sour' MEGAN NOLAN 'Anyone wondering where The Great American Novel went: this is it on...
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...
Time to Say Hello: My Autobiography
Katherine Jenkins is an international singing superstar who has redefined a music genre: she has brought classical music to the masses and inspired young and old with her incredible voice,...
Beyond 40: The Australian Ballet: Celebrating 40 Years of Dreams
Beyond 40 is both a review of the history of The Australian Ballet and a tribute to the current company of dancers and its young artistic director, David McAllister. It...
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...
Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism
'Outstanding, I want to press it into the hands of every newly diagnosed person' Fern Brady 'Like a Martian's guide to living on Earth. Funny, enlightening and gobsmacking' Frank Skinner...
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...
Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies
In 1971, college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the creation of one of the greatest Broadway musicals, Follies . Needing college credit...
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...
Comic Genius: Portraits of Funny People
$20.00 AUD
This star-studded tribute to the legendary comics of our time gathers together the kings and queens of comedy's golden age - including the likes of Steve Martin, Carl Reiner and...