Performing Arts

Since the late nineteenth century, acoustic and electric guitars have graced every musical sphere. 1001 Guitars to dream of Playing Before You Die celebrates the diversity and popularity of this...

"Feast your eyeballs on this bedazzling book and start your children on a lifelong love of Shakespeare." The Times "It's Shakespeare for children - but in a radical new form...

A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoir-a follow-up to the Sibert Honor-winning To Dance . All...

Discovered at last, the legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co-founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter, written in the early 1960s-a wry, richly observed, and enlightening remembrance of "the scene"...

From its remarkable conception by Italian harpsichord marker Bartolomeo Christofori in the 1690s and its evolution through the industrial revolution to mass production to the present day, the piano was...

Edith Piaf's life is almost as famous as her work. A street singer discovered by the nightclub owner who gave her the stage name Piaf (sparrow), she rose to become...

This inspiring biography for kids explores Taylor Swift's dazzling musical journey so far. Learn how she went from little country dreamer to bigtime performer! Little Taylor grew up on her...

'The greatest book ever written on British independent music' - Guardian 'One of the best British music books of the last ten years' - Mojo Founded by Alan McGee in...

They don't make comedy like they used to . . .From the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, the surrealism of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, and the...

Jan Swafford's biographies of composers Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography...

Long recognized as one of the primary sources of information about eighteenth-century performance practice, this re-issue includes a new introduction by Professor Reilly. In spite of its title, it is...

In a work of scholarship both erudite and funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter. Organising his...

The exploits of Lola Montez - onstage as a dancer and an actress, in politics as a power behind thrones, and in bedrooms around the world - made her one...

This expertly written guide will show you exactly why Pro Tools shrinks a full music studio into a computer, replacing the bulky recording infrastructure of multi-track analog mixing boards and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'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 Immerse yourself in the golden age of auteur cinema with this curated collection of ten books focusing on film history, theory, and...

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...

*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'...