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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA richly detailed biography, Rom Landau's portrait of Ignace Jan Paderewski...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in the history of American music and post-Civil War philanthropy, this volume chronicles the extraordinary fundraising journey of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved comic opera in the Gilbert and Sullivan tradition, The Yeomen of the Guard: Or The Merryman and His...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of Alfred Hill, one of the most significant yet underappreciated composers in Australasian...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA scholarly work of musicology and biography, this authoritative Russian text chronicles the life and artistic legacy of Alexander Scriabin, one of...

This volume forms part of the "Life and Times" series of compact and accessible biographies which cover key political, literary and musical figures. This title is about the life and...

AN IRISH TIMES DEBUT AUTHOR TO LOOK OUT FOR 2025 'Beautifully written' LOUISE KENNEDY 'Full of verve and wit and humanity' MARY COSTELLO 'Clever and original' TLS 'A tremendous new...

Using characters ranging from Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and Mabel Dodge to Marcel Duchamp, Margaret Anderson and the Stettheimer sisters, the author tells the story of the first American avant-garde...

Jasper Maskelyne was a world famous magician and illusionist in the 1930s. When war broke out, he volunteered his services to the British Army and was sent to Eygpt where...

The book titled Don Giovanni by the author Lorenzo Da Ponte. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

From the very beginnings of Intimate Opera Group in 1957 when the camaraderie of Putting on Opera kept a mob of dedicated amateurs operating on no money and gallons of...

Collected and annotated lyrics from one of music's most visionary bards, John Darnielle. A work of rapturous beauty, This Year- 365 songs annotated celebrates the creative life and the musical...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER MADDIE ZIEGLER RETURNS WITH THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE AUDITION . After a successful first competition, twelve-year-old Harper is eager to keep on making her mark in DanceStarz....

As one of the world's premier electric bass players, Mo Foster has played his guitar with the greats, and with their backing, contributions and memories has written an insightful, passionate...

Few artists have left as profound a mark on twentieth-century culture as Irving Berlin has. Starting on New York's Tin Pan Alley in 1907 and continuing to Broadway and Hollywood,...

The complete step-by-step guide to magic, with more than 320 fun and fully accessible tricks. Every conjuring trick is simply explained in more than 2300 easy-to-follow colour photographs.

This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present...

A triumphant journey through the history of Western classical music and the minds of all its great composers 'My aim in this book is to offer an invitation to the...

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The book titled Everything Must Go: Kit by the author Philip Norton. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

"Long may he continue to divert us, " said "The New York Times" Book Review on its front page of Robertson Davies

Art-loving armchair travellers, as well as the more devoted kind, will delight in this book as much for its intelligence and sensitivity as its detailed descriptions both of the travails...

This illustrated history of operetta documents a form of musical theatre which entertained audiences around the world for over a century. Coming at a time of renewed enthusiasm for operetta,...

Susana Walton tells the story of her life with William Walton to the time of his death in her arms in Ischia, Bay of Naples. She includes anecdotes and reminiscences,...

The book titled The Overlander Song Book by the author Ron Edwards. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

One of the most important and influential composers of the twentieth century, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was also a prolific and gifted writer. Besides producing diaries, short stories, dramas, reviews, and...

The powerful memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. 'You can learn more about human nature from this brief account of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich collection of primary source writings, Wagner Writes from Paris...: Stories, Essays and Articles by the Young Composer presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of musicology, Music in the 20th Century: From Debussy Through Stravinsky presents a sweeping and authoritative survey...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A landmark collection of Victorian comic theatre, The Savoy Operas presents the complete...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA focused and authoritative opera guide, this volume presents a comprehensive introduction to Richard Wagner's dramatic seafaring masterpiece, The Flying...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA rare and captivating work rooted in the rich tradition of English Renaissance music, Cryes of Londontown: Being a Recreation...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work in musicological scholarship, A Hundred Years of Music chronicles the sweeping...

Tens of thousands of Americans die from substance abuse and suicide each year. Millions more suffer from mental health disorders. Rock to Recovery -- an innovative, therapeutic music program serving...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA fascinating intersection of fine art and operatic legend, Caruso's Caricatures presents the remarkably witty and surprisingly skilled visual artwork...

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA beloved work of children's opera and musical theatre, Help, Help, the Globolinks! presents a whimsical yet cautionary tale about a group...

The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music provides a fascinating examination of the repertoire, institutions, performers, composers, and social and cultural world which created one of the most crucial and vibrant...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed work of cultural and archaeological history, Living With Egypt's Past In...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA stunning facsimile recreation of the 1729 third edition of John Gay’s celebrated ballad opera. This volume offers readers a...

"First published in the United Kingdom in 1989 by Prion ... London"--T.p. verso.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA compelling intersection of academic research and deeply personal narrative, Musicians & Addiction: Research...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. A landmark work in rock and roll literature,...

"Stein's metafictive narrative is sidesplittingly funny, capturing with aplomb young children's endearingly exasperating tendency to speak up when it's least convenient." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) At her first ballet...