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Wagner's Parsifal: The Music of Redemption
The last book by one of Britain's most prominent public intellectuals is a superbly insightful and moving exploration of Wagner's last opera Wagner's last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal,...
Chopin's Piano: A Journey through Romanticism
A dazzling exploration of Romantic music unlike any other, from one of the most exciting writers about classical music Chopin's Piano begins in November 1838, when George Sand, her children...
The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
Published in cooperation with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, this volume presents the songs with music, and annotations on their original sources and meaning. The definitive collection of...
Death in the Afternoon
Hemingway's classic portrait of the pageantry of bullfighting Ernest Hemingway's classic portrait of the pageantry of bullfighting. 'I was trying to learn to write, commencing with the simplest things, and...
As You Like It: Staged: the origins of YA's greatest tropes
STAGED- Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection 'We that are true lovers run into strange capers.' Banished from her ambitious uncle's court, the lovesick Rosalind flees...
Hamlet: Staged: the origins of YA's greatest tropes
STAGED- Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.' When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, discovers his father was murdered, he...
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Staged: the origins of YA's greatest tropes
STAGED- Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection 'The course of true love never did run smooth ...' Hermia loves Lysander. But she must marry Demetrius or...
Macbeth: Staged: the origins of YA's greatest tropes
STAGED- Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection 'It will have blood, they say- blood will have blood.' On a bleak, stormy night, three witches prophesy- Macbeth...
Dames, Principal Boys... and All That: A History of Pantomime in Australia
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The Globe Guide to Shakespeare
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Funny Kid Kicks Butt (Funny Kid, #6): The hilarious, laugh-out-loud children's series for 2024 from million-copy mega-bestselling author Matt Stanton
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How Music Got Free: A Story of Obsession and Invention
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Knowing Touch
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Living on a Thin Line
The all new, must-read memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave Davies'BOOK OF THE DAY' - Guardian'This powerful tell-all from the Kinks guitarist puts the spotlight on his own bad behaviour,...
Process: The powerful instant Sunday Times bestseller
The chart-topping singer/songwriter's powerful story, told for the first time, in her own words.Lucy Spraggan shot to fame on the 2012 series of X Factor. Since then, she has gone...
Memoirs and Reflections
Evgeny Kissin's musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations, and his extraordinary virtuosity have earned him the veneration and admiration deserved only by one of the most gifted...
How to Play the Piano
'Internationally acclaimed pianist, author and all-round nice guy James Rhodes promises that this book can teach anyone with access to a piano or an electric keyboard and 45 minutes to...
Trouble in a Tutu
A dangerous trickster who calls himself 'the Mouse King' is playing a deadly game with Swan House, the ballet school for spies. As Milly navigates her second term, she starts...
The Great Animal Escapade
Danny works at Belle Vue Zoo, where-alongside training the famous elephant Maharajah-he helps out with the day-to-day tasks of caring for the animals. But when animals start escaping, Danny is...
Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know
There may be plenty of books on guitar players, but there are very few, if any, that delve into the guitar players who have been somewhat "under the radar" through...
Marching Band Techniques: A Guide to the Successful Operation of a
This book can be used as an accompanying text for the collegiate marching band techniques course and to help build a successful marching band program at a high school. Topics...
The Event Manager's Bible 3rd Edition: The Complete Guide to Planning
The authoritative guide to planning, organising, managing and delivery events of all sizeAnyone responsible for organising a voluntary or public event will want to do it safely and well, complying...
Dance Like No One's Watching
The show must go on. It's back to show business as usual at Duke's Academy of Performing Arts. Things are finally working out for Nettie, with her voice restored, her...
Win Lose Kill Die
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The explosive YA thriller, with over 5 million TikTok views and counting... From the author of Last One To Die. The students at Morton Academy are high-achievers, selected based on...
Drag: Mini: The Complete Story with new foreword by Fenton Bailey
Drag is transformation, communication, and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. This fearless book observes this increasingly complex world by exploring drag's journey - from...
Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERIn this spectacular, newsmaking expose that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan blows the lid...
Hollywood Park
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Stick To My Roots: A Music Memoir
"a legend, a teacher and a pioneer of reggae dancehall music in the UK and worldwide" - Julian Marley Spanning an impressive 40+ year career in the music industry, Stick...
Hadriana in All My Dreams
Set during Carnival in Haiti 1938, a young and beautiful woman named Hadriana drinks a mysterious potion on her wedding day and collapses at the altar. She is buried and...
The Silver Snarling Trumpet
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"...
Everybody Loves Our Town: A History of Grunge
Grunge, also known as the 'Seattle sound', is the sludgy fusion of punk rock and heavy metal that emerged from the Pacific Northwest in the early part of the 1980s....
Metallica: The Stories Behind the Songs
Metallica grew from the fledgling thrash metal scene of the early 1980s to become one of the biggest metal acts in the history of music. They have released a slew...
The Bendigo Track and Other Jingles (SIGNED)
$40.00 AUD
Author: Oscar MendelsohnBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1976Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedThis collection features a series of whimsical and humorous jingles that capture the essence of Australian life and...
Catullus: An Interpretation
$30.00 AUD
Author: Kenneth QuinnBinding: HardbackPublished: Batsford, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a critical examination of the works of the Roman poet Catullus, exploring themes, language,...
Paganini: Master Of Strings
$40.00 AUD
Author: Opal WheelerBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1956, Second Impression Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerPaganini: Master of Strings is a delightful, detailed biography written for children;...
The Bushwackers Australian Song Book
$15.00 AUD
Author: Dobe Newton, Jan WositzkyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Sphere Books, 1978Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Bushwackers Australian Song Book is a compilation edited by Dobe Newton...
The Science of the Singing Voice
$20.00 AUD
Author: Johan SundbergBinding: SoftbackPublished: Northern Illinois University Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the acoustics of singing and the physiological aspects of the human...
The Story of Jazz
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Author: Joachim-Ernst BerendtBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Story of Jazz provides a comprehensive overview of the development of jazz music, exploring...
The Origin of Raga: A Concise History
$30.00 AUD
Author: S. BandyopadhyayaBinding: HardbackPublished: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1995, Second PrintingCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers twelve concise essays that introduce readers to foundational concepts...
Black & White Blues
$25.00 AUD
Author: Steiner, Rudolf; Norberg, MarcBinding: HardbackPublished: Graphis Publications, Zurich, Switzerland, 1995Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBlack & White Blues is a captivating exploration of the interplay between...
Acoustic Classics - 35 Songs of the 50s and 60s
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Author: Hal Leonard CorporationBinding: SoftbackPublished: Hal Leonard Corporation, 1970Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection features 35 classic songs from the 1950s and 1960s arranged for...
The Golden Century of Italian Opera from Rossini to Puccini
$20.00 AUD
Author: William WeaverBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the evolution of Italian opera from the works of Rossini to those...
The Bolshoi: Opera and Ballet at the Greatest Theater in Russia
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Author: Boris Aleksandrovich Pokrovsky & Yuri Nikolayevich GrigorovichBinding: HardbackPublished: Park Lane, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history and significance of the...
Zeffirelli at The Met - One thousand five hundred and forty-nine performances (so far)
$40.00 AUD
Author: Caterina NapoleoneBinding: SoftbackPublished: Franco Zeffirelli SRL, 2008Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the illustrious career of Franco Zeffirelli at The Metropolitan Opera, detailing...
The Story of Sadler's Wells 1683-1964
$25.00 AUD
Author: Dennis ArundellBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1965, Second Impression Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive history of the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London,...
Wagner and His World (Pictorial Biography S.)
$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis pictorial biography explores the life and works of Richard Wagner, one of the...
The Marilyn Scandal: Her True Life Revealed by Those Who Knew Her
$15.00 AUD
Author: Sandra SheveyBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Company, 1988Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an intriguing look into the life of Marilyn Monroe through the...
Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge with Australian Opera
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Author: Richard BonyngeBinding: SoftbackPublished: Craftsman, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an in-depth look at the collaboration between renowned soprano Joan Sutherland and conductor Richard...