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The Beloved Vision: Music in the Romantic Age
Everyone loves romantic music: the sweet melody of a Schubert song, the heroine dying for love in an Italian opera, the swooning orchestration of a Tchaikovsky symphony. But as Stephen...
Keep 'Er Lit: New Selected Lyrics
I want to sing this song for you I want to lift your spirits high And in my soul I want to feel The beauty of the days gone by....
From Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson
'When forced to pick between truth and legend, print the legend.' - Tony Wilson To write about Tony Wilson, AKA Anthony H. Wilson, is to write about a number of...
The Verona Passamezzo
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: VG. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or labels visible. A sophisticated crime mystery set against the backdrop...
The Oxford Companion To Music
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some edge wear and minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. The Oxford Companion to Music stands as...
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major: The Songs And Ballads Of World War Ii
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Paperback edition - usual wear. Pages appear slightly yellowed/aged, consistent with the book's vintage. No obvious markings, stamps, or inscriptions visible on the title page. A...
No Shame: the hilarious and candid memoir from one of our best-loved
'Wonderfully funny, utterly charming and sharp as all Hell' SARAH MILLICAN 'Tom Allen is one of the funniest comedians in the UK, the best dressed man I know and now...
Spectacle
Spectacle is a dynamic visual essay that celebrates the phenomenon and history of public performance worldwide -- from the theater to the streets, from religious festivals to political marches, and...
Verdi and/or Wagner: Two Men, Two Worlds, Two Centuries
Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, the two greatest opera composers of their time, represent diametrically opposed approaches to life and music, but is it impossible to love them both? These...
Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection - she is the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. Beginning with the...
Swing Symphony
One morning I realised that I was close to Jimmie Lunceford's fatal age, causing me to entertain a strange logic. If all the good swingers like Lunceford and Gershwin aor...
Bip in a Book
Marcel Marceau's genius for the art of silence has astonished and delighted audiences of all ages for more than 50 years. Now, Bip in a Book captures the celebrated mime's...
Rossini
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The book titled Rossini by the author Richard Osborne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes
In this, the first English biography to capture Gainsbourg in all his contradiction and gleeful outrageousness, Simmons tells the fascinating story of the Gallic star. Drawing on hours of new...
Elegy For A Soprano
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Good, minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. A gripping work of crime fiction set against the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera, Elegy...
The Beaux Arts Trio: A Portrait
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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. A rich and intimate portrait of one of the twentieth century's...
The Life Of Richard Wagner: Volume Iv 1866–1883
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged. Markings: A handwritten blue ink initial "J" visible on the title page. Binding: Appears intact. No price stickers visible....
The Master Musicians: Berlioz
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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and intact. Part of the prestigious Master Musicians...
The Life And Death Of Mozart
$10.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner. A richly detailed biography, The Life and Death...
Szymanowski
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket:Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Some yellowing visible. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Firm and intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A compelling biographical study of...
The Stone Roses: War And Peace
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA definitive work of rock biography, The Stone Roses: War and Peace chronicles the...
Folk Songs Of Australia: And The Men And Women Who Sang Them
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in Australian musical and cultural history, Folk Songs of Australia: And the Men and Women Who Sang...
The Oxford Companion To Music
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark reference work in the world of musicology, The Oxford Companion to Music presents a sweeping and authoritative encyclopedia...
Vibrations: The Adventures And Musical Times Of David Amram
$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA vivid and sprawling memoir, Vibrations: The Adventures and Musical...
The Savoy Operas: Being The Complete Text Of The Gilbert And Sullivan Operas As Originally Produced In The Years 1875-1896
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tears along jacket. A landmark collection of Victorian comic theatre, The Savoy Operas presents the complete libretti of...
Sergei Prokofiev: A Soviet Tragedy; The Case Of Sergei Prokofiev, His Life & Work, His Critics, And His Executioners
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA compelling work of musical biography and Soviet cultural history, Sergei Prokofiev: A Soviet...
The Lyre Of Orpheus
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA rich and witty work of literary fiction, The Lyre of Orpheus serves as...
Too Strong For Fantasy
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.A richly detailed memoir, Too Strong for Fantasy chronicles...
Diaghilev
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of arts biography, Richard Buckle's Diaghilev chronicles the extraordinary life of Sergei Diaghilev, the visionary Russian impresario...
A Concise History Of Opera
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA scholarly yet accessible survey of one of the world's most enduring art forms,...
Bach
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA richly detailed biographical study, Bach chronicles the life and towering musical legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the...
The Wagner Companion
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA comprehensive scholarly reference work, The Wagner Companion presents an authoritative and wide-ranging examination of the life, music,...
Stravinsky: Selected Correspondence; Volume I
$60.00 AUD
Edition: First American EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work in musicological scholarship, Stravinsky: Selected Correspondence, Volume I presents a meticulously curated collection of...
A History Of English Opera
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of musicological scholarship, A History of English Opera chronicles the rich and often...
Kobbé's Complete Opera Book
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA landmark reference work in the world of classical music, Kobbé's Complete Opera Book stands as one of...
Raymond Leppard On Music: An Anthology Of Critical And Personal Writings
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCompiled and edited by Thomas P. Lewis, Raymond Leppard on Music: An Anthology of Critical and Personal Writings presents a...
Ignace Paderewski: Musician And Statesman
$25.00 AUD
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...
The Singing Campaign For Ten Thousand Pounds
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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...
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Or The Merryman And His Maid
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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...
A Distant Music: The Life And Times Of Alfred Hill 1870-1960
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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...
Galina Ulanova: The Making Of A Ballerina
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, wear along spine of binding. This intimate memoir chronicles the life and artistic...
Scriabin
$40.00 AUD
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...
Britten
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...
The Wardrobe Department
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...
Strange Bedfellows
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...
The War Magician: The Man Who Conjured Victory in the Desert
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...
Don Giovanni
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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.
State of Opera: An Intimate New History of the State Opera of South
$20.00 AUD
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...