Music

Drawing extensively on Tchaikovsky's uncensored letters and diaries, this biography explores the composer's life in the artistic culture of nineteenth-century Russian society, revealing how he became a figure of international renown. Yet his success came...

Notoriously reticent about his early years, violinist Jascha Heifetz famously reduced the story of his childhood to "Born in Russia. First lessons at 3. Debut in Russia at 7. Debut in Carnegie Hall at 17. That's all there is to say." Tracing his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060936228Author Patti SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 363g

'In this highly readable biography of Nellie Melba...Robert Wainwright tells the story of the girl with the incredible voice who, by sheer force of her personality and power of her decibels, took the operatic world by storm and managed to escape from her...

W. C. Handy's blues, Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues",changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now vanished. W. C. Handy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781705112793Author David FrangioniPage Count 112Imprint Modern DrummerPublisher Modern Drummer

Thomas Ades is feted from Los Angeles to London, from New York to Berlin, as the musician who has done more than any other living composer to connect contemporary music with wider audiences. But this celebrated composer, conductor and pianist is...

This is not only the first life-and-works on Musorgsky in English for over half a century but also the largest such study of the composer ever to have appeared outside Russia. Mussorgsky was one of the towering figures of nineteenth century Russian music...

To tell the story of Morris Day is to tell the story of Prince. Not because they were inseparable or because their paths never diverged, but because, even when their paths did diverge, they always intersected again. Each artist lifted the other up,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399576362Author Sir Tom JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Blue Rider PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979097638Author Rick JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Amber Communications GroupPublisher Amber Communications GroupWeight(grams) 565g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786884889Author Jimmy WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 499g

ENew York TimesE Bestseller EA Perfect Union of Contrary ThingsE is the authorized biography of musician and vintner Maynard James Keenan. Co-author Sarah Jensen's 30-year friendship with Keenan gives her unique insight into his history and career...

Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness is a book of remarkable and wildly entertaining anecdotal stories told through the lens of an entertainment industry insider. Author Bambi Moe enjoyed a twenty-year career at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310358039Author Lecrae MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 159mm * 22mm

Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio program, What Makes It Great? Now, in Listening for America,...

A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship. Carly Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made an unlikely pair - Carly, a free and artistic spirit still reeling from her recent divorce,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934170403Author Robert ScottoFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Process MediaPublisher Process MediaWeight(grams) 542g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143126065Author Paul JohnsonPage Count 176Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

In 2009 the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In celebration of his life this book capturing Paul's own reflections on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing was published as a high-end collector's edition. In 2015 Les Paul...

A colourful collection of pieces on the enigmatic genius of Scott Walker from THE WIRE.Scott Walker has travelled from teen idol to the outer limits of music. From 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More' reaching No.1, through to recordings of meat being...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770410596Author Neil PeartFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 885g

In 1973, Judy Scott was intent on traveling to Istanbul, but serendipitously she stumbled onto the incomparable Greek island of Hydra and the people who would continue, over many subsequent visits, to enhance and influence her life ever after.This...

A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passing-now in paperback!In the decade since Whitney Houston's passing, the world has mourned her death as a once-in-a-generation talent and queen of the pop...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994135940Author Mike ChunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Hurricane PressPublisher Hurricane PressWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Bestselling music historian Elijah Wald follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazzIn Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198737Author Jerilyn Lee BrandeliusFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.

More than 40 years ago, three girls from the Detroit projects made the world 'Stop!' and take notice of their fresh harmonies and classy style. Cultivated by the Motown star machine, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard popped onto the charts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143035947Author Renee FlemingFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Based on all-new interviews and including 72 rare photos, Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements is the definitive biography of one of the last great rock 'n' roll bands of the twentieth century. Written with the participation of the group's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781655691546Author James HoagFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm)...

Duke Ellington is universally recognized as one of the towering figures of 20th-century music, both a brilliant composer and one of the preeminent musicians in jazz history. In The Duke Ellington Reader, Mark Tucker offers the first historical...

Since his untimely death in 1974 at the age of twenty six, Nick Drake has not only gained a huge international audience, which eluded him during his lifetime, but has also come to represent the epitome of English romanticism. Drake's small but much-loved...

National Bestseller Legendary musician Richard Marx offers an enlightening, entertaining look at his life and career.Richard Marx is one of the most accomplished singer-songwriters in the history of popular music. His self-titled 1987 album went triple...

Foreword by Steve Harvey and afterword by David FosterThe Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincere memoir that captures the heart and soul of an artist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525564393Author Art GarfunkelFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf

Born to legendary singer Nat "King" Cole in the halcyon days of the 1950's, Natalie Cole grew up to become a versatile and soulful singer whose talents catapulted her all the way to Grammy Award-winning status. But that success came with a price. Dragged...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949597295Author W. A. MathieuFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Terra Nova PressPublisher Terra Nova Press

If I had a name like Wyndham Wallace I would not associate or correspond with anyone with a simple name like mine. However, since you have lowered yourself to such depths, how can my old Indian heart (west not east) not respond favourably. -Lee...

Zhu Xiao-Mei was born to middle-class parents in post-war China, and her musical proficiency became clear at an early age. Taught to play the piano by her mother, she developed quickly into a prodigy, immersing herself in the work of classical masters...