Music

"A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history" (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound-Leo Fender and Les...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636141862Author Dennis BurmeisterFormat HardbackPage Count 428Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.

Since the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a particularly intimate relationship. From Luigi Russolo's 1913 Futurist manifesto L'Arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noise) to Marcel Duchamp's 1925 double-sided discs Rotoreliefs, the 20th...

Team Brass is firmly established as the best-selling series of brass tutors. It presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student, ideal for individual, group and class tuition - including the ABRSM music medals. The books in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857369628Author Trinity College LondonPage Count 40Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780961470159Author Mark LevinePage Count 307Imprint Sher Music Co ,U.S.Publisher Sher Music Co ,U.S.Weight(grams) 782g

In this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band...

When the Beatles burst onto the pop scene in 1962, they not only took the music world by storm but they also brought with them a counter culture that was to have far-reaching effects. With their long hair, humour and irreverent attitude towards...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857366757Page Count 80Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 285g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857366306Page Count 40Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 155g

Piano Time 3 builds on the techniques acquired in Piano Time 1 and 2, introducing new keys, semiquavers in various rhythmic patterns, triplets, and a variety of finger-twister exercises. It also explores the Alberti bass, the melodic minor scale, and...

'To see The Clash on the White Riot tour was like discovering how to be a rock star: you just did it yourself. You didn't wait for someone to come and discover you. That was the most important thing that came out of punk... We came home and we cut our...

The definitive history of the revolutionary Greenwich Village music scene, which fostered some of the most iconic musicians in American history--and fought for its identity every step of the way.Although Greenwich Village takes up less than a square mile...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911267300Author Joseph AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint www.fundamental-changes.comPublisher Fundamental Changes Ltd

Remembered for his flamboyant stage presence and his innovative and distinctive music videos, Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) is still widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time, known for his eclectic music style, which blended...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857368256Author Trinity College LondonPage Count 36Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 145g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859652773Author Marilyn MansonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

Fiddle Time is a great series for young violinists. Packed with lively original tunes, well-known pieces, and easy duets, the series is carefully paced and organized to build confidence every step of the way. The new editions contain all your favourite...

The must-read memoir from the visionary figure behind Manchester's legendary music scene, from The Hacienda to The Warehouse Project. Tales From the Dance Floor is an electrifying journey into the heart of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495096037Author BeatlesFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICONSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021Sinead O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of twenty-one. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785588600Imprint Music Sales LtdPublisher Hal Leonard Europe Limited

'A brilliant, very funny, very revealing autobiography-through-music. Maybe the best book ever written about being a rockstar' CAITLIN MORAN_______________________________________________________________Bono - artist, activist and the lead singer of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915343109Author Carolyn McHughFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Sona BooksPublisher Danann Media Publishing LimitedWeight(grams) 685gDimensions(mm)...

This sumptuous and luxuriously produced volume gathers portraits, album covers, photographs of performances and rehearsals, rarely seen private moments, and candid snapshots of Prince, one of the greatest singer-songwriters of his generation. This...

A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. Displacing Beethoven as a box-office draw, heard in Hollywood films and on state occasions, his music inspires particular devotion. Some believe it helps heal...

Model answers for four practice papers from ABRSM's 2024 Music Theory exams for Grade 8 Key features: *Reviewsa selection of likely options where the answer can be expressed in a variety of ways *a single exemplar where a composition-style answer is...

Rob Young's Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music is a seminal book on British music and cultural heritage, that spans the visionary classical and folk tradition from the nineteenth-century to the present day. 'A thoroughly enjoyable read...

When the Hits Hit the Fan marries the process of songwriting, and living a songwriter's life, with humor and empathy. It unravels the mystery, science, and livelihood behind the rapidly evolving art of songwriting, but ends up revealing just as much...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915841452Author Richard EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Omnibus PressPublisher Omnibus PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm *...

Although together for only five years The Yardbirds exerted tremendous influence on the music and style of the '60s and for decades beyond. Their impact has been felt throughout the rock genre from psychedelia to blues-rock heavy metal and the music...

Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist's repertoire. With pieces from...

'I was saying things in songs that female singers didn't really say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to come back, I was kicking his ass, kicking him out, kicking my own ass too. My Blondie character was an inflatable doll but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911267607Author Serkan SuerFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint www.fundamental-changes.comPublisher Fundamental Changes Ltd

Bound for Glory is the funny, cynical and earthy autobiography of Woody Guthrie, the father of American folk music. He tells of his childhood running wild in an Oklahoma oil-boom town, the tragedies that struck his family and of his life on the open road...

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 8 Violin syllabus from 2024, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and...

Hamilton Easy Piano Selections presents music from the critically acclaimed musical about Alexander Hamilton. The show debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales and has already become one of the most successful...

Radiohead Complete is the definitive collection of Radiohead songs, including every song ever released by the British rock band (at time of publication). This artist-approved 368-page book contains 154 songs, including B-sides and rarities, all with...

Jazz on a Winter's Night is a Christmas piano album of stylish, swinging arrangements. Favourite Christmas carols and songs receive the complete jazz treatment, with rhythm, harmony, grooves, and solos all carefully notated. The expertise of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735969237Author Terry CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Blinky PublishingPublisher Blinky Publishing