Music

This concise book critically examines the intersection of power, privilege, and classical music in higher education through an extensive study of the experiences, training, and background of teachers of musical theatre singing.Mapping the divides within...

A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, with contributions from friends and collaborators, it is fully illustrated with 30 years of...

FOREWORD BY KEITH RICHARDS'ICONIC... DAZZLING.'-MOJO'Gered was at one with the band. More than that, for that special time, he was in the band.'-ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM'He was a hell of a lot of fun. That's why he was a good photographer.'-MARIANNE...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867198744Author Dirk DirksenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.

#2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.2 Tone was black and white: a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307464446Author Mark YarmFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

One of the music world's pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event's fiftieth anniversary. On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan...

Discovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789679854428Author Lina NgPage Count 40Imprint Rhythm MPPublisher Rhythm MPWeight(grams) 170g

To celebrate its 30th anniversary of publication, a brand new edition of the ultimate combination of traditional hymns and modern worship songs. 'Mission Praise' is a much-loved hymn book, and has remained so since its outset in 1984...

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 1 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, 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...

Whether you're a Reputation stan or a Speak Now girlie, Shake It Up: Delicious cocktails inspired by the music of Taylor Swift is a must-have for Taylor Swift fans looking to unwind after a long day of Easter egg searching. Turn your favorite Taylor...

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 2 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992905071Author John AinslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint BenedicamusPublisher Benedicamus

The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs is the perfect resource for secular choirs and singing groups who like the flexibility to perform songs in a range of combinations from unison to SATB. Each piece may be performed by a mixed choir, but is also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385546942Author Peter Ames CarlinFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607965794Author George Lawrence StoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint www.bnpublishing.comPublisher www.bnpublishing.comWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399592980Author John LurieFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

The intimate biography of the iconic DJ who was lost too soon. Tim Bergling was a musical visionary who, through his sense for melodies, came to define the era when Swedish and European house music took over the world. But Tim Bergling was also an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911273745Author Clive SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Mango BooksPublisher Mango BooksWeight(grams) 499g

*A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR | A GUARDIAN MEMOIR OF THE YEAR | A TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR *'Chronicles, in enthralling detail, Madonna Louise Ciccone's path from terrifyingly ambitious trainee dancer to pop colossus, all the while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859654982Author Levon HelmFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARCHOSEN BY PITCHFORK AS ONE OF THE TEN BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF LOUDER THAN WAR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARDINCLUDED IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S SEVEN BOOKS FROM 2023 YOU...

An anthology of 17 sophisticated arrangements of popular classic songs. The collection includes accompanied and unaccompanied numbers, in a variety of styles: smoky blues, up-tempo scat, sentimental swing, exuberant Dixieland, sophisticated...

On December 31, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.'s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one...

Piano Time 1 starts at the very beginning, with simple five-finger tunes for hands separately and together. It gradually adds more notes and techniques to cover sharps and flats, simple scales and keys, and a range of dynamics and symbols. With a host of...

The Piano Prep Test is an ideal introduction to the ABRSM exam experience: it gives beginner pianists a goal to work towards and a certificate on the day - something to be really proud of. The test covers many elements that young players will be working...

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 2 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...

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in June 2016, and seldom in recent years has it been more richly deserved. That a song writer's lyrics should be regarded as literature was an idea at which many were surprised. Others have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316154499Author Phil LeshFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 142mm * 27mm

"The new Chris Cornell biography is the book his legacy deserves." -Kerrang!"Reiff unearths plenty of unexpected details and novel anecdotes...but the book is perhaps most valuable for the way it rounds out and humanizes this man who managed to keep so...

"Gavin's engrossing biography of the singer takes the measure of a gifted, tragic, and infuriating man." -New York Times Book Review George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic...

'This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius' - QUESTLOVE Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed...

This book brings together in one place selected exam pieces, scales and sight-reading to support ABRSM's Initial Grade Violin syllabus from 2024 - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces, three from each of Lists A, B and C, have...

A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat...

This volume comprises twenty-eight of the finest oratorio choruses, complete short choral works, and movements from masses or requiems from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Drawing repertoire from Britain and mainland Europe, the volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593237434Author Warren ZanesFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 3 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, 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...

The joyous and electric memoir from beloved music icon Neneh CherryA GUARDIAN MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024A BBC CULTURE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024'Intoxicating . . . Seductive' SUNDAY TIMES'Fabulous' VOGUETop of the Pops, December 1988. The world sat...

Listen to My Heart is a completely candid and passionate, heartbreaking yet often witty life story of one of rock music's most resilient lead singers, Marie Fredriksson from Roxette ("It Must Have Been Love," "Listen to Your Heart," "The Look,"...