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From the earliest years of the 20th century composers sought ways in which to break from earlier musical traditions. Serialism is one of the most prominent innovations resulting from this. From Schoenberg to Stockhausen, Berg to Boulez, this introduction...

'Lia Louis has become a must-buy author for me!' JODI PICOULT'Heartwarming, hope-filled and hilarious' LINDSEY KELK Can you ever really find the one after 'the one'?Some people spend their whole lives trying to find the one. But Natalie had found him -...

Engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is for. Paul Griffiths shows how music has evolved through the...

Technique Takes Off! Cello presents fourteen original, imaginative studies for solo cello, specially designed to lead on from elementary studies for younger players to more advanced material by Dotzauer and Popper. Each piece concentrates on one or two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857366030Page Count 28Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 119g

This book explores how, and why, the blues became a central component of English popular music in the 1960s. It is commonly known that many 'British invasion' rock bands were heavily influenced by Chicago and Delta blues styles. But how, exactly, did...

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 2 Piano syllabus for 2023 & 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...

*Featured in The Times' 'Best Books of the Year So Far'*What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you've ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all starts to fall apart? The second volume of Moby's...

Is my singing good enough? What should I do with instruments? How can I create a rich and exciting musical environment which will allow for both child and adult led musical activity?Singing, dancing and music-making comes naturally to young children, but...

From Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band to Zoom by ELO, this indispensable, innovatively designed book celebrates fifty years of British album charts, telling you everything you could possibly want to know about every album to reach the Top 100. With...

Based on his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 3 programme The Listening Service, in which Tom Service takes an idea on an ear-opening and mind-expanding walk through the musical landscape every week, this book is a celebration of music's multi-dimensional...

Standing at the crossroads - the Mississippi crossroads of Robert Johnson and the devil's infamous meeting - Mark Radcliffe found himself facing his own personal juncture. Aged sixty, he had just mourned the death of his father, only to be diagnosed with...

'Heavenly is more than a record label, it's the absolute nectar of all that's brilliant in the culture of these island. I love the shit out of them and everything they stand for.' Irvine WelshBELIEVE IN MAGIC tells the story of Heavenly Recordings in...

In the American musical theater, the most typical form of structuring musicals has been the book musical, in which songs interrupt spoken dialogue and add means to depict characters and dramatic situations. After 1980, a form of structuring musicals that...

The Process That Is the World grapples with John Cage not just as a composer, but as a philosopher advocating for an ontology of difference in keeping with the kind posited by Gilles Deleuze. Cage's philosophy is not simply a novel method for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780825680359Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPage Count 80Imprint Music Sales LtdPublisher Hal Leonard Europe Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780793503223Author Stevie Ray VaughanPage Count 88Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 340g

A complete and harmonious history of music, from prehistory to the present day!Have you ever wondered how blues influenced rock music? Or why jazz went Latin? Classical or rock, everyone has their favourite music style, but how did your top choice come...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857365392Author Anna Dryer-BeersPage Count 112Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 419g

ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers 2021 are essential resources for candidates preparing for our online Music Theory exams. They provide authentic practice material and are a reliable guide as to what to expect in the exam. - Essential...

18 And Life on Skid Row tells the story of a boy who spent his childhood moving from Freeport, Bahamas to California and finally to Canada and who at the age of eight discovered the gift that would change his life. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bach...

As a child, Bill Graham fled Europe to escape Hitler's armies. He grew up on the streets of New York and in the dining rooms of the hotels in the Catskills. After failing as an actor, he headed for San Francisco right before the Summer of Love where he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916232709Author Paul TallingFormat PaperbackImprint Damaged Goods BooksPublisher Damaged Goods Books

Everything you want to know about the fabulousness that is Eurovision! The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the world's longest running TV programmes, and has become a much loved tradition across Europe and now Australia. From the spandex to the...

In 1996, Patterson Hood recruited friends and fellow musicians in Athens, Georgia, to form his dream band: a group with no set lineup that specialized in rowdy rock and roll. The Drive-By Truckers, as they named themselves, grew into one of the best and...

An intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experiences as a young, queer Mexican-American in 1970s Los Angeles through his rise in the glam rock and punk rock scenes. Kid Congo Powers has been described as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857363961Page Count 88Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 334g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913172152Author Sheila RockFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Omnibus PressPublisher Omnibus Press

This stimulating guide will help students and their teachers to achieve stylish performances of music of the Classical period. Individual chapters from leading experts focus on historical background, notation and interpretation, and sources and editions,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615909660Author Gary CooverFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Rollston PressPublisher Rollston PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Foreword by Alexander Armstrong. Think you know classical music? It's time to put your knowledge to the test with this collection of questions and puzzles designed to challenge, to entertain - and to educate.Blending together basic trivia, complex...

***With consultant editor Tony Visconti. David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this.Tracing the star's encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, We Could Be offers a new history of Bowie, collecting 300 short stories that together...

Teaching Notes offers invaluable guidance for teachers on the 81 pieces included in the graded books of Piano Exam Pieces 2023 & 2024, Initial Grade to Grade 8. For each piece, you will find teaching ideas relating to three areas of learning - musical...

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world. 'Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves one hankering for a second volume.' The Sunday Times Francesca...

The punk movement created a revolution in the music industry with its anarchic approach and DIY = ethos. It was the antidote to a bloated record business that had become moribund and prog bands which had become hugely self-indulgent. Punk grew out of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737450047Author Mark O'ConnorFormat HardbackPage Count 454Imprint Mark O'Connor Musik InternationalPublisher Mark O'Connor Musik...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506497242Author Merideth Hite EstevezFormat HardbackPage Count 243Imprint Broadleaf BooksPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

Book Prize Winner of the International Alliance for Women in Music of the 2022 Pauline Alderman Awards for Outstanding Scholarship on Women in Music The Heart of a Woman offers the first-ever biography of Florence B. Price, a composer whose career...

Solo Time for Violin is a three-volume series of concert pieces for the intermediate to more advanced violinist. Featuring arrangements and original pieces by the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series, these graded collections provide...

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 3 Violin syllabus for 2020-2023, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that...