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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783943330335Author Maurizio BaroniFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Gingko PressPublisher Gingko Press

The Op. 50 string quartets contain some of the purest writing Haydn ever accomplished. In this first full account of these six quartets Dean Sutcliffe evaluates the Op. 50 in relation to Haydn's more frequently performed quartets and considers their...

Positive Vibrations tells of how reggae was shaped by, and in turn helped to shape, the politics of Jamaica and beyond, from the rudies of Kingston to the sexual politics and narcotic allegiances of the dancehall. Insightful and full of incident, it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949515442Author Jeffrey MorganFormat HardbackPage Count 138Imprint New Haven Publishing LtdPublisher New Haven Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

In a bar called The Bucket of Blood, a man shoots the bartender four times in the head. In the small town of Millhaven, a teenage girl secretly and gleefully murders her neighbors. A serial killer travels from home to home, quoting John Milton in his...

Starting in 1985, Bob Dylan magazine contains a wealth of information on Bob Dylan by a range of authors - much of it not available anywhere else. This Anthology celebrates the 200th edition in the 34th year of continuous publication. Featuring a brand...

The central tenet of this innovative collection is that identity can be regarded as a performance, achieved through and in dialogue with others. The authors show that where neuro-degenerative disease restricts movement, communication and thought...

for SATB accompanied and unaccompanied Drawing together two composers long associated with contemporary vocal music, Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars presents eight original and exciting pieces by Bob Chilcott and Jussi Chydenius. Setting celebrated American...

This practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation with music for children and adults, the use of visualisation and imagery, music and...

It is widely acknowledged that music is of great value for people with learning difficulties. It can be used as a catalyst to help those with special needs acquire and improve basic skills and thereby to communicate better. With clear aims and...

A revisionist history of minimalism's transformative rise, through the voices of the musicians who created it. When composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich began creating hypnotically repetitive music in the 1960s, it upended the world of American...

If any one musical act of the rock and roll era can be said to have transcended the simple categorization of "band," the Grateful Dead is it: by the time they stopped performing in 1995, the Dead had become an international institution with a vast...

The value of music therapy in neurological rehabilitation is increasingly recognised and this practical manual provides comprehensive guidance for clinicians on the application of music therapy methods in neurorehabilitation.Felicity Baker and Jeanette...

Following Roy Newsome's highly acclaimed study Brass Roots: One Hundred Years of Brass Bands and their Music, this book takes up the story of bands and their development from the 1930s to the start of the new millennium. Brass band contests continued to...

Pieces in a wide range of styles, from a 13th-century troubadour song to a Sousa March. Some are well known and others may be new discoveries. The pieces are suitable for student of around Grade 5-6 standard, and have been newly and skilfully arranged or...

for unison voices (with optional second part) and piano or orchestra Words and music by John Rutter. Orchestral material is available on hire.About the AuthorJohn Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer...

Understanding Video Game Music develops a musicology of video game music by providing methods and concepts for understanding music in this medium. From the practicalities of investigating the video game as a musical source to the critical perspectives on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916023345Author Kevin CumminsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Paul StolperPublisher Paul StolperWeight(grams) 780g

In 1978, Greil Marcus asked twenty writers on rock-including Dave Marsh, Lester Bangs, Nick Tosches, Ellen Willis, and Robert Christgau-a question: What one rock-and-roll album would you take to a desert island? The resulting essays were collected in ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949597226Author Mark Van TongerenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Terra Nova PressPublisher Terra Nova Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679728054Author Jan SwaffordFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 573gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956695932Author Varg VikernesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Abstract Sounds Books LtdPublisher Abstract Sounds Books LtdWeight(grams) 268g

This book contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Bassoon exams at Grades 6-8. It features all the new requirements from 2018, arranged in grade order.Book InformationISBN 9781848498990Author ABRSMPage Count 24Imprint Associated Board...

Concert Repertoire For Alto Saxophone is a collection of fifteen imaginative and sax-friendly arrangementsand original pieces, all carefully selected and written for the Grade 5-7 player, with piano accompaniment, by talented duo Paul Harris and Beverley...

Concert Repertoire For Alto Saxophone is a collection of fifteen imaginative and sax-friendly arrangementsand original pieces, all carefully selected and written for the Grade 5-7 player, with piano accompaniment, by talented duo Paul Harris and Beverley...

Countless accolades have been bestowed upon King s X over the years, and, since their formation in 1980, they have grown to become one of the most universally admired in hard rock and heavy metal. But their story is one of many ups and downs, trials and...

SATB and soloists (soprano, tenor, and two baritones), with organ or small ensemble Chilcott's mighty setting of words from the Gospel of St John is a dramatic yet optimistic retelling of the Passiontide story. As with Bach's great Passion settings, the...

Nevermind, Achtung Baby, Use Your Illusion 1&2 - the 90s saw some classic albums produced by artists such as Nirvana, U2, Gun n' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as a resurgence in country music popularized by Shania Twain and Garth Brooks...

Like many other South American Indian communities, the Suya Indians of Mato Grosso, Brazil, devote a great deal of time and energy to making music, especially singing. In paperback for the first time, Anthony Seeger's Why Suya Sing considers the reasons...

As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, and by others as a symbol of moral resistance, both he and his music met with approval and condemnation in equal...

The long-awaited autobiography of legendary Hollie's drummer Bobby Elliott.About the AuthorRobert Hartley Elliott (born 8 December 1941 is an English rock drummer, best known for playing with The Hollies. He has been described as "one of the very finest...

Over a century of history, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has taken different names and forms. It has weathered war, recession and social change, evolving from a part-time municipal ensemble into a symphony orchestra with a worldwide...

Thumb Position for Beginners introduces and then reinforces this technique at the earliest possible stage in cellist's development, drawing on a wealth of experience with beginner cellists. Pat Legg uses a wonderful array of familiar tunes and new pieces...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734587302Author Brandon JohnsonFormat PaperbackImprint Almighty & Insane BooksPublisher Almighty & Insane Books

This four-volume anthology contains a sparkling selection of pieces and represents all the major composers of the period. It includes pieces in all the main genres, with Cornet and Trumpet Voluntaries, Echo Voluntaries, fugal works with slow...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788799937424Author Henrik TuxenFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Captain Kidd BooksPublisher Captain Kidd BooksWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Within the last decade music therapists have developed their work with the elderly and with people with dementia. Drawing on the diverse research and considerable personal experience of contributors from around the world, Music Therapy in Dementia Care...

'One of the best music books ever written, because Michael Odell knowsmusic isn't about the musicians - it's about what it does to the listener, evenif what it does ends up being wholly disastrous. It's sad, funny, fascinatingand wise.' Michael Hann,...

Meet the people who design the algorithms that capture our musical tastes. The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners' horizons and help obscure musicians find audiences, taking advantage of the...

In 1974 Bob Dylan wrote, recorded, reconsidered, and then re-recorded the best-selling studio album of his career. Blood on the Tracks was composed as Dylan's twelve-year marriage began to unravel, and songs like "Tangled Up in Blue" and "Shelter from...