General

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883217259Author Chuck SherPage Count 380Imprint Sher Music Co ,U.S.Publisher Sher Music Co ,U.S.Weight(grams) 1053g

The importance and value of music in the care and education of very young children is increasingly recognised. This book looks closely at early musical development and how this translates into ways of supporting the musical activity of babies, toddlers...

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 9781909360792Author Martin GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Empire Publications LtdPublisher Empire Publications LtdWeight(grams) 300g

Hundreds of books have been written about The Beatles. Over the last half century, their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized and presented by biographers and journalists as history. Yet many of these works do not strictly qualify as history...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877736707Author W. A. MathieuFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 301g

I Am Morbid tells the astounding story of David Vincent, former bassist and singer with Morbid Angel, and now outlaw-country performer and leader of the I Am Morbid supergroup. Written with the bestselling author Joel McIver, it s an autobiography that...

for SATB and organ or small orchestra This much-loved carol is presented with background information and helpful performance hints. Recognising the frequency with which this piece is performed with organ accompaniment, John Rutter has made an organ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865479661Author Michael WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

How are our personal soundtracks of life devised? What makes some pieces of music more meaningful to us than others? This book explores the role of memory, both personal and cultural, in imbuing music with the power to move us. Focusing on the...

Brother and sister Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn enjoyed a rare bond: they were intimate companions and theirs was one of the most significant musical relationships of the 19th century. They shared and commented on each other's compositions, each highly...

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...

'There are countless gems within these pages ... Swanwick seems to write from more experience as a musician and teacher than most others who write for this audience. There is a real sense of his having been there.' - Patricia Shehan Campbell, Professor...

This investigation offers new perspectives on Giuseppe Verdi's attitudes to women and the functions which they fulfilled for him. The book explores Verdi's professional and personal relationship with women who were exceptional within the traditional...

From the good, the bad and the downright extraordinary, the Eurovision Song Contest is more than just one night of the year, it's a celebration of all things fabulous. This handy little guide is jam-packed with a myriad of Eurovision ideas to help you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849142151Author Christian ParisFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Magic AlicePublisher Magic AliceWeight(grams) 382gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 18mm

This book is for musical makers and artists who want to gain knowledge and inspiration for your own amazing creations. "Grumpy Mike" Cook, co-author of several books on the Raspberry Pi and frequent answerer of questions of the Arduino forums, brings you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956018465Author LUCA FERRARIFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint ReR MegacorpPublisher ReR Megacorp

'Lovingly detailed and exhaustively researched - easily the most readable and comprehensive guide I've seen to this fascinating hidden history' Tom Robinson, musician, broadcaster and long-time LGBT rights activist From Sia to Elton John, Dusty...

'Our neurosensory system is inwardly configured music, and we experience music as an artistic quality to the degree that a piece of music is in tune with the mystery of our own musical structure.' - Rudolf SteinerWhat is music? Rudolf Steiner regards the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615534855Author Chris NicksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Liaison Music Inc.Publisher Liaison Music Inc.Weight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883217815Author Randy VincentPage Count 189Imprint Sher Music Co ,U.S.Publisher Sher Music Co ,U.S.Weight(grams) 490g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671638375Author SchonbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 734g

New York City in the 1970s was an urban nightmare: destitute, dirty, and dangerous. As the country collectively turned its back on the Big Apple, two musical vigilantes rose out of the miasma. Armed only with amplified AC current, Suicide's Alan Vega and...

Pierre Schaeffer's "In Search of a Concrete Music" ("A la recherche d'une musique concrete") has long been considered a classic text in electroacoustic music and sound recording. Now Schaeffer's pioneering work - at once a journal of his experiments in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857364838Page Count 16Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 85g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909082670Author Alison Mary SuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Compton PublishingPublisher Compton PublishingWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899855247Author Vernon JoynsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 744Imprint Borderline ProductionsPublisher Borderline Productions

Combining an imaginative take on an oral history of the band, interspersed with artistic interpretations of 10 songs from their catalog, BLONDIE: AGAINST THE ODDS captures the friction of NYC as the band fought their way to prominence, as well as the...

One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Duke Ellington (1899-1974) led a fascinating life. Beyond Category, the first biography to draw on the vast Duke Ellington archives at the Smithsonian Institution, recounts his remarkable career: his...

Mozart was not only an extraordinary musical genius but a man who lived through the great change from the old society to the modern one in which we still live, when people began to move from accepting the Christian scheme of things to standing alone,...

Here is a different take of The Beatles story, which includes the more obscure, rare and unseen appearances and references worldwide, through the wonderful art of film, television and video; some of which will make you gasp in disbelief! It's full of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736795187Author Felix CavaliereFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Atisha II Inc.Publisher Atisha II Inc.Weight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Lexicon of the Mouth surveys the oral cavity as the central channel by which self and surrounding are brought into relation. Questions of embodiment and agency, attachment and loss, incorporation and hunger, locution and the non-sensical are critically...

This is a compact, composite and authoritative survey of the history and development of the cello and its repertory since the origins of the instrument. The volume comprises thirteen essays, written by a team of nine distinguished scholars and...

Want to become the coolest possible version of yourself? Time to jump into learning the blues guitar. Even if you don't read music, Blues Guitar For Dummies lets you pick up the fundamentals and start jamming like your favorite blues artists. Blues...

An oral history of legendary rock band the Faces (featuring Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood) from 1969 to 1975Book InformationISBN 9781915858030Author Richard HoughtonFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Spenwood BooksPublisher Spenwood BooksWeight(grams)...

Released in 1970, Workingman's Dead was the breakthrough album for the Grateful Dead, a cold-water-shock departure from the Acid Test madness of the late '60s. It was the band's most commercially and critically successful release to date. More...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913689582Author Paul PurgasFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press

Bob Dylan and John Lennon are two of the most iconic names in popular music. Dylan is arguably the twentieth century's most important singer-songwriter. Lennon was founder and leader of the Beatles who remain, by some margin, the most covered songwriters...