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The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. There are many...

Fiddle Time Scales 2 has been revised to reflect the syllabus at ABRSM grade 3 and part of grade 4, and is an ideal companion to Fiddle Time Sprinters.About the AuthorKathy Blackwell, B. Mus. (Hons.), LTCL, LGSM, studied music at Edinburgh University and...

While Puccini wrote only twelve operas during a long life,three of them one-acters designed to be performed together,he has to be ranked today as the world's most popular composer of opera. His La Boheme and Tosca are more frequently performed in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857362049Author Various ComposersPage Count 64Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 228g

A Louder than War Book of the Year A Waterstones Book of the YearA Rough Trade Book of the YearA Resident Book of the Year 'All Ian Broudie's great gifts as a songwriter - melody, vulnerability, empathy, hope - turn out to be in his prose too. A lovely...

'Danny Goldberg is probably one of the purest, most reasonableguides you could ask for to 1967.' Ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham. 'Weaves together rollicking, rousing, wonderfully colourful anddisparate narratives to remind us how the...

Did any musician in the Seventies fly so free as John Martyn did on Bless The Weather, Solid Air, Inside Out and One World? Did any fall so far? Small Hours is an intimate, unflinching biography of one of the great maverick artists. Though Martyn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785586330Author James ReevellFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Rhinegold EducationPublisher Hal Leonard Europe LimitedDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm *...

A Notting Hill Carnival city. A rock city. A rave city. A reggae city. A city of deep soul and funky jazz. A city where, from the Rolling Stones to Stormzy, cutting-edge music has constantly been created ... London rules the game.London's Record Shops...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992643386Author Calum BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 454Imprint Consilience MediaPublisher Consilience MediaWeight(grams) 632gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883217426Author Barry FinnertyPage Count 162Imprint Sher Music Co ,U.S.Publisher Sher Music Co ,U.S.Weight(grams) 451g

for SATB and piano or organ or small orchestra In this classic Rutter anthem the flowing choral melodies perfectly complement the positive message of the well-known thanksgiving text by F. S. Pierpoint. Also available in versions for SA and TTBB voices...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857363817Page Count 56Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 210g

*A Times Best Music Book of 2023 - 'For Bowie nuts this is research-heavy heaven'*'[Soligny] has talked to just about anyone who had anything to do with Bowie's music... Reading [their memories and comments] you can almost believe you're in the studio...

*Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun is now available*In Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the 'hush-hush floor' of an exclusive Hollywood Hotel, the characters we...

'Gillespie is rock and roll's Oliver Twist. A punk rock fairytale, razor sharp on class struggle, music, style, and a singular view of the world resulting in one of the world's great bands. Couldn't put down' Courtney LoveBorn into a working-class...

Meat Loaf's bizarre and spectacular life story is scarcely credible. After surviving an abusive childhood, during which he was almost murdered by his alcoholic father, he starred in one of the biggest stage and film musicals ever, then went on to record...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857361783Author James JamesPage Count 44Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 170g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857362025Page Count 44Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 168g

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 practice...

This book contains valuable material to help players strengthen their sight-reading skills in preparation for the ABRSM Grade 4 exam. Featuring preparatory exercises that gradually introduce key new elements encountered at Grade 4, along with a...

The Music of Malaysia, first published in Malay in 1997 and followed by an English edition in 2004 is still the only history, appreciation and analysis of Malaysian music in its many and varied forms available in English. The book categorizes the types...

This book brings together, for the first time, nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 2 Guitar syllabus from 2019. The pieces - two solos and one duet chosen from each of lists A, B and C - have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKBessie Smith: singer, icon, pioneer. Scotland's National Poet Jackie Kay brings to life the tempestuous story of the greatest blues singer who ever lived. 'A gem of a book . . . beautiful.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857366047Page Count 28Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 119g

*The Sunday Times Bestseller*The brand new memoir from James Acaster: cult comedian, bestselling author of Classic Scrapes, undercover cop, receiver of cabbages.PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music, and how one man's...

Musician-Teacher Collaborations: Altering the Chord explores the dynamics between musicians and teachers within educational settings, illustrating how new musical worlds are discovered and accessed through music-in-education initiatives. An international...

This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 2 Saxophone syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - Includes saxophone part and piano accompaniment -ideal for both Practical and...

This book contains valuable material to help players strengthen their sight-reading skills in preparation for the ABRSM Grade 7 exam. Featuring preparatory exercises that gradually introduce key new elements encountered at Grade 7, along with a...

These two sets of pieces display all the characteristics of the music of this fine English composer - modal inflections, the influence of 16th-century English composers, quirky fast movements, and, in the piece 'There was a most beautiful lady', elegiac...

ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers 2022 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 practice...

'A compelling personal account of the dramas of a singular British band' Neil TennantThe trajectory of Suede - hailed in infancy as both 'The Best New Band in Britain' and 'effete southern wankers' - is recalled with moving candour by its frontman...

Founding member and guitarist of Joy Division and the lead singer of New Order, Bernard Sumner has been famous over the years for his reticence. Until now... An integral part of the Manchester music scene since the late 1970s, his is the definitive...

Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflections from a diverse array of writers who explain what...

FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY 31 Songs is best-selling author Nicky Hornby's ultimate desert island disksThrough thirty-one songs that he either loves or has loved, Nick Hornby tells us what music means to his life. These...

This book brings together, for the first time, nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 4 Guitar syllabus from 2019. The pieces - two solos and one duet chosen from each of lists A, B and C - have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857366696Page Count 68Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 244g

Brass Mix is an original series of graded pieces that can be played by any brass instrument. Book 1 covers Grades 1-3 and contains 12 new arrangements of traditional tunes and works by a diverse range of composers. The pieces have been selected and...

Get on the vinyl train and learn about this captivating hobby Vinyl Record Collecting For Dummies teaches you how to start a collection, grow your collection, and make that collection sound excellent. You'll learn how to shop for new, used, and rare...

This book contains 59 of the finest examples of the secular choral repertoire, ranging from the late 15th to the 20th century and spanning all the major European countries. All the pre-twentieth-century pieces are in completely new editions going back to...