Genres & Styles

Grunge. Flannel. Generation X. In 1993, Seattle was the capital of the world, Nirvana was king, and slackers were everywhere. When the Red Hot organization, a group of activists dedicated to raising money and awareness of AIDS, released their third...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900486170Author Andrew DarlingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint HeadpressPublisher HeadpressWeight(grams) 500g

From tips for evaluating recordings to lively discussions of bootlegs and piracy to the history of recording formats to collectible artists and more EThe Music Lover's Guide to Record CollectingE covers all the tracks. Designed for anyone who...

In the nineteenth century, use of the violone, a bass instrument with many sizes and variations, was nearly eliminated from musical repertoires, and its traditional parts were parceled out to other instruments such as the violoncello. The following...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879101930Author Nigel DouglasFormat HardbackPage Count 342Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Since he first hitched a ride out of Lubbock, Texas, at the age of sixteen, singer-songwriter and Flatlanders band member Joe Ely has been a road warrior, traveling highways and back roads across America and Europe, playing music for "2 hours of...

Opera performances are often radically inventive. Composers' revisions, singers' improvisations, and stage directors' re-imaginings continually challenge our visions of canonical works. But do they go far enough? This elegantly written, beautifully...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891241086Author Chuck DeathFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Verse Chorus Press,U.S.Publisher Puncture PublicationsWeight(grams) 475g

From stars like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey to classic icons like Yoko Ono, female musicians have long been the target of double standards and toxic labels in the media and pop culture: liar, crazy, snake, diva, slut, b*tch.These words can hurt all...

From the mid-1940s until his death in 1979, Charles Mingus created an unparalleled body of recorded work, most of which remains available in the 21st century. While there have been several volumes devoted to Mingus's colorful and tumultuous life, this is...

Since Radiohead's formation in the mid-1980s, the band has celebrated three decades of creative collaboration and achieved critical acclaim across music genres as cultural icons. Recognized not only for their musical talent and daring experimentation,...

Though American attitudes toward religion changed dramatically during the 1960s, interest in spirituality itself never diminished. If we listen closely, Michael Gilmour contends, we can hear an extensive religious vocabulary in the popular music of the...

for SATBarB unaccompanied This beautiful and much-loved Somerset folk-song is No. 2 of Five Traditional Songs arranged for mixed choir by John Rutter (ISBN 9780193437173). The enduring appeal of the song lies in the beauty of its melody, coupled to a...

Recorded by his quartet in a single session in 1964, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme is widely considered one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. A significant record of Coltrane's transition from the bebop and hard bop of his earlier recordings to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781480366565Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationImprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

The Complete Sonatas by G.F. Handel arranged for violin and basso continuo. From the imaginatively compelling fast movements to the meditative melodiousness of the introductory movements, these remarkable works provide a valuable and memorable insight...

An action-packed memoir that takes readers front row, backstage, and on the road with rock and roll's hardest-working photographer Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten;...

A catalog nearly fifty years in the making, Bruce Springsteen's music remains popular and a frequent subject of study yet little critical attention has been given to its inclusion in film and television. This book examines a selection of films and TV...

Hip-Hop music encompasses an extraordinarily diverse range of approaches to politics. Some rap and Hip-Hop artists engage directly with elections and social justice organizations; others may use their platform to call out discrimination, poverty, sexism,...

The Faber Early Organ Series is among the most comprehensive anthologies of early organ music ever published. In 18 volumes it spans two centuries and six geographical regions, presenting a broad and balanced view of the main forms, styles and composers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495088636Author Richard WaltersPage Count 66Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Emerging from the same British music boom that birthed the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Dave and Ray Davies's band, the Kinks, became one of England's most influential groups. Remembered best for such singles as "You Really Got Me," "Lola," and "Sunny...

What is opera and how does it work? How has this dramatic form developed and what is its relevance in the modern world? Perfect for music students and opera-goers, this introductory guide addresses these questions and many more, exploring opera as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979097669Author Jake BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Amber Communications GroupPublisher Amber Communications GroupWeight(grams) 314g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629631400Author Michelle Cruz GonzalesFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 162g

Mike Read's knowledge of the world's greatest pop music is brought together in this cornucopia of anecdotes, amazing tales and extraordinary facts. He looks at the strange, unexpected and sometimes alarming side of the music business.About the AuthorA...

This classic text, first published in 1972, has withstood the test of time as a teaching aid for English-speaking singers, teachers, coaches, and accompanists, in order that their art may be more communicative to the public. These word-by-word...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556525759Author Clinton HeylinFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

Based on new archival evidence and interviews, and setting out a new theoretical framework for music video analysis, Emily Caston presents a major new analysis of music videos from 1966-2016, identifying not only their distinctive British traits, but...

Here at last is the definitive opera story collection, the only one now authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. Written by the associate editor of Opera News magazine, the volume includes the complete plots of 150 different operas, biographical information...

for congregation and/or SATB and organ This original hymn is touching and lyrical, with unison first and second verses blossoming into four-part writing in the third verse. It may be performed as either a congregational hymn (a congregation part is...

Packed full of new archival evidence that reveals the interconnected world of music theatre during the 'Classical era', this interdisciplinary study investigates key locations, genres, music, and musicians. Austin Glatthorn explores the extent to which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Best Book of a Musical, Tony Awards 2018 and Best Musical, Tony Awards 2018 and Best Original Score, Tony Awards 2018.Book InformationISBN 9781559365864Author...

As the ubiquitous Jamaican musician Bob Marley once famously sang, "half the story has never been told." This rings particularly true for the little-known women in Jamaican music who comprise significantly less than half of the Caribbean nation's...

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Whale and Star Press This limited edition book documents the creation of four music albums in the Nomad Series. The 144-page full-color, hardcover book, wrapped in linen with a CD inset designed to hold...

Hailed by Publishers Weekly as "not only the best writing on the ever-changing folk singer, but also some of the best writing about any musician around," Studio A presents Bob Dylan's unique literary legacy in a collection that is quintessentially Dylan:...

In People Get Ready, musicians, scholars, and journalists write about jazz since 1965, the year that Curtis Mayfield composed the famous civil rights anthem that gives this collection its title. The contributors emphasize how the political consciousness...

Beethoven and Rossini have always been more than a pair of famous composers. Even during their lifetimes, they were well on the way to becoming 'Beethoven and Rossini' - a symbolic duo, who represented a contrast fundamental to Western music. This...

Defining Deutschtum: Political Ideology, German Identity, and Music-Critical Discourse in Liberal Vienna offers a nuanced look at the intersection of music, cultural identity, and political ideology in late-nineteenth-century Vienna. Drawing on an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783905476781Author B. H. RombergPage Count 32Imprint Dowani InternationalPublisher Dowani International