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In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential comes an insider's look into the cloistered world of classical music. Now a major Amazon.com TV series starring Gabriel Garcia Bernal.From her debut recital at Carnegie Hall to performing with...

Although together for only five years The Yardbirds exerted tremendous influence on the music and style of the '60s and for decades beyond. Their impact has been felt throughout the rock genre from psychedelia to blues-rock heavy metal and the music...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592407156Author Jesse JarnowFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham BooksWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 25mm

The definitive biography of Aaliyah-the talented R&B singer and artist whose tragic death at only twenty-two years old shocked the entertainment world and solidified her as an unforgettable music legend, featuring new in-depth research and exclusive...

Why has music so often served as an accomplice to transcendent expressions of gender? Why did the query "is he musical?" become code, in the twentieth century, for "is he gay?" Why is music so inherently queer? For Sasha Geffen, the answers lie, in part,...

Bags of Folk for Violin by Mary Cohen is a wonderful introduction to the world of traditional music, ideal for violinists of Grades 1-2 standard. The pieces are gently progressive and are all based around the first two finger patterns. They are ideal for...

In The Dark Stuff Nick Kent profiles twenty-two of the most gifted and self-destructive talents in rock history. From Brian Wilson to Syd Barrett, the Rolling Stones to Neil Young, Iggy Pop to Lou Reed, he offers intimate portraits that are unimaginable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606996904Author Ed PiskorFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher FantagraphicsWeight(grams) 532g

SuperCollider, an open-source, cross-platform software program for real-time sound synthesis and algorithmic composition, was created by James McCartney in 1996 and has evolved to become a powerful tool for music composition and research. Written by...

The classic three volumes of Hebridean Folksongs, reissued simultaneously for the first time since their original publication (1969, 1977, 1981), contain 135 songs connected with the waulking of homespun tweed cloth in the Hebridean isles. Volume 1 is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983295792Author Bruce SpizerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint 498 Productions, LLCPublisher 498 Productions, LLC

for SATB and piano or with organ and optional harp This sequence of six carols explores the role of Mary in the Christmas story, focussing on her human experience within a story of the divine. The writer Georgia Way places the sycamore tree as a...

Dave Brubeck's Time Out ranks among the most popular, successful, and influential jazz albums of all time. Released by Columbia in 1959 alongside such other landmark albums as Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and Charles Mingus's Mingus Ah Um, Time Out became...

The music of Crosby, Stills and Nash, and especially their 1969 self-titled debut album, exemplified the Woodstock generation - three men, three voices, one common view of freedom and justice. Their decision to recruit Neil Young before their first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940322356Author Lorenzo Da PonteFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

In this Very Short Introduction, D. Kern Holoman considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. He explores topics ranging from the life of a musician in a modern orchestra, the recent wave of new hall...

'Vintage Sharon . . . fiery and passionate' - HEAT 'The formidable Mrs O is just as honest and open in this second instalment of her life story as the first . . . a real page-turner' - WOMAN 'Shazza goes even deeper to reveal the secrets behind the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913231156Author Paul HanfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Velocity PressPublisher Velocity Press

What does jazz "mean" 20 years into the 21st century? Has streaming culture rendered music literally meaningless, thanks to the removal of all context beyond the playlist? Are there any traditions left to explore? Has the destruction of the...

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...

Musical Theatre Song is a handbook for musical theatre performers, providing them with the wide-ranging skill set they need for success in today's competitive musical theatre environment. Breaking down the process into knowing how to select your song...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060008956Author Noah LevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

"Court and Spark" is Joni Mitchell's most overt attempt at making a hit record, full of glossy production, catchy choruses, and even guest stars from every stratum of rock culture, high (Robbie Robertson) and low (Cheech and Chong). The record was a...

Evgeny Kissin's musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations, and his extraordinary virtuosity have earned him the veneration and admiration deserved only by one of the most gifted classical pianists of his generation. He is...

Schumann: The Faces and the Masks is a groundbreaking account of a major composer whose life and works have been the subject of intense controversy ever since his attempted suicide and early death in an insane asylum. Schumann was a key figure in the...

Jazz dance and its inherent music is recognized as one of the original and most potent art forms of the last two centuries. From its African roots to our present-day global dance community, the jazz idiom has afforded a cross-fertilization with all other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307453952Author Jonathan GouldFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

A detailed and long-overdue study of Frank Bridge's music and its socio-cultural and aesthetic contexts The English composer, violist, and conductor Frank Bridge (1879-1941), a student of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, was one of the first modernists...

Laura Nyro was a pioneering singer-songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s whose songs were covered by the Fifth Dimension, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and Three Dog Night. This biography uncovers details of her life including her romance with Jackson Browne and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629637969Author Liam WarfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

June folds socks. She comments on Dallas she shops in the supermarket. She sits in the pub. Frank sees her, but he doesn't know why; nobody else does. Set in Airdrie, Scotland in the 1980s, Frank is a touching, bittersweet and gently humorous novel that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312310028Author Anne EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

As you might imagine, writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are challenges one can't begin to imagine when collaborating with two rock legends and a superstar director to stage the biggest, most expensive production in...

One of the great cult bands of the progressive era, Barclay James harvest shook of the mantle of being a 'poor man's Moody Blues' to chart their own course. Feted in Germany and at times in other parts of Continental Europe, but largely unknown at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979097638Author Rick JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Amber Communications GroupPublisher Amber Communications GroupWeight(grams) 565g

The classic three volumes of Hebridean Folksongs, reissued simultaneously for the first time since their original publication (1969, 1977, 1981), contain 135 songs connected with the waulking of homespun tweed cloth in the Hebridean isles. Volume 1 is...

Her iconic blonde looks, stunning voice and songs of loneliness and melancholy have endeared her to millions, yet Agnetha Faltskog remains an enigmatic and distant figure. From her success as a teenage singer and songwriter in Sweden in the late 1960 s...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for NAACP Literary Non-Fiction Award 2009.Book InformationISBN 9780812969085Author Wynton MarsalisFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Random House USA...

Featuring exclusive interviews with key figures, from Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway to guitarist Bill Steer of Gentlemans Pistols, Carcass, and Napalm Death, this is your guide through the history of death metal. Guitars playing abrasive,...

A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC.The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes account of how DJs, promoters, fans, and others transformed house music from a DIY project into an...