Genres & Styles

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617804236Author Ludwig van BeethovenPage Count 76Imprint G Schirmer, IncorporatedPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

for SATB & piano/orchestra Here John Rutter uses oriental musical influences to create a highly original arrangement of the popular Christmas carol. The verses are dark and mysterious in character, with warmth and joy radiating from the choruses. This...

The first investigation into the choral foundation of the Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle. The Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, was the place of worship of the British monarch's representative in Ireland from 1814 until the inception of the Irish Free State...

The influence of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," consisting of Davis (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums) continues to resonate. Jazz musicians, historians, and critics...

Memorable melodies and fanciful worlds - the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan remain as popular today as when they were first performed. This Companion provides a timely guide to the history and development of the collaboration between the two men,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495018985Author Astor PiazzollaPage Count 118Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul is a comprehensive, chronologically-ordered study of every aspect of the group's musical life--composition, performance, recording and reception histories--from its beginnings in 1956 through...

From Shake It Off to Lover, Blank Space to I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift Legends Alphabet is an enchanting journey through the heart and soul of the greatest pop-country singer ever. So grab your acoustic guitar and get ready to fall in love with...

Sax Appeal tells the story of Ivy Benson, the famous wartime leader of an all-female jazz and swing band. Battling the dangers and privations of wartime touring, male opposition and the constant loss of her 'girls' to American Servicemen, she formed a...

This is a brilliant study of the creation, impact, and legacy of one of rock's great albums, and a hymn to the nature of teenage fandom. Released in 1979, AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" was the infamous last album recorded with singer Bon Scott, who died of...

This opera has been described as "the longest single smile in the German language". But Roland Matthews indicates that violence is not far beneath the surface of this portrait of medieval Nuremberg. Arnold Whittall's analysis gives a bird's-eye view of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935950066Author Mike McPaddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Bazillion PointsPublisher Bazillion PointsWeight(grams) 1082g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781456637880Author Fito de la ParraFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint Ebookit.comPublisher Ebookit.comWeight(grams) 685gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The life of rock's most durable troubadour in his own wordsNeil Young on Neil Young: Interviews and Encounters is a revealing anthology of Young's most significant, fascinating, and entertaining discussions, declarations, and dreams, chronicling fifty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783795795481Author Jean FrancaixPage Count 15Imprint Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KGPublisher Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KG

Performing Electronic Music Live lays out conceptual approaches, tools, and techniques for electronic music performance, from DJing, DAWs, MIDI controllers, traditional instruments, live sound design, hardware setups, custom software and hardware, to...

for SATB and keyboard or orchestra This is a reflective and beautiful arrangement of the classic Christmas carol by Holst. Wilberg underpins the well-loved melody with luscious, romantic harmonies, including moments of exquisite chromaticism. This...

For a time, the Isle of Wight Festivals transformed a sleepy English island into the rock'n'roll capital of the world. From promoting a one-nighter in 1968, to raise funds for a local swimming pool, the young Foulk brothers were able to out-perform...

Richard Wagner's fifteen-hour operatic cycle The Ring of the Nibelung ends with this great music drama. Michael Tanner's essay tackles the scale and meaning not just of this work but of Wagner's whole undertaking, showing that Goetterdammerung is - for...

David Tudor is remembered today in two guises: as an extraordinary pianist of post-war avant-garde music who worked closely with composers like John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen and as a founding figure of live-electronic music. His early realization...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399174964Author Peter BebergalFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,USPublisher Tarcher/Putnam,USWeight(grams) 1g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310956Author Joseph LanzaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.

Offering a fresh perspective on one of the most prolific and well-loved catalogs of songs in the rock 'n' roll canon EFleetwood Mac FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock SurvivorsE digs deeper than your average music compendium and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645243604Author Matt FrederickFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Chickenfeet PressPublisher Chickenfeet PressWeight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847497062Author Wolfgang Amadeus MozartFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Oneworld Classics LtdPublisher Alma Books LtdWeight(grams) 333g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425274125Author John Byrne CookeFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

'One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen MacdonaldI tore the arse of my pyjamas one morning, about a year before he died, and my father sewed it up perfect in a few minutes, just like that. I was looking at...

A fresh, elegant and vital enquiry into the elusive character of opera, unfolded through categories and case-studies, with an emphasis on historical background, psychology and performance. This book mounts a searching enquiry into the elusive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495094439Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPage Count 84Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060938376Author Richard ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1230gDimensions(mm)...

One of the late twentieth century's most celebrated and influential public intellectuals, Edward W. Said was also a critic of astonishing range. This book presents his insightful and elegant analyses of four major operas-originally delivered as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423410386Author Elliott CarterPage Count 16Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

You may think you know this carol, but the breathtaking talent of Laurel Long brings it to life as never before. Readers will pore over every page, searching for golden rings, turtledoves, and the many other secrets tucked into each stunning illustration...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061555800Author Brian WelchFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Becoming Elektra tells the incredible true story of the pioneering Elektra Records label and its far-sighted founder, Jac Holzman, who built a small folk imprint into a home for some of the most groundbreaking, important, and enduring music of the rock...

How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A. was first published in 2006 and quickly became the go-to reference for those seeking to understand the Nashville music industry, or write about it. Now, Michael Kosser, prolific songwriter and author, returns with...

The first biography of soul pioneer Isaac Hayes, whose groundbreaking music provided the foundation for hip-hop and a new racial paradigm."Black men could finally stand up and be men because here's Black Moses; he's the epitome of Black masculinity...

Mozart's greatest works were written in Vienna in the decade before his death (1781-1791). This biography focuses on Mozart's dual roles as a performer and composer and reveals how his compositional processes are affected by performance-related concerns...

An updated reissue of what, along with England's Dreaming, has become the acknowledged seminal work on punk. Cain was at every major gig and interviewed all of the acts at the time. He was viewed as an 'insider' and his access was unrivalled. This book...

London's Burning is the story of punk rock as it happened, stripped of hindsight and future legend, and laid bare. Here are the Damned and the Adverts on tour, the Sex Pistols swearing through their prime-time television debut, the Tom Robinson Band...