Songwriting

Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a cult Liverpool musician s scenic route to fame and artistic validation. If Morrissey was the Oscar Wilde of the 1980s indie scene, Simpson was its William...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**A Times Best Music Book of 2023*'This is the most glorious of books. I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' -Elton John'Every page of Scattershot is a delight, a joy, a name-dropper fan's delight. Divine. I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582975771Author Pat PattisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications Inc

Welcome to The Empire theatre1922. When Jack Treadwell arrives at The Empire, in the middle of a rehearsal, he is instantly mesmerised. But amid the glitz and glamour, he soon learns that the true magic of the theatre lies in its cast of characters -...

Proven techniques for songwriting success This friendly, hands-on guide tackles the new face of the recording industry, guiding you through the shift from traditional sales to downloads and mobile music, as well as how you can harness social media...

In 1995, Welcome Books published the star of its "Art and Poetry" series, "Dance Me to the End of Love", a deliriously romantic song by Leonard Cohen visualized through the warm, spirited paintings and collages of Henri Matisse. Now, for its 10-year...

'Magical and transporting . . . Wayward proves that Bunyan has lived the best possible life, on her own idiosyncratic terms'Maggie O'Farrell'A gorgeous account of outsiderness and survival: a map of how to live outside the boundaries and of striving for...

How to Write a Song That Matters is an invaluable guide to writing music by a woman who knows how to do it and do it well: iconic singer-songwriter, Dar Williams. For years now, Williams has led songwriting retreats for musicians, from beginners to...

Franz Schubert's Winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in Western culture. In his new book, Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession, Ian Bostridge - one of the work's finest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599632971Author Pat PattisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications Inc

A Sense Of Wonder is a new book about Van Morrison that concentrates on the Ireland that made him, and the Ireland that he has re-made through a stunning, sprawling body of work spanning almost six decades. Published to coincide with the 45th anniversary...

Complicated Game offers a unique insight into the work of one of Britain's most original and influential songwriters-and an unprecedentedly revealing and instructive guide to how songs and records are made. Developed from a series of interviews...

How to teach Composition in the secondary classroom presents 50 creative ideas to support every aspect of composing in secondary schools. The ideas are concise, easy to implement and tackle everything from starters and plenaries, inspiration...

In these fifty-two interviews, the greatest songwriters of our time go straight to the source of the magic of songwriting by offering their thoughts, feelings, and opinions on their art. Representing almost every genre of popular music, from folk to Tin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538153390Author Bobby BorgFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540000736Author Ben NewhousePage Count 176Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679439073Author Stephen SondheimFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1712gDimensions(mm)...

'A gorgeous will they/won't they love story, with depth and surprising twists' Sun 'A lovely, heart-warming read' Closer 'A proper winter heart-warmer' Heat 'If you're a fan of Jojo Moyes, you'll love Emma...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876391631Author Andrea StolpePage Count 146Imprint Berklee Press PublicationsPublisher Berklee Press Publications

'Magical and transporting'Maggie O'Farrell'A gorgeous account of outsiderness and survival... A quietly defiant and moving work' Sinead Gleeson'An epic in miniature . . . I loved - and lived - every sentence' Benjamin MyersIn 1968, Vashti Bunyan gave up...

From 1958 to 1963, Neil Sedaka sold 25 million records - more than anyone except Elvis Presley. He thought he could do no wrong, but a year later he was all but off the charts, swept away by The Beatles and the British Invasion - a blow he never saw...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**A Times Best Music Book of 2023*'This is the most glorious of books. I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' -Elton John'Every page of Scattershot is a delight, a joy, a name-dropper fan's delight. Divine. I...

You want to write songs, and you want to write them on guitar. This updated twentieth-anniversary third edition of the bestselling songwriting handbook shows you how. Learn the techniques and tricks used in two thousand great songs by everyone from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876391785Author Jonathan FeistPage Count 184Imprint Berklee Press PublicationsPublisher Berklee Press Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307593412Author Stephen SondheimFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1701gDimensions(mm)...

A 2017 Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Nominee!THEConfessions of a Serial SongwriterE is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter...

Finding the right rhyme can be excruciating, songwriters too often choosing ridiculous words in desperation. This is an invaluable resource for any budding songwriter or even an experienced lyricist with writer's block. Featuring tips on songwriting, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786884889Author Jimmy WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 499g

Aimed at those who have some knowledge of music but not formal training in composition, this concise introduction to composing starts right in with a brief composition exercise, then proceeds step by step through a series of increasingly complex and...

`Heroic and absurd, scurrilous and profound, Who Killed Mister Moonlight? charts the descent of four intelligent young men with faces like ruby-eyed dime-store skull rings into a glittering and very modern maelstrom. Fast, compelling, and disarmingly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781492147084Author Chip HardyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781797588605Author Troy NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989387443Author Young Dreamers PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Young Dreamers PressPublisher YDP Creative IncWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm)...

U2 planted the seeds for The Joshua Tree during an existential journey through America. As Irishmen in the 1970s, the band grew up with the belief that America was a place of freedom and prosperity, a symbol of hope and a refuge for all people. However,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789082391305Author Friedemann FindeisenFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Albino PublishingPublisher Albino PublishingWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

This comprehensive and groundbreaking book describes the effective use of songwriting in music therapy with a variety of client populations, from children with cancer and adolescents in secondary school to people with traumatic brain injury and mental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423492689Author Jimi HendrixFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint Backbeat BooksPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 2250gDimensions(mm) 312mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876391860Author Mimi RabsonPage Count 117Imprint Berklee Press PublicationsPublisher Berklee Press Publications

Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny's old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. and music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574243543Author Steve BardenFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Centerstream PublishingPublisher Centerstream Publishing