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A lovingly thorough dissection of every album and every track ever released by David Bowie over the span of his nearly 50 year career, David Bowie All the Songs follows the musician from his self-titled debut album released in 1967 all the way through...

Printed music and writing about music involve the use of complex systems of notation and a wealth of technical terms in several languages. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms provides clear, succinct, definitions of a comprehensive range of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735784427Author Jungho ParkFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Cambridge Dynasty Press LLCPublisher Cambridge Dynasty Press LLCWeight(grams)...

Legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music.'Extraordinary insights about music, emotion and the brain...An instant classic' Daniel Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on MusicThis Is What It Sounds Like is...

Fifty years after their first practice in a Soho basement, Led Zeppelin continues to fascinate new generations of listeners. While their back-stage debauchery has been the focus of other books, All the Songs is about the music, detailing the Page's...

At the start of 1963, The Beatles were a successful local Liverpool band with one hit single; twelve months, two albums and the arrival of Beatlemania later, they were on the cusp of world domination. Featuring daily entries covering every pivotal...

Now available in paperback and with over 10,000 entries, the Oxford Dictionary of Music (previously the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music) offers broad coverage of a wide range of musical categories spanning many eras, including composers, librettists,...

In his lifetime Joseph Haydn enjoyed huge popularity throughout Europe. As a composer of symphonies, quartets, masses, and oratorios he was readily acknowledged by Mozart, Beethoven, and others as a commanding figure. He is one of the founding fathers of...

From Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band to Zoom by ELO, this indispensable, innovatively designed book celebrates fifty years of British album charts, telling you everything you could possibly want to know about every album to reach the Top 100. With...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875420189Author Ted AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 276g

A complete and harmonious history of music, from prehistory to the present day!Have you ever wondered how blues influenced rock music? Or why jazz went Latin? Classical or rock, everyone has their favourite music style, but how did your top choice come...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915343192Author Carolyn McHughFormat HardbackPage Count 172Imprint Sona BooksPublisher Danann Media Publishing Limited

Founding member of Megadeth and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine tells a never-before-heard story of the lifetime he has spent in rock 'n' roll. But this extraordinary tale, riddled with his own personal ups and downs, is also the inside account...

Immediately upon publication in 1998, the Encyclopedia of Country Music became a much-loved reference source, prized for the wealth of information it contained on that most American of musical genres. Countless fans have used it as the source for answers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913438555Author Mark DevlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 490Imprint AS-PublishingPublisher aSys PublishingWeight(grams) 649gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The King's Road in Chelsea was at the epicentre of not one, but two worldwide cultural shifts. In the mid-sixties, it became a focal point and shop window for the new 'swinging' London, encompassing music, theatre, the visual arts, fashion and much more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908728951Author Steve FreightFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Gonzo MultimediaPublisher Gonzo MultimediaWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

New York Times bestselling Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years-now in paperback Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780449910429Author Phil G. GouldingFormat PaperbackPage Count 656Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 629gDimensions(mm)...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908728340Author Bill HarkleroadFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Gonzo Distributions LtdPublisher Gonzo Distributions LtdWeight(grams)...

The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings brings together the experience and enthusiasm of four of classical music's greatest experts, Ivan March, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton and Paul Czajkowski, to create an essential guide to the...

Learn the basics of music theory in this comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide.From classical to hard rock, and jazz to hip hop, music is constantly evolving, but many of the basics have stayed the same. Understanding these basics is key to becoming...

This concise edition of the critically-acclaimed New Penguin Opera Guide focusses on the composers and works most frequently performed today - ranging from Britten to Massenet, and from Mozart to Wagner. Composer biographies are accompanied by informed...

This new edition of leading opera critic Rupert Christiansen's perennially popular Pocket Guide has between extensively revised, and incorporates many more operas from all periods, including recent works by Philip Glass, Mark Anthony Turnage, Thomas Ades...

NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA, AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON BBC THREE NOW'An essential read for anyone with the slightest interest in the birth of Grime' The Wire'Sharp and nostalgic' The ObserverA group of kids in the 90s had a dream to make their voice heard - and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557835369Author John BartonImprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 77g

The first official account of the iconic record label. An NME Book of the Year 2013 * A Rough Trade Book of the Year 2013 * A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2013 This Mortal Coil, Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590308318Author W. A. MathieuFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574243550Author Robert BenedettoPage Count 274Imprint Centerstream PublishingPublisher Centerstream Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451531766Author Aaron CoplandFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Signet ClassicsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 150g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684850627Author PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)Weight(grams)...

Get set to party with 70 great records-organized by theme, from Rockin' to Beats, Mellow to Jazzy & Bluesy-spanning the 1950s to today. Each entry features liner notes on the album and two accompanying boozy beverage recipes that complement the music...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423426110Author A. R. DuchossoirFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams)...

The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time. This text illuminates, through a representative sampling of masterworks, those themes,...

The Classical Music Encylopedia, now fully updated, traces the development of Western music from medieval times through to the twenty-first century. Each chapter begins with an Introduction to the era, followed by an A to Z of the key composers and...

This is a completely revised and expanded second edition of The Broadway Song Companion, the first complete guide and access point to the vast literature of the Broadway musical for the solo performer. Designed with the working actor in mind, the volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991273515Author Romane ArmandFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Kombit MediaPublisher Kombit MediaWeight(grams) 640gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

Chords, chords, and (almost) nothing but chords Guitar Chords For Dummies is full of, well, guitar chords. This indispensable reference is a must for guitarists of every ambition, skill level, and musical genre, providing a key to the simplest and most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823084777Author Jason BlumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Billboard Books,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams)...