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An imaginative and passionate synthesis of form and function, Landing on the Wrong NOte goes beyond mainstream jazz criticism, outlining a new poetics of jazz that emerges not from the ivory tower b……続きを見る

What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed, how are they also connected to……続きを見る

Do you know who founded the Motown record label? Do you know the names of the five members of One Direction? Do you know who James Todd is more commonly known as? There are more than three thousand ……続きを見る

Come join the band! College Fight Songs II is a supplement to the original College Fight Songs, providing 97 additional song texts and interesting historical information. Together they are a unique ……続きを見る

Challenging received views of music in nineteenth-century German thought, culture and society, this 2010 book provides a radical reappraisal of its socio-political meanings and functions. Garratt ar……続きを見る

2 works of Camille Saint-Saëns French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic era (1835-1921) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Camille Saint-Saëns. A dy……続きを見る

These intimate memoirs of one of the greatest composers of classical music, Ethel Smyth, are first-hand accounts of the remarkable woman’s life in music and in the suffragette movement. Ethel Smyth ……続きを見る

Women in Music: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography emerging from more than twenty-five years of feminist scholarship on music. This book testifies to the great variety of ……続きを見る

The indispensable soft-back edition consumers' guide to the music of Led Zeppelin. An album by album track by track run down of everything recorded by Led Zeppelin during their 12 year career a……続きを見る

Are you a fan of Carly Rae Jepsen? Did you sing along to her Number 1 hit ‘Call Me Maybe’? Would you like to find out more about the talented Canadian Idol performer? If so, The Carly Rae Jepsen Qui……続きを見る

U2 are the biggest band in the world and this diary is the single most comprehensive resource that details all of the relevant day-to-day events that have shaped U2 into the band it is today. It pro……続きを見る

"Eva Cassidys story if one of the most compelling and poignant in recent music history. In this thoughtful and probing biography Johan Bakker re-evaluates her brief performing career and the fa……続きを見る

Is there anything else you need in a description other than the words: JUSTIN BIEBER? Do you feel you have a close bond with Justin? Do you want to have a close bond with Justin? Learn all the secre……続きを見る

"Masterworks of 20th-Century Music" introduces more than one hundred of the greatest compositions by world-renowned composer that have entered the standard orchestral repertory. The author surveyed ……続きを見る

From Please Please Me to Abbey Road, this collection of essays tells the fascinating story of the Beatles – the creation of the band, their musical influences, and their cultural significance, with ……続きを見る

This is what nearly all critics consider to be Gravy Bones Johnson's greatest album. It is a dark, brooding album. Gravy Bones goes into the deepest depths of his soul to bring forth such soul wrenc……続きを見る

Popular music is with us constantly. It is part of our everyday enviroment and in global terms it is now perhaps the most universal means of communication. The Global Jukebox is the first comprehens……続きを見る

Richard Wagner is remembered as one of the most influential figures in music and theatre, but his place in history has been marked by a considerable amount of controversy. His attitudes towards the ……続きを見る

I Know This Much – by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet's prime mover – is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to arrive for years. Gary's story begins in North London, where the Kemp……続きを見る

The Guitar and Harmonica Method provides aspiring musicians with the basic tools and knowledge needed to play guitar and harmonica together, to be able to perform great songs with confidence and to ……続きを見る

"Acoustic Guitar Styles" introduces the most popular traditional styles for the acoustic guitar. The step-by-step approach, using a small repertoire of well-known songs, enables the student to explo……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

A detailed biography of the multi million selling singer. Includes details of the formation of Wham! in the early 1980s with friend Andrew Ridgley. Their success with hits including Young Guns (Go ……続きを見る

Yodel-Ay-Ee-Oooo is the first book to address the question: How did a centuries-old, Swiss mountain tradition make its way into American country music? Along the way, the reader discovers that yodel……続きを見る

As with most great bands, it is difficult to remember a time when Blur weren’t a part of Britain’s rich musical landscape. From art-rock origins they went on to make four multi-platinum number one a……続きを見る

“Hey, Mr. DJ, put the record on, I’m gon’na dance with my baby…” This Madonna song only goes to show how DJ’s are considered big-time stars in the entertainment world. Many DJ’s, in fact, have reach……続きを見る

¸ The words to Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" were initially so risqué they had to be completely rewritten - in the hallway of the studio, as time was running out - before the song could be recorde……続きを見る

This carefully researched and definitive book recreates the magic of the greatest violinists in history. In three centuries, the solo performer progressed from downtrodden private servant to revered……続きを見る

This invaluable resource is a revised edition of an essential index to vocal works composed for at least one solo voice and one instrument (other than piano or guitar) up to twelve solo voices and t……続きを見る

Are you a Jesse J fan? Have you followed her meteoric rise to fame from song-writing wannabe to singing superstar? Do you know everything there is to know about the feisty songster from London? If s……続きを見る