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Opera for Everybody: The Story of English National Opera
Paperback,
03/08/2017,
£25.00
Traces the development of ENO from its earliest origins in the darkest Victorian slums of the Cut, where it was conceived as a vehicle of social reform, through two world wars, and via Sadler's Wells to its great glory days at the Coliseum and beyond. This book provides a vivid cultural history of this unique institution's 150 years.
Everybody Loves Our Town: A History of Grunge
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£10.99
Grunge, also known as the 'Seattle Sound', emerged from the Pacific north-west in the early part of the 1980s. With the unexpected success of Nirvana's single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in 1991, grunge became a household word overnight and launched an American music movement on a par with punk and hip-hop. This book tells the whole story.
Ruth and Martin's Album Club
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£14.99
The concept behind the Ruth and Martin's Album Club blog is simple: Make people listen to a classic album they've never heard before. What follows are delightful, humorous and insightful contributions from each guest as they have an album forced upon them and - for better or worse - they discover some of the world's favourite music.
Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa
Paperback,
23/11/2017,
£10.99
Before turning his hand to writing, he ran a jazz club in Tokyo, and the aesthetic and emotional power of music permeates every one of his much-loved books. Now, in Absolutely on Music, Murakami fulfills a personal dream, sitting down with his friend, acclaimed conductor Seiji Ozawa, to talk about their shared interest.
How Soon is Now?: The Madmen and Mavericks who made Independent Music 1975-2005
Paperback,
02/11/2017,
£14.99
'If you look at all the people involved - Ivo, Tony Wilson, McGee, Geoff Travis, myself - nobody had a clue about running a record company, and that was the best thing about it.' Daniel Miller, Mute RecordsOne of the most tangible aftershocks of punk was its prompt to individuals: do it yourself.
Beethoven's Symphonies: An Artistic Vision
Paperback,
28/02/2017,
£13.99
An exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven's symphonies, from a leading scholar of the composer's works.
In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea
Paperback,
08/03/2018,
£9.99
A rollercoaster new history for the 50th anniversary of the `Summer of Love', from a music business veteran who was actually there.
Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World
Paperback,
05/04/2018,
£10.99
A Rough Trade, Mojo and FT Book of the Year
LONGLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE
Emerging from the jazz clubs of the early 1950s, skiffle - a uniquely British take on American folk and blues - caused a sensation among a generation of kids who had grown up during the dreary post-war years.
Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed
Hardback,
13/09/2018,
£25.00
A tortured genius, a sensitive soul, a great composer burdened by the weight of his private desires
Under My Thumb: Songs that hate women and the women who love them
Paperback,
19/10/2017,
£9.99
Women write about their experiences of loving music that doesn't love them back - a feminist 'guilty pleasures'.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?: And 87 Other Serious Answers to Questions in Songs
Hardback,
30/10/2018,
£9.99
A book of hilarious and fascinating answers to the most famous questions posed in pop songs, using data, facts and science.
Popular Music Culture: The Key Concepts 4ed
Paperback,
29/03/2017,
£24.99
Revision of: Popular music culture / Roy Shuker. 3rd edition. 2012.
Dark Stuff
Paperback,
07/02/2019,
£6.99
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 in the world of today's market driven music business.
Girl in a Band
Paperback,
07/02/2019,
£8.99
In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story.
Filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a remarkable life, Girl in a Band is a moving, evocative chronicle of an extraordinary artist.
Secret DJ
Paperback,
06/06/2019,
£9.99
DISCOVER THE REALITY OF LIFE AS A SUPERSTAR DJ IN THIS SENSATIONAL EXPOSE OF WHAT REALLY GOES ON BEHIND THE BPMs.
The glamour, the parties, the excess, the highs and, of course, the lows.
Fried & Justified: Hits, Myths, Break-Ups and Breakdowns in the Record Business 1978-98
Paperback,
04/07/2019,
£14.99
In 1980, Houghton set up his own PR company, Brassneck Publicity, and for the next 20 years the list of his charges reads like a who's who of some of the greatest, most influential, and most dysfunctional cult groups of the post-punk era and beyond. It is his indefatigable belief that it was always the music that came first.
Round Britain Quiz Book: 250 challenging questions from Radio 4's cult quiz show
Hardback,
17/10/2019,
£12.99
'The nerdiest and longest-running quiz around' The SpectatorHave you got what it takes to tackle Radio 4's most fiendish quiz? Can you explain?*The Round Britain Quiz is the oldest broadcast quiz anywhere in the world.
Rock & Roll A Level
Hardback,
17/10/2019,
£12.99
The Rock and Roll A Level is here to rescue the pop quiz from the grip of bores who know the chart position of everything and the value of nothing.
Classic FM Handy Guide to Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music
Hardback,
12/03/2015,
£11.99
An essential short history of classical music: a standalone accompaniment to the Handy Guides series.
Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia
Paperback,
06/02/2020,
£9.99
The Sunday Times top ten bestseller. A wise and witty exploration of suburbia from music icon Tracey Thorn; singer-songwriter and bestselling author of Bedsit Disco Queen
Orchestra (Classic FM Handy Guides)
Hardback,
08/01/2015,
£9.99
This handy reference guide from Classic FM takes you on a whistle-stop tour of the greatest orchestras at home and abroad, stopping off to explore the world of orchestral instruments, as well as making plenty of musical recommendations along the way.
Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music
Paperback,
27/01/2020,
£16.99
Beyond Talent is a practical, step-by-step guide to advancing a career in music. From booking concerts and creating dynamic promotional materials, to overcoming the typical "inner" challenges musicians face, author Angela Myles Beeching offers inspiration for your journey along with straight-talking solutions backed by real-world results.
Singing Neanderthals: the origins of music, language, mind and body
Paperback,
02/03/2006,
£14.99
A fascinating and incisive examination of our language instinct from award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.
Benjamin Britten:A life for music
Paperback,
27/02/2014,
£12.99
Benjamin Britten was the greatest English composer of the twentieth century and one of the outstanding musicians of his age. Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 1913, Britten was the youngest child of a dentist father and amateur musician mother.
New Penguin dictionary of Music
Paperback,
03/08/2006,
£16.99
Explores in detail the lives and achievements of a huge range of composers, and examines key topics such as music history (from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism), performers, theory and jargon. This dictionary is a useful reference book for lovers of music, whether amateur or professional.
Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to be a Pop Star
Paperback,
16/01/2014,
£9.99
The Sunday Times top ten bestselling memoir of Tracey Thorn's 30-year pop career with Marine Girls and Everything But The Girl, and her collaborations with Paul Weller, Massive Attack and Todd Terry.
Music Instinct
Paperback,
03/02/2011,
£10.99
Why have all human cultures - today and throughout history - made music? Why does music excite such rich emotion? And how do we make sense of musical sound? This title explores how the research in music psychology and brain science is piecing together the puzzle of how our minds understand and respond to music.
Romanticism: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback,
23/09/2010,
£8.99
Michael Ferber considers Romanticism in its time of growth in Western Europe, examining various types of Romantic literature, music, painting, religion, and philosophy. He provides examples and quotations throughout to demonstrate the diverse nature of the movement.
Oxford Dictionary of Music 6ed
Paperback,
15/08/2013,
£12.99
Providing over 10,000 entries, the sixth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most up-to-date dictionary of musical terms available. Covering a wide range of musical categories across periods, it is an essential reference work for music students, teachers, lecturers, professional musicians, and music enthusiasts.
How Music Works
Paperback,
19/09/2013,
£16.99
David Byrne's internationally bestselling magnum opus on the subject of music
How Music Works
Paperback,
26/08/2010,
£12.99
Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music and wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry? Are you mystified by how musicians just 'know' what notes to play next when they're improvising? Or why certain notes sound great together and others clash? This title lets you discover the answers to these questions.
Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
Paperback,
13/12/2008,
£16.99
Alex Ross's sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolution.
Pianist's A-Z: A Piano Lover's Reader
Hardback,
05/09/2013,
£14.99
Suitable for all piano lovers, musicians and music aficionados: rarely has the instrument been described in such an entertaining and intelligent fashion, this title distils author's musical and linguistic eloquence and vast knowledge, and can prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technique, history and repertoire of the piano.
Music: Ideas in Profile
Paperback,
02/03/2017,
£8.99
The best concise introduction to a very large subject: Music.
Tim Book Two: Vinyl Adventures from Istanbul to San Francisco
Paperback,
04/05/2017,
£8.99
After the success of his memoir, the author got in touch with people he admires, and asked them to suggest an album for him to track down on his travels, giving an insight into what makes them tick, while also giving him a chance to see how record shops around the world were faring in the digital age. This is the story of what came back.
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994
Hardback,
18/05/2017,
£20.00
Defining moments and turning points in the lives of forty rock stars from 1955 to 1995, this title takes you on a journey to burst a hundred myths and create a hundred more.
Faber Pocket Guide to Opera
Paperback,
01/05/2014,
£9.99
Incorporates many more operas from all periods, including recent works by Philip Glass, Mark Anthony Turnage, Thomas Ades and George Benjamin.
Eyewitness Companions: Opera
Paperback,
28/09/2006,
£16.99
A guide for opera enthusiasts and converts to this ancient rite. It explores 400 years of music drama from late-Renaissance Italy to works from contemporary names including Philip Glass and Thomas Ades. It helps you discover hundreds of classic and modern opera interpretations and learn about the lives of operatic masters.
Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan
Hardback,
06/07/2017,
£14.99
Bob Dylan's frequent changes have led to a dizzying accumulation of masks. In this psychobiography, Andrew McCarron looks across the surfaces of these masks and reveals a life characterized by more coherence than fragmentation. At the heart of this coherence is a repetitive story of spiritual death and rebirth.
Nettl's Elephant: On the History of Ethnomusicology
Paperback,
11/08/2010,
£24.99
A highly personal narrative on the evolution of the field
Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness
Paperback,
17/09/2009,
£20.49
In The Musician's Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein draws on the latest research and his 30 years of professional experience to provide aspiring musicians with a roadmap to artistic excellence. Written in a conversational style, the text articulates landmark strategies that equip readers to advance their musical abilities and succeed as performing artists.
Story Orchestra: Press the Note to Hear Vivaldi's Music
Hardback,
06/10/2016,
£14.99
Discover what it would be like to travel through the four seasons in one day, following a little girl called Isabelle and her dog, Pickle, as they take on the adventure of a lifetime. Accompanied by pieces from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, this is the first title in a series of sound books that bring classical music to life for young children.
But Beautiful
Paperback,
10/05/2012,
£9.99
'A copy ... ought to be on everybody's Desert Island' Independent
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