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Historical Dictionary of Jazz, Second Edition

Jazz is a music born in the United States and formed by a combination of influences. In its infancy, jazz was a melting pot of military b...

The Byrds: 1964-1967

A new large-format 400-page collectible art book curated by the band's three surviving founding members. When the Byrds released "Mr. Tam...

The Creation of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies

Offers a unique investigation of the composition of the entire corpus of Beethoven's symphonies, reconstructing their creation through th...

Art of Judging Music

The musical critic of the New York Herald Tribune - in this collection of pieces through a number of years as a commentator on matters mu...

Blues - A Regional Experience

Examining the blues genre by region, and describing the differences unique to each, make this a must-have for music scholars and lay read...

The Words and Music of George Harrison

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the music of George Harrison, revealing him as one of the most gifted and authentic singer...

Rapper's Deluxe - How Hip Hop Made The World

A visual and cultural history of hip hop, charting its meteoric rise from underground trailblazer to global tastemaker To tell the story ...

Metallica All the Songs

The latest in the bestselling All the Songs series, this is the most in-depth exploration of Metallica's songs ever written. The latest b...

U2 - Rock 'n' Roll to Change the World

U2's significant career far exceeds that of most average successful rock bands, with a prolific output of thirteen well-received studio a...

Orchestral Anthology - Volume 1 - The Masterworks Library (Includes Young Person's Guide)

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). Contents: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra * Matinees Musicales * Soirees Musicales * The Courtl...

Three Questions for Sixty-Five Composers

Master interviewer Balint Andras Varga poses three probing questions to renowned contemporary composers about their work, and carefully r...

Queen: All the Songs - The Story Behind Every Track

Originally published by Editions E/P/A--Hachette Livre, 2019.

Supreme Sirens - Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music

A stunning photography book that explores the power, rebellion, and resilience held within the voices of trailblazing Black female musicians

All the Songs - The Story Behind Every Beatles Release

Musical historians Phillippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon delve deep into the history and musical origins of every Beatles album, rec...

Dust & Grooves - Adventures in Record Collecting

A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors-including Questlove-in the most intimate of environments-their record rooms...

The World of Marty Stuart

An awe-inspiring collection that explores the life and legacy of a beloved star, storyteller, collector, photographer, and chief country ...

Women's Leadership in Music - Modes, Legacies, Alliances

Various modes of women's contemporary cultural, social and political leadership can be found in music. Informed by different histories an...

Adrian Rollini - The Life and Music of a Jazz Rambler

Adrian Rollini (1903-1956), an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and an array of other i...

Before Sound - Re-Composing Material, Time, and Bodies in Music

In Before Sound, composer Tiziano Manca investigates the premises for and consequences of a major change in his compositional practice: t...

The Philosophy of Modern Song

"The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One and since winning the Nobel P...

Musical Practice as a Form of Life - How Making Music Can be Meaningful and Real

How is musical practice connected with everyday life? Eva-Maria Houben shows that performing music as an activity - indeed, as playing - ...

Negatives - A Photographic Archive of Emo (1996-2006)

"Through rare and never-before-seen photographs, Amy Fleisher Madden, founder of Fiddler Records, thoughtfully and lovingly put together ...

The Jazz Standards - A Guide to the Repertoire

An introduction for new fans, a useful handbook for jazz enthusiasts and performers, and an important reference for students and educator...

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The definitive and lavishly illustrated companion book to one of the most popular and hotly debated lists in the world of music

Musical Lives and Times Examined - Keynotes and Clippings, 2006-2019

"Musicology's all-time happiest warrior leaves us with an omnibus collection that balances history and historiography, past and present, ...

Santa Barbara Sonata - The Canadian Brass

A sonata in four movements, each associated with an aspect of Santa Barbara, California in the summer months (when the Music Academy of t...

Nothing But the Blues - The Music and the Musicians. Mit einem Vorwort von B.B. King. Autorisierte amerikanische Sonderausgabe

«Der Blues wird immer präsent sein, zu manchen Zeiten populärer als zu anderen Zeiten, aber er wird immer hier sein!» - JOHN LEE HOOKER L...

B-Book - Lust und Sound in West-Berlin 1979 - 1989

David Bowie, Nick Cave, Westbam: West-Berlin hatte sie alle. Von Punk bis zur Love Parade - die Achtzigerjahre in West-Berlin waren wild ...

Sittin' In - Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s

A rare collection of more than 200 full-color and black-and-white souvenir photographs and memorabilia that bring to life the renowned ja...

33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955-1999

Whether you read it from cover to cover, seek out specific albums, or just dip in at random and let the needle fall where it may, 33 1/3 ...

Cosmic Price Guide - to original Krautrock records

An A-Z guide to rare and collectable KRAUTROCK records. 448 pages of essential KRAUTROCK collecting data covering label numbers, current ...

Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions - 1985 and 1986

"[W]ill command the rapt attention of casual fans and scholars alike." Booklist, Starred Review From Prince's superstardom to studio secl...

Arhoolie Records Down Home Music - The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz

"A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founde...

Music - The Definitive Visual History

A complete and harmonious history of music, from prehistory to the present day!Have you ever wondered how blues influenced rock music? Or...

Musicals - The Definitive Illustrated Story

Come along backstage and peek inside the spectacular and sometimes scandalous world of musical theatre. See the world's most-loved musica...

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Encyclopedia

20 Jahre Plattensammeln und über zwei Jahre Recherche stecken in diesem Standardwerk über die Geschichte der New Wave Of British Heavy Me...

The Penguin Jazz Guide - The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

Richard Cook and Brian Morton's Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums is an indispensible guide to the recordi...

In the Groove - The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Toronto, ON; New York, NY; Bristol, England

Wrecking Crew - The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret

Dead Moon - Off the Grid

DEAD MOON war ein von 1987 bis 2006 aktives Lo-Fi-Garage/Rock-'n'-Roll-Trio aus Portland, Oregon. Die Band erlangte mythen- und legendenu...

3 Shades of Blue - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

"From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959,...

The Vertigo Swirl Label - Worldwide Discography & Price Guide

320 pages of essential VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL record collecting data covering label numbers, release dates, current Mint values and addition...

M_Dokumente - Mania D., Malaria!, Matador

Das Buchprojekt »M_Dokumente« nimmt die explizit weibliche Sichtweise der All Female Bands Mania D., Malaria! und Matador auf die Westber...

How To Make It in the New Music Business - Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

When How to Make It in the New Music Business hit shelves in 2016, it instantly became the go-to resource for musicians eager to make a l...

Sing, Memory - The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Saved the Music of the Nazi Camps

On a cold October night in 1942, SS guards at Sachsenhausen violently disbanded a rehearsal of a secret Jewish choir led by conductor Ros...

DJ Screw - A Life in Slow Revolution

How a DJ’s innovative chopped and screwed technique changed the Houston hip-hop scene.

Opera - The Definitive Illustrated Story

Experience the passion and drama of the world's greatest operas with this sumptuously illustrated visual guide. Immerse yourself in more ...

The Jazz Method for Trumpet - The Modern Way to Play the Trumpet

Diese Schulen sind vollständige Kurse für Spieler jedes Alters, die Schüler von ihrem ersten Ton bis zu den "Klassikern" anleiten, zusamm...

All You Need to Know About the Music Business - Ninth Edition

Trade paperback. LA lawyer Donald Passman's industry bible is back in a newly updated seventh edition, adjusted for recent developments t...

All You Need Is Love - The End of the Beatles - An Oral History by Those Who Were There

A stunning, revelatory new book about the final years of the Beatles based on extraordinarily frank, never-before-published or heard inte...

Composers Who Changed History

This intricate visual celebration of the world's most celebrated composers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works. Whethe...

Limited Edition of One - How to Succeed in the Music Industry Without Being Part of the Mainstream

"A memoir of Steven Wilson whose celebrated band Porcupine Tree began as teenage fiction before unintentionally evolving into a reality t...

AC/DC - For Those About to Rock. Autorisierte englische Originalausgabe

From their formation in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, AC/DC have made the most visceral and single-minde...

Abbey Road - The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio (with a foreword by Paul McCartney)

Abbey Road studios has partnered with music journalist David Hepworth to write the story of Abbey Road as never told before. Featuring in...

Fleetwood Mac Everywhere - The Music and the Musicians. Autorisierte englische Originalausgabe

The great British-American-male-female-old-new-blues-rockballad band: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie N...

Foo Fighters: The Band that Dave made - Autorisierte englische Originalausgabe

From the ashes of Nirvana, Dave Grohl rose as a oneman band with a self-titled album: The Foo Fighters. Now, 25 years on, and with a rock...

The Silver Beatles - A Story of Struggle, Luck and Genius: The Beatles before they became the Beatles

A story of struggle, luck and genius: the Beatles before they became the Beatles Marco Crescenzi, an expert about everything concerning t...

Kick Out the Jams - Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing

Selected writings on three decades of music from one of the most influential critics of his generation.

I Am Damo Suzuki

By the time The Fall released 'I am Damo Suzuki' in the mid-1980s, the elusive legend to which the song paid tribute had returned to musi...

Opera Meets New Media - Puccini, Ricordi and the Rise of the modern Entertainment Industry