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In the Groove - The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

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

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 - ...

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

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...

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...

Disney Hits for Ukulele - 23 Songs to Strum & Sing

Disney Hits For Ukulele contains 23 songs from popular Disney films, arranged for solo Ukulele.

The Little Book of Prince - Wisdom and Wonder from the Lovesexy Superstar

Quotes by and about some of the defining characters of modern pop music, condensing the best of personalities which continue to capture t...

The Birth of Breaking - Hip-Hop History from the Floor Up

The untold story of how breaking - one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today - began as a distinctly African Americ...

Really Easy Jazzin' About Piano

Cool syncopation, funky riffs and smooth, stylish tunes - from dynamic to nostalgic, Pam Wedgwood's series has it all. Really Easy Jazzin...

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...

Humming

Humming is a ubiquitous and mundane act many of us perform. The fact that we often hum to ourselves, to family members, or to close frien...

Bruce Springsteen - Like a Killer in the Sun - Songtexte

Erste autorisierte und einzige deutsche Ausgabe von Springsteens Lyrics Bruce Springsteens Lyrics erscheinen zusammengenommen als Kapitel...

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 Legend of Zelda for Easy Piano - Easy Piano Solos

After decades of anticipation, Alfred is proud to release the officially licensed, collectible sheet music companion folios to The Legend...

Blackstar Theory - The Last Works of David Bowie

Blackstar Theory takes a close look at David Bowie's ambitious last works: his surprise 'comeback' project The Next Day (2013), the off-B...

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...

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...

Double Bass Fingerboard Chart & Cheat Sheet - Fingerboard chart, Glossary in four languages, Instrument sizes and measurements, Note pitches and frequencies, Chords and intervals

More than just a fingerboard chart: this fold-out A4-sized fingerboard chart offers not only an overview of the positions of the notes on...

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...

DJ Screw - A Life in Slow Revolution

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

Burning Down the Haus - Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

It began with a handful of East Berlin teens who heard the Sex Pistols on a British military radio broadcast to troops in West Berlin, an...

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...

Hip-Hop Legends Alphabet

From Biggie to Pac, Lil¿ Kim to Lauryn Hill, Hip-Hop Legends Alphabet features an A¿Z of the OG MCs, DJs, and lyrical masterminds behind ...

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 Motherlode - 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop

An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process. Som...

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...

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...

Schubert's Winter Journey - Anatomy of an Obsession

An exploration of the world's most famous and challenging song cycle, Schubert's Winter Journey (Winterreise), by a leading interpreter o...

David Bowie by Sukita - Spektakuläre Fotos einer Legende

David Bowie live und privat: Das Chamäleon, das nicht sich selbst, sondern seine Umgebung wandelte Schillernde Outfits, poetische Texte u...

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...

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 ...

Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth - A Times Book of the Year

A Times Book of the YearA Mojo Book of the YearA Louder Than War Book of the YearA Waterstones Book of the YearA Resident Book of the Yea...

Beyoncé Effect - Essays on Sexuality, Race and Feminism

Since her late-1990s debut as a member of the R&B trio Destiny's Child, Beyoncé Knowles has garnered both praise and criticism. While som...

12 Études Op. 8 for Piano

Alexander Scriabin composed sets of Études throughout his life in all periods of his compositional development. The Op. 8 set was complet...

Song and Self - A Singer's Reflections on Music and Performance

"In this collection of three essays, internationally renowned tenor Ian Bostridge explores his relation to the performance of Western cla...

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...

Music - A Subversive History

Originally published in hardcover by Basic Books in 2019.

The Jazz Singers - The Ultimate Guide

JAZZ SINGERS: THE TOP 500

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A Quick Ting On: Afrobeats

Cultural commentator Christian Adofo chronicles the rich social history of Afrobeats in the first ever book on the genre that is taking o...

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...

Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 - Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 61 Piano Duet Nfmc 2024-2028 Selection

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...

Sämtliche technische Studien - für Gitarre.

Ever since the death of Francisco Tárrega - b. 21 November 1852 in Villareal, d. 15 December 1909 in Barcelona - many publications have a...

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 ...

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

Punk, Post Punk, New Wave - Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991

Photographer and filmmaker Michael Grecco was in the thick of things, documenting the club scene in places like Boston and New York as pu...

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...

A Sound Mind - How I Fell in Love with Classical Music (and Decided to Rewrite its Entire History)

'Exhilarating' - Sunday Times 'Funny and moving' - Jarvis Cocker Music critic and writer Paul Morley weaves together memoir and history i...

Music Is History

Questlove collects the 500 songs that have changed not just popular music, but also the world

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...

Trip-hop

Trip-hop described some of the 1990s' best music, and it was one of the decade's most revealing bad ideas. This book chronicles the music...

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...

Death Metal

Featuring exclusive interviews with key figures, from Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway to guitarist Bill Steer of Gentlemans Pistols...

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...

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 ...