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'70s Teen Pop

Teen pop is a sub-genre of popular music marketed to tweens and teens. Its melodic yearning and veneer of sincerity appeal to an emerging...

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...

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer

In 1984, pop came out of the closet - even if not all of the artists felt that they could - and, in the process, charted the course of th...

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 ...

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,...

501 Essential Albums of the '90s - The Music Fan's Definitive Guide

501 Essential Albums of ’90s is the ultimate curated list detailing dozens of the decade’s most influential releases across all genres, f...

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...

Absolutely on Music - Conversations

A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and the forme...

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...

Accidental Revolution - The Story of Grunge

Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Hole and Alice in Chains are the names that come to mind when we talk about grunge. But never before has there been a...

A Critical Study of the Performance Style, Writing, and Directing of Lilli Lehmann (1848-1929)

Die Deutsche Opernsängerin Lilli Lehmann (1848-1929) ist heute noch dafür berühmt, das italienische Bel Canto, wie auch das deutsche Repe...

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...

Aesthetic Amalgams and Political Pursuits - Intertextuality in Music Videos

This open access book illustrates how intertextuality in music videos can be used to create new aesthetic patterns and develop a politica...

All Crews - Journeys Through Jungle/Drum & Bass Culture

All Crews is a comprehensive exploration of jungle/drum & bass. The book offers a detailed and immersive journey into the history, cultur...

All the Leaves Are Brown - How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart

Few songs have captured the contradictions and ambiguities of the 1960s as memorably as "California Dreamin',? the iconic folk music sing...

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...

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...

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...

A New Philosophy of Opera

Visionary director Yuval Sharon has been celebrated as one of the world's most innovative opera impresarios, yet he has never adhered to ...

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...

A Quick Ting On: Grime

Journalist and rapper Franklyn Addo charts an intelligent, literary exploration of the history and socio-cultural significance of Grime m...

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...

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...

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...

Autonomy - Portrait of a Buzzcock

From bass player to lead guitarist, singer and last remaining founding member, Steve Diggle has been the driving force keeping Buzzcocks ...

Bangtan Remixed - A Critical Bts Reader

Bangtan Remixed delves into the cultural impact of celebrated K-Pop boy band BTS, exploring their history, aesthetics, fan culture, and c...

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 ...

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...

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...

Biblical - Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures

Rob Halford's A-to-Z of Rock and Metal sees Rob to run his lively eye over all facets of the music and metal world. It's a lively encyclo...

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...

Blood in the Tracks - The Minnesota Musicians behind Dylan's Masterpiece

"The story of the Minneapolis musicians who were unexpectedly summoned to re-record half of the songs on Bob Dylan's most acclaimed album...

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...

Brothers

In this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of ...

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...

BTS - Dynamite - The Story of the Superstars of K-Pop

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...

Carols for Choirs 5 - Fifty Christmas Carols

for SATB, accompanied and unaccompaniedCarols for Choirs 5 continues the tradition of its predecessors by providing a complete resource f...

Celebrity Tattoos

Featuring stars of film, TV, music and sport, this book celebrates the ultimate celebrity accessory: the tattoo. It looks at the global t...

Cello - A Journey Through Silence to Sound

Cello is a group biography that weaves together four narratives of cellists who suffered various forms of persecution, injury, and misfor...

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...

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

Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung 18. Destination Unknown - Die Zukunft des Jazz

Wie klingt der Jazz der Zukunft? Wen erreichen wir mit dieser Musik und wen wollen wir erreichen? Wie wichtig sind Räume, im wörtlichen g...

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...

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...

Death Metal

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

Disco - Music, Movies, and Mania Under the Mirror Ball

This dazzling volume shines new light on the songs, styles, and enduring pop culture impact of the 1970s musical genre that emerged from ...

DJ Screw - A Life in Slow Revolution

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

Dolly Parton All the Songs - The Story Behind Every Track

A VISUAL FEAST: This book features over 500 color and black-and-white photos of Dolly's career, some never-before-seen.

Don't Eat the Yellow Snow - Advice by musicians

When times are particularly difficult, and you are likely to slip into despair, some of the greatest pop songs can provide genuine comfor...

Don't Stop the Music - A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time

Notable events, surprising nuggets and entertaining coincidences from music history - the perfect companion for any fan of popular music

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...

Dowland

"Dowland celebrates the story of one of the most important, most studied, and most performed composers to emerge from early modern Englan...

Drumz Of The South - The Dubstep Years 2004-2007

Dub - The Sound of Surprise - History - Interviews - Sound Systems - Engineers & Studios - Discography

DUB, The Sound of Surprise ist die weltweit erste Biografie des jamaikanischen Dubs in englischer Sprache. Das Buch mit über 200 Abbildun...

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...

Embodied Expression in Popular Music - A Theory of Musical Gesture and Agency

This book explores the intimate connection between body and instrument in popular music, explaining chords, melodies, riffs, and grooves ...

Encore - My journey back to centre stage

An inspirational and moving memoir from Britain's bestselling classical artist - this is Russell Watson, the man behind the voice.

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...