Music books

This book provides musicians, students, and teachers a practical guide for optimal music learning, practice, memorization,...  Read More >>

The definitive biography of songwriter Randy Newman, told with his full cooperation, by acclaimed biographer and...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of Sound Design offers a comprehensive overview of the diverse contexts of creativity and...  Read More >>

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Psalm...  Read More >>

From a celebrated critic, a heartfelt and adventurous reflection on the art of writing about art  Read More >>

The book presents the fundamentals of music science, followed by a discussion on the historical evolution of music....  Read More >>

Charles Frantz provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of Debussy’s music through the lens of Bergson’s...  Read More >>

Analyses the representation of gender, race and religion in video game music and explores three master categories...  Read More >>

Fiddles in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Cultures presents fresh data and debates drawn from extensive research to broaden...  Read More >>

Part One of a Two Part Memoir from the Iconic Artist and Actor The extraordinary life of Cher can be told by...  Read More >>

This book brings together a collection of essays on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the...  Read More >>

This stunning follow-up to Minds Went Walking- Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms- Nick Cave's Songs...  Read More >>

For 70 years, Chris Finnen has grooved to the music in his mind - and magically transposed it to the guitar. From...  Read More >>

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker writes on some of the essential musicians of...  Read More >>

Bright Lights Dark Shadows is the ultimate account of the rise and fall of a legendary group and a biography of...  Read More >>

In There and Black Again, Don Letts looks back on his exceptional life, which has seen him befriend Bob Marley after...  Read More >>

Legendary drummer and founding member of The Doors John Densmore unpacks the intersection of art and commerce in...  Read More >>

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Authored by researchers in musicology, musical iconography, cinema and audiovisuals, digital arts, composition,...  Read More >>

Phil Ochs was the 'The Prince of Protest' in the sixties. The only real rival to Bob Dylan, he was the archetypal...  Read More >>

""To compose was as natural to me as to breathe; and this gift of nature, never having been suffered to fall into...  Read More >>

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A moving, personal account of John Suchet’s lifelong quest to understand Beethoven the man.  Read More >>