Music books

Presents Fauré not as a solitary figure, but part of a vibrant continuum of nineteenth- and twentieth-century composers...  Read More >>

Offers the first comprehensive account of a centuries-old tradition of encrypting covert messages into music, from...  Read More >>

Rush and 2112: 50 Years is the definitive account of the most groundbreaking and enduring prog rock records of all...  Read More >>

Music is a complex creative process involving many individuals, from performers to improvisers to composers to listeners...  Read More >>

A meticulously researched and sensitively told history examining pop music's enduring and problematic fascination...  Read More >>

A new mapping of castrato afterlives in modern Rome Around 1830, opera houses stopped using castrati, and Rome...  Read More >>

Skillful Little Fingers is a preparatory piano method designed to help young students feel confident and comfortable...  Read More >>

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Fully illustrated and filled with never-before-seen images and accounts, Spirits of the Hoey takes readers back...  Read More >>

This study explores the inherent tensions in the emergence of culture as local practice embedded in sound in some...  Read More >>

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Have you always wanted to learn piano but felt overwhelmed, intimidated, or unsure where to start? You're not alone....  Read More >>

Peut-on soigner la mélancolie d'un siècle avec une dose d'opérette et un soupçon de swing ? Des rivages d'Alexandrie...  Read More >>

Analyzes the relationship between Charles Manson, music, and 1960's counterculture.  Read More >>

From the Spanish Civil War to postpunk London-this is the untold story of a legendary community space where anarchy...  Read More >>

(Piano Solo). ""I look back and wonder how my imagination might have taken flight with these pieces on my piano""...  Read More >>

An authoritative overview of the personal, professional, cultural, political and religious contexts in which Hensel...  Read More >>

P-Funk keyboardist Daniel Bedrosian brings to life the epoch-making year that saw the release of three major P-Funk...  Read More >>

From jukebox singles to algorithmic playlists, popular music has been one of the most sensitive instruments of cultural...  Read More >>

Brimming with sharp quotes and standout facts, a fabulous celebration of a musical trailblazer - capturing her extraordinary...  Read More >>

In the heart of 1890s New Orleans, where music spilled from every street corner, a group of boys with paper-and-comb...  Read More >>

Analyzes the relationship between Charles Manson, music, and 1960's counterculture.  Read More >>

A cutting-edge volume that brings together educational research and practical strategies to align voice pedagogy...  Read More >>

Queer communities have long transformed parties into something powerful: spaces where care flourishes, injustice...  Read More >>

The Electric Light Orchestra story spans over half a century. From humble beginnings, the band achieved global stardom....  Read More >>