Music-General Books

Listen to the sounds of the Texas Hill Country.Meet the talented, fascinating, and colorful entertainers who both inspire and draw inspiration from the land, the people, and the heritage of the Hill Country.From his front row seat, Phil Houseal has been able to share...

Musical genius, polemicist, explosive personality--that was the nineteenth-century German composer Richard Wagner, who paid as much attention to his reputation as to his genius. Often maddening, and sometimes called mad, Wagner wrote with the same intensity that characterized his music. The letters and essays...

Mel Bay's fingering and scale chart for saxophone is an indispensable reference guide for saxophonists as well as educators. The fingering diagrams are clear and easily understandable, with clear photographs of the keys of the saxophone. The scales can be used together with those...

Another great addition to the Avrahm Galper Clarinet Series, here Avrahm presents 42 fantastic Klezmer tunes to add to your repertoire. All arranged forclarinet and B-Flat instruments in easy to read notation, all on single pages toavoid awkward page turns. Intermediate in difficulty.Author: Avrahm...

Author: James MajorISBN-10: 078661370XISBN-13: 9780786613700Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2005Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 10.89h x 8.28w x 0.12d

It was the end of a long and beautiful summer of traveling. The friendly dog, quiet house, and calm suburb of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, provided the perfect space for much needed quiet contemplation. I was house-and-dog-sitting for Joe Robinson, former Principal Oboist of...

Richard Chronister was one of the pedagogy greats of his time. During the last forty years of the 20th century, he was a driving force for better piano teaching and better training of piano teachers. His influence reached from large universities to small independent...

With this book, Joseph Kerman establishes the place of music study firmly in the mainstream of modern intellectual history. He treats not only the study of the history of Western art music--with which musicology is traditionally equated--but also sometimes vexed relations between music history...

The Psalms of David-Imitated in the Language of the New Testament and Applied to the Christian State and Worship is a classic collection of religious hymns. "I come therefore to explain my own design, which is this, To accommodate the book of Psalms to...

In 1966, Frank Zappa entered a Los Angeles studio to record his groundbreaking first album, Freak Out Not only was the result rock's first true concept album, but it was a Statement Of Intent, a shot across the bows of the rock and roll...

During their heyday as mega-successful television and pop music stars in the 1960s, THE MONKEES were often slagged off by critics as a pre-fabricated industry 'product' whose members possessed no special talents. But times have changed, and over 45 years later The Monkees have...

Let the debate begin... The Advanced Genius Theory, hatched by Jason Hartley and Britt Bergman over pizza, began as a means to explain why icons such as Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Sting seem to go from artistic brilliance in their early careers to...

Great handy pocket size of over 25 tunes with Finger Positions Printed pocket size 8.5 in x 5.5 in Very handy - smaller size will fit in your pocketAuthor: Michael HamiltonISBN-10: 1434802973ISBN-13: 9781434802972Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2007Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 10.00h x...

Nadia Boulanger - composer, critic, impresario, and the most famous composition teacher of the twentieth century - was also a performer of international repute. Her concerts and recordings with her vocal ensemble introduced audiences on both sides of the Atlantic to unfamiliar historical works...

Since their first performances in 1960, The Beatles' cultural influence grew in unparalleled ways. From Liverpool to Beatlemania, and from dance halls to Abbey Road Studios and the digital age, the band's impact exploded during their heyday, and has endured in the decades following...

This book explores the fascinating life of the most documented musician of the seventeenth century. Born in 1626 into a bourgeois family in Pistoia, Italy, Atto Melani was castrated to preserve his singing voice and soon rose to both artistic and social prominence. His...

Author: Paul BelardISBN-10: 0999893955ISBN-13: 9780999893951Publisher: Linden PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2019Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.49d

In April 1956, Elvis' manager, Tom Parker, booked him and his band, Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D.J. Fontana, for a two-week engagement at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. It was to begin on April 23rd. It has been widely reported that...

Juneteenth Texas explores African-American folkways and traditions from both African-American and white perspectives. Included are descriptions and classifications of different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas; explorations of songs and stories and specific performers such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Manse Lipscomb, and Bongo Joe;...

A dynamic, event-centered exploration of the hundred-year history of German-language film. This dynamic, event-centered anthology offers a new understanding of the hundred-year history of German-language film, from the earliest days of the Kintopp to contemporary productions like The Lives of Others. Eachof the more...

Read on for inspiration from the greatest musicians and thinkers of all time. The quotes are broken into seven categories: 1.Life Advice 2.Sound Advice 3.Master Your Instrument 4.Attitude is Everything 5.Writing & Creating 6.Music & Spirituality 7.Leave a Legacy Read the best quotes from...

"Come on along as I take you on a thirty-year safari of Beach Boys concert experiences. What started out as a lark has turned into a lifelong passion and the memories - both good and bad - have been documented in this book. The...

FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR A series on the Beatles, "The Beatles Trivia Book: The Early Beatle Years." Covers the time before Beatlemania in their pre-teen and teenage years: before the Fab Four became the Beatles we now know: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,...

The most comprehensive, readable history of German cinema now appears in an expanded, up-to-date new edition that is particularly useful for students and teachers of German film history. From early masterpieces such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Metropolis (1927) to the...

Of all the great British rock bands to emerge from the 1960s, none had a stronger sense of place than the Kinks. Often described as the archetypal English band, they were above all a quintessentially working-class band with a deep attachment to London, particularly...

In his groundbreaking book 'Musical Truth, ' DJ-turned author/ researcher Mark Devlin showed how the true nature of the corporate music industry tells a very different story to what's conveyed on its glossy, glamorous surface.The manipulations run so deep, however, that the full story...

John Lennon, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, the Who, the Velvet Underground, New Wave, Punk: this new book is a remarkable study examining the intertwined histories of pop musicians and the visual arts. The groups and individuals featured here may still have become successful musicians...

This sheet music book was written to help the beginner, whether child or adult, learn to play music in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music.Just by following the circles with letters, you will sound like an experienced musician.Playing...

Poetry. Dick Lourie is a musician's poet and a poet's musician...each poem a reunion of grit and groove, --Yolanda Wisher.Author: Dick LourieISBN-10: 1934909653ISBN-13: 9781934909652Publisher: Hanging Loose PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2020Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d

This wonderfully detailed account of a solo journey taken along the back roads, shoreline trails and mountain paths of coastal California is a comprehensive celebration of nature and travel with a classic-rock soundtrack that puts the reader enjoyably in the passenger seat. From forested...

Musical notation is a powerful system of communication between musicians, using sophisticated symbolic, primarily non-verbal means to express musical events in visual symbols. Many musicians take the system for granted, having internalized it and their strategies for reading it and translating it into sound...

Think you know all about the artists and their songs- the hits and misses and other music-related trivia?In 1967, what promotional film of the Beatles was aired on The Ed Sullivan Show?What is the name of the female singer-songwriter that performed on the first-ever...

Discusses the use of music in a well-loved and culturally significant game - Ocarina of Time. Examining music in different contexts, it identifies music's role and function within the game and in gameplay overall, and uses this to investigate wider issues in music and...

In recent years classical music has become a test case for debates over the future of culture. As times have changed, the value traditionally placed on this music has been challenged on social rather than aesthetic grounds. Lovers of classical music have been asked...

A Moving Train is a book for building self-esteem and confidence. It reminds us to always know and cherish who we are. Knowing your identity, Who you are and whose you are, is very vital. Also, the knowledge and understanding of the why? of...

A collection of 81 poems, Beautiful Ends looks at ends through the lens of being, a beautiful necessity of every conclusion. Each poem-whether free verse or prose, rhyming or simply rhythmic-pokes at convention's fabric, gasps for reason, or, when it can be done, finds...

This book provides all the required information for the MIDI Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), the Arduino Microcontroller source code and the inter-connecting hardware to build and enjoy making your own musical MIDI interfaces.Author: Tom ScarffISBN-10: 8455207795ISBN-13: 9798455207792Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2021Pages: 122Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize:...

The complete drum transcription of Between the Buried and Me's fifth album release entitled "The Great Misdirect".Author: Blake RichardsonISBN-10: 0557945941ISBN-13: 9780557945948Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/05/2021Pages: 58Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.12d

This book provides fresh insight into the creative practice developed by Paul McCartney over his extended career as a songwriter, record producer and performing musician. It frames its examination of McCartney's work through the lens of the systems model of creativity developed by Mihaly...

In March 2020, the world shut down. That same month, a few thousand Snow Patrol fans from around the globe met Gary Lightbody online to write songs. Together they created 13 songs in 12 weeks, and a fabulous 5-song EP-The Fireside Sessions by Snow...

(Music Sales America). The fundamentals of mandolin technique are taught through familiar tunes with this book which works great for group or individual use. It includes standard notation, mandolin tablature, chord names and diagrams, photos and more Topics covered include: playing in rhythm, playing...

A very easy, step-by-step book/CD package teaching chords, backup licks andbreaks, hammer-ons, pull-offs and other solo techniques. Written in notes and tablature.Author: William BayISBN-10: 0786672056ISBN-13: 9780786672059Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2004Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 11.74h x 8.74w x 0.13d

This book was conceived to provide the player with tunes well within the comfort range of the recorder and written in manageable keys. The beautiful melodies andspirited dance tunes in this book was carefully selected from the O'Neill and Roche volumes both for their...

This volume traces the band's humble beginnings as penniless boys with a penchant for crime, to successful businessmen who gave millions back to their community. It explores an aspect of southern culture that has been ignored: how music changed, modified, or swayed southern intellectual...

A Friend's Guide to Chamber Music: World Trends Since 1900, a companion to the earlier guide European Trends From Haydn to Shostakovich, explores international developments of this unique collaborative form. Organized chronologically and by geographical regions, World Trends offers a survey of significant works...

Improvisation informs a vast array of human activity, from creative practices in art, dance, music, and literature to everyday conversation and the relationships to natural and built environments that surround and sustain us. The two volumes of The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies...

Brian May is undoubtedly one of rock music's greatest and best-known guitarists. Regularly appearing in 'The World's Greatest Guitarists' polls and such, Brian May is a living legend and an icon to musicians of all ages. As a member of Queen, he is a...

"Piano Master for Everyone Level I is a textbook for a comprehensive approach that focus on every ADULTS or ANYONE who have never played the piano. This piano method was written based on Dr. Hajin Kim's successful curriculum for Group Piano Classes at Siena...

The Rolling Stones are one of the most influential, prolific, and enduring Rock and Roll bands in the history of music. This groundbreaking, specifically commissioned collection of essays provides the first dedicated academic overview of the music, career, influences, history, and cultural impact of...

A special collector's edition highlighting the life, music and entrepreneurship of Nipsey Hussle. This is a must have collector's item because it not only contains vivid images of Nipsey Hussle as expressed by various talented artist around the world but it also serves as...