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  • Recent American Art Song: A Guide by Clifton, Keith E.
    Keith E. Clifton

    Recent American Art Song: A Guide

    Recent American Art Song: A Guide is a reference source devoted to songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. The book focuses exclusively on art song since 1980, a substantial period largely ignored by scholars. This is the...
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  • The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 12: Music by Malone, Bill C.
    Bill C. Malone

    The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 12: Music

    Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various traditional folk genres, bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and southern hip-hop. This much-anticipated volume in The New...
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  • Wind Ensemble Sourcebook and Biographical Guide by Clark, David L.
    David L. Clark

    Wind Ensemble Sourcebook and Biographical Guide

    Mozart wrote some of the greatest serenades for wind ensemble. He was not alone in writing works for wind sextet, octet, or larger ensembles--Over 12,000 works for wind harmony by over 2,200 composers are extant. Describing this new genre, Wind Harmony, which is far...
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  • Musicology and Performance by Lang, Paul Henry
    Paul Henry Lang

    Musicology and Performance

    Arriving in the United States at age twenty-seven, Hungarian-born Paul Henry Lang (1901-1991) went on to exert a powerful influence on musical life and scholarship in his adopted country for more than six decades. As professor of musicology at Columbia University, editor of the...
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  • Philly Pop, Rock, Rhythm & Blues (Revised Edition) by Rosin, James
    James Rosin

    Philly Pop, Rock, Rhythm & Blues (Revised Edition)

    A nostalgic review of the golden years of rock 'n' roll, doo wop. and the R & B era of Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. Featuring commentary from the recording artists, songwriters, broadcast personalities, photographs, discographies, and biographies.Author: James RosinISBN-10: 1983952796ISBN-13: 9781983952791Publisher:...
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  • Music Theory for Rookies by Kap, Peter
    Peter Kap

    Music Theory for Rookies

    This book offers fast and sharp learning techniques to study music theory. By this book, you will understand Staff Notation, Numerical Notation, and Tonic Sol-fa Notation. In addition, the learners will learn basic guitar lessons as a bonus.Author: Peter KapISBN-10: 090222011XISBN-13: 9790902220118Publisher: Bg Printing...
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  • Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Recommended Recordings by Goulding, Phil G.
    Phil G. Goulding

    Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Recommended Recordings

    In Ticket to the Opera, Phil G. Goulding finally makes the magic and mystique of opera accessible to all. Here he offers a complete operatic education, including history, definitions of key musical terms, opera lore and gossip, portraits of famous singers and the roles...
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  • Squeeze My Lemon: A Collection of Classic Blues Lyrics by Poe, Randy
    Randy Poe

    Squeeze My Lemon: A Collection of Classic Blues Lyrics

    SQUEEZE MY LEMON - A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC BLUES LYRICSAuthor: Randy PoeISBN-10: 0634055461ISBN-13: 9780634055461Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2003Pages: 239Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.22h x 5.84w x 0.56dReview Citation(s): BookPage 12/01/2003 pg. 42
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  • The Routledge Handbook to the Music of Alfred Schnittke by Dixon, Gavin
    Gavin Dixon

    The Routledge Handbook to the Music of Alfred Schnittke

    The Routledge Handbook to the Music of Alfred Schnittke is a comprehensive study of the work of one of the most important Russian composers of the late 20th century. Each piece is discussed in detail, with particular attention to the composer's groundbreaking polystylism, as...
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  • The Desert Flower: An Opera, In Three Acts (1863) by Harris, A.
    A. Harris

    The Desert Flower: An Opera, In Three Acts (1863)

    The Desert Flower is an opera written by A. Harris and first published in 1863. It is divided into three acts and tells the story of a young woman named Zorah who lives in the desert. Zorah is in love with a man named...
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  • The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Volume 2 by McAleer, Dave
    Dave McAleer

    The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles: Volume 2: Volume 2

    The second in this new series, The Virgin Book of Hit Singles is the most-up-to-date and comprehensive record of the music charts available today and a perfect, collectable complement to The Virgin Book of Hit Albums and The Virgin Book of Top 40 Charts....
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  • A Catalogue of Polyphonic Songs 1415-1480 by Fallows, David
    David Fallows

    A Catalogue of Polyphonic Songs 1415-1480

    This invaluable resource provides a detailed inventory of polyphonic songs from 1415-1480 in any European language, with language subdivisions: English, French, German (including Flemish), Italian, Latin, Spanish, and textless (this last with musical incipits). Each entry includes full details of all sources, facsimiles, modern...
    $585.00
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  • The Cambridge History of American Music by Nicholls, David
    David Nicholls

    The Cambridge History of American Music

    The Cambridge History of American Music is the first study of music in the United States to be written by a team of scholars. The volume begins with a survey of the music of Native Americans and then explores the historical and cultural events...
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  • Interlochen: A Home for the Arts by Boal, Dean
    Dean Boal

    Interlochen: A Home for the Arts

    Tucked away in the northern woods of Michigan is one of the world's most renowned schools for the arts. Conceived initially as a small summer camp for talented high school musicians, Interlochen Center for the Arts now ranks among the most respected schools in...
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  • Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music by Hefling, Stephen
    Stephen Hefling

    Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music

    First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: Stephen HeflingISBN-10: 0415966507ISBN-13: 9780415966504Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2003Pages: 408Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.18h x 6.08w x 0.91d
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  • Twentieth-Century Chamber Music by McCalla, James
    James McCalla

    Twentieth-Century Chamber Music

    First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: James McCallaISBN-10: 0415966957ISBN-13: 9780415966955Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2003Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.75d
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  • Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song by Jasen, David a.
    David a. Jasen

    Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song

    For nearly a century, New York's famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country. It was where songwriting became a profession, and songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Selling popular music to a mass audience from coast-to-coast...
    $210.00
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  • The Harpsichord and Clavichord: An Encyclopedia by Kipnis, Igor
    Igor Kipnis

    The Harpsichord and Clavichord: An Encyclopedia

    The Harpsichord and Clavichord, An Encyclopedia includes articles on this family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instruments builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major...
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  • Resounding Taiwan: Musical Reverberations Across a Vibrant Island by Guy, Nancy
    Nancy Guy

    Resounding Taiwan: Musical Reverberations Across a Vibrant Island

    This book vibrantly demonstrates how the study of music allows for identification and interpretation of the forces that form Taiwanese society, from politics and policy to reactions to and assertions of such policies.　 Contributors to this edited volume explore how music shapes life -...
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  • The Pleasures of Aesthetics: Culture and Credit in Britain, 1694-1994 by Levinson, Jerrold
    Jerrold Levinson

    The Pleasures of Aesthetics: Culture and Credit in Britain, 1694-1994

    Author: Jerrold LevinsonISBN-10: 0801482267ISBN-13: 9780801482267Publisher: Cornell University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/18/1996Pages: 328Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.05h x 6.09w x 0.81d
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  • Encyclopedia of Indie Rock by Smith, Kerry L.
    Kerry L. Smith

    Encyclopedia of Indie Rock

    Independent rock, known as indie rock (rock independent of the major label corporations), is music dedicated to the art of rock: it's adventurous, eclectic, defiant, inventive, and restlessly creative. For over 40 years, indie bands have prided themselves on the back-breaking efforts of self-promotion,...
    $91.00
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  • Popular Musicology and Identity: Essays in Honour of Stan Hawkins by Hansen, Kai Arne
    Kai Arne Hansen

    Popular Musicology and Identity: Essays in Honour of Stan Hawkins

    Popular Musicology and Identity paves new paths for studying popular music's entwinement with gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, locality, and a range of other factors. The book consists of original essays in honour of Stan Hawkins, whose work has been a major influence on the...
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  • Music Is History by Questlove
    Questlove

    Music Is History

    New York Times bestselling Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past 50 years. Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapes, whether investigating how...
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  • The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians by Fleser, Jim
    Jim Fleser

    The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians

    (Instructional). Master chord theory ... in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you: Improvise and Solo Talk about chops! Comprehend key structure like never...
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  • The Stratocaster Chronicles: Celebrating 50 Years of the Fender Strat [With CD] by Wheeler, Tom
    Tom Wheeler

    The Stratocaster Chronicles: Celebrating 50 Years of the Fender Strat [With CD]

    (Book). The world's most famous guitar had a golden anniversary in 2004, and this official, authorized book/CD package offers the best photos, quotes, facts and sounds to properly celebrate this achievement. From Buddy Holly to Jimi Hendrix to today's hottest players, the Fender Stratocaster...
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  • The Prs Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Paul Reed Smith Electrics by Burrluck, Dave
    Dave Burrluck

    The Prs Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Paul Reed Smith Electrics

    THE PRS GUITAR BOOK: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF PAUL REED SMITH GUITARSAuthor: Dave BurrluckISBN-10: 1480386278ISBN-13: 9781480386273Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2014Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d
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  • Songwriting Without Boundaries: Lyric Writing Exercises for Finding Your Voice by Pattison, Pat
    Pat Pattison

    Songwriting Without Boundaries: Lyric Writing Exercises for Finding Your Voice

    Infuse your lyrics with sensory detail Writing great song lyrics requires practice and discipline. Songwriting Without Boundaries will help you commit to routine practice through fun writing exercises. This unique collection of more than150 sense-bound prompts helps you develop the skills you need to:...
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  • Queen: The Complete Illustrated Lyrics by Queen
    Queen

    Queen: The Complete Illustrated Lyrics

    In 2011, the world celebrated the 40th anniversary of Queen - one of the most innovative, glamorous, and influential bands in history. Over the course of the band's career, they have grossed 170 million album sales worldwide, have written 18 number one hits, and...
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  • The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970 by Lewisohn, Mark
    Mark Lewisohn

    The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970

    "One of the most important documentaries on rock music ever published, this is EMI Records' official diary-format history of every Beatles recording session. Researched from hundreds of unreleased Abbey Road archive tapes, it features thousands of previously unpublished studio documents and interviews with many...
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  • Historical Dictionary of Opera by Balthazar, Scott L.
    Scott L. Balthazar

    Historical Dictionary of Opera

    Opera has been around ever since the late 16th century, and it is still going strong in the sense that operas are performed around the world at present, and known by infinitely more persons than just those who attend performances. On the other hand,...
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  • The Musician's Guide to Recording Vocals: Private Lessons Series by Beck, Dallan
    Dallan Beck

    The Musician's Guide to Recording Vocals: Private Lessons Series

    (Musicians Institute Press). In this one-on-one lesson, Recording Institute of Technology instructor Dallan Beck presents a well thought-out tutorial on recording vocals that all musicians and recording engineers can learn from. He explains microphones, mic placement, compression, equalization, tracking vocals, effects and more in...
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  • Blues, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Hip Hop, and Rap: A Research and Information Guide by Meadows, Eddie S.
    Eddie S. Meadows

    Blues, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Hip Hop, and Rap: A Research and Information Guide

    Despite the influence of African American music and study as a worldwide phenomenon, no comprehensive and fully annotated reference tool currently exists that covers the wide range of genres. This much needed bibliography fills an important gap in this research area and will prove...
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  • An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice by Abromeit, Kathleen a.
    Kathleen a. Abromeit

    An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice

    Spirituals were an intrinsic part of the African-American plantation life and were sung at all important occasions and events. This volume is the first index of African-American spirituals to be published in more than half a century and will be an important research tool...
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  • Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111: Beethoven's Last Piano Sonatas, an Edition with Elucidation, Volume 3 by Schenker, Heinrich
    Heinrich Schenker

    Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111: Beethoven's Last Piano Sonatas, an Edition with Elucidation, Volume 3

    Heinrich Schenker ranks among the most important figures in the development of western music theory in the twentieth century. His approach to the analysis of music permeates nearly every aspect of the field and continues to this day to be a topic of great...
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  • Piano Sonata in Ab, Op. 110: Beethoven's Last Piano Sonatas, an Edition with Elucidation, Volume 2 by Schenker, Heinrich
    Heinrich Schenker

    Piano Sonata in Ab, Op. 110: Beethoven's Last Piano Sonatas, an Edition with Elucidation, Volume 2

    Heinrich Schenker ranks among the most important figures in the development of western music theory in the twentieth century. His approach to the analysis of music permeates nearly every aspect of the field and continues to this day to be a topic of great...
    $110.00
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  • Notes for Flutists: A Guide to the Repertoire by Dzapo, Kyle
    Kyle Dzapo

    Notes for Flutists: A Guide to the Repertoire

    Notes for Flutists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers important historical and analytical information about three dozen of the best-known pieces written for the instrument. Its contextual and theoretical insights make it an essential resource for professional, amateur, and student flutists. With engaging prose...
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  • The Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1 by McPherson, Gary E.
    Gary E. McPherson

    The Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1

    Music education takes place in many contexts, both formal and informal. Be it in a school or music studio, while making music with friends or family, or even while travelling in a car, walking through a shopping mall or watching television, our myriad sonic...
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  • The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education by Benedict, Cathy
    Cathy Benedict

    The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education

    Music education has historically had a tense relationship with social justice. One the one hand, educators concerned with music practices have long preoccupied themselves with ideas of open participation and the potentially transformative capacity that musical interaction fosters. On the other hand, they have...
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  • Aural Skills Acquisition: The Development of Listening, Reading, and Performing Skills in College-Level Musicians by Karpinski, Gary S.
    Gary S. Karpinski

    Aural Skills Acquisition: The Development of Listening, Reading, and Performing Skills in College-Level Musicians

    This book is a hands-on investigation of the stages musicians go through as they learn to hear, read, and perform music. It draws on the latest research in music perception and cognition, music theory, and pedagogy, along with centuries of insight from music theorists,...
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  • Music and Music Education in People's Lives: An Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1 by McPherson, Gary E.
    Gary E. McPherson

    Music and Music Education in People's Lives: An Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1

    Music and Music Education in People's Lives is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Designed for music teachers, students, and scholars of music education, as well as educational administrators and policy makers, this first book...
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  • Music As An Asset To Spirituality by Richards, Laura J.
    Laura J. Richards

    Music As An Asset To Spirituality

    Music As An Asset To Spirituality is a book written by Laura J. Richards. The book explores the relationship between music and spirituality, and how music can be used as a tool to enhance one's spiritual journey. The author delves into the history of...
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  • Catechism Of Music (1896) by Lobe, Johann Christian
    Johann Christian Lobe

    Catechism Of Music (1896)

    The Catechism of Music, written by Johann Christian Lobe and published in 1896, is a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of music theory and practice. The book is structured as a series of questions and answers, covering topics such as notation, scales, chords, harmony,...
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  • The Bohemians, New York Musicians' Club: A Historical Narrative And Record (1921) by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
    Henry Edward Krehbiel

    The Bohemians, New York Musicians' Club: A Historical Narrative And Record (1921)

    The Bohemians, New York Musicians������� Club: A Historical Narrative And Record is a book written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published in 1921. The book is a detailed historical account of the Bohemians, a social club of musicians in New York City that was...
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  • A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-Century Choral-Orchestral Works by Green, Jonathan D.
    Jonathan D. Green

    A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-Century Choral-Orchestral Works

    A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-Century Choral-Orchestral Works, the fifth in the ongoing series of books, addresses works of the Romantic era, from composers such as Beach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorák, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Puccini, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Scriabin, and Verdi. Jonathan D. Green has amassed a...
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  • The Masonic Harmonia: A Collection Of Music, Original And Selected, For The Use Of The Masonic Fraternity by Cutler, Henry Stephen
    Henry Stephen Cutler

    The Masonic Harmonia: A Collection Of Music, Original And Selected, For The Use Of The Masonic Fraternity

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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  • Music Is History by Questlove
    Questlove

    Music Is History

    A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years. Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American...
    $29.99
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  • How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great! by Erlewine, Dan
    Dan Erlewine

    How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!

    From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this do-it-yourself primer for owning and maintaining an electric guitar explains the ins and outs of choosing the right guitar; cleaning, tools, and basic maintenance; personalizing and improving on a "factory setup;" troubleshooting;...
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  • Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression by Mathieu, W. a.
    W. a. Mathieu

    Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression

    An exploration of musical harmony from its ancient fundamentals to its most complex modern progressions, addressing how and why it resonates emotionally and spiritually in the individual. W. A. Mathieu, an accomplished author and recording artist, presents a way of learning music that reconnects...
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  • The Guitar Player Repair Guide - 3rd by Erlewine, Dan
    Dan Erlewine

    The Guitar Player Repair Guide

    This expanded edition for beginners to experts is a step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. Players learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. New features include set-up specs...
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  • Anomie/Bonhomie & Other Writings by Slater, Howard
    Howard Slater

    Anomie/Bonhomie & Other Writings

    In this, his first book, Howard Slater extemporizes around what Walter Benjamin could have meant by the phrase 'affective classes'. Rather than be restricted by an academic approach Slater is inspired by the possible implications of Benjamin's 'messianic shard' and is led towards a...
    $12.99
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