Music - Reference

"A Career in Music: 10 Steps to Success" by Bob D'Eith is a comprehensive guide to assist aspiring recording artists to navigate the complexities of the music industry. This third edition of the book offers current, practical advice on building a successful music career...

Duran Duran, New Romantic trailblazers and '80s teen idols, are a British institution. Over nearly 45 years, they have broken ground with their indelible music videos, released multiple hit albums and garnered critical acclaim. From their classic self-titled debut LP and the exuberant synth-pop...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Youth Culture provides a comprehensive and fully up-to-date overview of key themes and debates relating to the academic study of popular music and youth culture. While this is a highly popular and rapidly expanding field of research,...

In Memoriam, William McKinley: Academy Of Music, Thursday Evening, September 19, 1901, Philadelphia (1901) is a book published by the Philadelphia Academy of Music. The book is a tribute to William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, who was assassinated on September...

Explore the science of sound and space with "Acoustics of Auditoriums," a foundational work by F. R. Watson, originally published in 1914 as part of the University of Illinois Bulletin. This meticulously reprinted edition delves into the principles of architectural acoustics, offering insights into...

(Berklee Guide). Lee Berk was president of his namesake Berklee College of Music for twenty-five years, where he turned a small, family-operated school into the world's largest and most innovative music education institution. In this book, you'll learn how Berk led the institution's unprecedented...

The Historical Dictionary of Choral Music focuses on choral music and practice in the Western world from the medieval era to the 21st century. This is done through a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 1000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important composers, genres, conductors, institutions,...

THE B.B. KING READER SIX DECADES OF COMMENTARYAuthor: Richard KostelanetzISBN-10: 0634099272ISBN-13: 9780634099274Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2005Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.22h x 6.24w x 0.98dReview Citation(s): Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 99

With newly recovered information about women composers as well as an updated listing of available scores and recordings, this edition brings together musical and biographical material about twenty-five composers from the eleventh to the twentieth-centuries; discusses each composer in context and analyzes the conditions...

Book 1)Music Theory: For Beginners - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Music Fundamentals and the Elements of Written Music TodayBook 2)How to Read Music: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Sheet Music Theory and Reading...

Violins and Violin Makers; Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this...

Martin provides a guide to opera that is sweeping in its scope, thorough in its detail, and authoritative in its commentary. He recalls a century of achievement in an art form that today enjoys unprecedented popularity and that has been generously enriched by challenging...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

In the mid-1960s, two notable bands emerged from the rarified cloisters of Charterhouse Public School in rural Surrey: The Anon, with guitarists Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford and The Garden Wall, a unit driven by the duo of Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks. Following...

'This is a book every performer and listener will enjoy reading.'- Gina Beukes, leading international violinist, violist and teacherDo you ever wish you had time to read the programme notes in depth before rushing to take your seat at a concert - or that...

Inspired by bands like The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith became master arbiters of 'blooze rock', in the process inspired legions of bands in their wake. This is the story of every officially released Aerosmith song, interwoven with biographical information and key chapters in...

Discover a game-changing resource for indie musicians - "A Fair Record Label Contract for Independent Musicians." Unveil the secrets of a fair contract tailored for sync licensing, offering insights into the music industry's inner workings. Authored by Matti Charlton, this guide empowers musicians with...

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...

The working-class records from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s labor movements that capture the power of music to galvanize and document a movement.Workers have been producing culture for as long as they've been fighting for better working conditions, higher wages, and sometimes even revolution....

Prior to record charts launching in 1952, the music charts of the United Kingdom were based primarily on sales of sheet music. This book contains a comprehensive list of every song to appear on these charts, along with its composer, entry date, peak position,...

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...

Noted music education and arts activist Charles Fowler has inspired music educators for more than 60 years. In this book, editor Craig Resta brings together the most important of Fowler's writings from the journal Musical America for new generations of readers. Here, Fowler speaks...

This unique exploration of the principles and practice of physical comedy starts with a discussion of the various types of laughter that can be provoked by performance. It then presents graduated sequences of over a hundred games and exercises devised to demonstrate and investigate...

The Book of Songs by Rohsad Faraj is a collection of powerful and heartfelt lyrics that bring music, passion, and life together. Through these verses, Faraj explores themes of love, ambition, faith, and determination, creating songs full of energy and emotion. From the confidence...

(Music Sales America). Over 500 standard chord forms presented in easy to read diagrams and clear, close-up photos. All the right chords at your fingertips Suitable for all keyboards.Author: Leonard VoglerISBN-10: 0825615887ISBN-13: 9780825615887Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1996Pages: 256Format: SpiralWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 12.00h x 4.60w x...

Author: Michael AtriaISBN-10: 0634070312ISBN-13: 9780634070310Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2004Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 10.62h x 8.26w x 0.19d

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...

From panpipes, to the agogo bell, to the tuba, musical instruments have formed an integral part of the cultures of the world. Their range and diversity--including the simplest of spoons as well as the complex pressure systems of a pipe organ--have inspired the skill...

The most iconic concert hall in the world celebrates 150 years with a stunning review of history's finest performances and performers. This beautiful book celebrates 150 moments that have shaped The Royal Albert Hall. From The Beatles to the Suffragettes, Albert Einstein to Winston...

On Stage: Phish - The Baker's Dozen provides an in-depth exploration of Phish's monumental 13-night residency at Madison Square Garden in 2017. Phish, a celebrated jam band with a dedicated following, performed 237 unique songs without any repeats across these shows, each night themed...

Exploding onto the late 1960s scene, The Stooges were a band unlike any other before. A bunch of misfit Mid-Western delinquents, their charismatic frontman, Iggy Pop, was a performer extraordinaire. Confrontational and theatrical, this maniacal entertainer was originally joined by the Asheton brothers, Ron...

Dinner with David Bowie, kissing with Jackie Wilson, close encounters with Iggy Pop, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Not even 20, still less a rock goddess, but Chrissie Hynde wasn't hanging around. The talented, charismatic writer-singer escaped Ohio for Britain in 1973, hoping to...

In 2024, Deep Purple celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their reunion by releasing their 23rd album, =1. Some band members thought the 1984 reunion would fizzle out after one album, but it flourished despite internecine strife, illness and the loss of two founders. As...

This book examines the meanings, uses, and agency of voice, noise, sound, and sound technologies across Asia.Including a series of wide-ranging and interdisciplinary case studies, the book reveals sound as central to the experience of modernity in Asia and as essential to the understanding...

Welcome to the wonderful world of guitar! If you're an absolute beginner, rest assured that this book is designed with you in mind! The guitar is a versatile and captivating instrument, capable of evoking an endless array of emotions and creating lasting memories. In...

Whether introduced via cassette, CD's or digital download, for most of us 90's R&B provided the soundtrack to our lives, from childhood and young adult life, good times and hard times, falling in love, heartbreak, weddings, vacations, losing loved ones, and of so much...

Popular music scholars have long been interested in the connection between place and music. This collection brings together a number of key scholars in order to introduce readers to concepts and theories used to explore the relationships between place and music. An interdisciplinary volume,...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: John S. AdamsISBN-10: 1408666391ISBN-13: 9781408666395Publisher:...

Through a wealth of archival documents and printed materials, Entangled Histories shows how, over the first half of the nineteenth century, opera helped redefine questions of collective identity in the Austrian empire, serving as a testing ground for, among others, theories of language and...

In this book, you will learn exercises by the Arpeggio technique to understand (7) Modes such as Ionian mode, Dorian mode, Phrygian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Aeolian mode, and Locrian mode. You have to work out all exercises by step-by-step methods.Author: Peter KapISBN-10:...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1895 Edition.Author: Hans Von WolzogenISBN-10: 1498181775ISBN-13: 9781498181778Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.26d

The Analysis of Musical Composition by Charles Dawson is a comprehensive guide to understanding the construction of musical pieces and the principles of harmony. Originally published in 1845, this book provides a detailed analysis of various musical compositions, including symphonies, sonatas, and operas. Dawson...

""Mother-Play and Nursery Songs"" is a book written by Friedrich Froebel in 1898. The book is a collection of poetry, music, and pictures intended to promote the noble culture of child life. It is specifically designed for mothers to use as a resource for...

Few bands can claim anything like the longevity, sincerity, and sheer creative breadth of The Cure. From their beginnings as literate punks through their early bleak masterpieces that ended with Pornography (1982), to the pop years that followed and their worldwide success with the...

A behind-the-scenes look at the music and creative process of worldwide phenomenon Taylor Swift, as told through the writing and recording of every song. Step into the world of Taylor Swift from her beginnings as a teenage country singer to her record-breaking "Eras Tour."...

2 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Play Scales and How to Play Guitar!Book 1)How to Play Scales: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Guitar Scales, Piano Scales and Ukulele Scales TodayYou will learn the following: -How...

For the first, Dr. David Whitwell presents a thorough study of the performance of music in society together with the philosophical views on art versus entertainment, the role of performance in education and character formation and how earlier philosophers viewed the interplay among Reason,...

OPEN YOUR EARS THINK OF A NUMBER From his bar stool on New York's Lower East Side, surrounded by a colorful crew of locals, David Klein sets out on a quest for the infinite,
hidden somewhere -everywhere?- in songs featuring
numbers in their titles. The book...

When we think of rock stars - particularly those in rough, "edgy" bands - we are entrained to think of them as having come from regular, working-class backgrounds, and having worked their way up the slippery pole to success through hard work and talent...

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...