General, Reference Books kategória termékei

Historical Dictionary of Jazz

Historical Dictionary of Jazz, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary secti...

The Byrds: 1964-1967

A new large-format 400-page collectible art book curated by the band's three surviving founding members. When the Byrds released "Mr. Tam...

Art of Judging Music

The musical critic of the New York Herald Tribune - in this collection of pieces through a number of years as a commentator on matters mu...

Blues - A Regional Experience

Examining the blues genre by region, and describing the differences unique to each, make this a must-have for music scholars and lay read...

The Words and Music of George Harrison

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the music of George Harrison, revealing him as one of the most gifted and authentic singer...

Hip Hop Family Tree - The Omnibus

Discover the history of hip hop in graphic novel form -- this omnibus collection of the New York Times best-selling series includes over ...

Rapper's Deluxe - How Hip Hop Made The World

A visual and cultural history of hip hop, charting its meteoric rise from underground trailblazer to global tastemaker To tell the story ...

Metallica All the Songs

The latest in the bestselling All the Songs series, this is the most in-depth exploration of Metallica's songs ever written. The latest b...

Depeche Mode: Monument

The most complete book on Depeche Mode. Ever.

U2 - Rock 'n' Roll to Change the World

Timothy D. Neufeld explores U2's many phases of artistic expression and cultural engagement and the band's employment of faith and activi...

Orchestral Anthology - Volume 1 - The Masterworks Library (Includes Young Person's Guide)

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). Contents: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra * Matinees Musicales * Soirees Musicales * The Courtl...

Three Questions for Sixty-Five Composers

Master interviewer Balint Andras Varga poses three probing questions to renowned contemporary composers about their work, and carefully r...

Supreme Sirens - Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Music

A stunning photography book that explores the power, rebellion, and resilience held within the voices of trailblazing Black female musicians

Queen: All the Songs - The Story Behind Every Track

Originally published by Editions E/P/A--Hachette Livre, 2019.

All the Songs - The Story Behind Every Beatles Release

Musical historians Phillippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon delve deep into the history and musical origins of every Beatles album, rec...

Dust & Grooves - Adventures in Record Collecting

A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors-including Questlove-in the most intimate of environments-their record rooms...

Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics - The official, fully illustrated celebration of the Man in Black

Das Leben des Man in Black anhand seiner Texte und seltener Fotos und Erinnerungsstücke, mit Kommentaren von Freunden und Familie, in ein...

The World of Marty Stuart

An awe-inspiring collection that explores the life and legacy of a beloved star, storyteller, collector, photographer, and chief country ...

Women's Leadership in Music - Modes, Legacies, Alliances

Various modes of women's contemporary cultural, social and political leadership can be found in music. Informed by different histories an...

Adrian Rollini - The Life and Music of a Jazz Rambler

Adrian Rollini (1903-1956), an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and an array of other i...

The Philosophy of Modern Song

"The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One and since winning the Nobel P...

Before Sound - Re-Composing Material, Time, and Bodies in Music

In Before Sound, composer Tiziano Manca investigates the premises for and consequences of a major change in his compositional practice: t...

Musical Practice as a Form of Life - How Making Music Can be Meaningful and Real

How is musical practice connected with everyday life? Eva-Maria Houben shows that performing music as an activity - indeed, as playing - ...

Negatives - A Photographic Archive of Emo (1996-2006)

"Through rare and never-before-seen photographs, Amy Fleisher Madden, founder of Fiddler Records, thoughtfully and lovingly put together ...

The Jazz Standards - A Guide to the Repertoire

An introduction for new fans, a useful handbook for jazz enthusiasts and performers, and an important reference for students and educator...

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The definitive and lavishly illustrated companion book to one of the most popular and hotly debated lists in the world of music

Musical Lives and Times Examined - Keynotes and Clippings, 2006-2019

"Musicology's all-time happiest warrior leaves us with an omnibus collection that balances history and historiography, past and present, ...

The Beatles Please Please Me to with the Beatles

Please Please Me and With The Beatles, along with their associated singles, introduced the Beatles first to England and then to several c...

Nothing But the Blues - The Music and the Musicians. Mit einem Vorwort von B.B. King. Autorisierte amerikanische Sonderausgabe

«Der Blues wird immer präsent sein, zu manchen Zeiten populärer als zu anderen Zeiten, aber er wird immer hier sein!» - JOHN LEE HOOKER L...

B-Book - Lust und Sound in West-Berlin 1979 - 1989

David Bowie, Nick Cave, Westbam: West-Berlin hatte sie alle. Von Punk bis zur Love Parade - die Achtzigerjahre in West-Berlin waren wild ...

Santa Barbara Sonata - The Canadian Brass

A sonata in four movements, each associated with an aspect of Santa Barbara, California in the summer months (when the Music Academy of t...

33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955-1999

Whether you read it from cover to cover, seek out specific albums, or just dip in at random and let the needle fall where it may, 33 1/3 ...

Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions - 1985 and 1986

"[W]ill command the rapt attention of casual fans and scholars alike." Booklist, Starred Review • This 2nd book in the Prince Studio Sess...

Musicals - The Definitive Illustrated Story

Come along backstage and peek inside the spectacular and sometimes scandalous world of musical theatre. See the world's most-loved musica...

Switched On - Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution

The Moog synthesizer "bent the course of music forever," Rolling Stone declared. Bob Moog walked into history in 1964 when his homemade c...

She's a Badass - Women in Rock Shaping Feminism

Profiles of the female rock performers who took control of their careers and transformed the music industry from the inside

The Penguin Jazz Guide - The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

Richard Cook and Brian Morton's Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums is an indispensible guide to the recordi...

Music - The Definitive Visual History

A complete and harmonious history of music, from prehistory to the present day!Have you ever wondered how blues influenced rock music? Or...

Arhoolie Records Down Home Music - The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz

"A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founde...

Cosmic Price Guide - to original Krautrock records

An A-Z guide to rare and collectable KRAUTROCK records. 448 pages of essential KRAUTROCK collecting data covering label numbers, current ...

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Encyclopedia

20 Jahre Plattensammeln und über zwei Jahre Recherche stecken in diesem Standardwerk über die Geschichte der New Wave Of British Heavy Me...

Punk, Post Punk, New Wave - Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991

Photographer and filmmaker Michael Grecco was in the thick of things, documenting the club scene in places like Boston and New York as pu...

3 Shades of Blue - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

"From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959,...

In the Groove - The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution

San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Toronto, ON; New York, NY; Bristol, England

Wrecking Crew - The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret

No Sleep - NYC Nightlife Flyers 1988-1999

No Sleep is a visual history of the halcyon days of New York City club life as told through flyer art. Spanning the late 80s through the ...

Dead Moon - Off the Grid

DEAD MOON war ein von 1987 bis 2006 aktives Lo-Fi-Garage/Rock-'n'-Roll-Trio aus Portland, Oregon. Die Band erlangte mythen- und legendenu...

The Vertigo Swirl Label - Worldwide Discography & Price Guide

320 pages of essential VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL record collecting data covering label numbers, release dates, current Mint values and addition...

How To Make It in the New Music Business - Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

When How to Make It in the New Music Business hit shelves in 2016, it instantly became the go-to resource for musicians eager to make a l...

Sing, Memory - The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Saved the Music of the Nazi Camps

On a cold October night in 1942, SS guards at Sachsenhausen violently disbanded a rehearsal of a secret Jewish choir led by conductor Ros...

DJ Screw - A Life in Slow Revolution

How a DJ’s innovative chopped and screwed technique changed the Houston hip-hop scene.

Opera - The Definitive Illustrated Story

Experience the passion and drama of the world's greatest operas with this sumptuously illustrated visual guide. Immerse yourself in more ...

The Jazz Method for Trumpet - The Modern Way to Play the Trumpet

Diese Schulen sind vollständige Kurse für Spieler jedes Alters, die Schüler von ihrem ersten Ton bis zu den "Klassikern" anleiten, zusamm...

All Music Guide to Soul - The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul

ALL MUSIC GUIDE TO SOUL

All You Need to Know About the Music Business - Ninth Edition

Trade paperback. LA lawyer Donald Passman's industry bible is back in a newly updated seventh edition, adjusted for recent developments t...

All the Leaves Are Brown - How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart

Few songs have captured the contradictions and ambiguities of the 1960s as memorably as "California Dreamin',? the iconic folk music sing...

All You Need Is Love - The End of the Beatles - An Oral History by Those Who Were There

A stunning, revelatory new book about the final years of the Beatles based on extraordinarily frank, never-before-published or heard inte...

Limited Edition of One - How to Succeed in the Music Industry Without Being Part of the Mainstream

"A memoir of Steven Wilson whose celebrated band Porcupine Tree began as teenage fiction before unintentionally evolving into a reality t...

Composers Who Changed History

This intricate visual celebration of the world's most celebrated composers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works. Whethe...

Goodbye Russia - Rachmaninoff in Exile

Reeling from the trauma of a life in upheaval, he wrote almost no music and quickly had to reinvent himself as a fêted virtuoso pianist, ...