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This comprehensive survey of jazz piano, beginning with a brief history of the instrument within the jazz tradition and concluding with interviews that pres...

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music ...

An updated and expanded edition of this perennial favorite, tracing the line of composers from Monteverdi to the tonalists of the 1990s. In this new editio...

Uncle John loves rock... but he also loves classical, rap, jazz, country, blues, world music-even opera. So the dedicated staff at the BRI plunged into musi...

an Intimate Biography Of The Great Songwriter, This Is Also A Deeply Affectionate Memoir By One Of Johnny Mercer’s Best Friends.“moon River,” “laura,” “sky...

The only complete guide to country music, performers and first-rate recordings, this easy-to-use book leads country lovers to the cream of the crop in all s...

A Classical Work Of Musical Biography Which Provides Factual Accuracy, Informatiove Histories Of The Men And Women Of Music And Critical Insights Into Their...

after Six Multiplatinum Albums, Seven Consecutive Billboard Top 20 Albums, And Four Billboard Top Ten Singles, Mötley Crüe Are The Undisputed Heavyweight C...

Edited By Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Includes Index.Categories: Reference Writing, Research & Publishing Guides Publish...

Cylinder Music Boxes -- Disc Music Boxes -- Player Pianos -- Reproducing Pianos -- Coin-operated Pianos -- Organettes -- Fairground Organs. By Q. David Bowe...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE. Celebrate thirty years of...

Probably Best General Book On The Subject. Thorough Discussion Of 57 Instruments, Technical Aspects Of Writing For Each, Much Else. Percussion Instruments -...

This book explores the musical interest and needs of children in their daily lives. Based upon their expressed thoughts and actual musicking behaviors, thi...

This well-known study by an eminent musicologist constitutes one of the best mid-level explorations of the nature and function of the orchestra. Tracing the...

What is it like to be a Suzuki parent? Morris gives a humorous and realistic view of what being in Suzuki is like.Categories: Reference Encyclopedias & ...

Book by Ostick, StephenCategories: Reference Encyclopedias & Subject GuidesMusic

This is the first hands-on how-to manual devoted to all electric guitars. This guidebook shows owners and dreamers the basics of selecting and buying electr...

Iron Maiden Book of Souls is the celebration of the band, providing their story in beautiful illustrations including posters, and rare photos of the band’...

The Keyboard Player's Chord Bible is designed for beginner and intermediate musicians looking to understand, improve, and experiment with chords. In this bo...

This book spans four decades chronicling the public and private journeys of a man voted as one of the 50 greatest artists of all time. With over 30 albums a...

Universally regarded as the definitive and indispensable guide to the music industry and now in its fifth edition, All You Need to Know About the Music Bu...

This is the only book that does justice to Gould's virtuosity as both a performer and an intellectual, both someone who could play, from memory, from the wh...

Going to concerts is becoming, for large numbers of Americans, an increasingly frequent pleasure. For those who encounter unfamiliar traditions and terms i...

Completely updated with new entries and extensive revisions of the previous 1,800, The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock & Roll is the authoritative...