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Sergey Prokofiev (20th Century Composers Series) by Daniel Jaffe
$20.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
A comprehensive, revealing biography of the versatile Russian composer and pianist.A revealing and comprehensive biography of Sergey Prokofiev (1891
Bob Marley by -
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music Books | Series: Music Icons
This title presents redemption songs. Few artists can lay claim to representing an entire music genre: singer-songwriter, guitarist Bob Marley is one. His name is synonymous with the indigenous Jamaican off-beat music of reggae, a local genre he took from his beloved island homeland to the world. The fi ...Show more
The Faber Pocket Guide to Opera by Rupert Christiansen
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
This new edition of leading opera critic Rupert Christiansen's perennially popular Pocket Guide has between extensively revised, and incorporates many more operas from all periods, including recent works by Philip Glass, Mark Anthony Turnage, Thomas Ades and George Benjamin. Whether you are a first-time ...Show more
Messiah: The Landmark Library by Jonathan Keates
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music Books | Series: The Landmark Library
In 1741, in just 24 days, the German-born, British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias and choruses of robust grandeur. Coolly received in London at first, after Handel's death Messiah enjoyed an extraordinary surge in popularity: it was performed at festi ...Show more
Giacomo Puccini (20th Century Composers Series) by Conrad Wilson
$28.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
The life of Giacomo Puccini, composer of many well-loved operas.Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is perhaps the world's most popular composer of operas and said to represent Verdi's only true successor. A superb dramatist and gifted melodist, he had a wholly original style and sense of psychological atmosphe ...Show more
Music by Andrew Zuckerman
$70.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
Music is Andrew Zuckerman's latest masterpiece, an extraordinary sequel to the highly acclaimed Wisdom. For this new, ambitious project, he now turns his unique perspective to music. Sixty eminent individuals - artists, composers, producers and performers from rock, rap, dance, soul, RB, country, classi ...Show more
The Complete Classical Music Guide by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
What makes Mozart's music so great? Why does a minor chord sound sad and a major chord sound happy? What's the difference between opera and operetta? From Bach to Bernstein, this definitive guide offers a complete survey of the history of classical music. Whether you already love classical music or you ...Show more
Music for the People : The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music
$50.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidating. In this funny, evocative, personal book, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and ...Show more
What to Listen for in Music by Aaron Copland
$16.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
Whether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearing everything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it? With his provocative suggestions, Aaron Copland guides readers through a deeper appreciation of the most rewardi ...Show more
Music Icons: Bob Dylan by Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music Books | Series: Music Icons
In 2008, Bob Dylan became the first rock and roll artist to be honored with a Pulitzer Prize, for his 'profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power'. A musician, poet, and celebrated nonconformist of unparalleled stature, Dylan is re ...Show more
The Complete Classical Music Guide
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
This is an essential guide to more than 1,000 years of classical music. Lose yourself in the fascinating story of classical music in "The Complete Classical Music Guide". Full of beautiful colour photographs, over 300 inspiring composer biographies, analyses of major classical works and information on e ...Show more
Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia by Richard Cook
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music Books
"Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia" is not merely an A-Z guide to the artists and bands who have shaped jazz, but it also tracks the history of jazz and its changing styles. This is a wonderfully accessible work. Richard Cook's passion for jazz and his strongly held opinions make this the liveliest and m ...Show more
