Music - Reference

Ariana Grande's legacy goes beyond numbers and awards. Her ability to connect with audiences through her music, her authenticity, and her commitment to the greater good has left an indelible mark on pop culture. Ariana has proven that it is possible to be a...

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...

In the 1960s, brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine created the California Sound through contagious riffs and songs about hot rods, surfers and blossoming romance. Then, in the mid-1960s, a youthful Brian Wilson changed the face...

Other than 'I Me Mine' and some minor overdubs, The Beatles' entire EMI/Apple catalogue was recorded in fewer than seven years: from 4 September 1962 through to 20 August 1969. Twelve albums, twenty-two singles, two standalone EPs, 213 songs. That in itself is remarkable...

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...

Music is central to any film, creating a tone for the movie that is just as vital as the visual and narrative components. In recent years, racial and gender diversity in film has exploded, and the making of musical scores has changed drastically. Hearing...

The Cincinnati Organ: With A Brief Description Of The Cincinnati Music Hall (1878) is a book written by George Ward Nichols. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Cincinnati Organ, which was considered one of the most magnificent instruments of...

Ideal as a core or supplementary text for the standard two-year music theory course and for graduate courses in theory review, Music Theory Resource Book covers all the topics typically studied in the basic music theory sequence. Concise and accessible, it features a basic...

Tone: it's the concept that gear-obsessed guitarists discuss more than any other, and the Tone Manual is the first book to take this hallowed concept seriously. In the course of breaking down the individual components of the electric guitar rig, the book both examines...

PLAYING THE KAZOO BEGINNERS GUIDE Author: Brenda HarmseISBN-13: 9798305797107Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/03/2025Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d

Although he is the son of J. S. Bach, C. P. E. Bach is an important composer in his own right, this long-awaited annotated bibliography presents a complete listing of the works of C. P. E. Bach. This volume in the RoutledgeMusic Bibliographies series...

Baroque composer George Frideric Handel easily ranks among the world's greatest composers. The first edition of this research guide on Handel appeared in 1988; since that time a great deal of scholarly work has been published on Handel and related areas, including the discovery...

Guitar Chords for Beginners contains 65 different chords arranged in easy fingerings. - Technique Fretting hand technique for playing guitar chords is looked at in detail with diagrams. Where necessary, some chords are taught incrementally because taking on only the harder aspects of a...

Fr d ric Chopin: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a...

Twelve-tone and serial music were dominant forms of composition following World War II and remained so at least through the mid-1970s. In 1961, Ann Phillips Basart published the pioneering bibliographic work in the field.Author: Stephan D. LindemanISBN-10: 0415976197ISBN-13: 9780415976190Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2006Pages: 664Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Research and Information Guide is a valuable tool for any scholar, performer, or music student interested in accessing the most pertinent resources on the life, works, and cultural context of the composer. It is an updated, annotated bibliography of resources...

Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for each chord and photographs showing how each one is played. Over 360,000...

The unfiltered story of womenin the punk scene-- celebrating the highs, confronting the lows, and proving thepower of community. From the gritty streets of 1970sLondon to the sun-soaked beaches of 2000s California, Rebel Grrrls: The RealStory of Women and Punk is a raw and...

Over 250 pages packed with essential music information Alfred's Mini Music Guides provide essential information in a convenient size. With over 2,500 entries of clear, practical definitions, explanations, and information, Dictionary of Music is the most useful compact music dictionary available. It includes pronunciation...

Everyone knows someone who is obsessed with music; that is if they're not obsessed themselves. Whether it is impossible for you to step inside the car without turning on the stereo, or whether you just have to have every mix, remix and variation of...

In order to promote new ways of thinking about musical meaning, this volume brings together scholars in music theory, musicology, and the philosophy of music, disciplines generally treated as separate and distinct. This interdisciplinary collaboration, while respecting differences in perspective, identifies and elaborates shared...

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...

Almost every guitarist knows the guitar companies Fender and G&L. Both these companies grew from the successful friendship and business partnership of George Fullerton and Leo Fender. George tells, in his own words, the amazing story of his celebrated collaboration with Leo that, for...

Two eight-page B&W and color photo insertsAuthor: John KruthISBN-10: 1476886792ISBN-13: 9781476886794Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2013Pages: 246Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d

The Piano Music of Claude Debussy is a book written by Alfred Cortot in 1922. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the piano music composed by the French composer Claude Debussy. Cortot, a renowned pianist himself, provides a detailed examination of each of...

Making the Responsive Guitar is the second volume on a two-volume set of books that set out the principles and methods of building fine hand-made guitars. Where Volume 1 sets up the knowledge, this book is about how to build a guitar, from the...

The Fender Telecaster is regarded as the first commercially successful solid body electric 'Spanish' guitar. Designed by Leo Fender at a time when the words rock and roll were not even coined, the 'Telly' is the senior member of a family of instruments whose...

This classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students,...

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...

Get ready for the ultimate pop-rock battle with Busted vs McFly Unofficial Guide To Battle Of The Bands , the definitive fan guide celebrating two of the UK's most iconic bands. This book dives into the heart of the Busted vs McFly rivalry, exploring...

Murray's Expanded Encyclopedia Of Southern Gospel Music Volume Eight is the eighth in a series of books describing individuals, music groups, and organizations in the Southern Gospel industry from the early 1900s to the present. Histories/biographies, discographies, lists of group members, and album cover...

Murray's Expanded Encyclopedia Of Southern Gospel Music Volume Seven is the seventh in a series of books describing individuals, music groups, and organizations in the Southern Gospel industry from the early 1900s to the present. Histories/biographies, discographies, lists of group members, and album cover...

Murray's Expanded Encyclopedia Of Southern Gospel Music Volume Six is the sixth in a series of books describing individuals, music groups, and organizations in the Southern Gospel industry from the early 1900s to the present. Histories/biographies, discographies, lists of group members, and album cover...

Murray's Expanded Encyclopedia Of Southern Gospel Music Volume Five is the fifth in a series of books describing individuals, music groups, and organizations in the Southern Gospel industry from the early 1900s to the present. Histories/biographies, discographies, lists of group members, and album cover...

Murray's Expanded Encyclopedia Of Southern Gospel Music Volume Three is the third in a series of books describing individuals, music groups, and organizations in the Southern Gospel industry from the early 1900s to the present. Histories/biographies, discographies, lists of group members, and album cover...

""How To Write Music: Musical Orthography"" is a comprehensive guide for aspiring musicians and composers on how to write music. Written by Clement Antrobus Harris in 1917, it provides a detailed explanation of musical notation and how it can be used to create a...

Displaying the broad erudition and intellectual agility that have informed a lifetime of scholarship, Wilfrid Mellers offers a set of diverse reflections on how western art music illuminates the shifting relationship between humankind and the natural world. Beginning with two turn-of-the-century operas--Frederick Delius's A...

Focusing on the works of J. S. Bach, this invaluable guide surveys the choral-orchestral repertoire.Author: Jonathan D. GreenISBN-10: 0810837331ISBN-13: 9780810837331Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2000Pages: 634Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.82lbsSize: 8.81h x 5.83w x 1.57dReview Citation(s): Choice 10/01/2000 pg. 298Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 159American...

One of the most important critics writing in the past 35 years, Jonathan Cott has interviewed and reviewed major artists in publishing, art, film and music, often unearthing new voices years before they're discovered by the mainstream. In Back to a Shadow in the...

Leonard B. Meyer's writings on the theory, history, perception, and aesthetics of music have inspired and provoked generations of readers. The Spheres of Music makes available a selection of his most important essays (originally published between 1974 and 1998). Gathering them together in one...

The essential reference guide covering over 300 songs, 100 albums and two dozen EPs released by The Beatles in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States. This book is packed with songwriter, producer, label and studio references, original and cover versions, trivia and...

""A Second Book On The Theory Of Music: Written Expressly For The Use Of The High Schools For Girls"" is a book written by Louisa Gibson in 1880. The book is intended to be used as a guide for high school girls who are...

""A Third Book On The Theory Of Music"" is a comprehensive guide to the study of music theory, written by Louisa Gibson and first published in 1877. This book is intended for those who have already mastered the basics of music theory and are...

(Instructional/Bass/DVD). Nathan East takes you into the studio and behind the scenes to learn and see first-hand what it takes to be a professional musician. East has collaborated and toured with some of the most famous stars in the industry, including Clapton, Phil Collins,...

The Kinks burst onto the British music scene in 1964, propelled by the historic guitar riff of 'You Really Got Me' -- a progenitor of both heavy metal and punk rock. Sixty years later, the band's impressive songbook is among the most literate, empathetic,...