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  • Tipbook Music on Paper: Basic Theory by Pinksterboer, Hugo
    Hugo Pinksterboer

    Tipbook Music on Paper: Basic Theory

    Music on Paper is a handy, accessible guide to reading music and the basics of music theory, for musicians in any style, playing any instrument, at any level. Tipbook Music on Paper teaches you how to read music, covering, pitch, staffs, clefs, time signatures,...
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  • Musical Terms, Symbols and Theory: An Illustrated Dictionary by Thomsett, Michael C.
    Michael C. Thomsett

    Musical Terms, Symbols and Theory: An Illustrated Dictionary

    Noted lexicographer Thomsett here dissects more than 1,400 terms, a buttula to zither, with clarity and precision; 383 high quality original illustrations render concepts that make verbal explanation difficult. Fully cross referenced, this dictionary is an authoritative source for researchers, musicologists, professional musicians, teachers...
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  • Jimi Hendrix - The Day I Was There by Houghton, Richard
    Richard Houghton

    Jimi Hendrix - The Day I Was There

    An oral history of legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix in the words of fans who saw him live, with concert memories from 1965 to 1970, including his first UK appearances with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, touring the USA with the Experience and with the...
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  • Roxy Music: Every Album, Every Song by Kulikowski, Michael
    Michael Kulikowski

    Roxy Music: Every Album, Every Song

    In ten short years, Roxy Music made two of the most experimental albums in popular music history and one of the most smoothly romantic. Conceived by Bryan Ferry at the turn of the 1970s, the band released its first album, Roxy Music, to wide...
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  • Ghosts - Journeys to Post Pop: How David Sylvan, Mark Hollis and Kate Bush Reinvented Pop Music by Restall, Matthew
    Matthew Restall

    Ghosts - Journeys to Post Pop: How David Sylvan, Mark Hollis and Kate Bush Reinvented Pop Music

    Three music-obsessed, suburban London teenagers set out to make their own kind of pop music: Kate Bush became an overnight star, while success came to David Sylvian (and Japan), and to Mark Hollis (and Talk Talk) after years of struggle. But when their unique...
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  • Maqam Melodies: Pitches, Patterns, and Developments of Music in the Middle East and other Microtonal Writings by Thoegersen, Peter
    Peter Thoegersen

    Maqam Melodies: Pitches, Patterns, and Developments of Music in the Middle East and other Microtonal Writings

    This book discusses microtonal tunings in the Arabic maqam, prevalent in the Middle East and Central Asia, which employs microtonal intervals from Pythagorean tuning by perfect fifths. The ratio 3/2, as the third overtone in the overtone series, is used as a multiplier leading...
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  • J. Geils Band: Every Album, Every Song by Romag, James
    James Romag

    J. Geils Band: Every Album, Every Song

    The J. Geils Band were the original Bad Boys from Boston, getting down to it and blowing your face out every night. With classic albums like Full House, Bloodshot, Love Stinks, and the massively successful Freeze-Frame, Geils have been nominated for the US Rock...
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  • Film Music in the Sound Era: A Research and Information Guide, Volume 1: Histories, Theories, and Genres by Lee, Jonathan Rhodes
    Jonathan Rhodes Lee

    Film Music in the Sound Era: A Research and Information Guide, Volume 1: Histories, Theories, and Genres

    Film Music in the Sound Era: A Research and Information Guide offers a comprehensive bibliography of scholarship on music in sound film (1927-2017). Thematically organized sections cover historical studies, studies of musicians and filmmakers, genre studies, theory and aesthetics, and other key aspects of...
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  • The Band Down Under: Australian Composers and Their Music for Band by Burch-Pesses, Michael
    Michael Burch-Pesses

    The Band Down Under: Australian Composers and Their Music for Band

    The best concert band music by Australian composers This book is a must-have reference for band directors who are interested in multi-cultural or international programming. Choose from one hundred six works by thirty-eight Australian composers. Each entry includes information about the composer and program...
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  • Socialist Songs: With Music (1901) by Kerr, Charles H.
    Charles H. Kerr

    Socialist Songs: With Music (1901)

    ""Socialist Songs: With Music"" is a book published in 1901 by Charles H. Kerr. The book contains a collection of songs with lyrics that express socialist ideals and values. The songs are accompanied by sheet music, allowing readers to sing and play the songs...
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  • Neglected Areas of Piano Teaching by Barnard, Trevor
    Trevor Barnard

    Neglected Areas of Piano Teaching

    A tool for piano teachers and their students, written by a celebrated concert pianist and highly regarded university teacher, covering areas of piano technique which he feels are often not given sufficient attention. The book contains many musical examples to use in practicing these...
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  • Essential Dictionary of Music: Handy Guide by Harnsberger, L. C.
    L. C. Harnsberger

    Essential Dictionary of Music: Handy Guide

    A comprehensive collection of composers, theory and definitions, this Handy-Guide provides a broad range of information, from basic principles of theory and biographies of composers to pronunciations of foreign terms and ranges of instruments and voices. The concise, easy-to-use, spiral-bound volume covers every major...
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  • Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater by Shapiro, Eddie
    Eddie Shapiro

    Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater

    In Nothing Like a Dame, theater journalist Eddie Shapiro opens a jewelry box full of glittering surprises, through in-depth conversations with twenty leading women of Broadway. He carefully selected Tony Award-winning stars who have spent the majority of their careers in theater, leaving aside...
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  • Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre by Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn
    Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith

    Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre

    Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre explores jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchange, with a focus on 50 must-hear musicians, composers, bands, groups, albums, and songs. Rather than focusing on jazz as as solely as an American...
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  • Pasticcio Opera in Britain: History and Context by Morgan Barnes, Peter
    Peter Morgan Barnes

    Pasticcio Opera in Britain: History and Context

    This study overturns twentieth-century thinking about pasticcio opera, redefining it as method not genre, and recontextualising it among many artforms which created new works from pre-existing parts. Its history is interwoven with society's transition from a predominantly oral to literate culture and evolutions in...
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  • The Suzuki Approach by Behrend, Louise
    Louise Behrend

    The Suzuki Approach

    In 1971 Louise Behrend collected a significant number of articles written about the Suzuki approach. These articles were published as a ten-part series in Allegro, the monthly newspaper of the New York Musicians' Union. The purpose was to clear up many widely held misconceptions...
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  • What Have We Got? by Spence, Simon
    Simon Spence

    What Have We Got?

    What Have We Got: The Turbulent Story of Oi! is celebrated author Simon Spence's study of the Oi! punk movement. The only book to consider Oi! punk as a distinct genre within punk rock, What Have We Got regards the form's complicated history and...
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  • Randall D. Wixen: The Plain & Simple Guide to Music Publishing - 5th Edition - With a Foreword by Tom Petty by Wixen, Randall D.
    Randall D. Wixen

    Randall D. Wixen: The Plain & Simple Guide to Music Publishing - 5th Edition - With a Foreword by Tom Petty

    (Book). Music publishing is one of the most complex parts of the music business, and yet it can be the most lucrative area of income for musicians. Expert and industry veteran Randall Wixen presents a clear, concise approach on how music publishing works today....
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  • Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Nineteenth Century: A Study Guide for Conductors by Slatkin, Leonard
    Leonard Slatkin

    Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Nineteenth Century: A Study Guide for Conductors

    Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin guides readers through eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the nineteenth century: - Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"- Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)- Hector Berlioz's...
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  • Wendy Carlos: Every Album, Every Song by Marrington, Mark
    Mark Marrington

    Wendy Carlos: Every Album, Every Song

    Wendy Carlos is one of the most influential electronic musicians of the 20th century, whose ground breaking LP, Switched-On Bach, was pivotal in elevating the Moog synthesizer to iconic status. At the same time, her highly evocative score for Stanley Kubrick's film, A Clockwork...
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  • A Cultural History of Western Music: Volumes 1-6 by Irving, David R. M.
    David R. M. Irving

    A Cultural History of Western Music: Volumes 1-6

    Music has been significant in social, religious, and political ritual, and in education, art, and entertainment in all human cultures from antiquity to today. The Cultural History of Western Music presents the first study of music in all its forms - ritual, classical, popular...
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  • The Opera And The Press (1869) by Gruneisen, Charles Lewis
    Charles Lewis Gruneisen

    The Opera And The Press (1869)

    The Opera And The Press, written by Charles Lewis Gruneisen in 1869, is a comprehensive study of the relationship between opera and the press during the 19th century. Gruneisen explores how the press influenced the development and reception of opera, and how opera in...
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  • The Musical Scale (1867) by Biddle, Horace Peters
    Horace Peters Biddle

    The Musical Scale (1867)

    The Musical Scale is a book written by Horace Peters Biddle in 1867 that provides a comprehensive overview of the musical scale. The book covers the history and development of the musical scale, including its origins in ancient Greece and its evolution through the...
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  • Manx National Music: Selected From The Manuscript Collection Of The Deemster Gill, Dr. J. Clague, And W. H. Gill (1898) by Gill, W. H.
    W. H. Gill

    Manx National Music: Selected From The Manuscript Collection Of The Deemster Gill, Dr. J. Clague, And W. H. Gill (1898)

    ""Manx National Music: Selected From The Manuscript Collection Of The Deemster Gill, Dr. J. Clague, And W. H. Gill"" is a book written by W. H. Gill and published in 1898. The book is a collection of traditional Manx music that has been compiled...
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  • Studying Suzuki Piano -- More Than Music: A Handbook for Teachers, Parents, and Students by Bigler, Carole
    Carole Bigler

    Studying Suzuki Piano -- More Than Music: A Handbook for Teachers, Parents, and Students

    A comprehensive coverage of what the Suzuki approach embodies, this book should be considered a requirement in the home of every piano teacher and student. Eight of the 14 chapters lay the foundation for understanding Suzuki's Mother Tongue Approach," its procedures, and its benefits....
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  • GEAR! Please Please Me: A Guide to the Cover Versions of The Beatles' First Album by Johnson, Scott
    Scott Johnson

    GEAR! Please Please Me: A Guide to the Cover Versions of The Beatles' First Album

    We Live in The Golden Age of Beatles Music. The music of the world's greatest rock band did not end in 1970 with their last studio album, or in 1996 with "The Anthology" series. In reality, there is new material coming out on an...
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  • The Order Of Daily Service: With The Musical Notation As Used In The Abbey Church Of St. Peter, Westminster (1844) by Rimbault, Edward F.
    Edward F. Rimbault

    The Order Of Daily Service: With The Musical Notation As Used In The Abbey Church Of St. Peter, Westminster (1844)

    The Order of Daily Service is a book that contains the musical notation and order of service used in the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster in 1844. It was compiled by Edward F. Rimbault and includes hymns, psalms, and prayers arranged in a...
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  • Ultravox: Every Album, Every Song by Robb, Brian J.
    Brian J. Robb

    Ultravox: Every Album, Every Song

    Ultravox made an indelible mark on the popular music of the 1980s despite never reaching number one at any point: famously, 'Vienna' stalled at number two, while their only other top five single was the zeitgeist-capturing 'Dancing With Tears in My Eyes', reaching number...
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  • The Appreciation Of Music, V3: Short Studies Of Great Masterpieces (1918) by Mason, Daniel Gregory
    Daniel Gregory Mason

    The Appreciation Of Music, V3: Short Studies Of Great Masterpieces (1918)

    The Appreciation Of Music, V3: Short Studies Of Great Masterpieces is a book written by Daniel Gregory Mason and published in 1918. This book is the third volume of a series that aims to provide readers with an understanding and appreciation of music. The...
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  • The Oxford History of English Music: Volume II: C.1715 to the Present Day by Caldwell, John
    John Caldwell

    The Oxford History of English Music: Volume II: C.1715 to the Present Day

    The Oxford History of English Music, Volume 2 takes the story of English Music from c.1715 to the present day. Apart from discussing the music of the principal composers, it focuses to a certain extent on the work of lesser musicians, and includes developments...
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  • The Complete Loretta Lynn Illustrated Discography (hardback) by Selby, Daniel
    Daniel Selby

    The Complete Loretta Lynn Illustrated Discography (hardback)

    Loretta Lynn was born in a family built cabin in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, the second of eight children in the early I930's. Hers was a family of music, most often singing in church and at other local social gatherings. Loretta's mother, Clara Butcher, was...
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  • Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 by Perasi, Luca
    Luca Perasi

    Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

    With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical - a total of around 500 songs - released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to...
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  • Phil Ochs: Every Album, Every Song by Goodwin, Opher
    Opher Goodwin

    Phil Ochs: Every Album, Every Song

    Phil Ochs was the 'The Prince of Protest' in the sixties. The only real rival to Bob Dylan, he was the archetypal Greenwich Village topical songwriter. Whether protesting the Vietnam War or campaigning for civil rights, workers' rights and social justice, Phil was always...
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  • Live Aid: The Greatest Show on Earth 13 July 1985 by Wild, Andrew
    Andrew Wild

    Live Aid: The Greatest Show on Earth 13 July 1985

    On Saturday, 13 July 1985, a blazing, cloudless summer day, millions of people settled in front of the television. It was just before noon in London, 7 AM in Philadelphia, and around the world, it was time for Live Aid. This pair of huge...
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  • A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock and the 1970s by Barnes, Mike
    Mike Barnes

    A New Day Yesterday: UK Progressive Rock and the 1970s

    An entertaining, definitive and in-depth study of prog rock, with a new cover and a foreword by Steve Hackett (Genesis).Progressive rock, a genre formed out of a creative surge in the late Sixties and throughout the Seventies. Made by young musicians for a young...
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  • How to Play Ukulele: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Ukulele Chords, Ukulele Tabs and Fingerstyle Ukulele Today by Hoffman, Preston
    Preston Hoffman

    How to Play Ukulele: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Ukulele Chords, Ukulele Tabs and Fingerstyle Ukulele Today

    Achieve Your Dream of Learning the Ukulele with 'How to Play Ukulele: In 1 Day'Have you always wanted to learn the ukulele?Do you want to start playing immediately though?If so, "How to Play Ukulele: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need...
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  • Cool and Strange Music! Magazine - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1, Issues 1-7 (hardback) by Countryman, Dana
    Dana Countryman

    Cool and Strange Music! Magazine - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1, Issues 1-7 (hardback)

    Between the years 1996-2003, Cool and Strange Music! Magazine became a beloved publication that music lovers of the unusual could count on for information about the latest "cool and strange" music releases, exclusive interviews with legendary artists, and in-depth articles that could not be...
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  • Music Cities: Capitals and Places of Musical Geography by Cortassa, Guia
    Guia Cortassa

    Music Cities: Capitals and Places of Musical Geography

    There are cities that have made an indelible mark on music as incubators of genres that changed, and are changing, history. These are their stories. From London told by Blur at the height of Brit Pop, to evenings in Lagos punctuated by Afro beats,...
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  • Supertramp - Crime of the Century: Rock Classics by Pilkington, Steve
    Steve Pilkington

    Supertramp - Crime of the Century: Rock Classics

    triumphs (or sometimes both), but most importantly seen by both the fanbase and, to a greater or lesser degree the wider world, as a defining statement in their catalogue. Such was undoubtedly the case when Supertramp released Crime Of The Century in 1974. Up...
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  • The Beatles 1963: A Year in the Life by Rees, Dafydd
    Dafydd Rees

    The Beatles 1963: A Year in the Life

    At the start of 1963, The Beatles were a successful local Liverpool band with one hit single; twelve months, two albums and the arrival of Beatlemania later, they were on the cusp of world domination.Featuring daily entries covering every pivotal event, The Beatles 1963...
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  • Don't Stop the Music: A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time by Lewis, Justin
    Justin Lewis

    Don't Stop the Music: A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time

    'A brilliant musical almanac, compiled by an engaging writer whose musical knowledge is not just detailed but wide-ranging and generous.' Jonathan Coe, author, Bournville With entries for every day of the year, ranging from mini-essays to pithy and engaging sentences, Don't Stop the Music...
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  • Dead and Company Complete Setlists: 2015 - 2023 by Gillis, Greg
    Greg Gillis

    Dead and Company Complete Setlists: 2015 - 2023

    Dead and Company Complete Setlists includes every song from every show between 2015 through the Final Tour of 2023.Easy to read format makes this compilation the perfect research guide for Deadheads.All shows and all setlists have been extensively researched for accuracy.Features: Over 250 pagesList...
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  • Exploring English Lyrics: Selection and Pronunciation of English Art Song Repertoire by Montgomery, Cheri
    Cheri Montgomery

    Exploring English Lyrics: Selection and Pronunciation of English Art Song Repertoire

    Exploring English Lyrics is the most unified collection of English art texts with transcriptions available. The selections span nearly 500 years of art song history with 790 unique lyrics set by more than 129 composers. The recommended pronunciations enhance the sung delivery of the...
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  • The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 by Barclay, Simon
    Simon Barclay

    The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

    Published annually since 2008 "The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest" contains every statistic imaginable. This new edition for 2023 has 330 pages of historical records and analysis of voting, divided into four parts: Section 1: Qualification for Eurovision for the...
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  • The Simple Dictionary for Classical Musicians: A Humorous Collection of Terms, Types, and Repertoire by Pelletier, Sho-Mei
    Sho-Mei Pelletier

    The Simple Dictionary for Classical Musicians: A Humorous Collection of Terms, Types, and Repertoire

    Humorous caricatures parody the technical and specialized nomenclature found in the exclusive coterie of classical music. With this offbeat "dictionary," classically trained musicians will be able to translate terms such as Bottesini Grand Duo, Basso Continuo, and Con Ferre de Calza to their more...
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  • Say Can You Deny Me: A Guide to Surviving Music by Women from the 16th Through the 18th Centuries by Jackson, Barbara Garvey
    Barbara Garvey Jackson

    Say Can You Deny Me: A Guide to Surviving Music by Women from the 16th Through the 18th Centuries

    Author: Barbara Garvey JacksonISBN-10: 1557283036ISBN-13: 9781557283030Publisher: University of Arkansas PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1994Pages: 480Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.10lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.32w x 1.54d
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  • Taught by the Students: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Deep Engagement in Music Education by Gurgel, Ruth
    Ruth Gurgel

    Taught by the Students: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Deep Engagement in Music Education

    Ruth Gurgel presents and analyzes the perspectives of eight students and their teacher in a pluralistic 7th grade choir classroom at Clark Middle School, located in a large Midwestern urban school district. Through the eyes of the students, music teachers gain insight into the...
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  • Music For The Orchestrelle And Aeolian Grand (1901) by Aeolian Company
    Aeolian Company

    Music For The Orchestrelle And Aeolian Grand (1901)

    Music for the Orchestrelle and Aeolian Grand is a book published in 1901 by the Aeolian Company. The book contains a collection of music pieces that can be played on the Orchestrelle and Aeolian Grand, two types of mechanical musical instruments popular in the...
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  • Songs, Duets, Trios, Chorusses, Etc. In The New Grand Original Opera Entitled Joan Of Arc! (1837) by Balfe, Michael William
    Michael William Balfe

    Songs, Duets, Trios, Chorusses, Etc. In The New Grand Original Opera Entitled Joan Of Arc! (1837)

    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...
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  • The Spring Chicken: A Musical Play In Two Acts (1905) by Grossmith, George, Jr.
    George Jr. Grossmith

    The Spring Chicken: A Musical Play In Two Acts (1905)

    The Spring Chicken is a musical play written by George Grossmith Jr. and first published in 1905. The play is divided into two acts and follows the story of a young woman named Kitty who is determined to marry a wealthy man. However, her...
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