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  • Life

    The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the Rolling Stones legend

    by Keith Richards ...
    The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.'Electrifying'New York Times'A masterpiece'The Word'Funny, poignant, brutally honest'Sunday Telegraph'Densely packed with incident... immensely readable'Sunday Times... ... Read more

    5,49 €

  • Music as Medicine

    How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power

    by Daniel Levitin ...
    **The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerA Financial Times, Telegraph and Waterstones Book of the YearShortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book PrizeWhat if music holds the key to healing our minds and bodies? Music as Medicine is the revelatory new book from the million-copy bestselling author of The Organized Mind.**'Fascinating' OBSERVER'Essential' WALL STREET JOURNAL‘Intr... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • How Music Works

    by David Byrne ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual” ... Read more

    10,48 €

  • Mustaine: A Life in Metal

    by Dave Mustaine ...
    Former Metallica guitarist and founding member of Megadeth Dave Mustaine talks for the first time about his life in rock ‘n’ roll, finally telling the inside story of two of the most influential heavy metal bands in the world.Here, for the first time ever, Dave Mustaine tells the tale of two of the biggest metal bands in history; a story yet to be told from the inside. A pioneer of the thrash ... Read more

    9,85 €

  • Violin Varnish

    by Joseph Michelman ...
    After more than eight years of extensive research on the varnish used by the Italian Violin Makers from 1550 to 1750 A. D., it has not been possible to corroborate the results in the chemical laboratory. This is due entirely to the unavailability of samples of the varnish for confirmatory analysis. Violins made by the Italian masters of this period are so valuable and so scarce that a small sample ... Read more

    9,11 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gothic Rock (Author's Edition)

    by Mick Mercer ...
    Originally published in 1991, then briefly reprinted by Cleopatra in America, this irreverent tome, my second on Goth, has been out of print for over 25 years, so I am delighted to make it available online, as I own the rights. Please excuse any layout weirdness. Popping in exclusive photos meant the layout moved up and down a bit in strange ways, and I couldn't change it to anything which settled ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • Heroes of the Metal Underground

    The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands

    by Alexandros Anesiadis, Yiannis Scarpelos ...
    The only encyclopedic and definitive book on American indie metal!If all you know about metal music was what was heard on commercial radio, then you don’t know metal at all. Heroes of the Underground profiles 600 American bands from every town and city in the United States who ever released a record.Metal bands exploded during the 1980s. Influenced by the heavy sounds coming out of Britain via ... Read more

    28,19 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference

    Official Canon of Parliament-Funkadelic, 1956-2023

    by Daniel Bedrosian ...
    “Daniel Bedrosian has done a wonderful job of a seemingly impossible task of reconstructing this history-finding everybody who's been a part of, involved with, or in any way left their fingerprint on what has become the P-Funk.”- George ClintonGeorge Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic collective (P-Funk) stands as one of the most iconic and important groups in popular music history, with an ... Read more

    39,21 €

  • The SuperCollider Book, second edition

    Edited by Scott Wilson, David Cottle, Nick Collins ...
    A comprehensive update of the essential reference to SuperCollider, with new material on machine learning, musical notation and score making, SC Tweets, alternative editors, parasite languages, non-standard synthesis, and the cross-platform GUI library.SuperCollider is one of the most important domain-specific audio programming languages, with wide-ranging applications across installations, real ... Read more

    89,14 €

  • Beauty, Disrupted

    The Carre Otis Story

    by Carre Otis, Hugo Schwyzer ...
    Throughout her career, supermodel and actress Carré Otis has been celebrated for her striking physical beauty—but in this brazenly honest memoir she revisits the ugliest parts of her past to reveal the events that ultimately brought her to strive for, and champion, the kind of beauty that can only be found within. In Beauty Disrupted Carré details the triumphs and challenges of her career in ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • The Dirt

    Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

    by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars ...
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide Music Dictionary

    Music Explained in the Simplest Terms

    by Dr. Stanford Felix ...
    A musician's vocabulary needs more than Do, Re, Mi...Written in clear, concise, easy-to-understand language, The Complete Idiot's Guide® Music Dictionary covers a multitude of musical aspects indispensable to any musician. Author and music professor Stanford Felix has compiled the most commonly found terms and explains them in a way that even the most novice musician can comprehend.?The only ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Learning To Read Guitar Music - Why & How

    GMI - Short Read Series, #1

    by Ged Brockie ...
    Series Book 1 - GMI - Short Read Series
    Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this short read is for you.This publication is part of the GMI short read series.This book in the series contains a discussion on why as a guitarist you should consider learning to read music and the reasons why it will change your musical life.This ... Read more

    0,99 €

  • El instrumento musical

    Evolución, gestos y reflexiones

    by Wade Matthews ...
    Series series Turner Música
    ¿Qué hace que entendamos un objeto como instrumento: su capacidad de producir sonido o la intención de quien lo hace sonar? ¿Qué nos cuentan sobre la música los gestos del instrumentista y de qué forma la interpretamos en una grabación, cuando oímos sin ver? ¿Cómo ha cambiado el sonido con la llegada de la electricidad y lo digital? Wade Matthews reflexiona acerca de estas y otras cuestiones a lo ... Read more

    10,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten studentischer Kurzfilme in Deutschland

    by Lennart Biegert ...
    Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1,0, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Bachelorarbeit werden die effizientesten Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten für studentische Kurzfilme in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, anhand einer qualitativen Experteninterview Reihe aufgearbeitet und vorgestellt. Die Arbeit geht der Fragen nach: Wie finanziere ich eigentlich meinen ... Read more

    29,99 €

  • Weep, Shudder, Die

    A Guide to Loving Opera

    by Robert Levine ...
    "Icouldn't imagine a finer or livelier guide through the world of opera. . . . [Levine] distills a lifetime of passion and insight into this immenselyenjoyable survey, and with the right comic touch to make you wonder how operaever seemed intimidating." —Thomas May, author of Decoding WagnerDespitethe popular success of the Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” series, opera’s grandworld of soaring ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • 16 Step Mixing Guide

    by David W. Aucoin ...
    This 16 Step Mixing Guide ebook was put together to help new home recording artist learn some of the most important steps in recording. This ebook can help guide them in a systematic approach. The guide will help them achieve good mixes of their recordings from their home recording studio.David has taken numerous courses spaning over 40 years. He took courses from top mixing engineers and online ... Read more

    1,99 €

  • Die Adaption von Märchen in Filmen

    Ein Vergleich von Animationsverfilmung und Realverfilmung am Beispiel "Die Schöne und das Biest"

    by Iris Gutsche ...
    Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 2,0, Universität Bayreuth, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Hausarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Adaption von Märchen in Filmen. Hierzu wird das Beispiel von „Die Schöne und das Biest“ herangezogen und die erfolgreiche Animationsverfilmung von Walt Disney aus dem Jahre 1991 und die Neuverfilmung von Bill Condon aus dem Jahre 2017 ... Read more

    15,99 €

  • PRiMA ViSTA 2a

    virtual.lumo.org

    by Susanna Király ...
    Series Book 2 - PRiMA ViSTA
    Musiikin opetuksessa tietokoneavusteisten opetusmenetelmien kehittäminen on uusi ja kehittyvä toimiala. Soitinopetukseen varsinkin etäopiskelua varten on kehitetty vielä pitempään opetusohjelmia ja – menetelmiä. Tällaiset opetusmenetelmät tarjoavat myös uusia oppimisen tapoja erilaisille oppijoille ja voivat parantaa tuntuvasti motivaatiota opiskella musiikinteoriaa ja säveltapailua. Tulokset ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Visual Style in Cinema: Die Position David Bordwells und aktuelle Tendenzen im Filmschnitt

    by Monta Alaine ...
    Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 2,0, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Folgenden sollen nun Bordwells Theorie, auch in Zusammenhang mit dem Neoformalismus, und ihre Begrifflichkeit näher erläutert werden. Im Anschluss daran möchte die Arbeit mit Bordwell der Frage nachgehen, welche Tendenzen der Gegenwartsfilm unter dem ... Read more

    15,99 €

  • Catalunya flamenca

    by Rafael Vallbona ...
    Series series P.VISIONS
    La vitalitat del flamenc a casa nostra narrat de prop, dels locals del XIX a Ciutat Vella fins a RosalíaEl flamenc és una música molt arrelada a Catalunya. De La Gitanilla al teatre de la Santa Creu l'any 1827 fins a la Rosalía d'avui, la cultura, el paisatge humà, l'ambient, la llibertat creativa i la moderna pedagogia musical han dotat el flamenc català d'una vitalitat oberta i original, amb ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • Oasis. 100 Seiten

    Das Porträt der Britpop-Ikonen – die Biografie für alle Fans

    by Stephan Rehm Rozanes ...
    Series series Reclam 100 Seiten
    Das Porträt der Britpop-Ikonen – die Biografie für alle Fans»Mit der ersten Sekunde von ›Rock 'n' Roll Star‹ wusste ich, dass ich mich Hals über Kopf in diese Band verlieben werde. Der Spirit von Oasis war über mich gekommen – das Supersonic-Feeling!«»Wonderwall«, »Cigarettes and Alcohol«, »Champagne Supernova«: Oasis stehen seit über 30 Jahren nicht nur für große Hits, sondern für ungebrochenen ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Dictionary of Music Education

    by Irma H. Collins ...
    Irma Collins’s Dictionary of Music Education is more than just a lexicon. It is a journey through time and the story of the evolution of music education, including entries on notable individuals, crucial terms, important events, and key organizations—a broad survey of the field. Collins includes information about a variety of English-speaking countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom ... Read more

    92,42 €

  • Nation and Culture: "Bra Boys" (2007)

    How does the documentary "Bra Boys" (2007) represent 'Australia' or the Australian character with consideration to landscape/location?

    by Annika Onken ...
    Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Film Science, grade: 2, University of Queensland, language: English, abstract: The idea of the beach has been constantly changing since the first European settlers arrived at the Australian shore. Beaches are omnipresent in and an integral part of Australia since the country is an island or as Huntsman puts it: “[…] Australia is a nation contained within a ... Read more

    5,99 €