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  • Musica alla ribalta

    by Vito Molinari ...
    È un saggio che analizza le varie forme di teatro musicale. Dall’opera, all’opera comique, all’opera buffa, al vaudeville, al Music Hall, al cafè chantant, alle giullarate, all’operetta, all’avanspettacolo, al varietà, alla rivista, alla commedia musicale, al musical. In tutto il mondo, ma con particolare attenzione all’Italia. “La musica è l’arte dei suoni. Ha origine magica e divina. Nasce con l ... Read more

    RM 23.48

  • The Performing Pianist's Guide to Fingering

    by Joseph Banowetz, Philip Fowke, Nancy Lee Harper ...
    The Performing Pianist's Guide to Fingering, the much-anticipated companion to Joseph Banowetz's The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling, provides practical fingering solutions for technical musical passages. Banowetz contends that fingering choices require much thought and consideration and that too often these choices are influenced by historical traditions and ideas rather than by actual performance ... Read more

    RM 11.72 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vinyl Freak

    Love Letters to a Dying Medium

    by John Corbett ...
    From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after album. In Vinyl Freak, music writer, curator, and collector John Corbett burrows deep inside the record fiend’s mind, documenting and reflecting on his decades-long love affair with vinyl. Discussing more than 200 rare and out-of-print LPs, Vinyl Freak is ... Read more

    RM 78.89

  • Behind the Rainbow

    The Story of Eva Cassidy

    by Johan Bakker ...
    Eva Cassidy’s story is one of the most compelling and poignant in recent music history. In this thoughtful and probing biography, Johan Bakker explores her brief performing career and the fame that only came after her death at the age of 33.A local performer, Eva Cassidy’s performance in Iceland was the closest she ever got to Europe. Yet her music has touched millions across the world. Her ... Read more

    RM 38.59

  • Stay on Beat

    Aligning Yourself with Winning Trends in the Music Industry

    by Kaitlyn Fox ...
    Stay on Beat - Aligning Yourself with Winning Trends in the Music Industry explores the intersection of music, technology, and entrepreneurship in today’s music industry. If you are an artist trying to navigate the music business and the world of DIY music-making, this is the book that is #1 on your must-read list. It’s a wealth of information for those interested in industry trends, and the many ... Read more

    RM 11.72 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Show Dog

    The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred

    by Josh Dean ...
    Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a loveable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, ... Read more

    RM 62.79

  • The Metropolitan Opera on Record

    A Discography of the Commercial Recordings

    by Frederick P. Fellers ...
    The Metropolitan Opera on Record: A Discography of the Commercial Recordings is a comprehensive listing of all the commercial sound recordings involving the Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, one of the world's leading musical organizations. Over 900 recording sessions are listed chronologically, starting in 1906 and continuing through the last digital recordings conducted by James ... Read more

    RM 317.29

  • Harry Partch

    An Anthology of Critical Perspectives

    Edited by David Dunn ...
    Series series Contemporary Music Review
    This anthology of writings about the American experimental composer Harry Partch is the most comprehensive collection of commentaries about the composer and his work ever assembled. Eleven major figures of contemporary music voice their views on Partch (1901-1974) and his radical contributions to twentieth-century music. These include composers and theorists who worked closely with him and ... Read more

    RM 243.04

  • Captain Beefheart

    Every Album, Every Song

    by Opher Goodwin ...
    Series series On Track
    Captain Beefheart (Don Vliet) was undoubtedly the creator of the most bizarre and wonderful music. A child prodigy sculptor, he applied his artistic approach to music, creating 'aural sculptures'. After befriending Frank Zappa in high school, they collaborated on a teenage rock opera and science fiction/fantasy film entitled Captain Beefheart vs The Grunt People. It was from this film that Don ... Read more

    RM 39.17 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Futuromania

    Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow's Music Today

    by Simon Reynolds ...
    A collection of writing by Simon Reynolds, centered on music that seemed, in its moment, to prefigure the FutureSimon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music's future—the vanguard genres and heroic innovators whose discoveries eventually get accepted by the wider mass audience. But it's also about the way ... Read more

    RM 43.39

  • Guitar Scale Dictionary Qwikguide

    by Mike Christiansen ...
    A price-conscious Qwikguide edition of Mike Christiansen's definitive book on guitar scales. Includes all variants of major and minor scales plus pentatonic and blues scales, modes, symmetrical/altered scales, exotic scales, and Japanese scales. All scales are shown in standard notation and tab plus grid and fretboard diagrams. Includes tips on scale construction and use with appropriate chords. ... Read more

    RM 39.17

  • Greatest Hits of ... the 1980's

    by Albert L. Kelley ...
    Series Book 4 - Greatest Hits of ...
    Here is another indispensable cross-reference manual to the music of the 1980’s. This era created what some have called the next generation of Classic Rock. While some songs from the early 1980’s definitely fit into the Classic rock format, the 1980’s really introduced a new format. It brought in the hair bands, glam rock, new wave, and a lot of pop. Both the music and bands became more stylistic. ... Read more

    RM 15.64

  • The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Video Analysis

    Edited by Dr. Lori A. Burns, Dr. Stan Hawkins ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Handbooks
    PROSE Award for Excellence in Music and the Performing Arts Finalist 2020Music videos promote popular artists in cultural forms that circulate widely across social media networks. With the advent of YouTube in 2005 and the proliferation of handheld technologies and social networking sites, the music video has become available to millions worldwide, and continues to serve as a fertile platform for ... Read more

    RM 192.49

  • An Illustrated Dictionary for the Modern Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium Player

    by Douglas Yeo ...
    Series series Dictionaries for the Modern Musician
    Modern low brass instruments—trombone, tuba, and euphonium—have legions of ancestors, cousins, and descendants in over five-hundred years of history. Prominent scholar and performer Douglas Yeo provides a unique, accessible reference guide that addresses a broad range of relevant topics and brings these instruments to life with clear explanations and the most up-to-date research.Brief biographies ... Read more

    RM 167.59

  • Italian Opera Houses and Festivals

    by Karyl Charna Lynn ...
    Italian Opera in the 18th and 19th centuries was an experience unequaled anywhere else in the world. The unique emotion, flavor, and passion that existed have yet to be attained in any other country. Opera houses in Italy are the birthplace of this great art form. They represent its beauty and richness. More than just concrete, stone, glass, and wood, they are alive, each with a character and ... Read more

    RM 173.59

  • Elton John All the Songs

    The Story Behind Every Track

    by Romuald Ollivier, Olivier Roubin ...
    Series series All the Songs
    This first-of-its-kind catalog of Elton John’s decades-long career tells the story of one of rock's all-time greatest artists, album-by-album and track-by-track.Organized chronologically and covering every album and song that EGOT-winner Sir Elton Hercules John has ever released, Elton John All the Songs draws upon years of research to tell the behind-the-scenes stories of how each song was ... Read more

    RM 115.79

  • Crafting Creativity Defined

    Mastering the Art of Lithography Processes

    by Noah Williams ...
    Immerse yourself in the captivating world of graphic design storytelling with this comprehensive guide to narrative design. Unleash your creativity as you delve into the nuances of crafting powerful stories that resonate with audiences across multiple platforms.From narrative posters that ignite emotions to engaging websites that guide users through immersive journeys, this book empowers you with ... Read more

    RM 25.05 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • TURD HERDERS

    Meet the Band

    by Jeffrey Whitfield Keys ...
    What happens when a washed-up rock musician gets a second shot at life... with the most outrageous band imaginable?That's the advice Dennis "Big I" Isaacs gets when his life falls apart-his marriage is over, his career is gone, and his future looks like a dead end. Once a celebrated guitarist on the brink of greatness, Dennis traded dreams for stability... and lost both.Now broke, divorced, and ... Read more

    RM 35.25

  • Carl Orff

    Nuova edizione riveduta e ampliata

    by Alberto Fassone ...
    Series Book 18 - Musica Ragionata
    La produzione teatrale di Carl Orff (1895-1982) è oggi al centro di un rinnovato interesse da parte sia della musicologia che della vita musicale. Il volume tiene conto, a quindici anni di distanza dalla prima edizione (1994), dei cambiamenti verificatisi nella prospettiva critica sullo scorcio del XX secolo, indagando non solo sui problemi attuali della ricezione del teatro di Orff in Germania e ... Read more

    RM 86.21

  • Giorgio Gomelsky ‘For Your Love’

    by Francis Dumaurier ...
    Voted one of top 10 books on Rock in 2023 and #1 Amazon bestseller in R n B books Giorgio Gomelsky was at the centre of the counterculture in 60s' London and 70s' Paris before running a studio for avant-garde musicians in New York. He was the original manager of the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds in London, then managed the French supergroup Magma and developed the career of Gong. Dumaurier ... Read more

    RM 29.69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grime Kids

    NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA

    by DJ Target ...
    An explosive insider account of grime, from subculture to international phenomenon.*****A group of kids in the 2000s had a dream to make their voice heard - and this book documents their seminal impact on today's pop culture.DJ Target grew up in Bow under the shadow of Canary Wharf, with money looming close on the skyline. The 'Godfather of Grime' Wiley and Dizzee Rascal first met each other in ... Read more

    RM 44.89

  • The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Edited by Don Michael Randel ...
    Series Book 5 - Harvard University Press Reference Library
    This new compact guide to the history and performance of music is both authoritative and a pleasure to use. With entries drawn and condensed from the widely acclaimed The New Harvard Dictionary of Music and its companion The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music, it is a dependable reference for home and classroom and for professional and amateur musicians.This concise dictionary offers ... Read more

    RM 93.19

  • The American Song Treasury

    100 Favorites

    by Theodore Raph ...
    Series series Dover Song Collections
    ". . . besides innumerable good old tunes running in our heads, [there's] a sense of having actually lived in the years [covered by] this book." — The International MusicianMusic has always played an important part in American life--from the hymns sung in colonial days, to partisan songs that supported independence, and war songs that boosted morale. Immigration, westward movement and ... Read more

    RM 70.49

  • Chamber Music

    Selections from Essays in Musical Analysis

    by Donald Francis Tovey ...
    Series series Dover Books On Music: Analysis
    This volume features selections from the famous musicologist's acclaimed Essays in Musical Analysis. The contents comprise some of Donald F. Tovey's most important essays, including those on Bach's "Goldberg" Variations and The Art of Fugue as well as considerations of key works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms.Tovey's Essays in Musical Analysis rank among the English ... Read more

    RM 45.19