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  • Sonata for a Scoundrel

    by Anthea Lawson ...
    Series Book 1 - Music of the Heart Historical Romance
    Secrets and passion will bring them to their knees... ~ RITA Finalist, Best Historical Romance ~Clara Becker is a supremely gifted composer--a talent of little to use to a woman in 1830s Europe. Her compositions only have worth when they are published under her brother's name, yet this deception barely enables them to scrape out a living in the poorest quarter of London.Darien Reynard, the most ... Read more

    R66,99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Seven Deadly Sins

    by Corey Taylor ...
    'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched, vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so'The action begins in West Des Moines, Iowa, where Corey Taylor, frontman of heavy metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, systematically set about committing each of the Seven Deadly Sins. He has picked fights with douche bags openly brandishing guns. He has set himself on ... Read more

    R276,22

  • Time to Say Hello

    My Autobiography

    by Katherine Jenkins ...
    The UK's biggest-selling classical artist reveals how her angelic voice has shot her to superstardom...Katherine Jenkins is an international singing superstar who has redefined a music genre: she has brought classical music to the masses and inspired young and old with her incredible voice, her glamorous looks and, above all, her love for music, her country and her fans.Born in Neath, South Wales, ... Read more

    R201,70

  • The Classical Music Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Learn about the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Classic Music in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The ... Read more

    Was R423,65 Now R368,45

  • Classical Guitar Lessons for Beginners

    Teach Yourself How to Play Guitar (Free Video Available)

    by LearnToPlayMusic.com, Brett Duncan ...
    Series series Progressive Beginner
    Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy classical guitar lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio for all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Best teacher on paper! I’ve always wanted to learn how to play a guitar. It amazes ... Read more

    R155,12

  • Beethoven: a Character Study, Together with Wagner's Indebtedness to Beethoven

    by George Alexander Fischer ...
    First published in 1905, the book begins: "As life broadens with advancing culture, and people are able to appropriate to themselves more of the various forms of art, the artist himself attains to greater power, his abilities increase in direct ratio with the progress in culture made by the people and their ability to comprehend him. When one side or phase of an art comes to be received, new and ... Read more

    R18,08 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beethoven: The Music and the Life

    The Music and the Life

    by Lewis Lockwood ...
    An authoritative work offering a fresh look at Beethoven’s life, career, and milieu. “Magisterial” —New York Review of Books.This brilliant portrayal weaves Beethoven's musical and biographical stories into their historical and artistic contexts. Lewis Lockwood sketches the turbulent personal, historical, political, and cultural frameworks in which Beethoven worked and examines their effects on ... Read more

    R346,37

  • The Red Hot Chili Peppers

    An Oral/Visual History

    by The Red Hot Chili Peppers ...
    This is the book fans have been waiting for since Mother’s Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik first hit the charts: The first (and only!) official Red Hot Chili Peppers story—an oral and visual autobiography from one of the world’s greatest rock groups. Together, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea, and Chad Smith tell the 61-million-album selling band’s rollercoaster story, with anecdotes of their ... Read more

    R310,72

  • Bolshoi Confidential

    Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today

    by Simon Morrison ...
    On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal.Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called on to preserve Russia’s lengthy artistic legacy and to mirror its neo-imperial ambitions. As ... Read more

    R159,03

  • Quartet

    How Four Women Changed The Musical World - 'Magnificent' (Kate Mosse)

    by Leah Broad ...
    *WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD*The lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.'Fabulous.' Sunday Times ' A rare gift.' Financial Times 'Passionate ... Vivid ... Timely.' Telegraph 'Readable and inspiring.' Guardian 'Com... ... Read more

    R272,77

  • Juan Serrano - Flamenco Guitar Solos

    by Juan Serrano ...
    This is a superb collection of 8 original flamenco concert guitar solos and two exciting guitar quartets. The selections feature Juan Serrano's usual technical brilliance and capture the vitality, fire, and haunting Moorish moods characteristic of flamenco music. All solos are in notation and tablature. Selections include: Ensueno (Petenera for Four Guitars); Flamenco Dance (Sevillanas for Four ... Read more

    R419,92

  • Every Good Boy Does Fine

    A Love Story, in Music Lessons

    by Jeremy Denk ...
    **THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A virtuosic memoir . . . elegant, frank and well-structured, that entirely resists cliche . . . readable for both diehard classical music fans and complete newcomers alike . . . A rare feat.' - The Guardian**A uniquely illuminating memoir of the making of a musician, in which renowned pianist Jeremy Denk explores what he learned from his teachers about classical ... Read more

    R232,98

  • The Rest is Noise

    Listening to the Twentieth Century

    by Alex Ross ...
    Alex Ross’s sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolution.The landscape of twentieth-century classical music is a wild one: this was a period in which music fragmented into apparently divergent strands, each influenced by its own composers, performers and musical innovations. In this comprehensive tour, ... Read more

    R165,13

  • Famous Melodies for Recorder

    by Dr. William Weiss ...
    This collection features 20 solo and duet recorder settings of classical themes by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Offenbach, Puccini and more, including themes from the worlds of opera, symphony, ballet and other significant musical forms. The music in this collection can be played by any two recorders, but also by combinations of trumpets, clarinets, alto saxophones, etc. Suggested ... Read more

    R182,47

  • The Rest Is Noise Series: The Golden Age

    Strauss, Mahler, and the Fin de Siecle

    by Alex Ross ...
    This is a chapter from Alex Ross’s groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, ‘The Rest is Noise’. Further extracts are available as digital shorts, accompanying the London Southbank festival programme.The years before WWI were a golden age for German and Austrian classical music. The story of this period – and a way of life soon to end – is told through the intertwined careers ... Read more

    R29,92

  • Schubert's Winter Journey

    Anatomy of an Obsession

    by Ian Bostridge ...
    Franz Schubert's Winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in Western culture. In his new book, Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession, Ian Bostridge - one of the work's finest interpreters - focusses on the context, resonance and personal significance of a work which is possibly the greatest landmark in the history of Lieder. ... Read more

    R272,77

  • Classical Guitar Masterpieces of the 19th Century

    Teach Yourself How to Play Classical Guitar Sheet Music (Free Audio Available)

    by LearnToPlayMusic.com ...
    Series series Progressive
    Teach yourself to play classical guitar masterpieces with this great classical guitar sheet music collection, carefully arranged for the classical guitar player.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.***"Very nice collection! Wonderfully done. Waldron presents his books with wisdom in their progression of ... Read more

    R155,12

  • F. Chopin, a biography in French

    by Franz Liszt ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Frédéric Chopin (1 March 1810[1] 17 October 1849) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. He is widely regarded as the greatest Polish composer, and one of music's greatest tone poets." ... Read more

    R18,08 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gareth Malone’s Guide to Classical Music

    The Perfect Introduction to Classical Music

    by Gareth Malone ...
    Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal eBook, previously published as ‘Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music’, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure.Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might ... Read more

    R159,03

  • George Gershwin: His Life & Music

    by Ean Wood ...
    "In the summer of 1937 George Gershwin died suddenly from a brain tumour at the age of 38. His tragically early death stunned the world. A composer of classical and popular music, he had summed up the unique qualities of what is meant by ""American music"". This book sheds fresh light on the man and includes exclusive interviews with musicians who knew him, material from the Gershwin family ... Read more

    R175,25

  • Get Started In Classical Music

    Audio eBook

    by Stephen Collins ...
    Get Started in Classical Music is a clear, concise yet comprehensive introduction to the world of classical music for the newcomer. It takes your listening experience as the starting point and fills in factual details along the way.New topics are introduced step by step and are always presented from the listener's point of view.These topics include:- Listening to music: developing skills- What is ... Read more

    R248,27

  • Solo Pieces for the Advanced Treble/Alto Recorder

    by Costel Puscoiu ...
    A collection of repertoire adapted and composed for the more advanced musician. All pieces are arranged for treble/alto recorder with piano accompaniment. Selections include works by Brahms, Schubert, Ravel, Grieg, Massenet and more. ... Read more

    R273,80

  • Rough Ideas

    Reflections on Music and More

    by Stephen Hough ...
    Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Award for Storytelling 2020'A rich, endlessly fascinating book.' Philip Pullman'One pleasure after another.' Gramophone'The delightful musings of a wise and worldly polymath.' Financial Times, Books of the YearStephen Hough is indisputably one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numerous awards for his concerts and recordings, as well as ... Read more

    R214,12

  • Discover Music of the Romanticl Era

    by David McCleery ...
    Amidst a background of wars and revolution, the nineteenth century produced many of the worlds best-loved composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Tchaikovsky are just some of the many familiar names whose music was shaped by the events of the period: Discover Music of the Romantic Era charts the course of music through these turbulent but exhilarating times. Light-hearted but authoritative, it ... Read more

    R108,55