Composers & Musicians Books

A stunning multi-media volume with gorgeous never-before-published images of, original words and new music by the artist known otherwise by one name --- Prince

The Fall are one of the world's most iconic groups, led by the inimitable and enigmatic Mark E Smith. They have released many studio albums, with in excess of fifty musicians passing through their ranks. They are The Fallen. This is their story.

Presents biographical profiles of 50 of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. This book offers biographies describing not only the life, artistic development and creative output of each composer, but also setting the composers and their works in a broader historical and cultural context. It includes an 80 minute audio CD.

This new edition of The Oxford Companion to Music is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work, which, like its famous predecessors, will be invaluable to both professional and amateur musicians, and general music lovers. A distinguished and international team of contributors covers a broad sweep of musical subjects, ranging from composers and performers to instruments and genres.

Oral historian Studs Terkel hosted a daily radio programme in Chicago, presenting listeners with his take on music from classical, opera, and jazz to gospel, blues, folk and rock. This book features more than forty of his conversations from the programme with various musicians. It also offers us a portrait of various musical genres.x

A guide to the music of Nick Drake, the English singer-songwriter who although failed to find a wide audience during his short lifetime, his work grew in stature to the extent that he now ranks among the most influential English singer-songwriters. It presents an analysis of such albums as Five Leaves Left and Pink Moon .

A consumer's guide to the music of Nick Drake. It gives an analysis of each officially released album by Drake. It also includes track by track analysis, information on when and where the music was recorded, a special index of compilation, archive and posthumous releases, and a track index for easy reference.

The saxophone, today an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most associated with jazz, was largely ignored in the U.S. for well over a half-century after its invention in France in 1838. Bringing this new sound to the American public was the Six Brown Brothers, one of the most famous musical acts on the stage in the early twentieth century. The group's quarter-century of ups and downs ..

Suitable for the heavyweight Berry fans, this title provides various things you wanted to know about Chuck Berry. It is comprehensively annotated, with dozens of illustrations of rare record labels and sleeves. It contains: Cover Versions (over 4,000 cover versions including many rarities).

Suitable for the heavyweight Berry fans, this work offers things you wanted to know about Chuck Berry. It is comprehensively annotated, with dozens of illustrations of rare record labels and sleeves. It contains Cover Hits (covers of Chuck Berry songs that were hits) and Soundalikes (over 800 soundalike recordings, including many rarities).

Presents, in chronological order, biographical profiles of 50 of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. This book features biographies describing not only the life, artistic development and creative output of each composer, but also setting the composers and their works in a broader historical and cultural context.

This is a reflection of the Bangash family in tradition and in transition. Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash -- the two sons of the sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, and promising players themselves, look at their father's life with deference, humility and great love. In a world where traditional culture is often considered passe, it is refreshing to come across a family which upholds ...

This is the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, illustrated with examples of his music. The biography tells of Mozart's childhood travelling the courts of Europe, and of how, after a brief period of fame in Vienna, his fortunes declined until his early death.

Born in Paris in 1908, Stephane Grappelli experienced every decade of the jazz century and his story spans an astonishing 77 years, during which time he performed with the great names of jazz: Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson. This book contains interviews with Stephane as well as contributions from his family and friends.

Features fourteen operas. This title features works such as Thespis , The Pirates of Penzance , The Mikado , The Sorcerer , and Patience . It presents a commentary on each work, telling the stories behind the inspiration for the opera and its performance history, and giving plot summaries and original cast lists.

A biography of the German violinist and composer, Adolf Busch (1891-1952). It chronicles the first part of his life, from his earliest days as a child prodigy in Westphalia, his meteoric career as one of Germany's most expressive musicians, his friendship with Max Reger and other composers, his foundation of the Busch String Quartet, and more.

Features biographical profiles of 50 of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. These biographies not only describe the life, artistic development and creative output of each composer, but also set the composers and their works in a broader historical and cultural context.

Glenn Gould was a child prodigy and a musical genius. He was also plagued by lifelong depression, terrified of playing before live audiences and consumed pills by the handful. He died of a stroke at 50. In this biography, the author raises many questions about Gould and his music.

Collection of essays investigating the life and work of the complex, important and iconic composer Shostakovich.