Introduces the general listener to a genre of music that is mistakenly supposed to be difficult. This guide includes a biographical sketch of Bach's life and times. It explores 30 of Bach's 200 church cantatas that are likely to be performed live.

Presents an insight into the lives of thirty of the most famous bandsmen in the business. Containing archive photographs contributions from the men themselves, as well as their families, friends, band mates and colleagues, this title celebrates triumph and disaster, local life and band life, national and international success.

A selection of over 240 Christmas carols, hymns and songs both old and new, with distinctive musical arrangements. The book also includes a free CDROM with words, additional arrangements, audio samples and full indexes.

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers. With a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a must for all choirs at Christmas.

Presents Dal Richards' memories of the stars and the wannabes, the hustlers and bootleggers and hat-check chicks, all of whom paraded through his life in the days when Vancouver's night-club scene rivalled San Francisco's and Hollywood's big-name performers made it a regular tour stop.

Tired of the big egos populating the entertainment industry where he worked as a talented tour manager, Allen Bailey decided in 1986 that if he was going to serve a boss, he wanted one who wore a halo, not a baseball cap. This memoir shares his stories of life on the road with pop stars and gospel singers.

The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols is the perfect resource for choirs of all types and sizes. Each piece is presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers. With a fabulous range of accessible, quality material, this is a must for all choirs at Christmas.

This spoof guide to the culture of the Spice Girls tells you everything you need to know about achieving chart-topping fame and fanatical adoration. Meet the Spices who never made it, delve into the top-secret pages of a Spice's diary and sift through the lyrics which didn't come up to scratch.

Revisits the way the people of Britain lived during the World War II. This book addresses rationing, air raids, adjusting to loved ones being away while trying to maintain as normal a routine as possible alongside family life, education, evacuation, the royal family, sport, commerce and entertainment. It reveals the fashions of the time.

Lovely, fresh, artistic arrangements that truly make art songs of Christmas carols. Accompaniment CD includes complete performances as well as accompaniments. Includes eight solos and two duets, with four of the carols requiring either flute or violin obbligato.

The dramatic story of a hymn and the man who wrote it

Fifty National Hymns from all over the World, including all the countries competingin Germany for the 2006 Football World Cup.