Music Is History

Opera 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Opera, Paperback - Fred Plotkin

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, an...

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Franz Schubert and His Merry Friends, Paperback - Opal Wheeler

97,99 RON 104,99 RON

Reducere. This book is about the brilliant young Schubert, his merry friends, and their pranks and escapades, in most of which Franz is the hero. One of the ...

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The Music of Charlie Chaplin, Paperback - Jim Lochner

405,99 RON

Description Charlie Chaplin the actor is universally synonymous with his beloved Tramp character. Chaplin the director is considered one of the gr...

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When the Music Stopped: Willy Rosen's Holocaust, Paperback - Casey J. Hayes

169,99 RON 181,99 RON

Reducere. When music is your only chance of survival Despite his success as a renowned songwriter, composer, and cabaret player, Willy Rosen's life was inter...

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Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles, Paperback - William McKeen

111,99 RON 119,99 RON

Reducere. "Excellent social history...an indispensable account of a time of beauty and terror." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review A modern epic of the battles...

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First Book of Songs, Dances and Fantasies Guillaume Morlaye (1552): Edited and Transcribed for Guitar, Paperback - Stephen Dydo

99,99 RON

This book is a full and complete transcription of the first of four volumes of guitar music published by Guillaume Morlaye in 1552, "Le Premier Liv...

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The Song of the Machine: From Disco to Djs to Techno, a Graphic Novel of Electronic Music, Hardcover - David Blot

148,99 RON 159,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionA pulsating graphic novel on the epic history of electronic music, from the heyday of disco in the 1970s to the rave culture of the 1990...

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The Wall of Fame: New York City's Legendary Manny's Music, Paperback - Henry Goldrich

226,99 RON 242,99 RON

Reducere. Before the popularity of the electric guitar and before every teenager with a rock 'n' roll dream had a band in their garage, Manny's Music in New ...

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Rhythm Without Blues: The Dichotomy of a Music Genre, Paperback - Syleecia Thompson

67,98 RON

If you've ever felt the blues, sang the blues, or simply love rhythm and blues, Dr. Syleecia Thompson's tell-all book will make you appreciate this...

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The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton: A Basically True Biography, Paperback - Jerry Grillo

140,99 RON 150,99 RON

Reducere. Col. Bruce Hampton was a charismatic musical figure who launched and continued to influence the jam band genre over his fifty-plus years performing...

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Beethoven: The Universal Composer, Paperback - Edmund Morris

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. "Brilliant....This book is a perfect marriage--or should one say, duet--of subject and author, every word as masterly as the notes of the artist it...

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Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects - Kurt St Thomas

100,99 RON

Description"Basically, this is the real thing. No rock star contrivance, no intellectual perspective, no master plan for world domination. You're t...

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The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records, Paperback - Ashley Kahn

177,99 RON 190,99 RON

Reducere. Noted jazz author Ashley Kahn brings to life the behind-the-scenes story of Impulse Records, one of the most significant record labels in the histo...

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Thin Lizzy: Every Album, Every Song (On Track), Paperback - Graeme Stroud

68,99 RON 94,99 RON

Reducere. The purpose of this book is to present a history of Thin Lizzy through their music - to cover every song released through official channels, presen...

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Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream and History, Paperback - Devin McKinney

192,99 RON 206,99 RON

Reducere. No one expressed the heart and soul of the Sixties as powerfully as the Beatles did through the words, images, and rhythms of their music. In Magic...

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Siol Eachainn: The Race of Hector, Paperback - Lorne MacLaine of Lochbuie

174,99 RON

A complete guide to the Clan Maclaine of Lochbue. The twenty six clan chiefs, their monuments and buildings, the legends, the branch clans and clan...

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The Well-Tempered Clavier: Books I and II, Complete, Paperback - Johann Sebastian Bach

101,99 RON 109,99 RON

Reducere. "His art was of an encyclopedic nature, drawing together and surmounting the techniques, the styles, and the general achievements of his own and ea...

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Jo o Gilberto and Stan Getz's Getz/Gilberto, Paperback - Bryan Daniel McCann

143,99 RON

DescriptionMost die-hard Brazilian music fans would argue that Getz/Gilberto, the iconic 1964 album featuring "The Girl from Ipanema, " is not the ...

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Donny Hathaway's Donny Hathaway Live, Paperback - Emily J. Lordi

85,99 RON

In January of 1979, the great soul artist Donny Hathaway fell fifteen stories from a window of Manhattan's Essex House Hotel in an alleged suicide....

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On Time: A Princely Life in Funk, Paperback - Morris Day

88,99 RON

A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince A vital, illuminating, and wildly enterta...

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Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, Paperback - S. Alexander Reed

263,99 RON 282,99 RON

Reducere. "Industrial" is a descriptor that fans and critics have applied to a remarkable variety of music: the oildrum pounding of Einst rzende Neubauten, t...

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Doomed to Fail: The Incredibly Loud History of Doom, Sludge, and Post-Metal, Hardcover - J. J. Anselmi

112,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionDoomed to Fail explores the heaviest music the world has ever heard, tracing doom, sludge, and post-metal as their own distinct (and inc...

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments, Hardcover - Trevor Herbert

920,99 RON

DescriptionSome thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and...

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Jazz: A Quick Immersion, Paperback - Joel Dinerstein

85,99 RON 92,99 RON

Reducere. Jazz hides in plain sight in global culture, a musical revolution that led to soul, rock, funk, and hip-hop in a fascinating story of art, race, re...

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What is 'Islamic' Art?. Between Religion and Perception, Hardback - Wendy M. K. Shaw

273,99 RON

Investigating what is Islamic about Islamic art through analysis of the Qur'an, Hadith, Sufi texts, ancient philosophy, and a rich corpus of transc...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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Elton John 1969 to 1979. On Track, Paperback - Peter Kearns

94,99 RON

Elton John is the most respected singer-songwriter in music history. The first book to take an intimate, critical look at Elton's most famous outpu...

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Muse: A Visual Biography, Paperback - Laura Shenton

188,99 RON

This Visual Biography is a wonderful keep-sake souvenir portraying the band's rise to superstardom, right up to 2019's Simulation Theory tour. The ...

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Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry, Paperback - Clinton Heylin

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. In Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry, Clinton Heylin examines the entire modern history of this underground culture: from...

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Wonderous Stories: A Journey Through the Landcape of Progressive Rock, Hardcover - Jerry Ewing

188,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Jerry EwingForeword by: Steve HackettJerry Ewing, Editor of 'Prog' Magazine tells the in-depth history of Progressive Rock....

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The Breakbeat Bible: The Fundamentals of Breakbeat Drumming 'With CD (Audio)', Paperback - Mike Adamo

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mike Adamo(Percussion). The most in-depth study of breakbeat drumming in printThe style is divided into thirteen essential ...

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Henry Cow: The World Is a Problem, Paperback - Benjamin Piekut

183,99 RON

DescriptionIn its open improvisations, lapidary lyrics, errant melodies, and relentless pursuit of spontaneity, the British experimental band Henry...

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Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga, Hardcover - Ian Christe

242,99 RON 259,99 RON

Reducere. The first definitive biography of the ultimate American rock bandHow did a pair of little Dutch boys trained in classical music grow up to become t...

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Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music, Hardcover - John Fogerty

220,99 RON 236,99 RON

Reducere. NATIONAL BESTSELLER The long-awaited memoir from John Fogerty, the legendary singer-songwriter and creative force behind Creedence Clearwater Reviv...

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Can't Stop Won't Stop (Young Adult Edition): A Hip-Hop History, Hardcover - Jeff Chang

108,99 RON 116,99 RON

Reducere. The American Book Award winner, now completely adapted for a young adult audience! From award-winning author Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop is t...

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What It Was: Growing Up When the Music Mattered, Paperback - James Pagliasotti

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. They were tumultuous times, too. Demonstrations over civil rights, the Viet Nam war, political assassinations and the riots that followed them. Som...

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A Field Guide to Grunge, Hardcover - Steve Wide

81,99 RON

This book is your gateway to the 90's gritty, plaid-wearing underground. A Field Guide to ... delves into music's most influential genres to uncove...

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Music of the Distant Stars, Paperback - Alys Clare

88,99 RON

DescriptionThe new 'Lassair' mystery from the author of the 'Hawkenlye' books - Very early one summer morning, Lassair slips out of her Fenland vil...

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Organized Labor and the Black Worker, 1619-1981, Paperback - Philip S. Foner

163,99 RON

In this classic account, historian Philip Foner traces the radical history of Black workers' contribution to the American labor movement.About the ...

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The Face of Music: Over 300 Hand Drawn Portraits of Music's Most Significant Icons of the 20th Century Complete with their Biographies an - David S. T

324,99 RON 347,99 RON

Reducere. David S. Thompson is the author and master artist for his book, The Face of Music. His book was eleven years in the making and is a collection of o...

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The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums, Hardcover - Will Friedwald

251,99 RON

The author of the magisterial A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers now approaches the great singers and their greatest work in an...

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The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow, Paperback - Alyssa Palombo

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. "Marrying forbidden love, devoted friendship, and the supernatural with Palombo's signature passion for music, storytelling, and heartbreaking choi...

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Carolina Beach, Hardcover - Lois Carol Wheatley

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. Federal Point was once the name of a peninsula 15 miles south of Wilmington, bounded by the Cape Fear River, the Myrtle Grove Sound, and the Atlant...

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The Memory of Music: One Irish Family - One Hundred Turbulent Years: 1916 to 2016, Paperback - Olive Collins

109,99 RON 117,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe bestselling novel, The Memory of Music One Irish family - One hundred turbulent years: 1916 to 2016 Betty O'Fogarty is proud and cle...

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Place for Us: Essay on the Broadway Musical, Paperback - D. A. Miller

116,99 RON

DescriptionIt used to be a secret that, in its postwar heyday, the Broadway musical recruited a massive underground following of gay men. But thoug...

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Best Damn Hip Hop Writing: The Book of Dart, Paperback - Dart Adams

126,99 RON 135,99 RON

Reducere. Best Damn Hip Hop Writing: The Book of Dart encapsulates one of the defining voices in hip hop music criticism today. Each essay in this collection...

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Bob Dylan: The Biography, Paperback - Dennis McDougal

144,99 RON 155,99 RON

Reducere. The ultimate biography of the musical icon. A groundbreaking and vibrant look at the music hero to generations, DYLAN: The Biography digs deep into...

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Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya), Vol. 24, 24 [With Bonus Sticker], Paperback - Masami Kurumada

51,99 RON 55,99 RON

Reducere. The series begins with the story of Seiya, the main hero, who is one of Athena's Knights. Seiya, along with the other Bronze Knights, must train ha...

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Tampa Bay Music Roots, Paperback - Charlie Souza

110,00 RON

When the Peerless Quartet wrote "Way Down On Tampa Bay" in 1914, Tampa Bay's musical roots started growing. Tampa Bay is where Ray Charles created ...

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Latin Jazz: The Other Jazz, Paperback - Christopher Washburne

155,99 RON

Jazz has always been a genre built on the blending of disparate musical cultures. Latin jazz illustrates this perhaps better than any other style i...

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Anthem (the Sixties Trilogy #3), Hardcover - Deborah Wiles

109,99 RON

DescriptionFrom two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles, the remarkable story of two cousins who must take a road trip across American ...

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Kheru Nefer: Beautiful Night (Kings and Queens) Ages 11 to 14: Beautiful Night, Hardcover - Obi Shaaim Maa

182,99 RON 195,99 RON

Reducere. Kings and QueensHow can children in different places around the world have the same dream? Because they are in Kheru Nefer: Beautiful Night, a port...

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Rajasthan, Paperback - Rima Hooja

219,99 RON

DescriptionRajasthan, also called Rajputana within living memory, is an ancient land with a veritable treasure of oral and written histories. The r...

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Brain Games - Crossword Puzzles (Chalkboard #2), 2: Boost Your Brainpower in Minutes, Spiral - ***

74,99 RON 80,99 RON

Reducere. Brain Games Crossword Puzzles features more than 80 fun and engaging puzzles. Topics include trivia, history, famous people, music, television, and...

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Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason, Paperback - Justin E. H. Smith

104,99 RON 112,99 RON

Reducere. From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us--and always will be In thi...

princeton university press, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion

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Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others, Paperback - Stacy Horn

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. For Stacy Horn, regardless of what is going on in the world or her life, singing in an amateur choir--the Choral Society of Grace Church in New Yor...

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Up Tight PB, Paperback - Victor Bockris

70,99 RON

DescriptionThe Velvet Underground is arguably one of the most influential American rock bands ever. Based on interviews with former members Lou Ree...

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Scorched Earth: A Jason & the Scorchers Scrapbook, Paperback - Rev Keith a. Gordon

57,99 RON 62,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionFeaturing the words of Rev. Keith A. Gordon and designed by noted graphic artist Paul Needham, Scorched Earth: A Jason & The Scorchers S...

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Haunted Meridian, Mississippi, Hardcover - Alan Brown

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. Meridian once echoed with the high and lonesome sound of early country music pioneer Jimmie Rodgers. With the right ears, that lonely wail might st...

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This Is Where I Live I Have Nowhere Else to Go, Paperback - Dennis Hinrichsen

85,99 RON

Poetry. Dennis Hinrichsen's THIS IS WHERE I LIVE I HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO is a formally adventurous, cinematic collection of poems about everythin...

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All of Us: A Young People's History of the World, Hardcover - Yvan Pommaux

157,99 RON

DescriptionAn inclusive and expansive telling of the history of civilization from the beginning of time, by one of France's most beloved children's...

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I Was Britpopped, Paperback - Jenny Natasha

132,99 RON

Britpop: it's the only term that can accurately encompass the bright, bold sound and attitude that burst from the United Kingdom in the '90s. Begin...

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Keywords in Sound, Paperback - David Novak

153,99 RON

In twenty essays on subjects such as noise, acoustics, music, and silence, Keywords in Sound presents a definitive resource for sound studies, and ...

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Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach, Paperback - Peter Schickele

90,99 RON 97,99 RON

Reducere. What little-known son of a famous genius has been called: "A musical blight" "A one-man plague" "History's most justifiably neglected composer" "Th...

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The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings, Paperback - Steve Aldous

423,99 RON 453,99 RON

Reducere. Quintessentially British, Genesis spearheaded progressive rock in the 1970s, evolving into a chart-topping success through the end of the millenniu...

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Partimento and Continuo Playing: In Theory and in Practice, Paperback - Thomas Christensen

262,99 RON

This volume reflects a multidisciplinary approach, with the accent on the interplay between music performance and music theory. Thomas Christensen,...

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The Axion Esti, Paperback - Odysseus Elytis

86,99 RON 93,99 RON

Reducere. The Axion Esti is probably the most widely read volume of verse to have appeared in Greece since World War II and remains a classic today. Those wh...

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Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Hardcover - Margaret McNamara

88,99 RON

For fans of the musical Hamilton, here is a stunning picture book biography about Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American Founding Father Alexander H...

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A Dangerous Duet, Paperback - Karen Odden

112,99 RON 120,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis dazzling new Victorian mystery from USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden introduces readers to Nell Hallam, a determined young ...

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Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History, Paperback - Constance Valis Hill

341,99 RON 365,99 RON

Reducere. Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap -- the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exp...

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Beyond the Dream Syndicate: Tony Conrad and the Arts After Cage: A "Minor" History, Paperback - Branden W. Joseph

144,99 RON 155,99 RON

Reducere. Tony Conrad is exemplary of the 1960s artist who remains inassimilable to canonic histories. Creator of the "structural" film, The Flicker, collabo...

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