Anton Von Webern - A Chronicle of His Life and Work by Hans Moldenhauer

$35.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: very good

Alban Berg - A Biography by Karen Monson

$25.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: good-very good

From Blues to Bop - A Collection of Jazz Fiction by Richard N. Albert (Editor)

$16.00 NZD

Category: Hardback fiction | Reading Level: very good

Here is the literary equivalent of a jazz festival--20 stories by masterful writers, all of which evoke the passion and soul-searching intensity of jazz. Among the featured authors are Jack Kerouac, Langston Hughes, Donald Barthelme, James Baldwin, and Shelby Foote. A steller jam that will delight jazz buffs.--Publishers Weekly. ...Show more

Mozart and His Operas by David Cairns

$20.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: very good

The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part I by Eric Taylor

$12.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: very good

Provides an introduction to the basic elements in harmony and musical structure. Covers the basics of rhythm and tempo, an introduction to pitch, intervals and transposition, articulation, ornaments, and reiterations.

Ed Sheeran by Sean Smith

$14.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: very good

Ed Sheeran is a true inspiration. His moving and uplifting songs forge a lasting connection with the millions of people around the world who love him and his music. He was the thirteen-year-old guitarist in a school rock band when he decided to become a singer-songwriter, even though he could barely hol d a tune and had never written a song. Within a year, he had recorded an album in his bedroom. Bestselling biographer Sean Smith traces the astonishing journey of the shy little boy with a stammer who, avoiding flashy showmanship, grew up to be a global phenomenon. Through compelling new research and interviews, he tells the story of Ed's remarkable mum and dad who gave their son the courage to pursue his dream, the friends and mentors who encouraged him and the lovers who inspired his most famous songs. Smith describes the setbacks Ed faced before his fortunes were transformed by Elton John's management company, a record deal and a song that changed everything - with a little help from Taylor Swift. Ed found it difficult to cope with the world at his feet, but a new relationship with a girl from his home town has brought him happiness and a fresh purpose in life. Now he is the most successful solo star on the planet, earning £83 million last year. Yet in the middle of his record-breaking 2018 UK tour, he played for just 400 people at a charity night to raise money for the homeless. As this captivating book reveals, there's no one quite like Ed. ...Show more

The Tin Whistle Book by Tom Maguire

$8.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: good-very good

This step-by-step instruction book explains everything required to master the basics of tin whistle playing. This easy, straightforward approach to playing the penny whistle has countless diagrams and symbols and comes complete with a wide selection of simple tunes and traditional songs from around the globe. Contents: A Bunch of Thyme * A Donegal Mazurka * An Buachaill Caol Dubh * Andersons * Blind Mary * Come Back Paddy Reilly * Going to the Well for Water * Im Bim Babaro * Kathleen Hehir * Munster Buttermilk * Pilib an Cheoil * Saratoga Hornpipe * Still I Love Him * Sweeney's Dream * The Bag of Spuds * The Bantry Girls' Lament * The Blacksmith's Reel * The Boy in the Boat * The Boy in the Gap * The Cliffs of Dooneen * The Derry Air * The Old Shandy Bohereen * The Poor Irish Boy * The Star of the County Down * The Three Sea Captains * The Versevienna * The Wet December. ...Show more

Eric Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton

$12.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: very good

Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world and been central to the significant musical developments of his era. His guitar playing has seen him hailed as 'God' . Now for the first time, Eric tells the story of his personal and professional journeys in this pungent, witty and painfully honest autobiography. These are the memoirs of a survivor, someone who has reached the pinnacle of success, who has had it all, but whose demons have never left him. Eric tells his story as it is, hiding nothing, with a directness and searing honesty that will make this book one of the most compelling memoirs of our time. ...Show more

Shout! - The True Story of the Beatles by Philip Norman

$10.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: good

The first and best Beatles biography, Norman had close working relationships with each of the Fab Four, having interviewed them many times since 1965 and observed first hand the events that led to the split during 1969-70. The resulting book contained unique insights into the rise of the Beatles, their final years, the chaos of Apple and the collapse of hippy idealism. Now fully updated, and written with all of Norman's trademark verve and skill, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in pop music, the Sixties and the pleasures and perils of god-like fame. 'Nothing less than thrilling . . . the definitive biography' New York Times 'This stands as the first (and still the best) collision of Beatles history and literary depth . . . just about everything is rendered with beautiful prose and laser-like insight' Q ...Show more

Time Out of Mind: The Lives of Bob Dylan by Ian Bell

$12.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: very good

By the middle of the 1970s, Bob Dylan's position as the pre-eminent artist of his generation was assured. The 1975 album Blood on the Tracks seemed to prove, finally, that an uncertain age had found its poet. Perverse or driven, Dylan refused the role. By the decade's end, the counter-culture's poster c hild had embraced conservative, evangelical Christianity. Fans and critics alike were confused; many were aghast. Still the hits kept coming. Then Dylan faltered. His instincts, formerly unerring, deserted him. In the 1980s, what had once appeared unthinkable came to pass: the 'voice of a generation' began to sound irrelevant, a tale told to grandchildren. Yet in the autumn of 1997 something remarkable happened. Having failed to release a single new song in seven long years, Dylan put out the equivalent of two albums in a single package. He called it Time Out of Mind. So began the renaissance, artistic and personal, that culminated in 2012's acclaimed Tempest. In the concluding volume of his groundbreaking study, Ian Bell explores the unparalleled second act in a quintessentially American career. It is a tale of redemption, of an act of creative will against the odds, and of a writer who refused to fade away. Time Out of Mind is the story of the latest, perhaps the last, of the many Bob Dylans. This one might yet turn out to have been the most important of them all. ...Show more

Adele by Sean Smith

$8.00 NZD

Category: Music | Reading Level: good

Adele touches the hearts of millions of people who love her for her music and share the real and honest emotion she brings to each and every song. In a cynical age, she is a phenomenon. In Adele, bestselling biographer Sean Smith talks to those close to her as he follows her astonishing journey to fame that began on the gritty streets of Tottenham. Through compelling new research and interviews, he reveals that there is far more to Adele than the superstar we all think we know. He uncovers the story of her complex family relationships; the ill-starred love affair between her mother and father; her devastation at the untimely death of her grandfather; and her seemingly unpromising future in a gang-ravaged area of South London. She found salvation at the BRIT School before a series of unhappy love affairs provided the inspiration for her record-breaking albums. He describes how she conquered America and how it all could have been ended by a dramatic vocal injury. Instead, she has made an amazing comeback and found personal happiness in a new relationship and becoming a mum. Intimate and revealing, Adele is the uplifting story of the woman with the most glorious voice in the world. ...Show more

Reel Tracks - Australian Feature Film Music and Cultural Identities by Rebecca Coyle (Editor)

$14.00 NZD

Category: Film | Reading Level: very good

Over the last decade popular cinema has employed a variety of music forms, including traditional composed screen music, pre-recorded music tracks, mixes of music and sound effects, and various combinations of these elements. Film music scholars have developed new ways of understanding and analyzing the role of film music in relation to genre, narrative, and creative roles and inter-relations in film music scoring. Reel Tracks provides insightful analyses of recent mainstream Australian cinema. ...Show more