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What to Listen For in Music

by Aaron Copland ...

Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” (Forum).In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms. ... Read more

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Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” (Forum).In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.
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Louder Than Hell

The Definitive Oral History of Metal

by Jon Wiederhorn, Katherine Turman ...

The definitive oral history of heavy metal music, Louder Than Hell by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includes hundreds of uncensored interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their favorite bands and follow them over decades. Metal is not only a pastime for the true ... Read more

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The definitive oral history of heavy metal music, Louder Than Hell by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includes hundreds of uncensored interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their favorite bands and follow them over decades. Metal is not only a pastime for the true
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Sex, Drugs, Hair Metal

by Joshua luke wisham ...

The 1980s. A decade synonymous with excess, big hair, and larger-than-life personalities. At its heart beat the pulsating rhythm of hair metal, a genre that captured the zeitgeist of a generation with its anthemic power ballads and electrifying guitar riffs. But hair metal was more than just a musical style; it was a cultural phenomenon, a visual spectacle that fused music with fashion, attitude, ... Read more

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The 1980s. A decade synonymous with excess, big hair, and larger-than-life personalities. At its heart beat the pulsating rhythm of hair metal, a genre that captured the zeitgeist of a generation with its anthemic power ballads and electrifying guitar riffs. But hair metal was more than just a musical style; it was a cultural phenomenon, a visual spectacle that fused music with fashion, attitude,
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Blue Oyster Cult

by Jacob Holm-Lupo ...

Series series On Track
Blue Öyster Cult On Track is a song-by-song analysis of the discography of Long Island’s greatest sons, the Blue Öyster Cult. Dubbed 'the thinking man’s heavy metal band' and celebrated by critics, fans and musicians since their debut album in 1972, the band carved a unique path in hard rock history by combining chops, humour, occultism, poetry, jazz chords and pop sensibilities. Best known for ... Read more

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Blue Öyster Cult On Track is a song-by-song analysis of the discography of Long Island’s greatest sons, the Blue Öyster Cult. Dubbed 'the thinking man’s heavy metal band' and celebrated by critics, fans and musicians since their debut album in 1972, the band carved a unique path in hard rock history by combining chops, humour, occultism, poetry, jazz chords and pop sensibilities. Best known for
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Music Is History

by Questlove ...

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapestry, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way ... Read more

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A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapestry, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way
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Essential Jazz Guitar Chords

by Ashley J. Saunders ...

If you have ever wanted to learn how to play jazz guitar but didn't know where to start. Then Essential Jazz Guitar Chords eBook will help you by teaching you the 100 most popular jazz guitar chords.We'll also look at jazz harmony and how to create chords for every situation. ... Read more

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If you have ever wanted to learn how to play jazz guitar but didn't know where to start. Then Essential Jazz Guitar Chords eBook will help you by teaching you the 100 most popular jazz guitar chords.We'll also look at jazz harmony and how to create chords for every situation.
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The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music

by Allan Kozinn ...

A dazzling appraisal of the definitive classical music performances available todayFor classical music lovers, there is nothing more beguiling and exciting than the range of technique and emotion that can capture or transform the great works in the hands of a conductor and musicians. But with hundreds of recordings released every year, discovering the jewels is a challenge, for newcomers as well ... Read more

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A dazzling appraisal of the definitive classical music performances available todayFor classical music lovers, there is nothing more beguiling and exciting than the range of technique and emotion that can capture or transform the great works in the hands of a conductor and musicians. But with hundreds of recordings released every year, discovering the jewels is a challenge, for newcomers as well
... Read more
Harmonica For Dummies

by Winslow Yerxa ...

Wail on your harmonica!The harmonica is one of the most popular and versatile instruments in the world. There are several reasons harmonicas are awesome—you can play them anywhere, they’re inexpensive, and you can show off in dozens of musical styles. The friendly and pleasingly tuneful Harmonica For Dummies is the fastest and best way to learn for yourself!You’ll find an easy-to-follow format ... Read more

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Wail on your harmonica!The harmonica is one of the most popular and versatile instruments in the world. There are several reasons harmonicas are awesome—you can play them anywhere, they’re inexpensive, and you can show off in dozens of musical styles. The friendly and pleasingly tuneful Harmonica For Dummies is the fastest and best way to learn for yourself!You’ll find an easy-to-follow format
... Read more
REO Speedwagon

Every Album, Every Song

by James Romag ...

Series series On Track
Once, there were four university students who started a rock band named after a firetruck. Five and a half decades later, REO Speedwagon are still going strong, still drawing massive crowds, and, thankfully, have no plans to stop. With classic albums like the multi-platinum You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish and the ten million-selling Hi Infidelity, REO conquered America’s heartland, ... Read more

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Once, there were four university students who started a rock band named after a firetruck. Five and a half decades later, REO Speedwagon are still going strong, still drawing massive crowds, and, thankfully, have no plans to stop. With classic albums like the multi-platinum You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish and the ten million-selling Hi Infidelity, REO conquered America’s heartland,
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Strings of Memories

by Jim LaDiana ...

During the 1930s and ‘40s, the Big Band Era and national radio broadcasts found the guitar slowly emerging from its status as a rhythm instrument to a viable, natural melodic voice. A minute number of guitarists would later capture the infectious sound of the guitar in the recording studios, releasing lasting audio impressions of the instrument, on a grand scale, onto the masses via records, early ... Read more

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During the 1930s and ‘40s, the Big Band Era and national radio broadcasts found the guitar slowly emerging from its status as a rhythm instrument to a viable, natural melodic voice. A minute number of guitarists would later capture the infectious sound of the guitar in the recording studios, releasing lasting audio impressions of the instrument, on a grand scale, onto the masses via records, early
... Read more
Pepper Adams' Joy Road

An Annotated Discography

by Gary Carner ...

Series series Studies in Jazz
Pepper Adams' Joy Road is more than a compendium of sessions and gigs done by the greatest baritone saxophone soloist in history. It's a fascinating overview of Adams' life and times, thanks to colorful interview vignettes, drawn from the author's unpublished conversations with Adams and other musicians. These candid observations from jazz greats about Adams and his colleagues reveal previously ... Read more

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Pepper Adams' Joy Road is more than a compendium of sessions and gigs done by the greatest baritone saxophone soloist in history. It's a fascinating overview of Adams' life and times, thanks to colorful interview vignettes, drawn from the author's unpublished conversations with Adams and other musicians. These candid observations from jazz greats about Adams and his colleagues reveal previously
... Read more
Strings and Ivory: Chord Progressions

by Jeffrey Carl ...

eBookNow, for the first time, chord progression flow charts provide an exciting new approach that encourages creativity and innovation… and allows each musician to create their own unique progressions!Whether you are an intermediate or advanced musician or songwriter, Strings & Ivory: Chord Progressions is an empowering music reference book that you can use to improve musical instrument playing ... Read more

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eBookNow, for the first time, chord progression flow charts provide an exciting new approach that encourages creativity and innovation… and allows each musician to create their own unique progressions!Whether you are an intermediate or advanced musician or songwriter, Strings & Ivory: Chord Progressions is an empowering music reference book that you can use to improve musical instrument playing
... Read more
Complete Advanced Guitar Series

by Ashley J. Saunders ...

Series series Complete Guitar Workout
The Complete Advanced Guitar Series eBook is a collection of all 10 advanced series eBooks. If you have a solid foundation and want to grow your guitar player quickly, then this is the eBook for you. You will learn:Over 200 chordsRhythms in odd time signaturesEssential blues forms and chordsTriadsHow to advance your own playingHow to get great toneR ‘n’ B and Soul guitar ... Read more

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The Complete Advanced Guitar Series eBook is a collection of all 10 advanced series eBooks. If you have a solid foundation and want to grow your guitar player quickly, then this is the eBook for you. You will learn:Over 200 chordsRhythms in odd time signaturesEssential blues forms and chordsTriadsHow to advance your own playingHow to get great toneR ‘n’ B and Soul guitar
... Read more
Choral Repertoire by Women Composers

Edited by Hilary Apfelstadt, Alan Troy Davis ...

Discover the untold stories of women in choral music. This comprehensive guide highlights the lives and works of over 200 women choral composers, spanning diverse time periods and cultures. Explore a wealth of expressive, compelling, and innovative choral pieces suitable for choirs of all ages and experience.Choral Repertoire by Women Composers fills a critical gap in music scholarship, offering ... Read more

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Discover the untold stories of women in choral music. This comprehensive guide highlights the lives and works of over 200 women choral composers, spanning diverse time periods and cultures. Explore a wealth of expressive, compelling, and innovative choral pieces suitable for choirs of all ages and experience.Choral Repertoire by Women Composers fills a critical gap in music scholarship, offering
... Read more
Gentle Giant

Every Album, Every Song

by Gary Steel ...

They lasted for only a decade and never lit up the world's charts, but Gentle Giant belong in the pantheon of great progressive rock bands of the era. At times edgy and experimental, but also capable of great beauty – not to mention some of the greatest riffs known to man – the group's explorations of medieval music gave their sound its unique character. But it was the thrilling complexity of ... Read more

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They lasted for only a decade and never lit up the world's charts, but Gentle Giant belong in the pantheon of great progressive rock bands of the era. At times edgy and experimental, but also capable of great beauty – not to mention some of the greatest riffs known to man – the group's explorations of medieval music gave their sound its unique character. But it was the thrilling complexity of
... Read more
The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music

by Timothy K. Smith ...

For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know.The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and TchaikovskySignificant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo MaThe landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don JuanA concise history of classical musicA deconstruction of the art formThe language of classical ... Read more

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For the beginner or the devotee—it's everything the classical music buff needs to know.The major composers from Bach and Bartok to Rachmaninoff and TchaikovskySignificant performers from Maurice Andre and Leornard Bernstein to Georg Solti and Yo Yo MaThe landmark works from Appalachian Spring to Don JuanA concise history of classical musicA deconstruction of the art formThe language of classical
... Read more
We Found Love, Song by Song

The Stories Behind 100 Romantic Hits

by Annie Zaleski ...

Love songs are for everybody and so is this book. In We Found Love, Song by Song, award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski delivers a beautifully illustrated keepsake that tells the fascinating history and behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most popular and cherished love songs of all time.Pop the champagne, get the roses ready, and settle down in your favorite armchair. Love is ... Read more

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Love songs are for everybody and so is this book. In We Found Love, Song by Song, award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski delivers a beautifully illustrated keepsake that tells the fascinating history and behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most popular and cherished love songs of all time.Pop the champagne, get the roses ready, and settle down in your favorite armchair. Love is
... Read more
Wishbone Ash 1970-1982

Every Album, Every Song

by Eddie Reid ...

Series series On Track
Wishbone Ash were formed in London in 1969 by Andy Powell, Martin Turner, Steve Upton and Ted Turner. They spent the 1970s touring constantly, creating a distinctive, original sound, with twin lead guitars often playing in harmony. They are best known for the music recorded by the band’s original members from 1970 to 1973, known as 'Mark One', and Argus, released in 1972, is often considered their ... Read more

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Wishbone Ash were formed in London in 1969 by Andy Powell, Martin Turner, Steve Upton and Ted Turner. They spent the 1970s touring constantly, creating a distinctive, original sound, with twin lead guitars often playing in harmony. They are best known for the music recorded by the band’s original members from 1970 to 1973, known as 'Mark One', and Argus, released in 1972, is often considered their
... Read more
Year of Wonder

Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day

by Clemency Burton-Hill ...

“Year of Wonder is an absolute treat—the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.” **—**Eddie RedmayneA unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece each day of the year, written by an award-winning violinist and BBC Radio personalityClassical music has a reputation for being stuffy, bori... ... Read more

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“Year of Wonder is an absolute treat—the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.” **—**Eddie RedmayneA unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece each day of the year, written by an award-winning violinist and BBC Radio personalityClassical music has a reputation for being stuffy, bori...
... Read more
Computer-aided Ear-training

A Contemporary Approach to Kodály's Music Educational Philosophy

by Susanna Király ...

My doctoral thesis has involved two related tasks. The first was to analyse Zoltán Kodály’s philosophy of music education and, on this basis, to develop a computer-assisted instruction method (CAI) for teaching music theory and solfège (ear-training). The second task was to experiment with the effectiveness of this method and compare it with traditional approaches to teaching. Many student find ... Read more

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My doctoral thesis has involved two related tasks. The first was to analyse Zoltán Kodály’s philosophy of music education and, on this basis, to develop a computer-assisted instruction method (CAI) for teaching music theory and solfège (ear-training). The second task was to experiment with the effectiveness of this method and compare it with traditional approaches to teaching. Many student find
... Read more
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Every Album, Every Song

by Peter Gallagher ...

Alex Harvey was active in the music industry from the very birth of British rock and roll. A Zelig-like figure, he won a contest to become Scotland’s Tommy Steele in the 1950s, followed the Beatles to Hamburg in the early 1960s, dabbled in psychedelic rock during the Summer of Love, and joined the house band of counterculture musical Hair at the close of the decade. By the time 1972 rolled around, ... Read more

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Alex Harvey was active in the music industry from the very birth of British rock and roll. A Zelig-like figure, he won a contest to become Scotland’s Tommy Steele in the 1950s, followed the Beatles to Hamburg in the early 1960s, dabbled in psychedelic rock during the Summer of Love, and joined the house band of counterculture musical Hair at the close of the decade. By the time 1972 rolled around,
... Read more
The Beatles

1967-1970 & Beyond.Every Album, Every Song

by Alberto Bravin, Andrew Wild ...

The Beatles 1967–1970 And Beyond picks up where The Beatles 1962–1966 left off, tracing the band’s most daring and transformative years. As the Beatles abandoned touring and turned the studio into a creative laboratory, they began an era of boundless invention—Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be—albums that reshaped popular music. Key songs from this ... Read more

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The Beatles 1967–1970 And Beyond picks up where The Beatles 1962–1966 left off, tracing the band’s most daring and transformative years. As the Beatles abandoned touring and turned the studio into a creative laboratory, they began an era of boundless invention—Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be—albums that reshaped popular music. Key songs from this
... Read more
Century of Song

101 Songs that Shaped American Music

by Noah Lefevre ...

Discover the Music that Changed EverythingEmbark on a complex and inspiring journey through the last 101 years as told through some of the most memorable hits and the artists behind them.Noah Lefevre, creator of Polyphonic, explores how our favorite music does more than entertain. From Aretha Franklin carving out her own space in what had been considered a man’s world by reworking the chauvinistic ... Read more

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Discover the Music that Changed EverythingEmbark on a complex and inspiring journey through the last 101 years as told through some of the most memorable hits and the artists behind them.Noah Lefevre, creator of Polyphonic, explores how our favorite music does more than entertain. From Aretha Franklin carving out her own space in what had been considered a man’s world by reworking the chauvinistic
... Read more
The Dirt

Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars ...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity ... Read more

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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity
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