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Explore the best music books, including captivating reads about music, piano books, and songbooks. Find bestsellers and top-recommended music books at our online bookstore.
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Elton JohnIn this momentous 50th book in the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Elton John, the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom with his music. As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London....
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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie HolidayFrom one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret...
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Art Sex MusicROUGH TRADE AND PITCHFORK MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR Musician and artist Cosey Fanni Tutti has continually challenged boundaries and conventions for four decades. As a founding member of the hugely influential avant-garde band Throbbing Gristle, as one half of electronic pioneers Chris and...
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Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left OutThe first-ever book to tell the stories of over 300 inspiring women who wrote Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals that Publishers Weekly calls "an exhaustive tribute to women whose contributions to Broadway musical history have often been overlooked." Library Journal praises the book, saying, "Tepper...
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Willie Nelson's Letters to AmericaAn intimate collection of fond memories, personal letters, good songs, and bad jokes from a true American legend."This is your old friend, Willie, sending a note to see how you're doing and to say I'm doing fine."In this series of short letters straight from...
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Why Alanis Morissette MattersThe first critical biography of iconic musician Alanis Morissette, creator of Jagged Little Pill. The 1990s hardly saw a bigger hit than Jagged Little Pill. Alanis Morissette's defining album won Grammys, dominated the Billboard charts, and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. It...
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Who Was Aretha Franklin?There is only one QUEEN OF SOUL! Discover why Aretha Franklin garners so much R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Aretha Franklin was a musical and cultural icon whose legacy spanned six decades! Born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1942, Aretha got her start singing in front of her father's...
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Where Is Ozzy?: The Only Official Seek-And-Find BookStep into the dark universe of Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, with the only official seek-and-find book. We dare you to find Ozzy Osbourne as he rises from the depths of darkness, transforms and eats some bat-snacks through pages filled with evil inks...
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Vaideology: Basic Music Theory for Guitar Players Guitar Instruction by Steve Vai Includes Practical Exercises Scales and Diagrams Full-Color Guitar E(Guitar Educational). Named Guardians of Guitar 2019 NAMM top pick! Experience must-know music knowledge and wisdom through the highly focused lens of legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. This full-color instructional book written by Vai himself features in-depth discussions of the music theory fundamentals that...
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To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie ConverseShortlisted for the Plutarch Award for best biography The mysterious true story of Connie Converse--a mid-century New York City songwriter, singer, and composer whose haunting music never found broad recognition--and one writer's quest to understand her life This is the mesmerizing story of an...
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This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the BandThe singer and drummer of the Band details, in this book, the history of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s. While their music evoked a Southern mythology with their beautifully crafted, image-rich songs, only their Arkansan drummer, Levon Helm, was the...
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This Is Music: StringsMake music with this hands-on introduction to the four instrument families--drums, horns, strings, and voice--in this board book series by a world-renown music educator. What do a guitar, a harp, and a piano have in common? They are all strings! This first introduction begins...
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The Wu-Tang ManualThe Wu-Tang Manual is The RZA's first written introduction to the philosophy and history of Hip-Hop's original Dynasty, the Wu-Tang Clan. Written in a style that is at once personal and philosophical, The Wu-Tang Manual unravels the intricate web of personalities (and alter egos),...
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The Technique of Choral Writing: A Comprehensive Guide to Composing and Arranging for Vocal EnsemblesDiscover the principles and techniques of vocal writing with The Technique of Choral Writing. This singular, methodical textbook explains the fundamentals of composing and arranging choral music including: How to set words to musicAn introduction to the human voiceUnderstanding different types of choral ensemblesExploring...
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The Most Interesting Man in the WorldThe Godfather of New York City hardcore and founding member of Agnostic Front invites you into his lower east side pad to regale you with tales from his extraordinary life among mobsters, punk rockers, and a bevy of iconic artists and personalities--none of whom...
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The Little Book of Country: The Music's History, Hits, and HeartachesEverything you wanted to know about country, from the men and women who put the music on the map, to the genres, guitars and history, to the greatest hits of all time. From the early beginnings of bluegrass, cowboys and Aussie bush balladeers through...
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The Ibanez Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Ibanez Electric Guitars(Book). Ibanez is the most important Japanese guitar brand, and this new book tells the story of its electric guitars, tracking the fortunes of this impressive brand. At first the guitars were cheap and basic, and in the 1970s, Ibanez was best known for...
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The Green Piano: How Little Me Found MusicThis autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted green. Growing up in...
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The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, MiFeaturing the illustrated lyrics to "Do-Re-Mi", this stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, introduces readers to the remarkable story of the development of written music. Also includes an author's note about Julie Andrews's connection to...
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The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: The State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990sSince the first day after the tragedy was announced, controversy has surrounded the death of rap and cultural icon Tupac Shakur. In this work, preeminent researcher on the topic, John Potash, puts forward his own theories of the events leading up to and following...
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