100 Years 100 Songs by Zzz
$45.00 AUD
Category: Music Reference
This volume contains the full lyrics for 100 of the 20th century's most popular songs, including works from Elvis, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Oasis. Every song is illustrated with images from photographic archives and each is enhanced with detailed musical and historical background notes.
Mozart: the Man Revealed by John Suchet
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Category: Composers
Think you know Mozart? Think again.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, child genius, revered composer, bringer of joy and comfort to countless generations of music lovers? Well, yes - and no.Exploring and unpicking the many legends about the much-loved and brilliant composer, John Suchet reveals a richer, more in- ...Show more
The Double Life of Bob Dylan: Vol. 1 - A Restless Hungry Feeling, 1941-1966 by Clinton Heylin
$65.00 AUD
Category: Music
In 2016 it was announced that Bob Dylan had sold his personal archive to the George Kaiser Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reportedly for $22 million (and $64 million in tax relief). As the boxes started to arrive, the Foundation asked Clinton Heylin - author of the acclaimed Dylan behind the Shades (199 ...Show more
The Making of Handel's Messiah by Andrew Gant
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music | Series: The\Making Of Ser.
The first performance of George Frideric Handel's Messiah in Dublin in 1742 is now legendary. Gentlemen were asked to leave their swords at home and ladies to come without hoops in their skirts in order to fit more people into the audience. The initial performance was so well-received in Dublin that an ...Show more
Ella, Queen of Jazz by Helen Hancocks
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Category: Music | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9
Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them good. Ella and her fellas were on the way up! It seemed like nothing could stop her, until the biggest club in town refused to let her play... and all because of her colour. But when all hope seemed lost, little did Ella imagine that a Hollywood star woul ...Show more
Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis
$39.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference
From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. Featuring an introduction from Nick Cave. 'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.' NICK CAVE On T ...Show more
Six-String Stories by Eric Clapton
$89.99 AUD
Category: Music
'These guitars have been really good tools; they're not just museum pieces. They all have a soul and they all come alive.'- Eric Clapton 'In his own words, Clapton tells his story through the history of his instruments.' - Rolling Stone In Six-String Stories Eric Clapton reflects on a legendary career ...Show more