Appreciation
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Perfect Pitch: 100 Pieces of Classical Music to Bring Joy, Tears, Solace, Empathy, Inspiration (& Everything in Between)
$12.99 Add to cart100 pieces of classical music to bring joy, tears, solace, laughter, inspiration, empathy & everything else in between
“Thank you to Tim Bouverie for this book which can be enjoyed as much by the ha- Author: Bouverie, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1780725795
- Language: English
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What to Listen for in Music
$16.00 Add to cartNow 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 compo- Author: Copland, Aaron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 03 2009
- ISBN10: 0451226402
- Language: English
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Ways of Hearing: Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces
$16.95 Add to cartAn outstanding anthology in which notable musicians, artists, scientists, thinkers, poets, and more–from Gustavo Dudamel and Carrie Mae Weems to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Paul Muldoon-explore the influe
- Author: Burnham, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0691230684
- Language: English
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Bach Cello Suites
$14.95 Read moreA unique Companion to J S Bach’s iconic Cello Suites from internationally-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis.
Bach’s 6 Suites for solo cello are among the most cherished of all the works in the classic- Author: Isserlis, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0571366252
- Language: English
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World Music: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe term ‘world music’ encompasses both folk and popular music across the globe, as well as the sounds of cultural encounter and diversity, sacred voices raised in worship, local sounds, and universal… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bohlman, Philip V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198829140
- Language: English
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Nina Simone’s Gum
$27.95 Add to cartFrom 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, sna- Author: Ellis, Warren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 0571365620
- Language: English
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SPIRIT, RHYTHM, and STORY: Community Building and Healing through Song
$13.95 Add to cartUrban communities throughout the United States and the world are in a phase of rebuilding, whether it is economically, socially, spirituality, or culturally. It is important in these times that divers
- Author: Elliott, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1644713683
- Language: English
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The Perpetual Beginner: a musician’s path to lifelong learning
$16.95 Add to cartThe Perpetual Beginner is part memoir, part musical instruction manual. Relating stories of his experiences as a young musician and music student in 1980’s New York, author Dave Isaacs describes the k
- Author: Isaacs, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0578520834
- Language: English
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Switched on Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why It Matters
$28.99 Add to cartPop music surrounds us – in our cars, over supermarket speakers, even when we are laid out at the dentist – but how often do we really hear what’s playing? Switched on Pop is the book based on the epo… [more below]
- Author: Sloan, Nate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 13 2019
- ISBN10: 0190056657
- Language: English
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Music Elements: Music Theory, Songwriting, Lyrics & Creativity Explained
$19.99 Add to cartEmbrace Your Inner Artist
Do you struggle writing songs?
Have you ever tried learning music theory but found it hard or thought that it wasn’t necessary?
If you are finding that you are writing songs,
- Author: Swindali, Tommy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: September 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1913397173
- Language: English
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Zen Guitar
$19.99 Add to cartUnleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance.
Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that- Author: Sudo, Philip Toshio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 24, 1998
- ISBN10: 068483877X
- Language: English
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How to Play Keyboard for Kids: a definitive and complete keyboard book for beginners
$15.99 Add to cartTeach your child how to play the keyboard with the help of this incredible guide
Do you want to teach your child how to play the keyboard? Looking for a practical guide which explains all the fundamen
- Author: Nelson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: December 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1513677470
- Language: English
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The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMusic has been examined from multiple perspectives: as a product of human history, for example, or a product of human culture. But there is also a long tradition, intensified in recent decades, of thi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Margulis, Elizabeth Hellmuth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0190640154
- Language: English
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Celine Dion’s Let’s Talk about Love: A Journey to the End of Taste
$14.95 Add to cartNon-fans regard C line Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband’s struggle with cancer, her knack… [more below]
- Series: 33 1/3 #52
- Author: Wilson, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 082642788X
- Language: English
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affe… [more below]
- Author: Sacks, Oliver
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 23 2008
- ISBN10: 1400033535
- Language: English
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Listen: On Music, Sound and Us
$30.00 Add to cart“I’m not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I’m here to change your mind about your mind.”
There are countless books on music with much anal- Author: Faber, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1335000623
- Language: English
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Deep Listening: A Composer’s Sound Practice
$13.95 Add to cartDeep Listening: A Composer’s Sound Practice offers an exciting guide to ways of listening and sounding. This book provides unique insights and perspectives for artists, students, teachers, mediators a… [more below]
- Author: Oliveros, Pauline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 124
- Publish Date: March 8, 2005
- ISBN10: 0595343651
- Language: English
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Nina Simone’s Gum
$15.95 Read moreFrom 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.
On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina S- Author: Ellis, Warren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0571365639
- Language: English
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How Music Works
$28.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or tec… [more below]
- Author: Byrne, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 02 2017
- ISBN10: 0804188939
- Language: English
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This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music
$17.95 Add to cartThis Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it’s also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a
- Author: Rogers, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1324065966
- Language: English
