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In this brilliant biography, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson draws upon his expert knowledge of the era and Mozart's own private letters to conjure Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life and times in rich de...

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing...

This pocket-sized reference book is the definitive guide to heavy metal, from death metal to classic rock! It provides career biographies for more than 300 bands and artists, like Black Sabbath, Led Z...

This autobiographical work is full of touching anecdotal references to occurrences in Honda's early life which subtly bring the Suzuki philosophies into focus. Written in the early seventies, this cha...

In Elvis Has Left the Building, Dylan Jones takes us back to those heady days around the time of his death and the rise of punk rock. He evokes the hysteria and devotion of The King's numerous discipl...

One-Page Composer Bios is a 100% reproducible book containing brief, informative, and interesting one-page biographies of 50 of history's greatest composers. Use these easy-to-read bios as a complete...

The Great Music & Musicians series provides a foundation for understanding the major cultural periods, musical styles, and development of music through the ages. The books include art and listening ex...

Balance your music history curriculum with this indispensable classroom resource! This long-awaited manual focuses exclusively on the female artists who haven't made it into most textbooks. Biographie...

An integrated elementary listening program for music classes, regular classes, libraries and home use. Includes 32 great musical selections complete with historical information, composer/arranger biog...

An integrated elementary listening program for music classes, regular classes, libraries and home use. Includes 32 great musical selections complete with historical information, composer/arranger biog...

An integrated elementary listening program for music classes, regular classes, libraries and home use. Includes 20 great musical selections complete with historical information, composer/arranger biog...

An integrated elementary listening program for music classes, regular classes, libraries and home use. Includes 25 great musical selections complete with historical information, composer/arranger biog...

Alfred is pleased to present Gene Krupa: The Pictorial Life of a Jazz Legend, a photographic presentation of the life, times and music of 'that ace drummer man. ' With over 200 photos that span six de...

A standard, desk-size comprehensive dictionary. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music is the single most indispensable reference work for musicians, students of music, and music lovers. Seventy scholars...

A useful collection of definitions, composers and theory. This pocket-sized reference book includes a broad range of important information, from basic principles of theory and concise biographies of c...

An invaluable addition to the 'Essential Dictionary' library, this Handy Guide provides a comprehensive reference for musical terms and definitions. Often supported by examples that clarify the presen...

This Handy Guide functions as an easy-to-use historical-reference book, both educational and fun! It provides important information on composers, spanning from the middle ages to contemporary/pop. Eve...

This Essential Dictionary packs a wealth of information into our 'user-friendly' Handy Guide format. Covering virtually every aspect of music theory, the volume includes everything from scales and mod...

A comprehensive collection of composers, theory and definitions, this Handy-Guide provides a broad range of information, from basic principles of theory and biographies of composers to pronunciations...

Contains thousands of entries covering all eras of music. It is unique in that it includes contemporary terms and composers from the popular genre as well as classical terms and composers. It is organ...