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1	The Lives of the Great Composers more books like this by Harold C. Schonberg add to wishlist In the new edition of this highly successful book, Harold Schonberg traces the consecutive line of composers from Monteverdi to the tonalists of the 1990s through a series of fascinating biographical chapters. Music is a continually evolving art, and there have been no geniuses, however great, who have not been influenced by their predecessors. ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £11.69! \| first editions
2	King of Love: Satb Book more books like this by Rodger Strader (Composer), Bob Krogstad (Composer) add to wishlist see all copies from £6.74! new only from £6.74!
3	Silence: Lectures and Writings more books like this by John Cage add to wishlist Silence, A Year from Monday, M, Empty Words and X (in this order) form the five parts of a series of books in which Cage tries, as he says, "to find a way of writing which comes from ideas, is not about them, but which produces them." Often these writings include mesostics and essays created by subjecting the work of other writers to chance ... see all copies from £9.28! new only from £11.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Mind of a Mnemonist: A Little Book about a Vast Memory more books like this by Jerome Bruner, Aleksandr R Luria, A R Luriia add to wishlist "The Mind of a Mnemonist is a rare phenomenon - a scientific study that transcends its data and, in the manner of the best fictional literature, fashions a portrait of an unforgettable human being. see all copies from £8.65! new only from £12.47!
5	Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers Since Beethoven's Time more books like this by Nicolas Slonimsky add to wishlist A collection of nasty barbs about composers (including Wagner and Brahms) and their works, culled mostly from contemporaneous newspapers and magazines, that makes for hilarious reading. To find a particular barb the reader must consult the "invecticon" at the back of the book. see all copies from £4.09! new only from £7.26!
6	The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy more books like this by Bryan Magee add to wishlist Richard Wagner's devotees have ranged from the subtlest minds (Proust) to the most brutal (Hitler). In this radically clarifying book, Magee traces Wagner's intellectual quests, from his youthful embrace of revolutionary socialism to the near-Buddhist resignation of his final years. Photo insert. see all copies from £3.02! new only from £3.02! \| first editions
7	Handel more books like this by Christopher Hogwood add to wishlist A comprehensive and entertaining portrait of the developing character and career of Handel, with an important concluding chapter that traces the progress of the Handel legend down to our time, and a chronological table compiled by Anthony Hicks. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £11.77! \| first editions
8	Spillville: A Collaboration more books like this by Patricia Hampl, Steven Sorman (Photographer) add to wishlist On June 5, 1893, Antonin Dvorak and his family arrived in Spillville, Iowa, to spend a long summer vacation. Dvorak's stay in Spillville is the point of departure for this collaboration between writer Patricia Hampl and artist Steven Sorman. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £10.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Lives of John Lennon more books like this by Albert Goldman add to wishlist Goldman's exhaustive biography of John Lennon, based on more than 1,000 interviews and years of research, explores the former Beatle's childhood and youth, his days with the one of the world's most famous bands, and his career following their breakup. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £13.07! \| first editions
10	Traps, the Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich more books like this by Mel Torme add to wishlist A 1991 New York Times Notable Book of the Year, from a world-renowned jazz vocalist. Mel Torme has performed in MGM musicals, and he co-wrote the enduring Christmas classic "The Christmas Song (Chestnut Roasting on an Open Fire)". But he has also written five books, including this brilliant biography of his friend of 40 years--the drummer Buddy ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £15.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Mozart and Vienna more books like this by H C Robbins Landon add to wishlist As 1991 is the bicentenary of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, worldwide attention will be focused on the composer and his music. Author H.C. Robbins Landon presents a dazzling portrait of 18th-century Vienna and Mozart, with a unique look at the crucial years when Mozart struggled to transform himself from a precocious boy to the creative ... see all copies from £4.30! new only from £14.01! \| first editions
12 view cover	No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan more books like this by Robert Shelton add to wishlist The late Robert Shelton was a music critic for the New York Times for 10 years, during which, among many other timely discoveries of major talents, he reported on the rise to prominence of a young Midwestern singer named Bob Dylan. His early championing of the singer led to something of a friendship between the two men, at least in the early years ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £27.73! \| first editions
13 view cover	Beethoven & His Nine Symphonies more books like this by Sir George Grove add to wishlist Thorough history, analysis, and commentary on symphonies and some revealed pieces. Includes 436 musical passages. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £18.37! \| first editions
14 view cover	Mozart more books like this by Marcia Davenport add to wishlist Discusses the people, events, personal struggles, and cahracteristics that determined the course of Mozart's life. see all copies from £1.43! new only from £8.50! \| first editions
15 view cover	Shaw on Music more books like this by Eric Bentley (Editor), Bernard Shaw add to wishlist This selection of George Bernard Shaw's musical writing includes sections on Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Verdi, Berlioz and pieces on opera, musical analysis, oratorios and Gilbert and Sullivan. An autobiographical preface is also included, one of Shaw's most self-revealing works. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.33! \| first editions
16 view cover	Moon River and Me: A Memoir more books like this by Andy Williams add to wishlist From the man whom President Ronald Reagan declared a national treasure comes "Moon River and Me," a book in which Williams shares the memories of his seven remarkable decades in show business. b&w photo inserts. see all copies from £13.71! new only from £14.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	New musical resources. more books like this by Henry Cowell add to wishlist Since its original publication in 1930, Henry Cowell's New Musical Resources has become recognised as one of the few seminal technical studies to be written by a twentieth-century composer. In 1971, Virgil Thomson hailed it as 'a classic'. Cowell aimed to 'point out the influence the overtone series has exerted on music throughout its history, how ... see all copies from £9.97! new only from £23.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Genesis of a Music: An Account of a Creative Work, Its Roots and Its Fulfillments more books like this by Harry Partch add to wishlist Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (19011974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized cult of experience, and dichotomy of practical invention and transcendental visions. Having lived mostly in the remote deserts of Arizona and New ... see all copies from £14.74! new only from £14.93! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Cambridge Companion to Shostakovich more books like this by Pauline Fairclough (Editor), David J Fanning (Editor) add to wishlist As the Soviet Union's foremost composer, Shostakovich's status in the West has always been problematic. Regarded by some as a collaborator, and by others as a symbol of moral resistance, both he and his music met with approval and condemnation in equal measure. The demise of the Communist state has, if anything, been accompanied by a bolstering of ... see all copies from £20.18! new only from £20.18!
20 view cover	Tony Bennett in the Studio: A Life of Art & Music more books like this by Professor Tony Bennett, Robert Sullivan, Mitch Albom (Foreword by) add to wishlist Tony Bennett, is one of the world's most beloved living legends, and has a talent that's simply timeless. What many of his admirers may not know, however, is that Bennett, under the name of Anthony Benedetto, is also a successful painter whose works hang in major museums and galleries, including the Smithsonian, Washington.Now, in a beautiful new ... see all copies from £3.58! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	Milton Cross New Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music more books like this by Milton Cross, David Ewen add to wishlist see all copies from £5.02! first editions
22 view cover	The New Bach Reader more books like this by Hans T David (Editor), Christoph Wolff (Editor), Arthur Mendel (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of documents intended to bring the composer to life. see all copies from £10.62! new only from £10.62!
23 view cover	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart more books like this by Karl Barth add to wishlist One of this century's most prominent theologians writes on one of the great passions of his life -- Mozart and his music. The four brief essays in this book, some biographical, others personal appreciations, were originally published in German in 1956 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mozart's birth. Foreword by John Updike. see all copies from £3.73! new only from £3.73!
24 view cover	Stone Me: The Wit and Wisdom of Keith Richards more books like this by Mark Blake (Compiled by) add to wishlist In his own words-from rock's most legendary bad boy. Rock 'n' roll legend and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has quite a few things to say: about Mick Jagger, the Stones, sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and life itself. Sample these nuggets of wit and wisdom chipped from the tablets of Stone: "On etiquette": "I've never turned blue in ... see all copies from £5.25! new only from £5.25!
25 view cover	A Ned Rorem Reader more books like this by Mr. Ned Rorem add to wishlist "Approaching his 80th year, Rorem -- Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, unrivalled practitioner of the American art song, shamelessly candid libertine, ambivalent grandfather figure of gay liberation, pithy epigrammatist -- has assembled an anthology of his writings that chronicles the postures and passions of a breed of 20th-century artist. Among ... see all copies from £4.62! new only from £4.62! \| first editions

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