Composers and songwriters

A history of Hindi film music recounted from a list of 50 of Lata Mangeshakar's songs that she chose as her favorites.

Examining the cultural significance of the rap album Jarmark (2020) as a reflection of Polish politics and history during the country's populist turn and migration following EU enlargement.

This study reassesses Cage's multifaceted practice from a transdisciplinary perspective, using text as a premise for his musical, visual, lingual, and museal compositions.

Over a career spanning six decades, Queen have become one of the most successful music artists in the history of the recorded music industry.

Paul Wranitzky, ein Zeitgenosse von Größen wie Haydn, Mozart und Beethoven, erlebte in seiner Zeit großen Ruhm, geriet jedoch im Laufe der Geschichte fast in Vergessenheit.

Explore the defining musical artists and moments of the punk rock and new wave eras - one of the most transformative times in rock and roll history.

The award-winning, platinum-selling rapper, songwriter, and television personality shares her ';open and revealing account' (Neil Martinez-Belkin, New York Times bestselling author) of coming of age in Miami, her unstoppable ascent to music stardom, and her lasting impact as a legendary figure in the hip-hop industryGrowing up in the Liberty City area of Miami, Florida, Katrina ';Trina' Taylor spent her childhood feeling relatively sheltered by her mother and stepfather.

When Miranda Sawyer interviewed Noel Gallagher in 1995, his gag wishing Damon Albarn would die of AIDS became front-page news.

Anna Magdalena Bach wird oft nur als die Frau an der Seite eines der größten Komponisten der Geschichte wahrgenommen – doch ihre Rolle ging weit über die eines stillen Beobachters hinaus.

*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards*'Really funny & engaging.

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Originally published in 1967, in this book the author delves deeply into the fascinating field of Bach's music and the reasons for his 'borrowing', and adaptation within his oeuvre.

SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025An autobiographical white-knuckle ride around the global fight game by the legendary Steve Bunce: the voice of the sport who is celebrating four decades of writing and talking about boxers and boxing.

Jozef Kozlowski war mehr als nur ein außergewöhnliches musikalisches Talent – er war ein Visionär, dessen Werke die europäische Musikszene tiefgreifend veränderten.

Garth Brooks was the best-selling country artist of the 1990s.

A TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARIn Never Understood, William Jim tell the story of The Jesus and Mary Chain - one of Britain's greatest guitar bands - for the very first time.

"e;We were living through the realities of war and bringing the war onto the stage.

Lorde won two Grammys earlier this year for her song 'Royals,' which has captivated audiences all over the world and skyrocketed her from obscurity to superstardom.

Rage Against The Machine's founding member and guitarist Tom Morello has given author Joel McIver his blessing to write this unauthorised biography of one of the most pro-actively political rock bands on the planet.

Sosina Wogayehu learnt to do flips and splits at the age of six, in her parents' lounge room in Addis Ababa.

Aufgeschrieben von Thomas Zimmer.

Von den meisten als die erste Heavy-Metal-Band uberhaupt bezeichnet und von Millionen vergottert, hat die Band in standig wechselnder Besetzung weltweit Tausende von Konzerten gespielt, dabei die unheilige Dreifaltigkeit aus Sex, Drogen und Skandalen ausgelebt und auf diesem Weg so ziemlich jede hartere Rockband beeinflusst, die seit 1970 von Bedeutung war.

An in-depth look at how Mumford & Sons rose from the West London folk scene to worldwide emulation.

This volume presents Prokofieff's charming musical tale for children in an easy arrangement for piano.

Anlässlich der Neueröffnung des Schubert Schlosses im niederösterreichischen Atzenbrugg erscheint dieser begleitende Bild- und Textband.

In this comprehensive and probing biography, Tim Grierson examines Wilco's history, discussing each of their albums in detail and exploring their often divisive 20-year output.

As perhaps the most influential composer of the twentieth century, Igor Stravinsky lived much of his long life on the public stage.

Amy Winehouse ist in den letzten Jahren zu einem der popularsten Stars der internationalen Musikszene avanciert.

Saturday Night Fever is simultaneously one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and one of the most reviled.

Keine Fragen bleiben offen.

Look What I Dun is the story of Slade told through the eyes of drummer Don Powell whose life was shattered when, in 1973 at the height of the group s fame, he was involved in a horrific car crash.

Born in poverty in Tennessee, Dolly Rebecca Parton had ambition and determination in spades.

This collection of interviews across the entirety of Fleetwood Mac's career features articles from many celebrated publications as well as interviews that have never previously appear in print.