Composers and songwriters

Mark Sturdy traces the unlikely saga of Jarvis Cocker and his ever-changing band in meticulous detail, from schoolboy promise to semi-retirement.

This is the first full-length biography of Keith Relf, frontman for the Yardbirds and one of the great tragic characters in rock history.

For more than twenty-five years Frank Muir, in partnership with Denis Norden, produced some of the most sparkling and original comedy ever written for radio and television.

Providing a thorough, well-researched investigation of the socio-legal issues surrounding medically assisted death for the past century, this book traces the origins of the controversy and discusses the future of policymaking in this arena domestically and abroad.

AN OMNIBUS EDITION OF JOHN LENNON S WHIMSICAL POETRY, PROSE, AND DRAWINGS, REISSUED IN CELEBRATION OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH.

This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times.

Die Mezzosopranistin Andrea Schwab erinnert mit diesem Bandan elf außergewöhnliche Frauen, die in dervon zwei Weltkriegen und der Shoa geprägten Epoche von 1900–1945und darüber hinaus den Mut und die Ausdauer besaßen,ihre musikalische Begabung zu leben.

This book is targeted to all Indie Artist who is looking to gain some basic knowledge about the vital steps to solidify themselves as Indie Artist.

David Bowie was one of the world's most famous rock stars.

This book reviews the 13 songs of Coke Studio's 14th season and highlights how those innovations resulted in a successful reboot of the show.

This book tells the singer's amazing story so far and is packed with full-colour pictures of Pixie at work and at play.

A pianist, arranger, and composer, William Pursell is a mainstay of the Nashville music scene.

A Renaissance woman long before the Renaissance, the visionary Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) corresponded with Europe's elite, founded and led a noted women's religious community, and wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history.

Ty Pennington shares stories from his life and offers a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite home shows!

The Beatles' North American tours turned the entertainment business on its ear and forever changed the landscape of the concert touring industry.

The third volume of the annotated selected letters of composer Benjamin Britten covers the years 1946-51, during which he wrote many of his best-known works, founded and developed the English Opera Group and the Aldeburgh Festival, and toured widely in Europe and the United States as a pianist and conductor.

Die elektrisierende Biographie uber 4 junge Burschen aus Essex, die sich zu Superstars und den Meistern des Synthie-Pop entwickelten.

Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was a giant of twentieth-century classical music, but one whose eccentricities have sometimes obscured the moral seriousness of his approach to art.

New York Times Bestseller: From the Broadway legend, a "e;charmingly idiosyncratic, surprisingly endearing and ruthlessly entertaining autobiography"e; (The Wall Street Journal).

Gioachino Rossini was one of the most influential, as well as one of the most industrious and emotionally complex of the great nineteenth-century composers.

First published in 1978 The Ordeal of Ivor Gurney is a moving and extraordinary account of a tragic genius penned by the composer Michael Hurd.

Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet shares his ';smart, addictive, hilarious, and insightful' (Breitbart) tales from his four decades in Hollywood where he worked with some of the biggest names in movies.

Here is the story of an often overlooked, one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll musician and the historic times he lived in.

Pro Mundo - Pro Domo: The Writings of Alban Berg contains new English translations of the complete writings of the Viennese composer Alban Berg (1885-1935) and extensive commentaries tracing the history of each essay and its connection to musical culture of the early twentieth century.

The Music and Life of Theodore "e;Fats"e; Navarro: Infatuation is the first comprehensive study of the jazz trumpeter Theodore "e;Fats"e; Navarro.

Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man is a look at the superstar's entire career, including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit, "e;Captain Jack"e;; his legal problems; his storied marriage with Christie Brinkley; and his continued artistic frustration.

'Present Tense is an anthology to savour .

In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes have received more media attention than ever before.

Why would Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), modernist titan and so-called prophet of the New Music, commit himself time and again to the venerable sonata-allegro form of Mozart and Beethoven?

Heinrich Schenker ranks among the most important figures in the development of western music theory in the twentieth century.

From the creators of The Sex Pistols Graphic Novel, Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic Novel and Eminem: In My Skin comes an explosive new graphic novel about the King of Pop.

A fresh look at Stravinsky''s musical style, from a variety of analytical, critical and aesthetic angles.

In this rigorous study, Marcus Collins reconceives the Beatles'' social, cultural and political impact on sixties Britain.

When Hank Williams died on New Year's Day 1953 at the age of twenty-nine, his passing appeared to bring an abrupt end to a saga of rags-to-riches success and anguished self-destruction.

A revealing investigation into the life of a reclusive cult genius.

In this book, follow the career of Carrie Underwood as she goes from the American Idol competition to worldwide celebrity.

From the mid-1950s through the 1960s, Hungarian composer Gyrgy Ligeti went through a remarkable period of stylistic transition, from the emulation of his fellow countryman Bla Bartk to his own individual style at the forefront of the Western-European avant-garde.

In 1972, a group of creative Brazilian musicians and poets informally led by singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento recorded a landmark double-LP titled Clube da Esquina (Corner Club).

THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY ON KURT COBAIN'A joy to read'Observer'Superbly researched'Sunday Times'Is, or should be, the last word on Kurt Cobain'Lynn Barber, Daily TelegraphKurt Cobain's life and death fast became rock 'n' roll legend.

Debussy's Critics: Sound, Affect, and the Experience of Modernism explores the music of Claude Debussy and its early reception in light of the rise of the empirical human sciences in Western Europe around the turn of the twentieth century.

The incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed thirteen songs at the Virginia State Prison Farm for famed folklorist John Lomax and the Library of Congress.

John Lee "e;Sonny Boy"e; Williamson was one of the most popular blues harmonica players and singers from the late 1930s through the 1940s.

The first definitive biography of music legend Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder's achievements as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer are extraordinary.

A warning and a wake-up call to learn history so we are not doomed to repeat it.

Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades.