Music of film and stage

Everyone has heard the songs from The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for DramaNow a major motion picture, available on Disney Plus.

Cilla Black is without doubt one of Britain's most treasured personalities.

The American musical has long provided an important vehicle through which writers, performers, and audiences reimagine who they are and how they might best interact with the world around them.

A History of the American Musical narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research.

A History of the American Musical narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research.

Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.

As he did in the acclaimed Finishing the Hat, Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with personal and theatre history, discussions of his collaborations, and exacting, charming dissections of his work - both the successes and the failures.

Derived from the colorful traditions of vaudeville, burlesque, revue, and operetta, the musical has blossomed into America's most popular form of theater.

Featuring forewords from bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is the official and fully authorised biography of the world's most revered and celebrated drummer.

From the early days of his music with Stockton's Wing to his time training at Ballymaloe Cookery School, food and music have been parallel lines that have kept Mike Hanrahan on track his entire life.

Originally published in 1997, Collins Opera & Operetta is an invaluable guide to this fascinating but sometimes misunderstood art form, presenting essential information on over 180 major operas and operettas in an accessible, yet scholarly, way.

"e;Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it's the best song anybody ever wrote.

The nostalgic memoir of a young man, eldest of fourteen, growing up in 40s Wednesbury.

This edition does not include photographs.

The cult Swedish graphic novel that inspired the critically acclaimed Lukas Moodysson film We Are the Best!

This book is pretty much our official story so far.

Pop music, screaming fans, incredible tours - being a Pop Star certainly has rewards.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter taken from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, The Rest is Noise.

This is a chapter taken from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, The Rest is Noise.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

A darkly enchanting tale set in Seattle in the 1990s - the fictional life of Kurt Cobain's childhood imaginary friend.

'A fine, intellectually sparkling and always engaging little book - a welcome addition to any Wagner library'Hans Vaget, Opera QuarterlyWhilst no one would dispute Wagner's ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music, his works have been more fiercely attacked than those of any other composer.

From football hooligan to opera singer, from the Cockney Reds to Catullus, from a hectic household to tranquility of spirit, Mark Glanville has travelled many paths, been many people - this is his remarkable story.

The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon.

The second novel from Tom Perrotta, author of 'Little Children', 'Election' and 'The Abstinence Teacher'.

The hugely popular Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories and transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series The ChoirFor the first time, Gareth reveals everything he has learned from working with so many groups of memorable people, including the record-breaking Military Wives and latest series of The Choir being shown this Autumn.

Still Got It, Never Lost It!

Described as the Irish John Peel, Dave Fanning has been a major player in the Irish and global music scene for over 30 years.

"e;I want to make an album of real genius, to sit alongside the Stones' 'Exile On Main Street', and Big Star's 'Third'"e; (Peter Buck, R.

I Know This Much - by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet's prime mover - is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to arrive for years.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most famous—and most controversial—composer of musical theater alive today.

Richard Rodgers was an icon of the musical theater, a prolific composer whose career spanned six decades and who wrote more than a thousand songs and forty shows for the American stage.

Derived from the colorful traditions of vaudeville, burlesque, revue, and operetta, the musical has blossomed into America's most popular form of theater.

Even the greatest songwriters (and Spandau Ballet) have had the odd bad day at the office.