Music: styles and genres

In these three librettos, Philippe Quinault turns from classical opera to medieval legends--Renaud and Armida, Amadis and Oriana, and Angelica and Roland--exploring the tensions between love and glory.

Michael Palin's bestselling diaries of the 1980s.

The story of the development of jazz and the extraordinary jazz legends who changed the face of music.

Join the UK's hottest new boyband on their rollercoaster ride to superstardom, with the follow-up to the Number 1 bestselling book One Direction: Forever Young: Our Official X Factor StoryIn 2010 they were just five normal boys, who didn't even know each other, dreaming of being up on stage, with fans screaming their names.

From the Academy Award -winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.

This short book, taken from Remembered For A While, tells the stories and circumstances that surround every known recording in Nick Drake's canon (as well as a few unrecorded songs).

Autobiography by the singer and creative force of 70s rock group The Stranglers.

Flea, the iconic bassist and co-founder, alongside Anthony Kiedis, of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating origin story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.

A Space Opera.

The bible of music's deceased idols-Jeff Buckley, Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, Elvis-this is the ultimate record of all those who arrived, rocked, and checked out over the last 40-odd years of fast cars, private jets, hard drugs, and reckless living.

First published in 1920, this book contains a fantastic guide to teaching piano playing for music teachers, written by Tobias Matthay.

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A remarkable memoir from the legendary drummer with The Police.

Explore the rich tapestry of music history and theory in this comprehensive course, The Evolution of Music.

Coping with trauma and the losses of World War I was a central concern for French musicians in the interwar period.

Yes, you got it right!

The definitive no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, The Who's legendary bass guitaristIt is an unequivocal fact that in terms of rock bands, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who represent Year Zero; the beginning of all things, ground-breakers all.

Songs are reflections of the writers' emotions, culture and ideas too.