Musical scores, lyrics and libretti

The title of this collection of essays refers to a tailor's mannequin that Alfred Brendel spotted in a shop window in Arezzo, a small Tuscan town.

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Award for Storytelling 2020'A rich, endlessly fascinating book.

In the mid-1980s the Happy Mondays emerged as the prime mischief makers on the Madchester scene.

Billy Bragg is one of Britain's most distinctive and accomplished songwriters, whose work has articulated the passions, both personal and political, of Britain during the past five decades.

Lit Up Inside contains the lyrics of about one third of the songs that Van Morrison has written over his 50 year career.

Jarvis Cocker is widely regarded as one of the most original and memorable lyricists and performers of the last three decades.

This unique volume contains, in parallel translation, a thousand of the most frequently performed Lieder, both piano-accompanied and orchestral.

This book examines the innovative ways in which Richard Wagner made himself a celebrity, promoting himself using every means available.

Construida en base a 23 sonidos dispuestos simétricamente alrededor de un eje central, esta quinta sonata desarrolla su forma en 23 secciones: once iniciales, una sección central, y once que reflejan a las primeras como un espejo.

A history of sound recording from the nineteenth to the twenty first century, first published in 2006.

Proven techniques for songwriting success This friendly, hands-on guide tackles the new face of the recording industry, guiding you through the shift from traditional sales to downloads and mobile music, as well as how you can harness social media networks to get your music "e;out there.

Proven techniques for songwriting success This friendly, hands-on guide tackles the new face of the recording industry, guiding you through the shift from traditional sales to downloads and mobile music, as well as how you can harness social media networks to get your music "e;out there.

In this compilation, first published in 1999, Ian Ledsham compiles an extensive catalogue of the Shaw-Hellier Collection, complete with diagrams regarding how we use text.

In this compilation, first published in 1999, Ian Ledsham compiles an extensive catalogue of the Shaw-Hellier Collection, complete with diagrams regarding how we use text.

First published in 1998, music scored for film has only relatively recently received the critical attention which it merits.

First published in 1998, music scored for film has only relatively recently received the critical attention which it merits.

Técnica superior de guitarra de Julio A.

"e;If you felt Leonard Cohen's death in 2016 as a personal assault, this book is a posthumous balm .

Designed for the "e;musicianship"e; portion of the freshman-sophomore music theory sequence, Benjamin/Horvit/Koozin/Nelson's MUSIC FOR SIGHT SINGING, Seventh Edition, presents music that is challenging without overwhelming young musicians.

This insightful biography provides a closer look at one of the entertainment world's biggest stars, with a focus on what got her to the top-and what has kept her there.

This guide to the piano literature for the one-handed pianist surveys over 2,100 individual piano pieces which include not only concert literature but pedagogical pieces as well.

Memoir of Bethany Beardslee, the iconic American soprano known as the "e;composer's singer.

This collection of interviews with Hollywood composers offers the most intimate look ever at the process of writing music for the movies.

NOMINATED FOR THE JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 WINNER OF THE PRESTO JAZZ BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020An articulate, scrupulously researched account based on first-hand information, this book presents Brubeck's contribution to music with the critical insight that it deserves - ***** BBC Music Magazine This is the writing about jazz that we've been waiting for - Mike WestbrookThe sheer descriptive verve, page after page, made me want to listen to every single musical example cited.

20 original Mixolydian guitar licks in tablature and notation for the progressing guitarist at intermediate to advanced level.

Power Chord is the story of one man’s epic pilgrimage to gain rock enlightenment from the gods and guitar heroes of the Golden Age of heavy metal.

WhateverTom Piazza writes is touched with magic.

"e;Icouldn't imagine a finer or livelier guide through the world of opera.

One of heavy metal's most iconic figures gives an insider's look into the loud and sordid world of thrash metal-sex, drugs, and rock n' roll included.

In 1997, amid Aerosmith's sold-out world tour and number one album release, word about Joey's troubles was reported in the press.

Behind our most beloved hymn is a fascinating story spanning continents, cultures, and centuries.

Rob Sheffield, the Rolling Stone columnist and bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the Beatles, exploring what they mean today and why they still matter so intensely to a generation that has never known a world without them.

Bob Marley was a reggae superstar, a musical prophet who brought the sound of the Third World to the entire globe.

Wedding the American oral storytelling tradition with progressive music journalism, Mitch Myers' The Boy Who Cried Freebird is a treatise on the popular music culture of the twentieth century.

Van Morrison is one of a handful of truly iconic twentieth century artists.

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.

A small format gift book which is a reproduction of the popular book 'Songs Robert Burns' originally published by Collins in 1947.

A small format gift book which is a reproduction of the popular book '101 Scottish Songs' published by Collins in 1962.

If it's time for a rhyme, or you need a satiric lyric, the Collins Rhyming Dictionary is the fastest and easiest way to refine your line.

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

The Penguin Book of English Song anthologizes the work of 100 English poets who have inspired a host of different composers (some English, some not) to write vocal music.

A Space Opera.

Zakk Wylde - the man, the guitar god, the legend - invites all who dare to follow onto the tour bus for tales of glory, debauchery and metal mayhem.

An indispensable combination of 200 best loved hymns, poems and readings for every occasion, and ideal for personal reflection.

Con la nueva serie de publicaciones Música breve de la editorial TRITÓ destinada a repertorio camarístico, se publica una de las más recientes obras del compositor Benet Casablancas.

Carl Czerny, eine zentrale Figur der Musikgeschichte des 19.

An introduction to poetry geared toward the study of songBruce Springsteen, Benjamin Britten, Kendrick Lamar, Sylvia Plath, Outkast, and Anne Sexton collide in this inventive study of poetry and song.

A trailblazing exploration of the poetic power of popular songs, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles to Beyonce and beyond.