How to Build an Orchestra by Mary Auld
$27.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference
Find out what makes up an orchestra and learn about its different instruments with this beautifully illustrated book, produced in association with the London Symphony Orchestra. This wonderfully illustrated story follows a conductor who is auditioning each instrument for his orchestra. With accompanyin ...Show more
The NME Music Quiz Book by Rob Dimery
$24.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference
Put your music knowledge to the test with this entertaining and informative quiz book. Rediscover your favorite music and memories, from punk to EDM, the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Rolling Stones, pop videos to iconic festival headliners, with questions crossing multiple genres and decades. Sourced di ...Show more
The Classic FM Music Box: Hear Iconic Music from the Great Composers by Tim Lihoreau; Sam Jackson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference
The Classic FM Music Box is the perfect introduction to the classical world for music lovers of all ages. Far from a stuffy, academic work, this entertaining book features brightly coloured, hand-drawn illustrations and concealed buttons that play short bursts of iconic pieces of music. The book is arra ...Show more
20th Century Classical Music: A Ladybird Expert Book by Fiona Maddocks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference | Series: Ladybird Expert Ser.
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Twentieth-Century Classical Music is an accessible, authoritative, and entertaining introduction to the Western classical music that captured the defining moments of the contemporary world. Written by The Observer's classical music critic Fiona Maddocks, Twentieth ...Show more
TOSCA by PUCCINI GIACOMO
$29.95 AUD
Category: Music Reference | Series: Overture Opera Guides
Here is one of Puccini's greatest hits, in an affordable version for complete orchestra. This story of love, art and death in Rome during the Napoleonic wars is today considered a classic for such arias as "Vissi d'arte" (I lived for art; I lived for love), but at its premiere in 1900 it was denounced a ...Show more
Music (Letters of Note) by Shaun Usher (Compiled by)
$14.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference | Series: Letters of Note | Reading Level: very good
An inspired and inspiring collection of letters on the theme of music, from the curator of the world-renowned Letters of Note website.
When Giants Walked the Earth - A Biography of Led Zeppelin by Mick Wall
$32.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference
The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters by Mark Wigglesworth
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music Reference
A conductor is one of classical music's most recognizable figures. Many people who have never actually been to an orchestral concert have an image of what one looks like. But rarely does such a well-known profession attract so many questions: 'Surely orchestras can play perfectly well without you? Do yo ...Show more
Sympathy For The Devil by Paul Trynka
$55.00 AUD
Category: Composers
The story of the Rolling Stones is one of the epic rock ‘n’ roll yarns of our time. Their music defined today’s cultural landscape and their history is a source of endless fascination for music fans around the world. Yet one crucial part of that story has never been comprehensively analysed- the role of ...Show more
Paul Kelly: the Man, the Music & the Life in Between by Stuart Coupe
$35.00 AUD
Category: Composers | Reading Level: very good
Renowned music journalist Stuart Coupe examines the life of an Australian music icon - honest, revealing and a must-read for Paul Kelly fans and music lovers alike. He's been called Australia's Bob Dylan and likened to Springsteen and Neil Young, but Paul Kelly stands alone as a chronicler of his and ou ...Show more
Michael Jackson: on the Wall - On the Wall by Nicholas Cullinan (Text by, Editor); Margo Jefferson (Text by); Michael Jackson (Artist); Zadie Smith (Text by)
$65.00 AUD
Category: Composers
Icon as muse: Michael Jackson in art, from Warhol to KAWS Since Andy Warhol first used his image in 1982, Michael Jackson has become the most depicted cultural figure in contemporary art. But while his impact on music, music video, dance, choreography and fashion is widely acknowledged, Jackson's consi ...Show more