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Bach, Beethoven and the Boys - Tenth Anniversary Edition!: Music History as It Ought to Be Taught
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David W Barber, Dave Donald (Illustrator), Anthony Burgess (Preface by)
To celebrate its 10th aniversary, Sound and Vision has prepared a special new edition, totally reformatted and updated by the author. Since its first publication a decade ago, this irreverent yet factual account of music history has become an internationally bestselling classic in the field of musical humor. Includes 35 illustrations.
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When the fat lady sings : opera history as it ought to be taught.
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David W. Barber
Ten years and 60,000 copies after its initial release, a revised and expanded edition of this classic spoof on musical history. The expanded edition contains new material by David Barber as well as supplementary material by two famous singers.
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A Musician's Dictionary
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David W Barber
Since 1983, A MUSICIAN'S DICTIONARY has delighted a growing legion of readers with its witty, wacky and satirical definitions of musicians and musical terminology. The brand-new edition, revised and expanded, includes dozens of new definitions.
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If It Ain't Baroque: More Music History as It Ought to Be Taught
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David W. Barber, Dave Donald (Illustrator), Anthony Burgess (Photographer)
David Barber teaches the general public the historical truth of music with laughter.
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Bach, Beethoven and the Boys: Music History as It Ought to Be Taught
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David W Barber
Novelist Anthony Burgess, originally trained as a musicologist and composer, wrote the introduction to this entertaining volume of music criticism.
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The Music Lover's Quotation Book
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David W Barber (Compiled by)
A collection of quotations relating to music by composers, performers, writers, critics and fans, covering a wide range of musical genres and time periods.
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Tutus, Tights and Tiptoes: Ballet History as It Ought to Be Taught
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David W Barber, Dave Donald (Illustrator), Karen Kain (Preface by)
Popular music historian and humorist David W. Barber casts a wicked, witty and insightful eye at the history of ballet from its earliest beginnings to its recent scandals.
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Better Than It Sounds!: A Dictionary of Humourous Musical Quotations
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David W Barber
BETTER THAN IT SOUNDS, is sometimes pithy, sometimes provacative, sometimes profound and always amusing, these quotes by famous (and not so famous) musicians will brighten your day.
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Quotable Alice
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David W Barber (Composer), Lewis Carroll
A book of quotations compiled from Lewis Carroll's two great Alice stories - many of which have entered everyday use. This brings together the best and most memorable of Carroll's pithy expressions.
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Getting a Handel on Messiah
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David W. Barber, Dave Donald (Illustrator)
Most everyone has heard Handel's MESSIAH. Maybe you've actually performed it. But if you thought you knew all about the great composer's famous oratorio, it may surprise you to learn that Handel composed the work solely for money; its first performance was in London; the "Hallelujah" chorus originally had a different name. These and many more ...
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Quotable Sherlock
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David W Barber (Compiled by)
A book of quotations compiled from Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories - many of which have entered everyday use. This brings together the best and most memorable of Doyle's expressions as well as some of the original edition's illustrations.
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The "Barberian" Presidency: Theoretical and Empirical Readings
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William D. Pederson, James David Barber
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Question and Answers: Torts
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David H. Barber, Ronald W. Eades
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Public Opinion in American Politics
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W Lance Bennett, James David Barber (Photographer)
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Corporations : adaptable to fourth edition of Hamilton casebook
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David H. Barber, Robert W. Hamilton
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Bach, Beethoven and the Boys
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David W. Barber
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