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1	The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening more books like this by Kristine Forney add to wishlist With three million copies sold over nine editions, "The Enjoyment of Music" is the best-selling music appreciation text of all time. Spanning the Middle Ages through the twenty-first century, the text offers a thorough introduction to the elements of music, a broad overview of the history of musical styles, and fascinating cultural contexts and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals more books like this by William Duckworth add to wishlist This book should be of interest to undergraduates of music and music theory. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet more books like this by Gail Grant add to wishlist From adagio to voyage, over 800 steps, movements, poses, and concepts are fully defined. A pronunciation guide and cross-references to alternate names for similar steps and positions also included. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Reality Through the Arts more books like this by Dennis J Sporre add to wishlist For One-Semester Introduction to the Humanities and General Humanities courses. Reality Through the Arts provides a comprehensive introduction that covers both arts history and aesthetic perception in western and non-western cultures by covering all the artistic disciplines: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
5	The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians more books like this by Jim Fleser (Composer) add to wishlist Master chord theory ... in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you: Improvise and Solo - Talk about chops! Comprehend key structure like never before; Transpose Keys - Instantly transpose any progression into each and every ... see all copies from $8.60! new only from $8.60! \| SVS
6	Play Piano in a Flash!: Play Your Favorite Songs Like a Pro--Whether You've Had Lessons or Not! more books like this by Scott Houston add to wishlist As seen on public television stations nationwide, "The Piano Guy" presents a revolutionary approach to playing non-classical music on the piano. Illustrations throughout. see all copies from $4.29! new only from $7.13! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A History of Western Music more books like this by Donald Jay Grout add to wishlist One of finest surveys of Western art music in the English language, now in its fifth edition and fully revised to incorporate recent scholarship. Includes a chapter added that is devoted to American music. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano more books like this by Larry Fine, Keith Jarrett (Foreword by) add to wishlist This bible of the piano marketplace is indispensable to buyers and owners of pianos, amateur and professional players alike. Hundreds of thousands of pianos are bought and sold each year, yet most people buy a piano with only the vaguest idea of what to look for as they make this major purchase. The Piano Book evaluates and compares every brand ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| signed copies \| SVS
9	1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List more books like this by Tom Moon add to wishlist This is a book both broad and deep, drawing from the diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera, soundtracks, and more. It's arranged alphabetically by artist to create the kind of unexpected juxtapositions that break down genre bias and broaden listeners' horizons - it makes every listener ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
10	The New Harvard Dictionary of Music more books like this by Don Michael Randel (Editor) add to wishlist In 1000 pages of text, THE HARVARD DICTIONARY OF MUSIC covers its topic in depth, defining and exploring the work of not only Mozart and Beethoven but the Beatles and the Sex Pistols. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	6 CD Set to Accompany Listen more books like this by Joseph Kerman, Gary Tomlinson add to wishlist see all copies from $25.19! new only from $85.91!
12 view cover	The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening more books like this by Joseph Machlis add to wishlist The special features of this music appreciation handbook include detailed listening guides, cultural perspectives that shed light on the music of the world, quotes from composers and "The Norton Recordings" which provide performances of all listening examples. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Goldmine Record Album Price Guide more books like this by Tim Neely add to wishlist Goldmine[trademark] Record Album Price Guide promises unmatched quality, quantity and accuracy for most genres of record collecting. In today's downloadable-digital world the vintage LP remains a popular collectible arena with a wealth of fans. The same fans that know and trust the expertise associated with Goldmine. More than 50 years of ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $10.83!
14 view cover	Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-Century Music more books like this by Stefan Kostka add to wishlist A core text for undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Music Theory and Harmony, Analysis of 20th-Century Music, 20th-Century Idioms, and a supplement for courses in 20th-Century Music History. This text provides the most comprehensive analytical approach to 20th-Century Music available -- from Impressionism to recent trends. It covers music from ... see all copies from $2.86! new only from $79.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15	The Enjoyment of Music more books like this by Joseph Machlis add to wishlist This instructor's manual has been designed to accompany the 6th edition of a music appreciation textbook, which emphasizes a genre approach rather than a composer-masterpiece approach. It introduces material on women composers, such as Clara Schumann, and the music of Africa and Asia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Anthology for Musical Analysis more books like this by Charles Burkhart add to wishlist Suitable for classes in music theory, analysis or music literature, or as a supplementary to harmony courses, this chronologically arranged anthology contains the scores of more than 200 complete musical compositions. Covering the time periods from the Middle Ages to the present, the Fifth Edition is adaptable to all types of curriculum. Features ... see all copies from $1.99!
17 view cover	Form in tonal music; an introduction to analysis more books like this by Douglass M. Green add to wishlist Teaches students how to analyze the total structure and design of a musical composition. Late 17th through early 20th century composers are studied. see all copies from $17.92! new only from $100.55! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth Century more books like this by Thomas Benjamin add to wishlist This text is intended for a typical two or three year theory sequence taught at all four year collages, universities and conservatories as well as many two year schools. Music theory is in-depth analysis that requires a text and an anthology of music - the musical scores that illustrate the theory. This text is an anthology that is designed to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.95! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music more books like this by Michael Kennedy, S.J (Editor) add to wishlist Derived from the classic Oxford Dictionary of Music, this is the most authoritative dictionary of music available in paperback. Up-to-date and clearly written, it is a rich mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles. Written by Michael Kennedy, a renowned authority on classical music and chief music critic for The Sunday ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia more books like this by Bruce Murphy (Editor) add to wishlist This reference has been completely revised and updated to cover more work from Eastern, Middle Eastern, South American, African and Eastern European writers, as well as more entries on African American and women writers. As previously, this volume contains biographies of playwrights, poets, novelists, essayists and bellestrists from all over the ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1950-1975 more books like this by Tim Neely add to wishlist Double the amount of information of any similar record collecting guide on the market, "Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1950-1975" is the book for every vinyl collector. From rock and soul, to country and R&B, this book helps collectors be savvy investors with: updated values in up to three grades of condition, providing reliable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
22 view cover	Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records more books like this by Tim Neely add to wishlist The undisputed champion of collectible vinyl is thoroughly covered in this updated and expanded edition of the most comprehensive reference on 45 RPM records on the market. Collectors and music enthusiasts of all ages will find details about more than 75,000 American records, picture sleeves and extended play singles in Goldmine[trademark] Price ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.64! \| first editions
23 view cover	What to Listen for in Music more books like this by Aaron Copland add to wishlist Aaron Copland, one of the most famous American composers in history, instructs readers in the art of listening to music from the composer's point of view. "What to Listen for in Music" creates the foundation for an intelligent musical appreciation, beginning with such basics as harmony, melody, and rhythm. This latest edition features new sections ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Oxford Companion to Music more books like this by Allison Latham (Editor) add to wishlist The Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time. This invaluable Companion now reappears in a completely new edition. Over a million words in length, it is the biggest, most authoritative, and most up to date single-volume music reference book available. The new edition draws on both the classic Oxford ... see all copies from $12.85! new only from $49.09! \| SVS
25 view cover	Roadwork: Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out more books like this by Tom Wright, Susan Van Hecke, Pete Townshend (Foreword by) add to wishlist As a friend and cohort of some of rock music's biggest legends - the Who, Rod Stewart, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Joe Walsh, and countless others - photographer Tom Wright was given unparalleled access to almost every aspect of the musicians' lives, on- and offstage. Roadwork is a compilation of over 200 of Wright's groundbreaking photographs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.00! \| SVS

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