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1	Music: An Appreciation more books like this by Roger Kamien add to wishlist This book is the leading text for the nonmajors' introduction to music courses. Some of the books distinctive features include the listening outlines (created by Kamien), the clear concise writing style, the well chosen examples, and the strong elements section. The fifth edition includes new selections throughout, additional listening outlines, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Inner Game of Music more books like this by Barry Green, W Timothy Gallwey add to wishlist By the best-selling co-author of Inner Tennis, here's a book designed to help musicians overcome obstacles, help improve concentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry. see all copies from $6.90! new only from $9.55! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Listening to Music more books like this by Professor Craig Wright add to wishlist More than any other music appreciation text, "Listening to Music, 5th Edition", helps students to develop and refine their listening skills. Wright covers traditional Western music from medieval to modern and integrates non-Western music throughout the text where appropriate, drawing comparisons between Western and non-Western musical cultures. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples more books like this by Jeff Todd Titon add to wishlist New edition of a text that studies music as a way of life for people around the world. Rather than surveying all music, musicologists from leading universities discuss a small number of representative human groups. Through geographical and historical context, biography and autobiography, discussion see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.70! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Into the Woods more books like this by Professor James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Music: The Art of Listening more books like this by Jean Ferris add to wishlist Emphasizing music in the context of the society that surrounds it, "Music: The Art of Listening" weaves the development of Western music into the fabric of cultural history, paying special attention to the biographies of significant composers. In a clear and accessible format, it introduces music from centuries past as well as that of the current ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Technique of Orchestration more books like this by Kent Wheeler Kennan add to wishlist Instruments of the orchestra are clearly described and supported by numerous musical examples and photos. "Suggested Assignments" and "Suggested Listening" lists follow each chapter helping students master and further explore subject matter. Includes updated chapter on writing score and parts with inclusion of material on computer notation and has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Conducting Technique for Beginners and Professionals more books like this by Brock McElheran add to wishlist Conducting Technique has been accepted as a standard text for both choral and orchestral conducting courses taught at universities, colleges, and conservatories throughout the English-speaking world. For this revised edition the author has made a number of corrections and additions, including a new preface. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $18.43! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Definitive Broadway Collection more books like this by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (Creator) add to wishlist Truly the definitive collection of 120 Broadway classics, revised to include songs from the latest blockbusters such as Wicked, The Producers, Mamma Mia, and many more. Songs including: All I Ask of You * And All That Jazz * Another Op'nin', Another Show * Camelot * Close Every Door * Consider Yourself * Dancing Queen * Day by Day * Don't Cry for ... see all copies from $6.33! new only from $15.06!
10	Basic Conducting Techniques more books like this by Joseph A Labuta add to wishlist For one/two-semester junior-level conducting courses in department of Music. Designed for use with mixed classes of instrumental and choral music majors, this competency-based student workbook provides sound and practical hands-on procedures for beginning and advanced conducting students. It features a broad repertory of musical excerpts, and ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $49.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Best Broadway Songs Ever more books like this by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation add to wishlist We've made this book even better with songs from Broadway's latest blockbusters - over 80 songs in all! Highlights include: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life * I Wanna Be a Producer * The Last Night of the World * On My Own * Popular * Seasons of Love * The Sound of Music * Younger Than Springtime * dozens more! see all copies from $3.48! new only from $14.54! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Interpretation of Early Music more books like this by Robert Donington add to wishlist This survey of contemporaneous evidence of how early music was performed concentrates on the Baroque and Renaissance periods and may be used as a standard text for would-be performers of the music of this period. This edition has been revised to take stock of the latest research and theories. Robert Donington's many other books include "A ... see all copies from $20.25! new only from $44.16! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Lives of John Lennon more books like this by Albert Goldman add to wishlist Goldman's exhaustive biography of John Lennon, based on more than 1,000 interviews and years of research, explores the former Beatle's childhood and youth, his days with the one of the world's most famous bands, and his career following their breakup. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.97! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Music for the Voice: A Descriptive List of Concert and Teaching Material more books like this by Sergius Kagen add to wishlist Sergius Kagen's encyclopedic guide to music for the voice has been a standard reference work for singers and teachers for nearly 30 years. For each of several thousand works, the singer can find the compass and tessitura, the vocal type to which the song is suited, as well as remarks on the character or challenges of the piece, with occasional ... see all copies from $18.40! new only from $70.91! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Dissecting Marilyn Manson more books like this by Gavin Baddeley add to wishlist Marilyn Manson's fixations with death, drugs, and the devil have made him the living embodiment of the evils of rock and roll among concerned parents and Christian fundamentalists -- and wildly popular with his mostly teenage audience. "Dissecting Marilyn Manson" explores the full scope of the Manson mystique, revealing what makes him tick and why ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco more books like this by Alan Jones, Jussi Kantonen add to wishlist This work puts aside the stereotypical view of disco, promoted by films like "Saturday Night Fever", and looks at the real roots of disco. Created by people marginalized by society, disco eventually became watered down and accepted worldwide. The book looks at how these changes took place. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.91! \| first editions
17 view cover	Orchestration more books like this by Walter Piston add to wishlist see all copies from $18.95! new only from $49.79! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Encyclopedia of Popular Music more books like this by Colin Larkin add to wishlist This eight-volume collection is no less than the most exhaustive study on popular music in the world. Lovingly assembled by acclaimed music writer, broadcaster, and editor Colin Larkin, this complete history of 20th-century music contains over 18,000 entries. A work of mind-boggling diversity, the encyclopedia provides information on popular music ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $33.73! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory more books like this by Mickey Rapkin add to wishlist "Pitch Perfect" takes a behind-the-scenes look at the sometimes bizarre, often inspiring world of collegiate a cappella groups. 8-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Worlds of Music more books like this by Jeff Todd Titon add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $85.90!
21 view cover	Follow the Music: The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture more books like this by Jac Holzman, Gavan Daws add to wishlist Jac Holzman started his own record company when he was all of nineteen. His total assets amounted to a handful of dollars, a brain fizzing with ideas, and a heart pumping with naive late-teenage hope. He christened his label Elektra. Twenty years later, Jac had brought five hundred albums into being. His studio was the hippest in the known world, ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $8.87! \| first editions
22	It Wasn't All Velvet more books like this by Mel Torme add to wishlist For more than 50 years, he has been one of our most popular, most versatile and most accomplished singers. Now, in a book as intimate as a conversation with Torme himself and as amusing as his mid-show patter, Mel Torme tells his story for the first time. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	One Nation Under a Groove: Motown and American Culture more books like this by Gerald Early add to wishlist An expansion of an article for "The New Republic," "One Nation Under a Groove" examines the business behind Motown's music. The book covers many aspects of Motown's particular culture, such as the unusual Midwest location of Motown records. It chronicles the life and business career of Berry Gordy, and the period in which the music itself rose to ... see all copies from $2.84! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	Genesis of a Music: An Account of a Creative Work, Its Roots and Its Fulfillments more books like this by Harry Partch add to wishlist Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (19011974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized cult of experience, and dichotomy of practical invention and transcendental visions. Having lived mostly in the remote deserts of Arizona and New ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Funny, It Doesn't Sound Jewish: How Yiddish Songs and Synagogue Melodies Influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood more books like this by Jack Gottlieb add to wishlist While numerous studies have explored the African roots and wide influence of jazz and blues, little has been written about the musical influence of another group of immigrants who fused old-world practice with American popular idioms. With wit, intelligence, and lucidity, Jack Gottlieb chronicles how Jewish songwriters and composers transformed ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $37.95! \| signed copies \| first editions

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