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Step into the dynamic world of contemporary jazz-funk with Andrew D. Gordon's latest masterpiece, "100 Ultimate Jazz-Funk Grooves for Guitar." Renowned for his expertise in jazz and funk music, Gordon brings forth a comprehensive collection, offering a wealth of inspiration and exploration for guitarists.As a distinguished composer, educator, and performer, Andrew D. Gordon is celebrated for his ability to seamlessly weave intricate jazz harmonies...
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Songbook with 15 Songs by Robert Johnson - simply notated for the chromatic Harmonica. Robert Leroy Johnson (1911-1938) was an American Blues musician. He is considered one of the most famous guitarists, singers and songwriters in the Blues, he is also called the "King of the Delta Blues". Johnson recorded 29 songs in 41 takes in 1936 and 1937. His main achievement lies in transforming the early Blues music of Charlie Patton, Son House and Skip James...
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The only 100% fully OFFICIAL Annual - written in collaboration with the band. This is THE book of the year for all Little Mix fans! This is the only annual to include exclusive interviews, up to the minute news and info, and never before seen photos of Little Mix. Straight from the girls themselves, find out all about their fashion tips and disasters, what it was like to win the X Factor, all the embarrassing tour moments and crazy behind-the-scenes...
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Songbook with 12 Ladies Blues Songs - simply notated for the chromatic Harmonica.Twelve blues songs, composed and/or performed by four of the most legendary blues ladies: Billie Holiday, Berta "Chippie" Hill, Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey.The tones of the melodies were prepared with simple symbols, the rhythm of the tones is given by the classical music notation.The sounds of the songs are available online in a sound player with adjustable playback speed.Videos...
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British rock historian Barney Hoskyns examines the long and twisted rock 'n' roll history of Los Angeles in its glamorous and debauched glory. The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, the Doors, Little Feat, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, and others (from Charlie Parker right up to Black Flag, the Minutemen, Jane's Addiction, Ice Cube, and Guns N' Roses) populate the pages of this comprehensive and extensively illustrated book....
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Songbook with 12 traditional songs from all over the world - book 1, easy arranged for the Kalimba with 17 tines.The arrangements are notated for one player, the melodies including ornaments are played simultaneously.The sounds are available online in a player with adjustable playback speed (web address in the book).Basic playing on the Kalimba should already work. No knowledge of music notes is required - play by symbols!
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This collection of interviews with Hollywood composers offers the most intimate look ever at the process of writing music for the movies. From getting started in the business to recording the soundtrack, from choosing a musical style to collaborating with directors, including Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, the Coen brothers, Terry Gilliam, Kenneth Branagh, and Ken Russell, from learning to deal with editing to writing with time-sensitive precision,...
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First Floor started small. At first it was just a newsletter, an outlet where veteran electronic music journalist Shawn Reynaldo could write and share his ideas without having to contend with outside editors or cater to social media algorithms. It was a blank canvas, and Reynaldo began to fill it with his extended thoughts on not just electronic music, but the culture and industry that surrounded it. Just a few years later, First Floor now stands...
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From the award-winning, multi-genre author and musician Steven Heighton, Songbook brings together Heighton's lyrics and music for the first time in a single volume, including his final songs, which have never been heard or seen until now. When Steven Heighton died suddenly of cancer in 2022, he was in the middle of an intensely creative period of songwriting. He released his first album of original material, The Devil's Share, in 2021 and was preparing...
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This is the powerful memoirs which an ailing Dmitri Shostakovich dictated to a young Russian musicologist, Solomon Volkov. When it was first published in 1979, it became an international bestseller. This 25th anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as black-and-white photos. "Testimony changed the perception of Shostakovich's life and work dramatically, and influenced innumerable performances of his music." – New...
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Learn how Julie and the Phantoms bring their rock-and-roll dreams to life in this novel based on season one of the new Netflix show from Descendants’ director Kenny Ortega!
After the passing of her mom, Julie has lost her passion for music and is on the verge of being kicked out of her performing arts high school. That is, until she makes the ultimate comeback with her new band, Julie and the Phantoms. There's only one catch: All of her bandmates...
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Lawrence Bennett provides a comprehensive study of the rich repertoire of accompanied vocal chamber music that entertained the imperial family in Vienna and their guests throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries. The cantata became a form of elite entertainment composed to amuse listeners during banquets or pay homage to members of the royal family during special occasions. Concentrating on Baroque cantatas composed in the Habsburg court, Bennett...
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In the New York Times bestselling Crash trilogy, the world is introduced to this generation's Romeo and Juliet: Jude Ryder and Lucy Larson-Explosive. Sizzling. Tragic.
Crash: A steamy summer encounter with bad boy Jude means trouble for Lucy. Her sights are set on becoming a ballerina, and she won't let anything get in her way . . . except Jude. He's got a rap sheet, dangerous mood swings, and a name that's been sighed, shouted, and cursed by who...
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An enlightening exploration of the concept of listening and the evolving role of the listener from Beethoven to Charlie Parker to contemporary remixing.
In this intimate meditation on listening, Peter Szendy examines what the role of the listener is, and has been, through the centuries. The roles of the composer and the musician are clear, but where exactly does the listener stand in relation to music? What is the responsibility of the listener?...
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Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love.
Pick up the microphone.
When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past, was his life as a happily married rock critic, with a wife he adored, and a massive collection of mix tapes that captured their life together. And then, in a flash, all he had left were the tapes.
Beyoncé...
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Trivia Night Moderators:Are You Looking For Fresh Content For Your Trivia Nights at Home or at the Bar?This book offers 700 multiple-choice questions in TV and Music from over 4 decades that will challenge any true fans of the genres.Here are the types of questions you'll find in this bookThe dogs on Magnum P.I. were named after which two Greek gods?Zeus and ApolloNike and HermesAres and AphroditeWhich crooner was interested in playing The Joker on...
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National Bestseller * Named one of Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2018 * One of Newsweek's 50 Best Books of 2018 * A Billboard Best of 2018 * A New York Times Book Review "New and Noteworthy" selection
The author of the critically acclaimed Your Favorite Band is Killing Me offers an eye-opening exploration of the state of classic rock, its past and future, the impact it has had, and what its loss would mean to an industry, a culture, and a way...
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