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27,150 titles

Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop

Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop

Whitney, Karl · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020

New £88.99

Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South

Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South

John, Emma · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020

New £26.99

Being John Lennon

Being John Lennon

Connolly, Ray · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2019

New £58.99

Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

Norman, Philip · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020

New £98.99

Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd

Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd

Mason, Nick · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017

New £103.99

Michael Tippett: The Biography

Michael Tippett: The Biography

Soden, Oliver · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020

New £98.99

Some Fantastic Place: My Life In and Out of Squeeze

Some Fantastic Place: My Life In and Out of Squeeze

Difford, Chris · White Rabbit, 2018

New £24.99

Being Elvis: A Lonely Life

Being Elvis: A Lonely Life

Connolly, Ray · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017

New £37.99

Memoirs and Reflections

Memoirs and Reflections

Kissin, Evgeny · Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2019

New £29.99

Tommy's Tunes: A Comprehensive Selection of Soldiers' Songs

Tommy's Tunes: A Comprehensive Selection of Soldiers' Songs

Nettleingham, F T · Naval & Military Press, 2023

New £26.99

From Rumi to the Whirling Dervishes: Music, Poetry, and Mysticism in the Ottoman Empire

From Rumi to the Whirling Dervishes: Music, Poetry, and Mysticism in the Ottoman Empire

Feldman, Walter · Edinburgh University Press, 2023

New £113.99

From Rumi to the Whirling Dervishes: Music, Poetry, and Mysticism in the Ottoman Empire

From Rumi to the Whirling Dervishes: Music, Poetry, and Mysticism in the Ottoman Empire

Feldman, Walter · Edinburgh University Press, 2022

New £379.99

The Awakening of Islamic Pop Music

The Awakening of Islamic Pop Music

Otterbeck, Jonas · Edinburgh University Press, 2023

New £132.99

Mapping the Rockumentary: Images of Sound and Fury

Mapping the Rockumentary: Images of Sound and Fury

MacKenzie, Scott, Iversen, Gunnar · Edinburgh University Press, 2023

New £148.99

Music, Philosophy and Gender in Nancy, Lacoue-Labarthe, Badiou

Music, Philosophy and Gender in Nancy, Lacoue-Labarthe, Badiou

Hickmott, Sarah · Edinburgh University Press, 2022

New £148.99

Rhythm and Critique: Technics, Modalities, Practices

Rhythm and Critique: Technics, Modalities, Practices

Manghani, Sunil, Crespi, Paola · Edinburgh University Press, 2022

New £132.99

Rancière and Music

Rancière and Music

Stover, Chris, Nickleson, Patrick, Cachopo, João Pedro · Edinburgh University Press, 2020

New £402.99

British Music Videos 1966 - 2016: Genre, Authenticity and Art

British Music Videos 1966 - 2016: Genre, Authenticity and Art

Caston, Emily · Edinburgh University Press, 2022

New £132.99

Lyric Cousins: Poetry and Musical Form

Lyric Cousins: Poetry and Musical Form

Sampson, Fiona · Edinburgh University Press, 2018

New £141.99

Contemporary Musical Film

Contemporary Musical Film

Carroll, Dr Beth, Donnelly, Kevin J., Donnelly, K. J. · Edinburgh University Press, 2019

New £141.99

Modernism, Music and the Politics of Aesthetics

Modernism, Music and the Politics of Aesthetics

Moss, Gemma · Edinburgh University Press, 2023

New £148.99

Modernism, Music and the Politics of Aesthetics

Modernism, Music and the Politics of Aesthetics

Moss, Gemma · Edinburgh University Press, 2021

New £379.99

Freak Scenes: American Indie Cinema and Indie Music Cultures

Freak Scenes: American Indie Cinema and Indie Music Cultures

Sexton, Jamie · Edinburgh University Press, 2022

New £280.99

Applied Practice: Evidence and Impact in Theatre, Music and Art

Applied Practice: Evidence and Impact in Theatre, Music and Art

Preston, Dr Sheila, Balfour, Prof Michael, Reason, Matthew, Rowe, Nick · Methuen Drama, 2017

New £117.99

Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest

Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest

Vuletic, Dr Dean · Bloomsbury Academic, 2018

New £170.99

Musical Theatre: A History

Musical Theatre: A History

Kenrick, John · Methuen Drama, 2017

New £124.99

Music as Multimodal Discourse: Semiotics, Power and Protest

Music as Multimodal Discourse: Semiotics, Power and Protest

McKerrell, Simon, Way, Dr Lyndon C. S. · Bloomsbury Academic, 2017

New £180.99

Performing Opera: A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors

Performing Opera: A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors

Ewans, Michael · Methuen Drama, 2016

New £47.99

British Literature and Classical Music: Cultural Contexts 1870-1945

British Literature and Classical Music: Cultural Contexts 1870-1945

Deutsch, Dr David · Bloomsbury Academic, 2015

New £170.99

The Disney Musical on Stage and Screen: Critical Approaches from 'Snow White' to 'Frozen'

The Disney Musical on Stage and Screen: Critical Approaches from 'Snow White' to 'Frozen'

Rodosthenous, George · Methuen Drama, 2017

New £42.99

Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain

Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain

Cross, Charles R. · Sceptre, 2019

New £96.99

Rockonomics: How the Music Industry Can Explain the Modern Economy

Rockonomics: How the Music Industry Can Explain the Modern Economy

Krueger, Alan · John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2020

New £34.99

Back to the Boy

Back to the Boy

Arthur, James · Hodder Paperback, 2019

New £93.99

The Great Romantic: Cricket and  the golden age of Neville Cardus - Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year

The Great Romantic: Cricket and the golden age of Neville Cardus - Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year

Hamilton, Duncan · Hodder & Stoughton, 2020

New £93.99

From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars

From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars

Grohl, Virginia Hanlon · Coronet Books, 2018

New £88.99

I Saw The Light: The Story of Hank Williams - Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams

I Saw The Light: The Story of Hank Williams - Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams

Escott, Colin · John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2015

New £36.99

Understand Music Theory: Teach Yourself

Understand Music Theory: Teach Yourself

Richer, Margaret · Teach Yourself, 2015

New £103.99

Why We Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica - The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds

Why We Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica - The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds

Powell, Dr John · John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2017

New £93.99

Conversations with McCartney

Conversations with McCartney

Noyer, Paul Du · Hodder Paperback, 2016

New £34.99

Beyoncé: Running the World: The Biography

Beyoncé: Running the World: The Biography

Pointer, Anna · Hodder Paperback, 2015

New £34.99

The Besom Maker and Other Country Folk Songs

The Besom Maker and Other Country Folk Songs

Sumner, Heywood · White Press, 2017

New £26.99

Psychology of Music

Psychology of Music

Seashore, Carl E · Read Books, 2016

New £32.99

The Pipers' Guild Handbook - The Origin and History of the Pipe Movement with Instructions on How to make Pipes with Diagrams

The Pipers' Guild Handbook - The Origin and History of the Pipe Movement with Instructions on How to make Pipes with Diagrams

James, Margaret · White Press, 2016

New £25.99

The Scottish Country Dance Book - Book VI

The Scottish Country Dance Book - Book VI

Wiseman, Herbert · Read Books, 2013

New £24.99

Good Fun Singing Games Book III.

Good Fun Singing Games Book III.

Salinger, Gertrude M. · Read Books, 2013

New £24.99

Into the Groove: The Story of Sound From Tin Foil to Vinyl

Into the Groove: The Story of Sound From Tin Foil to Vinyl

Scott, Jonathan · Bloomsbury Sigma, 2024

New £25.99

The Vinyl Frontier: The Story of NASA's Interstellar Mixtape

The Vinyl Frontier: The Story of NASA's Interstellar Mixtape

Scott, Jonathan · Bloomsbury Sigma, 2020

New £91.99

Music as an Art

Music as an Art

Scruton, Sir Roger · Bloomsbury Continuum, 2018

New £123.99

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