A very large book designed to include many sorts of writing - scholarly, gay, intimate, casual, etc.

You can teach yourself to play the cello. This comprehensive, authoritative guide covers basics to Bach. Including 116 selections, it explains reading music, playing-by-ear and theory. Play-along CD.

A collection of quotations relating to music by composers, performers, writers, critics and fans, covering a wide range of musical genres and time periods.

An alphabet book for music lovers.

An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950 Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compiled an essential handbook for lovers of classical music, designed to enhance their listening experience to the full. Covering four hundred works by sixty-eight composers from Corelli to Shostakovich, this engaging companion explores and unpacks the most frequently performed works, including symphonies, concertos, overtures, suites, and ballet scores. It offers intriguing details about each piece while avoiding technical terminology that might frustrate the non-specialist reader. Philip identifies key features in each work, as well as subtleties and surprises that await the attentive listener, and he includes enough background and biographical information to illuminate the composer’s intentions. Organized alphabetically from Bach to Webern, this compendium will be indispensable for classical music enthusiasts, whether in the concert hall or enjoying recordings at home.

Lafayette Carthon Musicians' Handbook 2nd Edition is a "feel good" book by acclaimed musician-to-the-stars, Lafayette Carthon, who urges music lovers everywhere to fulfill their music purpose in life. Having played keyboards and arranged music on recording projects with Michael Jackson, Donnie McClurkin, Celine Dion, Mary J. Bilge and many others, Lafayette shares three things that every person should know about music, and how all people should maximize their God-given music potential. Prepare to rekindle your music passion! Visit LafayetteCarthon.com.

Everyone remembers their first NOW! Each edition of the NOW That's What I Call Musicseries captures the essence of the pop charts at that precise moment in music history, striking a chord with music fans since 1983. Charting the story of NOWthrough album covers, detailed track listings and interesting trivia about each album all the way up to NOW 91, The NOW That's What I Call Music Bookis the perfect nostalgic gift for music lovers!

This unique devotional is written expressly with the musically inclined in mind. Each of the fifty-two devotions is titled with a musical term, such as "Allegro" or "D. S. Al Fine," using that term to form the content. After a definition of the term, author Jack Coleman offers an insightful devotional lesson readers can learn from. Each devotion includes Scripture quotations and musical settings that illustrate the musical terms. Musicians, students of music, and anyone who enjoys music and wants to learn more about how God uses it to inspire and instruct us will love this one-of-a-kind devotional. Includes a foreword by Cliff Barrows, music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and endorsements from Michael W. Smith, Kurt Kaiser, and Don Moen.

Vienna has the richest musical history of any city in the world, and Vienna for the Music Lover is the complete guide to seeing and experiencing this wonderful city first-hand. The stories of the Viennese masters are told through the city’s museums, opera houses, concert halls, residences, churches, streets, and neighborhoods. Detailed descriptions, including numerous quotes and historic pictures, make the lives of the composers come to life on every page. You can even walk in the composer’s footsteps by taking one of the book’s eight musical walks. Concluding this overview is a list of 419 musical addresses, the most comprehensive of its kind ever in print.

Outlines the importance of music in movies, giving examples of the relationship's history, some of the greatest triumphs of music and film, and some of the people that have created the songs and scores