Hunter Davies
Updated Edition
The book that defines a band that defined a generation.More
Paul McCartney
"McCartney writes as freely—and often as beautifully—as a blackbird sings....[He] is a genius with the common touch."—Stephen Logan, The Sunday Times [London]More
William Schwenck Gilbert, Arthur Seymour Sullivan
From Trial by Jury to The Pirates of Penzance: the complete librettos of all fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan operas.More
Bob Spitz
"No other book captures it so well, understands so well.... "—Greil MarcusMore
Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis
Essential Listening Edition
The Enjoyment of Music: Essential Listening Edition expands the
available formats of the most trusted introduction to music with a new,
brief, focused, and highly accessible textbook.More
Kristine Forney, Andrew Dell'Antonio, Joseph Machlis
Essential Listening Edition, Second Edition
Flexible and integrated, with everything students need to become active listeners.More
Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis
Shorter Eleventh Edition
Easy to read, easy to teach, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades.More
Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis
Eleventh Edition
Easy to read, easy to teach, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades.More
Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis
Tenth Edition
Used by more than 3.5 million students, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades.More
Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis
Shorter Tenth Edition
Used by more than 3.5 million students, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades.More
Pete Seeger, Bob Reiser, Jesse Jackson
“Filled with beautiful music, glorious lyrics, and the soul of one of the most important historical and social revolutions of our history.” —Judy CollinsMore
Roy M. Pendergast
"That Mr. Prendergast is unusually well-equipped to discuss both the technology and the aesthetics of film music is revealed once more in this second edition, particularly in the new section on synthesizers. And in this discussion he is disarmingly frank and perceptive. The hands-on experience he has had as one of Hollywood's leading music editors has allowed him to make comments and judgments that serve the history of film music." —William Kraft, composer, from the ForewordMore
Richard Crawford
An Introduction to America’s Music tells the fascinating story of music in the United States, from the sacred music of its earliest days to the jazz and rock that enliven the turn of the millennium.More
Richard Crawford, Larry Hamberlin
Second Edition
An ear-opening exploration of music’s New World, from Puritan psalmody to mash-ups.More
Scott DeVeaux, Gary Giddins
College Edition
A vivid history of jazz in a classroom text by two exceptional authors—a leading scholar and a respected critic.More