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養老孟司×久石譲　対談集！脳科学と音楽が織りなす驚きの世界へ、あなたを誘います！解剖学者・養老孟司と作曲家・久石譲が、脳と音楽の不思議な関係を紐解く画期的な一冊。なぜ人は音楽に感動するのか？

Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia? Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs....

Opera, said Moliére, is the most expensive noise known to man. From its beginnings in the 16th Century, through to today when there are as many musical styles as there are composers....

In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to more than 100 great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers....

In 100 brief chapters, John M. Borack discusses and ranks the greatest moments in Beatles history. An avid Fab Four fan since childhood and a music journalist for more than 35 years, Borack has created a book to agree with and disagree with, and one that is sure to spark conversations....

Jazz 101 is a fascinating entry into the world of jazz, for the beginner, novice, or jazz enthusiast....

Lorraine Byrne Bodley takes a detailed look into Schubert's life, and provides an insightful biography of the great composer, revealing his complex and fascinating private life alongside his musical genius....

The life of Franz Schubert has been a gift to romantically inclined biographers....

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung contains the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs—the most outrageous and popular rock critic of the 1970s—edited and with an introduction by the reigning dean of rock critics, Greil Marcus....

Radio host Marian McPartland pays sparkling tribute to beloved and legendary jazz figures....

In Great Piano Works Explained, you’ll study masterpieces from a wide selection of the great composers, deepening your skill in hearing and appreciating these timeless creations of the human spirit....

Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers takes a deep dive into the story behind “Walk This Way,” Aerosmith and Run-DMC's legendary, groundbreaking mashup that forever changed music. The early 1980s were an exciting time for music. Hair metal bands were selling out stadiums, while...

Da Andrea e Franz Campi, musicisti e artisti della scena bolognese, da sempre appassionati di musica italiana e di teatro. La canzone popolare italiana...

Huey Morgan celebrates the unpredictable personalities and talents of popular music's rebel heroes and explains why we need them more than ever before....

Es ist das Buch zum Sound der Babyboomer-Generation. Das Hörbuch funktioniert wie eine Unterhaltung mit Freunden, bei der man sich gemeinsam an die Jugendzeit erinnert, staunt, lacht und gelegentlich ins Nachdenken kommt.

A candid and eye-opening inside look at the final decades of Sinatra's life told by his longtime manager and friend, Eliot Weisman. By the time Weisman met Sinatra in 1976, he was already the Voice, a man who held sway over popular music and pop culture for forty years, who had risen to the...

Rilke und Brahms begegnen sich im Advent - gestört von Andersen, Bartok, Brecht, Kafka, Krenek,. TrakI, Walser, Webern unter anderen. Ein nicht immer nur ...

The author of The Holy or the Broken and former editor-in-chief of Vibe brings his “thoughtful and illuminating” (The New York Times) insight to Fleetwood Mac’s iconic album Rumours, celebrating its story, mythology, and enduring impact. On January 1, 1975, struggling young...

Amid a background of wars and revolution, the 19th century produced many of the world's best-loved composers including Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky....

In Plunderphonics, Matthew Blackwell tells the story of a group of musicians who advocated for changes to the copyright system by deploying unlicensed samples in their recordings.