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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？

A concentrated study of Johann Sebastian Bach's creative output and greatest pieces, capturing the essence of his art....

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....

An inspiring discourse on the power of music from one of the 20th century’s most important figures, André Gide....

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

This engaging new biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing, and sometimes imperfect human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances of the last half-century of Bach scholarship. Wolff demonstrates the intimate connection between the composer's life and his music....

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....

Mozart in the Jungle delves into the lives of the musicians and conductors who inhabit the insular world of classical music....

A fascinating and in-depth exploration of how the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Napoleon shaped Beethoven's political ideals and inspired his groundbreaking compositions....

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....

The 20th century witnessed an explosion of creativity as artists, musicians, and writers rejected centuries of past practice. This is the story of the individuals who created the art, told within the context of the times in which they lived....

Electric Ladyland is one of the greatest guitar albums ever made. During the recording process, Jimi Hendrix at last had time and creative freedom to pursue the sounds he was looking for.

Subjective and idiosyncratic, Shiny and New takes us from downtown New York to post-industrial Manchester in the first widescreen attempt to weave together the stories, the songs and events of the '80s that reshaped music and society....

Featuring an exclusive, never-before-heard piece of music, the last written together by the legendary Van Halen brothers! In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and...

A landmark release, this is the first of a two-volume biography of Metallica, the biggest metal band of all time, told via exclusive interviews with the band and their world....

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A sweeping, genre-bending “masterpiece” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity—from Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé ONE...

American pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its singular voice and virtuosity were created by a shining thread of Black women geniuses stretching back to the country’s founding. This is their surprising, heartbreaking, soaring...

Varför hade Timbuktu noll kronor på sitt konto när det borde ha varit minst fem miljoner, och vart tog "The Cardigans" förmögenhet egentligen vägen?

But why did both Fillmores close within weeks of each other in 1971? This book reveals how Graham's claim that "the flowers wilted and the scene changed" was not quite the whole story....

Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths is the overlooked story of how R&B, disco, and funk were transformed by the explosion of music tech in the era of ghetto blasters and Ronald Reagan.