Theory, Books, Accessories

Nirvana unintentionally tore the music world asunder in 1991 with 'Smells like Teen Spirit.' At the time, MTV and the pop charts were dominated by vapid hair metal acts and Michael Jackson. Nirvana re...

Much has been written about Nirvana and from many different points of view. All of their commercially released songs have been in songbooks; from rock scores to guitar tab, but this hardback book feat...

Altogether, a sensitive and tasteful document. - Library Journal A series of themed essays rather than a traditional biography, this profile of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist is the work of...

This superbly edited selection of nearly three hundred of Chopin's letters, the first to be published in English, vividly reveals the composer as man and artist. The tone of the letters is exuberantly...

Music Teaching

Music Teaching

Music Teaching

Music Teaching

This unique set includes three popular pocket-sized Essential Dictionaries conveniently displayed in a sturdy slipcover case. Each dictionary is clearly written, providing the most practical and conci...

Over 250 pages packed with essential music information! Alfred's Mini Music Guides provide essential information in a convenient size. With over 2,500 entries of clear, practical definitions, explanat...

Principal Timpanist of the Boston Symphony, head of the Percussion Department at Boston University, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and section leader for the Tanglewood Music Center, Tim Geni...

This lovingly researched book is a musical, pictorial and historical narrative of the Old West, featuring 48 annotated songs that are authentic examples of the popular music of the era. Author Jim Bob...

Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed as some of the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Mid...

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Musical Scene Study Guide is the first book of its kind, featuring both comic and dramatic scenes and songs from every R&H musical (except Pipe Dream) for the purpose of musi...

For the first time, this handbook offers an overview of the art of ensemble playing in the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods and also includes historical 'art words' (such as 'Mannheim School' o...