Music added 1st February 2018

A selection of books about all kinds of music

• music
• lancs_50_books_2018

1. 

   The boy in the song: the real stories behind 50 classic pop songs

   Heatley, Michael. Hopkinson, Frank.

   Published : Portico London 2012 ISBN : 9781907554520 1907554521
2. 

   Adele

   Smith, Sean

   Published : HarperCollinsPublishers London 2017 ISBN : 0008155615 9780008155612
3. 

   Schubert's winter journey: anatomy of an obsession

   Bostridge, Ian,

   Published : Faber & Faber London 2015 ISBN : 9780571282807 0571282806
4. 

   I'm not with the band: a writer's life lost in music

   Patterson, Sylvia (Music journalist),

   Published : Sphere London 2017 ISBN : 0751558702 9780751558708
5. 

   The good, the bad and the wurst: the 100 craziest moments from the Eurovision Song Contest

   Tibballs, Geoff,

   Published : Robinson London 2016 ISBN : 147213706X 9781472137067
6. 

   Sounds like London: 100 years of black music in the capital

   Bradley, Lloyd

   Published : Serpent's Tail London 2013 ISBN : 9781846687617 1846687616
7. 

   Musical instruments for children: choosing what's right for your child

   Crozier, Richard.

   Published : Pyramid London 2007 ISBN : 9780600615712 0600615715
8. 

   Anger is an energy: my life uncensored

   Lydon, John Perry, Andrew,

   Published : Simon & Schuster London 2015 ISBN : 147113721X 9781471137211
9. 

   Uncommon people: the rise and fall of the rock stars

   Hepworth, David

   Published : Bantam Press London 2017 ISBN : 0593077628 9780593077627
10. 

    The new Penguin book of English folk songs

    Roud, Stephen, Bishop, Julia C. English Folk Dance and Song Society,

    Published : Penguin Books London 2014 ISBN : 0141194626 9780141194622
11. 

    Getcha rocks off: sex & excess, bust-ups & binges, life & death on the rock 'n' roll road

    Wall, Mick,

    Published : Orion London 2015 ISBN : 1409159795 9781409159797
12. 

    The Beatles lyrics

    Davies, Hunter

    Published : Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 2014 ISBN : 9780297608127 0297608126
13. 

    You can drum but you can't hide

    Wolstencroft, Simon,

    Published : Route 2017 ISBN : 9781901927696 1901927695
14. 

    The people's songs: the story of modern Britain in 50 songs

    Maconie, Stuart,

    Published : Ebury Press London 2014 ISBN : 0091933803 9780091933807
15. 

    Yeah yeah yeah: the story of modern pop

    Stanley, Bob

    Published : Faber and Faber London 2013 ISBN : 0571281974 9780571281978
16. 

    Year of wonder: classical music for every day

    Burton-Hill, Clemency,

    Published : Headline London 2017 ISBN : 1472251822 9781472251824
17. 

    Manchester: looking for the light through the pouring rain

    Cummins, Kevin.

    Published : Faber London 2012 ISBN : 0571283381 9780571283385
18. 

    The million sellers

    Official Charts Company. Brock, Tim.

    Published : Omnibus London 2012 ISBN : 1780387180 9781780387185
19. 

    The speed of sound: breaking the barriers between music and technology

    Dolby, Thomas,

    Published : Icon London 2018 ISBN : 9781785783173 1785783173
20. 

    50 things you should know about music

    Baker, Rob,

    Published : QED London 2016 ISBN : 1784935638 9781784935634
21. 

    Sounds and sweet airs: the forgotten women of classical music

    Beer, Anna R.

    Published : Oneworld London 2016 ISBN : 9781780748566 1780748566
22. 

    The Usborne famous composers picture book

    Marks, Anthony, Bernstein, Galia,

    Published : Usborne Publishing Ltd London 2016 ISBN : 9781474920575 1474920578
23. 

    The Usborne classical music picture book

    Marks, Anthony, Bernstein, Galia,

    Published : Usborne Publishing Ltd London 2016 ISBN : 9781474915823 1474915825
24. 

    Edith Bowman's Great British music festivals

    Bowman, Edith,

    Published : Blink London 2015 ISBN : 1905825412 9781905825417
25. 

    A musician's gallery

    Greenfield, Edward,

    Published : Elliott and Thompson London 2014 ISBN : 1909653586 9781909653580
26. 

    The ultimate guide to music

    Fullman, Joe,

    Published : Carlton Kids London 2014 ISBN : 1783120916 9781783120918
27. 

    I'm good at music, what job can I get?

    Spilsbury, Richard

    Published : Wayland London 2013 ISBN : 0750280077 9780750280075
28. 

    The story of music

    Goodall, Howard,

    Published : Chatto & Windus London 2013 ISBN : 9780701187521 0701187522
29. 

    30-second classical music: the 50 most significant genres, composers and innovations, each explained in half a minute

    Ackland-Snow, Nicola, Cormac, Joanne,

    Published : Ivy Press Brighton 2017 ISBN : 9781782404255 1782404252
30. 

    The 50 greatest musical places of the world

    Woods, Sarah

    Published : Icon Books Ltd London 2017 ISBN : 1785781898 9781785781896
31. 

    30-second jazz: the 50 crucial concepts, styles and performers, each explained in half a minute

    Gelly, Dave, Priestley, Brian LeGendre, Kevin, Parker, Chris, Rawlings, Steve, Alexander, Charles,

    Published : Ivy Press Lewes, East Sussex 2016 ISBN : 9781782403098 1782403094
32. 

    30-second opera: the 50 crucial concepts, roles and performers, each explained in half a minute

    Shirley, Hugo, Hissey, Ivan,

    Published : Ivy Press Lewes, East Sussex 2015 ISBN : 9781782402725 1782402721