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Whether you are studying an instrument, are interested in the music business, technology, song writing, popular or classical music history, or composers, our huge selection of books about all areas of music are sure to tickle your musical taste buds!

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New Grove Dictionary Of Music & Musicians, The (New Edition) - 29 Vols
 
 Stanley Sadie & John Tyrrell
New Grove Dictionary Of Music & Musicians, The (New Edition) - 29 Vols
Item type: Textbook
 £930.00

Oxford History Of Western Music, The (6 Vols)
 
 Richard Taruskin
Oxford History Of Western Music, The (6 Vols)
Item type: Textbook
 £425.00

Foxylady Project, The - 20th Century Legendary Guitars
 
 Maxime Ruiz & Christian Seguret
Foxylady Project, The - 20th Century Legendary Guitars
Item type: Textbook
 £359.95

New Grove Dictionary Of Opera, The (4 Vols)
 
 Stanley Sadie
New Grove Dictionary Of Opera, The (4 Vols)
Item type: Textbook
 £265.00

Jazz For Young People Curriculum
 
 Wynton Marsalis
Jazz For Young People Curriculum
Item type: Book & CD
 £239.95

Romanticism (1830-1890)
 
 Gerald Abraham
Romanticism (1830-1890)
Item type: Book
 £129.00

Kochel's Catalogue Of Mozart's Works
 
 Dr Ludwig Ritter von Kochel
Kochel's Catalogue Of Mozart's Works
Item type: Book
 £128.95

Thematic-Bibliographic Catalogue Of His Works
 
 Jean Sibelius
Thematic-Bibliographic Catalogue Of His Works
Item type: Textbook
 £124.95

Fortissimo! (4 CD Set)
 
 Roy Bennett
Fortissimo! (4 CD Set)
Item type: CD
 £119.95

Lydian Chromatic Concept Of Tonal Organization Vol 1
 
 George Russell
Lydian Chromatic Concept Of Tonal Organization Vol 1
Written for All Instruments
Item type: Book
 £100.00

Led Zeppelin: A Photographic Collection [Slipcase - Limited Edition]
 
 Neal Preston
Led Zeppelin: A Photographic Collection [Slipcase - Limited Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £100.00

Stones 1965-67, The [Slipcase - Limited Edition]
 
 Gered Mankowitz
Stones 1965-67, The [Slipcase - Limited Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £100.00

Nirvana: Photographs By Steve Gullick And Stephen Sweet [Boxed Limited Edition]
 
 Steve Gullick & Stephen Sweet
Nirvana: Photographs By Steve Gullick And Stephen Sweet [Boxed Limited Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £100.00

Hal Leonard Recording Method, The [Complete Series Boxed Set]
 
 Bill Gibson
Hal Leonard Recording Method, The [Complete Series Boxed Set]
Item type: Textbook
 £99.00

Study Of Orchestration, The (6 CD Set)
 
 Samuel Adler
Study Of Orchestration, The (6 CD Set)
Item type: CD
 £92.81

Complete Arranger, The (Hardback)
 
 Sammy Nestico
Complete Arranger, The (Hardback)
Item type: Book & CD
 £88.00

Keyboard Instruments In Eighteenth-Century Vienna
 
 Richard Maunder
Keyboard Instruments In Eighteenth-Century Vienna
Item type: Textbook
 £81.00

Rhinegold Dictionary Of Music In Sound
 
 David Bowman
Rhinegold Dictionary Of Music In Sound
Item type: Book
 £75.00

Vivaldi Works Catalogue
 
 Peter Ryom
Vivaldi Works Catalogue
Item type: Book
 £73.95

Arranging Concepts: Complete
 
 Dick Grove
Arranging Concepts: Complete
Item type: Textbook
 £72.95

Bibliography And Discography On Music For Solo Wind Instruments And Orchestra
 
 Hermann Haug
Bibliography And Discography On Music For Solo Wind Instruments And Orchestra
Item type: Textbook
 £68.95

Technique Of My Musical Language, The - Text & Music
 
 Olivier Messiaen
Technique Of My Musical Language, The - Text & Music
Item type: Textbook
 £65.99

Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide To Music Notation
 
 Elaine Gould
Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide To Music Notation
Item type: Textbook
 £65.00

Beethoven (2nd Edition) [Hardback Edition]
 
 William Kinderman
Beethoven (2nd Edition) [Hardback Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £65.00

Viola Da Gamba Society Index Of Manuscripts Containing Consort Music, The - Vol 2
 
 An Ashbee & Robert Thompson & Jonathan Wainwright
Viola Da Gamba Society Index Of Manuscripts Containing Consort Music, The - Vol 2
Item type: Textbook
 £65.00

American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle
 
 Gerald Bordman
American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle
Item type: Textbook
 £62.00

Fortissimo! - Teacher's Resource Book
 
 Roy Bennett
Fortissimo! - Teacher's Resource Book
Item type: Textbook
 £60.95

Singing And Communicating In English: A Singer's Guide To English Diction [Hardback Edition]
 
 Kathryn LaBouff
Singing And Communicating In English: A Singer's Guide To English Diction [Hardback Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £60.00

Mechanical Muse, The - The Piano, Pianism And Piano Music, c1760 - 1850
 
 Derek Carew
Mechanical Muse, The - The Piano, Pianism And Piano Music, c1760 - 1850
Item type: Textbook
 £60.00

Viola Da Gamba Society Index Of Manuscripts Containing Consort Music, The - Vol 2
 
 An Ashbee & Robert Thompson & Jonathan Wainwright
Viola Da Gamba Society Index Of Manuscripts Containing Consort Music, The - Vol 2
Item type: Textbook
 £60.00

Cambridge History Of Twentieth-Century Music, The
 
 Nicholas Cook & Anthony Pople
Cambridge History Of Twentieth-Century Music, The
Item type: Textbook
 £59.95

Sticks 'n' Skins: A Photography Book About The World Of Drumming
 
 Jules Follett & Lissa Wales
Sticks 'n' Skins: A Photography Book About The World Of Drumming
Item type: Textbook
 £59.95

Lieder Line By Line
 
 Lois Philips
Lieder Line By Line
Item type: Textbook
 £59.00

Investigating Musical Styles: Cassette
 
 Roy Bennett
Investigating Musical Styles: Cassette
Item type: Cassette
 £58.97

KS3 Music Elements - Texture And Timbre
 
 Duffill & Richard Knight & Mark Wilderspin & David
KS3 Music Elements - Texture And Timbre
Item type: Textbook
 £58.75

Deutsch Catalogue
 
 Franz Schubert
Deutsch Catalogue
Item type: Textbook
 £58.00

New Kobbe's Opera Book, The
 
 The Earl Of Harewood & Antony Peattie
New Kobbe's Opera Book, The
Item type: Textbook
 £55.00

How Britain Got The Blues: The Transmission And Reception Of American Blues Style In The United Kingdom
 
 Roberta Freund Schwartz
How Britain Got The Blues: The Transmission And Reception Of American Blues Style In The United Kingdom
Item type: Textbook
 £55.00

Companion To The Mechanical Muse, The - The Piano, Pianism And Piano Music, c1760 - 1850
 
 Derek Carew
Companion To The Mechanical Muse, The - The Piano, Pianism And Piano Music, c1760 - 1850
Item type: Textbook
 £55.00

Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator's Handbook And Resource Guide
 
 J Richard Dunscomb & Dr Willie L Hill Jr
Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator's Handbook And Resource Guide
Item type: Book & DVD
 £53.95

Gei Of Geisha, The - Music, Identity And Meaning
 
 Kelly M Foreman
Gei Of Geisha, The - Music, Identity And Meaning
Item type: Textbook
 £50.00

Art Of Conducting Technique, The
 
 Harold Farberman
Art Of Conducting Technique, The
Item type: Textbook
 £49.95

Dream Factory, The - Fender Custom Shop
 
 Tom Wheeler
Dream Factory, The - Fender Custom Shop
Item type: Textbook
 £49.95

British & International Music Yearbook 2012
 
 British & International Music Yearbook 2012
Item type: Textbook
 £49.95

Ramirez Collection, The - History And Romance Of The Spanish Guitar (Hardback)
 
 Brian Whitehouse
Ramirez Collection, The - History And Romance Of The Spanish Guitar (Hardback)
Item type: Textbook
 £49.95

Violin Technique And Performance Practice In The Late Eighteenth And Early Nineteenth Centuries
 
 Robin Stowell
Violin Technique And Performance Practice In The Late Eighteenth And Early Nineteenth Centuries
Item type: Textbook
 £49.00

Complete Musician, The - An Integrated Approach To Tonal Theory, Analysis, And Listening [Second Edition]
 
 Steven G Laitz
Complete Musician, The - An Integrated Approach To Tonal Theory, Analysis, And Listening [Second Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £48.00

French Song Companion, A
 
 Graham Johnson & Richard Stokes
French Song Companion, A
Item type: Textbook
 £48.00

Jazz Educator's Handbook, The
 
 Jeff Jarvis & Doug Beach
Jazz Educator's Handbook, The
Item type: Book & CD
 £47.95

Study Of Orchestration, The
 
 Samuel Adler
Study Of Orchestration, The
Item type: Textbook
 £47.50

Sibelius 7: Music Notation Essentials
 
 James Humberstone
Sibelius 7: Music Notation Essentials
Item type: Textbook
 £46.95

Continuo Playing According To Handel: His Figured Bass Exercises
 
 George Frideric Handel
Continuo Playing According To Handel: His Figured Bass Exercises
Item type: Set of Parts
 £46.00

Orchestral Technique
 
 Gordon Jacob
Orchestral Technique
Item type: Textbook
 £46.00

La Guitarra En Cataluna 1769-1939 [Hardback Edition]
 
 Josep Maria Mangado
La Guitarra En Cataluna 1769-1939 [Hardback Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £45.95

History Of Pianoforte Pedalling, A
 
 David Rowland
History Of Pianoforte Pedalling, A
Item type: Textbook
 £45.00

Music, Informal Learning And The School: A New Classroom Pedagogy [Hardback Edition]
 
 Lucy Green
Music, Informal Learning And The School: A New Classroom Pedagogy [Hardback Edition]
Item type: Textbook
 £45.00

British Music Education Yearbook 2012
 
 British Music Education Yearbook 2012
Item type: Textbook
 £44.95

British Performing Arts Yearbook 2012 - 2013
 
 Toby Deller
British Performing Arts Yearbook 2012 - 2013
Item type: Textbook
 £44.95

British Music Education Yearbook 2012-13
 
 British Music Education Yearbook 2012-13
Item type: Textbook
 £44.95

Playing Technique Of The Saxophone, The
 
 Marcus Weiss & Giorgio Netti
Playing Technique Of The Saxophone, The
Item type: Textbook
 £44.50

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