Biographies
Kultur Famous Composers Video: Schubert
Franz Schubert is widely regarded as the world's finest songwriter of the 19th century. He had written two of his best songs, Gretch am Spinnrade and Erlkonig, nearly 200 other songs, 3 masses, 3 symphonies, and much piano and chamber music all before his 19th birthday.
Kultur Famous Composers Video: Strauss
This eminent German composer/conductor is best known for his operas and tone poems. Before 1900 and his marriage to soprano Pauline De Ahna, he held two conducting posts. His crowning glory, Der Rosenkavalier brought him great fortune.
Kultur Famous Composers Video: Brahms
Brahms was one of the seminal music figures of the 19th century. He composed symphonies, concertos, and many songs, piano pieces, and chamber works. Opera is the only major musical medium in which he did not write.
Gear One Eric Clapton 2008 Commemorative Tour Book
The official tour book of Eric Clapton's globetrotting 2008 lineup is a handsome addition to any Clapton fan's collection.
Hal Leonard Guitar World Presents Van Halen Book
A new series from Guitar World magazine! A history of the band from the early days to current projects. 208 pages.
Hal Leonard Traps - The Drum Wonder Book
Now back in print, this bestseller by Mel Torme is a brilliant biography of his friend of forty years, Buddy Rich, who was one of the most famous drummers of the Swing Era, having starred in the Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey bands.
Hal Leonard John Bonham: A Thunder of Drums Book
John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham was the godfather of hard rock drumming - and he remains an idol to legions of Led Zeppelin and heavy metal fans worldwide.
Ashley Mark Ivor Mairants - My Fifty Fretting Years Book
Acknowledged as one of the world's leading guitar experts, Ivor Mairants has now put into one volume a detailed account of his personal involvements with the guitar since 1927.
Hal Leonard Paul McCartney Now and Then Book
In this book, Paul McCartney-—the most prolific member of The Beatles, founder of Wings, and enduring solo artist-—speaks in his own words of his private life; his life as a singer, musician, composer and businessman; of how the greatest band in the world came to be;
PGW The Little Box Of Beatles Book
Alan Clayson's Beatles Box was that rarity in Beatles studies: a set of biographies of each of the Moptops by a single expert. Now that set is available in a handy condensed form as The Little Box Of Beatles composed of 4 volumes in a slipcase.