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  • There Goes Gravity (A Life in Rock and Roll) by Lisa Robinson, 9781594632952
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  • What to Listen for in Music - 9780451531766 by Aaron Copland, 9780451531766
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  • Mozart (A Life) - 9780143126065 by Paul Johnson, 9780143126065
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  • Retrievals - 9781933517988 by Garrett Caples, 9781933517988
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  • Writing Gordon Lightfoot (The Man, the Music, and the World in 1972) by Dave Bidini, 9780771012631
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  • Respect Yourself (Stax Records and the Soul Explosion) - 9781608194162 by Robert Gordon, 9781608194162
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  • Guide to Chamber Music by Melvin Berger, 9780486418797
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  • The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass (As Practiced in the XVII and XVIII Centuries, Volume II) by F. T. Arnold, 9780486431956
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  • Jewish Music (Its Historical Development) by Abraham Z. Idelsohn, 9780486271477
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  • Musical Wind Instruments by Adam Carse, 9780486424224
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  • Great Pianists on Piano Playing (Godowsky, Hofmann, Lhevinne, Paderewski and 24 Other Legendary Performers) by James Francis Cooke, 9780486408453
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  • The Concerto (From Its Origins to the Modern Era) by Abraham Veinus, 9780486211787
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  • The Music of Liszt by Humphrey Searle, Sara Davis Buechner, 9780486487939
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  • The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass (As Practiced in the XVII and XVIII Centuries, Volume I) by F. T. Arnold, 9780486431888
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  • Antonio Stradivari (His Life and Work) by W. H. Hill, Francis A. Davis, 9780486204253
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  • Brass Instruments (Their History and Development) by Anthony Baines, 9780486275741
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  • Chopin's Letters by Frederic Chopin, E. L. Voynich, 9780486255644
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  • Beethoven (The Man and the Artist, As Revealed in His Own Words) by Friedrich Kerst, H. Krehbiel, 9780486212616
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  • Schumann on Music (A Selection from the Writings) by Robert Schumann, Henry Pleasants, 9780486257488
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  • American Negro Songs (230 Folk Songs and Spirituals, Religious and Secular) by John W. Work, 9780486402710
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  • Orchestration by Cecil Forsyth, 9780486243832
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  • Treatise on Harmony by Jean-Philippe Rameau, 9780486224619
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  • A History of Musical Style by Richard L. Crocker, 9780486250298
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  • Notes on the Piano by Ernst Bacon, Sara Davis Buechner, 9780486483665
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  • Ravel (Man and Musician) by Arbie Orenstein, 9780486266336
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  • Organ-Stops and Their Artistic Registration by George Ashdown Audsley, 9780486424231
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  • Music-Study in Germany (The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era) by Amy Fay, Frances Dillon, 9780486265629
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  • Horns, Strings, and Harmony by Arthur H. Benade, 9780486273310
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  • More Than Singing (The Interpretation of Songs) by Lotte Lehmann, Roelof Oostwoud, 9780486498027
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  • The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers by Ernest N. Doring, Stewart Pollens, 9780486497969
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  • The Flute and Flute Playing by Theobald Boehm, 9780486212593
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  • Men, Women and Pianos (A Social History) by Arthur Loesser, 9780486265438
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  • Psychology of Music by Carl E. Seashore, 9780486218519
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  • English Keyboard Music Before the Nineteenth Century by John Caldwell, 9780486248516
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  • Anthony Stradivari the Celebrated Violin Maker by Francois-Joseph Fetis, Stewart Pollens, 9780486498263
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  • The Perfect Wagnerite by George Bernard Shaw, 9780486217079
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  • Beethoven As I Knew Him by Anton Felix Schindler, 9780486292328
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  • Arrau on Music and Performance by Joseph Horowitz, 9780486408460
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  • J. S. Bach, Volume One by Albert Schweitzer, 9780486216317
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  • The History of Orchestration by Adam Carse, 9780486212586
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  • Piano Mastery (The Harriette Brower Interviews) by Harriette Brower, 9780486427812
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  • The Rise of Music in the Ancient World (East and West) by Curt Sachs, 9780486466613
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  • Complete Organ Method (A Classic Text on Organ Technique) by John Stainer, F. Flaxington Harker, 9780486430799
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  • Hear Me Talkin' to Ya (The Story Of Jazz As Told By The Men Who Made It) by Nat Shapiro, Nat Hentoff, 9780486217260
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  • Beethoven and His Nine Symphonies by George Grove, 9780486203348
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  • Chopin: The Man and His Music by James Huneker, 9780486216874
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  • Five Graphic Music Analyses by Heinrich Schenker, 9780486222943
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  • Nicolo Paganini (With an Analysis of His Compositions and a Sketch of the History of the Violin) by Francois-Joseph Fetis, Stewart Pollens, 9780486497983
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  • Introduction to the Psychology of Music by Geza Révész, 9780486416786
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  • French Song from Berlioz to Duparc by Frits Noske, Rita Benton, 9780486255545
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  • Beethoven (Impressions by His Contemporaries) by Oscar Sonneck, 9780486217703
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  • Jean-Philippe Rameau (His Life and Work) by Cuthbert Girdlestone, Philip Gossett, 9780486492230
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  • The History of Musical Instruments by Curt Sachs, 9780486452654
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  • Playing the Harpsichord by Howard Schott, 9780486422343
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  • Musical Structure and Design by Cedric T. Davie, 9780486216294
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  • How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (The Untold Story of a Noisy Revolution) by Leslie Woodhead, 9781608196142
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  • Soul Mining (A Musical Life) by Daniel Lanois, 9780865478596
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  • Good Rockin' Tonight (Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll) by Colin Escott, Martin Hawkins, 9780312081997
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  • The Devil's Horn (The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool) by Michael Segell, 9780312425579
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  • Please Kill Me (The Uncensored Oral History of Punk) by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain, 9780802125361
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  • I Want My MTV (The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution) by Rob Tannenbaum, Craig Marks, 9780452298569
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  • The World in Six Songs (How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature) by Daniel J. Levitin, 9780452295483
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  • What to Listen for in Music by Aaron Copland, 9780451226402
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  • Aleister Crowley (Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World) by Gary Lachman, 9780399161902
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  • Barefoot in Babylon (The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969) by Bob Spitz, Graham Nash, 9780142180877
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  • Mo' Meta Blues (The World According to Questlove) - 9781455501373 by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Ben Greenman
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  • Deep Blues (A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta) by Robert Palmer, 9780140062236
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  • Rock 'Til You Drop (The Decline from Rebellion to Nostalgia) by John Strausbaugh, 9781859844861
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  • Quasi Una Fantasia (Essays on Modern Music) by Theodor Adorno, 9781844677924
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  • Close to the Edge (In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation) by Sujatha Fernandes, 9781844677412
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  • In Search of Wagner by Theodor Adorno, Rodney Livingstone, Slavoj Zizek, 9781844673445
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  • The Life and Death of Classical Music (Featuring the 100 Best and 20 Worst Recordings Ever Made) by Norman Lebrecht, 9781400096589
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  • Queens Reigns Supreme (Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler) by Ethan Brown, 9781400095230
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  • Love Is a Mix Tape (Life and Loss, One Song at a Time) by Rob Sheffield, 9781400083039
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  • Whatever You Say I Am (The Life and Times of Eminem) by Anthony Bozza, 9781400053803
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  • Molto Agitato (The Mayhem Behind the Muisc at the Metropolitan Opera) by Johanna Fiedler, 9781400032310
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  • Fever: Little Willie John (A Fast Life, Mysterious Death, and the Birth of Soul) by Susan Whitall, Stevie Wonder, 9780857681379
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  • FM (The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio) by Richard Neer, 9780812992656
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  • The Romantic Revolution (A History) by Tim Blanning, 9780812980141
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  • The Essential Jazz Recordings (101 CDs) by Ross Porter, 9780771070327
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  • Lowside of the Road (A Life of Tom Waits) by Barney Hoskyns, 9780767927093
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  • Wilco (Learning How to Die) by Greg Kot, 9780767915588
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  • A Long Strange Trip (The Inside History of the Grateful Dead) by Dennis McNally, 9780767911863
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  • The Mastery of Music (Ten Pathways to True Artistry) by Barry Green, 9780767911573
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  • Let it Blurt (The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic) by Jim DeRogatis, 9780767905091
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  • Shakey: Neil Young's Biography by Jimmy McDonough, 9780679750963
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  • The Mansion on the Hill (Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen, and the Head-on Collision of Rock and Commerce) by Fred Goodman, 9780679743774
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  • Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock'N'Roll) by Lester Bangs, 9780679720454
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  • We Got the Neutron Bomb (The Untold Story of L.A. Punk) by Marc Spitz, Brendan Mullen, 9780609807743
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  • Classical Music (The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works) by Phil G. Goulding, 9780449910429
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  • Night Beat (A Shadow of Rock & Roll) by Mikal Gilmore, 9780385484367
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  • Skeleton Key (A Dictionary for Deadheads) by David Shenk, Steve Silberman, 9780385474023
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  • Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Volume II by Eddie Trunk, Slash, 9781419708695
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  • An Invitation to the Opera (The Perfect Companion for Opera Enjoyment, Entertaining and Enlightening to Novices and Aficionados Alike) by John L. Digaetani, 9780385263399
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  • Stradivari's Genius (Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection) by Toby Faber, 9780375760853
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  • Living with Music (Ralph Ellison's Jazz Writings) by Ralph Ellison, Robert O'Meally, 9780375760235
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  • On Late Style (Music and Literature Against the Grain) by Edward W. Said, 9780375726330
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  • Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste (A Lester Bangs Reader) by Lester Bangs, John Morthland, 9780375713675
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  • Cinderella and Company (Backstage at the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli) by Manuela Hoelterhoff, 9780375707124
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  • Temperament (How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization) by Stuart Isacoff, 9780375703300
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