To Tatau Waka - In Search of Maori Music 1958-1979 by Mervyn McLean
$47.50 NZD
Category: Maori History, Society & Culture | Reading Level: very good
In this engrossing book, written in a deliberately non-technical way, one of New Zealand's leading ethnomusicologists, Mervyn McLean, tells the story of his fieldwork, travelling in rural New Zealand, recording traditional Maori songs over a span of more than 20 years from 1958 to 1979. He says, "I've r ...Show more
U2 by U2 by Neil McCormick
$65.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
"I always thought the job was to be as great as you could be." - Bono. This is the story of U2, in their own words and pictures. Told with wit, insight and astonishing candour by the band themselves and manager Paul McGuinness, with pictures from their own archives, "U2 By U2" allows unprecedented acces ...Show more
Wagner's Parsifal - The Music of Redemption by Roger Scruton
$48.00 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
Wagner's last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal, the 'pure fool, knowing through compassion', who has been called to rescue the Kingdom of the Grail from the sins that have polluted it. The Grail is a symbol of purity in a world of lust and power, but although Parsifal is the culmination of Wagner ...Show more
Who Killed Classical Music? - Maestros, Managers and Corporate Politics by Norman Lebrecht
$27.50 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness
Women, Rock! Portraits in Popular Music by PHILIP AUSLANDER
$79.99 NZD
Category: Music & Showbusiness | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Women Rock! honors the unique contributions of 50 female artists with noteworthy contributions to music. Women played crucial roles in the history of rock music. Without Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a gospel-singing electric guitarist, rock might never have been born. Janis Joplin and Grace Slick were for ...Show more