Musicians, singers, bands and groups Books

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up...

" . . . a valuable book of scholarly yet highly readable studies . . . every organist and anyone interested in the music of J. S. Bach should have it." -Early Keyboard Journal

Charles Frantz provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of Debussy's music through the lens of Bergson's philosophical perspective of durée, revealing his 'revolution' in musical time.

Using research, analysis and a range of historical sources, Paul Weller and Popular Music immerses the reader in the excitement of Paul Weller's unique creative journey, covering topics such as the artist's position within his field; his creative...

Here are 80 lute preludes from the Late Renaissance Lute compiled by Elias Mertel, (15601 - 1626), who was perhaps the best known German lutenist of his day. These pieces have been transcribed for the baritone ukulele, Renaissance guitar, low G ukelele,...

Personal Recollections of Wagner is a memoir written by Angelo Neumann, a close friend and confidant of the famous composer Richard Wagner. The book provides an intimate glimpse into Wagner's life and personality, as seen through Neumann's eyes. Neumann...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The Age of Shakespeare is a literary work by Algernon Charles Swinburne, published in 1908. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the life and works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest playwrights in the history of English literature. Swinburne...

The Love Affairs of Lord Byron is a biographical book written by Francis Gribble in 1910. It is a detailed account of the romantic relationships of the famous English poet, George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron. The book explores the poet's...

At the turn of the century, visionary composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes synthesized highly diverse elements from other musical traditions into his distinct artistic voice. As American as he was far ranging in his interests, Griffes was an aesthetic...

From an early age, Richard Hell dreamed of running away. He arrived penniless in New York City at seventeen; ten years later he was a pivotal voice of the age of punk, cofounding such seminal bands as Television, The Heartbreakers, and Richard Hell and...