Music
Hollywood musicals
Explore the enchanting world of Hollywood musicals, from the golden age of the 30s and 40s to the vibrant 50s and 60s. Discover how the firs…
Whatever Happened To Bobbie Gentry
Rosanne Cash presents a profile of one of the most gifted and enigmatic American singer-songwriters, Bobbie Gentry. Best remembered for her …
Stories of Symphonic Music
'A guide to the meaning of important symphonies, overtures and tone-poems from Beethoven to the present day'. Gilman became notorious for sc…
Wolfman Jack And The Border Blasters
In Search of the Wolf is a captivating exploration of the first pirate radio stations that emerged on the US/Mexico border in the 1950s. Thi…
Ludwig Van Beethoven
The late Pitts Sanborn wrote this booklet under the title Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies... I have left Mr. Sanborn’s pages on the symph…
Piano and Song
Piano and Song by Friedrich Wieck offers a unique blend of conversation and instruction, making it an engaging resource for anyone intereste…
The Roy Rogers Show
Guest starring is motion picture villain Porter Hall. Enjoy Western music from Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, and the Sons of the Pioneers, the Farr…
The Beatles
This lecture, delivered on January 13, 1966, explores the profound impact of The Beatles on popular culture and mass culture. The speaker, M…
Country Blues
No one knows for sure when the blues became a music form of its own, but most authorities agree it was in the late 19th and early 20th centu…
Schubert And His Works
This is a short introduction to Franz Schubert’s life and works. “…to give the casual radio listener a slight idea of Schubert’s inundating…
The Art of Music
Volume 1 in the "The Art of Music" series, published by the National Society of Music. This first volume covers the "Pre-Clas…
The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven
The first of three volumes of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. Covers the years 1770-1802. - Summary by Zain Solinski
The Art of Music
Volume 2 in the "The Art of Music" series, published by the National Society of Music. This first volume covers the Classical and …
Selected Letters of Ludwig van Beethoven
Explore the intimate thoughts and reflections of one of history's greatest composers in Selected Letters of Ludwig van Beethoven. This colle…
Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music
Included in this little book are analyses and backgrounds of most of Tschaikowsky’s standard concert music. A short sketch of Tschaikowsky’s…
Why We Love Music
Psychologists have not explained why we love music. A technical psychologist indulges in generalizations and predictions in a practical and …
How to Listen to Music
This book is "not written for professional musicians, but for untaught lovers of the art". It gives broad instruction on composers…
Irving Berlin 100
Irving Berlin 100 is a tribute to the legendary composer Irving Berlin, who was born in 1888 and passed away in 1989. Perhaps no one embodie…
The Blues
The Blues is a captivating series consisting of fourteen hour-long programs hosted by Grammy Award-winning bluesman Keb' Mo'. This first epi…
Mozart's Youth
This short account of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is part of the “Life Stories for Young People” series. It is written in an engaging …