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The Kinds of Music Books
If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. this is from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night referring to music as one of the most essential elements of love. We can't just learn music in an instant. Sometimes, we require assistance. And who better provide us that? Among other things, we need music books to guide and supply us useful information. It gives us practical lessons and helpful tips concerning about music.
Music books can come in hundred different categories. Some of them include Song Lyrics, Music Admiration, American Music, World Music, Film Music, Music History, Beginners' Music, Adult Music, Music Fundamentals, Music Theory, Oldie Music, Guitar Tabs, Rock and Teen Music, Music Composition, Classical Music, Applied Music / Voice, Classical Piano, Broadway, Composers / Writers, Related Titles, Country Music, and Worship / Religious Music.
Robert Fontenot, Jr, an oldies music expert for 20 years, has ranked the top five Greatest Oldies Books of all time. These are Elvis (a book about Elvis Presley and Rock-n-Roll in general, written by Dave Marsh), Complete Beatles Chronicle: The Only Definitive Guide to the Beatles' Entire Career (it describes the life and works of the Beatles, written by Mark Lewisohn), Top Pop Singles, 1955-1999 (a compilation of Billboard‘s Hot 100 countdown, written by Joel Whitburn), Rock and Roll: An Unruly History (covers the birth of Rock and Roll and its influence to the music mainstream, written by Robert Palmer), and Lost Highway: Journeys & Arrivals of American Musicians (describes the triumph and downfall of rock musicians, written by Peter Guralnick),
Composer-related music books include Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, Beethoven: The Music and the Life, The Creative World of Mozart, and The Compleat Brahms: A Guide to the Musical Works of Johannes Brahms.
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