Search Results: Music from Elk Creek Heritage Books

Alfred Music, 1984. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Soft cover with glossy wraps in very good condition; shiny & crisp; no tears or markings. Interior clean & tight; no writing; no markings. 32 numbered pages. * Level 5 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library : Recital Book. See photo of first page for titles and associated info of the 17 selections included.

Santa Monica, CA: Angel City Press, Inc., 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition; also contains complete number line with number one. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Contains photos throughout, including front and rear endpapers. Dust jacket very good condition showing some rubbing at edges and a closed tear at top & bottom of front. From the book, ""As much as it speaks to our individual stories, this favorite spiritual seems also to express the story of our life together as Americans. Especially in this century, we have called upon it to comfort us as a nation at times when we long for relief from pain we all share. During foreign wars and periods of traumatic social unrest at home, ""Amazing Grace"" found a popular audience. World-famous gospel singers recorded it, and it climbed the pop charts. Civil rights leaders and antiwar activists gave us soulful… Read More

U.S.A.: Harper Perennial, 2011. Advanced Reading Copy. Soft cover. Very Good. Advanced reading copy in fine condition. Softcover. Appears to have never been read. WorldCat summary: ""Profiles such cultural icons as Charlie Chan, Norman Mailer, and Bob Dylan, and presents a new collection of essays and writings on music, film, literature, and politics that explore the American landscape and cultural traditions.""

Shapir, Bernstein & Co., Inc.: Music Publishers, 1915. Soft cover. Very Good. Copyright 1915. Stapled soft cover in very good condition. Size: 11 1/2"" tall x 9 1/8"" wide. 64 pages. 39 songs - see photo for listing of contents. Overall light age toning to the wraps and internal paper.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Publishing Group, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, black spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. DJ bright and clean showing slight shelf wear. Slight wrinkles to top of DJ spine and corner crease at top front edge. Book contains two sections of 16 pages each of black and white photographs. * From the book, ""To her millions of fans around the world, she is beautiful, blond, and talented. A multifaceted performer whose music strikes a chord of truth. A loving wife and mother whose traditional values and tremendous faith touch the heart. That is the real Barbara Mandrell--but not the whole Barbara Mandrell. Here, in this candid, revealing, and often dramatic autobiography, Barbara tells the true story behind her storybook life---and the tragic accident that changed it--and her--forever."" Hard cover in very good condition with gray boards, black… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Famous Music Corp, 1944. Sheet Music . Good. Sheet Music. Paper slightly age toned. Former owner's name written in small print on top right corner. See photo.* ""Sung by Dorothy Lamour and Fred MacMurray in the Paramount Picture ""And the Angels Sing.""

NY: Quill, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. Stated First Edition Quill. Soft cover in very good condition with crisp wraps; no creases. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Contains black & white photos throughout. 610 numbered pages. Concludes with an Appendix, Glosary, Bibliography, Photo Credits, and a comprehensive Index. * From the book, ""This book achieves the difficult daily double of being musically authoritative and idiomatically diverse, covering everything from traditional New Orleans performers to the free jazz era, fusion, bop and cool. Len Lyons and Don Perlo have compiled a book that doesn't assault less knowledgeable readers with a barrage of technical language but also won't insult musicians or ardent fans.""

Doubleday, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition November 1992. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in Very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Brown boards with maroon spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Maroon end papers. Dust jacket very good with only slight shelf wear. Book cover indicates that book includes a CD inside and CD it is included and still unopened. Also contains two sections of eight pages each of black & white photographs. * From the book, highlights: Why music means so much to Joan Kennedy - and how it can be an enriching part of your life, too --- How to start listening to classical music and enjoying what you hear - with a minimum of effort and expense --- All you'll need to enjoy a musical performance: a brief history of classical music, an easy guide to understanding concert rituals, advice on what sorts of performances will be right for you and your pocketbook --- Creative,… Read More

NY: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition with bump to top corner. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, markings noted * From the book, ""Contents: A concise history of the art form; the Major composers and performers; Key Works; An A-to-Z glossary of terms; Stylistic variations; Valuable resources for the Curious Listener; 50 essential Classical Music CD's."".

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1993. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Printing of First American Edition. Previously published 1992 by Sinclaire Stephenson, London, England. Dark blue boards with black spine cloth and gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. DJ very good with gentle shelf & edge wear and beginning age toning notably on spine and jacket inside around edges. Small, almost imperceivable bump at top of spine. DJ not price clipped. Contains many black & white photographs throughout. Concludes with a Chronology of Events of Porter, Coward, USA, Britain, World. Contains an Analysis of Selected Porter Songs, Analysis of Selected Cole songs, a Glossary of Musical terms, a Bibliography, and a comprehensive index. * From the front flap, ""Born an ocean apart - one in Peru, Indiana, to great wealth, the other in Teddington, England, to an itinerant piano salesman - Col Porter… Read More

New York: Oxford Universary Press, 1935. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. OVERSIZE. Sewell, Helen. Stated: Second Printing. December 1935. Hard cover in good condition with red boards, stamped decorative of three singers on front board. Overall shelf wear and edge wear, edge wear especially to corners. Former owners name and note at top of front free end paper. Illustrated end papers. No dust jacket. Ten full page illustrations by Helen Sewell throughout. 34 carols in total; most are Christmas themed but included also are Easter Carols in addition to 'Carol of Service,' 'Carol of Beauty,' 'Flower Carol.'

New York: Dutton Books, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition with complete number line including number one. Stated First Printing. Hard cover in very good condition with bright aqua blue boards, white marble-like spine cloth, and aqua gilt spine lettering. Internal text block clean & tight but for two ink marginalia notes on page 2 (""Noise is loud sound."" ""Words are organized sound."") and four words underlinied in ink on page 4: culture, thoughts, ideas, worldview. No other notes or markings found. Does have a remainder dot on bottom of text block. Concludes with sections of Notes, Acknowledgments, and Index. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf wear; not price clipped. * The question: ""Could music unlock the mystery of who we are and how we think ?"" From the book, ""An unprecedented blend of science and art, Daniel Levitin's bestselling debut . . . changed… Read More