Best non-fiction music books

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Readable, reasonably non-technical books about music-history, musicians, instruments, etc. (For musically-influenced novels, see the list "music to my eyes")
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187 membres
12 ressenyes
3.9
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dara85
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32 membres
3 ressenyes
3.2
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hipdeep
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16 membres
5
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thorold
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thorold: One of the best-ever musical autobiographies, whatever you think of Tippett as a composer
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709 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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thorold
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thorold: Everything you would hope for in a book about Bach by one of his leading modern interpreters
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453 membres
13 ressenyes
3.9
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hipdeep
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hipdeep: I know it's basically opinion/humor writing, but it's nonfiction, and the question of "what makes a song bad" is both interesting and laugh-out-loud funny.
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255 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.3
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dara85
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70 membres
4.1
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thorold
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thorold: Not always the liveliest of writers, but no-one knew Schubert's songs better
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59 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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hipdeep
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376 membres
2 ressenyes
3.8
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hipdeep
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153 membres
4 ressenyes
3.9
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thorold
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1,169 membres
13 ressenyes
3.9
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hipdeep
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238 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.5
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thorold
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thorold: Very interesting account of Mozart's working relationships with singers and how they influenced his operas.
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135 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 3.3
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thorold
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thorold: Classic postmodern feminist challenge to traditional musicology. More readable than it sounds...
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89 membres
7 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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hipdeep
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2,041 membres
24 ressenyes
4.1
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hipdeep
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83 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.7
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thorold
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317 membres
12 ressenyes
4.2
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hipdeep
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138 membres
4 ressenyes
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thorold
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thorold: Of course it's more about Alma than about Gustav, but it's still fun
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22 membres
1 ressenya
½ 4.3
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hipdeep
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10 membres
1 ressenya
4
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thorold
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thorold: Nice anthology of writings about music by Great Composers
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5,460 membres
238 ressenyes
4.1
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hipdeep
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1,157 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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hipdeep
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37 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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thorold
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thorold: Readable biography that avoids the temptation to get over-excited about the causes of Schumann's illness
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de Bono
405 membres
14 ressenyes
4
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hipdeep
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thorold
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thorold: Very approachable short guide to the physics and engineering of producing and hearing musical sounds.
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1 membre
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hipdeep
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4,036 membres
67 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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hipdeep