Review: The Shortest History of Music (Andrew Ford)
Ford’s non-linear storytelling weaves a multicoloured web of musical history.
Ford’s non-linear storytelling weaves a multicoloured web of musical history.
Gillian Wills tells Jo Litson about her debut novel Big Music.
An entertaining insider’s guide to life in the Opera Australia Chorus.
Dibble’s magisterial biography gets a centenary update.
Trent Dalton shot to international fame with Boy Swallows Universe. Now, his book Love Stories will take to the stage at Brisbane Festival.
In his new book, The Shortest History of Music, Andrew Ford discusses why music is as intrinsic to human life as the air we breathe. We run an extract.
A book full of insights from a singer taken too soon.
James Antoniou examines how music and poetry have interlocked through the ages and explores their collaborative potential.
Have you ever wondered what to do with a book that doesn’t deliver? Guy Noble has the answer.
This theatrical novel is a rich and ambitious debut for Pike, whose earlier critique of Zelda Fitzgerald was shortlisted for the AUHE Prize.
Christos Tsiolkas explains why he felt compelled to put his fear aside to co-write the libretto for Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan.
Leonard Slatkin’s guidebook for maestros can easily be enjoyed by all.
A rich, nuanced and detailed survey of Edwards’ music for choirs.