Music audiobooks

War Child

By: Emmanuel Jal

Narrated by: Ademola Adeyemo

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer—with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources—Jal's family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, on one terrible day, Jal was... Read more

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #16: Bad Rap

By: Nancy Krulik

Narrated by: Anne Bobby

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Katie and Suzanne are so excited-they won tickets to see their favorite rock group, the Bayside Boys, at the Cherrydale Arena! And not only do they get to see the show, but they get to attend the dress rehearsal and go backstage to hang out with the group! But when the magic wind turns Katie into one of the band members in the middle of the... Read more

Appetite for Self-Destruction

By: Steve Knopper

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

For the first time, Appetite for Self-Destruction recounts the epic story of the precipitous rise and fall of the recording industry over the past three decades, when the incredible success of the CD turned the music business into one of the most glamorous, high-profile industries in the world—and the advent of file sharing brought it to its... Read more

Michael Jackson

By: Mary K. Pratt

Narrated by: Christopher Hopkins Ward

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This title chronicles the song and dance genius of the King of Pop, whose recent death reinforced the level of his global influence and stardom. While covering controversies and oddities - from the trial on molestation charges to his cosmetic surgeries to his amusement-park house Neverland, the book also details his incredible songs, videos,... Read more

Big Buddy Biographies #1

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Noah Luce

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This dynamic group of kid-friendly sports standouts, singing sensations, and televistion and movie superstars will inspire young readers. Each book highlights a star's background, claim to fame, and dreams for the future. Colorful graphics, oversized photgraphs, and short, engaging sentences and paragraphs will encourage reluctant readers to... Read more

Hitman

By: Pablo Fenjves & David Foster

Narrated by: David Foster

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most influential musical forces of our time, David Foster—producer, arranger, songwriter, performer—has worked with superstars every decade since the 1970s. In this compelling and outspoken memoir, Foster shares revealing portraits and stories from his over five decades of working with music superstars including Michael Bublé, Celine... Read more

Bach, la vie et l'oeuvre des grands compositeurs

By: John Mac

Narrated by: various

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Voici l'histoire de Johann Sebastian Bach, et de son oeuvre où, comme dans une fiction historique, les dialogues sont imaginaires et tous les faits historiquement exacts. Orphelin à 10 ans, Bach est un compositeur et un musicien reconnu comme étant l'un des plus grands compositeurs de tous les temps, par des hommes tels que Mozart et Beethoven.... Read more

Big Buddy Biographies #2

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Christopher Hopkins Ward

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This dynamic group of kid-friendly sports standouts, singing sensations, and televistion and movie superstars will inspire young readers. Each book highlights a star's background, claim to fame, and dreams for the future. Colorful graphics, oversized photgraphs, and short, engaging sentences and paragraphs will encourage reluctant readers to... Read more

Jonas Brothers

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Noah Luce

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas make up one of today’s most popular teen bands—Jonas Brothers! This book introduces the Jonas family background and each brother’s childhood, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn about the boys’ passion for music and their drive to succeed as pop stars. Also covered are the brothers’ albums, concerts, and... Read more

Miley Cyrus

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Christopher Hopkins Ward

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Miley Cyrus is one of the most popular teen singers and actors! This book introduces her childhood, family background, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn about Miley’s passion for show business and how she came to be the star of Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana. Also covered are Miley’s Best of Both Worlds concert tour, as well as... Read more

Mozart

By: John Mac

Narrated by: various

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Mozart n'a vécu que trente-cinq ans, il nous a pourtant laissé plus de 600 œuvres. Découvrez la vie fascinante et tragique de ce génial compositeur, confronté à des déceptions sentimentales, à des échecs professionnels, à des soucis d'argent. Nous le suivons à travers l'Europe du XVIIIème siècle, de Salzbourg à Paris en passant par Rome et... Read more

The Rhythm Of Healing

By: Reinhard Flatischler & Cornelia Flatischler

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Reinhard and Cornelia Flatischler work with nature’s complex rhythms to unlock powerful dimensions of healing and consciousness. Through their research and their vast experience teaching TaKeTiNa workshops, in which participants express complex rhythms with voice and movement, the Flatischlers have demonstrated that these exercises can take us... Read more

John Lennon: The Life - Abridged

By: Philip Norman

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For more than a quarter century, biographer Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom being a Beatle was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the... Read more

The King of Ragtime

By: Larry Karp

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s 1916, and time’s running out for Scott Joplin. Before he dies, he wants to provide for his wife and secure his place in musical history.Joplin has written a musical drama, and his young piano student, Martin Niederhoffer, convinces him to try to get Irving Berlin to publish and produce the work. The next day, Niederhoffer walks into his... Read more

Masterpieces of Western Music

By: Jeffrey Lependorf

Narrated by: Jeffrey Lependorf

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

This lecture series focuses on the very best of Western music, and as we progress through these lectures, the following are two important questions that we will seek to answer as we examine the various musical selections: What makes these works masterpieces? Why highlight these works? - These works share, for the most part, a common language,... Read more

Understanding the Fundamentals of Classical Music

By: Richard Freedman

Narrated by: Richard Freedman

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

This course is not designed as a chronological survey of musical history and its many stylistic periods or moments, nor an exploration of the lives and output of individual composers. Instead, these lectures focus on the development of listening skills. Through this course you will develop new levels of aural awareness that will allow you to... Read more

Goodnight, You Moonlight Baby

By: Ursula Mauder

Narrated by: Ursula Mauder

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Natürlich sind "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" und "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" hübsche Schlaflieder, die auch heute noch bei den kleinen Zuhörern ihre Wirkung tun. Doch welche Mutter, welcher Vater kennt nach mehrjährigem Intonieren der immergleichen einlullenden Gesänge nicht den dringenden Wunsch, das eigene Repertoire zu erweitern und die Lieder zu... Read more

Goodnight, You Moonlight Baby

By: Ursula Mauder

Narrated by: Ursula Mauder

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Natürlich sind "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" und "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" hübsche Schlaflieder, die auch heute noch bei den kleinen Zuhörern ihre Wirkung tun. Doch welche Mutter, welcher Vater kennt nach mehrjährigem Intonieren der immergleichen einlullenden Gesänge nicht den dringenden Wunsch, das eigene Repertoire zu erweitern und die Lieder zu... Read more

Grumpy Old Rock Star

By: Rick Wakeman

Narrated by: Rick Wakeman

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Around about August 1948, Mr and Mrs Cyril Wakeman had an early night and some time later, at Perivale in Middlesex, Mrs Wakeman produced a bonny baby son. They named him Richard, but he quickly became known as Rick.

Rick was a likable little fellow who had a talent for the piano and for making trouble, and music became Rick's life. Later he... Read more

Inventive Classical Music

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

For the past several years, classical music composers have gathered to share their more eclectic scores at the "Bang on a Can" festival in North Adams, Mass. Jeffrey Brown explores the origins of the event. Read more

The World in Six Songs - Abridged

By: Daniel J. Levitin

Narrated by: Daniel J. Levitin

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The author of The New York Times bestseller This is Your Brain on Music reveals music’s role in the evolution of human culture and “will leave you awestruck.” (The New York Times)
 
Daniel J. Levitin’s astounding debut bestseller, This is Your Brain on Music, enthralled and delighted readers as it transformed our understanding of how music gets... Read more

Divided Soul - Abridged

By: David Ritz

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this intimate biography of the Prince of Soul, David Ritz provides a candid look at a star and a friend. Ritz had been collaborating with Marvin Gaye on his story for several years before the singer's tragic death and had conducted a series of extraordinary interviews in which Gaye discussed his deepest secrets. What emerges here is a... Read more

Life With My Sister Madonna - Abridged

By: Christopher Ciccone

Narrated by: Christopher Ciccone

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now in paperback, Christopher Ciccone’s “breathless tell-all” (Time) based on his fortyseven years of growing up with, working with, and understanding one of the most famous women of our time—Madonna.

Only Christopher can tell the full scale, riveting untold story behind the woman who has intrigued, scandalized, and entertained millions for half... Read more

Vince Ebert: Die jetzt aber wirklich große Show! - Abridged

By: Vince Ebert

Narrated by: Vince Ebert

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Comedy ist wie das Leben: Am einen Tag geht's runter, am anderen läufts auch nicht gut! Vince Ebert, geboren am 23.5.68 im Odenwald, hatte als Diplomphysiker gar keine Wahl: Er musste auf die Comedy-Bühne. 1998 mit dem ersten Soloprogramm gestartet, kam er schnell auf die Bühnen renommierter deutscher Theater und ins Fernsehen: Ottis Schlachthof... Read more