Music audiobooks

Tónsnillingaþættir: Cherubini & Méhul

By: Theódór Árnason

Narrated by: Kristjan Franklin Magnus

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Hér er fjallað um tvo tónsnillinga, en mættu þeir svipuðum örlögum á lífsleiðinni. Marie Luigi Cherubini fæddist í Flórenz 1760. Étienne Nicholas Méhul fæddist í Givet í Ardenna fjöllum. Þeir fluttust báðir til Parísar á fullorðinsárum og kom Napóleon við sögu þeirra beggja. Serían fjallar um helstu tónsnillinga allt frá árunum 1525-1907. Hún er... Read more

Unchained

By: Paul Brannigan

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Arriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution. The sons of a Dutch, saxophone-playing father, the brothers discovered the Beatles, Cream, and other icons as they bound together as musical partners, forming identities for themselves in their adopted home... Read more

Calming Music For Kids

By: Calming Music Factory

Narrated by: Calming Music Factory

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

▪ Is your kids mind always racing with an endless stream of thoughts? ▪ Are they constantly feeling stressed and overwhelmed? ▪ Do your children have trouble falling asleep? This collection has a truly amazing effect on childrens bodies. It gives them a sense of calm, sets them free from everyday tensions, and helps to finally let go.... Read more

Prince in the Studio

By: Jake Brown

Narrated by: Jake Brown

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Prince’s most prolific period between 1977 and 1994 is explored here for the first time in depth via exclusive, firsthand interviews with his key engineers, including fan faves Susan Rogers and David Leonard and Peggy McCreary, along with Matt ‘Dr’ Fink re-creating the making of all Prince’s greatest hits for fans, from “1999” and “Purple Rain”... Read more

We Shall Overcome

By: Bryan Collier

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A celebration of the gospel anthem and Civil Rights protest song "We Shall Overcome", masterfully brought to life byCaldecott Honor recipient and a nine-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Bryan Collier."We Shall Overcome" is one of the most recognizable anthems of the Civil Rights movement, widely performed at protests and rallies to promote... Read more

Esperanza Iris

By: Silvia Cherem

Narrated by: Noé Velázquez & Gwendolyne Flores

Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

La vida y sombra, la luz y la tormenta de una mujer apasionada, intensa, inolvidable. Esperanza Iris, quien deslumbró por su tesón, incomparable gracia y talento, fue una diva prodigiosa que en 1918, con capital propio, edificó uno de los teatros más emblemáticos de la Ciudad de México. Lamentablemente el esplendor de su trayectoria artística... Read more

King of the Blues

By: Daniel De Visé

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 17 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age ten, leaving him more or less alone. Music became his emancipation from exhausting toil in the fields. Inspired by a local minister’s guitar and by the records of Blind Lemon Jefferson and... Read more

Сказание о Ёсицунэ

By: Коллектив авторов

Narrated by: Илья Акинтьев

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Аудиостудия «Ардис» предлагает вашему вниманию послушать перевод известного во всем мире романа «Сказание о Ёсицунэ», выполненный со старояпонского Аркадием Стругацким. В центре повествования – трагическая и яркая судьба Минамото Ёсицунэ, одного из героев войны феодальных домов Тайра и Минамото в 80-х годах XII века. В предисловии к роману,... Read more

Mindhunter

By: John Douglas & Mark Olshaker

Narrated by: Stefan Lehnen

Length: 15 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Niemand weiß mehr über Serienmörder als John Douglas. Er war der erste Profiler des FBI, galt jahrzehntelang als der meistgefürchtete Killerjäger der Welt und ist das Vorbild für den FBI-Agenten Holden Ford in der Netflix-Serie »Mindhunter«. In seinem Buch, auf dem die Erfolgsserie basiert, erzählt Douglas nicht nur, wie er die Praxis des... Read more

Oro de rey

By: Javier León Herrera

Narrated by: Alex Ortega

Length: 14 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Esta nueva biografía, impactante y reveladora como las anteriores, profundiza en los aspectos más importantes de su vida. Desnuda al ser humano que hay detrás de la leyenda, comparte las claves de su extenso legado musical lleno de anécdotas y complicadas decisiones, así como el bagaje existencial de amor, dolor, amistades, traiciones, heridas... Read more

Beyond The Sunset

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Piano by Ear lesson you will learn an early intermediate level arrangement of the hymn “Beyond the Sunset.” This faith-filled inspirational song has been a standard for decades and now you can learn it completely “by ear.” The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song and then teaches it in two- to four-measure sections... Read more

Cumberland Gap

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

“Cumberland Gap” is a bluegrass standard and it is easy to learn “by ear” in this lesson. First, you will have a full demonstration of the arrangement with drums, bass, and guitar accompaniment. Then, after you are taught the lesson in small phases, you are given the backing tracks without the banjo on it for you to use for your own live... Read more

People Funny Boy

By: David Katz

Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe

Length: 24 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

'David Katz's in-depth portrayal of his genius is to be commended and is an essential addition to any serious music fan's collection' David Rodigan MBE OD

'For the complete picture of this musical genius you can't get better than David Katz's People Funny Boy - if you're into Scratch, it's essential' Don Letts

Arguably the most influential force... Read more

Old Joe Clark

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Learn to play “Old Joe Clark” without music or tab! In this lesson you will get a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed measure-by-measure lesson of the song. Once the lesson is complete you get backing tracks to practice and perform with. Read more

Pike County Breakdown

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a rather simple arrangement but gives you plenty of variations each time through the two sections. This makes it a great lesson for not only learning the song but in learning variations of a lot of standard banjo phasing including accompaniment. A full demonstration at two speeds is included as well as backing tracks at two speeds. Read more

Rhythms and Changes

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In this methodical and fun lesson the student learns the most common rhythm patterns for the banjo and the tonal chords for the keys of C, G, D, A, E, and F. The student moves through several demonstration chord progressions adding to their knowledge and skill level as they progress. The course teaches, among other things, the one, four, and... Read more

Train 45

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

This arrangement is loaded with not only a banjo solo of the song but sections where you play accompaniment. This gives you an opportunity to learn a useful rhythm pattern and a moveable chord shape to take you up and down the neck. It is a level two arrangement so it is suggested for second year banjo students. In this lesson you are given a... Read more

Wabash Cannonball

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

From Roy Acuff to Johnny Cash, and everyone in between, this song has become a standard “train song” in country and bluegrass. This first year piece is a good choice for those who have mastered the basics of banjo playing. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song at two different speeds followed by a step-by-step “by ear” lesson... Read more

When the Saints Go Marching In

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This first year New Orleans classic is a great choice for banjo players who have mastered the basics of banjo playing. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song at two different speeds followed by a step-by-step “by ear” lesson in two- to four-measure sections. Finally, you are given the back-up tracks at two different speeds for... Read more

Skating

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s going to be a Charlie Brown Christmas at your house when you start playing this song! This intermediate level solo is quick and easy to learn “by ear” and it has backing tracks to play along with as well. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song to give you a reference recording to listen to and play along with. Then you get... Read more

O Little Town of Bethlehem

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Piano by Ear lesson you will learn the forever-loved hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Bill Brown plays the entire arrangement all the way through followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson of the song in two- to four-measure sections. Add this easy-to-learn arrangement to your Christmas list! Read more

O Holy Night

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This great Christmas hymn is arranged at a late beginner level so it is good for those of you who have been playing for a year or more. The arrangement is demonstrated and then taught completely “by ear” in small measure groups. There are several other Piano by Ear Christmas carols arranged at this level as well. Read more

O Come All Ye Faithful

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This Piano by Ear lesson teaches you a late beginner level solo of the Christmas hymn, “O Come All Ye Faithful” without using any music or print. The arrangement is played for you and then taught in two- to four-measure sections entirely “by ear.” There are several other Christmas carols arranged at this same level in the Piano by Ear library. Read more

Mary Did You Know

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you will learn a late beginner level piano solo of the Christmas song “Mary Did You Know.” The song is demonstrated at the beginning of the lesson and is then taught completely “by ear” using no music, print, or video. This song is also available in an intermediate level arrangement. Read more