Music : General

This book shows teachers how they can recognise and encourage music making in the classroom and so address all the needs of the National Curriculum for music......

"Understanding Popular Music" is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the history and meaning of popular music. It begins with a critical assessme......

One man's impact on the performing arts in Russia Author: Haldey, Olga Publisher: Indiana University Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Mamontov's P......

From legendary hip-hop and R&B journalist Nelson George, the definitive chronicle of the bestselling album of all time Author: George, Nelson Publisher: DaC......

Take a bow and start playing tunes with this friendly guide!Whether you're an aspiring classical musician or you just want to fiddle around, Violin For Dummi......

A new edition of Dave Marsh's classic work on the three-chord song that rocked the world "A tale as compelling as any John Grisham thriller." -Rolling...

A revised paperback edition of composer George Rochberg's landmark essays "Rochberg presents the rare spectacle of a composer who has made his peace with ......

In the 1930s, swing music reigned, and the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra was the hottest and hippest attraction on the black dance circuits. Known for its impec......

"A much-needed study of the impact of rock music on the musical theater and its resulting challenges, complexities, failures, and successes. Anyone intereste......

Women, the Recited Qur'an, and Islamic Music in Contemporary Indonesia takes readers to the heart of religious musical praxis in Indonesia, home to the large......

Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian-"I'm a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer"-has lived through muc......

Long a taboo subject among critics, rhythm finally takes center stage in this book's dazzling, wide-ranging examination of diverse black cultures across the ......

Recordings are now the primary way we hear classical music, especially the more abstract styles of "absolute" instrumental music. In this original, provocati......

What, where, and when is jazz? To most of us jazz means small combos, made up mostly of men, performing improvisationally in urban club venues. But jazz has ......

Music, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form of political expression, a vehicle for bridging or reinforcing social boundaries, and a valu......

Alban Berg and His World is a collection of essays and source material that repositions Berg as the pivotal figure of Viennese musical modernism. His allegia......

This book describes the recovery of the Appalachian dulcimer's lost history, tracing the dulcimer's roots in a German instrument, the scheitholt; des......