Music : General

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......

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 ......

Tim Crich reveals a wealth of insider tips and short cuts, based on years of working with leading artists. His entertaining and time-saving advice is condens......

Explores the allure of Cash's contradictory persona Author: Edwards, Leigh H. Publisher: Indiana University Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Johnn......

Essays that survey the slave trade dispersal of the Yoruba people Publisher: Indiana University Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: The Yoruba Diaspo......

Sheds new light on Mendelssohn as composer, conductor, and performer Publisher: Indiana University Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Mendelssohn in......

The flourishing of the symphony in American cultural life Author: Tawa, Nicholas Publisher: Indiana University Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Th......

Introduces art song literature and composers from Latin America Publisher: Indiana University Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: A Guide to the Lati......

Plisetskaya rose to become a prima ballerina of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet after an early life filled with tragedy and loss. In this spirited memoir, she reflec......

The first biography of a composer who broke the gender barrier on Broadway. Kay Swift (1897-1993) was one of the few women composers active on Broadway in th......

In this sustained examination of Lloyd Webber's creative career, music scholar Snelson explores the vast range of influences that have informed the acclaimed......

"Oklahoma""!" premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Ham......

"Amadeus." "Yankee Doodle Dandy." "Swanee River." "Rhapsody in Blue." Even before movies had sound, filmmakers dramatized the lives of composers. Movie biogr......

This book offers a comprehensive look at musical representations of native America from the pre colonial past through the American West and up to the present......

A founding father of the modern American musical, Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was the composer of legions of popular songs, including such standards as "Smoke Ge......

Hungarian-born composer Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) arrived in America in 1909 and within eight years had achieved his first hit musical on Broadway. This ea......

In the two decades prior to the Civil War, the Hutchinson Family Singers of New Hampshire became America's most popular musical act. Out of a Baptist revival......

Rising from the drug-infested streets of '80s New York City, the incomparable Sonic Youth recorded some of the most important albums in alternative music his......

There are only a few legendary singers who have developed mass audiences while pursuing their own artistic visions: Sinatra is one; Ella Fitzgerald another. ......