Music-Essays

What is the relationship between music and radical social change? This book explores their confounding and exciting interrelations in original and engaging ways. Beginning with how capitalism and empire have progressively twisted and atomised our aurally aesthetic experiences over the past century, Alexander Billet...

A memoir of rock journalism's glory years and the fight against today's forces undermining decent reporting.Working in the media used to be fun. You were part of a thriving industry in print and broadcasting with a licence to speak your mind and a chance...

Theoretical-practical method for the violinist's technical and musical development. Through extensive and thorough explanations and with the support of numerous exercises and photos, all the fundamental aspects of violin technique are covered, from the basics to interpretation, from practical aspects to aesthetic issues. The...

As a music minister and teacher, I meet people all the time who claim to have no musical bone in their body. I've lost track of how many times have I heard, "I'm tone deaf", or "I only sing in the shower". There have...

"Listen To These" is a collection of insightful essays offering diverse perspectives on music. While the author remains anonymous, the content resonates with a profound understanding of musical history, theory, and cultural impact. The essays explore various genres, composers, and musical movements, providing critical...

"To Lovers of Music" is a collection of insightful essays dedicated to deepening the understanding and appreciation of music. Aimed at both seasoned aficionados and newcomers, this book explores various facets of musical art, from its historical roots to its profound emotional impact. Each...

The first authorized book by all four members of the band Talking Heads is an upbeat, offbeat, over-the-top celebration of the beloved band, published fifty years after the release of their first album, Talking Heads '77In a dynamic interplay of images and text, Talking...

"On Music's Borders" is a compelling collection of essays and critiques by the distinguished musician and scholar Sir Richard Terry. This work delves into the fascinating intersections of music and culture, offering profound insights into the origins and preservation of traditional musical forms. Terry,...

In 2024, Tim Chaplin released a series of four albums. The songs were not originally intended for release and the albums were not supposed to happen. But happen they did. This book is the story of the process. An essay on each album and...

Foreword by Josh Solomon; Prologue by Tink Lloyd; Epilogue by Lowell "Banana" Levinger History celebrates the stars. This series explores the artists whose influence often reached much farther than their fame.Rock & Roll Underdogs, Volume 2 continues Karl Sharicz's journey into the overlooked corners...

Essays and interviews on the cultural politics of South Asian music-making9/9/2026On the 30th anniversary of Dis-Orienting Rhythms: The Politics of the New Asian Dance Music (1996) a pivotal book in British Asian music and cultural studies, Dis-Orient30: Music, Culture, Diaspora brings together original contributions...

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Critical and Historical Essays pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic. Explore the world of music through the insightful lens of "Critical & Historical Essays: Lectures delivered at Columbia...

Musical Capital: Sound and Power in Washington, D.C. brings together a collection of thirteen essays developed by twenty-nine authors and musicians to create an expansive story of musical life in Washington, D.C. It examines D.C.'s music as an articulation of both the city's symbolic...

This oral autobiography of the underground experimentalist also serves as a history of the 1980s tape and electronic music scene in the USSince 1980, Jeph Jerman (born 1959)--sound artist, field recordist, percussionist and visual artist--has released over 200 sound works, under his own name,...

"Music is life. Music is a reflection of who we are as humans." -Susan Graham, renowned American mezzo-sopranoIn revealing and genuine interviews, Larry Ruttman converses with world-renowned musicians of the 21st century and engages them in an approachable manner. Dive into the recesses of...

The On Record series presents rare archival images and insightful interviews by long-time popular-music journalist and radio personality G. Brown."G. Brown's writing is informed, perceptive and incisive, often tinged with his hilariously irreverent sense of humor. He has an abiding respect for music and...

Suno Studio 2.0 User Guide for SeniorsThe Premier Producer's Manual to MIDI, AI Sound Design, Stem Editing, Automation, and ExportSuno Studio changes the question from "What can AI generate?" to "What can I actually produce with it?"If you already understand music production but are...

Why devote your life to art if commercial success seems impossible?Part travel memoir, part essay, and part exploration of Japan's local music scenes, this book follows Ian F. Martin as he cycles across the country, exploring underground music communities in every prefectureーand maybe figuring...

TOM PETTY: THE ART OF STAYING TRUE is more than the story of a rock legend-it is a powerful exploration of creativity, courage, resilience, and the price of authenticity. Follow Tom Petty's journey from a difficult childhood and uncertain beginnings to battles for artistic...

On Tour offers a candid look at the UK dance music scene through the eyes of seasoned journalist and music consultant, Ralph Moore. Covering mainly the 90s and 00s but also taking us up to lockdown, Moore shares his experiences from the heart of...

Music communicates something. But what, exactly, it is communicating, and whether that something counts as knowledge, are questions that philosophers and musicians have argued about for centuries without resolution. This book takes that argument seriously. 30 For 30 TOK: IB Music is the twenty-sixth...

In the heart of Philadelphia, a city steeped in history and rhythm, lived a young musician named Brad. He was an unassuming figure, yet within his soul resided an insatiable passion for music. His days were spent strumming his guitar in the cozy corner...

Some things ask to be explained.Others ask to be kept.This book belongs to the second category.It was not written in a hurry.It was not written to persuade.It was written after certain questions stopped demanding answers.Time does that.It removes urgency and leaves only what is...

By comparing the orchestral readings of conductors of the caliber of Bernstein, Sinopoli, Kubelik, Abbado, and Walter, the author investigates the multiple souls of Mahlerian music: the grotesque and the tragic, the trivial and the sublime, the circus fanfare and the inner song.Thus, an...

An Uproarious Excursion through Music Lesson Mania Navigating a carpet of cockroaches is only one of the hair-raising challenges facing one hapless piano teacher in this hilarious compilation of mishaps and miseries. Susan Gallagher takes the reader on a wild ride through her storied...

What if musical aesthetics has been entrusted to the wrong guardians?In Musical Aesthetics, Roberto Barreca argues that the time has come to return aesthetic judgment to those who live music from within: performers. Against abstract formalism, historicist evolutionism, and sociological reductionism, this essay proposes...

Destructive Instincts - Guns N' Roses Live at The Ritz '88Chronicle of a Landmark EventOn February 2, 1988, Guns N' Roses set the stage of New York's Ritz ablaze for a legendary show captured by MTV. At the time, Appetite For Destruction, their explosive...

Starting from rigorous and robust theoretical arguments, through which the autonomy of musical art is affirmed, the Author moves from an apodictic tone to a poetic one, portraying as true regions of a hypothetical parallel world the profound traces that music leaves within us....

The nine symphonies of Beethoven in a comparison of various interpretations by some of the greatest conductors: a fascinating journey into the Beethovenian poetic world, enriched by an in-depth analysis of the recorded performances by Bernstein, Karajan, Abbado, Giulini, Muti, Szell, Jochum, Maazel, Furtwängler...

This collection of stories is a thrilling journey through the history, intensity, and emotions that have shaped the legacy of some of the most iconic figures in rock music. From the rebellious poetry and unmistakable voice of Bob Dylan, through the chameleonic genius of...

Within these pages unfolds the passionate history of ten of the most iconic rock bands, each with its own rhythm, light, and shadow. From the electric riffs of Deep Purple, which paved the way for hard rock with intensity and conflict, to the tragedy...

Echoes of Distortion brings together ten stories that capture the soul behind some of rock's most iconic figures. These are not traditional biographies or nostalgic tributes, but brief narrative pieces where legends step down from the stage to reveal their most human, uncertain, and...

A short Blues history, biographies from Robert Johnson, and Ma Ray, a list of key artistis, songs and also the cruious wanderings of Betho Ieesus around the world, playing the Blues in unexpected places.---Breve história do Blues, biografias de Robert Johnson, Ma Ray, relação...

Cool Stuff is the fifth nonfiction book of reviews and essays from James J. Caterino, the author of Reviews and Essays, Fantastic Films, Cult TV Shows, and Perfect Pop Songs, 50 Films, and Pop Culture Musings. In Cool Stuff, Caterino takes on a slew...

Table of contents I have heard a sound Now I know how that sound reverbs That is stupid How do you know, then I heard it What was the sound, I dare you No No, no, no I try again, I sit with the...

Robert Schumann-one of the most imaginative figures of the Romantic era-and concert pianist Robert Silverman: in both lives, brief but psychologically complex sojourns in Vienna became decisive crucibles, testing ambition against reality and shaping the emergence of fully formed artistic identities. Their two stories...

What song takes you back-instantly-to another time, another place, another version of yourself? In Part I of this collection of stories, you'll heard dozens of individuals share their unique connection to music.What music memories have left a lasting memory for you? A famous concert,...

What does it mean to speak and write theology from different perspectives and in different voices? This volume presents a wide variety of perspectives on this perennial question, ranging from biblical and historical through literary and musical to theological and practical, and its contributors...

Hermetic Music, Vol. II: Exegesis of the Timaeus and the Hermetic Wave continues the philosophical and initiatory exploration of music begun in the first volume of the series. Centred upon Plato's Timaeus, this book unfolds a detailed exegesis of the World Soul, the harmonic...

Author: Robin WallaceISBN-10: 1638042500ISBN-13: 9781638042501Publisher: Clemson University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2026Format: Paperback

What song takes you back-instantly-to another time, another place, another version of yourself? In Part I of this collection of stories, you'll heard dozens of individuals share their unique connection to music.In Music We Heard Along the Way, Eric Gray-author of the baseball memoir...

The On Record series presents rare archival images and insightful interviews by long-time popular-music journalist and radio personality G. Brown."I've known G. Brown since he rode the bus with Journey for a short stint, and I love the way this guy writes! Each entry...

Robert Schumann-one of the most imaginative figures of the Romantic era-and concert pianist Robert Silverman: in both lives, brief but psychologically complex sojourns in Vienna became decisive crucibles, testing ambition against reality and shaping the emergence of fully formed artistic identities. Their two stories...

The essays gathered in this volume offer a modest selection from the work of Mihály Szegedy-Maszák, one of the most distinguished Hungarian literary scholars of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. For several decades, Szegedy-Maszák was a figure of international recognition in the...

A major contribution to the study of all aspects of this jazz master, from his groundbreaking compositions to his performance style and poetry.Cecil Taylor (1929-2018) was one of the most influential pianists and composers in contemporary jazz. A pioneer as a leader/composer in the...

Scores For You to Do offers the score as a relational proposition: a momentary scaffold for collective attention. Drawing on lineages from Pauline Oliveros's Deep Listening to feminist score cultures such as Women's Work, Scores For You to Do holds manifold possible futures in...

The first book to trace the vast influence of Chicago jazz from its origins to today--from Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton to Anita O'Day, Herbie Hancock, and the AACM.Author and Chicago native Howard Reich gives readers a front-row seat to the history of...

YOUR WEAPON IN THE WAR FOR ATTENTION - A SCIENCE-BASED MUSIC MARKETING METHODOLOGY BACKED BY 650+ STUDIES, USED IN HARVARD MUSIC BUSINESS COURSES[MADE BY A HUMAN, NOT A.I.: WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY JAYSON JOHN EVANS]Endorsed by Fetty Wap, IDK, R.A. the Rugged Man, 24kgoldn...

In this penetrating and original essay, Roberto Barreca offers a radical rethinking of musical interpretation through the figure of Jean-Pierre Rampal. Moving beyond the conventional boundaries of musicology, Barreca develops a bold aesthetic vision in which sound itself becomes the ultimate locus of meaning.Rampal's...

An Aesthetic Analysis of Scriabin's Complete Works According to the Husserlian Phenomenological Philosophical Method, Integrated and Validated by the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapeutic Method of Listening to Lived Experience, and Framed within an Anti-Evolutionistic Perspective Inspired by the Thought of Glenn Gould.Roberto Barreca is a musician,...