Music-Essays

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,...

An aesthetic analysis of the complete works of the great French composer, combining the psychoanalytic method of "listening to the lived experience" and the phenomenological method of "observing the musical phenomenon."Roberto Barreca is a musician, philosopher, psychologist, and psychotherapist.Author: Roberto BarrecaISBN-13: 9798296936752Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage:...

Is Metaphysics Possible Today? A work of the highest philosophical speculation, this treatise leads us to explore a possible metaphysical inquiry starting from the so-called "involuntary memories" described by the philosopher Henri Bergson, through a method that involves the three temporal dimensions and dreams,...

If you've ever wanted to play the banjo but felt overwhelmed by where to start, this guide is designed to change everything for you. banjo for beginners is your complete, structured roadmap to learning the instrument from scratch-without confusion, frustration, or the need for...

An intimate collection of essays by 80 widely acclaimed and esteemed artists, from Brian Eno to Erykah Badu to Angélique Kidjo to Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, each revealing an overlooked but beloved album that has resonated deeply with them and inspired their work....

In December 1970, Tamás Cseh and Géza Bereményi met after midnight, among mutual friends, at a pub in Budapest. The next day, they wrote their first two songs together; over the following decades, they wrote hundreds more, released albums, created stage shows, and influenced...

Read about the enriching world of music education with 'Considering Mentorship: Selected Essays on Private Music Education' authored by Michael C. Wheeler. This compelling collection offers a comprehensive exploration of various facets of private music education, providing readers with insightful perspectives on the art...

You are the audienceYou are the one who is out listening and clapping.You are there with the stamp on your hand to prove that you can drink.You are the one who knows the music.The most important part of seeing a performance, having an audience.And...

Author: George HollowayISBN-10: 1036466418ISBN-13: 9781036466411Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2026Pages: 214Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

A city's restless exhale frames Charlie Morrow's quest to prove he existed through a final recording.The city doesn't sleep--it exhales one long, low frequency that slips beneath the sirens and the chatter of perpetual movement. Charlie Morrow spent his life chasing that tone, the...

A Fan's Calendar is a fun ride through popular culture throughout the 20th century and up to the present day. The book reflects the enthusiasms of author Joe Belk, who has enjoyed and often written about music, film, and other forms of art and...

Reflecting on 20 albums that have shaped the electronic music field through irradiating artist interviewsAcross 20 interviews conducted by music journalist Emma Robertson, Breakthrough asks electronic artists to discuss the album that, garnering critical and public acclaim, transformed their life trajectories. From idea to...

In the first collection of his essays, Tim Sommer challenges some conventional beliefs about rock and explores how left-of-the-dial music in the '80s turned a generation of awkward loners into a cultural community.Sommer is a musician, journalist, record producer and radio DJ. He was...

A lively compendium of musical practices and compositions that upend notions of creativity and expressivity while diversifying our sense of the musical canon. An artist draws two octaves of pitches randomly from a hat, just enough to set each syllable of the dictionary definition...

An oral history chronicling Scotland's vibrant and transformative indie music scene from 1983 to 1995By 1983, many of Scotland's post-punk bands had broken up or moved south to chase the major labels in London. That vacuum was filled by an influx of young musicians...

Where are the women and femmes in metal music, culture, and scholarship? What are the modes of address and engagement when, as Laina Dawes stated, 'you love a music form that doesn't love you back'? This interdisciplinary edited collection focuses on centring women and...

Lori's obsession with Springsteen began in the summer of 1981, when she hid in the bathroom stall of a seaside bar for four hours because she heard Bruce might show up. That experience kicked off a journey of music, mayhem, and magic that's lasted...

Edward Roesner forged a career in musicology that placed him at the forefront of the discipline. This collection of thirteen essays entitled Quomodo Cantabimus Canticum? taking its name from an important motet text in the Roman de Fauvel, and written and edited by a...

Author: Richard GloverISBN-10: 152751398XISBN-13: 9781527513983Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/02/2018Pages: 234Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.70d