Music-History & Criticism

Author: Batt JohnsonISBN-10: 0595151663ISBN-13: 9780595151660Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Author: Louis UntermeyerISBN-10: 0595006558ISBN-13: 9780595006557Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2000Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.05h x 6.06w x 0.87d

Scholars and performers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries attempted to revive music that could evoke the Middle Ages. They invented new sounds and new ways of understanding medieval music. This is the fascinating story of the musicians and the societies in which they...

From the oldest surviving Japanese manuscripts in tablature (ninth- fourteenth-centuries) the book provides transcripts into staff-notation of (largely) entertainment-music, played at banquets at the Chinese Court in the Tang period, borrowed by the Japanese not later than 841. The music has never been transcribed...

During the two centuries before 841, the Japanese Court borrowed a large amount of secular entertainment music from China, chiefly music of the Sui and Tang Courts. This music, known as 'Tang Music' is preserved in manuscripts written between the eighth and thirteenth centuries...

This book provides a detailed introduction to the German lied. Beginning with its origin in the literary and musical culture of Germany in the nineteenth-century, the book covers individual composers, including Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler and Wolf, the literary sources of lieder, the...

An answered prayer for Beatles fans and collectors, the first -volume of a unique work that exhaustively chronicles all known and -available Beatles recordings! Have you ever watched a Beatles film clip and wondered: - Where was that filmed?- Is any more of that...

Many students of renowned composer, conductor, and teacher Ferruccio Busoni had illustrious careers of their own, yet the extent to which their mentor's influence helped shape their success was largely unexplored until now. Through rich archival research including correspondence, essays, and scores, Erinn E....

The Eton schoolboy, Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock), was not yet 17 when he first met his musical hero Frederick Delius at a concert in 1911. The next day he wrote an ecstatic letter to Delius who was flattered and intrigued by the young admirer....

Berlioz, the enfant terrible of music if ever there was one, was always a favorite of the late Norman Del Mar. In this volume (seen through the press by his son Jonathan) Norman Del Mar brings all his wide experience to the explanations and...

Henry Lawes (1596-1662) has long been acknowledged as the leading English songwriter of the period of Charles I. He collaborated with Milton in Comus (1634) and among his hundreds of songs are settings of many famous lyrics by Cavalier poets such as Carew, Herrick,...

Go Where You Wanna Go collects the memories of band members John and Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty, along with recollections from friends, fellow musicians, industry insiders, and other eyewitnesses. In Greenwald's hands, the intertwining interviews tell the story of the band...

A new interpretation of the Age of Enlightenment through the lens of music, institutions, and markets The birth of public concerts changed Europe's cultural landscape by introducing sacred music to secular spaces. The Concert spirituel in Paris is a landmark in this Enlightenment transition:...

Author: Steve SpearsISBN-13: 9798994598306Publisher: Benjamin House PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/11/2026Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d

Author: Jonathan M. CarterISBN-13: 9798247564850Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/09/2026Pages: 178Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

A surprise recital while walking the Camino de Santiago turns into another kind of pilgrimage: to learn to play the cello. George, 71, is nearing completion of this ancient route across Spain when he attends a lecture and cello performance. He becomes enthralled with...

BRITISH 1980S EUROVISION WINNERS' SHORT CAREER DISSECTED In January 1981, the four members of Bucks Fizz - Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston, and Bobby G - met each other for the first time. Three months later, they were catapulted to international success when...

A Companion to The Ultimate Sight-Reading Music ManualAuthor: Luciano MarazzoISBN-13: 9798296891990Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/23/2025Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.13d

Author: Richard WardISBN-13: 9798262809172Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/29/2025Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d

The definitive biography of Henry Russell, famed nineteenth-century songwriter and performer.Henry Russell was an entertainer and songwriter-arguably the leading popular singer, on both sides of the Atlantic, in the 1840s-who is best remembered today for his song "A Life on the Ocean Wave" and...

A squat in West Berlin, a farmhouse in Fellegara, a garret in Reggio Emilia, a cellar in Bologna - where is Affinità - Divergenze Fra Il Compagno Togliatti e Noi really from? This book traces the tangled geographies behind one of Italy's most enigmatic...

A love letter to the sonic maelstrom that is noise rock, From Chaos to Ambiguity charts a path of exploration through a fertile but often ignored genre of music, tracing its history through roots in both punk and no wave, into the full fruition...

A chronology of the 19 studio albums released by three of the biggest pop stars of the 80's, released during the time period 1978-1989.Author: Primo ScagnettiISBN-13: 9798371104823Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/24/2022Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.17d

In the early 1970s, the music industry was already facing major challenges. New technologies such as cassette tapes and compact discs were becoming more prevalent, leading to a decline in vinyl record sales. Additionally, the rise of illegal music downloading and bootlegging was becoming...

Music has a remarkable power to transport us to different times and evoke a range of emotions. It can take us on a journey through the annals of history, connecting us to the people, places, and events that shaped our world. In this book,...

During the sixteenth century, the traditional act of dedicating a text took on a new meaning due to the wider dissemination of the printed book. As the dedication and other paratexts thus became an almost indispensable part of the publication, they merit careful examination...

Focusing on Germany's post-Soviet emigrant community and their "Russendisko," this volume portrays St. Petersburg's vibrant music scene as an electrifying platform for exchange. Its findings illuminate Soviet and post-Soviet popular music history and Russia's relationship with the Ukraine. The text not only enables a...

An intuitive and interactive way to learn how to read music by combining music notation with biographies of twenty-five internationally known women composers from four thousand years ago to the present. The first of a multi-volume set. The biographies of the following women composers...

Welcome to Sounds of the Circus! An exciting circus music recording project is herein revealed and explained for your interest and entertainment. Musician friends, Paul J. D'Angelo and Dr. Jon Ceander Mitchell have co-authored this tribute book honoring the wonderful accomplishments of Circus Bandmaster...

Beginning in the mid-twentieth century American music educators began a shift toward teaching "Conceptual" aspects of music for the purpose of accountability in the new science led world. But "Conceptual Music Education" is not music at all and the students know it. The students...

Author: Olga RacsterISBN-10: 1929148240ISBN-13: 9781929148240Publisher: Wexford College PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/05/2003Pages: 228Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.86h x 5.68w x 0.80d

The Author takes a journey through the accounts of many musical events in Cheltenham over more than two centuries, and writes about those that he believes were important in establishing the foundation upon which Cheltenham became home to a music festival of national importance.Author:...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Author: Wilfrid MellersISBN-10: 1904331645ISBN-13: 9781904331643Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2008Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d

TUPAC SHAKURSPIRITUALITY AND POLITICSBy William WhalenTupac Shakur (1971-1996) is one of the great hip-hop stars. Still a hugely influential figure in the music world, there is much more to Tupac Shakur than his controversial media image suggests. This new book aims to interpret and...

Author: Richard WagnerISBN-10: 1849550832ISBN-13: 9781849550833Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2010Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d

Back in the 1970s on the poverty stricken streets of the Bronx, New York, amongst the African-American community there was a rise in the popularity of the 'block party'. People like the Ghetto Brothers would plug their amps between the lamp posts. These parties...

Thirty-four review essays of science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors and musical groups, including works by the following: Poul Anderson, Kim Antieau, Jackie Askew, Ataraxia, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, David Britton, Philip George Chadwick, Hal Clement, Kathryn Cramer, Avram Davidson, Grania Davis, Stephen Dedman,...

The life and career of George Frideric Handel, one of the most frequently performed Baroque composers, are thoroughly documented in a wide variety of contemporary sources. This multi-volume publication, the most up-to-date, fully annotated collection of these documents, presents them chronologically, providing an essential...

Explore the captivating life and legacy of one of history's most celebrated musicians in "Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work" by Stephen Samuel Stratton. This meticulously prepared edition delves into the world of Nicolo Paganini, the legendary Italian violinist and composer whose virtuosity and...

" The product of original research in newspapers, manuscripts, and secondary sources, Carden's history of music in early Lexington describes an unexplored aspect of the city's cultural heritage."Author: Joy CardenISBN-10: 0912839058ISBN-13: 9780912839059Publisher: Lexington Historical Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/12/1994Pages: 148Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

The time gives it proofe Paradox in the Late Music of Beethoven presents a fresh approach to the study of musical meaning in the complex works of Beethoven's last decade. Several compositions, including the String Quartets Opp. 132 and 130, are examined in terms...

Franz Mittler (1893-1970) was a multi-talented post-Romantic Viennese musician. His contributions assume new importance, considering the current revival of interest in the culture and creative output of the earlier part of this century. Chapter I traces his European and American careers, with special emphasis...

Although women have been teaching and performing music for centuries, their stories are often missing from traditional accounts of the history of music education. In Women Music Educators in the United States: A History, Sondra Wieland Howe provides a comprehensive narrative of women teaching...

In this well documented and highly readable book, James Stark provides a history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to the present. Using a nineteenth-century treatise by Manuel...

Beginning in the second half of the fifteenth century, under the patronage of the Gonzaga family, the northern Italian city of Mantua became a vibrant center for visual art, theatre, and music. The performance at the Gonzaga court of Poliziano's Fabula di Orfeo, around...

The fourth and final installment of Bottle's journey through the mind via the ears. Don your helmets as we tie up loose ends, clarify our intentions, swim through the shark-infested waters of war, politics, economics, oil, you name it. Who knew writing about a...

Author: Carol MacClintockISBN-10: 0393099822ISBN-13: 9780393099829Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1980Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d

This is the first study to survey the development of musical thought in modern Irish cultural history. It registers the function of music as a dynamic agent in the history of Irish ideas in the period 1770 - 1970. Ireland's verbally dominated culture has...

At the turn of the century, visionary composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes synthesized highly diverse elements from other musical traditions into his distinct artistic voice. As American as he was far ranging in his interests, Griffes was an aesthetic polyglot, combining elements of literature, visual...