Music-History & Criticism

Covers the history, construction, manufacturing, tuning, restoration, and music of these classic American and European parlor instruments.Author: Robert F. GellermanISBN-10: 1879511126ISBN-13: 9781879511125Publisher: Vestal PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1997Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.27lbsSize: 10.99h x 8.53w x 0.88d

Step inside the rock 'n' roll world with this all-access pass from the music biz legend who collaborated with Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, and more. In Bumping into Geniuses, Danny Goldberg chronicles his decades in the rock and roll biz--not only...

Author: Richard WardISBN-13: 9798285917175Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2025Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d

Early Burzum is a thoughtful exploration of the formative albums of Burzum. Far from glorifying controversy or indulging in heavy-handed mythmaking, this book takes the music on its own terms - as an evolving, personal expression rooted in sound, atmosphere, and trance.Through close listening...

An alternative history of the album, focussing on the format's turbulent life through the digital music era since 1999 through to today, Body of Work explores why we should still bother to listen to music in 40 minute chunks. Since 1999, the album has...

This is a facsimile of the original 17776 edition, not the Victorian reprint. This is volume 3 of 5. See other ISBN entries for the other 4 volumes.Author: John HawkinsISBN-10: 1906857547ISBN-13: 9781906857547Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2009Pages: 544Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.12lbsSize: 9.69h x...

This is a facsimile of the origial 1776 edition, not the Victorian reprint. This is volume 5 of 5. See other ISBN entries for the other 4 volumes.Author: John HawkinsISBN-10: 190685758XISBN-13: 9781906857585Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2009Pages: 544Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.12lbsSize: 9.69h x...

This is a facsimile of the orignal 1776 edition, not the Victorian reprint. This is volume 4 of 5. See other entries for the other 4 volumes.Author: John HawkinsISBN-10: 1906857563ISBN-13: 9781906857561Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2009Pages: 556Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.16lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w...

This is a facsimile of the original 1776 edition, not the Victorian reprint. This is volume 2 of 5. See other ISBN entries for the other 4 volumes.Author: John HawkinsISBN-10: 1906857520ISBN-13: 9781906857523Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2009Pages: 552Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.15lbsSize: 9.69h x...

Author: Wilfrid MellersISBN-10: 1904331742ISBN-13: 9781904331742Publisher: Travis and Emery Music BookshopLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2008Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d

This is the first book by an experienced conductor to explore the orchestras contribution to Mozarts greatest operatic works: Idomeneo, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Die Schauspieldirektor, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, La clemenza di Tito, and Die Zauberflote. It...

From their DIY beginnings in Scarborough, Ontario, to becoming Canadian music icons with a global reach, Barenaked Ladies have spent over three decades crafting a distinctive mix of witty lyrics, catchy melodies and a unique blend of humour. This book celebrates the wit, wisdom...

This research illuminates the sociopolitical backdrop of Iranian music from the 1979 Revolution through 1989, alongside the narratives of modern Iranian composers who have studied music, pursued careers as professional musicians, and engaged in composition. The study highlights their societal obstacles and their strategies...

Curating Pop speaks to the rapidly growing interest in the study of popular music exhibitions, which has occurred alongside the increasing number of popular music museums in operation across the world. Focusing on curatorial practices and processes, this book draws on interviews with museum...

In The Necessity of Music, Celia Applegate explores the many ways that Germans thought about and made music from the eighteenth- to twentieth-centuries.Author: Celia ApplegateISBN-10: 1487520484ISBN-13: 9781487520489Publisher: University of Toronto PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/13/2017Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.00d

""The History of Music"" by Anne Shaw Faulkner is a comprehensive guide to the evolution of music from ancient times to the present day. The book covers the major eras of music, including medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary. It explores the cultural...

""An Introduction to Twentieth Century Music"" by Peter Sijer Hansen is a comprehensive guide to the music of the 20th century. The book covers the major composers, genres, and styles of the era, including modernism, serialism, minimalism, and postmodernism. It also explores the cultural...

Contemplating Shostakovich marks an important new stage in the understanding of Shostakovich and his working environment. Each chapter covers aspects of the composer's output in the context of his life and cultural milieu. The contributions uncover 'outside' stimuli behind Shostakovich's works, allowing the reader...

Originally published in 1911, this book provides a detailed account of the sword-dances of northern England. The book includes descriptions of the dances, their history, and the cultural significance of the tradition. Sharp's work is a valuable resource for folklorists, historians, and anyone interested...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Making it in Hell, says Bruce Jackson, is the spirit behind the sixty-five work songs gathered in this eloquent dispatch from a brutal era of prison life in the Deep South. Through engagingly documented song arrangements and profiles of their singers, Jackson shows how...

This is an oral history based on conversations with David Liebman about his musical career and his association with Miles Davis. Chapter One examines Liebman's background and early influences (Elvin Jones and Miles Davis). Two - information about Liebman and his band, artistic objectives,...

Drawing on an extensive, four-year field research project, including ethnographic observations and 27 in-depth interviews, this book is the first to explore the hidden diasporic narrative(s) of Hungarian jazz through the system of historically formed cultural distinctions. Author: Ádám HavasISBN-10: 0367677822ISBN-13: 9780367677824Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This annotated chronology of western music is the second in a planned series of outlines of the history of music in western civilization. Although there are many excellent books on music history, until now no single source has systematically presented concise information on theory,...

The Power of Song shows how the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confronted a military superpower and achieved independence in the Baltic "Singing Revolution." When attacked by Soviet soldiers in public displays of violent force, singing Balts maintained faith in nonviolent political action....

In Crossing Paths, John Daverio explores the connections between art and life in the works of three giants of musical romanticism. Drawing on contemporary critical theory and a wide variety of nineteenth-century sources, he considers topics including Schubert and Schumann's uncanny ability to evoke...

Presents Fauré not as a solitary figure, but part of a vibrant continuum of nineteenth- and twentieth-century composers and the first member of a French musical 'trinity', with Debussy and Ravel. A composition professor at the Paris Conservatoire since 1896, and its director from...

Author: Cabe EatonISBN-13: 9798899890222Publisher: Cabe Eaton BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2025Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d

In the mid-seventies, Stewart's crazed hits, including "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" and "Drinkin' Thing," rocketed him to the top of the charts, earning him the admiration of Bob Dylan, the Allman Brothers, and Tanya Tucker. Within a few years, he had flamed...

Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris - A Heartfelt Journey Through Music, Memory, and MagicStep into the magic of the holiday season like never before with Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris. In this detailed exploration of Aguilera's intimate holiday concert film, discover how the iconic...

Cassette Culture: Homemade Music and the Creative Spirit in the Pre-Internet Age takes a social history/analytical approach to the growth of the global homemade music/cassette culture network that sprouted and flourished from the post-punk era through the early 1990s. Jerry Kranitz explores how the...

Author: Liam Inscoe-JonesISBN-10: 1399609637ISBN-13: 9781399609630Publisher: White RabbitLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/13/2026Pages: 368Format: Paperback

The Art of Persian Music offers a richly layered introduction to the music and culture of Iran through a compelling multimedia approach. Like the Persian carpet-fine, intricate, and evocative-Persian music is one of Iran's most exquisite art forms. Yet it remains little known in...

Decode the Myths Behind the MusicOne creator's viral deep dives become a definitive, thought-provoking tour through the music world's most persistent conspiracy theories--inviting readers to listen closer and decide for themselves.Bold, balanced, and wildly entertaining, Song Theory unpacks the myths, symbols, and hidden messages...

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...

By contextualizing the lyrics, reevaluating Ocean's post-album release festival run, and presenting new information about the songs' production, the book decodes the enigma that is Blonde. Frank Ocean's Blonde is a contemporary classic. Sandwiched between Elvis Presley and the Sex Pistols at #79 on...

This edited volume offers a new perspective on the new objectivity movement in music during the interwar period, challenging the view of it as a solely German or Berlin-based movement. Unlike architecture or visual arts, musicology has rarely applied the term beyond Germany. Yet,...

From the trailblazing mind of Young Penny, the sensational hip-hop artist who defied norms with hits like 'White Boy Money', 'Fair Casket', and 'Love International', comes a sonic tapestry unlike any other. "Queer Beats: Stories from LGBTQ+ Artists in the Music Industry" is a...

This book systematically presents the evolution of Chinese Quyi, tracing its origins from prehistoric myths to contemporary performance. It offers a chronological survey of genres such as guci, pinghua, xiangsheng, and kuaiban, and analyzes their narrative, musical, and aesthetic features. Through rigorous examination of...

The Violoncello and Its History, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this book is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this again in a modern format book...

Want to be less offensive know your euphemisms, hide unpleasantness of disturbing ideas. Confuse and conceal the truth. Little Red Book of Euphemisms does not promote dysphemism; expressions which are to sound intentionally harsh: motion discomfort bag vomit bag, correctional facility prison, sanitation engineer...

With candid quotes, upfront facts and a shedload of tidy trivia, this book covers the supersonic highs and catastrophic lows of the maddest, baddest rock'n'roll band on the planet. Whether it's Liam's salt-of-the-earth swagger, Noel's carefully crafted songwriting or the collective Northern soul at...

The amazing story of how a young cockney lad went from 'barra boy' to a teen singing idol. A unique insight into the 1960's rock 'n' roll scene when Tommy Bruce and contemporaries such as Billy Fury, Johnny Kidd and Joe Brown were doing...

Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well Tempered Clavichord V1 is a book written by Hans Bischoff that delves into the musical works of the renowned German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. The book specifically focuses on Bach's collection of preludes and fugues for keyboard, known as...

The Odes of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows with Appropriate Music is a book containing a collection of odes and songs used by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization that originated in the 18th century. The book is anonymous and...

Sea Pictures is a book of photographs taken by Adolph Roeder and published in 1910. The book features stunning black and white images of the sea and its surrounding landscapes. The photographs capture the power and beauty of the ocean, showcasing its many moods...

Explore the captivating world of classical music with David Ewen's "The Lighter Classics in Music: A Comprehensive Guide to Musical Masterworks in a Lighter Vein." This meticulously prepared edition offers an accessible journey through music history, providing insightful analysis of renowned composers and their...

Explore the rich tapestry of Christian musical tradition with Edward Dickinson's "Music in the History of the Western Church." This meticulously prepared edition delves into the evolution of church music, offering a comprehensive historical overview of its development within the Western Christian context. From...

"The Violin: Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators" by George Hart offers a fascinating exploration into the world of violins and the artisans behind these exquisite stringed instruments. Delve into the rich history of violin making, examining the lives and techniques of renowned violin...

A collection of reviews and articles on music from the 19th century, written by Theodor Hagen.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 is in the "public...