Music-History & Criticism

A Study of Modern Harmony is a book written by French composer and music theorist, Ren����� Lenormand, and first published in 1915. The book is a comprehensive study of contemporary harmony, focusing on the musical techniques and structures that were emerging in the early...

Ariadne In Naxos is a novel written by R. S. Ross in 1882. The book tells the story of Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, who is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover, Theseus. Ariadne is heartbroken and feels betrayed by...

Author: Billy GrahamISBN-10: 1258222698ISBN-13: 9781258222697Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2011Pages: 68Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Music And Life: A Study Of The Relations Between Ourselves And Music is a book written by Thomas Whitney Surette and published in 1917. The book explores the relationship between music and human life, discussing the ways in which music can affect our emotions,...

Francis Hueffer (1845-89) was born and studied music in Germany, but moved to London in 1869 to pursue a career as a critic and writer on music. He edited the series 'The Great Musicians' for Novello and Co., was music critic of The Times,...

Francis Hueffer (1845-89) was born and studied music in Germany, but moved to London in 1869 to pursue a career as a critic and writer on music. He edited the series 'The Great Musicians' for Novello and Co., was music critic of The Times,...

A mesmerizing figure in concert, Charles Munch was celebrated for his electrifying public performances. He was a pioneer in many arenas of classical music--establishing Berlioz in the canon, perfecting the orchestral work of Debussy and Ravel, and leading the world to Roussel, Honegger, and...

Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the astonishing, almost improbable, story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band from 1971 through its dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words of interviews with McCartney, key players, and...

An anthology and media update for the most student-friendly music history textAuthor: Barbara Russano HanningISBN-10: 0393421619ISBN-13: 9780393421613Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2020Pages: 736Format: Loose Leaf

Steve Cushing's third volume of interviews from Blues Before Sunrise puts fans face-to-face with music legends and industry figures. The volume kicks off with a roundtable featuring drumming all-stars Earl Phillips, S.P. Leary, Odie Payne, Clifton James, and Fred Below discussing their lives and...

Steve Cushing's third volume of interviews from Blues Before Sunrise puts fans face-to-face with music legends and industry figures. The volume kicks off with a roundtable featuring drumming all-stars Earl Phillips, S.P. Leary, Odie Payne, Clifton James, and Fred Below discussing their lives and...

The sound image of Otherness has been a significant source of inspiration for Western music, especially since the late eighteenth century. Encounters with the racial and geographical Other fomented interest in unfamiliar musical traditions, which informed exotic projections by Western composers. This volume explores...

My Altercation weaves together notes and memories to capture the essence of Bandung's music scene with a particular focus on the melodic punk genre.The book serves not only as a tribute to the region's punk culture but also an insightful exploration of its broader...

What Readers Are Saying..."Dr. Patrick Brill provides thorough and much-needed support for what many traditional-minded Catholics have long known or at least suspected: that St. Pius X's 1903 motu proprio Tra le Sollectitudini still provides the surest guide for the restoration of Catholic sacred...

RELIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHER TOM SHEEHAN More than 200 images of Oasis, with many seen here for the very first time, in a stunning cloth-bound hardback. Renowned photographer Tom Sheehan (Melody Maker, NME, Uncut) worked with Oasis...

The B-52s were always queer, though not overtly, and this book dissects the coded queer messaging in the B-52s music, using Cosmic Thing as a launching point. Alongside the authors own queer awakening, this book looks at what was obvious all along - the...

Examines the violin's evolution as not just instrument but valued objet d'art through the eyes of musicians, collectors, makers, dealers, connoisseurs, journalists, auctioneers and traders. The nineteenth century saw developments in the composition, performance and reception of classical music that led to an unprecedented...

Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book...

Over a career spanning six decades, Queen have become one of the most successful music artists in the history of the recorded music industry. Their consumption on digital platforms towers above other classic bands and artists of their generation and even many contemporary artists,...

A comprehensive guide to the history, design, and playing techniques of medieval stringed instruments such as the lyre, harp, gittern, and vielle. The author's expertise as a performer and scholar is evident in the detailed descriptions of the instruments, as well as their musical...

From the mid-1950s to the late 1970s, jazz was harnessed as America's "sonic weapon" to promote an image to the world of a free and democratic America. Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and other well-known jazz musicians were sent around the world -...

Author: Ikenna Emmanuel OnwuegbunaISBN-10: 1503587916ISBN-13: 9781503587915Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/25/2015Pages: 150Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d

What were Prince's politics? What did he believe about God? And did he really forsake the subject-sex-that once made him the most subversive superstar of the Reagan era? In this illuminating thematic biography, Joseph Vogel explores the issues that made Prince one of the...

""How To Build A Baroque Concert Harpsichord"" is a comprehensive guide written by Richard Schulze that provides step-by-step instructions on constructing a Baroque concert harpsichord. The book covers all aspects of building the instrument, from selecting materials and tools to assembling and finishing the...

This is a reissue of the first edition of George Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which has since evolved to become the largest and most authoritative work of its kind in English. The project grew in the making: the title page of Volume...

The Rudi Blesh Story, by Carl Hultberg Original 1940s Jazz critic, Ragtime historian, Skiffle originator, Buster Keaton biographer, my grandfather. Press Release Now available: Rudi (and me) by Carl Hultberg, Ragtime Society Press 2013 The biography of Rudi Blesh, told by grandson. Original 1940s...

Pro Mundo - Pro Domo: The Writings of Alban Berg contains new English translations of the complete writings of the Viennese composer Alban Berg (1885-1935) and extensive commentaries tracing the history of each essay and its connection to musical culture of the early twentieth...

How's this for a surprising musical coincidence: Frank Sinatra cut his version of "New York, New York" within weeks of the Clash recording "London Calling" in 1979. That nearly simultaneous expression of optimistic striving and dystopic modernity is the jumping-off point for London Calling...

Author: Matthew RestallISBN-10: 0197684823ISBN-13: 9780197684825Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2025Pages: 208Format: HardcoverReview Citation(s): Library Journal 01/31/2025 pg. 1Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2025

Mozart: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in...

Improvisation is a defining characteristic of traditional Iranian music. Iranian musicians describe their music as ' impossible to play in the same way twice' or ' able to be performed in many ways, ' emphasizing that they do not perform prepared compositions. What exactly...

From popular carols to classic pop songs, Carrie and David Grant invite to you reflect with them on what makes Christmas music so special.As well as Carrie and David's personal insights, this colourful gift book includes fascinating anecdotes about the people who wrote the...

A comprehensive presentation and examination of a popular seventeenth-century genre: the English broadside ballad In its seventeenth-century heyday, the English broadside ballad was a single large sheet of paper printed on one side with multiple woodcut illustrations, a popular tune title, and a poem....

The first definitive biography of Gene Krupa, the most famous drummer on the planet, whose feverish rhythms defined the Swing Era, changed jazz music forever, spurred rock and roll, and influenced generations. From the early 1930s onward, Gene Krupa was a drum-centric rarity in...

Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on composers, conductors, instruments, important technical terms, and emerging musical forms.loAuthor: Bertil Van BoerISBN-10: 1538184354ISBN-13: 9781538184356Publisher:...

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,...

For singers, the term bel canto (beautiful singing) denotes the highest technical and aesthetic achievement in vocal culture. A complex mixture of vocal ideals and style that every school of singing claims to teach, but very few can. In this, the third and final...

Music in Ancient Arabia and Spain: Being La Musica De Las Cantigas is a book written by Julian Ribera that explores the musical traditions of ancient Arabia and Spain. The book is based on a collection of songs called La Musica De Las Cantigas,...

The Art Work of the Future is a non-fiction book written by German composer and writer Richard Wagner. The book was originally published in 1849 and is considered to be one of Wagner's most influential works. The book is a manifesto of sorts, outlining...

""The Violin and Its Story: Or The History and Construction of the Violin"" is a book written by Hyacinth Abele and published in 1905. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and construction of the violin, one of the most beloved and...

The Art of Training Choir Boys is a book written by George Clement Martin in 1892 that provides a comprehensive guide to training young boys to sing in a choir. The book covers a range of topics, including the selection of boys for the...

An in-depth consideration of the relationship between music and violenceMusic and violence have been linked since antiquity in ritual, myth, and art. Considered together they raise fundamental questions about creativity, discourse, and music's role in society. The essays in this collection investigate a wealth...

We talk not only of enjoying music, but of understanding it. Music is often taken to have expressive import--and in that sense to have meaning. But what does music mean, and how does it mean? Stephen Davies addresses these questions in this sophisticated and...

Music is an expressive voice of a culture, often more so than literature. While jazz and rap are musical genres popular among people of numerous racial and social backgrounds, they are truly important historically for their representation of and impact upon African American culture...

Prominent components of Louis XIV's propaganda, the arts of spectacle also became sources of a potent resistance to the monarchy in late seventeenth-century France. With a particular focus on the court ballet, comedy-ballet, opera, and opera-ballet, Georgia J. Cowart tells the long-neglected story of...

Author: Chris DevilleISBN-10: 1250363381ISBN-13: 9781250363381Publisher: St. Martin's PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2025Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d

On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biographer Jonathan Gould presents the long-overdue, definitive story of this singular band, capturing the gritty energy of 1970s New York City and showing how a group of art students brought fringe culture to rock's mainstream,...

Author: Stephanie BurtISBN-10: 154160623XISBN-13: 9781541606234Publisher: Basic BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 304Format: HardcoverSize: 8.50h x 5.75w x 1.01d

Step into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries fromThe Times. From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the 1950s, to the pop superstars of the 21st century, and lesser-known innovators with undeniable influence, this book brings to life the enduring spirits...

Singers generating cultural identity from K-Pop to Beverly Sills Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act...