Music-History & Criticism

Tuning and Temperament: A Historical Survey by James Murray Barbour is a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of musical tuning and temperament throughout history. The book traces the development of tuning systems from ancient Greece to the present day, examining the cultural, scientific, and...

Sailor Chanties And Cowboy Songs is a collection of traditional songs and ballads that were popular among sailors and cowboys in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is authored by Charles J. Finger, an American writer and folklorist who spent much...

Ceremonial Songs of the Creek and Yuchi Indians with Music Transcribed by Jacob D. Sapir is a book written by Frank G. Speck. The book is a collection of traditional songs and music of the Creek and Yuchi Indians, two Native American tribes from...

Husband and wife Boudleaux and Felice Bryant wrote more than six thousand songs together in a wide variety of musical styles. Many would come to be regarded as pop and country classics. These include the biggest hits of the Everly Brothers, such as "Bye...

Zimbabwe Township Music is a celebration of age-old popular music, which was evolved by the early urban settlers as far back as the1930's.Author: Joyce Jenje-MakwendaISBN-10: 0797427910ISBN-13: 9780797427914Publisher: Storytime PromotionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2005Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.55d

Linda Ronstadt is one of the most important women and people in the history of popular music. Starting her solo career in 1969, she redefined what a music superstar could be by expanding her repertoire from her country rock roots, crossing over to mainstream...

George Gershwin is often described as a quintessentially American composer. This Cambridge Companion explains why, engaging with the ways in which his music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests. As a composer and performer, Gershwin embraced technological advances and broke...

A history of Blues, Country, Cabaret, Ragtime, Soul, Gospel, European, Latin, Jamaican, African, Arab, Indian popular music of the 20th century that complements the History of Rock Music and the History of Jazz Music written by the same author.Author: Piero ScaruffiISBN-10: 0976553120ISBN-13: 9780976553120Publisher: OmniwareLanguage:...

Articles on masterpieces of European religious music, from the middle ages to Stravinsky and Tavener. The late Wilfrid Mellers, who occupies a special place among music critics, described himself as a non-believer; but his preference for music that "displays a sense of the numinous"...

Michael Urban chronicles the advent of blues music in Russia and explores the significance of the genre in the turbulent, postcommunist society. Russians, he explains, have taken a music originating in the "low" culture of the American South and transformed it into an object...

Roy Johnston and Declan Plummer provide a refreshing portrait of Belfast in the nineteenth century. Before his death Roy Johnston, had written a full draft, based on an impressive array of contemporary sources, with deep and detailed attention especially to contemporary newspapers. With the...

The importance of nineteenth-century writing about culture has long been accepted by scholars, yet so far as music criticism is concerned, Victorian England has been an area of scholarly neglect. This state of affairs is all the more surprising given that the quantity of...

This edited volume brings together academic specialists writing on the multi-media operatic form from a range of disciplines: comparative literature, history, sociology, and philosophy. The presence in the volume's title of Pierre Bourdieu, the leading cultural sociologist of the late twentieth century, signals the...

This is the first study to recognize the wider picture of opera within early-modern French culture. Downing Thomas considers the place of music within a cultural environment--the employment of music by Louis XIV as a symbol of absolutism; the use of music as a...

This new collection views Russian music through the Greek triad of "the Good, the True, and the Beautiful" to investigate how the idea of "nation" embeds itself in the public discourse about music and other arts with results at times invigorating, at times corrupting....

Categorizing Sound addresses the relationship between categories of music and categories of people, particularly how certain ways of organizing sounds becomes integral to how we perceive ourselves and how we feel connected to some people and disconnected from others. Presenting a series of case...

Celebrate the legendary guitars and amps of Fender(R)with this authoritatively written, lavishly illustrated, and officially licensed history of the company and the culture it inspired. Originating in Leo Fender's modest radio and amplifier repair shop in Fullerton, California, Fender Musical Instrument Corporation went on...

Chords of the Zither is a book written by Clinton Scollard in the year 1910. The book is a collection of poems that explore various themes such as love, nature, and spirituality. The title of the book is derived from the zither, a musical...

Including How To Write Your Own Gilbert And Sullivan Opera.Author: Anna RussellISBN-10: 1258808048ISBN-13: 9781258808044Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/14/2013Pages: 70Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d

Victory Songs is a book of hymns and religious songs compiled by Samuel W. Beazley and first published in 1910. The collection includes over 100 songs, many of which were popular in Christian churches and revivals during the early 20th century. The hymns cover...

Songs Of The Gael: A Collection Of Anglo-Irish Songs And Ballads Wedded To Old Traditional Irish Airs (1922) is a book by Padruig Breathnach. The book is a compilation of songs and ballads that are a blend of the Anglo-Irish and traditional Irish cultures....

This book, titled ""This Is Jazz: A Series Of Lectures Given At The San Francisco Museum Of Art"" by Rudi Blesh, is a comprehensive exploration of the history, culture, and evolution of jazz music. The author, a renowned jazz historian and critic, presents a...

""English Folk Songs From The Southern Appalachians"" is a collection of traditional folk songs that were sung by the people living in the southern Appalachian region of the United States. The book was compiled by Olive Dame Campbell, who travelled to the region in...

Presents a single-volume history of sixteenth-century music that focuses on the different ways people encountered music in their everyday lives.Author: Iain FenlonISBN-10: 100916631XISBN-13: 9781009166317Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2022Pages: 544Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d

Author: Vicki P. StroeherISBN-10: 1108496695ISBN-13: 9781108496698Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2022Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.65dReview Citation(s): Choice 11/01/2023

This, the first major survey of music criticism, addresses the history and rapid expansion of this influential area of musicology.Author: Christopher DingleISBN-10: 110873054XISBN-13: 9781108730549Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2022Pages: 844Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.67d

Spanning a millennium of musical history, this monumental volume brings together nearly forty leading authorities to survey the music of Western Europe in the Middle Ages. All of the major aspects of medieval music are considered, making use of the latest research and thinking...

The first major study of British communist composer Alan Bush, providing new perspectives on music and politics during the Cold War.Author: Joanna BullivantISBN-10: 1009158791ISBN-13: 9781009158794Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2022Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.61d

The last - and largest - of Cage's most important formative exchanges of letters, discussing music criticism and questions of aesthetics.Author: Martin IddonISBN-10: 1108703178ISBN-13: 9781108703178Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/24/2022Pages: 332Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.69d

""The Art of Writing Opera-Librettos: Practical Suggestions"" is a comprehensive guidebook written by Edgar Istel and published in 1922. The book is a detailed exploration of the craft of writing librettos for operas, and it offers practical advice and techniques for aspiring librettists. The...

Hector Berlioz (1803-69) was one of the most original and colourful composers of his generation whose music was in many ways ahead of its time. He was also a respected journalist and critic. Begun in 1848, his celebrated M moires were completed by 1865...

Facts About Violins And Violin Making is a book written by Hans Tietgen in 1904. As the title suggests, the book provides a comprehensive description of violins and the process of making them. The author delves into the history of the instrument, tracing its...

""Violins And Other Stringed Instruments: How To Make Them"" is a comprehensive guide to crafting stringed instruments, written by Paul Nooncree Hasluck and originally published in 1907. The book provides detailed instructions and illustrations for creating a variety of instruments, including violins, cellos, guitars,...

""Elizabethan Songs in Honor of Love and Beauty"" is a collection of poems and songs from the Elizabethan era, compiled and edited by Edmund Henry Garrett. The book features works by well-known poets such as William Shakespeare, Sir Philip Sidney, and Ben Jonson, as...

Facts About Violins And Violin Making is a book written by Hans Tietgen and published in 1904. The book provides a detailed account of the history of violins and the process of violin making. Tietgen covers various topics related to violins, including the different...

""At The Well: Song With Piano Accompaniment"" is a book that features a musical composition by the renowned Indian poet and musician, Sir Rabindranath Tagore. The piece is a song that is accompanied by piano music. The book includes the sheet music for the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

""Princess Ida and Utopia Limited"" is a book written by William S. Gilbert, a renowned English dramatist and librettist. The book is a collection of two of Gilbert's comic operas, ""Princess Ida"" and ""Utopia Limited"". ""Princess Ida"" is a satirical opera that tells the...

""Modern Violin Playing"" is a comprehensive guide to playing the violin, written by Samuel B. Grimson and first published in 1920. The book covers all aspects of violin playing, from the basics such as posture and holding the instrument, to more advanced techniques such...

Poetry Of The Bells is a collection of poems written by Samuel Batchelder Jr. and published in 1858. The book contains a variety of poems that are centered around the theme of bells. The author explores the different sounds and meanings associated with bells,...

Vocal Wisdom: Maxims Of Giovanni Battista Lamperti is a book written by William Earl Brown that provides a comprehensive guide to the vocal techniques and teachings of the renowned Italian singing master, Giovanni Battista Lamperti. The book is a collection of Lamperti's teachings, which...

The Lay Of The Scottish Fiddle: A Poem, In Five Cantos is a literary work written by the renowned Scottish author, Walter Scott. Published in 1814, the book is a narrative poem that tells the story of a Scottish fiddler named Allen-a-Dale, who travels...

""Grund-Richtiger, Kurtz, Leicht, Und Nothiger Unterricht Der Musicalischen Kunst"" ist ein Buch von Daniel Speer, das 1687 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein umfassender Leitfaden f�����r die musikalische Kunst und bietet grundlegende Kenntnisse �����ber Musiktheorie, Komposition und Instrumentalmusik. Das Buch ist in deutscher Sprache verfasst...

Music festivals have become important events for people to experience music collectively and take a break from their everyday lives. Companies and institutions like to use music festivals as opportunities for advertising their products and services through sponsorship. Dominik Nner examines professional stakeholder's assessments...

For more than 40 years, hardcore and punk have promised to offer an alternative to what is perceived as the norm and the mainstream. Hardcore Research: Punk, Practice, Politics provides a comprehensive insight into some of the most active, outspoken, and widely received scholarly...

Written in exile from Germany, this potent study of Europe's most controversial composer explodes the frontiers of musical and cultural analysis. Measuring key elements of Wagner's oeuvre with patent musical dexterity, Adorno sheds light on a nineteenth-century bourgeois figure whose operas betray the social...

Church Organs: Their Position And Construction, With An Appendix Containing Some Account Of The Mediaeval Organ Case, Still Existing At Old Radnor, South Wales (1883) is a book written by Frederick Heathcote Sutton. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the position and construction...

This book takes readers across the polycentric world of the pre-colonial period in AfroAsia, which involved systems, processes and interactions that were interconnected through long-distance trade, slavery and migration. It was also punctuated by the movement of symbolic forms like music that were in...

The only book created to inspire and guide music educators implementing "El Sistema" in their communitiesEl Sistema - "the system" - is a music education phenomenon. Since its inception 40 years ago, over a million Venezuelan children from many different socio-economic backgrounds have participated...

El Sistema is a nationwide, state-funded music education program in Venezuela. Founded in 1975 by economist and musician José Antonio Abreu, the institution has weathered seven jolting changes in government. Hugo Chávez and, after his death, president Nicolás Maduro enthusiastically included the institution into...