Music - Reference

Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre explores jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchange, with a focus on 50 must-hear musicians, composers, bands, groups, albums, and songs. Rather than focusing on jazz as as solely as an American...

This study overturns twentieth-century thinking about pasticcio opera, redefining it as method not genre, and recontextualising it among many artforms which created new works from pre-existing parts. Its history is interwoven with society's transition from a predominantly oral to literate culture and evolutions in...

What Have We Got: The Turbulent Story of Oi! is celebrated author Simon Spence's study of the Oi! punk movement. The only book to consider Oi! punk as a distinct genre within punk rock, What Have We Got regards the form's complicated history and...

(Book). Music publishing is one of the most complex parts of the music business, and yet it can be the most lucrative area of income for musicians. Expert and industry veteran Randall Wixen presents a clear, concise approach on how music publishing works today....

Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin guides readers through eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the nineteenth century: - Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"- Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)- Hector Berlioz's...

Wendy Carlos is one of the most influential electronic musicians of the 20th century, whose ground breaking LP, Switched-On Bach, was pivotal in elevating the Moog synthesizer to iconic status. At the same time, her highly evocative score for Stanley Kubrick's film, A Clockwork...

Music has been significant in social, religious, and political ritual, and in education, art, and entertainment in all human cultures from antiquity to today. The Cultural History of Western Music presents the first study of music in all its forms - ritual, classical, popular...

The Opera And The Press, written by Charles Lewis Gruneisen in 1869, is a comprehensive study of the relationship between opera and the press during the 19th century. Gruneisen explores how the press influenced the development and reception of opera, and how opera in...

The Musical Scale is a book written by Horace Peters Biddle in 1867 that provides a comprehensive overview of the musical scale. The book covers the history and development of the musical scale, including its origins in ancient Greece and its evolution through the...

""Manx National Music: Selected From The Manuscript Collection Of The Deemster Gill, Dr. J. Clague, And W. H. Gill"" is a book written by W. H. Gill and published in 1898. The book is a collection of traditional Manx music that has been compiled...

We Live in The Golden Age of Beatles Music. The music of the world's greatest rock band did not end in 1970 with their last studio album, or in 1996 with "The Anthology" series. In reality, there is new material coming out on an...

The Order of Daily Service is a book that contains the musical notation and order of service used in the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster in 1844. It was compiled by Edward F. Rimbault and includes hymns, psalms, and prayers arranged in a...

Ultravox made an indelible mark on the popular music of the 1980s despite never reaching number one at any point: famously, 'Vienna' stalled at number two, while their only other top five single was the zeitgeist-capturing 'Dancing With Tears in My Eyes', reaching number...

The Appreciation Of Music, V3: Short Studies Of Great Masterpieces is a book written by Daniel Gregory Mason and published in 1918. This book is the third volume of a series that aims to provide readers with an understanding and appreciation of music. The...

The Oxford History of English Music, Volume 2 takes the story of English Music from c.1715 to the present day. Apart from discussing the music of the principal composers, it focuses to a certain extent on the work of lesser musicians, and includes developments...

Loretta Lynn was born in a family built cabin in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, the second of eight children in the early I930's. Hers was a family of music, most often singing in church and at other local social gatherings. Loretta's mother, Clara Butcher, was...

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical - a total of around 500 songs - released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to...

Phil Ochs was the 'The Prince of Protest' in the sixties. The only real rival to Bob Dylan, he was the archetypal Greenwich Village topical songwriter. Whether protesting the Vietnam War or campaigning for civil rights, workers' rights and social justice, Phil was always...

On Saturday, 13 July 1985, a blazing, cloudless summer day, millions of people settled in front of the television. It was just before noon in London, 7 AM in Philadelphia, and around the world, it was time for Live Aid. This pair of huge...

An entertaining, definitive and in-depth study of prog rock, with a new cover and a foreword by Steve Hackett (Genesis).Progressive rock, a genre formed out of a creative surge in the late Sixties and throughout the Seventies. Made by young musicians for a young...

Achieve Your Dream of Learning the Ukulele with 'How to Play Ukulele: In 1 Day'Have you always wanted to learn the ukulele?Do you want to start playing immediately though?If so, "How to Play Ukulele: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need...

Between the years 1996-2003, Cool and Strange Music! Magazine became a beloved publication that music lovers of the unusual could count on for information about the latest "cool and strange" music releases, exclusive interviews with legendary artists, and in-depth articles that could not be...

There are cities that have made an indelible mark on music as incubators of genres that changed, and are changing, history. These are their stories. From London told by Blur at the height of Brit Pop, to evenings in Lagos punctuated by Afro beats,...

triumphs (or sometimes both), but most importantly seen by both the fanbase and, to a greater or lesser degree the wider world, as a defining statement in their catalogue. Such was undoubtedly the case when Supertramp released Crime Of The Century in 1974. Up...

At the start of 1963, The Beatles were a successful local Liverpool band with one hit single; twelve months, two albums and the arrival of Beatlemania later, they were on the cusp of world domination.Featuring daily entries covering every pivotal event, The Beatles 1963...

'A brilliant musical almanac, compiled by an engaging writer whose musical knowledge is not just detailed but wide-ranging and generous.' Jonathan Coe, author, Bournville With entries for every day of the year, ranging from mini-essays to pithy and engaging sentences, Don't Stop the Music...

Dead and Company Complete Setlists includes every song from every show between 2015 through the Final Tour of 2023.Easy to read format makes this compilation the perfect research guide for Deadheads.All shows and all setlists have been extensively researched for accuracy.Features: Over 250 pagesList...

Exploring English Lyrics is the most unified collection of English art texts with transcriptions available. The selections span nearly 500 years of art song history with 790 unique lyrics set by more than 129 composers. The recommended pronunciations enhance the sung delivery of the...

Published annually since 2008 "The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest" contains every statistic imaginable. This new edition for 2023 has 330 pages of historical records and analysis of voting, divided into four parts: Section 1: Qualification for Eurovision for the...

Author: Barbara Garvey JacksonISBN-10: 1557283036ISBN-13: 9781557283030Publisher: University of Arkansas PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1994Pages: 480Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.10lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.32w x 1.54d

Ruth Gurgel presents and analyzes the perspectives of eight students and their teacher in a pluralistic 7th grade choir classroom at Clark Middle School, located in a large Midwestern urban school district. Through the eyes of the students, music teachers gain insight into the...

Music for the Orchestrelle and Aeolian Grand is a book published in 1901 by the Aeolian Company. The book contains a collection of music pieces that can be played on the Orchestrelle and Aeolian Grand, two types of mechanical musical instruments popular in 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...

The Spring Chicken is a musical play written by George Grossmith Jr. and first published in 1905. The play is divided into two acts and follows the story of a young woman named Kitty who is determined to marry a wealthy man. However, her...

Giochino Rossini: A Research and Information Guide is designed as a tool for those beginning to study the life and works of Gioachino Rossini as well as for those who wish to explore beyond the established biographies and commentaries. The first edition was published...

My Mimosa Maid: A Riviera Musical Incident is a novel written by Paul Alfred Rubens and published in 1908. The story is set in the French Riviera and follows the adventures of a young Englishman, Jack Dudley, who falls in love with a beautiful...

""The Embellishments of Music"" is a comprehensive study of musical ornaments from the time of Johann Sebastian Bach, written by Louis Arthur Russell and first published in 1894. The book covers the entire range of musical ornaments, from the simplest to the most complex,...

The Cambridge History of American Music is the first study of music in the United States to be written by a team of scholars. The volume begins with a survey of the music of Native Americans and then explores the historical and cultural events...

Singers are faced with a unique challenge among musicians: they must express not just the music, but the lyrics too. To effectively communicate the meaning behind these words, singers must understand the many references embedded in the vast international repertoire of great art songs....

Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook opens up the world of effects pedals, vintage and new alike, for the guitarist. In an easy, guitarist-friendly style, the book explores the history of different effects pedals, what each type of effect does and how it does...

(Berklee Guide). Use music to improve your wellbeing. Has music ever made you smile, cry, maybe even fall in love? Learn the many ways that music affects your mind, body, and spirit, and can enhance your wellbeing. Dr. Suzanne Hanser reveals how music creates...

Despite only being active for less than a decade and releasing just three studio albums during their short tenure, Nirvana's overwhelming musical and cultural impact on the world cannot be understated. Within such a narrow timespan, the famous trio made themselves synonymous with what...

Take note: You can enjoy music analysis. This concise and clear guide to simplified music theory teaches readers who play music by ear how to read musical notation by guiding them through the basics of reading and composing music to share with others. In...

The Stranglers, or Meninblack, were once considered the bad boys of punk despite never really being a punk band. Formed in Guildford in 1974, they celebrate their golden anniversary as a band that have continued to tour and record throughout their history, giving us...

Few artists have had as great an impact with their debut single as Procol Harum. Mesmerising and perplexing in equal measure, 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' remains the perfect distillation of the possibilities of psychedelia in that brief period when British pop seemed to...

This book vibrantly demonstrates how the study of music allows for identification and interpretation of the forces that form Taiwanese society, from politics and policy to reactions to and assertions of such policies.　Author: Nancy GuyISBN-10: 0367529424ISBN-13: 9780367529420Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2023Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.21h...

This kind of veteran information can be considered a kind of survival guide to becoming a working, professional bass player, and should be required reading at music schools.This is designed to inform musicians and bassists interested in coming to New York City to pursue...

This is a short guidebook to Spiritual Jazz, a subgenre of mainstream Jazz. This book will venture into the history, soundstyle, fashion, psychology and sociology of Spiritual Jaz. With an A-Z of the subgenre's best albums, giving an introduction to its best and most...

A concise history of jazz The noteworthy composers and musicians, from Jelly Roll Morton and Thelonious Monk to Miles Davis and Charles Mingus Major performers from Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington Classic songs and compositions The most...

Part one of Wayne Hussey's memoirs, covering Wayne's early life through to The Sisters of Mercy.Best known as the divisive but iconic frontman of The Mission and a poster boy for the-then fledgling gothic scene of the 80s, Wayne Hussey has been making music...