20th century & contemporary classical music books

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A Social History of Amateur Music-Making and Scottish National Identity: Scotland’s Printed Music, 1880–1951

A Social History of Amateur Music-Making and Scottish...

Author: Karen E. McAulay
ISBN: 9781032389202
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Environmental Humanities in India

Environmental Humanities in India

Author: Debajyoti Biswas ,  John C. Ryan
ISBN: 9789819739325
Format: Hardback
$116.41

This open access book offers an introduction to the field of the environmental humanities in India.  Read More >>

Debussy, Bergson and the Music of 'la duree'

Debussy, Bergson and the Music of 'la duree'

Author: Charles Frantz
ISBN: 9780367479114
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Charles Frantz provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of Debussy’s music through the lens of Bergson’s...  Read More >>

Francis Poulenc: Articles and Interviews: Notes from the Heart

Francis Poulenc: Articles and Interviews: Notes from...

Author: Nicolas Southon ,  Roger Nichols
ISBN: 9781032921471
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume comprises selected articles from Francis Poulenc: J’écris ce qui me chante (Fayard, 2011) edited by...  Read More >>

The Roberto Gerhard Companion

The Roberto Gerhard Companion

Author: Monty Adkins ,  Michael Russ
ISBN: 9781032920498
Format: Paperback
$92.99

The essays collected here explore themes and trends within Gerhard’s work and comprise the first full length scholarly...  Read More >>

The Ashgate Research Companion to Minimalist and Postminimalist Music

The Ashgate Research Companion to Minimalist and Postminimalist...

Author: Keith Potter ,  Kyle Gann
ISBN: 9781032919638
Format: Paperback
$92.99

In recent years the music of minimalist composers has become the subject of important musicological reflection,...  Read More >>

Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Research

Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Research

Author: Paul Laird (University of Kansas, USA)
ISBN: 9781032922195
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Leonard Bernstein: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography and research guide on this popular...  Read More >>

Claude Debussy: A Critical Biography

Claude Debussy: A Critical Biography

Author: François Lesure ,  Professor Marie Rolf (Customer)
ISBN: 9781648250989
Format: Paperback
$105.47

English translation and revised edition of the most comprehensive and reliable biography of Claude Debussy.  Read More >>

Evelyn Glennie: Sound Creator

Evelyn Glennie: Sound Creator

Author: Georgina Hughes
ISBN: 9781837650675
Format: Hardback
$207.00

A case study of a pioneering musician and an interdisciplinary appraisal of the larger social role of the artist....  Read More >>

Catullus in Twentieth-Century Music: Lyrics and Lyricism

Catullus in Twentieth-Century Music: Lyrics and Lyricism...

Author: Stephanie Oade (Teacher of Classics and Head of Quadrivium, Teacher of Classics and Head of Quadrivium, Oundle School)
ISBN: 9780198918684
Format: Hardback
$228.95

Catullus in Twentieth-Century Music reinvigorates discussions around the nature of Catullus's lyricism, centring...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook to Spanish Film Music

The Routledge Handbook to Spanish Film Music

Author: Laura Miranda (University of Oviedo, Spain)
ISBN: 9781032006345
Format: Hardback
$431.00

The Routledge Handbook to Spanish Film Music provides a significant contribution to the research and history of...  Read More >>

Obsessions of a Showwoman: The Performance Worlds of Marisa Carnesky

Obsessions of a Showwoman: The Performance Worlds of...

Author: Eirini Kartsaki (Anglia Ruskin University)
ISBN: 9781835950104
Format: Paperback
$74.95

The book foregrounds the important lineage of incredible women working across performance, live art and cabaret...  Read More >>

Madeleine Dring: Lady Composer

Madeleine Dring: Lady Composer

Author: Wanda Brister ,  Jay Rosenblatt
ISBN: 9781835538722
Format: Paperback
$103.37

This book is the first detailed study of the life and music of British composer Madeleine Dring (1923–1977). From...  Read More >>

The Times Lives Behind the Music: Era-Defining Obituaries of Rock and Pop Music Icons

The Times Lives Behind the Music: Era-Defining Obituaries...

Author: Nigel Farndale ,  Times Books
ISBN: 9780008699642
Format: Hardback
$36.99

A must-read collection for all music fans Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection...  Read More >>

Time's Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War

Time's Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War...

Author: Jeremy Eichler
ISBN: 9780525563440
Format: Paperback
$50.16

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize, a stirring account of how music acts as a witness to history and a medium...  Read More >>

Quantum Mechanics and Avant-Garde Music: Shadows of the Void

Quantum Mechanics and Avant-Garde Music: Shadows of...

Author: Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin
ISBN: 9783031631603
Format: Paperback
$64.66

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Pistols in St Paul's: Science, Music, and Architecture in the Twentieth Century

Pistols in St Paul's: Science, Music, and Architecture...

Author: Fiona Smyth
ISBN: 9781526180209
Format: Hardback
$56.99

Investigating a series of cutting-edge acoustic experiments in twentieth-century Britain, this unique book reveals...  Read More >>

Time's Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War

Time's Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War...

Author: Jeremy Eichler
ISBN: 9780571370542
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize, a stirring account of how music acts as a witness to history and a medium...  Read More >>

An Obstacle Confusion: The Wonderful World of Barney McKenna

An Obstacle Confusion: The Wonderful World of Barney...

Author: Jim McCann ,  Wendy Shea
ISBN: 9781912589432
Format: Hardback
$43.96

Barney McKenna – “Banjo Barney from Donnycarney” – was one of the founder-members of the Dubliners, the world-famous...  Read More >>

Spiritual Dimensions in the Music of Edmund Rubbra

Spiritual Dimensions in the Music of Edmund Rubbra

Author: Lucinda Cradduck
ISBN: 9780367635381
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Edmund Rubbra’s music has given him a reputation as a ‘spiritual’ composer, who had an interest in Eastern thought,...  Read More >>

The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership: The Nineteenth Century and Beyond

The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership:...

Author: Laura Hamer ,  Helen Julia Minors
ISBN: 9780367456764
Format: Hardback
$399.00

The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership: The Nineteenth Century and Beyond provides a comprehensive...  Read More >>

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