Music reviews & criticism books

According to a widely held view in eighteenth-century Britain, Britons were inherently unmusical. Through a detailed...  Read More >>

An exploration of the fundamental relationship between opera and urban modernity in three iconic cities: London,...  Read More >>

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music explores the dynamic social and economic world of North Indian raga-based...  Read More >>

We've had the time of our lives as Swifties, and now that story-full of boundless joy, unexpected friendships, cherished...  Read More >>

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A study of the deep history of the Wagnerian environmental imagination. Richard Wagner's operas are bursting with...  Read More >>

In towns big and small, long before streaming playlists and stadium tours, music lived on courthouse lawns, in dusty...  Read More >>

Es ist oftmals nicht nur die Melodie, die einen Song unvergesslich macht, sondern es sind die Liedtexte oder Hintergrund-Informationen...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Mezzotints in Modern Music pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas pairs the complete original text with carefully...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Case of Wagner pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study...  Read More >>

A history of pub rock, which bulldozed the path from prog and glam to punk and new wave in the UK, and emerged...  Read More >>

Through rare access to band members and their archives, this book investigates the creation and cultural legacy...  Read More >>

The definitive and expanded biography of The Clash - fully revised for the band's 50th anniversary, with new material...  Read More >>

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This XpressRead Cram Edition of Music and Life pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials,...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of The life of Hector Berlioz as written by himself in his letters and memoirs pairs...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Studies in the Wagnerian Drama pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age pairs the complete original text...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Shakespeare and Music pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Handel pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials,...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Franz Liszt pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials,...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Life of Johannes Brahms pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven pairs the complete original text with carefully...  Read More >>