Music reviews & criticism books

The definitive, untold story of Ariana Grande's artistic revolution, from musical theatre starlet to global pop...  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 >>

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

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In the condition of music, beauty is not beautiful. It has the necessary instability of a flickering and the urgency...  Read More >>

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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 >>

Widens the context of our understanding of the “modern” American jazz of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s by looking at...  Read More >>

Takes an interdisciplinary, multicultural approach to the ancient theory of the Harmony of the Spheres and the notion...  Read More >>

Riding the Rollercoaster tells the story of how artists and bands carve out long and successful careers in the music...  Read More >>

Marvin Gaye sang like he lived in bed. He could croon, deliver a political commentary, and sing to you like you...  Read More >>

A sweeping and in-depth history of the Brooklyn music scene over ten years in Bloomberg's New York, from a writer...  Read More >>

This book embraces the multiplicity of forms of writing inspired by rock and roll. Exploring a diverse range of...  Read More >>

This volume focuses on the musicscapes that contest, critique, and rethink Mediterraneidad (Mediterraneaness) in...  Read More >>

Looks critically into the music's past, shows how the genre thrives across styles, and points the way toward minimalism's...  Read More >>

Narrates the complex relationship between Panama and the United States by tracing the paths of their music, tracking...  Read More >>

Run-DMC and Raising Hell examines one of the most influential hip-hop albums of all time with an authoritative text...  Read More >>

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The definitive biography of one of music history's most beloved, versatile, unforgettable icons-Roy Orbison, the...  Read More >>

One of America’s leading music journalists on Heartland Rock’s glory days and its role in the populist politics...  Read More >>

The unlikely story of how the American big band conductor raised morale and fought Nazis during World War II  Read More >>

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