Music reviews & criticism books

In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades...  Read More >>

California Gold offers a compelling cultural snapshot of a diverse California during the 1930s at the height of...  Read More >>

The Everly Brothers—aka Don and Phil to fans with an intimate appreciation for them—seemed to exist almost as an...  Read More >>

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This volume invites its readers into the highly varied world of chamber music composition, performance, and reception...  Read More >>

"When one thinks of ""great"" classical music, we harken back to the nineteenth century and the Romantic tradition....  Read More >>

"When one thinks of ""great"" classical music, we harken back to the nineteenth century and the Romantic tradition....  Read More >>

Bruno Maderna, one of the most influential composers in the 20th century and a formidable conductor, was the oldest...  Read More >>

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You are the audience You are the one who is out listening and clapping. You are there with the stamp on your hand...  Read More >>

Essays on the history of bands in America from ca. 1820 to 1930, offering new insights on a major sphere of music...  Read More >>

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40 b/w illus, 1 col illus & 11 b/w tbls.  Read More >>

Lou Reed released nearly 50 original albums. In Sweet, Wild and Vicious, Jim Higgins delves into each, with descriptions,...  Read More >>

A sinister treatise on black metal featuring interviews with Rex Ebvleb of ABYSSVM/NIGROMANTE & Brett Stevens of...  Read More >>

A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar....  Read More >>

Le r�pertoire de concert pour voix et piano �crit par des compositeurs espagnols s'enrichit de 109 oeuvres compos�es...  Read More >>

Das Konzertrepertoire f�r Gesang und Klavier, das von spanischen Komponisten geschrieben wurde, wird um die 109...  Read More >>

O repert�rio de concerto para voz e piano escrito por compositores espanh�is � ampliado com as 109 obras compostas...  Read More >>

The concert repertoire for voice and piano written by Spanish composers is expanded with the 109 works composed...  Read More >>

Il repertorio concertistico per voce e pianoforte scritto da compositori spagnoli si amplia con le 109 opere composte...  Read More >>

This volume marks the centenary of British composer Stephen Dodgson, bringing together interviews and specially...  Read More >>

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An insightful look at how avant-garde musicians of the postwar period in New York explored the philosophical dimensions...  Read More >>

The book explores interconnections of the sacred and the secular in music of the long nineteenth century. It investigates...  Read More >>