Music reviews & criticism books

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Schubert’s Workshop offers a fresh study of the composer’s compositional technique and its development, rooted in...  Read More >>

Schubert’s Workshop offers a fresh study of the composer’s compositional technique and its development, rooted in...  Read More >>

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Rāgs Around the Clock is a rich and vibrant compendium for the discovery and study of North Indian classical music....  Read More >>

This book addresses hip hop's historical and regional struggles for representation of race, gender, generation,...  Read More >>

Jonas Wolf explores open-ended forms of musical creative relay on YouTube, delving into formal, imitative, affective,...  Read More >>

Vincenzo Bellini on Stage and Screen, 1935–2020 offers nine case studies of the history of Vincenzo Bellini’s operas...  Read More >>

This book includes contributions by companions of Xenakis and renowned experts in Xenakis research with studies...  Read More >>

Iron Maidenis a compendium ofin-depth, entertaining, and profusely illustrated conversations about all seventeen...  Read More >>

First full survey of the priceless scores at the Juilliard School's collection in New York. Treasures including...  Read More >>

An original history of music and its consequences in the ranks of the US military. Since the Civil War, the United...  Read More >>

Stories from the Operas, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that...  Read More >>

The first in-depth study in almost half a century of Robert Schumann's multi-movement Leipzig chamber works, this...  Read More >>

From “the most imaginative director in the US” (The New York Times) comes this generational work with a vision for...  Read More >>

The full transcript of the historic 2011 interview for the Smithsonian Oral History Project. Fully annotated and...  Read More >>

501 Essential Albums of '90s is the ultimate curated list detailing dozens of the decade's most influential releases...  Read More >>

Romantic music aesthetics has often been reduced to tired clichés of ineffable feeling and art for art's sake. This...  Read More >>

Twelve months, twelve eras: the seasonal journal and planner inspired by Taylor Swift, the perfect gift this Christmas....  Read More >>

The most successful bandleader of the 1920s, Paul Whiteman was an entertainment icon who played a major role in...  Read More >>

Perhaps the best musical encapsulation of the Cold War as experienced in the walled city of West-Berlin, Kollaps...  Read More >>

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

The most successful bandleader of the 1920s, Paul Whiteman was an entertainment icon who played a major role in...  Read More >>

A follow up to When Rock Met Disco - exploring the intersection of the two genres, covering Bob Marley, The Police,...  Read More >>