Music reviews & criticism books

Delve into the lives and legacies of pivotal figures in music history with ""Great Italian and French Composers,""...  Read More >>

Dive into the captivating world of opera and classical music with ""Great Singers, First Series: Faustina Bordoni...  Read More >>

Explore the rich tapestry of musical history with William Smythe Babcock Mathews' ""A Popular History of the Art...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Explore the world of orchestral music with Philip H. Goepp's ""Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern...  Read More >>

Explore the fascinating intersection of literature and music in ""Charles Dickens and Music"" by James T. Lightwood....  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

Delve into the rich history of sacred song with ""The Story of Our Hymns"" by Ernest Edwin Ryden. This meticulously...  Read More >>

Judith Gautier (1845–1917) grew up among Europe's literary and musical avant-garde. An unapologetic admirer of Richard...  Read More >>

Verdi: man and musician his biography with especial reference to his English experiences. This book, Verdi: man...  Read More >>

""The Case of Wagner"" presents Friedrich Nietzsche's complex and evolving views on the celebrated composer Richard...  Read More >>

Explore the rich tapestry of American music history with Henry Charles Lahee's ""Annals of Music in America: A Chronological...  Read More >>

This fascinating two-volume selection, published in 1888, demonstrates importance to Wagner of the encouragement...  Read More >>

Discover the captivating world of Richard Wagner's operas in J. Walker McSpadden's ""Stories from Wagner."" This...  Read More >>

This fascinating two-volume selection, published in 1888, demonstrates importance to Wagner of the encouragement...  Read More >>

Dive into the heart of traditional music with Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco's ""Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs...  Read More >>

""Music and Some Highly Musical People"" by James M. Trotter offers a vital contribution to music history, providing...  Read More >>

Delve into the vibrant world of 19th-century music through the personal correspondence of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy....  Read More >>

Explore the rich tapestry of Russian operatic history in Rosa Newmarch's ""The Russian Opera."" This meticulously...  Read More >>

Introduce young listeners to the captivating world of opera with Mary Schell Hoke Bacon's ""Operas Every Child Should...  Read More >>

Written for Wagner's second wife, Cosima, and his patron, King Ludwig II, My Life runs from the composer's birth...  Read More >>

Dive into the world of classical piano with Edward Baxter Perry's ""Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works."" This...  Read More >>

Alfred M. Williams's ""Studies in Folk-Song and Popular Poetry"" explores the rich tapestry of oral tradition through...  Read More >>

Explore the rich history and enduring power of cantatas in George P. Upton's ""The Standard Cantatas: Their Stories,...  Read More >>

Experience the lyrical beauty and enduring power of Elizabethan England with ""Lyrics from the Song-Books of the...  Read More >>