Music books

This book offers an anthropological exploration of the lullaby, a type of music found in nearly all human societies....  Read More >>

An exploration of the vibrant world that underlies Black musical creation, blending memoir, cultural history and...  Read More >>

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Lawrence Mysak provides the reader with memorable stories of pivotal events and distinguished mentors during his...  Read More >>

Known around the world as a skilled violinist, teacher, and advocate for historically informed performance of early...  Read More >>

An expansive study of the first 100 years of film music, this book listens composer by composer, film by film, to...  Read More >>

After decades organizing from within the labor establishment, Joe Uehlein realized that winning real climate and...  Read More >>

This edited volume explores the transformative role of emerging technologies in advancing SDG 5— Gender Equality....  Read More >>

The Bene Israel are a Jewish community from western India who, over centuries, developed a distinctive identity...  Read More >>

The Doobie Brothers On Track tells the story of a band that helped define one of the most transformative decades...  Read More >>

Thirty years. Nine chapters. One argument: heavy music was never just sound. It was structure, identity, and infrastructure-built...  Read More >>

Reveals the passion, humour and humanity of Brahms behind the myth.  Read More >>

Musik wirkt subtil und mit großer psychologischer Kraft. Dieses Essential zeigt kompakt und verständlich, wie Songs,...  Read More >>

Girls Invented Punk Rock presents a range of amazing work from female photographers from the late 70s and 80s, to...  Read More >>

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Drawing on interviews, photographs, and previously unexamined archival materials, this book reveals the compelling...  Read More >>

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A moving and uplifting memoir charting the life of John Harris's autistic son, and how music opened up the world...  Read More >>

DISCO! Music, Image, Dance takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploring disco's untold stories--sonic, visual,...  Read More >>

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Songs You Thought You Knew exposes the surprising ways classic tunes have changed over time and shows musicians...  Read More >>

When Heavy Became Mass traces thirty years of heavy music as an argument about economics, culture, and sound. The...  Read More >>

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