Music books

Piano accompaniment, or collaborative piano, is an invizibilized force driving classical music. This hybrid study,...  Read More >>

A stunning, revelatory new book about the final years of the Beatles based on extraordinarily frank, never-before-published...  Read More >>

This study of Nintendo's five landmark music scores offers new insights into video game music composition and creativity...  Read More >>

David Bowie’s legendary time in West Berlin as he searches for inspiration and records his album LOW (1977).  Read More >>

Biography of the Quicksilver Messenger Service band.  Read More >>

This book is a comprehensive, accessible survey of Western philosophy of music from Pythagoras to the present. Five...  Read More >>

This Element discusses Budapest from the 1920s until 1968. The field of entertainment began to be considered a cultural...  Read More >>

Gypsy, the groundbreaking 1959 Broadway musical, introduced musical theatre to one of the most formidable female...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies offers insights on individual and social histories of dance, Afrodiasporic...  Read More >>

Notes for Oboists: A Guide to the Repertoire is an essential resource for professional, amateur, and student oboists...  Read More >>

Piano Tunes for the Beginner Pianist is a fun collection of piano repertoire that's easy to learn and play! There...  Read More >>

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This book addresses and responds to the forced displacement crisis by exploring how music and music therapy can...  Read More >>

Official photographer to David Bowie, Denis O'Regan presents his superb collection of photographs of the music legend,...  Read More >>

On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biographer Jonathan Gould presents the long-overdue, definitive...  Read More >>

Official photographer to David Bowie, Denis O'Regan presents his superb collection of photographs of the music legend,...  Read More >>

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What does gentrification sound like? In Intersectional Listening, author Allie Martin engages this question in Washington,...  Read More >>

Composer, pianist, teacher, and social-justice activist Margaret Bonds fought against racism, sexism, and economic...  Read More >>

The State of Afterness traces the histories and cultural histories of contemporary music in Israel since the 1980s...  Read More >>

Visions of the Village offers a nuanced account of the cultural history, political salience, and social resonances...  Read More >>

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Daddy Yankee is a record-breaking rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and icon. In his first book, ReaDY, published...  Read More >>

This Element discusses Budapest from the 1920s until 1968. The field of entertainment began to be considered a cultural...  Read More >>