Music books

The first book-length study of South African composer and choral director, Mzilikazi Khumalo, and his role within...  Read More >>

Legendary Hollywood composer Elmer Bernstein is the only person to be nominated for an Academy Award in every decade...  Read More >>

Identifies how ""dangerous"" 1980s heavy metal can be analyzed through literary criticism, how heavy metal helps...  Read More >>

Reflects on the dark rise and fall of an ambitious rock music collective in the upper Midwest. Matthew Pitt's...  Read More >>

How musicians across genres have confronted the prison system over the last hundred years  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 >>

Operafilm is a new word for an emerging, auteur-led gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, in which music, film,...  Read More >>

John Masouri's definitive portrait of reggae's most uncompromising and radical star, Peter Tosh, is given the Omnibus...  Read More >>

The contributors to this volume examine musical instrument collectors and their reasons and means for collecting:...  Read More >>

Music is a complex creative process involving many individuals, from performers to improvisers to composers to listeners...  Read More >>

An illuminating and enthralling memoir of life in Kraftwerk, the Kling Klang studio, and beyond. A powerful testament...  Read More >>

The culture of hip hop shifted dramatically soon after the first wave of studio-recorded vinyl releases at the turn...  Read More >>

An interdisciplinary exploration of the abstract moving image across various media such as films, concert projections,...  Read More >>

An introduction to the cultural history of jingju, from its origin to the present, with case studies demonstrating...  Read More >>

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The most complete biography of the powerhouse tenor and architect of soul, doo-wop, and early rock 'n' roll  Read More >>

A redefining of the musical work through a new theory of production and an elevation of recording's unique role...  Read More >>

Identifies how ""dangerous"" 1980s heavy metal can be analyzed through literary criticism, how heavy metal helps...  Read More >>

An Emmy-winning composer’s brisk and engaging look at the interplay of technology and the arts in the AI era  Read More >>

Chantez Plus Fort ! contains 20 catchy, easy-to-learn French songs to help primary school and KS3 children learn...  Read More >>

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This is a comprehensive exploration of historic local customs still enacted on a, usually yearly, basis, throughout...  Read More >>

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DESDE EL TAMBORILEO DE LOS TAÍNOS HASTA LAS PALPITANTES LÍNEAS DE BAJO DE LOS GUETOS JAMAICANOS. El libro comienza...  Read More >>

George is nearing completion of the Camino when he attends a lecture and cello performance. He becomes enthralled...  Read More >>