Music books

Contributors to this volume push the boundaries of contemporary opera scholarship by examining works that disrupt...  Read More >>

This book examines Chicago's controversial Drill rap scene, emphasizing both the technology that allows Drill rappers...  Read More >>

The articles in this volume are a representative selection of the best scholarly writing on Purcell's music. The...  Read More >>

Leonard Bernstein: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography and research guide on this popular...  Read More >>

This volume explores the means and motives for the distribution of music during the Renaissance. The selected essays...  Read More >>

The field of Monteverdi studies has seen many ground-breaking contributions from musicologists in recent years....  Read More >>

This collection of previously published articles, chapters and keynotes traces both the theoretical contribution...  Read More >>

In 1912 Heinrich Schenker contracted with the publisher Universal Edition to provide an 'elucidatory edition' (Erläuterungsausgabe)...  Read More >>

This volume covers opera in Italy, France, England and the Americas during the long nineteenth century (1789-1914)....  Read More >>

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Discover the sound of America through 100 songs that not only shaped the music industry but were essential to this...  Read More >>

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This is Taylor as the ultimate icon of our times. This perfect fan book delves into her success story, her music...  Read More >>

A brand new history of the iconic Manchester label Factory Records, told from the perspectives of the women who...  Read More >>

A riveting oral biography of the proto-punk Detroit rockers MC5, based on original interviews with the band and...  Read More >>

With exclusive band interviews and over a decade of deep research, in The Book of ABBA, renowned music journalist...  Read More >>

In Deck the Hall, musician Andrew Gant tells us the odd, surprising and fascinating stories behind a festive dish...  Read More >>

The official autobiography from singer, songwriter and musician Rick Astley.  Read More >>

Co-written by a musician and a professor of religion, this book studies progressive rock music’s profound engagement...  Read More >>

The Battle for Control of the Brass and Instruments Business in the French Industrial Revolution narrates and analyzes...  Read More >>

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Discovered at last, the legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co-founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter...  Read More >>

The Essential... Lady Gaga is the complete story of her ever-evolving and often unpredictable career. A must-read...  Read More >>

This book contextualizes Afrofuturism's diverse approaches in the past and present through investigations into overlapping...  Read More >>